We Were Wrong

The Foundation Establishment Pill in Lu Chen's hand was actually real.

Yun Feier regretted it so badly her intestines turned green.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

The Foundation Establishment Pill produced by the swindler they had denounced was actually real, not some fake pill.

Zhao Hong was undergoing Foundation Establishment.

That could not be faked.

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back. Though he wore a bronze mask, he still exuded an air of tranquil clouds and gentle winds.

At that moment, Zhao Hong's entire body seemed to have transformed into a bottomless black hole, madly devouring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him.

Everyone was shocked beyond measure.

Tonight, they had actually witnessed the birth of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

At that moment, Lu Chen had slapped everyone across the face.

Especially that so-called Alchemy Master, Lin Daoyun, and the Lin Household elder, Lin Tianhe.

At that moment, Lin Daoyun's reputation was utterly ruined.

At that moment, the prestige the Lin Household had built in Hehuan Town over many years would also vanish into thin air.

At that moment, Alchemy Master Lin Daoyun's expression was ugly to the extreme.

He knew that after tonight, their Sacred Pill Pavilion of the Sacred Pill Sect would likely find it difficult to keep a foothold in the Joyful Union Sect.

Lin Tianhe was also depressed to the extreme.

They had wanted to use the people around them to eliminate this foreign alchemy cultivator, but instead they had lifted a stone only to smash their own feet.

"Ha ha..."

Just then, Zhao Hong suddenly opened his eyes and threw back his head in laughter.

The laughter made the ears of those around him buzz.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

"I, Zhao Hong, began cultivating at eight years old. Now, at one hundred and nineteen, after a full one hundred and one years of bitter cultivation, I have finally succeeded in Foundation Establishment today..."

Zhao Hong's voice entered the ears of everyone present.

Everyone's expressions changed.

Zhao Hong stopped devouring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him, and the golden glow on his body completely faded.

The outer layer of his skin cracked and peeled away, revealing rosy, translucent skin beneath.

The crowd discovered that he had actually become younger.

He was no longer frail and decrepit, with his lifespan nearing its end.

Even his full head of white hair had turned salt-and-pepper.

More than half the wrinkles on his face, like the bark of an old tree, had disappeared.

"Congratulations on shedding your mortal frame and recasting your bones, gaining new life."

Lu Chen looked at Zhao Hong and spoke calmly.

At that moment, Zhao Hong's cultivation had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. His lifespan had greatly increased, and so had his combat strength.

He stood up directly and strode over to Lu Chen.

Bang!

He fell directly to his knees.

"I said that I would trade my life for your pill. From this day onward, my life is yours!"

Zhao Hong said solemnly.

"Very well. I entered the mortal world to cultivate, tempering my Dao Heart amid red dust. I happen to lack a servant. Are you willing to follow at my side?"

Lu Chen's tone was calm.

"I could ask for nothing more, Master. Please accept a bow from Zhao Hong!"

Overjoyed, Zhao Hong immediately bowed to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen simply stood there and accepted Zhao Hong's bow.

"This..."

Everyone watched this scene in shock.

At that moment, no one doubted Lu Chen's identity as an Alchemical Master any longer.

"Tempering the Dao Heart amid red dust?"

Jiang Yingyue, standing in the distance, looked at Lu Chen and murmured.

Lu Chen's words were simply an enlightenment poured over her head.

She rarely descended the mountain and usually only cultivated bitterly within the Joyful Union Secret Realm.

As for entering the mortal world, she had never even considered it.

She had believed that as long as she cultivated diligently, she could attain the Great Dao.

Yet after her cultivation reached a bottleneck, she had remained unable to take that final step and become a sovereign of alchemy.

She did not understand why, despite clearly working so hard, it had been utterly useless.

At that moment, upon hearing Lu Chen's words, she, who had been lost along the way, suddenly found her direction.

An expert truly was different.

"Get up!"

Lu Chen said. He actually needed a helper as well.

For the time being, this Zhao Hong seemed to have decent character.

Zhao Hong hurriedly stood up.

At that moment, he looked decades younger.

Not only had he successfully established his foundation, but he could also follow an expert at his side. He was excited beyond measure.

It was getting late, and Lu Chen was about to leave.

At that moment, a figure rushed over and dropped to her knees at his feet with a thud.

Lu Chen looked and saw that it was Yun Feier.

"Senior, Feier knows she was wrong. I beg Senior to refine another Foundation Establishment Pill for Feier. Feier is willing to be your servant, to serve Senior."

Yun Feier said in panic.

"I already said it. You did not believe me, so there is no fate between us. I will not refine pills for you."

Without even looking at Yun Feier, Lu Chen walked around her and left.

Yun Feier's face changed miserably, and she collapsed onto the ground in a daze.

"Little sister, we really were wrong..."

Yun Ao stepped forward and helped Yun Feier up.

Neither of them knew how to explain this to their father.

Their father was still waiting for their news.

Those who had insulted Lu Chen also regretted it to the extreme.

They had offended an Alchemical Master.

When Lu Chen passed before Lin Daoyun and Lin Tianhe with Zhao Hong, he stopped.

"A dignified Alchemy Master of the Sacred Pill Sect cannot even recognize a Foundation Establishment Pill. Are you truly an Alchemical Master?"

Lu Chen looked at Lin Daoyun indifferently.

"You..."

Lin Daoyun was both shocked and furious. He looked around and saw everyone glaring at him angrily.

Everyone understood the meaning behind Lu Chen's words.

Slap!

A rotten egg suddenly flew out from the crowd and struck Lin Daoyun directly on the forehead.

"..."

Lin Daoyun was completely dumbfounded.

Foul-smelling egg liquid ran down from his forehead, making his stomach churn.

"You fake master, get out of Hehuan Town..."

Someone cursed loudly.

"I was wondering why the pills from the Sacred Pill Pavilion were so expensive and so weak in medicinal potency, far inferior to those from the Joyful Union Sect Alchemy Pavilion. So it was this fake master causing trouble!"

"If you hadn't jumped out to stir up trouble, how could we have wrongly blamed the masked senior?"

"And that old thing from the Lin Household—old and without virtue—actually daring to question the masked senior."

Some people began venting their anger on Lin Daoyun and Lin Shanhe.

Lin Daoyun and Lin Shanhe could not help but turn pale.

"You fools, do you intend to offend my Sacred Pill Sect?"

Lin Daoyun said coldly.

"Hmph, you pieces of trash dare act presumptuously before me? Do you really think our Lin Household is easy to provoke?"

Lin Shanhe said disdainfully.

"..."

The people around them immediately lost their nerve.

"Who threw that rotten egg just now? Get out here and die!"

Lin Daoyun roared at the crowd.

He had been caught off guard and struck by a rotten egg, and it had made his eyes turn red with rage.

It was too humiliating.

No one spoke.

Even less did anyone dare step forward.

Quite a few people started slipping away.

Seeing that Lu Chen was about to leave the marketplace, Jiang Yingyue hurriedly stepped out from the crowd.

She did not want to lose the chance to befriend this alchemy expert.

"It was you! You threw the rotten egg! Don't even think about escaping!"

The moment Lin Daoyun saw Jiang Yingyue step out, he immediately flew over and blocked her path.

"Get lost!"

Jiang Yingyue said coldly.

"You dare tell me to get lost? You're tired of living!"

Lin Daoyun was already full of pent-up rage with nowhere to vent it.

He intended to use the woman before him to establish his authority.

Yet even in his dreams, he would never have imagined that among all the people in the marketplace, he had singled out Jiang Yingyue, the Supreme Elder of the Joyful Union Sect.

"Kneel obediently and cripple your own cultivation. Then I will spare your life!"

Lin Daoyun said arrogantly.

"You want me to kneel, and you want me to cripple my own cultivation?"

Jiang Yingyue looked at Lin Daoyun indifferently.