Chapter 1233: Visitors from the Celestial Pill Department
Even Prince Yi couldn’t stand these doubters.
"Daoist Venerable Yi Yuan fell eighty thousand years ago, and you don’t even know this?"
He swept a displeased glance around at the upper-rank Star Lords and First Grade Immortal Officials.
"And you have the nerve to call others liars?"
"Do you not see how ignorant you are!"
His reprimand left no room for mercy.
The Star Lords and Immortal Officials who had been clamoring earlier found their faces turning from pale to flushed with embarrassment.
The leading upper-rank Star Lords of An Yu and Profound Spirit, along with key figures like Li Kong Daoist Venerable of the Celestial Treasure Department and Daoist Venerable Zhuyou of the Celestial Artifact Department, were completely disgraced.
"I really can’t believe it!"
"How could Daoist Venerable Yi Yuan, who was thriving, possibly have perished?"
"Master Tian Lin’s accomplishments are unparalleled; who could possibly surpass him?"
"With Master Taiheng’s level, how could he defer to this young upstart?"
Irritated and embarrassed, they each pulled out their Communication Immortal Artifacts.
"I am familiar with Master Beihe; I will ask him right now what’s really going on!"
"There must be some hidden truth in all this!"
Neither King Shi nor King Jing objected.
They just watched as they ’made calls’ to inquire.
After all, Jiang Cheng’s passage through the Immortal Furnace test was an indubitable fact that happened right under their noses, so they were not afraid of any detailed questioning.
They merely scoffed internally.
Truly, until their faces are thoroughly slapped swollen, they would stubbornly keep holding on.
"Is it Master Beihe? Me? I am the Star Lord of An Yu! Three billion years ago, we met, back then..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted.
Evidently, Beihe Daoist Venerable had no time for such flattering nonsense.
Even though the Star Lord of An Yu is an upper-rank Star Lord, higher in status than the ordinary First Grade Immortal Official.
But an Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist is simply that influential.
Unless you don’t need pills, otherwise it’s always you begging them.
"Oh, it’s like this, we’ve run into a deceitful brat named Jiang Cheng, and the Divine Monarchs actually claim he’s the Head of your Celestial Pill Department. Isn’t it laughable..."
His words abruptly ceased, as the connection suddenly broke off.
The Star Lord of An Yu, looking at the now dark Communication Immortal Artifact, found himself momentarily stunned.
Hung up on him before he even finished speaking?
If it were anyone else, even the Divine Monarch wouldn’t treat a call so casually.
He pondered, even if the Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist’s status is lofty, shouldn’t it still show him some face?
Just boasting about his connection with Beihe Daoist Venerable moments ago, now he found himself in a bit of an awkward spot under all those watchful eyes.
"Is it possible the Master is at a critical alchemy moment?"
He could only find a reason to save face.
Yet, the Star Lord of An Yu beside him became exuberant.
"I told you, this boy is just unworthy; you see, the Master doesn’t even care to discuss this issue."
"Right, right, if he truly were the Head of the Celestial Pill Department, the Master would surely have something to say."
Others, feeling as if they’d uncovered the truth, once again chattered conclusions.
"Jiang Cheng is not even worthy of being mentioned by the Master."
"That’s exactly right!"
At this moment, several shadows swiftly closed in from the distance, rushing quickly toward them.
The crowd looked, and immediately exclaimed.
"Beihe Daoist Venerable!"
"He actually came over?"
The Celestial Pill Department is far from Emperor Sword Star.
For an ordinary Immortal Official to get here would take months, if not years.
But Master Beihe is a Daoist Venerable, after all, and his speed has long transcended certain boundaries.
With the special transmission star array of the Celestial Palace, his rapid appearance wasn’t surprising.
"Why would he come here?"
This grand event at Emperor Sword Star previously invited three Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemists from the Celestial Pill Department.
But none of them acknowledged it.
They’re not interested in Sword Dao.
Since Brother Cheng’s lecture on the Alchemy Dao, they have been in closed-door cultivation all these years, with no time for revelry.
Not a single one came this time.
"Could it possibly be that they’ve heard of a swindler here, and they’ve come to settle the score?"
"That must be it!"
"Look there behind!"
"Taiheng Daoist Venerable, Tian Lin Daoist Venerable!"
"My heavens, they actually came too?"
"Hahaha, three Daoist Venerables from the Celestial Pill Department have come, truly an extraordinary honor!"
The Immortals below had burst into cheers.
They couldn’t help it; pills are far too important for them.
Seeing these three Pill Realm stalwart figures was like glimpsing moving treasures.
They eagerly wanted to rush over and ask the three Masters to refine a few furnaces of pills for them.
On the Purple Jade Platform, several Divine Monarchs also rose, expressing respect for the three Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemists.
As for the high-tier Immortal Officials like the Star Lords of An Yu, Profound Spirit, Li Kong Daoist Venerable, they proactively welcomed them out from the Purple Jade Platform.
"Hahaha, Daoist Venerable Beihe, welcome, welcome!"
"Daoist Venerable Taiheng, what wind has brought you here?"
"Daoist Venerable Tian Lin, it is truly our honor to have you here!"
"Please, please..."
They were so enthusiastic they were almost obsequious.
Even Qiu Yuxuan, who never showed a superfluous word to anyone, stood up solemnly, expressing her welcome.
"Three Masters, please come inside..."
"Please what?"
Daoist Venerable Taiheng impatiently interrupted them.
"Where is Sect Leader Jiang? Didn’t you say he was here?"
The reason the three of them rushed over, of course, wasn’t for this Emperor Sword Star event, nor was it due to Star Lord of An Yu and his ilk.
It was entirely because of Jiang Cheng.
The lecture from back then held profound meaning for them.
They still had countless alchemy questions they wished to consult Sect Leader Jiang about.
After his disappearance eighty thousand years ago, the entire Celestial Pill Department felt like they were in mourning, as if they’d lost their very soul.
Over the years, they had repeatedly asked the Celestial Emperor and the Divine Monarchs to help find his whereabouts.
But they’d never found him.
Finally hearing news of him now was like a fire at their heels, they hurried over as fast as they could.
The Star Lords and Immortal Officials surrounding them still didn’t know.
They thought the Masters were here to hold Jiang Cheng accountable.
"That’s him!"
The crowd quickly made way, all pointing towards Sect Leader Jiang.
It truly was a scene of being condemned by everyone...
"This upstart, absurdly regarded as the Head of the Celestial Pill Department, how utterly laughable."
"Even if he truly is the Head, it must be that the three Masters had some unspeakable difficulties and were forced!"
"Indeed, how could he deserve to be the Head of the Celestial Pill Department?"
"We have already stopped him for you, we absolutely will not allow the Celestial Pill Department’s reputation to be sullied by pests..."
"Quiet!"
Once they saw Brother Cheng, Daoist Venerable Taiheng, Daoist Venerable Tian Lin, and Daoist Venerable Beihe ignored everyone else.
Their eyes fixed directly on him, almost moved to tears.
Yet, these people on the side kept rattling on incessantly, still maligning Elder Jiang, how utterly absurd!
"Jiang Cheng is indeed the Head of our Celestial Pill Department!"
The three Masters glared fiercely at everyone around them with fury.
"Elder Jiang is someone you dare to slander?"
"To slander him is to shame our entire Celestial Pill Department!"
"An upstart? I think you are the real upstarts!"