Duel

The Alchemist Guild elders were dumbfounded.

The purpose of the second round's exam was to test whether the Alchemists had the courage and po li to question the Pill Recipe. You've directly revealed the answer; what's there to test!

Questioning the Pill Recipe requires courage and po li. Some traditional Alchemists believe too much in the orthodoxy of the Pill Recipe. Therefore, no matter how they fail, they find it difficult to attribute the cause of the problem to the Pill Recipe and cannot innovate.

They would only think that they must have made a mistake in the heat or extraction of ingredients. People with this kind of thinking will undoubtedly be defeated miserably.

Xiao Yan indeed does not lack courage and po li, but before possessing courage and po li, Xiao Yan possesses absolute strength! In the face of absolute strength, everything else takes a back seat.

Now, hearing what Xiao Yan said, even if other Alchemists were unwilling to accept Xiao Yan's cheating information, they had already heard it, so what could they do?

Liu Ling and the Little Princess looked at each other, and finally shook their heads helplessly. Although they might have discovered the problem themselves in the end, they could only listen to what Xiao Yan said now.

They already knew the answer, so what else could they do?

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the surrounding Alchemists were stunned. After a while, joy gradually appeared on the faces of all the Alchemists. They cast grateful glances at Xiao Yan and then hurriedly seized the time to refine.

Seeing those contestants who started refining in a flurry, Xiao Yan calmly placed the Wind Walk Pill on the testing platform for testing. Unsurprisingly, it was still perfectly qualified.

Then, Xiao Yan sat on the chair and waited for the sand in the hourglass to run out.

Not long after, a green light soared into the sky. Xiao Yan didn't even need to look; it was obviously that mysterious black-robed man. Moreover, judging from the speed, he should have started the second refinement before Xiao Yan's Pill Refining was complete. He knew there was a problem with the Profound Earth Fungus without hearing Xiao Yan's answer.

Although the other party refined it twice, Xiao Yan actually refined it twice to complete it. His first Pill Refining also failed, but it didn't explode because Mao Wu swallowed it.

Half an hour later, the green lights in front of the Little Princess and Liu Ling also lit up. The two put the pills into jade bottles and exchanged glances, both relieved.

Their gazes towards Xiao Yan had completely changed again, and there was no longer any fighting spirit or hostility in their eyes.

Liu Ling looked up at Nalan Yanran's position in the VIP section. At this time, Nalan Yanran's gaze was also focused on Xiao Yan instead of him.

Obviously, he had suffered a crushing defeat. Even if the Alchemist Convention had not yet ended, it was actually over for him.

After the first and second rounds, some discerning Alchemists had already discovered that Xiao Yan, this pervert, was a Fourth Grade Alchemist!

An eighteen-year-old Fourth Grade Alchemist—this talent shattered all of Liu Ling's arrogance.

Moreover, Xiao Yan hadn't even used a Strange Flame yet!

Following the two, green lights began to flash one after another, but more were still red.

Even if Xiao Yan told everyone the answer, there were still only a few people who could refine a Third Grade Pill with one portion of medicinal herbs.

When the hourglass hanging on the wall was completely poured out, in the spacious square, only thirty or so people remained. The others had been completely eliminated in these two rounds.

Only thirty people left out of a thousand!

However, these thirty people also represented the most talented generation of Alchemists under thirty in the Gama Empire.

Of course, most of them were close to thirty years old. Only the Little Princess and that black-robed mysterious man were under twenty like Xiao Yan.

"Everyone, today's convention will end here for now. Please rest well for the night. Tomorrow will be the final round of our convention, which is also an important game to determine the champion. Therefore, everyone must not fail to attend due to various reasons. Otherwise, it will be a lifelong regret," Fa Ma said with a loud laugh.

Hearing Fa Ma announce the end of today's assessment, Xiao Yan frowned and looked at the sky. With the current time, it could definitely be finished today.

Looking at the mysterious man's position, Xiao Yan said meaningfully, "I see, it's this guy."

Xiao Yan didn't mind. One night of rest was fine. Anyway, the champion was still him.

Slowly walking towards the passage, the frantically screaming girls in the audience kept throwing things at Xiao Yan. Most of them were love letters or flowers filled with love words. The most outrageous thing was that some people even took off their underwear and threw it at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan was so frightened that he quickly ran into the passage. Women were too scary when they went crazy.

As soon as he walked into the lounge, he saw a large group of people waiting for Xiao Yan, especially the three beauties with different temperaments. Even Xiao Yan couldn't help but take a few more glances at this beautiful scenery.

"Congratulations, Xiao Yan, little brother," Ya Fei said with a chuckle.

Xiao Yan smiled slightly and said, "Just luck."

Princess Yao Ye shook her head and said, "If luck could bring such strength, I think many people wouldn't have to work hard at Pill Refining every day."

Xiao Yan just smiled indifferently and didn't deny it. Looking around, he found that Hai Bo Dong was not there and asked, "Where is Hai Lao?"

Ya Fei said, "Hai Lao left with Elder Jia and Guild Leader Fa Ma for something."

Hearing Ya Fei's words, Xiao Yan understood that they were going to deal with the mysterious black-robed man.

"Mr. Xiao Yan, the royal family will host a banquet to entertain the Alchemists who have entered the third round later. Do you have time to grace us with your presence?" Princess Yao Ye asked with a smile.

Xiao Yan was stunned, then shook his head with a wry smile, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Little Princess Yao Ye, I'm really too tired today, and there's a final assessment tomorrow, so I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time to attend the banquet. I appreciate the princess's kindness."

Yao Ye nodded slightly. She also knew that it wouldn't be so easy to invite Xiao Yan. Tonight's banquet was actually the royal family extending an olive branch. The Alchemists who could reach the final round were undoubtedly one in a million geniuses.

Xiao Yan naturally understood, but he didn't want to join the royal family, so he refused directly.

"I'll see you off," Nalan Yanran suddenly said.

Ya Fei, who knew about the matter between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, had a wonderful expression.

Xiao Yan was stunned. He didn't expect Nalan Yanran to say that. After thinking for a while, he nodded. After all, Xiao Yan still had to return to Nalan Mansion to rest and prepare for tomorrow's final round.

In the carriage, the atmosphere was eerily quiet. Apart from Steward Zhao's driving in the front, the entire carriage was extremely silent.

Even Xiao Yan, who had broken through the Soul Path, snatched a Strange Flame, and fought a Dou Huang, was a little at a loss at this moment.

This was also the first time Xiao Yan had been alone in a room with Nalan Yanran, facing her so directly.

It was Nalan Yanran who took the lead in breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Do you want to join Yunlan Sect? You will receive the same special treatment and resource allocation as Elder Gu He," Nalan Yanran said softly, looking at Xiao Yan.

Without any surprise, Xiao Yan shook his head and refused, "Sorry, I have no intention of joining Yunlan Sect."

Nalan Yanran wasn't surprised either. She was just asking.

"Also, can our duel be postponed for a month or two? I'm going to enter a cultivation place in the sect in a few days."

According to the date when Nalan Yanran came to break off the engagement, the three-year period would be in the next few days, just a few days after the Alchemist Convention.

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