A Slap

Nobody spoke.

Everyone was waiting for the patriarch, Lu Jinyun, to inspect the pill that had just been refined under everyone's attention.

If the pill failed, Lu Chen would face an extremely cruel punishment. If he succeeded, the entire Lu family would probably be greatly shaken.

Lu Jinyun opened the porcelain bottle and all eyes turned to him.

Time seemed to have long since passed, but in fact not even a single breath had passed when Lu Jinyun said, "This Marrow Refining Pill Bottle is up to standard."

"Pop!" The crowd was excited. One by one, all eyes focused on Lu Chen.

A alchemist who could refine the Marrow Refining Pill must be a Senior Alchemist. Some people might not fully understand the importance of a senior alchemist to a family, but they certainly knew that such a person was quite important.

One more Senior Alchemist mean that the family would have a large amount of Marrow Refining Pill, which could allow more of the family members to increased their strength faster and higher in the Marrow Refining Realm.

Lu Yongfang and Lu Xianzhi were stunned like stone statues.

"The Marrow Refining Pill is of excellent quality!" Lu Jinyun took a deep breath and added on.

Even though the pill was in his hands at this moment, he felt illusory and disbelieving.

This is great luck!

No one would have predicted that an ordinary family member who was considered not a cultivator secretly could become a Senior Alchemist? This was more enjoyable than the appearance of a cultivator in the Heaven Innate Realm in the family.

In Wind City, Senior Alchemist was very popular. Any family or faction in this city would probably spend a fortune trying to persuade every available Senior Alchemist.

"Boom!" After Lu Jinyun's words sounded, the entire crowd exploded into a frenzy at once.

"What?"

"excellent grade Marrow Refining Pill? Our family head said that the pill Lu Chen refined was a excellent grade Marrow Refining Pill?"

"Did I hear wrong? How is that possible."

"As far as I know, not even the Ninth Elder can refine such a pill and there are definitely no more than ten people in this entire city. A single alchemist in the Lu family can actually refine a excellent grade Marrow Refining Pill!"

"Oh my god, how crazy is that! Lu Chen can refine a excellent grade Marrow refining pill in a single concoction?"

If not for the surprise of the clan rules, a large number of Lu family members watching would have rushed over to Lu Chen.

Before that, almost no one had paid any attention to Lu Chen, and no one had given Lu Chen a second glance when passing by Lu Chen. Now however, Lu Chen had clearly become one of the most popular members of the Lu family.

All cultivators lower than the Heaven Innate Realm in the Lu family wished to have good relations with Lu Chen, especially those in the Marrow Refining Realm. They all wanted to get their hands on the Marrow Refining Pill, especially the ones of excellent grade.

"Great Elder, I hope you haven't forgotten what's you just say." Lu Tianxing said with a smile and looked at Lu Yongfang.

If Lu Yongfang didn't apologize to Lu Chen in public today, Lu Tianxing would never give up, and would even fight with him. However, Lu Yongfang had finally been defeated.

Lu Tianxing's words sounded; Lu Yongfang's face turned red and his whole body trembled slightly.

Lu Yongfang got slapped in the face.

That wasn't just an ordinary slap in the face; a descendant of the family constantly slapped him.

Even if he was thick-skinned, he would feel embarrassed in an awkward position.

"That…" Lu Yongfang saw countless eyes suddenly turn to him. Realizing that the problem couldn't be solved silently, he tried to control himself, looked at Lu Chen and said, "Lu Chen, can we talk in private?"

Lu Yongfang tried his best to force a smile on his face.

"Great Elder, if you have something to say, just say it here. Didn't you agree to let me refine the Marrow Refining Pill in front of everyone?" Lu Chen said as he shook his head and smiled.

This time, Lu Chen would not be weak!

Lu Chen knew that if he showed kindness, Lu Yongfang would never appreciate it. Once Lu Yongfang had the chance to hurt Lu Chen, he would definitely not be soft-hearted. Therefore, Lu Chen had to humiliate Lu Yongfang and make him feel pain.

"In my opinion, just stop this nonsense." Lu Tianxing pressed down gradually, glaring at Lu Yongfang.

Lu Yongfang gritted his teeth, "Lu Chen, I misunderstood you before, it's my fault. Of course, I'm happy that you can become a Senior Alchemist. My attitude just now was also out of deep love and responsibility. I thought you were talking nonsense, so I got angry. "

In front of so many people, Lu Yongfang certainly couldn't break his promise. Even if what he said lacked sincerity, that was probably as far as he was willing to go.

"As expected, the Great Elder is wise and kind." Lu Chen accepted Lu Yongfang's apology with a smile.

Of course, Lu Chen knew that Lu Yongfang didn't feel guilty at all. From his eyes, Lu Chen could feel hatred from the bottom of his heart. However, it didn't matter, because Lu Chen's grandfather, Lu Yongfang would never dare to show his ferocity so openly. All Lu Chen needed to do was step into the Heaven Innate Realm as quickly as possible. At that time, no one in the Lu family would dare to hurt him so easily.

Looking at the passionate eyes around him, Lu Chen knew that today he had become famous in the Lu family.

"Ninth Elder, you have not forgotten what you said earlier, right? Huh? Are you leaving?"

After Lu Yongfang apologized, Lu Tianxing turned to the Ninth Elder, Lu Xianzhi.

When Lu Tianxing turned to look for Lu Xianzhi, he found that Lu Xianzhi was preparing to leave the stage quietly, so he hurriedly called Lu Xianzhi over.

Lu Xianzhi was even more embarrassed than Lu Yongfang. Because he said if Lu Chen could refine the Marrow Refining Pill, he would be willing to acknowledge Lu Chen as his master.

He was Lu Chen's elder, and he had always been the chief alchemist in the Lu family. Lu Xianzhi was too embarrassed to keep his promise.

"Ninth Elder, what's wrong? You haven't forgotten, have you?" said Lu Tianxing in a deep voice as he looked at Lu Xianzhi.

"Third Elder, forget it. Even though Ninth Elder is a Senior Alchemist, I really don't want to accept him as a disciple. It's not good for me. I don't want to be burdened by him," Lu Chen said at this time.

Lu Chen's words were like a knife, piercing Lu Xianzhi's heart. He then felt blood surging up, his eyes turned somber, and he almost vomited blood.

"Humph!" Lu Xianzhi took a breath, glared at Lu Chen, then stamped his foot furiously and left the stage without looking back.

Before the other five youths of the Lu family had finished their coming of age ceremony, Lu Xianzhi had already left, obviously he had no plans to continue presiding over the ceremony.

"Leader, Great Elder, I have something to say."

At this time, Lu Yan came forward again and shouted loudly.

"Lu Yan, what do you want to say?" asked Lu Yongfang with shining eyes.

"Elders, Lu Chen is not a cultivator. I think he should still leave the Lu family.

Of course, everyone recognized him as a Senior Alchemist, but even if he was somewhere else, he could still serve the family. He just needs to send the pill back to the family," Lu Yan said as he looked at Lu Chen cruelly.

At this moment, Lu Yan's heart was not only filled with hatred towards Lu Chen, but also jealousy. He was unwilling to let Lu Chen live in the Lu family residence.

"Lu Chen will be staying at the family residence. Lu Yan, you don't need to say more," Lu Jinyun said loudly, as he frowned and glanced at Lu Yan.

He didn't have a good impression of Lu Yan before, but because Lu Yan had good talent, Lu Jinyun still had high expectation towards Lu Yan. However, at this time, Lu Yan jumped forward and provoked Lu Chen without a glance at the whole, which made Lu Jinyun very disappointed.

Now even a fool could tell which was more important between Lu Chen and Lu Yan. It could be said that if only one of the two could be saved, then Lu Jinyun would choose Lu Chen without hesitation. After all, a Senior Alchemist could bring in a number of cultivators in the late stages of the Body Refining Realm.

"This is not according to our clan's rules. After all, Lu Chen is not a cultivator, so he should leave the family residence when he grows up." Lu Yan was already acting somewhat irrational at this time, he was full of jealousy.

Lu Jinyun's face suddenly became gloomy.

Lu Yongfang also noticed that something was wrong. He was about to ask Lu Yan to leave, but Lu Chen spoke first.

"Lu Yan, how do you know I'm not a cultivator?" Lu Chen snapped directly.

Lu Chen had held out long enough to face Lu Yan who had always gotten Lu Chen into trouble in the past. Lu Chen was usually incapacitated to act, so he is patient. Now, he is strong enough that he will not give in to compromise.

"Lu Chen, what do you mean?" When Lu Yan heard Lu Chen's words, he didn't understand it at this time.

"Are you deaf? How do you know I'm not a cultivator?" Lu Chen sneered.

"You are a cultivator?" Luyan understood.

"Lu Yan, I am surprised by your insensitivity; how did you cultivate to the Body Refining Realm?" Lu Chen shook his head with a look of pity.

"Fuck!" Of course, Lu Yan was not stupid, "Lu Chen, you said you were a cultivator, so which realm are you in?"

"Humph, of course I'm a cultivator. I don't mind telling you that I'm in the middle stage of the Body Refining Realm now. However, even if I'm in that stage, it's easy for me to kill a loser like you." Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Hahahaha, this is a big joke. Lu Chen, don't brag. Even if you are in the middle stage of the Body Refining Realm, I am in the late stage. How could you kill me?" Lu Yan said while laughing out loud,

"Since you said you can kill me, do you dare to fight me?"