The Rise of the Fallen Prodigy

In the Silvermoon Valley, the only place that dared to call itself the imperial capital was Yuanyang Holy City, the capital of the Sunshine Federation.Liam Smith never expected that the Smith family would have connections with the imperial capital. He originally thought that this honored guest was just someone like the city lord. He didn't expect it to be a powerful person from the imperial capital.It was said that it was thousands of miles from the imperial capital to the Silvermoon Valley. Generally, the imperial capital would only send people when there was a major incident in the Silvermoon Valley.However, on the way from the imperial capital to the Silvermoon Valley, one had to pass through many barren mountains and evil waters. Without a certain level of cultivation, one might die on the way before even arriving.There were also many places under the jurisdiction of various large and small forces. Generally, every force would give the people from the imperial capital some face, more or less. After all, no one wanted to really anger the imperial capital.But face was given mutually. Even an imperial envoy couldn't completely ignore all parties. Without certain strength, it was inevitable to be ridiculed.What's more, some forces simply wouldn't give the imperial capital face. There were not a few cases where they would start fighting at the slightest disagreement.If one really provoked some major forces, it was possible to be secretly killed to silence them.Since the establishment of the Sunshine Federation, such incidents of ambushing and killing envoys had happened quite often.Although the imperial capital would send super - powerful people to investigate for the sake of face, as long as the matter was done cleanly, it was not easy to find any clues.The Sunshine Federation spanned thousands of miles, and its territory was so vast that it was unimaginable. Moreover, seventy percent of it was uninhabited wilderness. If the ambushers plunged into a big mountain like the Cloud - Connecting Mountains, even super - powerful people would be at a loss.However, those who could kill an imperial envoy and safely go into hiding were after all a minority. Only those with extremely strong strength could escape the pursuit of the super - powerful people from the imperial capital.Needless to say, these five people in front of them must have also encountered a lot of difficulties and obstacles. They were able to come to the Silvermoon Valley safely mainly because of the name of the imperial capital and their own strength.An envoy who could come from the imperial capital must have outstanding strength. The three major families were definitely no match for them. Presumably, the entire Silvermoon Valley wouldn't be taken seriously either.Liam Smith finally understood why the family was holding such a grand welcome ceremony. The so - called imperial envoy represented the royal family of the Sunshine Federation and symbolized the highest ruling power of the Sunshine Federation.On the other hand, of course, was the envoy's own strength. In the Liberty Divine Land, the powerful always commanded respect.For a family like the Smith family, which was only of medium size in the Sunshine Federation, the imperial envoy couldn't be offended at all. Otherwise, it might suffer a catastrophic disaster at any time.After a while, two young men in strong suits walked in from outside the main hall first. They had expressionless faces, held three - foot long swords in their hands, and their eyes faintly revealed a sharpness. At a glance, one could tell that they were people with profound cultivation.After the two entered the main hall, they stood on the left and right sides respectively, bowed respectfully to the outside of the hall door, and then made a gesture of invitation.Shortly after, an old man in a black Chinese - style robe appeared. He had his hands behind his back and walked in with his head held high. He had white hair and a ruddy complexion, without any of the wrinkles and vicissitudes that an old man should have.A sense of pride naturally appeared on his face. This was a self - expression of a powerful person and also a kind of confidence.Two young men in strong suits also followed behind him, dressed the same as the previous two. Judging from this, the four of them should be bodyguards or something like that for this old man.Liam Smith's eyes swept over the old man without leaving a trace. He found that there was a white fire - shaped mark tattooed on the sleeve of the old man's black robe. Under the illumination of the lights, compared with the old man's luxurious robe, it was much more dazzling and more vivid.Liam Smith, who hadn't paid much attention at first, suddenly felt that the old man in front of him seemed familiar, but the memory in his mind was a bit blurred.Shaking his head, Liam Smith smiled self - deprecatingly. He probably thought too much.The other party was a powerful person from the imperial capital. How could he, a small family disciple, possibly know him?Caspian Smith, who was beside him, looked at the old man and smiled. He stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "So it's Master Mu who has honored us with his presence. Liam is really sorry for not greeting you from afar. Please forgive me."Obviously, Caspian Smith knew the old man in front of him and seemed to be quite familiar with him.The old man smiled faintly, looking very approachable. He waved his hand and said, "The head of the Smith family is being too polite. We've been friends for decades. There's no need to be so formal.""Master is joking. You are an imperial envoy, an honored guest of our Silvermoon Valley, and even more so an honored guest of our Smith family. All these are necessary. I hope Master doesn't mind," Caspian Smith said politely.The old man surnamed Mu stared at Caspian Smith for a moment, still with a smile on his face, and said, "The deep friendship of the head of the Smith family really overwhelms me.""Master is too kind," Caspian Smith said. "Master's coming to our Smith family really makes our entire Smith family shine.""Not at all," The old man surnamed Mu stepped forward and took Caspian Smith's hands, looking very affectionate. "We haven't seen each other for five years. Tonight, we must have a good drink and have a great time.""Of course," Caspian Smith replied with a smile. "Liam has already given orders to hold a welcome banquet for Master tonight. We must get drunk.""Haha," The old man surnamed Mu laughed twice and nodded. "That's great.""Master, please," Caspian Smith stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.Without saying a word, the old man surnamed Mu just nodded faintly and walked side by side with Caspian Smith towards the main seat.The old man surnamed Mu had obviously dealt with the Smith family more than once. Along the way, he started to exchange greetings with the various Elders.Although the Elders of the Smith family were usually high and mighty in the family, when facing the imperial envoy, they naturally didn't dare to act arrogantly. One by one, they stepped forward to pay their respects.So, the short distance of more than ten zhang from the hall door to the main seat took a long time to finally reach.The old man surnamed Mu and Caspian Smith sat down on the left and right of the main seat. The four young men naturally sat down in the four empty seats on the left and right below the main seat.While the old man surnamed Mu was chatting with the family head and the various Elders.Liam Smith quietly leaned close to Gideon Wilson's ear and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Wilson, who is this old man? He seems very remarkable.""Shh," Gideon Wilson made a gesture of silence. His face looked a bit scared. He glanced at the old man surnamed Mu, who was still chatting with the various Elders, and after making sure that he didn't hear Liam Smith's words, he let out a sigh of relief.Then he bent down and whispered, "Young Master, be careful what you say. It would be bad if you offended him."Liam Smith naturally understood the seriousness of the matter. He nodded knowingly and lowered his voice a bit more, saying, "Uncle Wilson, who exactly is he? It seems that all the Elders respect him very much."A trace of respect flashed in Gideon Wilson's eyes. He said word by word, "He is Aldrich.""Aldrich?" Liam Smith murmured. After thinking for a while, he didn't think of anything. Then he asked again, "So what does he do?"Gideon Wilson looked back at Aldrich. The respect in his eyes became even stronger. He said with some envy, "Pharmacist.""Pharmacist?" Liam Smith couldn't help but take another look at Aldrich. Now he finally understood why the Elders in the family respected him so much.Pharmacist - the most noble profession in the entire Liberty Divine Land. Their appeal and influence were by no means comparable to ordinary forces. If one could get connected with a pharmacist, it would undoubtedly be like having a powerful ally.And the Aldrich in front of him was from the imperial capital. It seemed that he should be more powerful than Master Ignatius from the auction house."That's right," Gideon Wilson's eyes were still immersed in admiration. He said a bit excitedly, "Master Mu is a genuine fourth - class pharmacist.""Fourth - class pharmacist?" Liam Smith was slightly surprised.Strictly speaking, fourth - class pharmacists were not rare in the Liberty Divine Land, but in the Silvermoon Valley, a fourth - class pharmacist was like a super - powerful person who could fly through the sky and escape to the earth. Ordinary people had no chance to see one.And it was natural and reasonable that he could get the respect of everyone in the Smith family.Not to mention his powerful alchemy skills, his own cultivation had also reached the Extreme Realm. In the Silvermoon Valley, he was also considered a top - tier existence.After learning that Aldrich was a pharmacist, Liam Smith suddenly remembered the fire - shaped pattern he had seen on Aldrich's cuff before.Some information he had obtained from chatting with his grandfather before appeared in his mind. He immediately understood that this fire - shaped pattern had a great origin.It was said that in the imperial capital of the Sunshine Federation, there was a place专门 for testing the level of pharmacists called the "Elixir Workshop".This Elixir Workshop never belonged to any one force. It was jointly established by all the pharmacists in the entire Sunshine Federation and had been passed down since ancient times. Generally, it was jointly managed by all the pharmacists.Although the Elixir Workshop included all pharmacists, it had no restrictions on each pharmacist. Pharmacists could join the forces they wanted to join according to their preferences, and the Elixir Workshop never interfered.In the Elixir Workshop, there were basically records of all the pharmacists in the Sunshine Federation.And leaving one's information in the Elixir Workshop was also a step that every pharmacist in the Sunshine Federation would go through.Because if a pharmacist wanted to gain fame, he had to go to the Elixir Workshop to register information and accurately test his level. Only in this way could he get the specific medal for pharmacists issued by the Elixir Workshop.That was the fire - shaped pattern on Aldrich's cuff.This was tattooed by high - level pharmacists in the Elixir Workshop with specific potions and secret methods. No one could imitate it.This fire - shaped pattern wasn't something that all pharmacists could get. Although a third - class pharmacist like Ignatius was known as the number one pharmacist in the Silvermoon Valley, he wasn't qualified to get the fire - shaped mark.It was said that only pharmacists above the fourth - class could get this fire - shaped pattern.And according to different levels, the fire - shaped pattern was also different.This represented the level of a pharmacist and at the same time symbolized the honor and respect that the pharmacist could get.It was the goal that all pharmacists in the Sunshine Federation strived for.