Saying that, Qin Xuan waved his hand, signaling the Alchemist Guild members to prepare the medicinal ingredients and the Pill Formula.
“Seeing that you’re unranked, it’s pointless to give you something too difficult. How about you refine a Tranquility Pill?”
“This Medicinal Pill isn’t particularly difficult among 1-Rank Medicinal Pills. It shouldn’t be too hard for you, right?”
Jiang Cheng spoke from the side, and then the Alchemist Guild members all echoed him.
“Alright, you prepare the medicinal ingredients.”
Saying that, Qin Xuan pulled out a High-Grade Spirit Stone and handed it to them.
“The value of this High-Grade Spirit Stone is at least enough to take me from a 1-Rank Alchemist to a Fifth-Rank Alchemist. Bring me the medicinal ingredients.”
After speaking, Qin Xuan waited by the side.
Soon, the medicinal ingredients for refining the Tranquility Pill were sent over by the Alchemist Guild.
Not only these Disciples from the Alchemist Guild, but several 3-Rank and 4-Rank Alchemists had also gathered, wanting to join the fun.
After all, such a scene of conflict hadn’t been seen for a long time, especially an unranked Alchemist challenging a 4-Rank Alchemist.
“Everything is ready, please begin. Don’t waste time, everyone is quite busy.”
A Disciple from the Alchemist Guild spoke with a sarcastic tone. Qin Xuan didn’t bother to pay attention to the sarcasm. He casually glanced around, opened the Pill Refining Room, and walked in, preparing to perform Alchemy.
“There’s Earth Vein Fire in here, so you don’t need your own Pill Fire. Medicinal Pills refined with Earth Vein Fire will be of a higher Grade, and the success rate will naturally be higher.”
As they spoke, the others looked at Qin Xuan with smirks, wanting to see him make a fool of himself.
Qin Xuan walked over, lightly tapped the Medicine Cauldron, and then the Earth Vein Fire surged out, flying beneath the Medicine Cauldron.
“Oh, looking at this fire control technique, he doesn’t seem like a novice.”
A Great Master Alchemist nearby spoke up. Clearly, Qin Xuan’s move just now indeed exceeded their expectations.
He didn’t look entirely like a clueless newbie.
“Everyone, this is just the beginning. Watch closely.”
Qin Xuan smiled, then took out a medicinal ingredient and directly threw it into the Medicine Cauldron.
“Boom!”
Flames spewed from below, directly burning the medicinal ingredient to ashes.
“Hahaha…”
Seeing this, the surrounding crowd burst into laughter. Those who had held some expectations for Qin Xuan also shook their heads and scoffed.
“Is this guy doing Alchemy? Even a Mortal cooking isn’t like this, right? Just throwing medicinal ingredients directly into the fire, how stupid.”
“Indeed, I’ve been doing Alchemy for so many years, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a situation in an Alchemist assessment. It’s truly an eye-opener, an eye-opener.”
Everyone around was mocking him. Seeing this scene, not only them, but even Jiang Cheng himself shook his head disdainfully.
He had thought this would be a hidden figure, but it turned out to be nothing more than a good-for-nothing.
“My state of mind is getting worse and worse. I actually got provoked by such a good-for-nothing and even followed along to waste time.”
After speaking, Jiang Cheng shook his head, intending to leave.
“What? Are you chickening out?”
Just then, Qin Xuan suddenly turned his head to look at Jiang Cheng.
“I chickened out? Look at yourself, is this Alchemy? You don’t even understand what Alchemy is, yet you dare to be so presumptuous here. You’re utterly foolish.”
“If you haven’t chickened out, then let’s talk after our competition is over. Didn’t you want to see if I could refine a Medicinal Pill?”
“If I remember correctly, the Alchemist Guild should prepare one extra set of medicinal ingredients each time. This is just one plant from one set of ingredients. Are you in such a hurry to leave because you’re afraid I’ll actually refine a Medicinal Pill?”
Jiang Cheng was completely enraged. He sneered and nodded repeatedly.
“Good, I want to see what you can refine.”
Saying that, he sat beside Qin Xuan, coldly watching him.
“If you can refine a Medicinal Pill, I’ll have nothing to say. But if you can’t, I won’t let you off so easily this time.”
Qin Xuan raised his eyebrows, then scanned the surroundings.
“Since everyone is here to watch the show, why don’t we make it a bigger show?”
Saying that, Qin Xuan took out a Top-Grade Spirit Stone from his pocket and placed it in front of everyone.
“This kid actually has a Top-Grade Spirit Stone.”
As he spoke, the others looked at Qin Xuan with covetous eyes. They naturally knew the value of a Top-Grade Spirit Stone best.
“Tell us, how do you want to make it a bigger show?”
Someone guessed Qin Xuan’s intention, but they all wanted Qin Xuan to explicitly state it.
“Of course, everyone adds a stake, and we gamble with Alchemy.”
Saying that, Qin Xuan looked around.
“Who wants to gamble with me? Bet that I can refine a 1-Rank Medicinal Pill.”
“If I lose, I’ll give each person who gambles a Top-Grade Spirit Stone. If I win, you just need to give me a High-Grade Spirit Stone.”
Saying that, Qin Xuan looked around, a smile playing on his lips.
“Are we really going to gamble?”
Listening to the conditions, everyone exchanged glances, hesitant to act for a moment.
If they won, they could take a Top-Grade Spirit Stone from Qin Xuan. If they lost, they only had to give Qin Xuan a High-Grade Spirit Stone.
“There might be a trick here. This kid might be deliberately using this method to trick us out of our Spirit Stones. Everyone, don’t fall for it.”
“That’s right, him gambling with Top-Grade Spirit Stones against our High-Grade Spirit Stones isn’t profitable no matter how you look at it. He must think he has a sure win to dare to gamble like this.”
“Indeed, his strength isn’t high, but he might actually be able to refine a 1-Rank Medicinal Pill. If everyone really gambles with him, they’ll fall into a trap.”
Listening to the crowd’s discussion, Qin Xuan showed no surprise at all. He then smiled and looked around.
“Since everyone thinks this bet is unreasonable, I’ll make it fairer. How about this?”
After a slight pause, Qin Xuan stared intently at Jiang Cheng.
“Let’s bet on whether I can become a Fifth-Rank Alchemist!”
Saying that, Qin Xuan looked around, raising the Top-Grade Spirit Stone in his hand.
“If I become a Fifth-Rank Great Master, everyone gives me a Top-Grade Spirit Stone. If I don’t become a Fifth-Rank Great Master, I’ll give everyone a Top-Grade Spirit Stone. How about that?”
“Aren’t you all disbelieving that I can become a Fifth-Rank Alchemist?”
“Presumably, you must be very confident that I definitely can’t, right? If that’s the case, why don’t we all place a bet?”
Finally, Qin Xuan’s gaze rested on Jiang Cheng. He stared at the other party with cold eyes, a half-smile on his face.
“Great Master Jiang Cheng, what? Do you dare to gamble with me?”
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng was about to directly respond to Qin Xuan’s provocation.
But looking at Qin Xuan’s gaze, he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart for some reason and hesitated.
This kid wouldn’t actually have some real skill and has been pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger all along, would he?
