Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 21 Surprise or shock
Ning Muchun raised her eyebrows and scolded, "What are you doing standing there like an idiot? Are you getting old and confused?"

Ning Xilin suddenly woke up, and an awkward smile appeared on his old face. Then he changed his expression to an extremely excited one, and said excitedly: "Chun Jie, calm down. I just heard some news on the way here, so I am late."

Seeing Ning Xilin's overjoyed expression, everyone couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Ning Muchun said impatiently: "No matter what the news is, what does it have to do with our lineage? Why do you become more curious as you get older? If you can't take charge, I will replace you with someone else."

Ning Xilin was shocked and said quickly, "The news I heard is related to our lineage. It is very related."

After he finished speaking, he looked around at everyone and said in an extremely excited tone: "The news is that Xiao Fa has officially joined the family alchemy hall and become the family alchemist!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence in the room. Everyone couldn't believe their ears and thought they had heard it wrong.

After all, Ning Fa had worked hard for five or six years and spent countless resources to enter the Alchemy Hall, but he failed every assessment without suspense. They had long concluded that Ning Fa would never be able to become the family's alchemist in this lifetime.

Ning Zhengqian, the eldest uncle of Ningfa, was the first to react. He was excited and incredulous and asked quickly: "Xilin, where did you hear this news? Is it a rumor?"

Seeing that everyone in the room was staring at him, Ning Xilin hurriedly said, "This is absolutely true. It was the personal maid of the ninth elder of the family who came to deliver the message in person. The token of the Dan Hall has been given to Xiaofa. This was also seen by Xiaofa's neighbor Ning Chuanwei himself. It can't be fake!"

After hearing this, everyone was already mostly convinced.

Ning Zhengqian, the eldest uncle of Ningfa, was very excited and shouted, "This is really great!"

Ning Zifeng was surprised at first, but then a smile appeared on his face, and he was obviously very happy.

Ning Baiquan's family was also surprised and excited.

After all, being able to enter the family alchemy hall is no less than a carp leaping over the dragon gate for ordinary members of the Ning family.

Among the many halls of the family, the Dan Hall is definitely one of the most important ones. The status of the formal alchemists in the family is so high that even a first-rank low-grade alchemist has a higher status than an ordinary member of the family in the late stage of Qi training.

If he is a first-class intermediate-grade alchemist, his status is already comparable to that of the deputy heads of most halls of the family.

Once you advance to a first-grade top-grade alchemist, your family status and treatment will be almost the same as those of the family elders.

If someone in a side branch can become an official alchemist of the family, then the family status of this side branch will definitely be greatly improved. Even if it cannot make the branch become the direct line of the family, it will definitely surpass many other side branches.

The improvement of the family's status will bring real benefits, which will benefit everyone in this branch.

For example, the number of spirit stones that the branch needs to hand in every year will be reduced to a certain extent, the family tasks they should undertake will also be reduced, and they will also receive preferential treatment when sharing the family's family interests...

All of the above are clearly stipulated in the Ning family rules, in order to encourage the various branches of the family to cultivate outstanding children.

Compared with the excitement of Uncle Ningfa and Fourth Uncle's families, Aunt Ningfa and Ning Muchun's family were more frightened than surprised.

Ning Furong's eyes widened, and he shouted in disbelief: "How is this possible! How could that loser pass the family alchemist assessment! There must be something wrong!"

Ning Muchun, who was always strong, had a flash of panic in her eyes. Her son's words reminded her, and she quickly said, "That's right! Shouldn't Ning Fa be working as a dual cultivation furnace in the Fifth Elder's residence? How come he suddenly became the family's alchemist? This must be a rumor!" Ning Zhengqian retorted, "If I remember correctly, Xiaofa's bet with the Fifth Elder will officially expire tomorrow, and Xiaofa has become the family's alchemist now, which means he won the bet with the Fifth Elder, so naturally he doesn't have to be a dual cultivation furnace. Although the Fifth Elder has a strong personality, he has always been a man who keeps his promises."

After these words were spoken, Ning Muchun's face became even uglier.

Even the usually calm Meng Jinliang couldn't help but have a gloomy look in his eyes. He said, "Let me confirm. I remember that Brother Yihe is on duty on Lingchang Island. He should know."

After saying this, there was a flash of fire in his hand, and a palm-sized, fiery red talisman appeared. It was covered with mysterious runes and emitted a brilliant flame.

"First-level, mid-grade sound transmission talisman!"

Everyone was shocked. Although sound transmission talismans were common, most of them were of the lower grade of the first rank. The middle grade of the first rank was more precious and was worth at least thirty spirit stones.

However, Pyeongchang Island is hundreds of miles away from Lingchang Island, and only this level of sound transmission talisman can reach there.

This also shows that Meng Jinliang was eager to confirm the news, and even used such a precious talisman directly.

There was a trace of pain in Meng Jinliang's eyes, but he was too anxious to waste time. After saying a few words quickly to the fiery red talisman in front of him, the talisman immediately turned into a ball of fire and disappeared into the void.

For a moment, no one spoke in the hall and the atmosphere fell into an unspeakable silence. Everyone had different expressions, but they were all anxiously waiting for a reply. They had never felt that time was so long.

In less than a quarter of an hour, there was a flash of fire in the air, and a fiery red talisman appeared in front of Meng Jinliang, then turned into a ball of fire, and a heavy voice was clearly heard:
"Under the care of the Ninth Elder, Ning Fa passed the assessment in the Alchemy Hall yesterday with excellent results. The family elders unanimously decided to make Ning Fa the sixth official alchemist of the family. Congratulations, Jin Liang. Maybe I'll need your help to recommend one or two more in the future."

The corners of Meng Jinliang's mouth twitched, he really couldn't be happy right now.

Ning Fa becoming the family's official alchemist was definitely not good news, at least not for their family.

After all, they were still planning to occupy Ningfa's shop, and judging from the unpleasantness they had with Ningfa last time, the nephew was also very dissatisfied with them.

Ning Muchun's face turned pale and he fell back on the chair. Ning Furong looked as if he had seen a ghost and kept muttering, "This is impossible, impossible!..."

The Ning Zhengqian and Ning Baiquan families, as well as Ning Xilin, were all ecstatic, and were obviously extremely excited after the news was confirmed.

Ning Baiquan stroked his long beard and laughed heartily: "It sounds like Xiaofa not only became the family's alchemist, but also seems to have a close relationship with the Ninth Elder. This is really great. It seems that the Ninth Elder still has feelings for my second brother. Back then..."

"Bai Quan, be careful with your words! You are not allowed to discuss the Ninth Elder's affairs!"

Ning Zhengqian quickly stopped him from continuing.

Ning Baiquan realized that he had said something wrong and quickly covered his mouth, but the smile on his face could not be wiped away.

At this moment, Meng Jinliang seemed to have thought of something, and the unnatural expression on his face disappeared. He also said happily:

"This is really good news. Now Xiaofa has not only become the family's alchemist, but also gained the appreciation of the Ninth Elder. As long as Xiaofa is willing to help, we will be more confident of getting a Dingling Pill."

(End of this chapter)