Chapter 28: This Person Absolutely Cannot Be a Fifth-Grade Alchemist!

"Indeed! I really did find a fifth-grade Alchemist!"

"Big Brother, hurry and tell them to step aside — I need to go save Father!" Shen Qianning turned to look at the handsome young man and said.

The handsome young man was Shen Qianning's elder brother, Shen Qianluo!

Shen Qianluo was born of Shen Wanbao's legal wife, the First Madam, making him a true direct-line member of the Shen Clan, whereas Shen Qianning was born of one of Shen Wanbao's concubines.

"Qianning, you truly found a fifth-grade Alchemist?" An elderly man with white hair in the crowd heard Shen Qianning's words and immediately broke into a look of excitement!

"Yes! Elder Lin, I happened to run into a fifth-grade Alchemist by chance, and I brought him back right away to save Father!" Shen Qianning said affirmatively, looking at the white-haired elder.

The white-haired elder was named Lin De. He was Shen Wanbao's most loyal servant, having followed him for decades. Everyone in the Shen Clan held him in the highest respect, and his authority within the clan was considerable.

"Impossible! There are simply no fifth-grade Alchemists on our Eastern Desolate Continent. Where could you have possibly found one?"

"Thirteenth Sister, I think you've found someone to impersonate a fifth-grade Alchemist just to get close to Father!" Shen Qianluo said with a cold laugh.

"I'm not as scheming as you think — I genuinely want to save Father!" Shen Qianning said loudly.

"Since the young miss claims to have found a fifth-grade Alchemist, why not have him come out so that I may pay my respects?"

At that moment, a middle-aged man in gray robes who had returned alongside Shen Qianluo suddenly spoke up.

"Thirteenth Sister, hurry and bring out this so-called fifth-grade Alchemist of yours for us to see!"

"This gentleman is the fourth-grade peak Alchemist our clan has invited — Master Hua Rong!"

"Master Hua Rong is the closest anyone on our Eastern Desolate Continent has come to being a fifth-grade Alchemist — he is just one opportunity away from breaking through to the fifth grade!"

"He is acquainted with virtually every fifth-grade Alchemist in the entire Desolate Remnant Realm."

"If the person you have brought is truly a fifth-grade Alchemist, Master Hua Rong will certainly recognize him!"

Shen Qianluo pointed to the middle-aged man in gray robes and made the introduction.

There were simply no fifth-grade Alchemists on the entire Eastern Desolate Continent, which was precisely why the Shen Clan had gone to invite the fourth-grade peak Master Hua Rong!

A fourth-grade peak Alchemist had only a very slim chance of producing a fifth-grade pill, but with Shen Wanbao's days now numbered, the Shen Clan had no choice but to try any means available — they invited the fourth-grade peak Alchemist to attempt refining the Snow Ginseng Creation Pill.

"Young Master Chu, please come out and show yourself!"

Hearing the crowd's words, Shen Qianning had no choice but to call for Chu Feng to step forward.

"Young Master Chu?"

"Thirteenth Sister, if you were going to find someone to impersonate, shouldn't you at least have found someone more convincing?"

The title "Young Master Chu" clearly suggested someone young, and how could a young person possibly be a fifth-grade Alchemist? The moment Shen Qianluo heard the address, he burst out laughing!

The people around them immediately broke into mocking smiles, waiting to watch the spectacle unfold.

At that moment, Chu Feng heard the discussion outside, opened his eyes, stopped his cultivation, and slowly stepped out of the carriage.

"Ha ha ha!"

The moment Shen Qianluo laid eyes on Chu Feng, he broke into loud laughter!

Chu Feng was so young — there was simply no way he could be a fifth-grade Alchemist; he might not even be an Alchemist at all.

Just moments ago, Shen Qianluo had been deeply worried that Shen Qianning might have actually found a fifth-grade Alchemist who could save Shen Wanbao's life.

In Shen Qianluo's heart, he would rather see Shen Wanbao die — that way, he could take over as the head of the Shen Clan.

Now, seeing Chu Feng, Shen Qianluo immediately let go of every worry in his heart and burst into laughter!

"I do not recognize this person. He cannot possibly be a fifth-grade Alchemist — there has never been a fifth-grade Alchemist this young in the entire world of alchemy!" Master Hua Rong looked at Chu Feng and immediately shook his head in denial.

"Qianning, how could you cause such a scene!" Lin De heard Master Hua Rong's words and flew into a rage!

Shen Qianning was Shen Wanbao's most beloved daughter, and Lin De had always thought highly of her.

He had never imagined that Shen Qianning would stoop to finding someone to impersonate a fifth-grade Alchemist just to gain access to Shen Wanbao!

"Elder Lin, I didn't — Young Master Chu really is a fifth-grade… Alchemist!" Shen Qianning hurriedly explained.

Master Hua Rong was the finest Alchemist on the Eastern Desolate Continent, and Shen Qianning had heard of his reputation before.

Now that Master Hua Rong claimed not to recognize Chu Feng, Shen Qianning herself began to have doubts about Chu Feng.

After all, she had only ever seen Chu Feng refine a third-grade pill before — whether he was truly a fifth-grade Alchemist, she could not say for certain!

"Qianning, stop this nonsense! Step aside at once — don't delay Master Hua Rong from refining the pill to save the master!"

Lin De immediately ordered the guards nearby to usher Shen Qianning away.

With that, Lin De led Master Hua Rong slowly into the Shen Clan's estate.

"Thirteenth Sister, save your efforts — there is no way we will ever let you near Father!"

Shen Qianluo walked in last, whispering a taunt at Shen Qianning before slowly walking into the Shen Clan's estate.

"Bastard — once I save Father, just wait and see how I'll have Father deal with you!" Shen Qianning glared furiously at Shen Qianluo's retreating figure and cursed.

After venting for a moment, Shen Qianning turned to look at Chu Feng, her expression full of apology. "Young Master Chu, I'm sorry!"

Chu Feng replied without the slightest concern:

"It's fine. Find me a quiet place to stay and come get me once you've sorted things out with the Shen Clan."

"You can try to find the people within the Shen Clan who don't want your father to die and ask for their help!"

The Snow Ginseng Creation Pill was considered one of the more difficult pills to refine even among fifth-grade pills — even a fifth-grade Alchemist would struggle to produce it.

Master Hua Rong was only a fourth-grade Alchemist; there was absolutely no way he could refine the Snow Ginseng Creation Pill.

Once Master Hua Rong failed to produce the Snow Ginseng Creation Pill, those within the Shen Clan who wished to save Shen Wanbao would naturally agree to let Chu Feng try.

"Alright! Thank you, Young Master Chu — I'll arrange your lodgings right away!" Shen Qianning said with a face full of gratitude.

Before long, Shen Qianning brought Chu Feng to a secluded small courtyard in Tianlan City.

This courtyard was one Shen Qianning had purchased previously, though she had rarely stayed there.

Now that Chu Feng wanted a quiet place to stay, Shen Qianning immediately thought of it.

"Young Master Chu, please make yourself at home here. Whatever you need, feel free to have the servants take care of it!"

With that, Shen Qianning instructed the servants nearby to obey Chu Feng's every command.

"Mm." Chu Feng gave a light nod — he only wanted a quiet place to settle down and cultivate in peace.

After settling Chu Feng in, Shen Qianning quickly departed to find a way to convince the Shen Clan to allow Chu Feng to refine the pill!

Chu Feng also began to cultivate in earnest. He had already reached the extreme realm of the Spirit Entry Stage — one Breakthrough away from advancing to the True Spirit Stage!

The extreme realm represented the ultimate limit of each major stage; upon breaking through, the spiritual veins and energy sea within the body would expand greatly, significantly elevating one's cultivation.

In his previous life, Luo Xuan and Luo Xue had unlimited cultivation resources at their disposal, making their Breakthroughs comparatively easy.

Now, Chu Feng's resources were limited, making breaking through the extreme realm far more difficult.

However, it was only a matter of time — Chu Feng was confident he would break through eventually; it would simply take a little longer.

Seven days later, Chu Feng had still not broken through the extreme realm, though his cultivation had improved considerably.

On this day, Shen Qianning finally came to find Chu Feng.

"Young Master Chu, the Shen Clan has agreed to let you refine the pill!"

"Please come with me to the Shen Clan quickly — I'm afraid my father may not hold on much longer!" Shen Qianning said anxiously.