Translator: Silavin
Watching Qin Yichen walk towards Mo Yun, the onlookers all showed puzzled expressions.
Had the Li Family really run out of people?
To actually let a young brat who had not even condensed his Divine Soul Bead take the stage, was this not just offering their face to be slapped?
Everyone thought it to be absurd. This was a stage where an Alchemist Assistant had no right to appear.
“I, Mo Yun, do not accept challenges from small fry.”
Mo Yun spoke arrogantly, full of condescension, not taking Qin Yichen seriously.
“He will represent our Li Family in this battle. If he loses, then our Li Family will admit defeat!”
Before Qin Yichen could speak, Li Lingyan’s voice came over. Immediately, many people showed expressions as if they had seen a ghost. They looked at her full of shock and doubt.
An Alchemist Assistant representing the Li Family in battle?! Moreover, his opponent was a First Grade Alchemy Master!
“Young Mistress Li, is your Li Family mocking me by saying I’m not even as good as an Alchemist Assistant?” Mo Yun sneered, his eyes and nose clearly flaring with rage. He was obviously looking down on Qin Yichen.
“You sure talk a lot. Do you want to compete or not? If not, then get lost!” Qin Yichen clearly held no good feelings towards someone whose eyes had grown on their forehead. He directly scolded him.
“Compete? You’re not qualified!” Mo Yun coldly snorted.
Indeed, as a First Grade Alchemy Master who had already touched the threshold of the Entry Realm, even if he won against an Alchemist Assistant, what was there to boast about? This was simply an insult to him.
Around them, the onlookers were also whispering. After all, Mo Yun’s disdain was understandable.
“Li Lingyan, you’ve calculated well. Even if our Master Mo Yun wins, he’ll get a bad name for bullying an apprentice.” Lin Shiyun rolled his eyes and said, “Why don’t we add some stakes to this competition? How about it?”
“Speak!” Li Lingyan had absolute confidence in Qin Yichen.
“Our Lin Family is willing to put up a Medicine Shop on this commercial street up as stakes for this competition.” As soon as Lin Shiyun said this, it immediately caused a burst of exclamations.
This was the central area of Spreading Cloud City. A shop here was worth its weight in gold, something money might not even be able to buy. For him to be able to put up a Medicine Shop as a bet showed that the Lin Family had come fully prepared this time.
“And your Li Family only needs to give that improved Qi Recovery Pill Formula to our Lin Family. How about it?” A subtle curve appeared at the corner of Lin Shiyun’s lip. He knew very well that the value of that formula could not be compared to a single shop.
Upon hearing his words, the originally noisy crowd immediately quieted down.
These people, coming from various Forces, actually all had the same purpose. They were also here to constantly put pressure on the Li Family, wanting them to share in this formula. Otherwise, the Li Family could completely rely on this formula to continue dominating the market alone.
Seeing that the Lin Family was about to succeed, they felt anxious.
Because if the Lin Family and Li Family joined hands, no one in Spreading Cloud City would have the ability to compete with them.
While everyone remained quiet, and all gazes turned towards Li Lingyan, a strange statement came out.
“What should we do?” Li Lingyan could not make the decision and looked towards Qin Yichen.
“Agree to it.” The corner of Qin Yichen’s mouth raised.
To be honest, him taking action against Mo Yun was already considered bullying. However, since they had already pushed things this far, he did not mind letting the Lin Family bleed a bit.
Under the gaze of countless people, Li Lingyan bit her lip and nodded, “Alright, on behalf of the Li Family, I agree!”
“They actually agreed!”
“The Lin Family has really hit the jackpot this time…”
“The Li Familyshad no choice. Without Xiao Licheng to take action, they can only hand over the formula.”
After she agreed, the quieted crowd immediately erupted into excitement again.
This was undoubtedly a huge gamble between the Lin and Li Families, but in everyone’s hearts, this was a bet with absolutely no suspense.
“Haha, how interesting!” Suddenly, Ye Liangchen’s laughter rang out at this moment, and then he slowly moved his fat body, gradually walking over.
“Ye Liangchen, you have no business here!” At this point, Lin Shiyun naturally did not want the Ye Family to come and get a piece of the pie. At the same time, he was also wary of the Ye Family siding with the Li Family at this moment.
“I, Liangchen, have come to be the notary. What? You don’t need one?” Ye Liangchen squinted his eyes and his gaze swept over Lin Shiyun and Li Lingyan.
“Well…” Lin Shiyun hesitated a bit.
Having the Ye Family as a notary was naturally good news, as it would prevent the Li Family from denying the agreement. However, would the Ye Family be so kind-hearted?
“I think regular Pill refining is too boring. Why don’t you have a Pill Battle instead?” Before they could answer, Ye Liangchen had already assumed the role of notary and said to Mo Yun and Qin Yichen.
Upon hearing this, Lin Shiyun, who was originally unhappy, immediately brightened up.
Pill Battle!
A Pill Battle was not the same as Pill refining. Both sides had to guard against the other’s interference while refining.
In other words, during the refining process, both sides could use Spiritual Energy to interfere with each other. One careless move or moment, forget about condensing Pills, they might not even be able to refine Medicinal Liquid.
Moreover, Spiritual Energy was a double-edged sword. If one lost control due to another’s interference and it backfired on oneself, it would bring very serious consequences. Their Knowledge Sea could be damaged, and there might even be long lasting after-effects.
This was also the reason why many people were unwilling to do a Pill Battle.
In Lin Shiyun’s view, Ye Liangchen was completely biassed towards his side.
A Pill Battle completely depended on one’s mastery over Spiritual Energy.
It should be known that Mo Yun had already touched the threshold of the Entry Realm, just one step away from entering the Entry Realm. Forget about someone like Qin Yichen who had not even condensed a Divine Soul Bead, even some First Grade Alchemy Masters might not dare to have a Pill Battle with Mo Yun.
“Kid, do you dare to have a Pill Battle against me?” Mo Yun provoked Qin Yichen with eyes filled with contempt.
[This fatty is using this opportunity to test me.] Qin Yichen glanced thoughtfully at Fatty Ye, then looked at Mo Yun, “Just don’t say that I’m bullying you.”
Pill Battle?
He couldn’t ask for anything better.
He had yet to condense his Divine Soul Bead. Thus, even refining Ordinary Pills was very strenuous. A Pill Battle was undoubtedly advantageous for him.
If he could not handle someone who merely touched upon the Entry Realm, he might as well go smash himself against the wall.
At this moment, a strange phenomenon appeared…
Lin Shiyun was very happy, Li Lingyan was also very happy… and the happiest was Qin Yichen.
“Hmph!” Mo Yun snorted coldly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. Obviously, he planned to cripple this fool who dared to provoke him during the Pill Battle.