Chapter 37

"Your master said to let me play with you. Tell me, how should I play with you?"

As Long Chen’s words came out, everyone was dumbfounded, including Fatso. The mouths of Monkey and the others were wide open.

"Damn, Brother Long is Brother Long. One sentence and a large group is silenced."

Xia Bai Chi’s face turned ashen with anger, his eyes like two sharp blades. If looks could kill, Long Chen would have been reduced to a pile of meat.

Grandmaster Yun Qi’s expression was strange, and he shook his head slightly, but he felt very comfortable inside. Long Chen had fiercely helped him vent his anger. Was this what they called a wicked person being punished by another wicked person?

"You bad guy."

Chu Yao’s face turned bright red. This Long Chen was too wicked. Seeing Xia Bai Chi trembling with anger, she wondered if she would still have the strength to refine pills later.

"Boy, you’re too rude. I said to come up and compete," Wei Cang roared, wishing he could slap this young man to death. He was truly infuriated.

"No problem, if I win, can I get that?" Long Chen pointed at the bottle in Wei Cang’s hand, somewhat uncertainly.

"Hmph, I say what I mean, and I won’t go back on my word," Wei Cang coldly said.

Xia Bai Chi finally caught his breath and pointed at Long Chen, gritting his teeth, "Want to win me? You’re dreaming.

"But if you lose, I want you to kneel down and kowtow three times, crawl under me, and lick my ten toes clean."

Everyone was shocked when they heard Xia Bai Chi’s voice. From the tone of his voice, it seemed that the grudge between him and Long Chen was not just a little.

They suddenly understood that Wei Cang’s arrival was not a coincidence; it was clearly aimed at Long Chen and Grandmaster Yun Qi.

Xia Bai Chi’s condition was too harsh. Anyone would be unable to bear such a defeat. This was a way to force Long Chen to his death.

Shi Feng, Fatso, and the others couldn’t help but change their expressions. Wei Cang had personally admitted that Xia Bai Chi was his disciple, and his alchemy skills must be astonishing.

However, no one had ever seen Long Chen’s alchemy skills. It was uncertain whether he could truly refine pills.

Even if Long Chen could refine pills, how long had he known Grandmaster Yun Qi? What could he have learned in two months? Probably just the basics!

Chu Yao’s face turned pale, her eyes full of worry. Although she hadn’t known Long Chen for long, she could feel his pride. Even if he died, he would never accept such an insult.

"Long Chen, you are not my disciple, there’s no need to fall into this trap," Grandmaster Yun Qi reminded him, also pointing out that Long Chen had not received his true teachings.

"I know it’s a trap... but this... bait is really tempting," Long Chen said, somewhat reluctantly.

Fatso and the others almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Brother Long, no, Lord Long, you know it’s a trap, and you’re still jumping in?

Everyone had a strange look on their faces. They couldn’t understand whether Long Chen was really foolish or just pretending.

Long Chen hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, "I agree, but I have a condition."

Seeing Long Chen agree, a cold smile appeared on Xia Bai Chi’s lips, and a mocking look flashed in Wei Cang’s old eyes.

"Speak, what condition?"

"If I win, I don’t want her to give me a foot massage. She’s so close to you, I’m afraid I’ll get athlete’s foot," Long Chen said with a straight face.

"Long Chen... I will kill you."

Xia Bai Chi’s long hair stood on end, his originally beautiful face becoming extremely distorted, giving off a terrifying aura.

"Long Chen..."

Wei Cang’s fists were tightly clenched, the veins on his forehead bulging. The usually very calm old man was trembling with anger.

"Old man, are you having a stroke?" Long Chen asked with concern.

Wei Cang, who had lived for many years, had a surprising level of patience. He suppressed his anger and coldly said, "This time, we are refining Blood-Breaking Pills. The ingredients are to be provided by yourselves, with a maximum of three sets. The competition will begin in a quarter of an hour."

After announcing the rules, Wei Cang returned to his seat. He was somewhat afraid of Long Chen, whose ability to infuriate people was truly out of this world. He was afraid he might lose control and kill him.

He was using Xia Bai Chi’s hands to humiliate Long Chen and provoke Yun Qi. Even if he wanted to intervene, Yun Qi would not stand idly by.

The ingredients for Xia Bai Chi were prepared by Wei Cang, while Long Chen could only rely on Grandmaster Yun Qi.

"Master, can you lend me some ingredients?" Long Chen asked, spreading his hands.

"Long Chen, you must think carefully," Grandmaster Yun Qi said solemnly.

"Master, this time it’s completely for myself. Don’t worry, I have confidence," Long Chen said.

"Alright."

Although worried, seeing Long Chen’s determination, he could only nod and instructed one of the alchemy apprentices to go back to the guild to fetch the ingredients.

The Blood-Breaking Pill is a second-grade pill used by Blood-Condensation Realm experts to break through minor realms. It is very precious.

The ingredients for refining the Blood-Breaking Pill are not particularly rare, but the most valuable main ingredient, the Blood Spirit Fruit, is extremely precious.

The quality of the pill largely depends on the purification of the Blood Spirit Fruit. The impurities inside the Blood Spirit Fruit are numerous, making purification very difficult. If the heat is too high, it will immediately turn to ashes.

But if the heat is too low, the impurities cannot be removed, severely affecting the pill’s effectiveness. The Blood-Breaking Pill is one of the most difficult second-grade pills to refine.

Refining on the spot further increases the difficulty. Although three sets of ingredients seem to give three chances, for a pill with a high failure rate like the Blood-Breaking Pill, it is still very risky.

Both sides moved quickly. Two temporary alchemy platforms were set up on the stage, allowing everyone to see clearly.

"The competition begins, with a time limit of one hour. After one hour, the one who refines the higher-quality Blood-Breaking Pill wins."

As the competition began, Long Chen and Xia Bai Chi walked to their respective platforms and arranged their ingredients.

Long Chen suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at Xia Bai Chi. On Xia Bai Chi’s alchemy platform, a round fruit was very noticeable.

"A Blood-Condensation Fruit over a hundred years old?"

Long Chen was slightly surprised. It seemed that Xia Bai Chi was well-prepared. The Blood-Condensation Fruit in Long Chen’s possession was only thirty years old, with the best being fifty years old.

"Hmph, I said the ingredients are to be provided by yourselves. You can only blame your guild for being too poor," Xia Bai Chi sneered when he saw Long Chen’s gaze.

Grandmaster Yun Qi’s face darkened, and he coldly said, "After so many years, you still use underhanded methods."

Grandmaster Yun Qi’s words were not directed at anyone, but Wei Cang coldly said, "The victor is the king, the loser is the bandit. I want the final result. It’s your own carelessness, who can you blame?"

"Master, are they tampering with the ingredients?" Chu Yao, though unable to determine the age of the Blood-Condensation Fruit, sensed something from their conversation.

Grandmaster Yun Qi nodded, "Their Blood-Condensation Fruits are all over three hundred years old. The essence extracted is purer, which improves the quality of the pill."

"Doesn’t that put Long Chen at a disadvantage?" Chu Yao was shocked.

Before the competition even started, Long Chen was already at a disadvantage. Chu Yao was anxious, and Grandmaster Yun Qi sighed, "Blame me, I underestimated Wei Cang’s face."

For a moment, the entire scene was in turmoil. Grandmaster Yun Qi’s words were not deliberately concealed, and everyone around heard them.

However, Wei Cang’s words were also correct. The ingredients were to be provided by themselves, and they had not seized the opportunity, so they had to bear the loss.

"Will Brother Long be able to do it?" Monkey asked worriedly.

"What are you talking about? Who is Brother Long? Just wait and see," Fatso was full of confidence.

Long Chen watched Xia Bai Chi, who was busy, and simply stood with his hands behind his back, neither dividing the ingredients nor warming the furnace.

"Hmph, giving up? Get ready to lick my toes."

Seeing Long Chen standing still, Xia Bai Chi thought he had been discouraged and extended his hand, a pale yellow flame rising.

Not bad, although Xia Bai Chi’s character was questionable, the solidity of his alchemy flame was indeed high.

Among the alchemy apprentices, he was a top-tier existence. No wonder he was so confident and dared to offer such a big bait.

However, Long Chen was indeed attracted by the bait. The Flame Leopard Beast Fire, though not ranked on the Beast Fire List, was ten times stronger than his own alchemy flame.

If Long Chen could refine the Flame Leopard Beast Fire, he had a certain level of confidence in refining a high-quality Melting Star Pill, which Chu Yao needed the most.

Because the foreign true qi in Chu Yao’s body had been there for too long, like a seed that had grown into a tree. Only a high-quality Melting Star Pill could refine it.

This was why Long Chen, despite knowing it was a trap, still jumped in. As he said, there was no way around it; the bait was too tempting.

After warming the furnace, Xia Bai Chi’s movements were very smooth, each step done meticulously, leaving no room for criticism.

A smile appeared on Wei Cang’s old face, and he stroked his goatee, his eyes full of confidence:

"Xia Bai Chi is a promising talent. As long as he successfully refines the Blood-Breaking Pill today, and the quality is not too poor, he can immediately advance to the Alchemy Scholar rank."

The Blood-Breaking Pill is one of the assessment pills for alchemy apprentices to advance to the Alchemy Scholar rank. Successfully refining it in front of so many people today would signify Xia Bai Chi’s advancement.

"This is all due to Master’s cultivation. Master has just arrived, and Chang Feng has already found a place for you to rest."

Then he lowered his voice, speaking only loud enough for the two of them to hear: "Chang Feng has also found a pair of top-quality twin sisters for Master, and they are still virgins."

Wei Cang, who had been serious, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes, but quickly suppressed it, and said formally, "Just a casual rest, no need for such a grand arrangement."

"I know Master doesn’t like this, but as a great person like you comes here, you should give your admirers a chance to worship you, right?" Xia Chang Feng smiled.

But in his heart, he cursed: Old lecher, your lechery is known to the world, yet you still pretend to be noble.

"Hehe, leave these matters to the subordinates. I don’t care much about such things," Wei Cang said indifferently.

Don’t care? You don’t care, but you mainly want to care for others, Xia Chang Feng thought to himself. Suddenly, his face turned serious as he noticed Xia Bai Chi starting to purify the Blood-Condensation Fruit.

The success of the Blood-Breaking Pill largely depends on the Blood-Condensation Fruit. If it is purified enough, the success rate will greatly increase.

Xia Bai Chi carefully placed the Blood-Condensation Fruit in the cauldron, slowly increasing the temperature of the alchemy flame. To be honest, it was his first time purifying such a high-grade Blood-Condensation Fruit, and he was very cautious.

"Ah... Ah... Eh... Eh..."

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, when the entire venue was so quiet that a pin could be heard, Long Chen suddenly shouted.

"Bang!"

Xia Bai Chi’s hand trembled, the flame surged, and the Blood-Condensation Fruit, unable to withstand the sudden change in flame, instantly turned to ashes.

The entire venue fell silent, all eyes fixed on Long Chen.