Song Qing

Perhaps seeing Ye Chen's distraction, the youth could not help frowning slightly as well, feeling that the cultivators of his Profound Heaven City had been looked down on.

"Brother, the Alchemist Conference here in Profound Heaven City is no simple affair. The ones presiding over it are the old ancestors of the Song and Lu families, Sixth Grade Advanced alchemists, and many surrounding Dou Zong-level Strong Persons will also come to watch the ceremony. It can be called the grandest event within a thousand li!"

Ye Chen found it funny. He had not expected this young man to have such a strong sense of honor. He quickly put on a solemn expression and said, "Mm-hmm, Brother, you're right. I'm very interested as well. When the conference begins, I'll definitely go watch and get to know the young talents of Profound Heaven City!"

The youth looked doubtful. "Really? Then why don't you come with me to the front and take a look? It's said that the champion's reward for this conference has already been announced. I even heard there's a Six Grade Pill Recipe. Many alchemists have been drawn over."

Looking at the persistent youth, Ye Chen did not mind. In any case, he was idle right now, so taking a look was No Problem.

He shook his head at Hu Tian, whose face had already darkened, then followed the other party's footsteps.

After all, though this young man's sense of honor was a little too strong and he was somewhat stubborn, he seemed to be a decent person. There was no need to stir up trouble.

"Let me tell you... er, I am Fang Yu. May I ask Brother's esteemed name?" After talking for so long, the youth suddenly realized he still did not know the name of the person before him and immediately asked.

Ye Chen smiled faintly, cupped his hands, and said, "I am Song Chen. Greetings, Brother Fang."

Seeing this, Fang Yu also laughed heartily and returned the salute with cupped fists. "Good, good. Brother Song Chen, let me tell you, every time Profound Heaven City's Alchemist Conference begins, many young and talented alchemists appear. The one who won the championship last time was even a Fifth Grade Mid-level alchemist!"

"Oh? That strong..." Ye Chen was also surprised.

One had to know that this Alchemist Conference had an age limit: under thirty!

To reach Fifth Grade Mid-level before the age of thirty meant that one's talent was even greater than that of most Ye Family members. It seemed this Profound Heaven City Alchemist Conference did have some quality to it...

Do not think the rank of a Fifth Grade Alchemist was low. If it did not feel obvious, one could think of Fama, the chairman of the alchemist guild in the Jia Ma Empire in the Original Work. After bitter cultivation for over a hundred years, he was ultimately only a Fifth Grade Peak Alchemist.

And that was because he had accidentally received guidance from Yao Lao once when he was young...

Moreover, when Pill King Gu He participated in the Alchemist Conference, he was only a Fourth Grade Alchemist. Only later, under Misty Cloud Sect's cultivation without regard for cost, did he become Sixth Grade and earn his title as Pill King.

Although the Jia Ma Empire and the Central State Central Region simply could not be compared, a Fifth Grade Alchemist under thirty years old was still extraordinary enough.

Seeing Ye Chen's surprise, Fang Yu immediately became happy, and he spoke with even greater enthusiasm.

"Exactly! And Brother Song Chen, I'm not lying to you. This Alchemist Conference will definitely be even more exciting than the last one, because it's said that in this generation of the Song Family, one of Profound Heaven City's two great alchemist families, a monster has appeared. At a very young age, his alchemy ability already surpassed many Strong Persons of the Song Family. This year, he has just come of age, so he will definitely participate in this conference. He's bound to shock everyone with a single brilliant feat!"

Ye Chen nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. After all, as long as it was a family with an inheritance, one or two "geniuses" would appear in every generation, then be hyped up by outsiders until every one of them became a peerless monster!

"May I ask what this genius of the Song Family is called?" Ye Chen asked casually.

"Song Qing!" Fang Yu said solemnly, clearly extremely admiring of this person.

Ye Chen, who had been walking, froze when he heard this name, and his footsteps could not help stopping.

"Song Qing?"

He was rather familiar with this name...

At the very beginning after transmigrating, when he learned that he was a member of the Ye Family of the Pill Domain Five Great Families, Ye Chen had already carefully recalled the Pill Domain-related plot from the Original Work in his memory. Among the characters who appeared in it was this Song Qing!

"This Song Qing seems to be the disciple of the Pill Tower Great Elder, and also the youngest elder. Moreover, at the Pill Gathering, he successfully refined a Seventh Grade Peak pill, which means he was a Seventh Grade Peak Alchemist..." Ye Chen could not help thinking to himself.

In that case, this Song Qing had reached the level of the Ye Family Old Ancestor Ye Xun at such a young age. No wonder he could become the youngest elder of the Pill Tower.

"If this Song Qing is that Song Qing, then this conference might really become very interesting..." Thinking this, Ye Chen suddenly became interested in Profound Heaven City's unknown Alchemist Conference.

Before long, the three arrived outside a plaza.

At this moment, quite a few people had already gathered here. Among them were indeed many young alchemists wearing alchemist robes, but judging by their Alchemist Badges, most of them were First or Second Grade Alchemists.

Clearly, these people had not come to participate in the conference.

Fang Yu called to Ye Chen while squeezing inside and said, "Brother Song Chen, there's still half a month until the conference, so this plaza isn't open to the public. But some of the conference rules and the champion's reward have already been announced. Let's squeeze in and take a look..."

Ye Chen rolled his eyes helplessly. This kind of scene was what he disliked most, let alone squeezing inside.

"Brother Fang, you go in yourself. After you're done looking, you can tell me. I'll wait outside..."

Seeing this, Fang Yu did not force him. In truth, he could also tell that this Brother Song Chen definitely had an extraordinary background and was different from a mud-legged fellow like him.

"All right, wait here. I'll come out as soon as I finish looking..."

By the time his words fell, he had already disappeared into the crowd.

"Young Master, could it be that you're also interested in this Alchemist Conference?" Hu Tian saw Ye Chen's thoughts and could not help asking.

In his view, with Ye Chen's identity and talent, there was no need at all to pay attention to an Alchemist Conference of this level.

Ye Chen did not explain anything, but he had already decided to see for himself whether this Song Qing of the Song Family was the same Song Qing from his memories.

"There's still half a month. It just so happens that during this time, Old Hu, you can focus on breaking through, and I also need to properly improve my alchemy..."

The current Ye Chen was still only a Third Grade Alchemist on the surface, barely enough to qualify for the conference.

Of course, this was only on the surface. Back in Clear Moon City, he had already been able to successfully refine Fourth Grade Pills, making him a Fourth Grade Alchemist.

Unfortunately, according to what Fang Yu had said, if one wanted to seize the championship at this Alchemist Conference, one would probably need to be a Fifth Grade Alchemist to be confident.

Not to mention that this time, there was also Song Qing, a suspected Peerless Genius alchemist, so if he wanted to obtain a good ranking, being a Fourth Grade Alchemist alone definitely would not do.