"Buzz buzz buzz...
All the buildings in the grand hall shimmered with divine light, and every alchemy furnace inside trembled. Yu Qingxuan's appearance made them incredibly excited, as if the person they had waited for all their lives had finally appeared.
The moment Yu Qingxuan entered the grand hall, a trace of confusion appeared on her pretty face. Looking at everything before her, she felt a faint sense of déjà vu.
Long Chen noticed that a faint divine radiance was circulating around Yu Qingxuan, gradually merging with the fluctuations in the hall to form a strange rhythm.
"Long Chen, I'm suddenly a bit scared!"
Yu Qingxuan looked at everything inside the hall, her voice trembling slightly as she tightly gripped Long Chen's hand, her eyes filled with a trace of fear.
Long Chen also sensed something was off. He held Yu Qingxuan's jade hand and said softly, "I think we should go out. Whichever pill furnace you like, I'll help you bring it out." "
Long Chen also sensed Yu Qingxuan's soul fluctuations, which were gradually becoming more intense. Long Chen knew that the memories she had sealed were about to awaken.
Yu Qingxuan has endured countless hardships through a thousand lifetimes. Long Chen loves and pities her, not wanting her to recall past pain. He hopes Yu Qingxuan can always accompany her, spoil her, and let her live carefree, just like an ordinary person.
However, Long Chen did not expect that in the Alchemy Institute of the First Branch, Yu Qingxuan's memory fluctuations began to show signs of awakening, which immediately made Long Chen feel uneasy.
"No, I want to see this place. Please don't leave me, okay?" Yu Qingxuan tightly held Long Chen's hand, not daring to let go.
There was a trace of fear in her eyes, but also endless curiosity. Long Chen wanted to stop her, but couldn't find a reason. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, the fluctuations inside the hall maintained a steady rhythm, with no strange phenomena occurring. Although Yu Qingxuan felt familiarity, there was nothing unusual. Only then did Long Chen finally relax his anxious heart.
Seeing Yu Qingxuan's fearful yet curious expression, Long Chen felt a deep pang of sympathy. If there was one person in this world who owed the most, it would probably be her. He swore in his heart that in this life and the next, he would protect her well.
"Buzz!"
Yu Qingxuan touched a pill furnace with her jade-like hand. Endless runes on the furnace instantly lit up, responding fiercely to her, like a subject meeting the emperor she respected most—an expression of utmost reverence and admiration.
This pill furnace was the oldest and most powerful in the entire Alchemy Institute. It came up to Yu Qingxuan, letting her touch it.
But when this scene unfolded, Long Chen's heart sank again. He feared that this pill furnace would awaken Yu Qingxuan's memories.
Buzz!
Suddenly, both the pill furnace and Yu Qingxuan trembled slightly. This Human Emperor-level pill furnace instantly recognized its master, while the other pill furnaces in the hall slowly dimmed.
Everything here left Lu Chengkong stunned. The disciples of the Pill Institute didn't know the origin of this furnace, but Lu Chengkong was well aware that it was one of the eight oldest pill furnaces in the Pill Academy.
All the other pill furnaces had long since shattered in that world-ending war, but only this one was preserved because it was too weak to enter the battlefield.
Legend has it that in that great battle, the First Academy fought fiercely; otherwise, the alchemy furnace wouldn't have entered the battlefield, and in the end, it had to retreat into the small world. That was a last resort.
Although this alchemy furnace was a Human Emperor-level divine weapon, its history was extremely ancient. Legend had it that it was a growth-type divine weapon, but over the years, no one had ever recognized it as a master, nor had it grown at all.
Now, the legendary alchemy furnace had instantly completed its mastery recognition. The scene was so shocking that Lu Chengkong couldn't utter a single word for half a day.
Long Chen kept watching Yu Qingxuan. After discovering that the pill furnace had recognized her as its master, a look of wild joy appeared on Yu Qingxuan's face, but there was nothing else unusual.
"Congratulations! To have the oldest pill furnace in the Alchemy Institute recognize you as its master, miss must be a peerless genius in the path of alchemy. It seems our Alchemy Institute has a chance for revival." Only then did Lu Chengkong come to his senses, his face full of excitement as he spoke.
Previously, the Alchemy Institute was corrupt and declining, constantly scheming and intriguing. Almost no one in the upper echelons was a true alchemist left, and Long Chen had killed almost all of them. Lu Chengkong was filled with worry.
If the supply of pills is insufficient, the entire Lingxiao Academy will fall into decline, which is the last thing he wants to see.
Now, with Yu Qingxuan's arrival, the strongest and oldest alchemy furnace has recognized her as its master. Although he doesn't know Yu Qingxuan's origins, he believes that without peerless talent, one will never be recognized by the pill furnace.
"We've got the pill furnace too. Let's go!" Long Chen forced a smile and said. Even now, his heart had been in suspense. He hoped to leave the grand hall as soon as possible to avoid any accidents.
Seeing Long Chen about to leave, Lu Chengkong warmly said, "In the main hall, besides the pill furnace, there are alchemy notes left by successive deans. All are their lifelong insights and experiences. If you're interested, feel free to take a look."
Additionally, this is just the outer hall; inside is the inner hall, where a statue of the Dan Ancestor is enshrined. The two of you can also go and pay your respects. When
he heard the statue of the Dan Ancestor, Long Chen's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong. He hurriedly said,
"As for the statue and those notes, forget about it. Everyone has their own style of alchemy. We don't need to follow others' methods. Qingxuan, you just got the Pill Furnace to recognize you as your master. Let's go back and test the results."
Long Chen planned to pull Yu Qingxuan away first, but Yu Qingxuan was very interested in the statue of the Pill Ancestor. She grabbed Long Chen and said,
"I really want to know. Who is the Pill Ancestor? You are also an alchemist. We should go pay our respects. After all, when you receive a kindness, you should remember the source when drinking water. Don't you agree?"
After Yu Qingxuan said this, Long Chen had nothing else to say and could only grit his teeth and follow Lu Chengkong's lead toward the inner hall.
Yu Qingxuan did not read the dean's notes but went straight into the inner hall. The so-called inner hall was the main hall of the central palace, located at the very center of the Alchemy Institute.
However, to Long Chen and the others' surprise, the outer hall was resplendent and resplendent, while the central palace hall was dilapidated, looking as if it was about to collapse.
Seeing Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan's shocked expressions, the accompanying disciple sighed, "This is the Dan Ancestor's temple. Ever since the Dan Institute decayed, no one dares to pay homage to the Dan Ancestor. Probably they're too ashamed to go!" That
disciple scoffed at the attitude of the previous deans, looking down on them deeply. If not for his deep passion for alchemy, he would have left the academy long ago.
"Creak!"
The hall doors were slowly pushed open. The four entered the main hall. As Long Chen nervously looked toward the center of the hall, he was stunned:
"Isn't this a bit much?"