Chronicles of Ascension: The Path to Immortality

"Alas..." Zhao Yilong sighed.

"Why are you sighing, senior?"

"Don't call me senior. If you think highly of me, we can be friends on equal terms."

"Brother Zhao... what are you worried about?"

"I regret that Brother Zhang and I met too late. If it were a few years earlier, I would have recruited Brother Zhang to be the first-class guest of my Zhao family."

Zhao Hu, who was standing by, was also surprised.

A first-class guest is equivalent to the position of an elder in the family.

However, he understood his position and did not interrupt the conversation between the two.

Zhang Xuan was silent, not knowing what the other party meant.

"It's just that my Zhao family is in a precarious situation now. If I recruit Brother Zhang now, it would be unfair to Brother Zhang."

Zhang Xuan was even more confused: "Isn't the Zhao family one of the four major families in Danguang City now? They are extremely powerful, how can they be said to be in a precarious situation?"

"It will soon become one of the three major families."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xuan was surprised.

What surprised him was not only that the Zhao family was in a precarious situation, but more importantly, why Zhao Yilong told him this top secret.

"You've heard about Fairy Yuxiang's marriage this time, right?"

Zhang Xuan nodded and said, "Of course. The winner of the second-level alchemist competition can marry Fairy Yuxiang. It is very likely that Brother Zhao can refine a second-level top-grade golden elixir."

"Qian Yihao of the Qian family can also refine a second-level top-grade golden elixir, and his alchemy skills are even better than mine."

"Even if Fairy Yuxiang joins the Qian family, it won't affect the pattern of the four major families in Danguang City, right?"

"This is just the appearance, or the beginning. I suspect that the other three major families have already secretly formed a pregnancy. The three major families are united, and how could my Zhao family not know about the dirty things among them."

Zhang Xuan was shocked again.

It seems that Danguang City is not as calm as it seems on the surface.

Since Zhang Yilong said so, he must have grasped some of the wind and grass movements.

However, this is an internal matter of Danguang City, and the four major families are all powerful forces, with Yuanying cultivators sitting in charge. As an outsider foundation-building cultivator, it is really difficult for him to say anything.

"The only way to break the current dilemma is for me to win the first place in alchemy." Zhang Yilong said with determination.

"Didn't Brother Zhang just say that Qian Yihao's alchemy skills are a little better than yours? Moreover, the pills we refine are all tasted by the Grand Master. Even if the pills you refine are better than his, if the three major families have been dirty, I'm afraid you can't beat him."

"So, the pills I refine can't be just one step better than his."

"Brother Zhao means..."

"I want to refine the second-turn second-level top-grade golden pill!"

"Ah..."

Zhang Xuan was shocked.

If he can refine the second-turn second-level top-grade golden pill, Zhao Yilong can even be rated as a Grand Master of Alchemy.

Winning the second-level alchemy champion is naturally a piece of cake.

"Can Brother Zhang really refine the second-turn second-level top-grade golden pill?" Zhang Xuan asked in surprise.

"My Zhao family spent a lot of effort and finally got a wisp of Nine Secret Qi from an ancient god's remnant, which can help me refine the second-level second-grade upper-grade golden elixir."

"Then congratulations, Brother Zhang."

"But there is another condition for using this Nine Secret Qi to refine the elixir."

"What condition?" Zhang Xuan was stunned.

After the other party said so much, Zhang Xuan felt that the following words were really getting to the point.

"To use the Nine Secret Qi to activate the golden elixir, you need to absorb the power of the alchemy of nine freshly baked second-level middle-grade golden elixirs. At present, except for the third-level alchemist, there are only 8 people in my Zhao family who can refine the second-level middle-grade golden elixir."

"So, Brother Zhao hopes that I..."

"I hope that when Brother Zhang succeeds in making the elixir, he can bless my golden elixir with the power of the luck in the golden elixir, so that I can use the Nine Secret Qi to refine the second-level second-grade upper-grade golden elixir, or save my Zhao family."

"This..." Zhang Xuan was a little hesitant.

After all, he still bet 100,000 spirit stones on himself.

Zhao Yilong did not give him a chance to refuse and said immediately: "Once the power of the golden elixir is transferred, the alchemy will definitely fail. I also know that Brother Zhang has made great sacrifices, especially the reputation he sacrificed is irreparable for an alchemist. I am willing to take out 5 million middle-grade spirit stones to compensate Brother Zhang for his losses."

"5 million middle-grade spirit stones..."

Zhang Xuan was extremely excited.

Even if he succeeded in alchemy this time and entered the top 100, he could win at most 1 million middle-grade spirit stones through betting.

But Zhao Yilong in front of him was so arrogant that he asked for 5 million middle-grade spirit stones as soon as he opened his mouth.

When did middle-grade spirit stones become so worthless?

Yes, it was after coming to Danguang City.

The area ruled by Beichen Dongtian was hit by a locust tide, and spirit stones were in short supply.

The leader of Beichen Dongtian, Shen Dongzi, even went to his concubine ceremony to act as a witness for an appearance fee of 10 million low-grade spirit stones.

But Danguang City was not affected by the locust tide at all. It was established by alchemy and was rich.

Just by helping the eldest son of the Zhao family cheat once, he can get 5 million middle-grade spirit stones.

Zhang Xuan really couldn't think of a more profitable business than this one.

As for the reputation loss caused by the failure of alchemy, that's nothing.

He is just an elder from a remote place. Who cares? Who knows who he is?

"Moreover, once my Zhao family survives this crisis, I promise to open a franchise store in Brother Zhang's Wuyou City." Zhao Yilong continued.

"Really?"

Zhang Xuan was overjoyed.

Although there is an elixir store affiliated with Danhuo Zhenren in Wuyou City.

But since Danhuo Zhenren had no shortage of ancient spiritual medicines, he has not sold many pills.

The pill shop affiliated with Danhuo Zhenren has become a name without substance.

And now, the Zhao family has agreed to open a branch in their own Wuyou City.

How big a sensation will this cause?

I am afraid that even the top three sects such as Qingyun Sect, Tianmo Sect, and Shenxiao Sect do not have such a card.

"In this case, I will help Brother Zhao to make this pill." Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and said.

"I am grateful for your kindness!"

Zhao Yilong clasped his fists towards Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan was in a dilemma at this time.

It was not that Zhao Yilong's price was not high enough.

But this was his first time to refine a second-level middle-grade golden pill.

It might not be successful.

Before this, he just participated in the competition with a try-and-see attitude.

He thought that even if the refining failed, he would at most lose 100,000 middle-grade spirit stones in bets, which was not a big deal.

Now, if he fails to refine the pill successfully, not only will he not get what Zhao Yilong promised, but the Zhao family will be in a greater predicament.

He has become the mortal enemy of the Zhao family.

"You are forcing me to do something!" Zhang Xuan has never felt such great pressure.

This time, he can only succeed in refining the pill, not fail.

If he succeeds, he will get 5 million medium-grade spirit stones and establish an extremely large trade line with Danguang City.

If he fails, he can forget about staying in Danguang City and run away quickly.

As the medicinal slurry in the pill furnace becomes thicker and thicker, it will soon produce a raw pill.

"Boom--"

Zhao Yilong kicked his alchemy furnace into the spirit pool.

The alchemy furnace rotated rapidly in the spirit pool.

The pill inside made a "buzzing" sound.

At this time, thunders fell from the sky.

Zhao Yilong's second-level upper-grade golden pill was about to be completed.