In the entire Grand Sky Sect, aside from Chu Cheng, the number one person from Hillside Village with the potential of a great emperor, nearly everyone was celebrating the sect's victory.

The reason for saying "nearly" is because, apart from Emperor Chu Cheng, the people from the Heavenly Medicine Palace were also present.

Luo Ying'er's heart was shattered!

How could it be possible!

How could my Senior Brother Zheng Yu lose to that guy Chu Xinghe?

On what grounds could he win?

My Senior Brother Zheng Yu is a man with stunning beauty and should be the most invincible existence in this world, yet he lost to this scoundrel Chu Xinghe.

This scoundrel must have used some despicable, shameless, and vile tactics to narrowly defeat the kind, generous, righteous, and heroic Senior Brother Zheng Yu!

Luo Ying'er even used the excuse of feeling unwell to skip the Grand Sky Sect's banquet and ran to the pill room prepared for the Heavenly Medicine Palace to train bitterly.

Luo Ying'er vowed to herself that she must defeat that scoundrel Chu Xinghe!

Senior Brother Zheng Yu's stunning beauty will be protected by me, Luo Ying'er.

However... Luo Ying'er felt that not everyone in the Grand Sky Sect was bad, for example, Senior Sister Wan Lin...

Even though Senior Sister Wan Lin was drunk, she didn't forget to visit her. Even in a drunken state, she helped relieve the stress of her hard training in alchemy with a full-body massage. The technique left her feeling tingly all over just thinking about it.

Senior Sister Wan Lin is truly an exceptional senior sister!

Fortunately, Chu Xinghe was drunk and didn't know about this, otherwise, he would have definitely pointed at Wan Lin and shouted, "Let her go, she's still a child..."

After a night of revelry, the next morning, the Grand Sky Sect was as usual.

After breakfast, Chu Xinghe headed to the Medicine King Palace. Today, the Medicine King Palace not only had disciples from the Spirit Crane Palace but also many others from various palaces who came to watch the excitement.

Although Martial Emperor City had retreated, the Heavenly Medicine Palace had not yet left.

Even though the Heavenly Medicine Palace couldn't compare to Martial Emperor City in terms of strength and status.

But in the field of alchemy alone, the Heavenly Medicine Palace held a significant position and had frequently challenged the Spirit Crane Palace over the years.

The Great Elder led Wu Qun, the master of the Heavenly Medicine Palace, to sit in the Medicine King Palace.

Although Wu Qun was the master of the Heavenly Medicine Palace, his status wasn't high enough for someone like Gu Mingchao to personally receive him. Having the Great Elder accompany him was already giving him enough face.

After breakfast, Chu Xinghe also arrived at the Medicine King Palace. As soon as he entered, he saw Luo Ying'er, who was glaring at him like an angry squirrel.

Beside her, Junior Sister Wan Lin seemed to be comforting her, but why was Junior Sister Wan Lin's hand wandering while comforting her?

Junior Sister Wan Lin, could you please be a bit more mindful? Are you not avoiding people anymore?

"Xinghe pays respects to the Great Elder and greets Palace Master Wu Qun." Chu Xinghe approached the Great Elder and Wu Qun to pay his respects.

The Great Elder looked at Chu Xinghe with satisfaction, and Wu Qun couldn't help but sigh, "Heroes emerge from the young."

Yesterday's battle had made Chu Xinghe famous throughout the world. The title of the number one among the younger generation had already spread outside.

Moreover, Chu Xinghe was not only powerful but also a genius in alchemy, possessing the Rosefinch Spirit Flame and the inheritance of the Medicine Saint. His future in alchemy was limitless, but unfortunately, such a person was not a disciple of the Heavenly Medicine Palace.

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After some polite exchanges between Wu Qun and the Great Elder, the competition between the Grand Sky Sect and the Heavenly Medicine Palace began.

Wu Qun introduced his disciple Luo Ying'er. Chu Xinghe also asked the Great Elder about this exceptionally talented Luo Ying'er.

Despite her young age, she was already quite renowned in the alchemy world, even more dazzling than Chu Xinghe.

However, regardless of Luo Ying'er's strength today, he was determined to lose!

The first thing Chu Xinghe did upon waking up that morning was to deeply reflect on himself.

Why did he have to show off when facing Zheng Yu yesterday?

Why did he have to display his skills and push his limits? To lose spectacularly?

What skills did he have, what limits did he need, and what was so spectacular about it?

After a deep reflection, Chu Xinghe vowed that he would never make the same low-level mistakes he did when facing Zheng Yu. He would not give his opponent any chance to lose.

An alchemy competition, is it?

As a former expert in exploding furnaces, what could be a more reliable way to ensure a loss than exploding a furnace?

No matter how skilled this girl was, as long as she didn't explode her furnace, she wouldn't get a single defeat from me in the Grand Sky Sect!

No, even if she did explode her furnace, there would be no chance of losing because even if the furnace exploded, I would definitely do it more thoroughly and decisively than her!

This time, I will lose so thoroughly that even the heavens won't be able to stop me from exploding the furnace!

As the saying goes, "Hold on to the green hills and never let go, never rest until the pill furnace explodes!"

Although he didn't know why the squirrel-like Luo Ying'er was angry, he reassured her that even if she puffed up like a pufferfish, she wouldn't get a defeat from Chu Xinghe!

Soon, the Great Elder announced the content of the alchemy competition.

The Fifth Grade Pill: Feather Transformation Pill!

This was a very rare pill.

Taking this pill wouldn't make you ascend to immortality on the spot, but it would allow you to grow a pair of wings temporarily, enabling you to fly a short distance off the ground.

However, due to its short duration and inability to fly too high or fast, this pill was rarely refined under normal circumstances.

Moreover, the method of refining the Feather Transformation Pill was extremely complicated, making it difficult even for ordinary Fifth Grade Alchemists to produce, thus making it even more obscure.

The choice of the Feather Transformation Pill was likely proposed by Wu Qun; otherwise, given the Great Elder's usual behind-the-scenes manipulations, there would be no reason not to inform him in advance.

However, the Feather Transformation Pill was good too. Although the Medicine Saint's inheritance contained countless perfect methods for refining the Feather Transformation Pill, Chu Xinghe had never actually refined it before.

If I explode the furnace on my first attempt at refining the Feather Transformation Pill, it would be quite reasonable, right?

Soon, the materials for refining the Feather Transformation Pill were prepared, and the quality of the materials for both pills was almost identical.

As a guest, the little squirrel Luo Ying'er naturally got to choose first.

The remaining set was then given to Chu Xinghe.

But before the little squirrel could start, Chu Xinghe spoke up, "Junior Sister Luo Ying'er, simply refining the Feather Transformation Pill is too boring. How about we add something else?"

"Add what?"

"Besides these specific herbs, let's each choose an additional herb for the other, which must also be added during the refining process. Then we'll determine the winner, how about that?"

As soon as Chu Xinghe said this, there was an uproar around them, and even the Great Elder couldn't help but frown.

The various herbs for a pill are the result of hundreds or thousands of years of research and summary. Adding or removing even one can cause unimaginable changes in the original pill's refinement, so Chu Xinghe's suggestion for this additional competition content was indeed puzzling.

"Alright!" Luo Ying'er agreed without a second thought.

Without any extra words, a blue light flashed in Luo Ying'er's hand, and a piece of aquamarine appeared out of thin air.

Luo Ying'er placed the aquamarine among Chu Xinghe's herbs; this was the herb she chose for him.

Upon seeing this aquamarine, everyone knowledgeable in alchemy turned pale.

You must know that the Feather Transformation Pill is a fire-element pill, while aquamarine is a water-element herb. Water and fire are incompatible, and adding aquamarine to the Feather Transformation Pill would cause it to explode on the spot!

Chu Xinghe looked at the aquamarine before him, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Junior Sister Luo Ying'er was truly considerate. The reason he proposed this idea was actually to provide a more perfect excuse for the furnace explosion.

Now, with the addition of aquamarine, no matter how the furnace explodes, it would be as steady as an old dog!

Since Junior Sister Luo Ying'er was so virtuous, he couldn't let her have any dissatisfaction.

Soon, Chu Xinghe also chose an herb for Luo Ying'er!

"Plantain? Has Junior Brother Xinghe gone mad?"

When they saw the herb Chu Xinghe chose for Luo Ying'er, everyone around was stunned.

"Plantain is also a water-element herb, and its properties are mild, almost having no significant side effects when added to any pill. Luo Ying'er chose aquamarine for Junior Brother Xinghe, but he chose plantain for her? What is Junior Brother Xinghe up to!"

"With aquamarine added, how can the Feather Transformation Pill be refined?"

"Junior Brother Xinghe is virtuous; he must have seen that Luo Ying'er is just a young girl and didn't want to bully her too much, so he deliberately increased the difficulty for himself in this way!"

"This does seem like something Junior Brother Xinghe would do. He's afraid the outside world would say our Grand Sky Sect is bullying the Heavenly Medicine Palace, so he uses this method to silence the critics. But this girl is too much, choosing aquamarine!"

"Junior Brother Xinghe chose a nearly harmless plantain for her, while she chose a conflicting aquamarine for him. The difference in character is just too great!"

The Spirit Crane Palace disciples around them were all talking.

Not only them, but even Luo Ying'er was a bit stunned when she saw the herb Chu Xinghe chose for her.

When Chu Xinghe proposed this requirement, her first reaction was that the scoundrel Xinghe must have a plot!

So she unhesitatingly chose the most challenging aquamarine for the scoundrel Xinghe, but she never expected that the scoundrel Xinghe would choose plantain for her?

As a genius alchemist, how could Luo Ying'er not know the vast difference between plantain and aquamarine?

At that moment, Luo Ying'er's heart wavered a bit, but she quickly remembered Senior Brother Zheng Yu's stunning beauty, and her wavering heart became firm again!

This scoundrel Xinghe must have a plot; he must be using this seemingly self-imposed difficulty to find an excuse in advance because he's afraid of losing to me!

It must be so!

With her mind set and free of distractions, Luo Ying'er immediately began to summon the Earthly Flame.

As the Earthly Flame rose, blood-red flames emerged from the ground, gathering in mid-air to form the shape of a Kylin beast!

"Kylin True Flame! This girl actually possesses the Kylin True Flame!"

"This is the Kylin True Flame, comparable to the Rosefinch Spirit Flame. Luo Ying'er is actually the inheritor of the Kylin True Flame!"

Seeing the rising Kylin True Flame, the entire Medicine King Palace was in shock, and for a moment, even Feng Fei and others looked at Chu Xinghe with a hint of worry.

You must know that among various flames, the Kylin True Flame is not inferior to the Rosefinch Spirit Flame. In a normal duel, the Kylin True Flame against the Rosefinch Spirit Flame would be stable for Junior Brother Xinghe, thanks to the Medicine Saint's inheritance. But the sudden addition of aquamarine completely disrupted all of Chu Xinghe's advantages, making this battle difficult for Junior Brother Xinghe!

The Great Elder also frowned, and even he was a bit worried at this point.

But when Chu Xinghe saw the Kylin True Flame, he was so excited that he almost jumped up.

Although he had heard from the Great Elder that Luo Ying'er might have mastered the Kylin True Flame, it was just a rumor. Now that it was confirmed, Chu Xinghe was thrilled!

He was destined to lose!

This battle! It's in the bag!