Alchemist Guild

The next morning, sunlight had only just begun to touch the earth when the bustling sounds of Green Mountain Town already rose into the air, presenting a scene of thriving activity.

At this moment, in the Maple Leaf Tower's main hall, Lin Feng was giving his final instructions to the many core members of Maple Leaf Tower, including Yao Le, Snake Nest, He Meng, and the others.

That was right. After returning from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Lin Feng had decided to set off for the Jia Ma Imperial Capital at once. After all, only cultivators of comparable strength could spur rapid progress, and in Green Mountain Town, aside from Lin Feng himself, the strongest was merely Yao Le, a Four-Star Dou Master.

Yao Le could no longer be of much use to Lin Feng. Of course, Lin Feng had only tried it on a whim in the first place, and it had not affected his own cultivation anyway.

Thus, Lin Feng promptly decided to leave Green Mountain Town and head for the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.

Perhaps there, he would encounter more fortuitous opportunities like Monkey Wine. And he was confident that he could seize them, because the moment he reached the imperial capital, he would seek out the ingredients needed to refine a fourth-grade pill and advance to a Fourth-grade Alchemist.

Within the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, a Fourth-grade Alchemist was already an exceedingly distinguished existence. Even Dou Wang powerhouses would show them respect.

Let alone such a young Fourth-grade Alchemist. Anyone with a functioning brain would show him the utmost respect.

Therefore, Lin Feng was not worried in the slightest about his prospects in the imperial capital.

High in the azure sky, an enormous Griffon spread its wings and soared, sometimes flying high into the heavens and sometimes swooping downward.

What was astonishing was that there was one man and two women on its back, standing as steadily as if the fierce winds at such heights had no effect on them at all.

Behind them stood a small house upon the Griffon's back, an incredible sight to behold.

That was right. They were Lin Feng, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian. This time, Lin Feng had not brought along the people of Maple Leaf Tower, though having people to run errands for him certainly would have made things much easier.

At the front of the Griffon, Lin Feng stood with his hands behind his back, looking down from above at the vast land below.

Gazing upon the boundless, wondrous mountain ranges and the lush greenery full of life, a surge of ambition rose within him. Since I was fortunate enough to come to this wondrous world, I, Lin Feng, must witness the sights at the very peak. I will not waste this second chance at life. I will make the world remember the name Lin Feng.

Then, turning to look at Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, who were nestled against his arms, he added inwardly, And I'll stay with the people who love me forever!

After three sunrises and sunsets, Lin Feng and the others finally saw a colossal city standing at the end of the horizon, as though it blocked off everything beyond it.

"Flutter..."

The sound of wings beating against the fierce wind rang out, and the Griffon—the Dancing Spiral Griffon King—slowly descended.

"Jia Ma Imperial Capital, I, Lin Feng, have arrived!"

After passing through the crowded city gates, Lin Feng complained to Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian beside him, "We'll go get my Alchemist Rank Badge assessed right away. From now on, we absolutely can't enter through this road again!"

"Hehehe..." Qing Lin immediately laughed at him. "Brother Lin Feng really isn't anything like other powerhouses. Other people don't sweat the small stuff, but Brother Lin Feng insists on fussing over every little detail."

"Oh? You little girl, you actually dare tease me now?" Lin Feng put on a fierce expression and pinched Qing Lin's little face. "Do you know you were wrong?"

"Ah, Brother Lin Feng, I was wrong, I was wrong! I won't dare do it again!" Qing Lin immediately begged for mercy. Once Lin Feng released her, she mischievously stuck out her tongue at him and ran ahead.

Xiao Yi Xian watched the two fooling around and lightly covered her mouth as she smiled.

"Ah!" Just as Lin Feng was about to chase after Qing Lin, he suddenly turned around and pinched Xiao Yi Xian's little nose.

Then Lin Feng quickly ran ahead. Xiao Yi Xian smiled knowingly and followed after him with small steps.

Watching the three laughing and chatting in the prime of their youth, several elderly men with graceful figures nearby could not help but sigh.

"Youth truly is wonderful. Back when I was still a Dou Zhe, I made an enemy of a Dou Master. The young me didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, and I clashed with that senior. Though I ultimately escaped with my exquisite Battle Qi Horse Transformation, looking back now, that was this old man's lost youth!" said a balding old man with feeling.

"Pah! Anyone who didn't know better would think your bald head got blown bare because your horse was too fast! Who doesn't know how you pissed your pants in terror back then? It was hilarious! Hahahaha!" An old, toothless man beside him burst into laughter, ruthlessly exposing his embarrassing past without leaving him the slightest shred of dignity.

"You old ruffian, how dare you mock this old man? Didn't you lose those teeth because you flirted with a young miss from a wealthy family back then? They knocked out your front teeth! If you hadn't knelt and begged for mercy, and if they hadn't been kind-hearted, could you, you old ruffian, still be here chatting and laughing with this old man?" Unable to endure it any longer, the balding old man revealed the other man's old scandal, drawing laughter from everyone around them.

The two old men were so furious that their hair stood on end, their nostrils flared, and their eyes bulged. Yet in the next instant, they burst into laughter again.

Indeed, at their age, there were not many old companions still alive. Every day, they watched young people pass through this place, occasionally reminiscing about the past and boasting a little. Perhaps that was their greatest pleasure.

After chasing and playing around all the way through several streets, Lin Feng and the other two finally stopped before a majestic building.

Looking up, they saw that the enormous building resembled a gigantic Medicine Cauldron. Its design was quite distinctive and perfectly suited an alchemist's tastes.

After observing it at the entrance for a while, the three stepped toward the guild's gates. Even Lin Feng, despite being an alchemist, had never visited the Alchemist Guild before, so they were all a little curious.

"Everyone, this is the Alchemist Guild. Unless you are an alchemist or have a letter of recommendation from one, you may not enter." Perhaps because they were unfamiliar faces, two fully armed burly men hurriedly stretched out their hands to stop them. Of course, perhaps because Lin Feng's group was still young, their words did not carry much reproach, nor did they directly drive them away.

"Boom..."

Lin Feng sensed their goodwill and did not make things difficult for them. A ball of Beast Flame simply rose in his palm. "Is this enough?"

"R-real flame...!? A F-Fourth-grade Alchemist!?" The two burly men's expressions changed drastically. They immediately became respectful, while disbelief flashed through their eyes.

After all, even throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire, Fourth-grade Alchemists were rarely seen, much less one as young as this.

The surrounding crowd instantly erupted into an uproar, discussing it among themselves as they repeatedly looked over with disbelief in their eyes. Truly terrifying.

At that moment, atop the guild, a refined-looking old man asked a maid beside him, "What happened below? Why is it so noisy?"