The Strongest Dandy in the City Chapter 2585 - 2574: Speculation! Are You Crazy?

Fan Qianrong, Shen Tingyu, and Shen Xiuhai all exited the secret chamber.

Originally, Shen Xiuhai wanted to stay and guard the entrance of the chamber, but Long Gaoyuan took over the responsibility, assuring them that he would contact them immediately with the Messaging Jade Token if anything happened.

Shen Xiuhai and Shen Xiutian agreed with Long Gaoyuan, deciding not to leave the Shen residence and to be on call.

Thus, in the end, only Long Gaoyuan remained guarding the entrance to the chamber.

After Shen Xiuhai and the others left the chamber and walked through the Shen residence, news of Shen Xiutian’s awakening quickly spread throughout the estate, and soon, a solemn-faced middle-aged man appeared in front of Shen Xiutian and the others.

This middle-aged man named Shen Yuan was Shen Tingyu’s father and the current Family Head of the Shens, with an aura at the Half-step Divine Emperor level.

Even Shen Yuan did not know about Ye Chenfeng. Seeing Shen Xiutian’s recovery, his face was full of shock. Wasn’t it said that only Supreme Elixirs could bring Shen Xiutian back?

Thinking about the Supreme Elixirs emerging in the Barbarian Wasteland Mountains, he looked at Fan Qianrong with suspicion: "Old Fan, have you become a supreme alchemist?"

Fan Qianrong chuckled wryly: "Young one, do you think breaking through to supreme is such an easy task?"

They overlooked one detail: If Shen Xiutian appeared, it might draw attention from many people, as many knew that Shen Xiutian fell into a coma and needed Supreme Elixirs to be cured.

Though Shen Xiutian possessed later-stage Divine Emperor Realm strength and should be unthreatened within the Middle Realm, to be safe, Ye Chenfeng’s situation is not to be disclosed yet.

Fan Qianrong explained: "This time, heaven blessed your Shen family. I accidentally acquired a perfectly preserved Supreme Elixir from some ruins, which also had detoxifying effects."

Hearing Fan Qianrong’s explanation, Shen Yuan felt no doubt: "Old Fan, your kindness to our Shen family will never be forgotten."

Shen Yuan understood Fan Qianrong’s character. If Fan Qianrong had truly broken through to become a supreme alchemist, he wouldn’t be so secretive, especially considering the distance to the Barbarian Wasteland Mountains; he had no idea of how discreetly Shen Xiuhai and the others had left earlier.

Shen Xiuhai said: "Tell all the Shen family members that this matter cannot be spread; otherwise, they will be expelled from the Shen family."

"Yes, Ancestor." Shen Yuan immediately set to executing Shen Xiuhai’s order.

After Shen Yuan left, Shen Xiuhai said to Shen Xiutian: "Brother, it seems you are not yet suitable to appear before outsiders."

Shen Xiutian replied indifferently: "Anyway, I need to nourish my body for a few days; I’ll rest in my room first."

At this moment.

Fan Qianrong’s Messaging Jade Token started blinking. Upon learning the contents of the message, he said: "The crazy old man and the deranged old man have arrived."

Shen Xiuhai laughed: "Let’s go out and meet old friends!"

Within the entire Middle Realm, there were three Ninth Grade Alchemists: one mad, one deranged, and one reckless. Fan Qianrong was naturally the mad old man.

These three old men, upon meeting each other, never admitted defeat, and their arguments could go from mild to furious, marking their uniquely volatile friendship.

When they arrived at the Shen family’s welcoming hall.

Inside the hall were already two old men sitting; one wore a fiery red long robe, and he was the deranged old man Lu Shuncai; the other had a long and white bearded chin, meaning he was the reckless old man Duan Guangzhi.

Both of them had cultivation at the middle stage of the Divine Emperor Realm.

Upon seeing Shen Xiuhai, Fan Qianrong, and Shen Tingyu, these two old men focused their gaze on Fan Qianrong.

"Mad old man, you look spirited, which reassures me. If you were to go before me, wouldn’t it just be dull?" Lu Shuncai chuckled.

Duan Guangzhi also commented: "Mad old man, weren’t you aware of the Supreme Elixirs born from the Barbarian Wasteland Mountains? I thought you beat me to the punch as your alchemy among the three of us isn’t the best."

"It now appears you haven’t broken through to a supreme alchemist. I’ll be the first among the three of us to achieve it."

Upon Duan Guangzhi’s remark.

Lu Shuncai retorted: "Reckless old man, stop talking rubbish here! With your paltry alchemy skills, do you dream of being the first to achieve supreme status?"

Shen Xiuhai, used to seeing such scenes, advised: "Old Lu, Old Duan, say less each; the alchemist conference is about to start, and you might as well compete there."

Upon hearing it.

The two old men calmed down somewhat, and Lu Shuncai looked at Fan Qianrong: "Mad old man, this isn’t your style. You’re very strange today, why aren’t you bouncing around?"

After apprenticing under Ye Chenfeng, Fan Qianrong’s mindset shifted. He said: "Deranged old man, do you think I’m a monkey? What do you mean by bouncing around? Let’s reveal our true capabilities once the alchemist conference begins."

Duan Guangzhi spoke: "Mad old man, haven’t you been curious about the Supreme Elixirs from the Barbarian Wasteland Mountains while being in the Shen residence all along? Unfortunately, when we rushed over, the mountains were already deserted."

"We suspect that it wasn’t that someone in the Middle Realm advanced to supreme but rather a supreme alchemist arriving from the Upper World."

"Such an opportunity is rare. To receive guidance from a Supreme Alchemist would help us reduce detours on the path to supreme status."

Lu Shuncai surprisingly agreed: "Reckless old man is right; we were a step too late, and I imagine the Supreme Alchemist is elder to us. We’ve experienced the difficulty of alchemy, let alone reaching supreme status."

"Even with guidance from a Supreme Alchemist, achieving supreme status wouldn’t be so easy."

Fan Qianrong, Shen Xiuhai, and Shen Tingyu exchanged odd glances as they looked at Lu Shuncai and Duan Guangzhi.

Fan Qianrong smiled: "There’s always someone better, and heaven is vast. Do you believe anyone can become a supreme alchemist before reaching the age of one hundred?"

Upon hearing it.

Lu Shuncai and Duan Guangzhi widened their eyes, looking at Fan Qianrong in confusion.

"Mad old man, you wouldn’t truly be mad, right? Supreme before one hundred? Are you dreaming?" Lu Shuncai said.

"If there’s a Supreme Alchemist in the world before reaching one hundred, then I’ll cut off my head and let you sit on it as a stool," Duan Guangzhi affirmed.

They truly believed Fan Qianrong was speaking nonsense.

Upon seeing the attitudes of these two old men, Fan Qianrong could only internally smile wryly: if he informed these two that there’s a thirty-year-old Supreme Alchemist in the world, he couldn’t imagine what their expressions would be.

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