Ch597 - Coming to Alchemy City

Three months later, the Capital of the Alchemy Domain, Alchemy City.

The grand procession of the Dragon Domain was led by the Dragon Emperor and Empress. Behind them were the Dragon Crown Prince, Liu Xuan, Xiaoyue, five Elders and ten warriors. When they arrived, Qu Yang hurried over with five of his disciples to greet them.

“Greetings, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor! Greetings, Dragon Empress, Dragon Crown Prince, and Imperial Grandson! Greetings, Elders! My Master knew that Your Majesty would be arriving and sent me to greet you personally.” Qu Yang said with a smile.

“Oh, you little brat! You’re the tenth disciple of Alchemy Emperor, right? What was your name again?” Long Xingtian thought for a moment but couldn’t remember Qu Yang’s name.

“Ah, my name is Qu Yang. I’m a level-10 Alchemist and the tenth disciple of my Master.” Qu Yang immediately introduced himself.

The Alchemy Emperor was the only Sacred Alchemist in the Alchemy Domain. He was completely focused on the path of alchemy and had no children. However, he had a lot of disciples; currently, he had 380 disciples. Qu Yang was ranked tenth among them. With his cultivation base at the mid-Immortal King stage and his level-10 alchemist status, he was a very important person in the Alchemy Domain. Of course, in front of the Dragon Emperor, that level of cultivation didn’t count for much.

“Oh, Qu Yang! I remember you now. Where’s your Master? Why didn’t he come to greet me?” Long Xingtian asked unhappily.

“Your Majesty, I’m so sorry. The once-in-a-millennium Alchemy Grand Competition is about to begin. My Master has been busy preparing for it. He’s been so busy that he asked me to come greet you.” With that, Qu Yang bowed deeply in apology.

The Alchemy Emperor was considered to be in the upper middle of the twenty-three Immortal Emperors. He wasn’t the most powerful, but because he was the only Sacred Alchemist, the other alchemists were very respectful to him. The Dragon Emperor, on the other hand, was not the type of person who would give anyone face. In fact, he was the number one expert and power house in the Upper Heavenly Domain and was always given face by everyone else. Naturally, he never needed to give anyone else face. Therefore, when he arrived at a city, the other Immortal Emperors would always come out to greet him. But now, he hadn’t seen the Alchemy Emperor at all. Naturally, he was a bit unhappy.

“Oh, he’s so busy? Hmm, I’m not busy? He–”

“Enough with the nonsense,” Qing Chen said. “What are you standing around for? Let’s go into the city.” Seeing Long Xingtian glaring angrily at the disciple, he tactfully helped to ease the awkward situation.

Long Xingtian turned his head and looked at his wife with a very subservient expression.

“Honey, are you tired?” He asked as he quickly took his arm.

Watching the Dragon Emperor, who had just been glaring at him and nitpicking everything he said, turn around and instantly change his attitude in front of his wife, Qu Yang couldn’t help but feel his lips twitch.This guy really is a legendary wife slave! He’s a proud and arrogant asshole in front of others, but a tail-wagging dog in front of his wife!

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“Sure, I understand. Take my Grandson and go register. Didn’t they say that the competition starts in three days?” Long Xingtian nodded to indicate that he understood.

“Okay, I’ll take the Imperial Grandson to register right away.” Qu Yang nodded in agreement.

“Father, I’ll go with Xuanxuan.” Long Zhe stood up and indicated that he wanted to go with Liu Xuan.

“Sure, if you want to go, then go.” Long Xingtian nodded and didn’t object.

“Zhe’er, let the Great Elder and Third Elder go with you.” Qing Chen spoke up as he looked at Long Zhe.

Long Zhe was a cultivator of Immortal King level, while Xuanxuan was a mere Void Immortal. Their levels were both low, and this wasn’t the Dragon Domain. Qing Chen was very worried about letting them go out alone.

“Right, right, right, let them follow you to protect your safety. Your Father and I won’t go.” Long Xingtian immediately nodded in agreement at his wife’s words.

“Yes, thank you very much, Dragon Emperor, thank you very much, Father.” Long Zhe nodded in agreement.

After living with Qing Chen for five hundred years, Long Zhe was very familiar with his temperament and could always feel the love and care this Father had for him. It wasn’t that the Dragon Emperor didn’t like him or didn’t care for him. It was just that sometimes, the Dragon Emperor wasn’t as attentive as his Father. He was always rather careless. Conversely, his Father was smoother in his dealings with people and took more care of him. Therefore, Long Zhe respected this Snake Father very much.

“Grandpa Long, Grandpa Qing, this Grandson will go register with my Uncle first. I’ll come back to greet you two after.” Liu Xuan lowered his head and gave them a bow.

“Mm, go on, then.” Long Xingtian waved his hand, gesturing for them to leave.

“Yes Your Majesty.” Long Zhe, Liu Xuan, and the two Elders of the Dragon Clan followed Qu Yang out of the palace.

Seeing that everyone had left, Long Xingtian scooched over to his wife with a mischievous grin.

“Chen’er, you must be tired. Why don’t we go to the bedroom and I’ll give you a back massage?”

Qing Chen shot him a look and slapped away his hands. “Stop fooling around. There’s still the banquet tonight. This is someone else’s place, so you’d better behave yourself.”

“Oh!” Seeing his wife’s cold expression, Long Xingtian immediately stopped talking.

He turned his head to stare at Qing Chen with a pitiful expression, like a little woman who’d been wronged by her husband. Qing Chen laughed in spite of himself. Every time this happened, Long Xingtian would act like he’d suffered domestic violence and act very aggrieved, asking for pity..

“Eh heh, wife, why don’t I take you for a stroll around the courtyard? The Human Race’s houses are different from those of the Dragon Clan. Let’s go for a walk?” Seeing Qing Chen smile, Long Xingtian scooched closer.

“Sure, let’s go. Let’s go for a walk.” Qing Chen rose to his feet and looked at his partner. He took his hand and left the Grand Hall with Long Xingtian.

Sometimes, getting angry at Long Xingtian was just asking for trouble. So, Qing Chen really had been ground down to the point that he no longer had a temper.

“Mn!” Holding his wife’s hand, Long Xingtian happily followed Qing Chen out the door.

Long Xingtian might have been a careless person, but he knew his wife’s temper well. His wife was the type who responded well to sweetness and not to harshness. If you tried to be hard on him, even if he wasn’t as strong as you, he’d still fight back. But if you were sweet to him, he’d see your pitiful face and his heart would soften. All of his anger would vanish.

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On the way to the Alchemist Association, Qu Yang paid the most attention to this Dragon Clan’s Eldest Grandson—Liu Xuan. Whether it was from his facial features or his bone age, this Eldest Grandson didn’t seem to be very old, only around two thousand years old, but he was a level-nine alchemist with the strength of a middle-stage Void Immortal. This strength was not low for someone so young.

“Your Highness, who is your Master?” Qu Yang asked with a smile as he looked at Liu Xuan.

“Senior Qu, you may call me Liu Xuan. My alchemy technique is a family inheritance. I learned it from my Grandfather and Father. I don’t have a Master.” Liu Xuan answered truthfully with a smile.

“Oh? It’s a family inheritance. So, does your Father also work as an Alchemist?” This was something that Qu Yang hadn’t expected.

“Yes, my Father is an extraordinary person. His alchemy technique is better than mine, and not only does he know Alchemy, he also excels in poison techniques, medicine, tea and wine making, and cooking.” When speaking of his Father, Liu Xuan wore an expression of admiration. It had been five hundred years since then. He didn’t know when his two Fathers would come to the Upper Heavenly Domain.

“Oh, so your Father is truly extraordinary.”One person learning so many skills? That was truly not simple!

“Of course. I often hear the Dragon Emperor say that my Second Brother is the best at brewing wine. The wine he gives to the Dragon Emperor is the one the Dragon Emperor likes the most.” Long Zhe laughed. He had spent many years with Liu Xuan and very much liked this Nephew of his. He also looked forward to meeting that legendary Second Younger Brother of his.

“The Second Prince, he’s learned and talented, and he’s also an Alchemist. Why didn’t he come to participate in the Pill-Refining Competition?” Qu Yang asked with a smile.

“Oh, my Second Younger Brother and his partner went out to gain experience. They haven’t returned yet.” Long Zhe said.

Liu Xuan didn’t say anything to refute Long Zhe. He knew that his Uncle was saying this for his Father’s sake, not wanting others to look down on him because he was a cultivator from the lower heavens.

“I see.” Qu Yang nodded, understanding.

It seemed that this Second Prince of the Dragon Clan had always lived in the realm of legends. The reason why others knew of this Second Prince was because of Liu Xuan, the Eldest Grandson. Because of Liu Xuan, everyone knew that the Dragon Emperor had a human Godson, and that this Godson had a Son– Liu Xuan. But very few people from the Upper Heavenly Domain had ever seen this Second Prince of the Dragon Clan. Even among the Dragon Clan, very few people had seen this Second Prince.

Liu Xuan’s excellence, coupled with the Dragon Emperor, Dragon Empress, and Dragon Crown Prince’s favor toward Liu Xuan, made everyone even more curious about this mysterious Second Prince of the Dragon Clan. But no matter how curious everyone was, this Second Prince hadn’t shown his face for five hundred years. Not even at the time of the Dragon Emperor and Dragon Empress’s wedding had he shown his face. Now, Qu Yang had found an answer:He had gone out to gain experience! No wonder!