What Alchemy Sage, I Want to Challenge You to Alchemy!

"Li Wentian?"

[When Ancestor Shen saw you and Li Wentian, he only recognized Li Wentian, because you looked different now.]

[You immediately send a small Law Technique to Ancestor Shen.]

"Brother Shen Yang, this is Chen Yi."

[Ancestor Shen replied telepathically.]

["Chen Yi? I didn't expect to see you here..."]

"We can talk about pleasantries later. How are you doing now?"

"I participated in an Alchemy competition for a spiritual plant and had already qualified for the finals. However, when I came to participate today, the other party told me that my spot had been taken by a Third Grade Alchemist. I got agitated and said some harsh words."

Now they want to put me in jail, but I can't go to jail; there are people waiting for me to go back.

Although I can defeat these two constables, if I were to fight, I would only be punished with a heavier sentence, and my men would be... alas!

"Don't act rashly. If violence can't solve the problem, there are many other ways."

[Ancestor Shen looked at you and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.]

["Brothers, this is my friend. Could you please let him off this time for my sake? After all, he only spoke rudely; he didn't do anything else outrageous."]

The two constables exchanged a glance and then laughed heartily.

["You, Human Race, are asking us for your respect? Hahaha! Do you think that'll work?"]

[You pull out two Epic Spirit Treasure.]

"It's not impossible, we can handle this as a special case!"

Li Wentian glanced at you sideways; he still found it somewhat difficult to adapt to your style of doing things.

[What kind of family wealth do they have? They're constantly spending money like this, aren't they trying to make ends meet?]

[Just when everyone thought things would go smoothly, a Three-Headed Race Cultivator at the Heaven-Reaching Realm emerged from the Pindan Tower.]

"Are we just going to let the person who ruined my reputation of Pindan Tower go? Do I have to report this to the city lord?"

[Just as the two constables were about to reach for the Spirit Treasure you offered, upon hearing this, their expressions instantly turned serious, and they knocked the Spirit Treasure to the ground.]

"Foolish Human Race! My brother and I, though mere constables, understand the principle of integrity and self-discipline! Take your stolen goods, but don't even think about bribing us!"

[Looking at the Spirit Treasure that had been knocked to the ground, you remained calm, casually scooped it up, and put it back into your Pot Heaven Space.]

You look up at the Three-Headed Race.

[The other person has three heads and three pairs of eyes staring at you, making it hard for you to know which eye to look at.]

"May Your Excellency ask who you Your Excellency, Your Excellency?"

["I am the manager of this Pindan Tower, Qian Wen. All the clans in Mengcheng respect me, calling me the Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage! If you don't even recognize me, you must be new here?"]

[Qian Wen was being relatively polite to you, because you also possess the cultivation level of the Heaven-Reaching Realm.]

[Qian Wen is definitely a celebrity in Thousand Gold City. As soon as he appeared, the number of people watching the spectacle increased significantly, quickly filling the street in front of Pindan Tower to the brim.]

[Some of the female Alien Race in the crowd even shouted at Qian Wen, and some even fainted from excitement.]

This is common among Opera Star because of the strong fan culture there.

[Seeing how much Qian Wen seemed to enjoy being fawned over, you found it hard to maintain your composure, but forced yourself to speak.]

["Although my friend spoke rudely, he was only fighting for his rights. Aren't Opera Star supposed to be the most law-abiding and rule-abiding? He had already qualified for the finals of your Alchemy competition, so why was someone else replaced him so close to the competition?"]

[Qian Wen snorted coldly.]

["That's because the Alchemy competition at my Pindan Tower prohibits Human Race participation!"]

[Ancestor Shen questioned.]

"You didn't say that in the preliminary rounds."

"Oh, sorry, I misspoke. It means you're not allowed to participate in the finals."

"You clearly want to use my reputation to attract more Human Race Alchemist to participate, thereby increasing the competition's influence and attracting more attention, but you don't want us Human Race Alchemist to receive the rewards from your competition! This is outrageous!"

"Heh heh, you're slandering our Pindan Tower! I'll definitely go to the city lord and file another complaint against you, so you'll rot in jail!"

[You learned about this from the Heavenly River Monthly Gazette during the last simulation.]

[On a certain First-Class Star, there lived Human Race Cultivator who Mastery multiple martial arts techniques and shone brightly in several competitions.]

[It seems that the First-Class Star is this Opera Star, and that Human Race Cultivator is undoubtedly Ancestor Shen.]

[So, Ancestor Shen is indeed famous now, but he hasn't reached the level of Sword Master who's known to everyone; instead, his fame is limited to a small circle of professionals.]

[Pindan Tower probably didn't expect him to make it to the finals, so they wanted to use his fame to boost the influence of their competition.]

[Ancestor Shen was set up by capital; his debut position was blocked.]

["Why are Human Race not allowed to participate in the finals? There has to be a reason, right? Is it racial discrimination?"]

[It might not exist elsewhere, but the Opera Star definitely has political correctness, and you, coming from Earth, are absolutely certain of that.]

[So, in this public setting, when you Qian Wen that question, his expression immediately turned serious.]

"Nonsense! My Pindan Tower accepts disciples without discrimination and sells Pill without discrimination. How has it ever discriminated against any race? If you continue to spout nonsense, I will definitely sue you for defamation and send you to jail with your friends!"

"What's the reason?"

"The reason is... that Human Race have inferior aptitude in Alchemy. Even if they manage to pass the earlier rounds, they have no chance of achieving a good ranking in the finals. Rather than giving the precious spots to Human Race Alchemist, it's better to award them to those with more potential to compete for the championship!"

[Qian Wen seemed quite satisfied with the reason he had made up on the spot.]

[In the world of cultivation, the strong are still respected, even those in the Opera Star outwardly pursue fairness and peace.]

[Naturally, in the art of Alchemy, the strong are respected.]

It's generally acceptable for the weak to make way for the strong.

"Are you satisfied with this reason?"

"Well said!!"

[Your sudden outburst startled all three of Qian Wen's heads.]

"Since you say that Human Race have poor aptitude for Alchemy, what a coincidence! I'm also Human Race! I want to compete with you in Alchemy!"

If I defeat you, you will no longer make things difficult for me, your friend!

"If I lose, it proves that what you, Thousand-Hand Guanyin, said was true, and that our Human Race is indeed incapable of Alchemy!"

"You idiot Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage!"

"That's not important. Do you dare accept my challenge?"

The onlookers all turned their attention to Qian Wen.

Clearly, they wanted to see an even bigger spectacle, and more importantly, they wanted to witness firsthand the legendary Thousand-Hand Alchemy Sage of Thousand Gold City Alchemy pills.

As a public figure, being put on such a pedestal in this situation means that saying you won't accept the challenge is more than just a matter of losing face.

[But Qian Wen, three heads are needed; one should still be quite cautious in thinking about problems.]

"Red-haired one, are you Alchemist too?"