Yu Di
This was the grandest alchemist competition in the Southern Region. If one seized a place in the top ten, the rewards would naturally be extraordinarily generous, along with supreme glory.
As long as they made it into the top ten, the names of those ten alchemists would resound throughout the Southern Region, and their status would rise like water in a tide.
Jiang Chen and Huo Xuan did not act familiar with each other in front of everyone. That was Jiang Chen's request—and it was also for Huo Xuan's protection.
Jiang Chen had too many enemies. He was worried that when those enemies could do nothing to him, they would target Huo Xuan instead.
Although Huo Xuan was now at the Martial Sovereign Realm, Sixth Level, he still had little power to fight back against the experts of the various major factions.
The major factions and sects were crawling with experts, and quite a few were stronger than Huo Xuan.
Thus, in public, Jiang Chen and Huo Xuan would at most exchange a nod. They rarely approached each other to talk, and even when they did speak, they used Spiritual Sense transmissions.
There were still three days left. With nothing better to do, Jiang Chen planned to visit the market and see whether he could find any materials or treasures he needed.
Now that experts had gathered in Chaolong City, many had brought out things they no longer needed for sale. With good luck and a discerning eye, one might even buy something valuable.
Jiang Chen was used to coming and going alone. This time, he had no one else by his side. Che Jun and Gan Chen had previously sent him voice transmissions, asking whether there was anything he needed them to help with. Jiang Chen had