Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 163: The Gift from the Mo Family

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: The Gift from the Mo Family

"Interesting, this Mo Wangchen has actually made a life and death agreement with Jun Muqing!"

"Heh, I heard that the Young Master of the Mo Family was once a useless person who couldn’t cultivate, but unexpectedly, he has come to Yunge City to join the Yun Chu Academy, and now he even holds the title of a third-grade Alchemist. Back then, the Jun Family initiated the engagement cancellation, partly because they were afraid, having already planned a marriage alliance with the Royal Family, but more so because Mo Wangchen was a waste, right?"

Among the banquet guests, someone who had heard of Jun Muqing’s engagement lightly said, "Now everything is turned on its head. Mo Wangchen is not only not a waste anymore, but he’s also the most talented individual in Alchemy Dao among the younger generation of Yun Country. Even the Royal Family is interested in winning him over. This must have been something the Jun Family never anticipated..."

"Being approached by a woman to cancel an engagement, that’s an immense humiliation. Now that Mo Wangchen returns powerfully, could it be that he seeks revenge against Jun Muqing? Otherwise, why would he make a life and death agreement with her?"

Everyone was discussing, saying all kinds of things, but at that moment, the look in their eyes when they gazed at Mo Wangchen, that previous color of envy, had already faded.

Because everyone was very clear, to make a life and death agreement means on the Life and Death Platform, only life and death are decided!

Jun Muqing is now the Crown Princess Consort of Yun Country; how could the Royal Family possibly allow her to die at Mo Wangchen’s hands?

Moreover, putting aside whether the Royal Family would allow such a thing to happen, just on the basis of Jun Muqing’s Martial Arts talent, among the younger generation of Yun Country, no one can match her. Mo Wangchen was once a worthless person, and now, it’s unknown why he can cultivate again.

But how could his strength possibly compare to Jun Muqing’s?

In everyone’s view, this battle leaves Mo Wangchen with no chance of victory!

Also, he is a third-grade Alchemist; typically, Alchemists, because they must focus on researching the Dao of Alchemy, would not achieve as much in Martial Arts as ordinary people do. Mo Wangchen being able to become a third-grade Alchemist must have also required a lot of dedication; his Martial Arts cultivation is probably not that high.

In this battle, Mo Wangchen is undoubtedly doomed to die!

"I wonder what Elder Ling thinks of this matter?"

While the whole crowd was discussing, the Emperor Yun’s gaze turned towards Elder Ling at the high platform.

At that moment, Elder Ling was sitting by himself, drinking little sips of alcohol, his face showing an attitude of indifference. After hearing Emperor Yun’s question, he set down his wine cup. After being silent for two breaths, he indifferently said, "Let the young people resolve their own issues."

That statement represented the stance of the Alchemist Alliance!

The Emperor Yun’s question was also a probe; since the life and death agreement was already set, there was no turning back.

But the Royal Family would not allow Jun Muqing to die, and with Mo Wangchen being a member of the Alchemist Alliance, standing with the Alliance, that was a colossal giant that even the Royal Family would not easily provoke!

It was clear the Emperor Yun was probing Elder Ling’s attitude, but he hadn’t expected such an answer.

The meaning was easy to understand; Elder Ling wished to let Mo Wangchen and Jun Muqing fight fairly, not wanting the Royal Family to interfere. Otherwise, the Alchemist Alliance would not stand idly by!

Emperor Yun’s eyes slightly narrowed; he naturally discerned the implicit threat in Elder Ling’s words.

The atmosphere grew quiet and even a bit eerie, as everyone discerned Elder Ling’s intentions. This was no longer a simple matter between Jun Muqing and Mo Wangchen.

It had already evolved into a contest between the Royal Family and the Alchemist Alliance!

Though in recent years, Yunge City appeared calm on the surface, anyone could tell that with the existence of the Alchemist Alliance, a unique entity, the Royal Family had long regarded it as a thorn in their side, yet they were unable to remove it.

Now, did signs of an open rupture between the two finally emerge?

If that were indeed the case, the entire Yun Country would also be shaken to its core!

...

What was supposed to be a joyous birthday banquet had become extremely eerie due to the issue between Mo Wangchen and Jun Muqing, leaving everyone clueless about the major events that Yun Country would face in the days to come.

But after today, the decisive battle between Jun Muqing and Mo Wangchen spread throughout Yun Country at an alarming speed.

Inside the seventh level of the Artifact Refining Tower of Yun Chu Academy.

It had been ten days since the birthday banquet of Empress Yun, and Mo Wangchen sat alone in the space of the seventh level. Around him, dense spiritual energy surged and was endlessly absorbed into his body, strengthening his Spirit Sea.

In these ten days, with the help of the abundant spiritual energy of the seventh level, Mo Wangchen had officially broken through from the third level to the fourth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm!

During this period, he had also attempted to cultivate the ’Hidden Dragon Undying Body,’ but clearly, even with his Heavenly Dao Body, he had not been able to master the first level of Body Tempering Realm within the short span of ten days. However, Mo Wangchen was not in a rush; he was confident that he would fully grasp the first level of the Hidden Dragon Undying Body before the day of the decisive battle arrived.

Now, with his cultivation at the fourth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm, who would have thought that Mo Wangchen, who had just joined the Inner Court twenty days ago, had progressed from the first level to the fourth level in just twenty days? Such a frightening rate of advancement, if spoken of, would probably scare a great many people to death.

After coming out of the Artifact Refining Tower, Mo Wangchen headed straight back to his residence.

Unexpectedly, when he had just returned home, he found Xu Chan already waiting there, having arrived at some unknown time.

"I went to the Outer Court yesterday and met Mo Cheng; he asked me to give this to you, saying it was sent from your Mo Family," Xu Chan said, handing a bundle to Mo Wangchen.

"Sent from the Mo Family?" Mo Wangchen was momentarily stunned, immediately thinking of his father.

By now, his affair with Jun Muqing had already swept across the entirety of Yun Country; surely his father had heard of it by now...

After Xu Chan left, Mo Wangchen took the bundle back to the courtyard, where he sat down beneath a tree and opened it.

"Hmm? What’s this?"

Upon seeing the contents of the bundle, Mo Wangchen frowned slightly before pulling out the items within.

In addition to a letter, there was also something resembling a Luminous Pearl, emitting a faint light. Mo Wangchen could feel a cold chill emanating weakly from the Luminous Pearl as he held it.

Underneath the Luminous Pearl, there was also a portrait pressed down, which Mo Wangchen unfolded to reveal a woman. Although the portrait was somewhat faded with age, Mo Wangchen had no trouble discerning that the figure depicted was a woman of breathtaking beauty.

Beside the portrait was the name of the woman written, Lin Mengyao...