"Really? Are you sure you don't want to reconsider, Master Lin? " Zhuang Yifan's face darkened. He believed that Lin Yi understood what he was getting at, and yet Lin Yi still rejected him on the spot. His motives were suspicious. Could it be that the kid was guilty?
"There's no need to reconsider. There's no need for it." Lin Yi saw the anger in Zhuang Yifan's eyes and sighed inwardly. There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Zhuang Yifan was doing everything he could to benefit Lin Yi, all for the sake of the Solid Earth Pill.
Even though he said that it was fine even if he failed, who knew if he would fly into a rage out of humiliation if he really failed? No one could guarantee that, other than himself.
Lin Yi was still too weak! Lin Yi sighed to himself. If he was strong enough, he wouldn't need to worry about these people. He could come and go as he pleased, and no one would dare stop him.
He was lucky this time that he managed to successfully concoct the Solid Earth Pill with the help of the Godly Armament Cauldron. Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to leave Thunderous Plains Island. Even if Zhuang Yifan didn't kill him, he'd at least put him under house arrest. Escaping would be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
"Looks like Master Lin has made up his mind." Zhuang Yifan put down his glass with an unreadable expression. From the looks of it, his next words were very likely to be 'refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit'.
The atmosphere at the main table suddenly became tense. Even the people at the other tables looked over, all of them staring at Lin Yi.
"Hehe, don't think too much about it, Chief Zhuang. Take a look at this first." Lin Yi smiled calmly. A small box had appeared in his hand, and he handed it to Zhuang Yifan.
"This is …" Zhuang Yifan took the box and opened it. He froze, unable to react for a long time.
The others couldn't help but whisper among themselves when they saw Zhuang Yifan's expression. Wang Xinyan and the others, who knew the inside story, smiled but didn't say anything. Lin Yi had never disappointed them before. Things that were as difficult as climbing up to the heavens for others were easy for him, especially when it came to refining pills. He'd always been pleasantly surprised, and this time was no exception.
Seeing Zhuang Yifan's shocked expression, Liu Ziyu and Li Ren, who were sitting at the same table, were speechless as well. With Zhuang Yifan's level, putting down his pride and asking someone to concoct a pill meant that it had to be a mystic class pill. Lin Yi could even concoct a mystic class pill, and all in less than a day's time.
After a while, Zhuang Yifan slowly put the box away and bowed to Lin Yi in front of everyone's shocked eyes. "Master Lin, you truly are a genius. I am impressed!"
The crowd went into an uproar.
Who was Zhuang Yifan? Ever since he took over the leadership of the Golden Step Academy Alliance, he had purged the entire academy within a short month. His methods were so domineering that no one could compare to him. In front of him, all his subordinates could only listen to him. They didn't even have the guts to make a sound.
Someone as strong as him had never lowered his head even in front of those old monsters who lived in seclusion in the Golden class sea area, let alone within the Golden class school alliance. Now, he was bowing to a junior in public for the first time. Did this guy drink too much?
"Hehe, you flatter me, Chief Zhuang." Lin Yi smiled faintly. Facing a big shot like Zhuang Yifan in front of everyone, he was still able to keep his composure. Everyone's jaws dropped. So this guy was a master, hiding his true self! He had the demeanor of a master!
"No, no, no. I'm not flattering you at all. On the contrary, Master Lin is too humble." Zhuang Yifan shook his head.
The Earth Solid Pill in the box had completely dispelled all of his doubts. In less than a day, Lin Yi was able to refine a mystic level one Earth Solid Pill. Judging from the quality, it was definitely top notch. With such amazing alchemy skills, he wanted to kneel down and lick Lin Yi's shoes.
Although there were very few Profound Rank First Level Alchemists, he had seen a few of them when he was in the Profound Rank Sea Region. However, even if they had a transcendent status and were treated as honored guests by many big shots, it was impossible for them to refine pills so easily. Otherwise, Profound Rank pills would have been everywhere long ago, and it would not be as priceless as it was now.
In fact, in his expectations, Lin Yi being able to complete it within a month was already a good result. He didn't even think that Lin Yi would be able to help him without rest, let alone complete it in less than a day. Even with his experience and knowledge, he couldn't help but sigh. This guy was too goddamn heaven-defying!
In terms of personal strength, a mystic ascension early phase could beat a mountain opening early phase, and in terms of alchemy skills, he could refine a mystic level one Earth Solid Pill in less than a day. If Zhuang Yifan still had some doubts about Lin Yi's identity before, then he was absolutely convinced now.
If it weren't for Shanghai Tianhua and Zhang Liju working together to raise such a genius, Zhuang Yifan would've twisted his head off and kicked it like a ball!
"Headmaster Zhuang, you wouldn't want me to stay here for a while, would you?" Lin Yi smiled and looked at him playfully.
"Ugh …" Zhuang Yifan's face reddened as he smiled and waved his hand, "I'm just being petty, I hope Master Lin can forgive me. I'll apologize to you here! As for that courtyard, I'll leave it for Master Lin. Master Lin can move in whenever he wants, it's definitely the best treatment in the alliance. Of course, it's fine if Master Lin wants to leave anytime, I'm just trying to be a good host, I won't force Master Lin. "
"Haha, Headmaster Zhuang, you're too courteous. I may not be a student of Morning Star Academy, but I'm half a student here. I'll eat and sleep with everyone, so I won't make it special," Lin Yi smiled as he rejected.
Naturally, Zhuang Yifan wouldn't put Lin Yi under house arrest or anything like that, but Lin Yi didn't want to get too close to this person. After all, it was just an alliance of benefits. Lin Yi would refine the Earth Solid Pill for him, and he would protect Lin Yi. That was all.
Now that Zhuang Yifan had gotten his hands on the Earth Solid Pill, he had also witnessed Lin Yi's heaven-defying alchemy skills. Under these circumstances, he wouldn't burn the bridge after crossing it. Any mystic class alchemist was an existence that needed to be roped in.
In other words, the stronger Lin Yi's alchemy skills were, the more he would protect Lin Yi, and he would even try to get closer to Lin Yi so that he could speak to him again in the future.
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