At this moment, Qin Yichen finally squeezed into the crowd. From where he stood, he could see the green stone platform. At this moment, there were two young men standing on the platform. The pill cauldrons in front of them emitted scorching heat.
Obviously, the two of them had been refining for some time.
Qin Yichen was very familiar with one of them. It was Duan Zihai!
Opposite Duan Zihai was a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. Judging from his eyes, one could tell that he was a proud person.
However, the young man's expression was very serious.
An obscure fluctuation constantly spread in the space between the two of them. Obviously, this was not a simple alchemy competition, but an alchemy duel!
Although an alchemy duel was an extremely dangerous thing, it was not uncommon in Dan Province. From the previous assessment and this Dankai, one could see a thing or two about it.
As long as one did not deliberately destroy the opponent's Divine Orb during an alchemy duel, no one would be held accountable. Of course, Tian Liang's case was an exception. This was because he was just an unaffiliated cultivator, and his opponent was an elder of the Dong Lin Sect!
It was this kind of valiant atmosphere that made everyone in the Pill Palace tense up. Under this kind of pressure, their alchemy standards and mental strength control system had also improved tremendously.
"Hmph …"
Following a muffled sound, the young man opposite Duan Zihai staggered and took a few steps back before he could stabilize himself.
"Sizzle …"
As he retreated, a cloud of smoke rose from the pill cauldron in front of him. Obviously, he had failed in refining the pill!
At this moment, the young man's face was very pale, and his mental state was a little chaotic. It was obvious that he had suffered a loss in the alchemy duel.
"Senior Lin Hong, thank you for letting me win!"
With a clap of his hand, a fragrant pill flew out from the pill cauldron and landed in Duan Zihai's hand. At the same time, he smiled at the young man opposite him.
The latter's expression was very ugly, but he did not say anything. With a wave of his sleeve, he walked down from the stage.
"Among the younger generation in Dan Province, Lin Hong is strong enough to enter the top ten. Who would have thought that he would be defeated by a newcomer!"
"Yeah … But who is that fellow? He actually made Lin Hong suffer a loss!"
"That guy was recommended by Elder Duan Quan. I think his name is Duan Zihai or something."
"So it's the person recommended by Elder Duan. No wonder he broke through to become a Human Grade alchemist at such a young age!"
A powerhouse who could rank among the top ten of the younger generation in Dan Province had been defeated not long after the start of the Dankai Competition. Immediately, the crowd below began to discuss.
Qin Yichen shook his head disinterestedly. What was there to see in a battle of pills that was deliberately holding back and not fatal?
Immediately after, he turned his gaze and looked at the high platform. Many of the upper echelons on the high platform were smiling as they looked at Duan Zihai on the platform. Clearly, they were extremely amazed by his performance.
However, one of them happened to meet Qin Yichen's eyes. That gaze belonged to Duan Quan!
"That damned brat, you finally dare to show yourself?"
Duan Quan's eyes were filled with malice as he looked at Qin Yichen, who was standing in the crowd.
Faced with Duan Quan's gaze, Qin Yichen shrugged his shoulders. The corners of his mouth curled into a smile, without the slightest hint of fear.
"Bastard, you're about to die and you still dare to provoke me?!"
When he saw Qin Yichen's actions, Duan Quan's face instantly darkened.
On the high platform, Duan Quan's strange actions were noticed by many of the more observant people. When they followed Duan Quan's line of sight and saw Qin Yichen's unfamiliar face, many of them were stunned. Could it be that this brat had some sort of grudge with Elder Duan Quan?
"That's the brat that Elder Tian Liang recommended!"
"Pfft, that's the brat that cheated in the assessment recommended by that useless elder?"
Soon, Qin Yichen was recognized. Immediately, mocking laughter rang out. The people around Qin Yichen were afraid of being implicated, so they all fled as if they were avoiding the plague.
In just a moment, an empty space of about two meters appeared in the crowded square. Only Qin Yichen stood in the middle of it. It was extremely strange.
When such a conspicuous empty space appeared, Qin Yichen was immediately noticed by many of the higher-ups on the high platform.
"Oh, that's the brat?"
Guest Elder Dong Yang, who represented the Dong Lin Sect, frowned slightly and muttered softly.
"Reporting to the honored guest, that brat was recommended by that cripple Tian Liang!"
Duan Quan hurriedly replied when he heard Dong Yang's soft murmur.
"Oh …"
Dong Yang narrowed his eyes slightly and scanned Qin Yichen from head to toe. However, he didn't detect any Mind Power fluctuations from the latter that surprised him.
In the end, Dong Yang shook his head slightly and withdrew his gaze. An indifferent voice quietly came out of his mouth, "Find an opportunity to make him and Tian Liang disappear together."
"Yes!"
Duan Quan's eyes lit up as he quickly nodded and replied.
He had long wanted to get rid of Tian Liang, but because the guest elder didn't say anything, he couldn't do anything to an elder of Dan Province. However, things were different now.
Even Dong Yang had spoken. Wouldn't it be easy for him to deal with a crippled elder?
When the time came, even if the Mansion Master knew about it, he probably wouldn't blame the guest elder for an elder who only existed in name!
In Dan Province, the Mansion Master hadn't been in charge for a long time. Most of the matters were handled by the two guest elders.
"You want to deal with me?"
Qin Yichen narrowed his eyes and the corners of his mouth curled into an inexplicable smile.
"Hey, I thought you weren't going to participate in the Dankai competition."
Suddenly, a pleasant voice rang out beside Qin Yichen. When he looked sideways, he saw a beautiful figure standing next to him without him noticing.
This beautiful figure was the woman who had chased away the crowd of troublemakers in front of his room!
When this woman appeared, Qin Yichen was keenly aware that everyone's eyes seemed to glance in his direction before they resentfully retracted their gazes.
"I'm just here to join in the fun."
Qin Yichen shrugged. He didn't want to get too close to her. He was now a dangerous person, and anyone who got close to him would suffer.
However, it was as if this woman didn't know about Qin Yichen's special identity or didn't care about it at all. Instead, she patted him on the shoulder and said, "I heard that you left that guy in the dust during the assessment."
"Go up there and kick him out. I don't like it when people are so arrogant."
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