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Since the Apothecary Guild was in control of the resources of the pills, they had also grasped a huge amount of wealth and connections.

Although the Sword City only had an office that could not even be considered a branch, the scale of the office was extremely grand. It was not one bit inferior to the City Lord's mansion.

However, because alchemists liked quiet environments, they would usually refuse visitors other than on specific days, especially in the middle of the night.

Just as Chen Yao and the others arrived at the entrance of the office, they were obstructed by a guard standing at the entrance.

The defensive strength of the Sword City Office of the Apothecary Guild was in no way inferior to that of the Thousand Treasures Firm. Chen Yao astonishedly discovered that in front of the entrance, there were actually four Martial King level cultivators guarding the house.

It had to be known that this was just an office. Cultivators of the King's Martial Realm could only guard the outermost entrance. If that was the case, then wouldn't the Alchemist headquarters only send servants of the Emperor?

Sometimes, there were pills that had a price tag that couldn't be bought. A few cultivators would do some things for the Apothecary Guild, and based on the amount of contribution points they had, they would be able to exchange for some precious pills. In reality, it was also a win-win method.

It was normal for the Royal Martial Realm to work as servants for the Apothecary Guild. They only exchanged their skills for a corresponding reward.

This was the most valuable aspect of an apothecary. Given his esteemed standing, it was already an incredible feat for him to become a grade-1 apothecary here.

Thus, after Chen Yao revealed his extremely strong talent in the alchemy field, there was a huge commotion in the headquarters of the Alchemist Association.

"..."

"Halt."

A Royal Wu Realm guard blocked Tang Haichuan and the others' path.

"Get out of the way."

When he was stopped, Tang Haichuan took out the identity token of a Tier 4 alchemist from his waist.

Grade-4 apothecary? Fourth level of the Royal Martial Realm?

As long as these guards were not idiots, they could guess that Tang Haichuan's identity was not simple.

One of them brought Tang Haichuan and the others into the office. The other quickly went to report.

By the time Chen Yao's group had entered the hall of the office, two middle-aged men were already standing there, waiting for them.

The cultivation of these two men were not outstanding. They only had the cultivation of a low-level Martial King. With their age, they were only at the Martial King realm. It was indeed not enough.

However, the two of them weren't cultivators. They were registered apothecaries of the Apothecary Guild.

Tang Qian was a fourth rank alchemist because the Apothecary Guild had recently opened an office in the Sword City. Tang Qian was a member of the Apothecary Guild, and also of the Tang Clan. Under various operations, he came to the Sword City and became the head of the Sword City office of the Apothecary Guild.

Qin Fen was a Tier 3 apothecary.

Seeing Tang Haichuan, Tang Mei Er and the others walk in, Tang Qian's face was filled with doubt.

"Eldest Miss, why are you here so late? Fourth uncle, third lady, aren't you in Chang An city? Why would he suddenly appear here? "

Tang Qian had a bewildered expression.

Tang Haichuan was the first to speak without waiting for Tang Mei Er to speak.

"Tang Qian, the reason you're able to sit in your current position is all because of us old fellows working here, so you have to figure out your own position. What do I need to do that I need to report to you?"

Tang Qian originally only said a few simple words of greeting, but he suffered such ridicule from Tang Haichuan. He felt extremely uncomfortable within his heart, but he could not do anything about it as he chose to remain silent.

This also showed Tang Hanchuan's arrogance in looking down on others. This kind of person was all alone and usually wouldn't be able to live for long.

It was not that he didn't want to report, it was just that the time was not right yet.

But it could be seen that in the Tang Clan's team, even if Tang Qian wasn't standing with Tang Mei Er, he was still a neutral faction. In short, he wasn't Tang Hanchuan's trusted aide, so today's competition would be a lot easier.

Tang Mei Er gestured Manager Li to come forward and explain her intentions to Tang Qian.

Tang Qian frowned when he heard Manager Li.

He could already tell that there were some problems within the Tang Clan. After the current clan head fell ill and was unable to get up, all the houses began to fight for his own benefits. Otherwise, even if the clan head fell ill, the Wang Clan and the Qian Clan would not be able to do anything to the Tang Clan.

Many colossus began their destruction from within.

However, his position in the Tang Clan was not to be underestimated. These matters were not something he could control. However, the Chen Yao before him had a trace of surprise in his eyes.

He actually wanted to compete with Tang Haichuan in alchemy? Furthermore, it was a competition to refine a fourth grade Origin Returning Pill?

The growth of alchemy was extremely difficult. In order to refine a pill, one had to go through hundreds or even thousands of failures. Only then would one have enough experience to succeed.

Otherwise, given how he was already over forty years old, how could he have reached the level of a grade-4 apothecary?

Chen Yao was obviously not even twenty years old. How could he be a grade-4 apothecary? Not to mention that he was a sword cultivator, so how could he have the time to practice alchemy when he was busy practicing his sword?

However, he couldn't say anything.

However, according to what the two of them had said, a pill gambling document had been set up, and the bet was clearly written on it in black and white.

Actually, in his heart, he already predicted that Tang Haichuan would definitely win.

The rules of this technique were very simple.

In order to be fair, the two of them had to first hand over everything they had on them. Otherwise, some people would have already prepared medicinal pills in order to pass off as fake.

When entering the alchemy lab, there would be professional testing equipment, and all external items would be detected.

Some of Chen Yao's trump cards were stored in his dantian space, so the apparatus was unable to detect them. Since there was nothing inside the Dragon and Phoenix Bracelet, he directly let them through, carrying the 100 servings of the Origin Returning Pill and the Returning Pill that Tang Qian and the others had tested with his storage ring into the alchemy room.

After Tang Haichuan went through the inspection, he entered the other alchemy room.

"Tomorrow morning, just wait and cry."

Tang Rou rolled her eyes at Tang Mei Er as she was brought to the VIP room by a servant to practice.

Tang Mei Er had a worried expression on her face and her heart was in turmoil. In her opinion, Chen Yao was definitely concocting pills to protect her. He definitely wasn't a match for Tang Haichuan.

She didn't care much about Chen Yao's victory or defeat. She was only worried that if Chen Yao lost, he would be humiliated by Tang Haichuan.

Suddenly, she bit her lips and made a huge decision. Then, she turned to Manager Li, who had been waiting by his side all this time.

"Uncle Li, right now, pass down my order to gather ten martial artists and enter this place secretly. Then, tomorrow morning, if Tang Haichuan succeeds in concocting the pills, kill him on the spot."

"What?" Manager Li was so surprised that his mouth gaped wide open, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.