The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 585: Chapter 585 Hu Donghe Shakes

As the City Lord of Pill Spirit City, Hu Donghe was certainly not someone an ordinary person could easily meet.

However, when he heard that Jing Yan wanted to see him, he did not hesitate at all and immediately had the guards bring Jing Yan into the City Lord Mansion.

”City Lord!” Jing Yan greeted Hu Donghe with a salute as soon as he saw him.

”Alchemist Jing Yan, what brings you here to see me?” Hu Donghe asked with a smile.

”I’d like to ask the City Lord some questions about the Alchemy Dao,” Jing Yan responded with a smile as well.

”That’s excellent. Although Alchemist Jing Yan is not yet a High-level Alchemist, your understanding of the Alchemy Dao is in some respects better than mine!” Hu Donghe gestured for Jing Yan to sit down.

”However,” Hu Donghe said smilingly, looking at Jing Yan, ”I suspect your visit is not merely to discuss the Alchemy Dao with me, is it?”

Hearing this, Jing Yan knew that Hu Donghe must have heard the rumors about him and guessed that this visit was concerning that very matter.

”City Lord, your insight is truly keen!” Jing Yan did not beat around the bush and directly recounted the whole situation.

”That Alchemist Leng Feng truly has a bad character! Yang Xiao also told me about this matter,” Hu Donghe said, nodding after a moment of contemplation upon hearing Jing Yan’s story.

”However, Alchemist Jing Yan, do you have any evidence that the Jade Building smeared your name?” Hu Donghe asked with raised eyebrows.

Jing Yan shook his head.

It was difficult for him to find compelling evidence in such a short time. Youhai Commerce had been looking for clues and evidence that the Jade Building was spreading these messages, but their findings were scarce.

”Alchemist Jing Yan! The Jade Building is the largest Pill Tower within Pill Country. If you don’t have any evidence, what is it that you expect me to do for you?” Hu Donghe said with a frown.

Hearing this from Hu Donghe, Jing Yan was not particularly surprised.

To Hu Donghe, Jing Yan was essentially an outsider. Since Jing Yan had no intention of joining Pill Spirit City, why should the City Lord help an outsider challenge the top Pill Tower of Pill Country?

Even if he held you in some regard, it wouldn’t change the situation.

Thus, Hu Donghe’s words were essentially a refusal. Jing Yan, if you want my help against the Jade Building, it’s not entirely impossible, but you must provide evidence. Without evidence, I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do.

Jing Yan didn’t believe that Hu Donghe lacked any evidence regarding the unlawful acts committed by the Jade Building—given Leng Feng’s character, it wouldn’t be surprising if he’d committed many illegal acts before. And surely, the Jade Building was not clean; how could the owner of the Jade Building not know of Leng Feng’s character? The question was, why should Hu Donghe help Jing Yan?

Jing Yan fell silent!

Hu Donghe continued to smile amiably, looking at Jing Yan. Both remained quiet, making the room feel somewhat oppressive.

After a while,

”City Lord, it has been quite some time since you became a Ninth-level Alchemist, hasn’t it?” Jing Yan suddenly asked.

”Yes, I became a Ninth-level Alchemist more than two hundred years ago,” Hu Donghe replied, although unsure what Jing Yan meant by his question.

”With over two hundred years, City Lord, you must have continuously sought methods to advance further in the Alchemy Dao, right?” Jing Yan continued.

Jing Yan believed that Hu Donghe would never be satisfied with merely being a Ninth-level Alchemist. Hu Donghe must have always been looking for a way to advance further. As it stands, Hu Donghe is still unable to refine elixirs of Perfect Quality.

Hu Donghe’s eyes narrowed, and his expression slightly changed as he stared at Jing Yan.

”What do you mean by that statement, Alchemist Jing Yan?” Hu Donghe’s smile vanished from his face.

”City Lord, please don’t misunderstand, I just mean... perhaps I can assist the City Lord in advancing further in the Alchemy Dao!” Jing Yan quickly said.

”What did you say?” Even someone like Hu Donghe stood up abruptly, his gaze filled with astonishment as he looked at Jing Yan.

”The day I refined the Dragon Tiger Pill, the City Lord saw it with his own eyes. I can refine elixirs of Perfect Quality,” Jing Yan explained. ”City Lord must also be wondering how I, a Sixth-level Alchemist, can refine elixirs of Perfect Quality. I want to say, if the method is right, City Lord can also refine elixirs of Perfect Quality.”

Hu Donghe’s eyes suddenly became focused, and the smile returned to his face.

If it were any other alchemist who told Hu Donghe that they could help him advance further in the Alchemy Dao, Hu Donghe would certainly have disregarded them, thinking them mad. After all, he was a Ninth-level Alchemist who had been searching for a way to advance for over two hundred years—could any other alchemist truly be stronger than him?

But these words were spoken by Jing Yan, which made them different.

He had witnessed Jing Yan refining an elixir of Perfect Quality—the long-lost Dragon Tiger Pill.

He had attended the auction that day and obtained a Dragon Tiger Pill of Perfect Quality, mainly to analyze it and understand why this particular pill had achieved Perfect Quality.

He certainly also wanted to ask Jing Yan directly, but would Jing Yan tell him out of the blue? The answer was definitely negative! Moreover, given his status, it wasn’t quite appropriate to directly inquire how Jing Yan could refine elixirs of Perfect Quality.

”Alchemist Jing Yan, you’re not joking with me, are you?” Hu Donghe inhaled softly.

”City Lord, I would not dare joke about this!” Jing Yan flicked his finger.

A black stele then appeared in Jing Yan’s hand. It looked like a Martial Arts Stele.

”City Lord, please take a look at what’s inside this,” Jing Yan said, handing the black stele to Hu Donghe.

Hu Donghe skeptically took it, and Primordial Power circulated gently through him.

The stele was indeed a Dao Power storage Stele. However, what Jing Yan presented wouldn’t contain any Martial Arts.

In fact, the content inside the stele was something Jing Yan had prepared just before meeting Hu Donghe. It contained part of the information about the Qiankun Pill Path.

Jing Yan, smiling slightly, waited for Hu Donghe to receive the Dao Power from the stele.

It wasn’t long before Hu Donghe put the stele down. Even for him, the expression on his face was clearly one of immense shock.

Although it was just a little information about the Qiankun Pill Path, the impact it had on him was profound.

Being a Ninth-level Alchemist himself, he understood the significance of this information better.

Hu Donghe looked at Jing Yan in astonishment. Now he somewhat understood why Jing Yan, at just over twenty, had seized first place on the Newcomer Pill King List.

Who was Jing Yan’s master? Who on this continent had such a terrifying understanding of the Alchemy Dao?

Hu Donghe naturally compared himself and discovered that he was far behind. The information in this stele deeply affected him, bringing him a moment of sudden enlightenment.

Hu Donghe was not just any alchemist; he clearly realized that with this information, he might truly be able to advance further, become a Pill God, and refine elixirs of Perfect Quality.