Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 55 Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon

Chapter 55: Chapter 55 Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon

"Have you heard?"

"What have I heard?"

"Ah, how could you not know about such a big event! You know about Qin Rufan, the World’s No. One Alchemist, right?"

As Shi Feng led his white horse through Demon Beast City, he overheard the conversation between two people and suddenly his body stiffened. Qin Rufan, known as the World’s No. One Alchemist, was indeed one of his disciples.

"Qin Rufan, of course I know. One of the seven disciples of Emperor Nine Nether from the old days, who doesn’t know him on Tianheng Continent. Judging by your expression, could it be that Master Qin has come to our Demon Beast City?" the man suddenly became excited and shouted.

The seven disciples of Emperor Nine Nether were all characters who commanded respect across the Tianheng Continent; everyone wanted to witness their elegance.

"If I could catch a glimpse of Master Qin, I would die with no regrets in this life!" the man who had just shouted continued excitedly.

Pharmacists, too, were considered a special profession on Tianheng Continent. Many people who didn’t understand this profession would associate them with Alchemy Masters, who practiced alchemy.

In fact, on Tianheng Continent, nearly all pharmacists aspired to become the esteemed Alchemy Masters. However, becoming an Alchemy Master without the talent for alchemy was extremely difficult, leaving that field out of reach for many. Whoever managed to comprehend the art of alchemy and become an Alchemy Master was considered one in ten thousand, a genius. This rarity also contributed to the esteemed status of Alchemy Masters.

In Moon City, for instance, with a population of over a hundred thousand, only three individuals had truly entered the field of alchemy and had become First-stage Alchemy Masters, which demonstrated the difficulty of the path of alchemy.

On Tianheng Continent, every pharmacist once held a common identity—apprentices to Alchemy Masters. Every pharmacist strove to become the honored Alchemy Master.

However, apprentices were only apprentices. They could only prepare medicines but could not, like true Alchemy Masters, use the miraculous methods of alchemy to create magical pills. Without entering the real domain of alchemy, they would always be worlds apart.

But several decades ago, a genius pharmacist emerged and, with his unique and magical refining skills, shattered conventional wisdom.

He let people know, "Pharmacists can also create medicines that are not inferior to pills!"

Those who heard this statement at the time took it as a joke. However, that genius pharmacist proved with his deeds to all on the continent that pharmacists can truly create medicines that are not inferior to pills.

Using his talent for creating medicines, he steadily climbed to the peak of pharmacists. To this day, a legendary battle from twenty years ago in Heavenly Desolation City is still talked about on Tianheng Continent, where the genius pharmacist had a showdown with the Saint-Grade Eighth-stage Alchemist Zhuang Bifan.

Those fortunate enough to witness that battle remember to this day that the two of them used the same Eighth-grade precious materials and different methods to refine medicines and pills that could enhance Martial Arts Cultivation.

As a result, the Saint-Grade Alchemist Zhuang Bifan, through the art of alchemy, created the Eight-Transformation Golden Pill Dragon Essence Pill. With an elegant fragrance and refreshing to the senses, consuming this pill could allow a Martial Saint at Great Perfection to directly break through their limits and advance to a Two-star Martial Saint.

As one progresses in Martial Arts, advancements become slower over time. The ability to help a Martial Saint at Great Perfection to directly break through their limits was a miracle that only Saint-Grade Pills refined by a Saint-Grade Alchemist could achieve. Master Zhuang Bifan truly lived up to his reputation.

While everyone’s attention was immersed in the Dragon Essence Pill, the genius pharmacist produced a drop of colorless, tasteless liquid, like dew. Immediately, the venue was filled with a chorus of sighs.

As if at that moment, the winner and loser were already determined.

But Saint-Grade Alchemist Zhuang Bifan was shocked to his core at that moment. While others failed to notice the significance of that drop of liquid medicine, he sensed its extraordinary nature. Eventually, people saw the esteemed Saint-Grade Alchemist Zhuang Bifan shake his head, sigh, and respectfully confess to that young man, "I have lost!"

Immediately after, the entire place was in an uproar!

Master Zhuang Bifan personally confirmed that this liquid medicine could allow someone who had just broken through from Martial Venerable to Martial Saint to directly step into the realm of a Two-star Martial Saint. Once this statement was made, the uproar intensified.

Later, people came to know that this young prodigy Pharmacist was none other than Qin Rufan, the junior disciple of Leng Aoyue, City Lord of Heavenly Desolation City, and one of the disciples of Emperor Nine Nether.

Following this battle, the name of Qin Rufan, the World’s No. One Alchemist, echoed through the entire Tianheng Continent.

Shi Feng’s thoughts returned to that night, decades ago.

In the midst of a raging storm, a frail body knelt before him, shivering violently in the rain.

Heavenly Thunder boomed, purple Thunder Light flashed, yet it illuminated a young, earnest, and determined face: "Take me in, I want to become your disciple!" the boy said to him, cutting to the heart of the matter.

"Oh?" Emperor Nine Nether let out a laugh full of meaning and asked, "Why do you wish to become my disciple?"

"I want to become an Alchemy Master, just like your disciple Xiao Tianyi, respected and admired by all," the boy’s body still trembled in the raging storm, but his youthful face remained stubborn and resolute.

"If you want to become an Alchemy Master, shouldn’t you take an Alchemy Master as your mentor?" Emperor Nine Nether remarked.

"But... but..." the boy started, his resolute face wavering slightly as he bowed his head deeply, fists clenched, his body shaking even more violently: "They... they say I have no talent for Alchemy, that I can never become a respected and great Alchemy Master!"

His voice was sobbing, and Emperor Nine Nether could hear that the young boy, who had a face of determination just moments ago, had lowered his head and was crying.

"Alas!" Emperor Nine Nether sighed deeply, looking at the bowed head of the boy, and told him, "A Pharmacist can also refine medicines that are not inferior to Pills!"

A Pharmacist can also refine medicines that are not inferior to Pills!

"Boom!" That simple phrase, like a clap of thunder in the night sky, exploded in the boy’s mind.

That statement became the belief of that frail boy with a resolved face from years ago.

Nobody could have imagined that the small Pharmacist once looked down upon by others would become the World’s No. One Alchemist, revered by millions.

The three words "Qin Rufan" were not only a name but also represented a legend, a myth. The Pharmacists who were once disdained saw a new path forged by the emergence of the World’s No. One Alchemist Qin Rufan, bringing them light and hope. Now every Pharmacist could stand tall and proudly declare, "I am a Pharmacist! I will become a great and respected Great Alchemist like Master Qin Rufan, revered by millions."

Time returned to the present, and Shi Feng paused as he overheard two young men on the street speaking about his former disciple.

"From the looks of it, has Master Qin come to our Demon Beast City?" one of the youths suddenly became excited, shouting to his companion on the street, immediately drawing the attention of many passersby.

At this moment, a passerby also stopped, seemingly surprised by the news the youth had blurted out, and with a face full of disdain, walked over and said to the young man, "What status does Master Qin Rufan hold? How could he possibly grace a small city like ours with his presence? The one who has come to our Demon Beast City is ’Moon’ from the ’Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon,’ one of the four great disciples of Master Qin Rufan!"

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