Chapter 562 - 560: He Will Be Made to Disappear

Jiang Chen looked at the statue of Zheng Tiangong.

The Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique circulated within him.

With the incredibly keen perception of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, he soon discovered that this divine statue was rather unusual.

’This isn’t an ordinary statue. It’s one imbued with Divine Techniques.’

’It seems that when Zheng Tiangong left this statue behind, he imbued it with his own Divine Techniques. He must have even manifested his power in the Lower Realm before.’

Manifesting one’s power was a skill only those who had reached an extremely high level of Cultivation could achieve—at least a Divine King.

And Zheng Tiangong’s Cultivation had long surpassed the Divine King Realm, reaching the Divine Venerable Realm. He was just a step away from becoming a Divine Emperor.

Zheng Tiangong had manifested his power in the Lower Realm back when he was in the Divine King Realm.

Seeing the statue of Zheng Tiangong, Jiang Chen was filled with emotion.

In the blink of an eye, two hundred thousand years had passed since he began his Cultivation in his previous life.

Though he had been reborn for only a thousand years, before that, Jiang Chen had lived for two hundred thousand.

He was practically an ancient relic.

Just as Jiang Chen was looking at Zheng Tiangong’s statue, Mr. Qiu Shui suddenly sent a message into his mind.

"Young Master, that divine statue was left behind by an extremely ancient senior of our Alchemist Guild."

"I’ve heard the statue can protect our Alchemist Guild. I’ve never seen it take action in my lifetime, but rumor has it that it once struck, slaying a Martial Emperor expert."

Speaking of this ancient senior, Mr. Qiu Shui was full of admiration.

To be able to slay a Martial Emperor expert—what terrifying power that was.

After all, the strongest experts in the Lower Realm were only Martial Emperors.

Of course, Mr. Qiu Shui had no idea that not only had Jiang Chen met Zheng Tiangong, the man the statue depicted, but Zheng Tiangong was also one of the founding members who helped Jiang Chen establish the Alchemist Guild.

"This senior truly is impressive."

Jiang Chen also sent a mental message to Mr. Qiu Shui.

They were communicating this way to prevent Mr. Qiu Shui’s identity from being exposed.

Even if it were to be revealed, it shouldn’t be now.

The two of them had their own plans.

Mr. Qiu Shui looked at the statue, his eyes filled with reverence.

However, he felt a bit of regret that he had never seen Zheng Tiangong’s statue take action.

"Hm?"

As Jiang Chen examined Zheng Tiangong’s statue, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He felt as though Zheng Tiangong’s statue was looking at him.

That’s right. He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination or something else, but Jiang Chen sensed that Zheng Tiangong was looking at him.

This shocked him.

But when he looked closely, Zheng Tiangong’s statue showed no change whatsoever.

’How strange.’

’Could it be that Zheng Tiangong has manifested his power?’

’But even if he did, he might not be able to recognize me now.’

In this life, Jiang Chen’s appearance was miraculously similar to that of his previous life, as if he were the same person.

This was another thing Jiang Chen found strange.

He couldn’t figure out how he had been reborn into the body of someone who looked exactly like him—not just the name, but every feature was incredibly similar.

’If that’s the case, then if Zheng Tiangong did manifest his power, he should be able to recognize me.’

’But then again, Zheng Tiangong probably doesn’t know that I was killed by an exploding Pill Furnace and reincarnated.’

Seeing nothing else out of the ordinary, Jiang Chen paid no more attention to Zheng Tiangong’s statue.

At the same time, Jiang Chen noticed that the Second Prince, Wen Shixi, had also arrived at the Alchemist Guild with Mr. Gu.

When Wen Shixi saw Jiang Chen, his expression flickered, but he didn’t look at Jiang Chen for long.

Instead, he lowered his voice and said to Mr. Gu, "Mr. Gu, that Jiang Chen is here too."

"How should we get rid of him?"

Mr. Gu pondered for a moment before sending a mental message to Wen Shixi, "I’m working on it. Give me some time."

"I will make him disappear from this world."

Wen Shixi nodded and said no more.

BOOM!

Suddenly, the crowd erupted in a commotion.

A spirited, black-robed old man appeared, walking slowly, surrounded by a large group of Alchemists.

The old man’s appearance was the cause of the uproar.

"Venerable Black Water."

"That’s right, it’s him! I heard that at this Alchemy convention, Venerable Black Water will be performing Alchemy personally for everyone to observe."

"It’s a shame I’m not an Alchemist. If I were, I could definitely learn a lot of Alchemy experience from Venerable Black Water."

"Venerable Black Water is a Third-Grade Alchemist, second only to President Qiu Shui and the two Vice Presidents."

"Tsk tsk, to be able to witness a Third-Grade Alchemist like Venerable Black Water perform Alchemy for the first time... what an honor."

Soon, the group of Alchemists arrived at the center of the square.

A high platform had already been constructed in the center.

The other Alchemists did not ascend the platform, remaining below. Only Venerable Black Water slowly walked up onto it.

The people cheered once more.

Many of the Alchemists from the Alchemist Guild had eyes filled with excitement, showing just how precious an opportunity it was to see Venerable Black Water perform Alchemy with their own eyes.

"That is Venerable Black Water, a Third-Grade Alchemist second only to myself."

Mr. Qiu Shui transmitted to Jiang Chen.

His tone was full of admiration for Venerable Black Water.

"Oh? You think highly of him?"

Jiang Chen had picked up on Mr. Qiu Shui’s high regard for Venerable Black Water and asked.

Nodding, Mr. Qiu Shui replied, "This time, after I step down, I plan to pass the position of President of the Alchemist Guild to him."

Jiang Chen actually cared a great deal about the affairs of the Alchemist Guild.

After all, he had founded it in his previous life.

If the person Mr. Qiu Shui nominated wasn’t up to par, he would definitely step in to block them.

However, based on Mr. Qiu Shui’s character, Jiang Chen felt that Venerable Black Water’s character should be fine.

Venerable Black Water reached the top of the platform and gave a slight bow to the crowd with cupped fists.

"Welcome, everyone, to the Alchemist Guild’s Alchemy Convention."

"At this convention, this old man will personally perform Alchemy for all to observe. If there are any shortcomings, I welcome everyone’s guidance."

Venerable Black Water was very humble.

Of course, he said that, but one must remember that Venerable Black Water was one of the most powerful Third-Grade Alchemists in the Alchemist Guild. There was practically no one qualified to give him guidance.

He was the one who guided others.

Therefore, even though he had said it, no one would be arrogant enough to actually try to "guide" Venerable Black Water. Wouldn’t that just be asking for humiliation?

"Hehe, Venerable Black Water is just being modest."

"I dare say, in all of Gambling City, or even the entire Fire Sparrow Kingdom, who can surpass Venerable Black Water in Alchemy Skill?"

"’Guidance’ is just a joke. ’Learning’ is more like it."

The crowd held Venerable Black Water in the highest regard.

Mr. Qiu Shui, for his part, nodded again in appreciation, very satisfied with Venerable Black Water.

Venerable Black Water didn’t stand on ceremony.

Right then and there on the stage, he set out his Pill Furnace and ingredients.

The crowd fell silent, knowing that an Alchemist must not be disturbed while performing Alchemy.

"Alright, this old man shall begin. Everyone, please watch carefully."

After all, the sight of a Third-Grade Alchemist performing Alchemy was extremely rare.

Thus, everyone, whether Alchemist or Martial Cultivator, watched with intense focus.

They all hoped to gain something from the experience.

Alchemy and Cultivation, though separate paths, shared common principles in some areas. Perhaps by observing Alchemy, some Martial Cultivators might also be able to grasp a few things.