For now, only the people within the Alchemy Master Guild knew that Jiang Chen had become President.

The news would surely spread quickly, but he had ordered them to temporarily suppress it.

Jiang Chen had people clean up his office.

He planned to spend the next few days at the Alchemy Master Guild to reacquaint himself with his new environment.

Meanwhile, Shen Mi and Qiu Baxiong, who had lost the election, were feeling extremely displeased.

Now, the two of them were plotting their next move in a secret chamber, their faces dark.

"That bastard Jiang Chen has gone too far."

"What kind of trick did he pull to make everyone vote for him?"

The two of them still couldn’t figure it out.

If they went to question the Stewards and Elders now, those people wouldn’t necessarily give them the time of day.

The Stewards and Elders of the Alchemy Master Guild held significant power; even the Vice Presidents couldn’t suppress them.

Besides, Jiang Chen was now the President.

But the two of them simply couldn’t accept it.

Qiu Baxiong was exceptionally furious.

"Damn it! We should have eliminated that guy long ago. Now he’s stolen the presidency from right under our noses."

"Shen Mi, what do you think we should do?"

United by their shared anger toward Jiang Chen, they now had a common topic of discussion and a common enemy.

Jiang Chen had appeared out of nowhere and easily seized the position of President. It was simply insane.

It turned the dreams they had nurtured for years into nothing but an illusion.

Shen Mi’s expression was terrifyingly grim.

He gritted his teeth, his slightly aged face still filled with a craving for power.

The benefits of being President were too numerous to count.

But this time, he had failed.

The old man was seething with rage.

BANG!

He slammed his hand on the table, nearly sending the teacups on it flying.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "That brat Jiang Chen caught us completely off guard."

"He remained as still as a mountain while we toiled and struggled to get to this point, only for all our efforts to amount to nothing. He snatched the fruits of victory right from under us."

"I refuse to accept this."

Qiu Baxiong naturally felt the same way.

It was impossible for them to submit to someone as young as Jiang Chen.

His eyes flickered as he looked at Shen Mi.

Shen Mi spoke again. "If we can kill Jiang Chen, once he’s dead, we’ll have another chance."

"If he doesn’t die, we might never get another opportunity to become President, not even until the day we die."

Hearing Shen Mi’s plan, Qiu Baxiong’s spirits lifted.

Although he was also a cunning old schemer, Shen Mi was, after all, the most senior of them.

He was prepared to hear Shen Mi out.

As expected, Shen Mi’s eyes filled with killing intent as he said, "Why don’t we hire assassins to get rid of that brat?"

"Even though Jiang Chen is the President, don’t forget, his Cultivation is only at Warrior Fifth Heaven. We can kill him easily."

"It’s just that it wouldn’t be appropriate for the two of us to act personally. We’ll find assassins and have him meet a violent end."

The more Qiu Baxiong listened, the more excited he became.

"Brilliant! Hiring assassins... I never thought of that."

"Yes, you’re right. It’s not suitable for us to make a move. It’s better to hire assassins to eliminate him."

The two were immediately on the same wavelength, preparing to dispatch assassins to kill Jiang Chen.

They conferred in secret for a while.

Qiu Baxiong then added with schadenfreude, "And don’t forget, Jiang Chen killed Master Qin. Behind Master Qin was the backing of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Alchemy Master Guild."

"Even if we don’t do anything to eliminate Jiang Chen, he’ll have a hard time escaping death anyway."

"The moment the people from the Fire Sparrow Kingdom make their move, Jiang Chen is a dead man." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

That was right. Master Qin had been able to become the President of the Hanwu City branch because he had the support of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Alchemy Master Guild.

They immediately made their secret arrangements.

On one hand, they arranged for assassins to deal with Jiang Chen.

On the other, they secretly sent a message to the Fire Sparrow Kingdom.

Yet, the two of them continued to show up at the Alchemy Master Guild as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Chen spent several days in a row at the Alchemy Master Guild.

He didn’t go out at all.

"If that kid doesn’t leave the Alchemy Master Guild, it will be difficult for our assassins to get to him."

Bai Xiong said, his expression cold.

After all, as long as Jiang Chen remained in the Alchemy Master Guild, assassins definitely wouldn’t dare enter the premises to kill someone.

The Alchemy Master Guild was not an organization ordinary people dared to challenge.

It was, in the end, backed by a terrifying power.

Shen Mi, however, shook his head. "No matter. Let him live a few more days. He’ll have to leave the Alchemy Master Guild eventually."

In fact, Jiang Chen had spent the past few busy days studying materials he previously had no access to.

He learned quite a bit from them.

He stretched lazily.

’Time to go home for a few days.’

Jiang Chen didn’t have anything particularly urgent to attend to.

Most matters would be handled by the Deacon Council and the Elder Council.

He only needed to give the final approval.

So, he decided to just go home.

He had completely forgotten about Shen Mi and Qiu Baxiong.

They were losers, and Jiang Chen didn’t pay them any mind.

Now that he was the President, they would have to bow and scrape before him.

He took off his Silver Crown, removed the President’s Badge, tossed them casually into his Spatial Ring, and walked outside.

He glanced at the sky and saw that it was already dusk.

He strolled along the street.

The crowds on the street had already thinned out.

It was usually like this; by dusk, fewer people were out and about.

SWOOSH!

Just then, from a hidden corner, a figure in black suddenly appeared.

He stared at the path Jiang Chen was walking.

He signaled to several other locations.

Sure enough, a total of four black-clad figures emerged from different corners, practically surrounding Jiang Chen.

"Hm?"

’Is that killing intent?’

As a cultivator of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, Jiang Chen was extremely sensitive to killing intent.

He could sense its presence even from a great distance.

In an instant, he sensed several incredibly faint streams of killing intent.

Although his opponents did their best to conceal it, Jiang Chen still detected it.

Seeing this, a white light flashed in Jiang Chen’s hand, and the Divine Wind Fan appeared.

The Divine Wind Fan was an unparalleled Magical Treasure for self-defense, perfect for catching enemies by surprise.

It had saved him from danger several times.

Holding it now, he fanned himself casually.

At the same time, with a flick of his fingers, several black elixirs landed in his hand.

That’s right, Blazing Pills.

Blazing Pills could threaten the lives of even Martial Master experts, making them an excellent choice for self-defense.

In addition to that, a sealed porcelain vial appeared in his hand.

He completed this series of preparations in a split second.

’I wonder who sent these assassins?’

Jiang Chen was puzzled; he didn’t have that many enemies at the moment.

He wasn’t sure who was constantly sending assassins after him.

Still, his expression turned a little grim.

Analyzing the auras he sensed, his opponents were at least at the level of Martial Master First Heaven.

Martial Master First Heaven was an absolutely formidable level of power.

Jiang Chen had become President not because of his own strength, but because of his Alchemy Skill.

In the Alchemy Master Guild, the rule was eternal: Alchemy Skill reigned supreme.

Jiang Chen didn’t dare to linger and quickly headed toward the Jiang Family estate.

In Hanwu City, there was no safer place than his Jiang Family estate.

Even the Alchemy Master Guild wasn’t safe.

SWISH SWISH SWISH...

Jiang Chen picked up his pace. Since his opponents had already found him, there was no need to pretend anymore.