en, to freely enter and leave her domain."I'm truly sorry. Actually, I didn't want to use this method either. The reason is that an old man has caught onto me, he's outside your Flower Palace and can...Chapter 9: The Battle for Clan Leader

Today, Shen Xiang did not immediately rush to accelerate the maturation of the spirit herbs. He went to a huge open square in the middle of the Shen Family's manor very early, because today was the day when the position of the clan leader would be determined. The Shen Family had been without a clan leader for more than three months, causing chaos within the family.

In the huge stone-paved square in the Shen Family's manor, important young descendants of the Shen Family stood together—approximately three hundred in total. They were all elites within the Shen Family.

The crowd surrounded the square, leaving a large open space in the middle where five middle-aged men stood. One of them was Shen Tianhu.

Shen Xiang also joined the crowd, watching and waiting to help his father secure the position of clan leader if necessary.

A middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and a head of slightly gray hair said with a cold smile, "Shen Tianhu, don't you know that there is an extremely important condition to become the leader of our Shen Clan"

This middle-aged man was named Shen Haohai. He was a powerful branch leader of the Shen Family, slightly older than Shen Tianhu and had reached the Seventh Stage of the Profound Martial Realm. This level of strength was considered good within the Shen Family, so he believed that he had the qualifications to become the clan leader. According to輩分, Shen Xiang would still need to address him as uncle.

Shen Tianhu glared at Shen Haohai with anger in his eyes and said coldly, "Of course I know. Family members of the clan leader must have good potential to prevent him from wasting public resources on his own family."

Shen Xiang's mother had died long ago, and since he could remember, she hadn't appeared. Shen Tianhu's family only consisted of Shen Xiang himself.

"Haha... Your son is a person without any spiritual veins. If you become the clan leader, you will surely use valuable medicinal pills on him! You've been buying spirit herbs and spirit pills everywhere these years, all with the intention of raising your son. However, everyone knows his background." Shen Haohai laughed loudly, "Everyone knows that he is forever destined to remain a waste!"

Shen Tianhu naturally knew that his son was extraordinary among peers, he just wanted to keep his strength hidden and not reveal too much astonishing power. Otherwise, trouble would come.

"My son can release True Qi Fire! He has the potential to become a medicinal alchemist. Can you say that he's useless Could it be that the elders of our Shen Family don't think like this" Shen Tianhu said with a cold smile.

At this moment, the crowd began discussing among themselves. The news that the Pavilion Master of Spirit Pill had rejected Shen Xiang's request to become an apprentice was already spread throughout the Lion Tiger City. Although Shen Xiang had no spiritual veins, if he could release True Qi Fire, there would be a chance for him to become an alchemist.

Shen Haohai said in a cold snort, "But he refused the Pavilion Master of Spirit Pill. Without a master, he can't become an alchemist."

At this moment, Shen Xiang's calm and steady voice echoed, "Now I can refine a Base-grade Common Body Refinement Pill."

When Shen Xiang spoke, the crowd was stunned. Shen Haohai, on the other hand, laughed loudly when he heard this, "A young child of sixteen years old refining medicinal pills Don't think that saying a few big words can help your father secure the position of clan leader. Moreover, lying to elders is a serious offense."

"Do you think you're that Medicine Family genius The Medicine Family is a medicinal pill family, with rich foundations."

Shen Xiang walked out of the crowd, his eyes clear and calm. He took out a pill furnace and looked at Shen Haohai with a smirk, saying, "Do you dare to bet against me If I can refine one batch of Body Refinement Pills, will you apologize and kneel to me in front of everyone"

Shen Haohai couldn't help but laugh, while the crowd was stunned. They didn't expect Shen Xiang to be so brazen and say such words!

A young person dared to defy him in front of him, this made Shen Haohai extremely angry.

However, Shen Tianhu supported his son's actions. He knew that the moment of pride for Shen Xiang was about to come.

Shen Haohai's face was filled with anger, he said in a low voice, "What did you say just now" As he spoke, the True Qi around Shen Xiang enveloped him, but was then dispelled by Shen Tianhu.

Shen Xiang stared at Shen Haohai,提高了聲音 saying, "I want to bet against you! If I can refine one batch of Body Refinement Pills, will you apologize and kneel to me in front of everyone"

Shen Xiang repeated himself solemnly, not like someone joking. His tone was also full of arrogance. Such a young person who can face elders with pride was not common in the Shen Family.

Shen Haohai's anger boiled as his body trembled. Seeing Shen Xiang's determined expression, he didn't dare to agree immediately. Some people around were waiting for his answer.

Shen Xiang stared at Shen Haohai defiantly, saying, "You slandered me as a useless waste in front of the elders. Now I want to prove myself and ask you for an apology! As a senior, aren't you afraid of gambling"

Shen Haohai wished to slap Shen Xiang dead, but he dared not. After all, killing a young descendant within the family was a serious matter.

An old man said, "Well, since that's the case, Shen Haohai you can bet against him. But kneeling for an apology is unnecessary, it's just the words of a child. Let's say this: if Shen Xiang can refine one batch of medicinal pills, Shen Haohai you will lose and compensate him accordingly."

"I agree. If my son loses, I will no longer struggle for the position of clan leader!" Shen Tianhu said, then nodded at Shen Xiang.

The crowd was amazed again. Shen Tianhu actually placed such a large bet!

Shen Haohai said, "Fine. If I lose, I'll give you the thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Ginseng I just acquired."

Thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Ginseng! The crowd gasped in surprise. This was a thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Ginseng, very expensive as a Low-grade玄藥材.

"Shen Xiang, now start refining pills. How long do you think it will take" The old man asked him. He was an elder of the Shen Family and had some authority.

According to their understanding, refining Base-grade Common medicinal pills would take at least half a day, with the fastest taking two or three hours. After all, it was a sixteen-year-old young person.

"Very soon. It won't take much time for everyone!" While speaking, Shen Xiang sat cross-legged and the elder and Shen Haohai came over to check the pill furnace, preventing Shen Xiang from cheating.

"Rotten pill furnace. It seems that Shen Tianhu is very poor," Shen Haohai said with a mocking smile, who knew that all of his money was spent on Shen Xiang.

Shen Xiang took out materials from his storage bag, sorted them and checked. Then he released True Qi Fire to warm the pill furnace thoroughly before adding materials inside. His actions were very proficient.

Although the True Qi Fire also surprised everyone, it was well known that many people could only release fire when attacking by cultivating some martial arts. But those flames could only be released during attacks, and couldn't control them like Shen Xiang did. Unless they practiced fire-controlling techniques, which were very rare and difficult to cultivate.

The pill furnace had already been filled by Shen Xiang with fire. At this moment, a faint medicinal smell drifted out of the pill furnace.

An hour passed. The crowd saw Shen Xiang close his eyes suddenly, knowing it was a critical moment, while Shen Haohai began sweating. He worried that he would lose the thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Ginseng.

The crowd saw a mist rise from the pill furnace, and Shen Xiang opened his eyes with a smile. He stood up and said, "Please check."

"What An hour was enough" The crowd expressed doubt.

The first to go over was the elder! Although he couldn't refine pills, he knew the process and had been closely watching Shen Xiang all along. He knew that Shen Xiang had a certain foundation in refining pills, although he was not clear about the situation inside the pill furnace. However, he could sense that the heat released by the pill furnace was changing and doing so very subtly.

Opening the lid of the pill furnace, everyone was immediately greeted by a faint medicinal smell they were very familiar with. This indeed was the scent they could see and witness firsthand, when the old man took out five snow-white pills from inside, everyone couldn't help but gasp.ing off against Qi Shi.Qi Shi just held his sword horizontally without saying anything, showing that he was waiting for the son of the Lion King inside the cart to come out. Here at the entrance to th...