Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

Although Guo Tianlin's personal strength is average and he is no match for Lu Feng, it's not necessarily the case when it comes to alchemy!

After all, he was the top of the four rising stars of the Alchemist Guild, and even veteran alchemists like Mundo and Zhang Miaoling dared not underestimate him, let alone a mere Lu Feng.

"Idiot!"

However, Lu Feng ignored Guo Tianlin's confident expression and simply uttered two classic Chinese curses.

"You sharp-tongued little bastard! Just you wait!"

Seeing that Lu Feng didn't take him seriously, Guo Tianlin was so angry that his face turned black, his fists clenched tightly, and his teeth were grinding together.

At this moment, he couldn't care less about the marriage proposal. All he could think about was how to defeat Lu Feng in the upcoming alchemy duel and avenge his previous defeat!

"Fellow Daoist Lu actually accepted Guo Tianlin's challenge to a pill-refining contest!"

Seeing that Lu Feng accepted Guo Tianlin's challenge to a pill-refining contest without hesitation, Gu Juji was also slightly surprised and greatly taken aback.

Because strong physical strength does not necessarily equate to strong alchemy skills!

Moreover, Lu Feng's opponent this time is no ordinary person. He is Guo Tianlin, the top of the four rising stars of the Alchemist Guild, and everyone present has witnessed the latter's strong alchemy skills!

Even Hai Dafu, who ranked second among the four rising stars and also mastered the "Blood Burning Pill Fusion Technique," was no match for Guo Tianlin in a battle of pill-making skills, let alone Lu Feng, who was just a rogue cultivator!

"What the hell! Where does this kid get his confidence from?"

"This young man is indeed quite strong, but his Yuan energy cultivation and alchemy skills are two completely different things, and they are worlds apart. Has this young man lost his mind, daring to compete with Guo Tianlin in alchemy?"

"This is simply using your own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths—purely idiotic behavior!"

"That's right. Besides, Guo Tianlin is a fifth-grade alchemist, and he just refined a fifth-grade Heavenly King Qi-replenishing Pill containing pill patterns. In contrast, this Lu Feng is just an unknown rogue cultivator, and he's no match for the former at all!"

Like Gu Juji and the others, the young masters from various aristocratic families present were equally astonished by Lu Feng's confident challenge, and a murmur of discussion filled the entire plaza outside the hall.

However, compared to the formidable Lu Feng, everyone favored Guo Tianlin, believing that the latter would likely win easily, and almost no one thought Lu Feng could win.

After all, seeing is believing. Everyone has already witnessed Guo Tianlin's alchemy skills, while Lu Feng's alchemy skills remain a mystery to this day.

"Hehe, Young Master Lu has finally couldn't resist making a move..."

Not far from the square, Zhang Miaoling rested her hand on her waist, her lips slightly pursed, revealing a gentle smile, as if she had been looking forward to this for a long time.

"Hmph! I'll see if this kid is really that weird!"

Seeing that his dream goddess thought so highly of Lu Feng, Mundo frowned as well, and then his remaining right eye swept over the man, his face as serious as ever.

With everyone's attention focused on them, the alchemy duel between Lu Feng and Guo Tianlin began.

However, compared to Guo Tianlin's wholehearted preparation, Lu Feng was obviously extremely lazy. Not only did he not take out his furnace, but he even stood there stretching, showing no intention of starting the furnace to refine pills at all.

"What on earth is that little bastard up to?"

Seeing this, Guo Tianlin couldn't help but put down the various medicinal herbs he had prepared, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, he couldn't understand Lu Feng at all!

"Grandson, the most important thing in alchemy is to avoid distraction. It seems you don't quite understand this principle..."

Seemingly noticing Guo Tianlin's surprised gaze, Lu Feng's lips curled into a mocking sneer. "However, if you still think you can beat Grandpa with the Fifth-Rank Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pill, it won't be that easy..."

The opponent's most proficient pill is none other than the Rank 5 Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pill, and Guo Tianlin's ability to defeat his enemies and win the title of champion in the pill-refining competition was entirely due to the former.

However, with just a mere fifth-grade Heavenly King Qi-replenishing Pill, he still couldn't defeat Lu Feng!

Because his soul power has now broken through to the fifth level of soul power, and he has also mastered the half of the Medicine King's Manual to perfection. So even if they compete in alchemy, Guo Tianlin is no match for him!

"Arrogant fool! Let's see if you'll still be laughing in a minute...!"

Without continuing to argue with Lu Feng, Guo Tianlin took a deep breath to calm his anger and then focused all his attention on refining pills.

In his view, engaging in verbal sparring with Lu Feng right now is just a waste of time. As long as he refines the Grade 5 Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pill, he can easily win in the end and give the former a good slap in the face!

...

How much time had passed in the plaza outside the palace?

tumultuous!

As a wisp of alchemical fire rose, the furnace in front of Guo Tianlin slowly emitted a burst of scorching hot steam, while faint mist could be seen emanating from the furnace, resembling snowflakes.

"The elixir is complete, ready to be produced!"

Seeing this, Guo Tianlin didn't make any extra moves. He immediately cast the "Dual Spirit Distraction Spell" again, while simultaneously controlling the transparent clone beside him, raising his hand and striking the center of the furnace with both palms.

Click!

Suddenly, the lid of the cauldron was flung open, and an incredibly rich and exotic fragrance of elixir spread outwards. The entire mouth of the cauldron began to billow smoke, turning into a large amount of snow-white mist, as if to indicate that the quality of the freshly produced elixir was exceptional.

"Is it finally ready?"

The moment Guo Tianlin opened the furnace and produced the pill, Lu Feng slowly raised his eyelids, glancing at the furnace in front of the former, as if he had been waiting for a long time. "Hehe, now it's my turn to make my move..."

"Hey Lu, my Grade 5 Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pill is ready, and its quality is almost perfect. What makes you think you can compete with me?!"

After taking the newly refined Grade 5 Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pill into his palm, Guo Tianlin turned his gaze to Lu Feng, who was still not making any move, and his expression returned to its usual arrogant and unruly state.

Although he was unlucky this time in refining the Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pill and failed to produce any pill patterns, this pill is still one of the fifth-grade pills. On the other hand, Lu Feng did nothing at all throughout the process and did not even take out the furnace and cauldron that are essential for refining pills.

Therefore, in Guo Tianlin's view, his chances of winning this alchemy duel are almost 99.99%!

"Noisy."

Faced with Guo Tianlin's confident barking, Lu Feng merely glanced at him indifferently, as if looking at an idiot. "You've only managed to refine a batch of low-quality Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pills, riddled with flaws, and you dare to claim you're guaranteed to win?"

"You don't actually think your alchemy skills are that amazing, do you?"

Lu Feng's tone was mocking, and he still looked completely unconvinced.

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Tianlin's eyebrows furrowed and his face turned ugly, as if the anger he had barely managed to suppress had surged again!

Swish!

Just as Guo Tianlin was about to explode in anger, Lu Feng raised his hand and sucked in all the Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pills in the former's hand. "Tsk tsk, the quality of the pills is 90%, and the impurity rate is less than 10%."

"Although this batch of Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pills looks decent, a large amount of the medicinal essence has been lost, so its actual efficacy is quite average."

"Besides, at least half of these Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pills have flaws, and quite a few of them. So at best, they can only be considered barely acceptable, nothing special."

Lu Feng was playing with the Heavenly King Qi-Replenishing Pills he had snatched, shaking his head repeatedly as if he had superhuman eyes. With just a glance, he could see the fatal flaws in these pills.