The young man who spoke earlier turned ashen when he was retorted, glaring furiously at Xiao Ranqing.
"Yo yo yo, what sect's dog are you? Haven't even got a leash! Aren't you afraid of sneaking other people's shit? The world is really going downhill these days."
As he spoke, Xiao Ranqing even picked at his ear, looking utterly dismissive and annoyed, which made the other party's face turn red and their neck thick...
The two sides immediately fell into a heated argument. Li Bailuo, watching from the spectator seats, remained calm. When it came to verbal sparring, they from the Dragon Tiger Sect were not afraid! All their disciples had top-notch sharp tongues! They could anger people to death without any effort.
The referee tried to mediate for a long time with no success. Just as he was fretting, a light thudding sound was heard, followed by a burst of exotic fragrance...
Instantly, all eyes turned in that direction!
Jin Bao'er slowly took out a box and gently caught the pale green pill that rolled out into the opening of the alchemy furnace. She did it without the slightest haste, as if it were an extremely casual task.
"This... this is... a Grade Two Blood-Dispelling Pill!"
In his shock, the referee's voice involuntarily amplified, quickly reaching everyone's ears...
"Grade Two? How is that possible? Those were just ordinary spirit herbs! How could..."
"Heavens!! Did I hear that right? Grade Two! Is this young man a Grade Two alchemist? No wonder it took so long earlier. A Grade Two pill, it normally takes a whole day for a regular person to refine successfully, right? He only took... half an hour, it seemed?"
"Holy crap, if this is considered trash, then I'm Ash Heap!"
"Stop talking... I want to be trash too!"
"Excuse me, is it still possible to change our bets?"
With the sounds of shock ringing in her ears, Jin Bao'er finally relaxed. It seemed her talent was not bad. She recalled that when she first started alchemy, she almost gave Li Qingjiu PTSD from exploding furnaces every time...
Li Qingjiu almost burst with excitement! He leaped to his feet and charged forward, laughing heartily as he ran!
"Haha! Awesome! Too awesome! Brother Jin, I knew you could do it! Haha! Uh..."
It wasn't until he was about a meter away from Jin Bao'er that he met a pair of cold, dismissive eyes, which abruptly halted his impulse.
"I think I just heard someone say 'Don't complain if I'm harsh later when you lose'... I thought you didn't believe in me. Could it be I misheard?"
Li Qingjiu thought: 'His ears... are divine! He can hear from this far away!' But he showed no sign of guilt on his face, instead saying righteously,
"You misheard! I said 'Don't blame me if your eyes are blinded later when you complain about what I say'! How could I doubt you! We're good buddies!"
Jin Bao'er pursed her lips at his words, looking at him coolly.
"Are you mocking my hearing?"
Li Qingjiu was instantly on the verge of tears, fumbling to explain, but couldn't think of a single plausible excuse.
"No no no, it's not... I, uh..."
He knew women were not to be trifled with. His mother was fierce, and Brother Jin was the same! They both bullied him... *sob sob sob*!
Seeing this, Jin Bao'er chuckled! For him to badmouth her behind her back, she had worked hard for a month and a half. She certainly couldn't explode furnaces like she used to.
The first victory came so suddenly that even the audience didn't expect it. Only one person was overjoyed!
"Haha, I'm still smart to bet on the Dragon Tiger Sect! I'm rich, rich, rich! Haha!"
His exclamation instantly drew everyone's attention. Upon seeing him, they all sneered!
Pah! Didn't he just whine about regretting his bet moments ago? What's with the smugness now!
In response to their scorn was the burly man's thick-skinned arrogance.
Soon, the second round began. With a batch of people already eliminated, the arena suddenly became much more spacious. However, beside Jin Bao'er was the same young man who had mocked her earlier, while Xiao Ranqing stood behind her.
"Hmph! You just got lucky winning the first round. Such a show-off for a mere Grade Two pill. You're embarrassing with your lack of worldly experience!"
The young man maintained his disdain for Jin Bao'er, his words full of absolute confidence.
Jin Bao'er said nothing, but Xiao Ranqing, standing behind her, couldn't help it. He raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms.
"Yes, you've seen the world! Even a bumpkin can sit at the table. Look how great you are. You're not a bumpkin, you look like a zucchini, forever unable to get four dishes. Bumpkin, you'll never get to eat this dish even in your dreams."
"Pfft!"
His speech instantly amused the audience below. The youth being mocked turned even redder. Knowing he couldn't win a verbal match and that talking more would only bring him more shame, he fiercely flicked his sleeve.
"Let's settle this with our skills!"
With that, he turned away, no longer bothering with Xiao Ranqing. After all, for alchemy, one's mindset was crucial.
Jin Bao'er looked at Xiao Ranqing and nodded slightly in thanks. Her exquisitely beautiful face came into view, and for some reason, Xiao Ranqing's face instantly turned red. He quickly waved his hand dismissively!
How had he not noticed before that this kid was so enchantingly handsome... Wake up, Xiao Ranqing! You like women! Fair-skinned, beautiful women!
Seeing his sudden avoidance of her gaze, a hint of a smile flickered in Jin Bao'er's eyes. She gained a new understanding of the Dragon Tiger Sect – their mouths were slick, but they were actually quite shy.
As the word "Begin!" was called, Jin Bao'er repeated the previous steps. However, the spirit herbs in her hand were much better than before, some even containing beast cores...
Beast-Tongue Pill, upon consumption, allows one to converse with demonic beasts for a period of time, understanding their language! It is an essential pill for beast tamers. A Grade Three spirit pill, not difficult. It has little use for ordinary cultivators, so only beast tamers would buy it.
This round focused on familiarity with the pills, which was Jin Bao'er's weakness. Those who had just started learning would not be very familiar with formed pills, making it easy to make mistakes in quality.
Not long after it began, with the first explosion, the eliminated contestants began to appear one by one! Fortunately, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator intervened to prevent harm to the crowd... The youth beside Jin Bao'er also lost his composure, his eyes fixed on the alchemy furnace, fearing he would be the next to explode his furnace!
At the same time, he was distracted, looking at Jin Bao'er's furnace, eagerly awaiting her to explode hers!
Unlike the others, Jin Bao'er first removed several spirit herbs from the mixture, then selected just a few to begin alchemy. The youth noticed this and immediately became disdainful, but didn't offer a reminder...
On the contrary, Xiao Ranqing noticed and quickly reminded her.
"Brother Jin, you haven't added three more spirit herbs. Doing it this way will greatly reduce the quality of the spirit pill!" Or it might not form at all!
He didn't say the latter part, but Jin Bao'er understood. She turned and simply said, "I know," then continued to use fire elemental crystals to heat the alchemy furnace.
This action made everyone hold their breath. The alchemists from the Alchemy Guild in the spectator seats also frowned.
"She's quite composed, but a bit too self-assuming. Does she really think the Beast-Tongue Pill can be made without those three spirit herbs? Naive!"