Ten Thousand Dragons Technique-Chapter 12: Sun Tian Is an Alchemy Master!

Liu Ruyue hurriedly rushed over and said, "Lin Xuan, you’re amazing! You defeated Sun Tian! You’re in first place, and I’m so happy for you!"

After speaking, she began to clap.

"Ruyue, what do you think you’re doing? Are you crazy, congratulating him? Get over here and help me up, now!" Sun Tian roared madly upon witnessing this scene. The woman he admired was congratulating someone else, which was more than he could bear.

Ruyue didn’t go over. Instead, she said with a scornful look, "Sun Tian, what do you have to be arrogant about? You’re no match for Lin Xuan at all. Without those elixirs, you couldn’t have even broken through to the Eighth Grade, let alone the Seventh. You’re not even worthy of carrying Lin Xuan’s shoes."

"From now on, don’t say my name. We are not close."

"What did you say?" Hearing this, Sun Tian was so enraged that he coughed up a mouthful of old blood.

Damn it, this wretched woman had publicly betrayed him! He was furious!

Ruyue ignored Sun Tian. She turned to Lin Xuan with a pitiful expression and said, "What happened before wasn’t my fault. It was Sun Tian who deceived me, which is why I foolishly broke up with you. I realize now that you’re the one who was best to me. Can we get back together? Please?"

"Get back together?"

"Yes, get back together, just like before," Ruyue nodded. She was very beautiful and believed that if she just acted a little more pitiful and admitted her mistake, Lin Xuan would surely take her back.

Lin Xuan sneered. "You’re dreaming. Get lost!"

Ruyue’s smile froze. How could he refuse? No, I have to get back together with him. His talent is peerless, his status is astonishing. I absolutely cannot let this opportunity slip by.

Thinking this, she moved forward to continue her pleading.

Lin Xuan snorted coldly. With a wave of his hand, he sent Ruyue flying. She fell to the ground, crying in pain and despair.

The members of the surrounding families were all watching the spectacle.

"My, that Liu Ruyue is quite the snob."

"She abandoned Lin Xuan for elixirs, but now that his talent has returned, she wants to crawl back to his side."

"Where in the world do things work out so conveniently?"

"If I were Lin Xuan, I wouldn’t take her back either."

The crowd’s cold mockery rained down on her. Upon hearing it, Ruyue nearly fainted.

Lin Xuan paid her no more attention, instead looking toward the presiding elder. "Elder, can you announce the results now?"

The middle-aged elder nodded and declared in a loud voice, "I hereby announce the first-place winner of the second-stage assessment: Lin Xuan!"

"And the overall first-place rank in the Heavenly Dao Institute assessment: Lin Xuan!"

The crowd gasped, and then countless people began to applaud. The members of the Lin Family were ecstatically shouting Lin Xuan’s name. They were overjoyed.

People from the other families came over one by one to offer their congratulations. A true dragon had been born into the Lin Family. Lin Xuan was destined to soar to great heights, and the Lin Family would rise with him!

"Hmph. So what if he’s first? He’s still no match for my son."

Just then, a cold snort rang out. The crowd turned and saw that the speaker was none other than the Clan Leader of the Sun Family.

Everyone was bewildered. Had Clan Leader Sun lost his mind? Who could be better than first place? Sun Tian had already been defeated. At best, he was second place, so how could he possibly surpass Lin Xuan?

Clan Leader Sun walked to Sun Tian’s side, helped him up, and then announced loudly, "Since it has come to this, I will hide it no longer. My son, Sun Tian, has another identity."

Stunned, everyone froze.

What identity?

"Don’t tell me Sun Tian isn’t Clan Leader Sun’s son?"

"Then whose son is he?"

The crowd buzzed with excited discussion.

Clan Leader Sun’s face darkened, and he roared, "Insolence! Utter nonsense! That’s not what I meant by another identity. Sun Tian is, of course, my son. However, he is also an Alchemy Master."

"My son, Sun Tian, began studying alchemy at the age of ten. He now possesses the skills of a First-Grade Alchemy Master. All he has to do is pass the official assessment at the Pill Tower to be certified as a First-Grade Alchemy Master."

"When that time comes, my son will join the Heavenly Dao Institute with the status of a First-Grade Alchemy Master. That status is far more prestigious and dazzling than simply taking first place in this assessment."

"A First-Grade Alchemy Master?" Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd erupted in gasps. One must understand that in this world, Alchemy Masters were incredibly noble and held a lofty status. Why was the Sun Family so powerful? It was precisely because they were a family of Alchemy Masters. Everyone sought to curry favor with them.

No one had expected Sun Tian to also possess a talent for alchemy, much less that he had already reached the standard of a First-Grade Alchemy Master. It was unbelievable!

Everyone looked at Sun Tian with a mixture of shock and envy.

Even the elder from the Heavenly Dao Institute paused. He sized up Sun Tian seriously before speaking. "If he truly becomes a First-Grade Alchemy Master, then his status will indeed be more distinguished than that of the first-place winner in Cloud Sea City. When he joins the Heavenly Dao Institute, he will receive much better treatment."

Hearing this, Clan Leader Sun smiled.

Sun Tian’s pride swelled once more. He glared at Lin Xuan and said, "So what if you beat me, kid? In the end, you’re still beneath me. This world runs on talent! I have a talent for alchemy, and that makes me superior to you!"

As he finished, Sun Tian began to roar with excitement, needing to vent all the fury of his defeat.

Lin Xuan furrowed his brow. He hadn’t expected Sun Tian to possess such a talent.

He sent a mental message, asking, "Big Black Dog, can I practice alchemy?"

"Of course," the Big Black Dog replied. "As a descendant of the Great Emperor, you can naturally become an Alchemy Master."

"Then can you make me a First-Grade Alchemy Master within a month?" Lin Xuan asked again.

After the assessment, he had one month of rest before he would have to depart for the Heavenly Dao Institute. He wanted to become a First-Grade Alchemy Master before he enrolled.

The Big Black Dog said, "For others, it would be difficult, but not for you. I will personally teach you. Although my own talent for alchemy is nothing compared to the Great Emperor’s, I still possess the skills of a Pill Saint. With my personal guidance, one month is more than enough to make you a First-Grade Alchemy Master."

Lin Xuan nodded, indicating his understanding.

He announced loudly, "In one month, I too will join the Heavenly Dao Institute as a First-Grade Alchemy Master."

As soon as he spoke, everyone was stunned. The crowd stared wide-eyed, in utter disbelief.

Did they hear him correctly? Lin Xuan knew alchemy too?

The Lin Family members were baffled. Their Young Master knew alchemy? Since when?

Even the elder from the Heavenly Dao Institute was astonished. He stared at Lin Xuan and asked, "You can practice alchemy as well?"

"Nonsense! Kid, how could you possibly know alchemy?" Sun Tian roared furiously. "The Lin Family has never had a single Alchemy Master! Who could possibly teach you? Stop boasting! Not just anyone can become an Alchemy Master."

So, Lin Xuan was just bragging again. The crowd was speechless. Although all the boasts Lin Xuan had made before had come true, this one was surely impossible.

Lin Xuan said, "It’s true that I’m not an Alchemy Master right now. But isn’t there still a month before we have to enroll in the Heavenly Dao Institute? Within this month, I should be able to become a First-Grade Alchemy Master. When I enter the Heavenly Dao Institute then, won’t I be eligible for two sets of rewards?"

What? He was going to start practicing now? The elder from the Heavenly Dao Institute was bewildered.

Sun Tian roared with laughter, so hard that tears nearly streamed from his eyes.

"Are you an idiot, kid? You think you can become an Alchemy Master in one month?"

"Are you joking!"

"Do you have any idea how difficult alchemy is?"

"You foolish creature! You know nothing."

Clan Leader Sun sneered, looking at Lin Xuan as if he were watching a buffoon. His son, Sun Tian, had started practicing alchemy at ten. Now, at seventeen, it had taken him seven years of training to reach the level of a First-Grade Alchemy Master, and even that was considered fast. Even if Lin Xuan had a talent for alchemy, he couldn’t possibly become a First-Grade Alchemy Master in ten years, let alone a single month