I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

The sound wasn't loud, but it seemed to carry some strange magic, instantly piercing through the Second Elder's overwhelming power and resounding clearly throughout the square.

Everyone was stunned and turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

The crowded people parted to both sides like a tide, making way for a passage.

An elderly man dressed in a gray robe, with white hair and beard, slowly walked in, holding the hand of a child of about seven or eight years old in his left hand and carrying a string of candied hawthorns he had just bought in his right hand.

He looked like an ordinary old man next door, with no spiritual energy fluctuations on his body. Facing the pressure from the two experts at the Cave Heaven Realm, he was completely unaffected, as if a spring breeze was blowing on his face.

"It's him!"

Chu Feng's gaze sharpened slightly, a hint of surprise rising in his heart.

Isn't this the old man we just met on the street?

"Where did this old codger come from, daring to meddle in other people's business!"

The hot-tempered Second Elder, seeing that a mere mortal dared to speak so disrespectfully in this setting, had a murderous glint in his eyes. Without thinking, he raised his hand to strike out with a palm, turning the two ignorant old men and young men into ashes!

"stop!"

At this critical moment, a more aged voice, yet filled with boundless anxiety and rage, came from the deepest part of the Misty Rain Pavilion branch!

Immediately afterwards, a white light flashed, and an old man with white hair, dressed in an alchemist's robe and exuding an air of otherworldly wisdom, appeared out of thin air and stood in front of the old man in gray robes.

"Master Xu!"

"Master Xu, what brings you out here?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the First Elder and Second Elder's angry expressions instantly turned into respect, and they quickly bowed in greeting.

A collective gasp of astonishment filled the square.

"My God! It's Master Xu Daoran, the chief alchemist of the Misty Rain Pavilion!"

"He's a genuine Earth-level Grandmaster Alchemist! It's said that even the four top-tier powers treat him with great respect. How come he suddenly appears here?"

Shangguan Liuli's cool gaze instantly fell on Xu Daoran, stirring a slight ripple.

The Second Elder looked at Xu Daoran, who had suddenly appeared, with a mixture of doubt and confusion on his face: "Master Xu, what's going on here...?"

"Snapped!"

A crisp, loud slap rang out without warning.

Xu Daoran slapped the Second Elder hard across the face, causing him to stagger and his cheek to swell up instantly.

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned.

The Second Elder covered his face, his expression one of utter disbelief: "Master Xu, you..."

"Shut up!" Xu Daoran trembled with rage, pointing at the Second Elder's nose and shouting, "You bastard! Do you know who you just tried to kill? You dared to attack Elder Dan! Do you want to drag my entire Misty Rain Pavilion branch down with you?!"

Dan Lao?

The second elder was completely dumbfounded, his face blank with confusion.

Everyone present, including the Grand Elder of the Misty Rain Pavilion, looked puzzled.

Who is Master Dan? How could he have caused such astonishment to a Grandmaster Alchemist of Earth Rank?

However, what happened next made everyone's eyes nearly pop out of their sockets.

After rebuking the Second Elder, the highly respected Master Xu suddenly turned around and bowed respectfully to the gray-robed old man carrying candied hawthorns, performing a junior's salute.

"Junior Xu Daoran pays his respects to Elder Dan!"

"I was unaware of Elder Dan's arrival. I apologize for not welcoming you properly!"

His voice was filled with heartfelt awe and excitement, even with a slight, barely perceptible tremor.

boom!!!

The entire square erupted in chaos!

Everyone seemed frozen in place, speechless and their minds blank.

A high-ranking alchemy master of the Earth level actually performed such a grand salute to a seemingly ordinary old man?!

What... what on earth is going on?!

"A Grandmaster Alchemist of Earth Rank, is that impressive?" Chu Feng's voice rang in Ya Fei's ears.

Ya Fei snapped out of her daze and, seeing her master's nonchalant expression, smiled wryly, "Master, you are unaware of this. Alchemists are ranked into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Reaching the Earth rank is what makes one a Grandmaster of Alchemy."

"There are only four such figures publicly known throughout the entire Cangxuan Prefecture. Each one is a highly sought-after guest of all the top powers, and their status is unparalleled!"

In his mind, the disdainful voice of Medicine King Yun Qingzi also rang out: "Hmph, a mere Earth-level alchemist can make so many people worship him. The alchemy skills of this world have really declined to a terrible state."

At this moment, the gray-robed old man known as "Elder Dan" handed a string of candied hawthorns to his grandson beside him, before slowly looking at Xu Daoran, a trace of reminiscence flashing in his cloudy old eyes.

"You... are you that little guy who cried and begged to join the Pill Tower but failed the test back then?"

"I never expected that so many years would pass in the blink of an eye. You've actually reached the threshold of the Earth level and become a Grandmaster of Alchemy. It seems that the Pill Tower made a mistake in its judgment."

Upon hearing this, Xu Daoran was not angry at all; on the contrary, he became even more respectful and bowed even lower.

"Elder Dan, you flatter me! If it weren't for your guidance outside the tower, I would never have achieved what I have today! I will never forget your kindness!"

hiss--!

Everyone gasped again.

It turns out that Master Xu had received guidance from this Elder Dan!

The Grand Elder of the Misty Rain Pavilion also realized what was happening and quickly stepped forward, cautiously asking, "Master Xu, who is this Senior Dan...?"

"Is Elder Dan's identity something you have the right to question?" Xu Daoran sneered, interrupting him directly. He then shouted sternly at the First Elder and Second Elder, "Elder Dan's identity is something you can't afford to offend in your entire lives! Quickly apologize to Elder Dan!"

Upon hearing this, the two experts at the Cave Heaven Realm were startled and dared not hesitate for a moment. They immediately bowed to Elder Dan and said, "We were blind and did not recognize your greatness. We have offended Senior Dan and hope you will forgive us!"

However, Elder Dan waved his hand, not even glancing at them, and instead turned his gaze to Chu Feng.

"Neither of you should apologize to me."

He pointed at Chu Feng and said slowly, "It's this young man. He just saved my precious grandson's life."

Upon hearing this, the two elders' faces instantly turned extremely ugly, as if they had eaten excrement.

Make them apologize to a brat who killed their Fifth Elder and then came to their door to swagger around.

This is worse than killing them!

However, Xu Daoran's cold gaze had already swept over them.

"Didn't you hear what Elder Dan said?"

The warning in his eyes was self-evident.

Despite their immense resentment and humiliation, the two could only suppress it all.

They knew very well that offending Chu Feng would at most result in the Misty Rain Pavilion branch losing face. But if they offended the mysterious Elder Dan before them, the consequences would be far beyond what they could bear!

The two could only grit their teeth and walk up to Chu Feng with resentment, just about to speak.

"I don't need your apologies," Chu Feng interrupted them directly, his voice icy. "I'll say it one last time. Either prepare all the ingredients for my pill formula, or I'll raze your Misty Rain Pavilion to the ground today."