91: Competition

Lu Xingchen was also a little surprised by the words.

He was only able to become a Fourth-Grade Alchemist by relying on the System's power to multitask.

This Li Hua, on the other hand, practiced Dual Cultivation in both Alchemy and martial arts, and had achieved such high accomplishments in both.

A Fourth-Grade Alchemist, fourth on the earth ranking—terrifying indeed!

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "That amazing?"

Li Gui nodded heavily, "It's true. I also admire Li Hua greatly; he is indeed a great mountain pressing down on everyone."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "If I have the chance, I'd really like to meet this Li Hua!"

Half an hour later, the three people Li Gui mentioned arrived at the conference room one after another.

Li Gui said softly, "Everyone, let's get acquainted. Zheng Jinghui, Six-Star Martial Spirit, ranked tenth on the earth ranking. Li Jie, Five-Star Martial Spirit, ranked fifteenth on the earth ranking. Wang Dong, Three-Star Martial Spirit, Fourth-Grade Alchemist."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen's heart was startled.

Ghost Gate actually had two masters ranked in the top ten of the earth ranking; their strength was quite impressive.

Lu Xingchen cupped his hands to the three and smiled, "Junior Lu Xingchen greets the three Senior Brothers."

Zheng Jinghui smiled and said, "Junior Brother Lu, no need to be so polite. Li Gui has already told me that you are a Fourth-Grade Alchemist at such a young age; your future is limitless!"

Li Jie was also very polite: "Junior Brother Lu, I hope we can cooperate happily in the future!"

Only Wang Dong's Face was gloomy: "Is being a Fourth-Grade Alchemist that easy? Do you think everyone is Li Hua? Li Gui, I don't agree with you adding Lu Xingchen to the decision-making level. He is too Junior and doesn't have the qualifications."

As soon as Wang Dong said this, Li Gui and the other two were choked, not knowing what to say.

The atmosphere became incredibly awkward.

Lu Xingchen immediately understood the reason for Wang Dong's dislike of him.

Originally, Ghost Gate only had Wang Dong as a Fourth-Grade Alchemist, and he could enjoy Ghost Gate's resources and everyone's respect exclusively.

But now that he had arrived, Wang Dong's status was weakened, becoming less important than before.

But it didn't matter.

He wasn't convinced, was he?

He would beat him until he was convinced.

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "On Tianyuan Continent, strength has always been paramount. When has seniority ever mattered? Senior Brother Wang Dong, since you think I don't have the qualifications, let's have a match!"

Wang Dong already had nowhere to vent his anger, and hearing Lu Xingchen's arrogance, he immediately became energized.

"Alright, how do you want to compete?"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Your martial arts cultivation is too weak; you're not qualified to fight me. Since we are both Alchemists, let's compete in Alchemy!"

Wang Dong said angrily, "Where did you get the idea that I'm weak? Even if we go to the Martial Arts Field, I can still beat you, a new Disciple! But since we are both Alchemists, of course, we'll compete in Alchemy."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "How do we compete? You set the rules!"

Wang Dong said in a deep voice, "Alright. The two of us will refine Medicinal Pills here, with a two-hour limit. Then we'll each present the Medicinal Pills we've refined to see whose Medicinal Pill is of higher quality."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Alright, no problem!"

Actually, Wang Dong had a little scheme.

The time it took him to refine a fourth-grade elixir was just about two hours.

Using this as a limit would undoubtedly allow him to exert his maximum strength.

If Lu Xingchen forcibly sped up his Alchemy, the quality of his Medicinal Pills would definitely decrease.

Lu Xingchen, however, was not afraid in the slightest.

With the System, the quality of the Medicinal Pills he refined was directly the highest of its rank; it was impossible for him to lose!

The two simultaneously took out their Medicine Cauldrons, and the competition immediately began.

When Li Gui and the other two saw Lu Xingchen's Purple Crystal Flame, their eyes narrowed.

With their eyesight, they could naturally see the power of the Purple Crystal Flame.

Li Gui said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Lu, this should be a Spirit Fire, right? It's much more powerful than Wang Dong's Beast Fire!"

Zheng Jinghui was also a little surprised: "That's right! Spirit Fire is a flame naturally nurtured by heaven and earth, while Beast Fire is a flame stripped from a fire-elemental Yao Beast. Both have their own merits."

"But Junior Brother Lu's Spirit Fire is of a very high rank, far above Wang Dong's Beast Fire."

"The fire seed is an Alchemist's second life; it can greatly increase the speed and quality of refining Medicinal Pills. I originally thought that Junior Brother Lu, having just joined the sect, would definitely not have Alchemy skills as good as Wang Dong's."

"But if you add this purple flame, it's really hard to say who will win or lose!"

Li Jie chuckled, "I actually hope Junior Brother Lu can win. Wang Dong, relying on being the only Fourth-Grade Alchemist in Ghost Gate, acts arrogantly and domineeringly. It's time someone put him in his place!"

One Spirit Medicine after another was placed into the black rock cauldron by Lu Xingchen.

The Medicinal Pill he was refining was still the fourth-grade rejuvenation pill.

Because this thing was popular!

As long as there was battle, people would get injured, and a rejuvenation pill could potentially save a life.

So, the rejuvenation pill was one of the most popular Medicinal Pills.

Furthermore, the fourth-grade rejuvenation pill had a relatively low refining difficulty among fourth-grade elixirs, and its Materials were easy to find, making it even more favored by Alchemists.

Wang Dong was also refining a fourth-grade rejuvenation pill, as it was the Medicinal Pill he was most skilled at refining.

Time passed minute by minute.

An hour later, Lu Xingchen withdrew his Purple Crystal Flame and quietly watched Wang Dong.

Alchemists needed to concentrate fully when refining Medicinal Pills and could not be disturbed in the slightest, otherwise, it could lead to refining failure.

So Lu Xingchen did not speak to mock him, but simply waited quietly.

Seeing Lu Xingchen finish refining, Li Gui and the other two were all extremely surprised.

Li Gui asked in a low voice, "Junior Brother Lu, you've finished refining already?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "Yes. A fourth-grade elixir doesn't take much time."

Li Gui gave Lu Xingchen a thumbs up: "Then you're truly impressive!"

Catching a glimpse of Lu Xingchen withdrawing his purple flame, Wang Dong's heart was also startled.

That fast?

Did he treat Alchemy as mass production?

Does he really have the strength?

Impossible!

How could a new Disciple who just joined the sect surpass him?

He must have deliberately sped up the refining process to show off, so the quality of the Medicinal Pill would inevitably be low.

The final victory still belonged to him!

Another hour passed before Wang Dong completed his refining.

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Senior Brother Wang Dong, you're really persistent!"

How could Wang Dong not hear Lu Xingchen's teasing?

He patted his sleeve, then snorted coldly, "What's the use of being fast? The most important thing in Alchemy is quality!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Well said! Then let's compare quality."

With that, Lu Xingchen opened his Medicine Cauldron.

Instantly, a faint fragrance appeared in the conference hall.

Wang Dong also opened his Medicine Cauldron, and the fragrance in the room became a few shades richer.

Lu Xingchen took out the rejuvenation pill and handed it to Wang Dong, smiling, "We are all Alchemists. I believe Senior Brother Wang Dong can tell who is superior and who is inferior. As for saying false things for the sake of Face, I believe Senior Brother Wang Dong would not do such a thing."

Wang Dong took the Medicinal Pill and examined it carefully.

A minute later, he said unwillingly, "I lost!"