Chapter 38: The King of Dan

  "Shen Gongzi, reconsider the invitation I extended to you earlier. This is a great opportunity, and you must think carefully about it!" Hua Yueyun's clear and beautiful eyes held a hint of entreaty.

  Huā Yuè Yún left, Shěn Lù Zōng looked at Shěn Xiáng with a strange expression and asked in a low voice: "Young man, this woman is also the owner of Dān Xiāng Táo Yuán, but she doesn't have any airs in front of you. What's more, what did she invite you to?"

  Shen Xiang said: "She invited me into Danxiang Taoyuan, but I wanted to enter Taiwu Gate, so I refused."

  "What?" Shen Lu Zong was taken aback, then heavily knocked Shen Xiang's head and continued: "Danxiang Taoyuan is the holy land that alchemists yearn for, you actually refused."

  Shen Xiang rubbed his sore head and said with a pout, "Master, this woman was just a maid in Danxiang Taoyuan, many people were deceived by her. I'm not going to do something so stupid! Entering a sect is an important matter, I want to enter a sect that I admire."

  Once becoming a disciple of those sects, one cannot leave the sect unless being expelled by the sect. However, people who have been expelled are also not accepted by other sects, so Shen Xiang is extremely cautious about this.

  Shen Xiang had Su Mei Yao teach him the art of alchemy, and with Long Jian Gong's help, he could mature spiritual medicine quickly. He didn't need to enter Dan Xiang Tao Yuan at all, which was why he wanted to join Tai Wu Men, a sect with a rich foundation.

  It wasn't long before two alchemists came to the door, Shen Lu Zong was in charge of screening, and as soon as the alchemist arrived, he had to take a look at the Golden Spirit Fruit. Shen Lu Zong would also proudly take out the Golden Spirit Fruit, seeing the alchemist's envious face, Shen Lu Zong was secretly pleased.

  Shen Lu Zong generally first asks them to take out the Dan medicine they have refined, and then asks them to refine a furnace of ordinary middle-grade Dan. By observing the quality of the Dan medicine and the time it takes to refine the Dan, he can distinguish the level of these alchemists.

  What made Shen Lu Zong depressed was that, after a day of recruitment, although there were more than ten people who came to apply, only two or three could be considered as alchemists, and they didn't even meet the requirements, just some guys trying to get by.

  Shen Xiang was not in a hurry, as many alchemists were still in seclusion and had not received the news yet. He guessed that within the next few days, more alchemists from various forces in the imperial city would come to respond to the call.

  Shen Xiang only recruited four good alchemists, and two Golden Spirit Fruits were enough to keep the four alchemists here for a while. By then, the Dan Wang Pavilion would also become powerful, and there was no need to worry about not being able to recruit other alchemists.

  Just like before, Shen Xiang went out late and returned early, practicing his skills at night and refining pills in the Dan Wang Pavilion during the day. It was three days after the notice was posted that Shen Xiang returned from the deep mountains outside the city, only to see a large crowd of white-haired elderly men gathered in front of the Dan Wang Pavilion's shop entrance early in the morning.

  At this time, the sky had just brightened, and the Danwang Pavilion had not yet opened its doors. Therefore, these alchemists who came to apply could only wait patiently. It was well known that as alchemists, they were always high and above, and even if a large amount of spiritual money was placed in front of them, they would not be moved. However, they regarded those rare and precious spiritual medicines as treasures, because they were things that could not be bought with spiritual money.

  The name of the shop has already been decided by Shen Xiang, and it will be called Dan Wang Ge. As long as there is a sufficient stockpile of elixirs, it can open for business! With Shen Lu Zong, an experienced alchemist, in charge, many alchemists have high hopes for Dan Wang Ge.

  As soon as they opened, the dozen or so alchemists were busy chatting with Shen Lu Zong. From the slightly warm auras on these alchemists' bodies, Shen Xiang could roughly estimate their levels. Except for two of them, the others had impure true energy and could only refine low-grade pills.

  Most of these half-hearted alchemists were here to try their luck, although they knew the requirements would be high. After entering Danwang Pavilion, Shen Xiang followed them in.

  At this time, a yellow-haired old man with a wrinkled face walked in and shouted loudly as soon as he entered: "The person in charge here, come out!"

  When the old man shouted, his body emitted waves of pure fire energy, causing the dozen or so alchemists to tremble all over. This level of fire energy was something they had always yearned for, and they could be certain that the white-haired old man was definitely an alchemist, and a very famous one at that. However, alchemists rarely showed their faces, and only their names were known to everyone.

  Shen Xiang stepped out and replied, "I'm in charge here, what can I do for you?"

  Everyone knows that Danwang Pavilion belongs to the Shen family, and the person in charge is Shen Xiang.

  The old man with yellow hair saw Shen Xiang, and a look of disdain immediately appeared on his face. With an arrogant tone, he said: "I want you to change the name of this store immediately. You are not allowed to use the name Dan Wang Ge because you are not worthy!"

  Shen Xiang's eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "Why? I took this name without bothering you. If you're here to cause trouble, don't blame me for not being polite!"

  That blond old man looked at Shen Xiang with disdain and coldly said, "I am Dan Wang, so I don't allow you to use this name for your shop."

  King of Dan?

  Upon hearing these two words, Shen Lu Zong and the old alchemists who had come to apply were immediately stunned. Among the tens of billions of people in Nanwu Country, there was indeed an alchemist with extremely high skills, who was titled Dan Wang, and had dealings with the Medicine Family.

  At this time they could determine that the proud old man in front of them was actually Dan Wang of Nan Wu State - Meng Bo!

  Shen Xiang was no stranger to this name, he had often heard it when he was very young, and now he could actually see the person, he quickly thought that it must be Yao Jia who let Dan Wang come to make trouble.

  Shen Xiang furrowed his brow, this matter was a bit tricky. He had named it Dan Wang Ge to make the shop's name sound more powerful, but he hadn't expected the real Dan Wang to show up and smash the signboard.

  "Hmph, with just this guy, he dares to call himself the Dan King? I've refined dan for thousands of years and only barely obtained the title of Dan Sect's leader, let alone the Dan King above that!" Su Mei Yao's voice full of disdain echoed in Shen Xiang's mind.

  Shen Xiang was slightly startled in his heart, and only then did he know that among alchemists, there were also divisions of fame. His eyes lit up, and he sneered at Meng Bo, saying: "Hmph, you dare to call yourself the Alchemy King? Do you have the ability to go to those great sects and show off? See if others will scold this ignorant old man who doesn't know the height of the sky or the thickness of the earth!"

  As for those major sects, other alchemists couldn't help but feel envious. It's worth noting that the alchemists within those major sects were even more formidable. Meng Bo wouldn't dare to call himself the Alchemy King in front of them; he could only show off in this mundane world's countries.

  Meng Bo's face turned bright red, clearly enraged. He didn't expect Shen Xiang to be so bold as to humiliate him in front of everyone, but he couldn't retort back. He knew deep down that he was far inferior to those great alchemists from the major sects, and his trip there was just a joke.

  Shen Xiang saw Meng Bo's face turn red with anger and continued, "Since you think your alchemy skills are so exceptional, then I'll have a competition with you. Let the other alchemists here be the judges."

  "Of course... since it's a competition, we should add some excitement. If I lose, I'll give you a Golden Spirit Fruit. What about if you lose?"