Do not die

Pharmacists Branch Headquarters.

Eighteen level three professionals gathered together, waiting for the arrival of the legendary figure.

Some of them come from Jade Lake and span tens of thousands of miles;

Some even traveled hundreds of thousands of miles from the front lines of the Outer Ring to escape.

But the person they were waiting for was close at hand.

Now, they have all arrived, but the nearest rightful owner has yet to arrive.

But everyone present was not unhappy at all, and everyone waited patiently and calmly.

This is the biggest truth in the spiritual world. People with more strength naturally have more privileges.

Since the 90th anniversary of the Qingxuan Sect, rumors have gradually spread that Master Ge is the number one casual cultivator in the Qingxuan Domain.

Although this is due to the special treatment given by Qingxuan Sect, the people who spread these rumors are also suspected of joining in the fun or even being killed.

After all, most of the elixir-forming casual cultivators, including Ge Yaoshi, have only completed elixir-forming in recent years by taking advantage of the opportunities of the times.

There is another pill formation in Cuiyu Lake, which was completed much earlier and has been silently gathering momentum for many years.

Once Qingxuanzong relaxed the restrictions, they were like springs compressed to the limit, and their cultivation levels increased rapidly.

While other newcomers to the Dan Formation are still stabilizing their first-level cultivation, they have reached the end of the early stage of the Formation and are sprinting towards the middle stage of the Formation.

At this time, it was said that Medicine Master Ge was the number one casual cultivator in Qingxuan Territory, and many people were murmuring in their hearts.

But to this day, no one questions it. On the contrary, they still secretly praise it in their hearts. Qingxuanzong really has a sharp vision.

At this moment, messages flew in from outside the hall and fell into the hands of the cultivators in the hall.

After reading the information, everyone felt relieved, but also a little surprised.

Naturally, he was relieved because Ge Yaoshi finally left the cave and rushed towards them;

What was surprising was something unexpected. According to the content of the summons, Medicine Master Ge did not come alone, but came with another strange monk.

Moreover, looking at that posture, Ge Yaoshi also took the initiative to put himself in the position of deputy.

This is very confusing.

For the eighteen people present, it felt like they were suddenly caught off guard.

After receiving this information, the cultivators looked at each other in silence and made eye contact.

After a while, an old man who looked about fifty or sixty years old stood up first and said:

"Everyone, please stop making random guesses. Since Fellow Daoist Ge is already here, let's go out to greet him.

If you have any questions, just ask in person.

As far as I know, although Daoyou Ge has a lonely temperament, he is very talkative and is not a person who plays tricks. "

This person is Li Wenchang, the president of the alchemist branch, who is also a legendary figure.

Before the Qingxuan Sect relaxed its restrictions on the Qingxuan Domain, he was a well-known third-level alchemist and the only third-level alchemist in the Qingxuan Domain who was not from the Qingxuan Sect at that time.

But his cultivation at that time was still at the ninth level of foundation building.

From this we can know how strong his talent for alchemy is.

As the Qingxuan Sect relaxed its restrictions on the entire Qingxuan Domain, he became even more comfortable and quickly formed high-quality true elixirs. His alchemy skills, which were already at the third level, improved with the improvement of the general environment. Rapidly improve.

Now it has reached the limit of the third-order low-grade, and is only one step away from the third-order mid-grade.

He is the furthest among the eighteen third-level professionals in the Professionals Association.

Most of the other third-level professionals have taken advantage of the opportunities of the times and the platform of the Professionals Association in recent years to break through and be promoted to the third-level low-level level.

For this reason, although Li Wenchang is only the president of the alchemist branch, he has a huge say in all decisions related to the entire professional association.

Therefore, after listening to his opinion, the other monks nodded seriously, and then they all stood up and went out to greet him.

Although they had been mentally prepared, when they heard Ge Yaoshi whisper "This is the family master", it was still like a hammer in everyone's heart.

The soft voice of Ge Yaoshi has disappeared, but the violent shock caused in the hearts of the cultivators is far from over.

Except for a very small number of self-taught monsters, whether they are low-level qi cultivators or talented monks with amazing talents, there will always be a guide.

It is possible for a mediocre guide to discover and cultivate an outstanding genius.

In the Qingxuan Domain, the non-Qingxuan Sect monks who have now cultivated the Pill Formation have basically achieved the goal of "being better than the blue" and have achieved achievements that surpass those of their masters and elders.

If there is no special explanation, everyone will assume that Ge Yaoshi is in this situation.

But this obviously does not fit the situation at hand.

Because of Meng Zhou's deliberate actions, although they could not clearly see his specific cultivation level, they could faintly feel a kind of suppression originating from the life force.

"How could Master Ge actually have such a powerful master?!"

"So, there is a force behind him?"

"Ge Yaoshi has been able to reach this day not only because of his personal struggle, but also because of the secret help of this force?!"

"...That's right. He was able to produce so many fake elixir puppets and such a large amount of elixir wine in such a short period of time. How can this be done by one person?

Some people have long speculated that there must be a powerful force behind him to support him. "

"Now, he just took the initiative to confirm this speculation, which is not worth making a fuss about."

Because of "Ge Ping's" words, it caused various speculations among the cultivators.

And this is not what they care about most, because it has little to do with themselves.

"Why did he choose to confess this now? Does this matter have anything to do with us?"

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Ge Ping" didn't seem to notice the uncertain looks on the cultivators' faces. There was a lot of worry on his face, and he greeted with a smile:

"Why are you all standing there? If you have anything to say, let's go in and say it. Are you afraid that my master and apprentice will eat you?"

With that said, the master and apprentice strode in.

Li Wenchang and others looked at each other and followed the two of them back into the hall.

After entering the hall, "Ge Ping" who was walking at the front naturally arranged for his master to sit down at the center seat, while he stayed beside him.

Li Wenchang and others who followed closely behind, although there were many people, looked like subordinates of the master and the apprentice who were sitting above.

There was such a strange feeling in his heart, and the "old man" sitting cross-legged on the main seat confirmed it completely with the first words he spoke.

"The Professionals Association has developed to what it is today in just a dozen years, and it is indispensable for the hard work of all fellow Taoists. Here, I would like to sincerely thank you all."

While saying this, the "old man" also thanked everyone in the hall.

The expression "I'm very happy" is clearly written on his face.

Hearing this, everyone including Li Wenchang was at a loss.

what happened?

What's the meaning?

Has my ability to understand seriously deteriorated?

He clearly understood every word of what this old guy said, but why were they put together so that people couldn't understand them?

Is there something wrong with this old guy, or is there something wrong with us?

Meng Zhou certainly knew what kind of power his words would have - this was the effect he wanted.

In fact, he has a better choice, which is to first lay the groundwork with Li Wenchang and others, and then slowly get to the point.

But Meng Zhou, who had completely straightened out his ideas, no longer wanted to waste time on these minutiae. What was the point of going around in circles with them?

Wherever he could "walk in a straight line", Meng Zhou didn't want to waste any more time or any more effort.

Therefore, the first sentence he spoke took the lead and set the general tone of the gathering.

Then, while Li Wenchang was still dazed and shocked, he turned to look at "Ge Ping" next to him, "Tell them carefully."

This sentence thrown at "Ge Ping" was like a kicked ball.

Meng Zhou, who was distracted and distracted, immediately caught the "coming ball" steadily and played the role of "Ge Ping" seriously.

Meng Zhou felt very strange. This place was like a special stage, and he was presenting a special performance to a group of third-level professionals.

He first bowed respectfully to his master, and then turned to face Li Wenchang and others who looked confused.

With a slight cough, something suddenly appeared in "Ge Ping's" hand, a special magical weapon with an "O" on it and a "Ten" on it.

Twenty years ago, no one would have the slightest reaction to such a magical weapon with a special shape but no actual function.

But now, not to mention the members of the Professionals Association, even the monks in Qingxuan Domain who are not members of the association, all know that this is a unique identity mark for members of the Professionals Association.

When "Ge Ping" took out this object, most of the monks still felt confused.

Pharmacist Ge is now the president of the Pharmacist Branch. It is normal to have such a magic weapon that represents his membership in the association.

So, what was he doing with this thing at this time?

However, there were also several cultivators whose expressions suddenly changed after seeing the identity weapon in "Ge Ping's" hand.

One of them is Li Wenchang.

"Ge Ping's" gaze, which was originally patrolling the entire audience, immediately locked onto Li Wenchang, whose expression suddenly changed.

He chuckled and asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, you should know this magical weapon, right?"

Faced with this question that should have been easy to answer, Li Wenchang remained silent.

Those cultivators who originally felt a little confused also reacted to this situation, knowing that there must be some secrets that they didn't know about.

Everyone's expressions quietly became serious, and their ears pricked up.

After a while of silence, Li Wenchang nodded slightly and said slowly, "Yes, I know him."

"Can you please introduce it to everyone? I think many fellow Taoists are not familiar with this thing." "Ge Ping" said.

"Okay." Li Wenchang nodded.

In the brief silence just now, Li Wenchang had thought enough and understood that there was no point in being hesitant and vague on this matter.

He turned to look at the other monks beside him and said, "You should all be familiar with the history of the association, right?"

All the monks nodded.

All the cultivators present were third-level professionals. In the professionals' association, they were either the president of a branch or the vice-president with huge real power.

They have all reached this position through their true talents and learning, although they are not interested in delving too deeply into the situation of the association during the "predecessor", "predecessor", or "predecessor" period.

After all, based on their height, associations run by presidents and vice-presidents with only second-level or even first-level professional standards are no more than children playing house in their eyes.

But since they are in such a position, they are still very clear about the overall development of the Professionals Association.

Initially, this was just a situation caused by a group of first-level professionals in the first-level spiritual vein Nuanyun Valley.

If it develops normally, this will at best be a small force that can dominate a first-order spiritual vein and spread its influence to three or five first-order spiritual veins in the surrounding area.

However, who said it was lucky to catch up with the east wind of the times?

This is not the exclusive privilege of professional associations. There are countless forces that have taken advantage of this trend.

What's really special is that the first batch of people who founded the Professionals Association were too weak and their foundation was too shallow, plus the association's special positioning for all professionals.

The east wind of the times has blown the Professionals Association high, but the first batch of people in power, also the original founders of the association, can no longer grasp it.

They wisely chose to let go in time, and before they fell to pieces, they entrusted the association to a group of professionals who could support the association's continued growth.

With this as the core, the second batch of core executives of the Professional Association was formed.

However, with the rapid development of the association, this second generation core layer has gradually become unable to support the association's ever-changing new situation.

As a result, the third generation, with higher cultivation and professional standards, took over and replaced the second generation.

In this way, it is metabolized again and again, and replaced in rounds.

An iron-clad association and a flowing core layer.

Until now.

Li Wenchang glanced at everyone and said softly:

"Since everyone is familiar with these past events, it will be easier for me to explain them."

"Then you should know that compared to subsequent high-level replacements, the first replacement is much gentler."

The cultivators nodded.

The first core group of the association, the group of people who founded the association, basically all came from a first-order spiritual lineage called Nuanyun Valley.

First of all, those people's cultivation level is extremely low, and they are basically all Qi-training monks.

Secondly, those people are generally older and their potential is almost exhausted.

For the continued development of the association and for self-protection, they chose to let go in a timely manner.

At that time, the association was still not well-known, and it had not yet attracted unscrupulous covetous people.

This gives those at the core of the generation more choices.

They secretly screened and selected eight successors who were most suitable to them.

I have to say that this is a very correct and very smart step.

The transfer of power was completed without any bloodshed, and the first batch of core members "landed smoothly". They themselves and their children have received the most appropriate arrangements.

Li Wenchang glanced at the magic weapon in "Ge Ping's" hand, looked at everyone again, and said with a complicated expression:

"Actually, it's not eight, but nine."