353: Pretend

“You are all clear on the content of this competition. You just need to refine the highest quality Medicinal Pill using the Materials you prepared within the stipulated five hours!”

Dan Xuzi said.

As Dan Xuzi’s words fell, the finals officially began, and everyone’s attention was focused on Ling Shuangyue and Liu Su Su.

After all, Su Xuan had already shown overwhelming strength yesterday, so there was nothing more to see by paying attention to him.

On the contrary, the tension between Ling Shuangyue and Liu Su Su was very strong!

Such scenes of women fighting are not common, and everyone loves to watch this kind of content the most.

“Hehe, Liu Su Su, it seems you have no chance of winning today! In such an important occasion, your Master is actually absent! It seems she has already given up on you!”

Ling Shuangyue mocked, trying to break Liu Su Su’s psychological defense with her words.

“The reason my mother is not here is because she has absolute confidence in me, knowing that I can defeat you, so she disdains you!”

Liu Su Su laughed heartily, her mentality not affected in the slightest by Ling Shuangyue’s words.

“You…”

Ling Shuangyue did not expect that she had intended to suppress Liu Su Su, but instead Liu Su Su turned the tables on her.

“Hehe, whether it’s truly as you say, let us wait and see!”

Ling Shuangyue said with great confidence.

This time, she had prepared many things, and she was determined to make Liu Su Su suffer!

Lu Chen also stepped onto the stage, but unlike his confidence yesterday, today’s Lu Chen looked somewhat weak and lacked confidence.

“What’s wrong with Lu Chen today? Why does he look so unconfident!”

“It’s over, it’s over. Has his confidence already been shattered before even stepping onto the stage?”

“Oh my goodness! I even bet a lot of Spirit Stones on him! Lu Chen, don’t mess around with me!”

As expected of the Destined Protagonist, as soon as Lu Chen stepped onto the stage, he felt the treatment befitting a protagonist.

There were those who mocked him, those who were disappointed in him, and even those who were almost directly cursing him.

“Hehe, a bunch of idiots, just wait to be slapped in the face by me!”

Lu Chen smiled wickedly.

He had hidden his Alchemy Rank; he had already achieved the Rank of Alchemy Grandmaster a month ago!

He had not told anyone about this, not even Luo Qingxue.

Originally, just relying on this Alchemy Grandmaster Rank, he still had no confidence in defeating Su Xuan.

After all, from Su Xuan’s performance yesterday, Su Xuan was definitely one Rank higher than him, a Grandmaster Alchemist!

Such an Alchemy expert was definitely not someone he could challenge at present.

However, with the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace, it was different! With the assistance of such a top-tier Pill Furnace, his strength could definitely rival that of a Grandmaster Alchemist!

At that time, refining a Seven-Order Pill would definitely be more than enough, and even a four-pattern Medicinal Pill would not be a problem!

As for Su Xuan, he could only wish Su Xuan good luck.

Lu Chen stepped onto the stage, took out the Materials he had prepared beforehand, and according to his original plan, he only needed to refine a six-Order four-pattern Medicinal Pill to win first place.

The reason he wanted to refine a Seven-Order Pill was merely because Lu Chen wanted to show off here; otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone to the Chu family to ask Chu Ning霜 for help in the first place.

“A bunch of idiots, just wait for a good show!”

After Lu Chen finished speaking, he immediately revealed the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace he had obtained from Yun Cang.

The moment the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace appeared, everyone present was shocked.

“This… This is the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace? Isn’t this Yun Zhentian’s item? How is it in Lu Chen’s hands?”

Luo Qingxue, looking through the small white ball, saw the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace in Lu Chen’s hand and was utterly shocked.

In her impression, Yun Cang and Lu Chen’s relationship shouldn’t be very good, so how could he lend such an important item to Lu Chen?

Furthermore, no matter how good their relationship was, it wouldn’t be to the extent of lending such an important item to Lu Chen!

“PY transaction, they must have made some PY transaction!”

This was a new term Luo Qingxue learned from Su Xuan, and it seemed perfectly fitting for Lu Chen and Su Xuan’s current situation.

“How is the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace on Lu Chen? What is Yun Zhentian doing? How could he lend such an important item to Lu Chen?”

Dan Xuzi was also shocked. Yun Zhentian usually treated this Pill Furnace as a treasure!

This Lu Chen must have sold his butt to Yun Zhentian; otherwise, how could he have obtained this Pill Furnace?

Yun Zhentian naturally noticed the somewhat strange gazes from the people around him, and he also felt very embarrassed about it.

“Cough cough, it has nothing to do with me, this item, I already gave it to my son a long time ago. If there are any problems, don’t look at me, and don’t ask me!”

Yun Zhentian’s words were not directed at the audience present, but at the high-ranking officials from various regions who were there.

After all, if the suspicious gazes were already appearing and he didn’t explain himself, it would be difficult to deal with any strange things that might come up in the future.

“I understand, I understand, we all understand!”

The others all revealed a meaningful smile.

“Damn it… these people…”

Yun Zhentian was somewhat speechless. Was he going to be unable to wash away this stain for his entire life?

“This Lu Chen, he really surprised me. This wasn’t in the original plot!”

The moment he saw the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace, Su Xuan was also somewhat stunned. He didn’t expect Lu Chen to have such a hidden card.

“However, it’s not a big problem. I already tampered with that medicinal herb. No matter how much Lu Chen jumps around, he can’t escape the fate of being controlled by me!”

Su Xuan had a mischievous smile.

“Hehe, shocked, aren’t you? Now, I’d like to see what you, Su Xuan, will use to contend with me!”

Lu Chen looked at Su Xuan triumphantly, but the latter looked at him with the gaze one would give to an idiot.

“Just be proud! You’ll have plenty to cry about later!”

Lu Chen cursed in his heart.

As the Alchemy flames ignited, the entire arena fell into silence, with only the sizzling sound of Materials being refined in the Pill Furnace and the rapid breathing of the contestants intertwined.

The audience present also stopped discussing, and everyone focused intently on the actions of the contestants before them.

Ling Shuangyue was the first to conjure a crimson Pill Cauldron, with flames outlining ancient runes on its walls. As her hands flew, five medicinal herbs transformed into streams of light and entered the cauldron.

Liu Su Su, on the other hand, conjured a moon-white jade furnace, and threads of frost condensed from her fingertips, enveloping the Materials layer by layer, purifying them with an ice tempering method.

Su Xuan, of course, also began his Alchemy, but he entered the finals just to watch the show.

Therefore, he merely pretended to throw a few medicinal herbs inside to make it look like he was participating.