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

Further out were those from other sects who were there to observe the ceremony.

If someone successfully advances to the Red Furnace, they will also witness this scene.

It was announced that in the Southern Region, the Wen Dan Sect had produced its eleventh Red Furnace Alchemist.

Master Dan Chen will be taking on another disciple!

"The time has come!"

Lin Canghai, the most senior alchemist in the Red Furnace Sect, suddenly opened his eyes and slowly spoke.

The moment the words were spoken, a series of bell tolled from the mountaintop.

As the sound echoed in all directions, thunder immediately roared across the sky.

At the same time, the enormous alchemy furnace emitted a soft glow.

Even more colorful light shot into the sky, making the whole world seem to be surrounded by light at this moment.

From a distance, the entire area outside Dragon Ridge Mountain appears to have the phantom of a giant alchemy furnace.

Enveloping all directions!

Just then, a figure dressed in a white robe slowly emerged from the ripples of nothingness.

They arrived by stepping into the air and stood atop the alchemy furnace.

The old man had an ordinary appearance, but it was precisely in this ordinariness that he exuded an extremely kind and gentle aura.

It also seems to have a sense of being otherworldly.

The void around the old man was distorted.

His appearance seemed to forcefully intrude into this world, creating a sense of disharmony.

But upon closer inspection, it seems as if he had always been there.

Like a dream.

He wore a simple long robe, had white hair, a gentle gaze, and the mark of an alchemy furnace was embroidered on his sleeve.

Looking around, the old man smiled.

"Thank you all, fellow Daoists from the Southern Region, for coming here to witness my ceremony of accepting disciples."

"I am unable to go out, so I can only come here by conjuring my divine sense. I hope my fellow Daoists will understand."

This old man was none other than Master Dan Chen, the pinnacle of alchemy in the Southern Region!

His words echoed throughout the mountaintop, reaching all the alchemists of the Wendan lineage.

Whether it was the main furnace or the red furnace, they all bowed in unison, their expressions extremely respectful.

After all, Dan Chen was the patriarch of the entire Wen Dan lineage!

"Master Dan Chen, you are too kind. Your acceptance of a disciple and the advancement of the Red Furnace are truly a grand event in the Southern Region!"

Master Zuoqiu did not come; instead, the current eldest elder of the Gu family, Gu Yongfeng, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Xuanhuang realm, arrived.

He spoke with a smile, his voice not loud, but it carried far and wide.

He was highly respected and held a very high position in the Gu family, much like an ancestor.

The fact that this person came on behalf of the Gu family shows how much the Gu family values ​​Master Danchen.

Beside him sat a dozen or so members of the Gu family, with Gu Qingfeng also among them.

However, this time Gu Qingfeng was somewhat nervous, and he no longer showed any signs of being lively.

On the contrary, she was... more obedient than ever before.

Of all the people in the Gu family, the one he feared most was Elder Gu, who was right beside him.

"Upon hearing that Master Danchen was taking on a disciple, Xiao rushed over immediately, and fortunately, he was not too late."

The man who arrived from the Fiery Gate was a handsome middle-aged man with a smile on his face.

Among the disciples of the Blazing Fire Sect, Zhou Youcai, whose appearance was somewhat sleazy, was also present.

"Master Dan Chen, you are too kind. With each disciple you accept, you will be the inheritor of the Southern Region's alchemy path. It is only natural that I have come to witness this ceremony."

The one from the Heavenly Sword Sect was Shi Yangming, who smiled and clasped his hands in greeting.

Among the disciples around him were Shi Jie, Lü Qingyun, and others, but Cao Jun and Murong Xue were nowhere to be seen.

"Master Dan Chen, you flatter us. How could our Hundred Flowers Sect not attend such a grand event?"

The speaker was Madam Roland of the Hundred Flowers Sect. Her smile and demeanor exuded a dignified air.

Among the disciples of the Hundred Flowers Sect were Song Jia.

"Haha... How could I not join in the fun of Master Dan Chen's disciple-acceptance ceremony!"

At this moment, the person who let out a hearty laugh was none other than the Purple-Faced Ancestor from the Brahma Sect.

In front of Master Danchen, he also restrained some of his arrogance and showed respect.

The one who arrived from the Yin-Yang Sect was a thin, elderly man dressed in black and white robes.

Upon hearing Dan Chen's voice, he nodded slightly without saying a word.

The person from Wuji Palace was an old man with only one arm, but he had a formidable reputation throughout the Southern Region.

One-Armed Western Madman!

Although he came to Dragon Ridge Mountain alone, no one felt that Wuji Palace was being impolite.

This one person can represent Wuji Palace, simply because he was the previous sect leader of Wuji Palace.

In his youth, he seemed to have had many dealings with Dan Chen, and their relationship was quite close.

There were also members from the other three great families, all of whom were at the peak of the Profound Emperor Realm from their respective clans, and they all spoke up at this moment.

"There are ten cultivators participating in the Red Furnace Trial today. You may all come out now!"

On the massive alchemy furnace, Master Dan Chen spoke with a calm expression and a smile.

His voice was soft, yet it carried an air of authority.

This caused fluctuations to appear in the surrounding void, spreading in all directions.

Fang Yuyan, Ye Gutian, and seven other Purple Furnace Alchemists walked out from the crowd one by one.

He stood at the very front of the alchemy furnace.

Including Fang Yuyan and Ye Gutian, there are only nine people standing around the alchemy furnace now.

It is not the ten people that Master Danchen mentioned.

This phenomenon immediately attracted the attention of alchemists of the Wendan lineage.

At the same time, people from other sects around who were also watching the ceremony also looked over.

Even Fang Yuyan and the other nine who were qualified to participate in the Red Furnace Trial were completely bewildered and looked at each other.

Everyone was wondering who the tenth person was.

Before anyone could speak, a long streak of light swept in from afar at an extremely fast speed, closing in in an instant.

When they reached the top of the mountain and arrived at this place, Qin Chuan's figure gradually appeared in the rainbow, panting heavily.

His arrival immediately drew everyone's attention.

Qin Chuan didn't care about any of this. He just glanced around and spotted a lot of familiar faces.

Immediately afterwards, his gaze fell on Fang Yuyan and the other nine people, and then on the white-robed old man on the alchemy furnace.

No matter how Qin Chuan looked at him, he felt that he was just an ordinary old man.

"The tenth person has arrived. Wang Xueyi, why aren't you coming over here?"

Master Dan Chen remained calm and spoke indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan stepped forward without hesitation, walked through the crowd, and stood beside the nine people.

Immediately, he looked up and gazed deeply at Master Danchen with a mixture of anger and resentment.

As soon as the strange old man spoke, Qin Chuan immediately recognized that it was the same voice from the main furnace token five days ago.

How could he not guess that this person... was none other than the renowned Master Dan Chen!

In Qin Chuan's eyes, this Master Dan Chen was quite ordinary, lacking any air of otherworldly elegance.

He wasn't domineering or aggressive at all; he was just an ordinary old man.

Especially when Qin Chuan thought about the empty promises the other party had made and his own two hundred million spirit crystals, he felt even more resentful.

And five days ago, he deliberately didn't mention the location, causing me to make a wasted trip to the sect and then rush to Dragon Ridge Mountain.

This whole ordeal was absolutely exhausting...

After all the emotions settled, they transformed into the anger and helplessness in Qin Chuan's expression at this moment.

Fang Yuyan glanced at Qin Chuan, snorted softly, and then looked away, ignoring him.

Ye Gutian, standing beside him, never once glanced at Qin Chuan, simply standing there aloof.

Not a word was spoken.