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While Li Wenchang was still stunned, Meng Zhou, who had been watching the "drama" for a long time with a smile on his face, asked:

"I heard that your level as an alchemist is close to the third-level mid-level?"

Li Wenchang was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "Yes."

"So, you should be able to refine the soul nourishing pill, right?" Meng Zhou asked.

Seeing the other party asking such questions, the key is that his expression was so relaxed and casual, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, Li Wenchang gradually felt bad in his heart.

But at this point, he could only suppress his uneasiness and nodded: "Okay."

Although the Soul Nourishing Pill is only a third-level low-grade elixir, its refining difficulty is much greater than that of ordinary third-level low-grade elixirs, and it has basically reached the ceiling of third-level low-grade elixir skills.

Meng Zhou said: "Then, how about we discuss it?"

Li Wenchang, who already felt something bad in his heart, stuttered for a moment before saying:

"Isn't this... a little too hasty? The most important main ingredient of the soul-nourishing pill is not easy to get, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wenchang realized that there was something wrong with his response. It was neither powerful nor exposed his "weakness" to a certain extent.

He simply darkened his expression, looked at "Ge Ping", and said displeasedly:

"Fellow Daoist Ge, don't you think it's too much?

We went to this meeting purely for your sake and gave you enough respect, but you were so aggressive and launched a surprise attack! "

At the end of the sentence, there was a strong hint of indignation in his tone.

After hearing Li Wenchang's counterattack, Meng Zhou just smiled.

With his current level and skill in playing this role, it would be impossible for him to go off and quarrel with Li Wenchang in person.

However, isn't there a good apprentice "Ge Ping" present?

"Ge Ping" laughed immediately after hearing Li Wenchang's words.

"Fellow Daoist Li, others say that I am aggressive and do not know how to treat guests, but I have no problem with that.

But you are the only one who is least qualified to say this.

As far as I know, the Professionals Association took the initiative to invite you a long time ago, hoping that you can join it.

But the association at that time was far smaller than it would be later, and the entire association might not be as important as you alone, so you refused.

Later, the association grew rapidly and showed amazing potential. You changed your mind and joined the association.

And the day after you joined the association, you announced at a high-level gathering of alchemists that you would discuss alchemy skills with the then president.

Because you knew your skills were inferior to others, you succeeded in becoming the president of the new alchemist branch without even engaging in competition.

Although, this is not a rare thing in the professional association. After all, it has long been the association's biggest rule that the most capable people rise to the top.

But if you are like this, you don't even go through the basic cutscenes, you join the association on the first day, and become the president the next day, without giving any dignity to your predecessor, you have set a new record, right?

In the same situation today, why did you change your statement and say that we are being aggressive, and why do you say it so confidently? "

"Ge Ping's" sudden aggression not only stunned Li Wenchang himself, but also the others were stunned for a moment.

Prior to this, although "Ge Ping"'s behavior itself was extremely aggressive, at least he still maintained a sense of decency on the surface.

But now, the dignity was gone, torn off by his own hands, and what was exposed was Chi Guoguo's struggle.

While Li Wenchang was still silent, "Ge Ping" waved his hand gently, and an alchemy furnace appeared in the center of the hall.

Next to the alchemy furnace, there are two jade plates.

Seeing this, Li Wenchang remained silent to the end.

This alchemy furnace looks unremarkable, but Li Wenchang, who has been dealing with alchemy furnaces all his life, can tell at a glance that it is a treasure furnace with at least a third-level mid-grade.

It's even better than the precious alchemy furnace he got from Qingxuan Sect at a huge cost.

In the two jade plates, there is a set of materials for refining the soul-nourishing pill. From the main materials to the auxiliary materials, they are very complete.

It is difficult for an outsider to notice, but one thing that is very poignant to the alchemist is that the two materials placed in these two jade plates, from the precious and scarce main materials to the large quantities of auxiliary materials, exude a very spiritual energy. While stable, there is not much difference, basically the same.

"Stable" means the refining success rate is higher;

"Consistent" means that the success rate of the two materials in the hands of the same person is basically the same.

At least, if refining with such materials fails, the reason cannot be blamed on "bad luck and choosing the wrong materials."

This made Li Wenchang silent and at the same time awe-inspiring in his heart.

No one with a sound mind would believe that such careful preparations were not "deliberate".

He even had a very ominous guess.

——They are so well prepared and challenge themselves on this occasion, which shows that the other party is very confident that they can beat them in this aspect.

So, is it possible that the real goal of the master and apprentice is not the "president of the association" at all, but just himself, the "president of the alchemist branch"?

A very normal reasoning. When the situation has developed to this point, the opponent's tactics are already obvious. Although the actions are somewhat unexpected, they still abide by the basic rules of the professional association.

But if we follow this rule, can the other party really continue to challenge one branch after another?

The reason why the other party said "President of the Association" when he opened his mouth was just a tactical tactic.

However, the target of this tactic is not him, but others besides him.

With this thought in his mind, he couldn't help but look at the others, and saw that the eyes of other professionals who were still vaguely on the same camp as him had become subtle.

Even the attitudes of the other two third-level alchemists have undergone subtle changes.

Everyone is looking forward to him accepting this sparring session.

Although he had already made some guesses, Li Wenchang still couldn't help but feel a little cold when he actually saw this scene happening.

He knew that he could no longer refuse.

This is a rule forged by the Professionals Association through generations of core leadership changes. He rose to the position through challenges. Unless his power reaches a level that no one in the association dares to disobey, then he has no reason to refuse. The challenge of late comers.

The silent President Li Wenchang, under the gaze of the whole hall, walked out with heavy steps towards the place where the alchemy furnace was located.

As he walked, his steps changed from heavy to firm.

In a very short period of time, he had completed the adjustment of his mentality after encountering the "surprise attack".

Before today, he had also been burdened with the reputation of being the first person to practice elixirs in Qingxuan Domain, and he had been carrying this reputation for much longer than the pharmacist "Ge Ping".

In just a few steps, he had put all the distracting thoughts behind him and focused all his attention on what was in front of him.

When he walked not far from the alchemy furnace, "Ge Ping" stretched out his hand to guide him and said:

"Fellow Daoist Li, I have prepared two materials for the soul nourishing pill. You choose first."

Li Wenchang nodded lightly. He did not say any nonsense or make a hasty choice. Instead, he carefully considered the two materials in front of him.

After weighing it carefully, he pointed to one of them: "I want this."

"Ge Ping" nodded.

After selecting the materials, Li Wenchang looked at the alchemy furnace, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said:

"Are you just preparing one bite?"

These words may sound common to a casual listener, but upon closer inspection of the atmosphere, one can feel the subtle irony in them.

It seems to be saying, weren't you already prepared?

Why don't you prepare two identical alchemy furnaces just like you prepare the ingredients for the soul nourishing elixir?

It seems that your methods are no more than this.

"Ge Ping" didn't seem to understand. Instead, he nodded in agreement and said, "This is the only one I'm allowed."

Li Wenchang said:

“Since it is a discussion, we must try to be fair and just.

But until now, everything from refining the elixir to preparing the materials has been handled by you. Shouldn't I have a say in this? "

"Ge Ping" said: "Friend Li, please tell me."

President Li Wenchang waved his hand, and a new alchemy furnace appeared next to the alchemy furnace that "Ge Ping" took out.

It looks much more gorgeous in appearance, but anyone who knows the product can tell at a glance that the quality of this alchemy furnace is much worse than the one taken out by "Ge Ping".

But I heard Li Wenchang say:

"You decided to refine the soul-nourishing pill, and you prepared the materials. Then I will provide the alchemy furnace, is that okay?"

Some knowledgeable people secretly praised President Li's counterattack beautifully.

Higher-quality alchemy furnaces have an all-round positive bonus to the alchemist's ability. At the same level, with a better-quality alchemy furnace, the success rate and the probability of producing high-quality elixirs will become greater.

However, if an alchemist has used a high-quality alchemy furnace for a long time and suddenly replaces it with an unfamiliar alchemy furnace of worse quality that he has never been exposed to before, both the rate of elixir formation and the quality of the elixir will be greatly affected.

The more skill required for an elixir, the greater the negative impact.

But after hearing his request, "Ge Ping" didn't hesitate at all and nodded: "No problem."

Li Wenchang glanced at him in surprise, then turned to look at Meng Zhou who was silent next to him, and asked, "Don't you ask your teacher's opinion?"

Meng Zhou said: "I have no objection."

When he responded to Li Wenchang, his expression didn't change at all, he was still smiling.

When Li Wenchang saw this, he couldn't help but feel a little tight in his heart.

He quickly calmed down and asked: "You first or me first?"

Meng Zhou originally wanted to say, don't worry about this, we can do it at the same time, but saying this will definitely make the other party confused, but he didn't want to waste time on meaningless explanations, so he said:

"You go first."

Although Li Wenchang was a little surprised, he said nothing and walked straight to his own alchemy furnace and stopped.

He reached out and patted the alchemy furnace twice, and with a flurry of energy, a ball of pure third-level spiritual flames emerged from under the alchemy furnace.

Then, with a gentle push, the furnace lid slid open, and he began to throw ingredients for soul-nourishing pills into the furnace.

Under the control of his exquisite techniques, these spiritual materials were turned into the original liquid of spiritual materials. While purifying the spirituality of all the spiritual materials, he was also fusing the original liquids of different spiritual materials. Therefore, the spirituality was also under his step-by-step guidance. Subtle changes have occurred.

And when he merged the original liquid of the main material and the original liquid of the auxiliary material, the long-term accumulation, the already excellent alchemy talent, and the unprecedented spiritual oppression brought to him by this "raid" made Li Hui Bliss to the soul for a long time.

The many spiritual changes that were already extremely complicated grew and transformed little by little under his exquisite control.

It was like walking a tightrope in the sky. Although the process was extremely thrilling, it really allowed him to successfully walk from one end to the other.

The final process of combining the elixirs is also completed in one go.

The whole process was perfect.

When a total of six soul-nurturing pills, which were crystal clear like gems and exuded a burst of fragrance, were ejected from the pill furnace and put into a jade bottle by him, there was even sparse applause from the surroundings.

That was the sincere applause from other level three professionals.

No matter what kind of temperament they each have, they all have the same identity, professionals, and they are still professionals at the third level.

They admired Chairman Li from the bottom of their hearts for his last performance.

Li Wenchang looked at the six soul-nourishing pills in the jade bottle. He was filled with joy and emotion at the same time.

What luck!

He never expected that he would be able to perform so perfectly this time despite many unfavorable factors.

Even if he had to do it over again, he has no confidence that he can replicate this success.

The state just now was really too rare and too scarce.

Thinking like this, his eyes became much kinder when he looked at "Ge Ping".

Without the opportunity he created, he would not have been able to achieve such a rare state.

Looking at "Ge Ping"'s master, his eyes became completely calm.

Even if the other party's alchemy level exceeds his own and reaches the third-level mid-level level, it is almost impossible to reach his own level in refining soul-nourishing pills.

After today, after thoroughly digesting the gains this time, he was even confident that he would be able to achieve a true breakthrough in alchemist attainment to the third-level mid-level level in a short period of time.

By then, he was confident that he would never be afraid of such a challenge again.

Thinking of this, Li Wenchang's somewhat thorny attitude softened a little, looked at Meng Zhou and said, "I'm done, now it's your turn."

After saying that, he stepped aside and let the alchemy furnace out.

Meng Zhou slowly came to the remaining jade plate and whispered to Li Wenchang:

"Actually, I have some opinions about the current soul-nourishing elixir recipe.

There are many auxiliary materials that are unnecessary. Their purpose is to reduce the difficulty of refining, rather than to improve the effectiveness of the elixir.

However, due to the special circumstances, I did not add any extraneous details. "

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hands and pressed them towards the jade plate below.

His behavior made Li Wenchang a little confused, and coupled with the words he said, he was completely confused.

"What is he doing?"

Just as he was thinking this, his eyes suddenly widened. The jade bottle in his hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The six fine soul nourishing pills inside rolled to the ground, but he had no intention of paying attention at this moment.

No one cares.

All eyes were focused on Meng Zhou's palms.

Nearly half of the materials on the jade plate, including the main material, flew into the void, then quickly dissolved and merged, and finally differentiated into nine pills.

From the beginning to the end, the monks present did not even take a complete breath, and only had time to take a half breath——

The other half was stuck in the throat. (End of chapter)