149: Chapter 149: Comparing...to Elixirs!

He looked at his grandfather, Elder Chen Mo, whose old face was already as dark as the bottom of a pot.

He looked at the people around him; their gazes toward him had changed from envy to looking at a fool. He felt like he had nowhere to hide his old face.

Turns out, damn it, that was just a farce. Who knew how this brat imagined it, actually hallucinating the nine rings of the dan bell as his own!

"N... No..." Chen Yin panicked, "I clearly triggered the nine rings of the dan bell! Didn't all of you hear it?! Nine rings! A full nine rings!"

Xiao Yuan said faintly from the side, "Heard it, nine rings. So, where is the dan bell?"

He couldn't help but twist the knife again! At a time like this, if he didn't twist the knife, he felt he would truly be letting down the opportunity Chen Yin gave him.

Chen Yin: "..."

At this moment, Elder Chen Mo came back to his senses, still very unwilling to give up. He thought that his grandson's mind might be confused, and the dan bell should be on him.

Then, he hurriedly activated his Divine Sense, searching through his grandson's Dantian and all his Meridians, hoping to find a trace of the dan bell.

The surrounding people also saw Elder Chen Mo's actions, and everyone felt a bit of anticipation. Of course, there was also complexity! They hoped Elder Chen Mo would find the dan bell, yet they didn't!

However, after Elder Chen Mo searched for a long time, his face grew darker and darker, until finally, he became completely dejected. He no longer had his previous smugness.

Peak Master Yun Ruowei, Yun Wanqing, and the Elders of Dan Peak, whose expressions were just like eating a fly, suddenly relaxed.

Especially the three women Yun Wanqing, Leng Youyue, and Lin Zhirou—if Chen Yin didn't have the dan bell, heh... He still wanted to sever Xiao Yuan's arms? In his dreams!

At this moment, everyone suddenly stopped being in a rush to know where the dan bell went, and instead wanted to see how Chen Yin would clean up this mess.

Of course, some people wanted even more to see how this bet would end!

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan gave a playful smile and continued, "You said you won, so you have to produce evidence, right? No dan bell, what about Medicinal Pills? Take out the Medicinal Pills you refined and let's compare them!"

Hearing this, Chen Yin froze in place, his expression changing repeatedly. He felt like he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

If by now he still didn't know that the matter of the dan bell was a huge farce he created himself, then he truly would be hopelessly stupid.

Although he now wanted even more to know who exactly triggered the nine rings of the dan bell and made it acknowledge them as master.

At this moment, he just wanted to gloss over this matter, lest people bring it up again and subject him to endless mockery.

Thinking of this, and hearing Xiao Yuan say they should compare Medicinal Pills, his eyes instantly lit up!

Right! Compare Medicinal Pills! Just gloss over the matter like this to avoid making an even bigger fool of himself!

Although he didn't get the dan bell, his Alchemy skills were the real deal!

A Peak Tier 1 Alchemist—taking the Tier 2 evaluation was simply not a problem for him!

And what about Xiao Yuan? A trash who wasn't even an apprentice, what did he have to compare with him?

Now, he would use his bet with Xiao Yuan to forcefully defeat Xiao Yuan and sever his arms, thereby minimizing the risk of being publicly humiliated!

The gloom on Chen Yin's face was swept away, replaced by an even smugger smile.

"Compare Medicinal Pills?" He stepped forward, his chin practically pointing up at the sky, "Xiao Yuan, with just you, you still want to win against me...!"

Xiao Yuan looked at him with a smile: "So, Senior Brother Chen is willing to compare?"

Although this fellow looked full of confidence, Xiao Yuan had absolute certainty that he would win against the other party!

"Nonsense!" Chen Yin waved his hand, "Just follow the bet! Whoever refines better Medicinal Pills wins! The loser cuts off their own arms!"

He looked at the surrounding crowd and said loudly, "Elders, Senior Brothers, and Senior Sisters, all of you be a witness for us! Today, I'll let you see what a true Alchemy Genius is!"

Elder Chen Mo stroked his beard from the side, his face full of pride.

Although the farce just now made him feel utterly ashamed, when it came to Alchemy techniques, heh... He felt that Xiao Yuan couldn't even compare to his grandson!

"Good! Good!" He nodded repeatedly, "Yin'er, let them see your abilities!"

At this moment, he felt he had recovered a bit of his arrogance!

Sun Yue stood to the side, but his complexion was somewhat dark.

He had seen Xiao Yuan doing Alchemy through the surveillance—those two furnaces of Perfect Grade Medicinal Pills! Chen Yin seemed to have only refined Medium Grade. With just this result, how could he compare with Xiao Yuan!

He opened his mouth, wanting to remind Chen Yin to find a way to muddle through it, preferably glossing over this matter.

"Junior Brother Chen, you..."

But the moment his words left his mouth, suddenly two terrifying pressures descended from the sky, directly suppressing him so he couldn't speak!

Sun Yue raised his head in shock, meeting the gazes of Leng Youyue and Lin Zhirou.

The two Elders stood at the back of the crowd, looking at him with a half-smile, their eyes carrying an obvious warning.

Sun Yue's heart tightened, and he quickly shut his mouth.

He understood—these two Elders deliberately wanted to watch Chen Yin make a fool of himself! The words at the tip of his tongue could only be swallowed back alive!

Yun Qingwan stood to the side, her face full of worry.

She didn't know Xiao Yuan's Alchemy level, only knowing that her Disciple had suddenly decided on a whim to learn Alchemy.

Competing with a veteran like Chen Yin? Wasn't this courting death?

She looked at Peak Master Yun Ruowei and found that her Peak Master also wore a helpless expression, shaking her head and sighing.

The other Dan Peak Elders also wore looks of pity, all feeling that Xiao Yuan was too impulsive.

Clearly, he could have muddled through by using the matter of Chen Yin falsely claiming to have triggered the dan bell, making a big issue small and a small issue nothing.

That way, he could at least keep his pair of arms, but he insisted on comparing Medicinal Pills with someone—wasn't this seeking his own death?

"This brat Xiao Yuan probably doesn't know Chen Yin's Alchemy level," an Elder whispered.

"Chen Yin is top-notch among the young generation of Alchemist Disciples. The only one who can steadily suppress him is that girl Su Ruotong."

"Sigh, Senior Sister Yun's Disciple is probably going to fall here..."

Hearing these discussions, Chen Yin became even smugger.

He took a jade bottle from his embrace and raised it high.

"Everyone, please look! This is the Tier 2 Medicinal Pill I just refined—Gathering Qi Pill!"

He opened the jade bottle, and twelve Medicinal Pills flew out, hovering in mid-air.

The Medicinal Pills were entirely pale green, smooth on the surface, and emitted a faint medicinal fragrance... At a glance, one could tell that the quality was Tier 2 Medium Grade!

"Hiss... Tier 2 Medium Grade!"

"Chen Yin can actually refine Tier 2 Medium Grade?!"

"He just passed the Tier 2 exam, right? And he can already refine Medium Grade?!"

Gasps erupted all around.

You must know that among Tier 2 Alchemists, very few could refine Tier 2 Medium Grade. Even Tier 2 High Grade was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Chen Yin had just passed the Tier 2 exam and could already refine Tier 2 Medium Grade; this talent was already transcendent!

Listening to everyone's voices, the pride on Elder Chen Mo's face was practically overflowing. Stroking his beard, he smiled so widely his eyes vanished.

"Good! Good!" He praised repeatedly, "Yin'er is truly a heaven-defying talent!"

Those Elders who were on good terms with Elder Chen Mo also nodded one after another:

"Tier 2 Medium Grade is indeed rare."

"Elder Chen, your esteemed grandson's future is boundless!"

Listening to these praises, Chen Yin felt like he was floating up.

He looked at Xiao Yuan, his eyes full of provocation and smugness.

"Xiao Yuan, it's your turn! Take out the Medicinal Pills you refined!"