"Thank you for your guidance!"

Zhang Xingyuan bowed to Jiang Chen, placing one hand at the furnace opening, a suction force emanating from his palm.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Three pills fell into Zhang Xingyuan's palm.

"Oh my!"

"It's really three pills!"

"One with a two-circle pill halo, two with a three-circle pill halo, Grandmaster Jiang called it perfectly!"

"Grandmaster Jiang! Grandmaster Jiang!"

"Mighty Grandmaster Jiang!"

A deafening roar erupted in the plaza.

Jiang Chen glanced at the crowd, shaking his head with a smile. Just the other day, they were ridiculing him, and now...

Having real strength truly allows you to have everything!

Sighing internally, Jiang Chen gestured for silence towards the viewing area again.

The shouting ceased immediately.

At that moment, Zhang Xingyuan had already handed the pills to Fu Tianbo.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after two days of waiting, the second round of the Alchemy Competition has finally concluded. Now I'll announce the rankings!"

Fu Tianbo, after inspecting the pills Zhang Xingyuan had handed over with the other elders, announced loudly, "Tenth place... ninth place, Liu Qian from the Elixir Valley... second place, Wu Dan Zhang Xingyuan... first place, Jiang Chen, Head of the Jiang Family of Jincheng!"

"Oh!"

"Grandmaster Jiang!"

"Mighty Grandmaster Jiang!"

"Awesome Grandmaster Jiang!"

"Grandmaster Jiang, I want to become your disciple!"

Fu Tianbo's announcement incited another round of cheering.

Jiang Chen helplessly turned and cupped his fists towards the crowd.

"Sigh! This seems to be the first time Elixir Valley hasn't taken first in the competition!"

"Not only first, but they didn't even get second!"

"Wow, Elixir Valley really lost face this time!"

Suddenly, whispers spread through the crowd, the disciples of Elixir Valley all showed subtle changes in expression, casting a hint of hostility towards Jiang Chen.

They didn't care about second place; they just felt Jiang Chen stole their first place!

Jiang Chen glanced coldly at those who were deliberately whispering and suppressed the turmoil of inner energy within, turning to look at Fu Tianbo.

"Next, we shall distribute the prizes!"

A shout came, and Fu Tianbo and several elders began handing jade vials to the fourth through tenth places, then Great Elder Tian Bujie awarded the third place, Fu Tianbo awarded Zhang Xingyuan, while it was Second Elder Liu Wenjian who handed the prize to Jiang Chen.

"What's going on here?"

"Yeah, why is Second Elder giving the reward to Grandmaster Jiang?"

"Is Elixir Valley still dissatisfied with Grandmaster Jiang?"

"This is too petty! You can't blame Grandmaster Jiang for the death of Fifth Elder!"

This reward ceremony situation prompted murmurs among the onlookers.

With a stoic expression, Liu Wenjian approached Jiang Chen, handing over four jade vials, followed by three pieces of parchment: "This is your reward. These three are elixir recipes for our Elixir Valley's earth-level spirit pills, which you can only view here!"

"Only view here!?"

"This..."

"This is targeting, isn't it?!"

"Exactly, it's definitely targeting!"

The crowd furrowed their brows.

Liu Wenjian glanced at them, stating loudly, "Everyone, the significance of the earth-level elixir recipes is clear to you all. To prevent any destruction or loss, this is our only option!"

Jiang Chen was momentarily shocked, pouting before accepting the elixirs and recipes.

After a quick glance at the three recipes, a hint of disdain crossed Jiang Chen's eyes; these recipes were merely practice-level in his ancient medical texts!

Suddenly, Jiang Chen's nose twitched twice, and he cast a suspicious glance at Liu Wenjian, directly opening the three medicine bottles to look inside.

Liu Wenjian's eyes narrowed slightly, speaking softly, "Head of the Jiang Family, better hurry and look at the recipes!"

Swish!

With a rustle of parchment, Jiang Chen directly handed the three recipes back to Liu Wenjian, "No need to look!"

"What's going on?"

"Those are earth-level elixir recipes! Why isn't Grandmaster Jiang looking at them?"

"This..."

Confusion rippled through the crowd as even Lin Jiuxiao and others couldn't fathom why Jiang Chen acted this way!

A cold gleam flashed in Liu Wenjian's eyes as he detected a hint of scorn in Jiang Chen's gaze.

Reaching out to take the recipes, Liu Wenjian coldly remarked, "You voluntarily gave up viewing them..."

"Master Zhang."

Before Liu Wenjian could finish, Jiang Chen turned to Zhang Xingyuan: "What grade are your pills?"

With Jiang Chen's question, Liu Wenjian's face suddenly darkened.

"Jiang Chen, why do you want to know about someone else's pills? Are you planning to steal them?" Liu Wenjian shouted aggressively.

"Are you an idiot? Do I need to steal pills? I could easily ask any power to provide materials, and the yield would be eighty-twenty in my favor. Do you think they wouldn't agree?" Jiang Chen gazed at Liu Wenjian with condescension.

Liu Wenjian's expression shifted, his demeanor turning grim.

The surrounding crowd fell silent, unwilling to voice their thoughts despite feeling inclined to, as Jiang Chen was clearly at odds with Liu Wenjian.

Shouting now would offend Liu Wenjian, though many were contemplating how to request Jiang Chen for elixir refinement!

"Xingyuan, what grade are your pills?"

A shout rang out, and Zhang Zhichu seemed to catch on, reiterating Jiang Chen's question.

After all, Wu Dan owed Jiang Chen a great deal; if they couldn't meet even this small request, it would be disgraceful for Wu Dan!

Zhang Xingyuan said nothing, simply pouring out his pills and, gritting his teeth, allowing a drop of Bone Soul Revival Liquid to flow out. All the pills had three-circle pill halos, and the Bone Soul Revival Liquid.

"Wow, they're all three-circle pill-halo pills!?"

"Elixir Valley really went all out this time!"

"Three-circle pill-halo pills, I've yet to try them!"

"Whoa, the Bone Soul Revival Liquid's viscosity is quite high, forming beads and not spilling!"

The onlookers expressed their envy vocally.

Jiang Chen smirked and looked at Liu Wenjian coldly, then clenched the vials in his hand hard.

Crack!

All four vials shattered simultaneously.

Roll roll...

Clatter!

More than a dozen pills fell from Jiang Chen's hand along with some dripping liquid.

"You..." Liu Wenjian's expression drastically changed, glaring at Jiang Chen.

"How... how could this be?!"

"Even the first place pills have no pill pattern?!"

"Bone Soul Revival Liquid... is this just Bone Soul Revival Water?"

"This is going too far, isn't it!?"

"This is outright targeting! Elixir Valley is too much, aren't they?!"

The crowd erupted in complaints, clearly dissatisfied with the pills and liquid Jiang Chen had dropped.

"What's going on?" Fu Tianbo glared angrily at Liu Wenjian, shouting furiously.

Swish swish swish!

All members of the Chixiao Sect, Five Great Families, including Yan Hu, leapt to Jiang Chen's side.

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