Because at this moment, Ye Qian seemed to have forgotten about Long Chen. In one hand, he wrapped a rare medicine in blood-red flames.
The precious medicine was melting at a speed visible to the naked eye. As the blood-red flames trembled, the impurities in the herb were gradually being stripped away.
At the same time, a strange fluctuation began to emerge within Ye Qian's body, gradually aligning with the rare medicine.
The void trembled. Ye Qian didn't use any techniques, yet the power of the Heavenly Dao naturally merged into the alchemical fire, helping him refine rare medicines.
This is the rarest aspect of the Flame of Inheritance: because it is inherited through bloodline, it is easy to use and nourished by countless generations of ancestors, having been accepted by the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, when the flame is unleashed, the Heavenly Dao follows.
"The Flame of Inheritance is the true Pill Flame. In alchemy, it's far stronger than Earth Fire, Long Chen? Tch, ever since he accepted Senior Brother Ye Qian's challenge, he had already lost. A disciple sneered.
At first, they thought Long Chen was challenging Ye Qian, but after Ye Qian took out the Heavenly Fire Glaze, they realized it was Ye Qian who wanted to force Long Chen into a bet.
"Every time I see Senior Brother Ye Qian refining pills, I feel an impulse to worship him. I forget both self and things, my heart is solely focused on the Way of Alchemy. This persistence is worth learning for a lifetime."
From time to time, people would flatter me, as if they were doing this regularly, without any sense of incongruity—it had become a habit.
"Why isn't Long Chen moving? Could it be that he simply doesn't know how to refine the Hundred Paths of Harmonious Resonance Spirit Pill? "
Who knows? In such a remote and impoverished place on the Tianwu Continent, it's normal not to know."
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, he can't possibly beat Senior Brother Ye Qian. We just need to watch him embarrass himself. Who would expect him to refine pills?"
The disciples of the Divine Pill Hall kept mocking him in low voices, belittling Long Chen as worthless, and the more they spoke, the more excited they became.
Wanqing, Shen Chengfeng, and the others suddenly became nervous. Could it be that they really didn't know how to refine the Hundred Paths Harmonious Melody Fusion Pill? To be honest, Wanqing had been familiar with the pill recipe before, but had never refined it before. The Pill Fairy had said that with her current strength, she was still not capable of making such a pill.
Long Chen sat on the stage, tilting his head with interest as he watched Ye Qian refine rare medicines, though no one knew what he was thinking.
Feng Fei sat among the crowd, frowning involuntarily. She frowned not because of Long Chen, but because those disciples of the Divine Pill Hall were not far from her.
These people kept belittling Long Chen, flattering Ye Qian, and some of their flattery was so shameless it gave people goosebumps.
"Tell them to shut up." Feng Fei was really annoyed by this and said to the maid beside her.
The maid immediately stood up, walked over to the disciples of the Divine Pill Hall, and shouted coldly, "Shut your mouths! You're making such a fuss that even Lady Fengfei can't stand watching. If flattering the strong can improve your skills, then no one will need to cultivate anymore." After
saying this, the maid didn't even glance at the disciples of the Divine Pill Hall and turned to leave.
But her voice was very effective. The disciples' faces darkened, but looking at Feng Fei in the distance, they still didn't dare say another word.
For a moment, the whole scene fell silent, as if a swarm of flies had been swatted to death. The feeling was refreshing, and countless disciples of the Divine Clan were filled with gratitude toward Feng Fei. Only Lady Feng Fei could keep these people in check.
Everyone looked toward the center of the plaza, where Ye Qian had already refined the first rare herb to the final stage. This rare herb was extremely labor-intensive and extremely demanding about the heat. Even Ye Qian had to be extremely cautious.
Long Chen quietly looked at Ye Qian, then suddenly asked, "Bro, what's your surname?" "
My surname is ...," Ye Qian answered without hesitation, but as soon as he spoke, his expression changed instantly.
"Bang!"
The precious herb that had been refined to the last moment suddenly exploded. Because of his distraction, the refining failed.
"Bastard," Ye Qian couldn't help but flee with anger. Long Chen was deliberately using a dirty trick at this moment.
"Bastard?" This name is quite peculiar. I've only heard of compound surnames like Dongfang, Ximen, Nangong, and Beitang, but this is the first time I've heard of the compound surname 'bastard.'
You really aren't from the Ye family. So your full name is Bastard Ye Qian, and I'm Long Chen. Now I have a good point. Long Chen pretended to clasp his fists slightly, looking as if he had long admired his reputation.
On the proctor platform, the Pill Master said calmly, "Is this what you meant by 'forgetting both the material and the other'?" "
This... This must be something Long Chen did; otherwise, it wouldn't be like this. The Hall Master of the Divine Pill Hall was also dumbfounded. How did Long Chen pull Ye Qian out of that realm with just one sentence?
"Long Chen didn't use any means at all. He didn't use his soul power, his spiritual essence, or the power of the star space.
He had only spoken a normal sentence when Ye Qian was undergoing a flame transformation. At that time, Ye Qian's soul fluctuations were somewhat scattered due to caution, so Long Chen's ordinary question was audible to him.
Haven't you taught him that the more he focuses, the more he needs to relax and concentrate his energy? At most, he can concentrate about 70%, but he's already over 95%. So when he heard Long Chen's words, he didn't even have the ability to react and immediately replied, 'Is this how you teach your disciple?' By the end, Lord Dan's expression had clearly become much more serious, and his tone was filled with reproach.
The Hall Master of the Divine Pill Hall could no longer hold back and said with some dissatisfaction, "Lord Alchemist, this is clearly Long Chen being cunning and deliberately framing Qian'er. Instead of blaming Long Chen, you blame Qian'er and me. Isn't that ...?"
At this point, the Hall Master of the Divine Pill Hall ultimately did not finish the second half of his sentence.
"Turning your elbow outward, huh?"
The Lord of Pills suddenly laughed: "You've lived quite a few years, becoming more and more childish."
Putting aside where to turn your elbow, let me ask you, with such concentrated spiritual power, what if inner demons invade? "
Qian'er doesn't have any inner demons. He's never faced setbacks, so how could he have inner demons?" The master of the Divine Pill Hall argued forcefully.
"If not now, will there be in the future?" Can you take care of him for a lifetime? Who will take care of him after you die? Or are you going to take him with you?
Your kind of pampering isn't helping him, but harming him. Even if he never faces setbacks in his life, does that mean he has no inner demons? Forget it, let's not talk about that for now and just watch quietly. The Lord of Pills sighed and said nothing more.
The head of the Divine Pill Hall looked grim; he had blamed all his hatred on Long Chen. All of this was caused by Long Chen.
"Long Chen, you're so despicable. You think you can beat me like this? You're wrong. Dream on—you're definitely going to lose today." Ye Qian gritted his teeth and said.
"Buzz" Suddenly,
Ye Qian's entire body was engulfed in flames. He intended to use this method to block Long Chen's disturbance and refine the rare medicine.
After a while, Long Chen finally stood up from the stage, stretched again, and let out a long yawn.
"Ye Qian, I need instrumental music to get into the groove for alchemy. You wouldn't object, would you?"
After Long Chen finished speaking, seeing Ye Qian showed no reaction, he gave a sinister smile and extended his large hand to snap his fingers at the soldiers of the Eighth Heavenly Dragon Legion. To the shock of countless people, the Heavenly Dragon warriors took out their gongs and drums.
"Dong dong dong ..."
"Dang dang dang ..."
The piercing sound was like a sharp knife piercing the ears. The strong warriors present suddenly jumped up from their seats. Everything happened so suddenly that everyone was startled. Some cursed loudly, but the shouting was drowned out by the sound of broken gongs and drums, leaving no trace audible.
"Bang!"
Another muffled sound rang out as the flames in Ye Qian's hand exploded, shattering the rare medicine he had just refined once more.
"Long Chen, what exactly do you want?" Ye Qian roared, his roar echoing through heaven and earth, hoarse and filled with murderous intent.
With a wave of Long Chen's hand, the Heavenly Dragon warriors immediately stopped moving. Seeing all the disciples of the Divine Clan staring at them with expressions ready to kill and drink blood, they were terrified and hurriedly put away their drums and gongs.
"Long Chen, you're despicable. You're not even worthy of being a pill cultivator." A disciple from the Divine Pill Hall stepped forward and shouted angrily.
Long Chen twice used despicable means to sabotage Ye Qian's alchemy and thoroughly enraged the disciples of the Divine Pill Hall. Not only these disciples, but also the elders of the Divine Pill Hall and all the divine clan members present were furious. He was treating everyone like monkeys for a fool.
As soon as the Pill Master gave the order, they would rush out and tear Long Chen to pieces, gritting their teeth in rage.
"Despicable?" Are you all noble? You only allow others to be despicable, but others can't treat you?
I have no grudge or grudge against your Divine Pill Hall, so why am I dragged here to make a bet with this guy? Are you blind or blind? Don't you have any sense of what you want?
When I first came in, you all mocked me, spat nonstop, and ruined my mood—wasn't that despicable?
And now you still have the nerve to talk to me about whether you're fit to be a pill cultivator? If I'm not worthy, you do? I've seen shameless people, but never anyone as shameless as you are. Long
Chen sneered. After being scolded by Long Chen, those people were instantly at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond.
Long Chen turned to look at the angry Ye Qian and said, "Kid, you should thank yourself, and thank you for having a good elder. Otherwise, your life will be over." "
Whoosh"
Long Chen suddenly rolled up his sleeve, and some of the medicinal herbs in front of him were swept up and thrown into the air.
"Boom!"
A ball of thunder shot past, shattering the herbs into ashes in the void. Everyone was shocked. Looking at the table, Long Chen had actually destroyed both of his medicinal herbs, leaving only one.
Even Ye Qian was stunned. He had destroyed a rare herb twice in a row, leaving only one chance. Now, Long Chen had destroyed two sets of rare herbs directly, giving him a chance to compete fairly. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Those strong figures who had previously looked down on Long Chen were now speechless, staring intently at the two people in the square.
"I can beat you with real skill. I, Long Chen, have no interest in using schemes. The reason I do this is because I want to be true to you—the tuition fee."
Alright, now comes the real competition. Show me all your skills and let me see what truly supports your pride. Long
Chen stood with his hands behind his back, no longer as cunning and sinister as before. Instead, he was replaced by an indescribable dominance and confidence.