As soon as Zhou Xinghe said that!
After a moment of dead silence, there was an uproar and laughter.
Although Zhou Xinghe was speaking in all seriousness, everyone present could hear the mockery and disdain in his voice.
"Young Master Zhou, even Master Guo was defeated by you. How can this brat be your match?"
Someone could not help but laugh.
"That's right!"
A grade-5 Pill Refinement Master looked at Ye Chen in disdain, "This brat has just obtained the certificate of a grade-1 Pill Refinement Master. At most, he's just a beginner. How can he be Young Master Zhou's match?"
"Out of everyone here, any one of them would be able to defeat this kid."
"…"
At that moment, the entire hall was filled with mockery.
Even Elder Ge laughed. He could not help but look at Ye Chen and say, "Young man, do you know the difference between you and Young Master Zhou now? If you know what's good for you, apologize to Young Master Zhou and … "
"Apologize? “
Before he was done speaking, he heard Ye Chen say nonchalantly, "How can a piece of trash who doesn't know medicine be worthy of my apology?!"
The entire place fell into silence as soon as he said that. Everyone looked at Ye Chen as if they were looking at a lunatic.
How dare he bet that Young Master Zhou was trash?
One must know that Young Master Zhou's master was the Patriarch of Elixir River. If he called him trash, wouldn't he be calling the Patriarch of Elixir River too?
"What a sharp-tongued brat!"
Zhou Xinghe laughed out of anger. There was killing intent in his eyes when he looked at Ye Chen, "Since you're not convinced by me, let's fight. I'll make it clear first. If you lose, you'll kill yourself. Do you dare?"
"What if you lose?" Ye Chen smiled wryly.
"How could I possibly lose?"
Zhou Xinghe subconsciously sneered, and then said, "If I lose to you in front of everyone, I will also commit suicide in front of everyone. Everyone can bear witness."
"Sure, I'll play with you."
Ye Chen seemed to be mocking.
As soon as he said that, the only thought in everyone's mind was that this brat was crazy. He dared to accept the bet despite knowing that he would die.
Guo Hong, who was planning to leave with his granddaughter, could not help but glance at Ye Chen. He said while shaking his head, "Young man, Young Master Zhou is talented. He's not someone you can challenge. You should leave with me."
Even though he did not know Ye Chen, he could not help but think of himself when he was young when he saw Ye Chen challenge Zhou Xinghe at such a young age.
Considering that Ye Chen might really die on the spot if he really lost, he could not bear to take Ye Chen away.
The purple-clothed girl kindly reminded him, "Little Big Brother, come with us!"
"No need!"
Ye Chen looked at Zhou Xinghe sympathetically, "I only wanted the invitation. Since he wants to die, I'll fulfill his wish!"
"What a pity …"
Guo Hong shook his head.
"Grandpa …"
The purple-robed girl tugged at the corner of his clothes tightly as a pleading look appeared on her face.
"Fine!"
Guo Hong sighed lightly. In the end, he still chose to stay and watch from the sidelines. He thought to himself, If this young friend loses, this old man will protect his life.
"Alright then!"
Elder Ge took a good look at Zhou Xinghe and said, "In this battle, both of you will refine a Seven-Transformation Ice Soul Pill each. The time limit is four hours. There are no restrictions on the herbs, and you'll provide the pill recipe …
"The winner lives, and the loser dies!"
As soon as he was done speaking, the entire place fell silent.
Many people sucked in a breath of cold air when they heard the words' Seven Transformation Spirit Pill '. They looked at Ye Chen as if they were looking at a dead man.
When the purple-clothed girl saw the drastic change in everyone's expression, she could not help but ask Guo Hong, "Grandpa, what's a Seven-Transformation Ice Soul Pill …"
"The so-called Seven-Transformation Soul Pill is a type of grade-seven medicinal pill!"
Guo Hong said with a terrible expression, "This pill is rare and extremely difficult to refine. The process is complicated. Although it's a grade-seven medicinal pill, even some grade-eight Pill Alchemists can't refine it …"
The purple-clothed girl's face turned pale when she heard that. She looked at Ye Chen with sympathy.
Guo Hong sighed softly too.
There were many grade-seven medicinal pills, but Elder Ge insisted on refining the Seven-Transformation Ice Soul Pill. Anyone who was smart would know that he was siding with Zhou Xinghe.
After all, Zhou Xinghe's master was the Alchemy Guild's master, the Patriarch of Pillriver. As an Alchemy Master, he must have taught Zhou Xinghe the refining technique to refine the Seven-Transformation Ice Soul Pill.
Clearly, Ye Chen was a dead man from the beginning.
Elder Ge lifted his head to look at Ye Chen. There was a gleam in his eyes, "Young man, do you have any objections?"
"No!" Ye Chen shook his head.
"Alright then, the two of you may begin!"
Elder Ge waved his sleeve, and two pill furnaces moved over immediately. Along with them were the herbs and pill recipes that he had prepared.
"Boom …"
Zhou Xinghe sat down abruptly. Then, he formed 13 formations just like before and poured 13 wisps of spiritual fire into the pill furnaces.
He began to refine the pills with full focus.
Someone exclaimed and pointed at Ye Chen, "Look, what's he doing?"
Everyone looked over immediately and saw Ye Chen counting the ingredients in front of him at a steady pace. He was even shaking his head while holding the pill recipes.
"Hahaha, this brat must not know where to start. He doesn't even understand the pill recipes …"
"That's true. He's just a grade-1 Alchemy Master. I'm afraid he can't even activate the pill furnaces, let alone refine the Seven-Transformation Ice Soul Pill …"
"I've lived for half my life, but this is the first time I've seen such a young man who wants to die. Strange, strange …"
"…"
Many people were discussing among themselves. There was disdain and sympathy in their eyes when they looked at Ye Chen, but most of them were gloating.
Guo Hong shook his head repeatedly when he saw that.
"The so-called Seven-Transformation Ice Soul Pill is just a grade-3 medicinal pill in the cultivation world, the Ice Replenishment Pill. I can't believe that it's considered a grade-7 medicinal pill here!"
Ye Chen looked at the pill recipe and could not help but shake his head, "Moreover, the medicinal herbs in the recipe are messy. It's obvious that someone who doesn't understand medicinal herbs came up with it …"
Under everyone's gaze, he actually closed his eyes and sat cross-legged as if he had fallen asleep.
"This brat is really crazy …"
"He's still thinking about cultivating at a time like this? One must know that the time limit is only four hours. If he continues to waste time like this, how can he refine medicinal pills? "
"Hehe, what if he knows that he's going to die, so he gave up early and chose to accept his fate …"
Some people scoffed while others shook their heads.
The young lady in purple looked at Ye Chen with concern. She could not help but frown and say, "Grandpa, what exactly is little brother doing?"
"I don't understand either."
Guo Hong shook his head lightly and said with a sigh, "When I saw how confident this little friend was earlier, I might have thought that he was a master of alchemy. Now it seems like …"
Clearly, even he was disappointed in Ye Chen.
Time passed bit by bit. Everyone had completely lost interest in him. They kept their eyes on Zhou Xinghe.
An hour later, Zhou Xinghe had extracted 49 types of medicinal herbs and completely liquefied the medicinal essence.
Another hour passed. Zhou Xinghe condensed all the medicinal liquid essences into powder and tried to fuse them with the alchemy technique.
However, everyone realized that Ye Chen was still motionless.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle …
An hour later, everyone was shocked to discover that the temperature in the room had dropped suddenly. Then, the ground and the walls were frozen at a speed visible to the naked eye.
(End of this chapter)
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