「The Jiang Family.」

For a change, Jiang Chen wanted to sleep in.

But he didn’t sleep for long. He really wasn’t suited for lazing around; after a short while, he got up automatically.

He sat cross-legged on his bed.

Jiang Chen silently began his Cultivation of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique.

Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi surged madly into his body.

His Cultivation showed faint signs of improvement.

For a Martial Cultivator, the further one progressed in Cultivation, the slower it became.

He was currently at the Warrior Second Heaven level of Cultivation.

Advancing further would not be a simple matter.

After cultivating for a while, he began Visualizing Vermilion Bird inwardly to continue solidifying the Vermilion Bird Seal.

"Hahhh..."

Jiang Chen slowly exhaled.

Then he got up and freshened up.

Yiyi had already prepared breakfast.

"Young Master, didn’t you say you were going to sleep until noon?"

Yiyi’s beautiful eyes blinked with curiosity.

’Her master hasn’t slept for long at all.’

Jiang Chen pursed his lips as he ate. "Who needs that much sleep? I just used it as an excuse so the clan members wouldn’t bother me."

He knew that now that his identity as an Alchemist was exposed, his clan would surely pester him for a few days.

He had already mentally prepared himself for it.

"Hee hee, Young Master, I’ve noticed you’ve suddenly become very important in the family."

"That’s a good thing."

Jiang Chen was speechless.

He quickly finished his meal and left the courtyard.

「Ling Xuan’s former Alchemy Room.」

Because of Ling Xuan’s departure, Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling had no idea what to do.

They didn’t know any Alchemy Skills, so all they could do was blankly flip through the single book on alchemy Ling Xuan had left behind, but they couldn’t understand a thing in it.

"When will we ever learn any Alchemy Skills?"

Jiang Ling felt helpless, even disheartened.

’After studying for two years, I still don’t know anything. It’s so humiliating.’

It was no wonder, since Ling Xuan hadn’t taught them a single thing about alchemy.

The Alchemy Skill they so desperately wanted to learn remained completely beyond their grasp.

Just then, a figure walked over.

"Huh? Young Master Jiang Chen, you’re here."

Seeing it was Jiang Chen, Jiang Xuan quickly stood up to greet him.

Jiang Chen nodded.

"What are you two doing?"

He knew these two clan members wanted to learn Alchemy Skill, which was why he had come here today.

After all, Jiang Chen didn’t want to devote all his energy to refining Elixirs for the Jiang Family.

He had more important things to do.

So, he planned to train these two clan members. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Once they could take his place, he wouldn’t have to worry so much.

With his abilities, as long as the two of them put their hearts into it, he could have them refining Elixirs in less than a month.

Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling both said, "Young Master, we’re studying Alchemy Skill."

Jiang Chen hummed in acknowledgment and nodded.

"Have you learned anything?"

Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling looked at each other in dismay.

Finally, they both shook their heads with wry smiles.

"Young Master, we haven’t. Ling Xuan never taught us anything."

Their confidence had been somewhat crushed.

They used to be fascinated by Alchemy Skill, but Ling Xuan either beat or cursed them, causing them to lose all interest.

Now, not much of that interest was left. If Ling Xuan were still here, there might have been some hope.

With his departure, they had fallen into complete despair.

Jiang Chen had long seen that the two of them had the will to learn but no one to teach them.

If it had been anyone else, he wouldn’t have cared, but these two were his own clan members.

Naturally, Jiang Chen wouldn’t ignore them.

He suddenly looked at them with a serious expression.

"Let me ask you two, do you really want to learn alchemy?"

Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling were perplexed.

’What is the Young Master trying to do?’

"Young Master, we really do, but with no one to teach us, it’s just wishful thinking."

Both of them shared the same thought.

Jiang Chen sized them up from head to toe.

He said earnestly, "If you really want to learn, then I will teach you alchemy for a while."

What?

At that moment, Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling’s jaws dropped in astonishment.

Their minds were filled with confusion.

They knew this Young Master well—a hedonistic good-for-nothing, even more impractical than they were.

Now he was making the outrageous claim that he would teach them alchemy.

They didn’t believe him at all.

Jiang Ling asked helplessly, "Young Master, you don’t know any Alchemy Skill, so how can you teach us?"

Jiang Xuan also looked over.

Both of them were suspicious of Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was used to being doubted.

He said coolly, "Enough nonsense. If you want to learn, come find me at the west main hall every morning."

"If you don’t, then get lost. I am not someone you have the right to question."

Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling listened.

They felt no surprise at all.

Instead, they didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

They had no idea what this Young Master was up to now, but since they had nothing better to do recently, they simply nodded and agreed.

"Alright, Young Master. We’ll definitely be there."

Jiang Chen saw that the two still looked distrustful.

He wished he could slap some sense into them.

He snorted.

Walking into the Pill Room, he saw it was filled with things Ling Xuan had left behind.

Jiang Chen pointed at the equipment inside and said, "Have someone send all this to the Ximen Family and give it to Ling Xuan. The Jiang Family has no need for his things."

Jiang Xuan said hurriedly, "Young Master, this is all for alchemy! If we give it to Ling Xuan, what will we use to refine pills?"

He knew that alchemy required a Pill Furnace and all sorts of other essential tools.

After all, that’s what Ling Xuan had used for his alchemy.

Jiang Chen glanced at Ling Xuan’s belongings with disdain and said coolly, "Only complete trash would use all that useless junk to show off their status as an Alchemist."

"Let me tell you, a true Alchemist doesn’t need so much useless junk. They only need three things."

"Materials, a Pill Furnace, and an unyielding spirit. Everything else is bullshit."

"Also, when you send this stuff over, deliver a message to Ling Xuan for me."

In one breath, Jiang Chen dismissed everything of Ling Xuan’s.

He even wrote a special note for Ling Xuan.

In Jiang Chen’s life, Alchemy Skill was his lifelong pursuit, one that had nothing to do with money or wealth.

In his view, as an Alchemist, there was no need to chase wealth, even though money was indispensable in an alchemist’s career.

However, one must understand that as long as you could become a powerful, high-level Alchemist, wealth would naturally follow. It was something easily obtained and not worth deliberately pursuing.

Wealth was just a byproduct, not the ultimate goal of an Alchemist.

Only a higher level of Alchemy Skill was the true symbol, the true spirit, of an Alchemist.

But Ling Xuan had abandoned the Jiang Family for the Ximen Family, all for money.

He despised such people.

Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling were left dumbfounded by his words.

But they felt that what he said seemed to make a bit of sense.

「The Ximen Family.」

Ling Xuan saw that the Jiang Family had actually sent his alchemy equipment over.

He knew this was the Jiang Family’s way of showing contempt; they didn’t even want to keep his things.

It was clear that now that the Jiang Family had a capable Alchemist, they no longer gave him, Ling Xuan, any regard.

Then, he opened the note in his hand.

It had been delivered along with his alchemy equipment.

"An Alchemist has their pride and dignity. You are nothing but a parasite in the Alchemy Realm, trampling on the noble spirit of alchemists. In the future, your Alchemy Skill will stagnate here, and you will never break through again."

"Good luck. From an Alchemist who looks down on you."

These words thoroughly wounded Ling Xuan’s pride.

"Bastard! Who was it? Who sent this note?"

He trembled with rage.

Someone had used such scathing words to humiliate him.

It was a devastating blow.

Their disdain for him had reached the point where they saw him as nothing more than an ant.

"Damn it, go to hell!"

Ling Xuan smashed his own equipment, roaring in fury.

He knew this was definitely the work of that new Alchemist.

Now, the Ximen Family once again found themselves in an awkward position.

The Jiang Family’s business was booming by the day.

Hanwu City was home to three great families: the Jiang Family, the Bai Family, and the Ximen Family. All three were involved in various industries, and their businesses were more or less on par with each other. But now, in a very short amount of time, the Jiang Family’s Elixir business had completely surpassed the other two.