"No one can get Jiang Chen to make a move."

"Forget it. Ten million, and no one can claim it. It’d be a miracle if anyone could get Jiang Chen to show up."

Even though Yuan Sheng had offered ten million, no one could convince Jiang Chen to make an appearance.

They all returned in failure.

Yuan Sheng was furious.

"Coward. He really doesn’t dare to come."

His expression was grim. If he couldn’t get Jiang Chen to show up, his plan would fail.

"I can get him to come."

Just then, a voice called out.

A guard was seen hurrying over, panting as he arrived in front of Yuan Sheng.

He asked loudly, "Master Yuan Sheng, are you sure? If someone can convince Steward Jiang to come, you’ll give them ten million crystals?"

It was Xiaoba. Following Jiang Chen’s instructions, he had come specifically to earn Yuan Sheng’s ten million.

Ten million. He’d be rich.

For a lowly guard, an opportunity like this was incredibly rare.

It was an opportunity not to be missed.

Yuan Sheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and asked in surprise, "You? You’re not even an Alchemist. What makes you think you can get Jiang Chen to come?"

"Are you joking?"

He didn’t believe Xiaoba. A guard had absolutely no standing in the Alchemy Master Union.

After all, he had mobilized so many people and still couldn’t get Jiang Chen.

Now a mere guard was claiming he could do it. Who would believe that?

But Xiaoba nodded earnestly.

"How will we know if I don’t try? I’ll go get Steward Jiang right now."

Then, Xiaoba excitedly hurried back to the Steward Hall.

Under the stunned gazes of many, Jiang Chen swaggered over slowly.

The guard from before followed behind him.

"What?"

"Am I seeing things? That young guard actually got Jiang Chen to show up?"

"This is incredible."

No one knew why.

But Xiaoba followed Jiang Chen, trembling with a mix of fear and excitement.

His heart was filled with excitement.

Yuan Sheng was also stunned for a long while.

’That kid actually managed to get Jiang Chen to show up.’

Of course, he didn’t know that Xiaoba was just an errand boy who worked for Jiang Chen.

It was Jiang Chen who had instructed Xiaoba to do it. Otherwise, even if you gave Xiaoba a hundred times the courage, he would never have dared.

Jiang Chen strolled slowly into the middle of the crowd.

His arrival immediately caused a commotion.

Jiang Chen’s current status was very strange.

He wasn’t a Senior Steward, yet he had taken the place of one.

Ordinary Alchemists naturally wouldn’t dare to provoke him.

However, many people knew in their hearts that Jiang Chen’s position as Senior Steward was not backed by actual merit.

Jiang Chen’s abilities were also questionable.

"Haha, Jiang Chen, so you’ve finally decided to stop hiding in your shell?"

"Good. Very good."

Seeing Jiang Chen arrive, Yuan Sheng let out a hearty laugh.

He appeared very enthusiastic.

But his eyes were filled with a cold glint.

Jiang Chen, however, gave Yuan Sheng a cold glance and said indifferently, "We can talk about your challenge later. First, give the man his ten million. He’s waiting for his money."

He was helping Xiaoba earn ten million. This could be considered a service fee for Xiaoba’s hard work.

The first thing he did upon arriving, without any pleasantries, was to talk about money.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then they all looked at Xiaoba with envy and jealousy.

Xiaoba, however, nervously wrung his hands, not knowing what to say.

’Jiang Chen is actually demanding the money for me. I never thought I’d be able to get it so smoothly.’

Now that Jiang Chen had spoken, he knew the money wasn’t going anywhere.

When Yuan Sheng heard this, he was so angry he nearly coughed up blood.

He had only said it casually, assuming that given his status, no one would dare to actually ask him for the money.

But now, Jiang Chen had actually demanded it.

His expression turned ugly.

’Give it to him? I can’t bear to. But refuse? That look in Jiang Chen’s eyes is deeply unsettling.’

Especially in front of so many people, he couldn’t afford to lose too much face.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and handed a Qiankun Bag to Xiaoba.

"Here. You got lucky, kid."

He was incredibly reluctant to part with it.

That was ten million! And he just had to give it to Xiaoba like that.

Xiaoba hesitated, unsure if he should take it, and looked toward Jiang Chen.

But Jiang Chen simply reached out and snatched it from Yuan Sheng’s hand.

He said indifferently, "I don’t trust your character. Let me check and see if you shorted him."

PFFT!

Yuan Sheng actually spat out a mouthful of blood. Jiang Chen was questioning his very integrity!

He was furious from the humiliation.

But Jiang Chen really did begin to inspect the bag. After checking, he nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, the full ten million is here."

"Here, Xiaoba, this is your reward. Hurry up and thank Master Yuan Sheng for being so generous."

Xiaoba trembled.

Staring at Jiang Chen, with hundreds of people watching, he had received ten million.

He could hardly believe it.

Ten million was an absolutely enormous temptation for him, and Jiang Chen had just given it to him.

He refused, saying, "My lord, I can’t take this."

At that moment, Yuan Sheng was glaring at Xiaoba with a fiery, angry, threatening gaze.

Xiaoba was terrified.

"Stop with the nonsense and take it!"

Jiang Chen directly pushed the Qiankun Bag containing the ten million into Xiaoba’s hands.

Xiaoba was so scared his body trembled again.

Finally, under Jiang Chen’s stern gaze, he put it away.

"Thank you, my lord."

He was filled with gratitude for Jiang Chen. Not to mention, he had been short on money recently. This ten million was enough to last him a lifetime.

Jiang Chen patted Xiaoba’s shoulder.

"Go on."

Xiaoba immediately turned and left, making many people green with envy.

As for Yuan Sheng, his eyes remained fixed on Xiaoba’s back until he was gone. He was truly unwilling to just hand over ten million to Xiaoba like that.

However, at that moment, Jiang Chen clasped his hands behind his back and walked toward Yuan Sheng.

"Yuan Sheng, you want to challenge me? To compete with me in Alchemy Skill?"

He looked at Yuan Sheng indifferently, completely disregarding him.

Yuan Sheng snapped back to reality, no longer thinking about the ten million.

He immediately shouted, "That’s right, Steward Jiang! I’m asking you, do you or do you not dare to compete with me in Alchemy Skill?"

"And us! We all want to compete with you!"

Yuan Sheng’s junior brothers all spoke up one after another.

Jiang Chen glanced around at Yuan Sheng and his group.

His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

It was clear he hadn’t come out to compete with these guys in Alchemy Skill.

Instead, he pointed at Yuan Sheng and the others with disdain.

"To be honest, I couldn’t care less about your challenge."

"Because you bunch of clowns are simply not worthy of competing in Alchemy Skill against me."

"Every single one of you lacks any self-awareness. And to think you’re the disciples of Xiao Gu."

What?

Jiang Chen had shown up, yes, but only to point at Yuan Sheng’s group and give them a harsh scolding.

He called Yuan Sheng and the others clowns, unworthy of competing with him in Alchemy Skill.

The crowd stared at Jiang Chen as if they were seeing a ghost.

"So arrogant! How could Jiang Chen be this brazen?"

"Yuan Sheng and his group are all disciples of Xiao Gu. Few can compare to them, yet Jiang Chen actually says they’re unworthy of competing with him."

"My god, this guy really is completely full of himself."

Yuan Sheng and the others who had challenged Jiang Chen were all dumbfounded.

They thought Jiang Chen had come to compete with them, but it turned out he was only there to curse them out and verbally humiliate them.

"This is too much! This is going too far..."

Yuan Sheng and the others glared at Jiang Chen, gritting their teeth in fury.

He had shown up only to point at them, curse them out, and humiliate them in every way possible. It was simply unbearable.

Even Xiao Gu, who was somewhere in the crowd, was trembling with anger. Jiang Chen hadn’t just insulted his disciples, he had insulted him too, implying that he, Xiao Gu, was incompetent at teaching his disciples.