After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

Ma Yang nodded. "Our master is Luo Huazi, one of the two great masters, known as the Benevolent Doctor!"

Sure enough!

Upon hearing Ma Yang's words, Qin Chuan's face showed a look of sudden realization.

At the same time, he sensed something unusual about it and stepped forward to listen carefully.

"You don't know this, but ten years ago..." Ma Yang slowly began, telling Qin Chuan the whole story in detail.

It turns out that the old master of Medicine King Valley was getting old and wanted to pass on the position of valley master. However, apart from Luo Huazi and Liu Xinghai, who were both sixth-grade alchemists, there was no one else in Medicine King Valley who was a sixth-grade alchemist.

Therefore, the position of Valley Master was decided between the two of them. However, when Liu Xinghai learned that the old Valley Master did not intend to let the two of them compete, but instead wanted to pass the position directly to Luo Huazi, he was surprised.

He was the one who, in a fit of madness, poisoned the old valley master to death and then secretly attacked Luo Huazi, causing him to escape from Medicine King Valley with serious injuries.

Afterwards, he even framed Luo Huazi for the murder of his master, making him take the blame and bear the infamy.

Fortunately, Ji Li, the sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect, was an old acquaintance of Luo Huazi and trusted him greatly. In addition, due to the disappearance of the original Danfeng Peak Master, he overruled the objections and took them in to join the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Initially, Luo Huazi went to the Medicine King Valley several times to seek justice, but he was refused entry and refused entry.

Fortunately, the old Valley Master had a Medicine King inheritance before his death, which was divided into six parts. Three parts were in Luo Huazi's hands, and the other three parts were in Liu Xinghai's hands.

Finally, Luo Huazi produced the Medicine King's inheritance, which allowed him to successfully enter Medicine King Valley.

He originally wanted to compete with Liu Xinghai, but the other party knew that he was no match for Luo Huazi in alchemy, so he only allowed them to send their respective disciples to compete.

The first time, Luo Huazi led his five disciples to Medicine King Valley for a competition, but they were utterly defeated.

If he hadn't knelt down and begged for mercy, all five disciples might have died there, and in the end, only two disciples returned with him.

These two are Ma Yang and Jia Dahai!

Since then, one of the three inheritances of the Medicine King has been lost.

Luo Huazi and Liu Xinghai made a three-year agreement to have a duel again next time.

The second time, Ma Yang and Jia Dahai led the Danfeng disciples to compete, but they still lost.

The second inheritance of the Medicine King has been taken away!

Furthermore, all the Danfeng disciples died there. The reason they let Ma Yang and Jia Dahai come back was to deliberately humiliate them.

This is also an attempt to sow discord between them and the Heavenly Sword Sect.

As Liu Xinghai had predicted, many elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect harbored resentment towards those who were originally from the Medicine King Valley.

If it weren't for the sect leader Ji Li's strong opposition, this matter would probably have been impossible to resolve.

Even so, Luo Huazi, one of the Danfeng disciples, still devoted a great deal of effort to that group.

Upon learning that all the disciples who went to the competition had died, he was so angry that he vomited blood and died.

After hearing the whole story, Qin Chuan understood why Ma Yang and Jia Dahai had tried to win him over.

After a moment of silence, Qin Chuan asked, "So, you want me to join this Pill Peak so that I can compete with this Medicine King Valley?"

"That's right!"

Ma Yang nodded. "This is the last chance to wash away the shame. We only have the last inheritance of the Medicine King left."

If we lose, Liu Xinghai will definitely not challenge us again, and we will also lose the opportunity to clear our master's name.

Qin Chuan said calmly, "But as you all know, people can die participating in this competition."

Upon hearing this, both Ma Yang and Jia Dahai looked somewhat embarrassed.

They naturally understand this principle, and it is indeed somewhat unreasonable to ask someone to do something against their will.

Just when the two thought Qin Chuan would refuse, Qin Chuan suddenly smiled and said, "What are the benefits if I'm willing to participate in this competition?"

Although Ma Yang and Jia Dahai are decent people, and they were doing it to clear their master's name, their actions are understandable.

But this was something that risked his life, and Qin Chuan naturally couldn't take the risk for nothing.

After all, the other party was not related to him, and he would not get involved in this mess if there was no benefit for him.

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, the two men's eyes lit up immediately, and they said excitedly, "Of course, as long as you are willing to participate in this competition."

My two senior brothers and I will definitely find at least one earth fire for you, and in addition, we will impart all our knowledge to you.

And we will try our best to meet all your needs in alchemy.

Hearing these conditions, Qin Chuan was very tempted; the mere mention of the earth fire was enough to make him take the risk.

Seemingly realizing something, Qin Chuan confirmed, "Senior, if it's the earth fire in the alchemy room..."

Ma Yang knew what he wanted to say and smiled, "Anyone with the ability can subdue the alchemical fire and the earth fire in this alchemy room, as long as they don't completely destroy the earth fire."

"Alright, in that case, I agree!" Qin Chuan nodded.

With Ma Yang's promise, he felt relieved.

In the future, when I subdue the alchemical fire in the alchemy room, I will not feel too much guilt.

It seems that they don't have any suitable candidates among their disciples, which is why they place their hopes on themselves.

Seeing that Qin Chuan agreed to the competition, Ma Yang and Jia Dahai exchanged a glance, both able to see the surprise in each other's eyes.

They were worried that Qin Chuan would refuse to participate in the medicine-refining competition.

Now that they're willing to participate, a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

Qin Chuan asked, "When is the next competition with Medicine King Valley?"

Ma Yang said in a deep voice, "Six months later."

"Six months..."

Qin Chuan's eyes flickered; although the time was short, he was not worried.

Ma Yang thought Qin Chuan was worried about the time, so he quickly said, "Don't worry, during this time we will do our best to improve your alchemy skills, and strive to improve them to at least the peak of the fourth rank!"

Fourth rank…

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan smiled slightly and said nothing more.

For him, a fourth-rank official was completely beneath his notice.

After chatting for a while, Qin Chuan took his leave.

After leaving the main hall, Qin Chuan headed straight for the medicine garden.

He came to Danfeng today for the spiritual herbs in the herb garden, and he must improve his strength as soon as possible.

The thought of the people from the Upper Realm that Empress Yaoxi mentioned made Qin Chuan feel as if a huge stone was blocking his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

If the other party were to actually come knocking on his door someday, he wouldn't stand a chance against them at his current level.

With this thought in mind, he quickly walked into the nearby herb garden.

"stop!"

A disciple from Danfeng was in the herb garden and blocked Qin Chuan's path.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan took out the Danfeng token given to him by Ma Yang, clasped his hands and said, "Senior brother, this is a token given to me by Master Ma Yang. I am Qin Chuan, and I am here to select some spiritual herbs."

"So you're Qin Chuan. Master Ma has already instructed that you should bring all the spiritual herbs you've selected here; they'll only cost half the contribution points," the Danfeng disciple said in a deep voice.

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother!" Qin Chuan said gratefully.

With that, he walked into the herb garden and began selecting medicinal herbs. "The dragon departs, the spirit snake arrives, may good fortune accompany you, may life be everlasting and blessings abound! Spring Roll wishes everyone a Happy New Year 2025 and all the best!"