Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 53 Coming to the Door

Mu Can sneered, "I haven’t even gone looking for them yet, and they dare to come to me? Very well, it will give me a chance to see what they’re made of."

He then stood up, intending to walk outside.

"Brother Mu Can, you should eat this first. Bing’er sister said she added quite a few medicinal herbs to it, it’s good for your health," Qingyi hurriedly pulled Mu Can back as she spoke.

Mu Can turned his head to look at Qingyi’s concerned eyes, took the bowl from her hand, and drank the porridge in one gulp, showing a somewhat bold and unrestrained air.

"Your little girlfriend really cares about you, huh," Purple Cloud teased from inside the Reincarnation Pearl.

"Cloud sister, stop joking, she hasn’t agreed to be my girlfriend yet. And, and..." Mu Can stammered in response.

"And what?" asked Purple Cloud curiously.

"Nothing." In fact, Mu Can almost blurted out, ’I want you to be my girlfriend, too,’ but after thinking it over, he didn’t dare to say it aloud. He was afraid that Purple Cloud would be annoyed and disable him.

In the world of cultivators, strength is respected; as long as you are powerful enough, even if you take a hundred wives, no one will criticize you.

After consuming a bowl of porridge, Mu Can felt a warm current flow from within his body to his limbs and bones, gradually dissolving the fatigue all over his body.

Handing the porridge bowl back to Qingyi, Mu Can strode out of the room—he wanted to see for himself who dared to cause trouble at their doorstep.

Qingyi took the bowl and put it aside, closely following behind Mu Can. She was still worried about Brother Mu Can.

"If you don’t release our Alchemist Association’s people today, we will flatten your Mu Family," a person arrogantly declared.

It was old Hu confronting a group of people dressed just like those from yesterday, surrounded by a crowd eager to watch the excitement.

"Release people? Who do you think you are?" Fatso slanted an eye at the speaker, not taking this group of people seriously at all.

Seeing Fatso’s arrogant demeanor, the people opposite him immediately exploded in anger.

"Fatty, do you know who you’re talking to?" a burly man significantly taller than average shouted loudly, carrying a giant cauldron on his back, which looked quite impressive.

"I don’t care who you are. Also, I hate it when people call me fatty," Old Hu had only ever accepted being called fatty by close acquaintances, and anyone else who dared, had already ignited his rage.

"You’re young and already possess the strength of a Martial King, which is indeed genius, but don’t be too arrogant. Daring to lay hands on the Alchemist Association, even having a Martial Venerate won’t help you," a skinny, tall person pointed at Old Hu and said.

Just as Mu Can stepped out, he heard this remark.

"Oh? Let’s see who’s talking so big old Hu and said.

Mu Can clicked his tongue, "Not even considering the strength of a Martial Venerate, that’s quite bold."

"And who are you? You’re barely grown up and yet dare to speak up, quickly call out your elders," the tall, thin man in black impatiently said upon seeing another youngster coming out.

"Hehe, are you talking to me?" Mu Can glanced around; today’s group was indeed different from yesterday’s, nearly everyone had a badge on their left arm, which apparently represented the level of an alchemist; today’s group was significantly stronger than yesterday’s.

Until he spotted two people in the crowd whom Mu Can couldn’t gauge the strength of.

"Martial Venerate." Mu Can’s pupils shrank; now a Martial King himself, the only people he couldn’t peer through were those of Martial Venerate strength.

To think there were yet two more Martial Venerates. The small Pingyun City, when did it start having such an abundance of Martial Venerate powerhouses scattered everywhere?

No wonder these people spoke so arrogantly. In a place like Pingyun City, just one Martial Venerate alone could swagger around, and here they had sent two at once.

"I am Mu Can, and I fully represent the Mu Family. May I ask what brings you here?" Although not afraid of the Martial Venerates, Mu Can didn’t want to make enemies with them so directly.

Otherwise, the people who came yesterday would definitely not have survived.

"I am the president of the Alchemist Union Flame Branch, my name is Huo Lie, and I am here today for the Fire King Cauldron." The leader who had been silent till now finally spoke.

"Boss, why waste words with him? Just snatch it and it’s done." The burly man carrying the Giant Cauldron on Huo Lie’s right-hand side said.

"Shut your mouth." Huo Lie glared at the burly man, speaking coldly.

The burly man immediately clamped his mouth shut, not daring to say another word.

"The Fire King Cauldron is a family heirloom; I will not hand it over," Mu Can said, shaking his head.

As the Alchemy Cauldron that Purple Cloud once used, its rank and significance were extraordinary. If the other party wanted to snatch the Fire King Cauldron from him, Mu Can wouldn’t mind asking his master, Xuanyuan Mingkong, to make a move.

What are Martial Venerate’s strength in Xuanyuan Mingkong’s eyes if not as easy to deal with as chickens and dogs?

"If the Mu Family could lend the Fire King Cauldron to me, I, Huo Lie, guarantee to supply the Mu Family with three hundred Martial Spirit Pills every year." Seeing Mu Can unwilling to hand over the Fire King Cauldron, Huo Lie directly offered his terms.

Martial Spirit Pills, a type of elixir that could quickly enhance a cultivator’s cultivation. Three hundred Martial Spirit Pills would allow the Mu Family to produce an additional hundred Great Martial Masters every year.

"Three hundred Martial Spirit Pills. Quickly agree, that’s a huge offer." Upon hearing Huo Lie’s words, the onlookers were uncontrollably excited.

What does it mean to produce an additional hundred Great Martial Masters every year? Within one year, the Mu Family could unify the entire Pingyun City, becoming the undisputed power in Pingyun City.

"Boss, isn’t this price a bit too high?" The tall and thin man in black behind Huo Lie frowned. In his view, there wasn’t even a decent expert in the Mu Family; they could just snatch it. Now, paying out three hundred Martial Spirit Pills every month, even for their branch, felt a bit painful.

"Young fellow, what do you think?" Huo Lie, ignoring the tall and thin man, asked indifferently.

In Huo Lie’s heart, this offer was something the Mu Family could not refuse, as within Pingyun City, no force could reject such a rich proposal.

"Agree to it, Can!" The onlookers from the Mu Family also shouted one after another, a Medicine Cauldron with such stringent conditions wouldn’t be as beneficial as exchanging it for Spirit Pills.

Everyone looked at Mu Can with anticipatory eyes, hoping he would agree.

"I’m sorry, although the Martial Spirit Pills are tempting, I cannot trade them." Just when Huo Lie was confidently waiting to hear Mu Can agree, Mu Can shook his head and declined.

"Why?" Huo Lie looked incredulous, not knowing why Mu Can could refuse his offer.

Mu Can looked at Huo Lie, "This cauldron has extraordinary significance for me, so I can’t let you take it away."

People from the Mu Family looked at Mu Can with faces full of disappointment, thinking that Mu Can had refused a huge opportunity, one that could have dramatically elevated the Mu Family.

"Do you realize what you have refused?" Huo Lie asked indifferently, suddenly realizing that he had come to somewhat admire the young man before him.

At least he, himself, couldn’t have rejected such temptation.

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