Chapter 51: Sun Yi's Gesture of Goodwill
"Hmm, this young man seems to look like Lin Feng?"
Han Zihua looked at Lin Feng with a puzzled expression.
Five years had passed quickly, and Lin Feng had transformed from a weak teenager into a handsome young man, naturally undergoing significant changes in appearance.
Therefore, Han Zihua did not immediately recognize Lin Feng.
But doubts arose in his heart.
...
"M-Master."
In the crowd, Shi Yan shuddered upon seeing Lin Feng.
Even though he had only met Lin Feng once.
How could Shi Yan forget Lin Feng?
He later sought confirmation from his daughter, Shi Ningmeng, and learned that Lin Feng was indeed the Heavenly Stage Spiritual Array Master from the Spirit Array Master Guild who had stayed at the Alchemist Guild for a few days.
But this was not what shocked Shi Yan the most; rather, it was the possibility that Lin Feng might also be a Heavenly Stage Alchemist.
He was merely twenty-two or three years old.
Being not only a Heavenly Stage Spiritual Array Master but also a Heavenly Stage Alchemist was incredibly astounding.
Even Yu Ji of the Martial Soul Hall and Murong Baichuan of the Spirit Array Master Guild did not know about Lin Feng's dual identity.
Because Lin Feng only demonstrated his profound alchemical skills in front of Shi Yan.
Just one time.
Recently, Shi Yan successfully broke through to become an Earth Stage High Stage Alchemist.
This was naturally a significant event because Shi Yan was promoted to Great Elder in the Alchemist Guild.
Therefore, even Sun Yi, the chief of the Alchemist Guild for the northern Seventy-two States, personally arrived to preside over Shi Yan's promotion ceremony.
Additionally, three Great Elders and twelve Spirit Array Master Guild Presidents, who had good relationships with Shi Yan and served in various states of the northern Seventy-two States, accompanied him.
After the promotion ceremony, Shi Yan had a private discussion with Sun Yi, involving only the two of them, and the topic of discussion was about Lin Feng.
When Sun Yi heard that there was a Heavenly Stage Spiritual Array Master around the age of twenty-two or three who was also a Heavenly Stage Alchemist, he almost fell to the ground in shock.
Sun Yi, who was over three thousand years old, had devoted over two thousand years to becoming a Heavenly Stage Alchemist.
Sun Yi knew how difficult it was to become a Heavenly Stage Alchemist.
Some people might never break through to become a Heavenly Stage Alchemist in their entire lives.
And this young man, at such a young age, being both a Heavenly Stage Spiritual Array Master and a Heavenly Stage Alchemist, spoke volumes.
If the five elders of the Alchemist Holy Temple knew about it, they would personally entice him to join the Alchemist Holy Temple.
Sun Yi was eager to see Lin Feng.
But he couldn't meet him.
Because by that time, Lin Feng had already left.
This made Sun Yi extremely frustrated.
Later, Sun Yi heard that Han Zihua of Junzi City had offered a ten-thousand-year-old ancestral Holy Medicine as a reward, seeking an elixir to extend his wife's life.
So Sun Yi decided to visit in person.
...
This was the reason for Sun Yi and his entourage's arrival in Junzi City.
...
"Young man, quickly kneel and apologize to the lord. The lord will forgive you for your youthful indiscretion,"
said a kindly middle-aged alchemist beside Lin Feng.
Clearly, he feared that Lin Feng would cause a catastrophic disaster.
In the cultivator world, killing doesn't even need a reason, let alone if Lin Feng had offended the North Seventy-two States' Alchemist Guild director.
It's likely that countless people would want to quietly eliminate Lin Feng to curry favor with someone like Sun Yi.
Lin Feng said calmly, "There's no alchemist in the North Seventy-two States worthy of my salute."
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the middle-aged alchemist advising him turned pale with fright.
"Insane, this kid is insane," he shook his head endlessly, unsure how to further dissuade Lin Feng.
He knew that once Lin Feng voiced such words, there was no turning back; no one could save Lin Feng anymore.
And he was merely a rootless Loose Cultivator, albeit an alchemist, he was only a Dark Stage Alchemist.
Even if he wanted to help Lin Feng, he was powerless to do so.
"This kid is truly courting death,"
Zhuo Yan thought coldly in his heart.
Clearly still resentful of his verbal spar with Lin Feng, this person regarded himself too highly, believing Lin Feng was not even worthy of him making a move.
Thus, he had just set up a situation of borrowing a knife to kill him.
Hearing Lin Feng's comments, Zhuo Yan was overjoyed. He thought he should seize the opportunity to make a good impression on Sun Yi, possibly currying favor with a major figure like Sun Yi and thereby achieving great success.
Thinking of this, Zhuo Yan coldly reprimanded once more, "Boy, you're really blind! A mere low-level alchemist dares not know his place, to the point of disregarding Lord Sun Yi, you are simply a disgrace to us alchemists!"
Slap!
Before Zhuo Yan finished his sentence, everyone heard a loud slap.
The originally arrogant Zhuo Yan screamed miserably, being slapped and sent flying four or five meters by Shi Yan, the newly-promoted Great Elder from the Spirit Array Master Guild.
Not only was Zhuo Yan stunned by the slap.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Even Sun Yi, who was initially furious, was stunned.
Not understanding why Shi Yan would commit such an out-of-character act.
After all, Zhuo Yan was maintaining Sun Yi's dignity just now.
And now, Shi Yan had slapped Zhuo Yan, who was upholding Sun Yi's dignity, flying away.
What did this indicate?
Indirectly slapping Sun Yi's face?
This couldn't be right.
Sun Yi was Shi Yan's superior, holding Shi Yan's fate in his hands.
How could Shi Yan dare to offend Sun Yi?
This was the question puzzling everyone.
"Brother Shi, what do you mean by this?"
Seeing Zhuo Yan being hit, Huo Qianyun's complexion slightly darkened.
He was also an Earth-rank Spirit Array Master, and the leader of these people from Fire Valley.
Plus, he was soon to become the president of the Youzhou Alchemist General Union.
So Huo Qianyun wasn't afraid of Shi Yan.
Thus, he questioned.
If a member of Fire Valley were beaten without reason, Fire Valley would lose face.
Shi Yan ignored Huo Qianyun but hurriedly went to the ashen-faced Sun Yi and whispered, "My lord, that young man is Master Lin Feng I mentioned before."
"What?"
Sun Yi's expression changed repeatedly.
A twenty-two or three-year-old Heavenly Stage Spiritual Array Master and Heavenly Stage Alchemist.
Such a person.
Even if Sun Yi met him, he would have to speak courteously.
Because perhaps it wouldn't be long before the other person would become a Holy Stage.
By then, his own fate might well be in the other's hands.
Could he not speak with caution?
Thinking of this, the anger in Sun Yi's heart had long dissipated, a smile appeared on his face.
He quickly walked towards Lin Feng.
Seeing Sun Yi head towards Lin Feng, many thought, "Could it be that Lord Sun Yi intends to personally punish that kid? In that case, that kid is doomed."
But something that astounded everyone occurred.
Sun Yi came before Lin Feng, cupped his hands, and with a beaming smile, asked, "I am Sun Yi, might you be Brother Lin?"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Sun Yi was a Heavenly Stage Alchemist, after all.
Yet he was addressing a young cultivator around twenty years old so courteously.
And even referred to him as "Brother Lin."
This was treating him as an equal!
In the cultivator world, treating each other as equals generally implies being on the same level.
Which means,
is that young man also a Heavenly Stage Alchemist?
Considering this situation, many felt they were going mad.
How could there be such a young Heavenly Stage Alchemist?
This is absolutely impossible to be true.
Nobody believed it.
And didn't want to believe it was true.
"It's Lin Feng, it must be Lin Feng, I can't be wrong..."
And seeing even a great figure like Sun Yi reasoning with that young man as equals, Han Zihua clenched his fist tightly, feeling bursts of excitement.
He was certain that young man could only be Lin Feng.
It was only Lin Feng's demon level talent that could hope to become a Heavenly Stage Alchemist at this age.
"A Heavenly Stage Alchemist, oh, back then I thought if he became an Earth Stage Alchemist within five years, it would already defy the heavens, but I never expected he would become a Heavenly Stage Alchemist."
Inside Han Zihua's heart was filled with shock, feeling an unreal sense now.