I'm not a drama god

The Imperial Historian.

underground.

"Lord Brand".

"Lord Brand, what's happening outside? Why are there continuous earthquakes?"

In the dimly lit underground stone corridor, the alchemists who were ordered to guard the place saw Brand rushing over, and while bowing, they asked with concern.

Having spent years stationed underground, they knew nothing of the surface conditions, and naturally had no idea that the Imperial Observatory was facing annihilation. Brand, in no mood to explain, simply spoke, his face pale:

"fine……"

"You all guard this place. If anything comes at you, stop it, understand?"

The alchemists exchanged glances, a hint of doubt flashing in their eyes. Before they could ask anything more, Brand's figure had already disappeared at the end of the stone corridor.

After a while,

cluster--

The torches on both sides of the underground stone corridor were instantly stained with an eerie scarlet red.

The numerous alchemists guarding the stone corridor were all startled at the same time. They looked towards the end of the corridor, where a strange red shape was approaching.

The burning crimson torch cast the object's shadow onto the ancient stone wall, and the moment they saw it, everyone's pupils contracted violently...

"That is……"

"What is that???!!"

A pair of scarlet eyes opened in the dim light, and blood gushed out instantly, splattering across the stone corridor.

One by one, heads rolled to the ground, and the stone corridor fell into a deathly silence once more. Countless red paper tentacles retracted beneath her fluttering sleeves. Chen Ling, expressionless, walked through the corridor, trailing behind the panicked Brand, and gradually headed towards the deepest part of the Imperial Historian's Office…

Just then, as if he had noticed something, he glanced at the stone slab above... There, a boy in a vest shook the egg yolk, stomped on it twice, and then rushed over.

Chen Ling's lips curled up slightly.

Chen Ling naturally discovered the alchemically created bird egg. Instead of destroying it, he casually tossed it aside, partly to observe Li Leide's temperament at this stage, and partly to give him a sense of involvement.

In retrospect, the meticulousness and decisiveness that Lee Laide demonstrated did indeed meet his requirements.

From the top floor of the Imperial Observatory to the underground stone corridor, Chen Ling left no survivors in his wake, personally slaughtering everyone in the Alchemy Guild... Finally, he stopped in front of a massive alchemical stone door.

The last time I saw such a magnificent gate was in the Eternal Realm. It's understandable that Wuji Jun, with his endless supply of resources, could create such a gate, but for Taishi Si to build it underground would require a large amount of expensive materials, even with alchemy. I wonder how much of the people's hard-earned money was extracted in the process.

This alchemical door is extremely thick and heavy, and ordinary divine practitioners cannot open it at all. It also seems to have a defense against the soul, so even Bai Ye and the others could not enter... Brand must have used some kind of key to open the door and enter the space behind it.

However, no matter how sturdy the door was, it was meaningless to Chen Ling. He could easily enter by simply transforming himself into two dimensions, but he didn't do that. He glanced at the stone corridor behind him out of the corner of his eye and slowly placed his hands on the alchemical door...

The lightning of [Reshaping] spread rapidly, and within seconds, the alchemical gate opened automatically. For alchemy, which requires cumbersome processes and raw materials, Wuji Jun's ability to freely reshape matter is simply an insurmountable nemesis!

Boom——

A deep rumble echoed from between the alchemy stone doors.

The figure, draped in a red and black theatrical robe, took a step and vanished without a trace.

……

As Brand moved through the underground space, beams of mysterious light gradually lit up the ground according to certain patterns.

The purple and blue light intertwined, illuminating a corner of the pitch-black space.

In the hazy light, figures seemingly crafted from pure gold, like golden Buddha statues in a temple, stood majestically atop the purple and blue alchemical array...

Some of them had Eastern faces, while others had Western faces. They varied in height and gender, but the only thing they had in common was that they all looked very old, with drooping eyelids, as if their lives had come to an end.

Brand's figure hurried through the array, and with each step he took, a golden body was enveloped by the alchemical array beside him.

The alchemical glow reflected on Brand's anxious face. He glanced at the golden statues, then nervously looked at the alchemical gate behind him...

As the alchemical light shone, the golden bodies at the front trembled slightly, and rustling gold dust fell from their bodies, gradually revealing the human skin beneath.

For over three hundred years, the alchemy guild leaders and members who had been sealed underground in the Taishisi Temple have begun to revive!

As a hunched old woman opened her eyes in the dim light, Brand's face lit up with joy. It was like a dying person wandering alone in a desolate desert, spotting a familiar figure, and immediately rushing towards her without hesitation!

"President Tessa!!"

"Little Brand?" The hunched old woman was slightly taken aback when she saw the figure in front of her. "You've grown so much... Did you find a way to achieve immortality by waking me up? Have you already forged the Philosopher's Stone?!"

Under the old woman's expectant gaze, Brand shook his head awkwardly:

"No, President Tessa... we haven't forged the Philosopher's Stone yet. But we've found a way to achieve immortality! Forging the Philosopher's Stone is only a matter of time!"

President Tessa's face stiffened, a sharp, scathing glint appearing in her eyes, followed by a piercing question:

"You didn't even forge the Philosopher's Stone! Why did you wake me up?! Don't you know I'm almost out of life?!"

"Tessa... President Tessa, believe me, we really have found a way..." Under the oppressive aura of President Tessa's peak eighth rank, Brand's forehead broke out in cold sweat. "But now we have encountered a troublesome enemy... He wants to completely destroy the Alchemy Society, and I really have no other choice... I can only come to you for help."

"What about Chong Zhi Qiu? Can't he handle it?"

"He was temporarily transferred to another place, and I really had no choice..."

Seeing Brand kneel down with a thud, pleading desperately, President Tessa's eyes were still filled with anger... but she took a deep breath, suppressed her resentment, and glared fiercely at the alchemy gate.

After all, she was the previous president of the Alchemy Guild, and she had personally raised Brand. Given the urgency of the situation, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing...

"I'd like to see who dares to provoke the Alchemy Guild!"

creak-

As soon as President Tessa finished speaking, a deep rumble came from the doorway.