Chapter 233 Liu Yilong's Appearance
Chapter 233 Liu Yilong's Appearance
"Wait!" A loud voice rang out from afar!
Everyone quickly turned around and looked in the direction of the sound—and saw a middle-aged cultivator with long flowing hair strolling into the center of the venue.
"Father, you've finally arrived!" Liu Rumei was finally relieved to see Liu Yilong's appearance; everything could be resolved.
"What? It's actually Chairman Liu? His injuries have healed?"
The crowd immediately began to discuss it.
Liu Dansheng and Qi Wu frowned immediately. Liu Yilong had recovered from his injuries, and the original plan might not be able to be implemented.
Zhu Yunlei also showed a displeased expression.
However, it quickly returned to normal.
Zhu Yunlei quickly stood up and, along with the other elders of the Alchemist Alliance, greeted Liu Yilong's arrival.
"President Liu, have you recovered from your injuries?" Zhu Yunlei asked, not forgetting to use his divine sense to check on Liu Yilong's condition.
The other elders were also very curious, as they had heard that President Liu was seriously injured and his Nascent Soul cultivation was in jeopardy.
Unexpectedly, President Liu is in excellent condition, and his cultivation level shows no signs of decline; on the contrary, he appears to be on the verge of a breakthrough.
Seeing that Zhu Yunlei and the others were curious about his cultivation level, Liu Yilong directly and without hesitation released the pressure of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, which shocked everyone.
Some people looked happy, while others looked very unhappy.
"Thank you for your concern, Venerable Zhu. My injuries have fully healed!" Liu Yilong said politely with a smile.
Then his expression suddenly changed, and he said coldly, "I heard that my daughter seems to have been treated unfairly in alchemy. Is that true?"
Zhu Yunlei looked slightly embarrassed upon hearing this. Instead of responding directly, he shifted the focus and asked Qi Wu, the person in charge of the competition, indifferently, "Is that so?"
Seeing Zhu Yunlei's gaze and then looking at Liu Yilong's expression, Qi Wu decided to take the plunge and gritted his teeth, saying, "President Liu, there's no such thing. Elder Liu's alchemy furnace exploded, and he refused to admit defeat, instead saying that there was a problem with the furnace!"
"How dare a mere elder in charge of deacons spout nonsense in front of me! Whether there's a problem with the alchemy furnace or not, a professional alchemist can check it. Yet you're making it sound like my daughter is an unreasonable person!"
"I'll let you live a little longer!"
"President, I'm innocent! I didn't mean it that way!" Qi Wu was terrified upon hearing this; he knew he might lose his life here if he wasn't careful.
"Get out of the way!" Liu Yilong completely ignored Qi Wu's pleas.
Looking towards the direction of the VIP seats, which belong to the Qi Refining Sect, Tian Ding Sect, a kind and honest middle-aged cultivator was also looking in this direction.
This person was none other than Sun Hongyan, the young sect master of the Tianding Sect. He came here on behalf of the Tianding Sect, hoping to make good relations with the new president of the Alchemist Alliance.
Unexpectedly, the election of the president did not go as smoothly as expected.
"Nephew Hongyan, how is your father doing lately?"
"Thank you for your concern, President Liu. My father is doing well! I heard that President Liu was injured. I originally wanted to come and see you in person, but I have been busy refining magic weapons recently, so I really couldn't get away."
"It seems that Chairman Liu is out of trouble now!"
"Haha, these are all minor issues!" Liu Yilong said casually.
Afterwards, Liu Yilong symbolically greeted the representatives of other sects.
After all, everyone is witnessing the birth of the new president.
After a moment, Liu Yilong coughed lightly and looked at everyone calmly, saying, "Some people have reported that there is a problem with the alchemy furnace in the competition. As the president of the Alchemist Alliance, I naturally cannot turn a deaf ear to this. The alchemy furnace is extremely important for alchemy!"
"Moreover, this concerns the selection of the future president of our Alchemist Alliance! As the current president, I certainly need to take this very seriously!"
"It just so happens that Sun Hongyan, the young sect master of Tianding Sect, is also here. Everyone knows his weapon-refining skills. Even in Tianding Sect, which has many weapon-refining geniuses, he is second only to his father, Master Sun Yanbin!"
"The issue of weapon crafting is a good one for Fellow Daoist Sun Hongyan to take a look at!"
After Liu Yilong finished speaking, he asked Sun Hongyan to check the condition of the alchemy furnace for the competition.
Half an hour later, the results came out, and the alchemy furnace was indeed faulty.
As Sun Hongyan, the young sect leader of Tianding Sect, confirmed that the alchemy furnace had been tampered with, one of the core formations within the furnace was damaged. When refining high-grade pills, the massive spiritual energy was difficult to control, making it prone to exploding.
Everyone was shocked.
I never expected that someone would target the current chairman's daughter.
After listening to Sun Hongyan's explanation, Liu Yilong was not surprised at all; he had long expected that someone would target Liu Rumei.
"Qi Wu, you're in charge of this competition. There's a problem with the alchemy furnace. You didn't even know?" Liu Yilong retorted loudly.
Qi Wu, who was already afraid of losing his footing, was now incoherent and stammering, "Chairman...Chairman, I...I don't know!" He didn't forget to cast a pleading look at Zhu Yunlei as he spoke.
I hope Zhu Yunlei can help me.
Zhu Yunlei had already decided to give up on Qi Wu, and Liu Yilong had recovered his strength, so they absolutely could not confront him head-on.
Zhu Yunlei slowly walked to Qi Wu's side, and Qi Wu immediately felt that he was saved.
Zhu Yunlei immediately shook off Qi Wu's arm and loudly questioned, "Qi Wu, how dare you disrupt such an important competition of the Alchemist Alliance? Tell me, who instructed you?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Wu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and instantly collapsed to the ground, filled with anger, helplessness, and regret. Everything he had done was arranged by Zhu Yunlei, and now that things had been exposed, he no longer cared about his life or death.
"You...I...am..." Qi Wu was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Seeing this, Zhu Yunlei acted decisively, slapping Qi Wu on the head to prevent him from saying anything he shouldn't.
Liu Yilong had just tried to stop Zhu Yunlei, but things happened so suddenly that he didn't have time.
As Zhu Yunlei made his move, he angrily added, "How dare they target our president's daughter! They're asking for trouble!"
Qi Wu was merely a Core Formation stage cultivator; how could he withstand a single palm strike from Zhu Yunlei, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator? He was killed on the spot.
Liu Yilong was initially shocked to see Qi Wu killed on the spot, but quickly recovered.
After having Qi Wu's body taken away, he explained to the representatives of the other sects present, "There was a small mishap during the selection of the new president. I apologize for the embarrassment, fellow Daoists. It seems I will have to take on the responsibility of president for a while longer."
"The Alchemist Alliance has prepared many rare delicacies for all of you fellow cultivators. Thank you again for your support!"
After some polite conversation, the conference unexpectedly came to an end.
Everything was over, and it was time for Ye Xiaobai to prepare to return to his sect, so he decided to say goodbye to Liu Yilong.
"President Liu, things are almost over, and I'm ready to return to my sect!"
“Nephew, the Alchemist Alliance is short-handed right now. As an honorary elder, you’re not willing to stay and help this old man?” After some things, Liu Yilong’s way of addressing Ye Xiaobai became more intimate.
"Yes, Ye Xiaobai, for my sake, you're not even willing to stay?" Liu Rumei added, a hint of shyness in her voice.
"I'm very sorry, President Liu and Fairy Liu, but I'm used to being idle and there's nothing I can do to help if I stay. I'd better return to the White Tiger Sect!"
"As for the Alchemist Alliance's lack of manpower, I believe the Alliance has many outstanding talents; it just lacks an opportunity from Chairman Liu!"
“Nephew, you make it sound so easy. It’s not easy to find someone as trustworthy as you. How about a vice president position?” Liu Yilong was still unwilling to give up on retaining Ye Xiaobai.
"forget it!"
"Hmph, I won't give this fairy any face at all!" Liu Rumei snorted.
Ye Xiaobai could only laugh awkwardly, "Fairy Liu, it's not that I'm not giving you face, but all I can do is refine pills, I really can't help with anything else!"
"Indeed, your alchemy skills are only so-so!" Liu Rumei couldn't help but mock.
"Hahahaha!"
Ye Xiaobai laughed indifferently.
"Nephew, remember to visit Lingmiao Mountain when you have time, so we can exchange more alchemy experiences!" Liu Yilong said reluctantly.
"Definitely!" Ye Xiaobai said, then flew back to the sect on his sword.
Of course, before parting, Liu Yilong still gave Ye Xiaobai a piece of red gold stone the size of a rooster.
Ye Xiaobai was also very excited when he first saw such a large red gold stone.
As for Liu Yilong's swift and decisive measures to reorganize the Alchemist Alliance, that has nothing to do with Ye Xiaobai.
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