Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

As the medicinal fragrance wafted from Yuan Shengyao’s furnace, the Li Family members present all believed that Yuan Shengyao was sure to win.

Xiao Yan, perhaps aware that he was no match, chose not to make a move.

Though logically it’s somewhat puzzling, why agree to the duel if you weren’t going to fight?

Yet, they truly couldn’t fathom how Lin Chen could be victorious after falling behind by ten pills in the first round to Yuan Shengyao.

Create twenty pills in one furnace?

This is the Profound Soul Pill, not some unknown low-tier pill.

The medicinal properties of Profound Soul Pill’s ingredients are intensely strong and aggressively domineering; the greater the quantity, the harder the control, unless one attains a master level, few can manage more than ten pills per furnace.

Yuan Shengyao crafted ten pills per furnace, already top-tier performance.

But when Lin Chen truly took action, the members of the Li Family were dumbfounded.

Without a pill furnace, Lin Chen snapped his fingers, a wisp of flame emerged between them, then floated into the air and gradually expanded until it formed the shape of a pill furnace.

Transforming Innate Fire into a pill furnace!

The Li Family members exclaimed in astonishment; although they weren’t unfamiliar with alchemists possessing Innate Fire, the Fourth Elder in the clan is a master-level alchemist with Innate Fire, yet they’ve never seen someone use Innate Fire directly as a pill furnace.

”Number Four, what do you think?”

In the Li Family’s main hall, the other elders’ gazes all fell on Fourth Elder Li Hong, for he was the most qualified to speak on the matter.

”If this young man can truly refine the Profound Soul Pill relying solely on Innate Fire, ranking within the top fifty of this alchemy contest shouldn’t be an issue.”

Li Hong made his judgment, but everything awaits the outcome from Xiao Yan; whether he truly has confidence or is just flaunting.

The pill furnace consolidated by Innate Fire attracted everyone’s attention, leaving the entire scene silent.

”Go!”

Lin Chen raised his right hand, and the medicinal materials alongside were lifted, directly entering the flames, and the quantity was twice that of Yuan Shengyao’s.

Waiting until Yuan Shengyao finished refining a furnace of pills before acting wasn’t about flaunting in style but rather observing Yuan Shengyao’s alchemy process for the most precise recipe ratios.

Thanks to his Divine Thought, Lin Chen clearly perceived the transformations of the materials in Yuan Shengyao’s furnace.

This is called using others’ strengths to counter them!

”Refine!”

The ingredients entered the fire furnace, Lin Chen’s hands transformed, the entire furnace began to shrink, and with Lin Chen’s gestures, it churned and transformed; a breath, two breaths...

All eyes occasionally shifted between Lin Chen and the Innate fire mass before him, with Yuan Shengyao standing solemnly aside, even halting further refinement.

It’s unnecessary; if this Xiao Yan succeeds, even if another furnace is refined, he’d lose, and if Xiao Yan fails, he’s already won the duel.

Li Kai was in the worst emotional state, yet he forcibly showed anticipation because he knew this duel surely had elder Divine Thought scrutiny, especially after Xiao Yan began alchemy in such a manner.

From the Li Family’s interest perspective, if Xiao Yan succeeds, it means high acumen in alchemy, and the higher it is, the greater benefit for the Li Family.

If he showed a dejected face, hoping for Xiao Yan’s defeat, and it’s sensed by elder Divine Thought, he’d surely face punishment from the elders.

Li Qin’s eyes sparkled again and again; her firm choice of Xiao Yan was due to intuition. After learning from Shopkeeper Li about Xiao Yan acquiring first place and meeting him personally, she felt Xiao Yan wasn’t an ordinary alchemist.

Including Xiao Yan’s proposed condition and the subsequent Fire Storage Pagoda incidents all made her sure of this.

The scene before her was the best proof; her intuition wasn’t wrong!

Half a two-hour later, with Lin Chen’s word ”Collect,” the Innate Fire vanished into invisibility, leaving twenty Profound Soul Pills quietly floating in the air, each emitting a rich medicinal scent that stirred everyone’s appetite.

This stems from the Divine Soul’s innate craving for the pills!

Several Li Family members couldn’t help but swallow saliva, yet their eyes remained locked onto the figure ahead. Witnessing pill refining without a furnace, and high-tier pills like Profound Soul Pill, today they saw an unheard-of scenario.

The scene remained silent.

Feeling all eyes on him, Lin Chen smiled slightly at Li Qin: ”Mission accomplished.”

”Thank you, Master Xiao.”

At that moment, Li Qin’s address for Lin Chen changed; Li Kai called Yuan Shengyao ”Master Yuan” via sound transmission because only masters are called ”Master.”

Privately whispering ”Master Yuan” was flattering and fawning on Yuan Shengyao, but saying it aloud would mock him.

Without master-level acumen, being called ”master” invites ridicule.

Yet Li Qin’s ”Master Xiao” was a title no one mocked onsite; to Li Family members, Xiao Yan becoming a master-level alchemist was merely a matter of time.

Hearing Li Qin’s change in address, Lin Chen chuckled: ”Let’s go.”

Li Qin nodded, leading Lin Chen away; neither from start to finish asked Yuan Shengyao if he conceded.

Because there was no need!

All Li Family members respectfully saw Lin Chen off, their faces showing excitement; today they witnessed an unprecedented alchemy duel, and were now filled with confidence for the upcoming big alchemy contest.