My villain ancestor started his rise by forcibly marrying the empress

Chapter 187 Yuandan City, Shendan Pavilion

Yuandan City is the city where Shendan Pavilion is located.

As a holy place for alchemy, it should be extremely prosperous.

But when I came here today, the atmosphere in the city had become unusually cold, even bleak.

The reason is naturally because the relationship between the two major families in Yuandan City has gradually changed.

Even today, the Luo family sent alchemists to the Lin family for a competition. It was nominally a competition, but everyone in Yuandan City knew the Luo family's real purpose.

As the holy land of all alchemists in the 19 states of Tianxuan, the level of alchemy is naturally judged by the attainments in alchemy.

If the Lin family of the Shendan Pavilion cannot compare with the Luo family in alchemy attainments, then should they give up the position of the Pavilion Master of the Shendan Pavilion?
Let the capable ones take the position?

Not to mention, Lin Qingyan has disappeared for so many years, and all matters of Shendan Pavilion are now handled by the Lin family, which also gives the Luo family an opportunity to make trouble.

At this time, Luo Yihou, the head of the Luo family of Shendan Pavilion, was looking at the people next to him and said:
"Cong'er, are you sure the Lin family can't find Lin Qingyan?"

"If that Lin Qingyan shows up, I'm afraid our plan will go awry."

"This woman, Lin Qingyan, actually rejected our marriage proposal before!"

When Luo Yuancong talked about this, a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes.

Their Luo family originally wanted to annex the Lin family through marriage, but Lin Qingyan refused without hesitation.

According to Lin Qingyan, she was only interested in alchemy and had no interest in men.

This dealt a heavy blow to Luo Yuancong's self-esteem, and made him determined to make Lin Qingyan and the Lin family regret it.

As if noticing Luo Yuancong's expression, Luo Yihou came up to him, patted his son on the shoulder and said:

"Cong'er, there's no need to be sad for a woman. There are so many talented women in the world. What kind of woman do you want that you can't get?"

"After we completely control the Shendan Pavilion, you can choose any woman in Zhongshenzhou."

"As for Lin Qingyan, she had herself to blame for ending up like this!"

Luo Yihou thought he was his own son and felt sorry for Lin Qingyan.

But Luo Yuancong shook his head and said, "Father, don't worry, I don't have any feelings for that woman."

"Since this woman has made her choice, she must bear the corresponding price."

"By the way, father, how is the battle going for our Luo family's alchemists?"

Luo Yuancong didn't want to dwell on this topic, so he changed the subject.

Luo Yihou felt much better after hearing this, and said, "Cong'er, you don't have to worry about this. Don't you know the strength of the alchemists in our Luo family?"

"In the Lin family, only Lin Qingyan and her apprentice have some abilities. As for the others, they are just small fry and are completely vulnerable!"

These two major families have been fighting openly and secretly for the power of Shendan Pavilion over the years, and they all know each other very well.

In the beginning, the Lin family was far ahead in alchemy, but in the later period they became blindly arrogant and the Luo family tried hard to catch up.

By now, the Luo family's alchemy level has surpassed that of the Lin family.

Even if Lin Qingyan was ambushed, the Lin family would gradually be devoured by the Luo family.

Marquis Luo Yi looked in the direction of the Lin family, his eyes full of greed.

"Cong'er, come with me to the Lin family. I want to see how ugly the old man Lin Batian's face is."

Luo Yihou waved his hand and led the Luo family members towards the Lin family in a mighty manner.

On the other side, Shendan Pavilion.

Since the Lin family has been in charge of the Shendan Pavilion for hundreds of years, most of the Lin family members are in the Shendan Pavilion.

As a holy place that countless alchemists dream of, this place is crowded with people. Even on normal days, there are many people here. But today, countless alchemists are staring at the duel in front of them.

The Luo family is no longer hiding, and some old foxes in the Shendan Pavilion have also smelled the scent.

It can be said that everyone knows what the Luo family is thinking about the Lin family. In a day or two at most, the Lin family will become a vassal of the Luo family.

The current person in charge of Shendan Pavilion is Lin Qingyan's father, Lin Batian. Of course, he does not usually manage the affairs of Shendan Pavilion. Most of the time, it is managed by the woman next to him.

The woman's name was Chu Dieyi, and she was a disciple that Lin Qingyan had accepted before.

His attainments in alchemy are extremely high, and in the Lin family, he is second only to Lin Qingyan.

It’s just that his alchemy skills are not as high as Lin Qingyan’s.

Lin Qingyan also thought very highly of her and always trained her as his only disciple.

Chu Dieyi did not disappoint Lin Qingyan's expectations. He became a seventh-grade alchemist at a young age and was only one step away from Lin Qingyan's eighth-grade alchemist.

Of course, it looks like there is only a difference of one grade, and the gap between the seventh grade and the eighth grade may not seem big, but the actual gap is unimaginable.

Even though Chu Dieyi's alchemy level has reached the peak of the seventh level, it is extremely difficult to reach the eighth level, like an insurmountable chasm.

At this time, Chu Dieyi's forehead was covered with sweat. She was the last hope of the Lin family.

When the Lin family and the Luo family founded the Shendan Pavilion, they had set a rule. In order to prevent the decline of the Shendan Pavilion, when either family took charge of the Shendan Pavilion, the other family would have the opportunity to challenge them to an alchemy competition.

If the other party loses everything, he will have to hand over the control of Shendan Pavilion.

But if he loses, the initiator has to pay half of his property to the other party.

When Lin Qingyan was still around, the Luo family was not sure of winning. The Luo family did not want to do something uncertain, so they never took action.

It was not until Lin Qingyan disappeared for so many years that the Luo family finally became restless.

After making sure that Lin Qingyan would not come back, he proposed a competition in alchemy.

Two days ago, the Luo family defeated all the alchemists sent by the Lin family with almost overwhelming force.

This also opened the eyes of the alchemists in Yuandan City. It turned out that this was the top alchemist.

The alchemy techniques demonstrated by the Luo family also refreshed the cognition of countless alchemists.

Not to mention them, even the Lin family was confused when faced with the Luo family's unprecedented alchemy skills.

Next to Lin Batian, the Lin family's great elder Lin Zhongtang also frowned.

"Master, do you think Dieyi has a chance to win this battle?"

"If we lose even to her, I'm afraid our Lin family..."

Having said this, Lin Zhongtang's expression became even uglier.

It was a small matter for the Lin family to give up control of the Shendan Pavilion. What they were worried about was that the Luo family would not be satisfied.

The Luo family is ambitious to begin with. After gaining control of the Shendan Pavilion, they will definitely find ways to devour the Lin family.

"I don't know either. Your family's current alchemy level has surpassed ours. Even Dieyi may not be their opponent."

"If Dieyi loses, it means that our Lin family will completely decline!"

Speaking of this, Lin Batian couldn't help but sigh, as if he had aged by dozens of years.

No one wants to give up the ancestral heritage, and Lin Batian is no exception.

He sighed somewhat unwillingly and said, "If Qingyan was still here, the Luo family wouldn't be so arrogant."

Lin Batian's brows were filled with disappointment. He then looked at the Great Elder and asked, "Hasn't there been any news about Qingyan yet?"

(End of this chapter)