The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1517 The Peculiar Competition Format

"He actually made it to the finals!"

In the audience, Yao Xuanji exclaimed with delight, "It seems he's had some incredible encounters with elixirs in the past few years. He's truly amazing..."

Lei Zhenxiu also looked surprised, and her gaze towards Lin Chen softened considerably.

If he were only a human immortal, he certainly wouldn't be a good match for Miss. But if we add the identity of a pill king to that, and consider his young age and limitless future, then he could be considered a barely good match for Miss.

Although Yao Xuanji never said anything about her relationship with Lin Chen, Lei Zhenxiu could sense from Yao Xuanji's few words that her attitude towards Lin Chen was unusual.

Lin Chen was Yao Xuanji's savior, but Yao Xuanji's attitude towards Lin Chen seemed to be more than just gratitude.

If it were merely out of gratitude, given Yao Xuanji's status, would he have rushed to the Cloud Continent as soon as he finished his work?
Lei Zhenxiu was looking at Lin Chen with the scrutinizing eyes of an old man from the Immortal Palace.

……

Final day.

Gu Zhengyu and Lin Chen stood at the entrance of the arena, and everyone around them looked at them with respect and fervor.

"Truly, the younger generation is formidable! So young, yet possessing such remarkable alchemy skills!"

"The White Crane Immortal Sect has really made a name for itself this time. Who will dare to say that the White Crane Immortal Sect is not good at alchemy now?"

"Lin Chen has only been a member of the White Crane Immortal Sect for a few years, yet he has already made a name for himself time and time again. He is clearly the next Su Shaoling, and the White Crane Immortal Sect is just around the corner."

"This match was really exciting! Who do you think will win in the end?"

"No matter how skilled Lin Chen is, he shouldn't be able to compare to Master Gu, right? Master Gu has been famous for thousands of years..."

Gu Zhengyu and Lin Chen exchanged a glance as they listened to the discussions behind them, their eyes revealing an undisguised fighting spirit.

Having come this far, who wouldn't want to win?
Lin Chen may not care about the title of Pill King, but he cares a lot about the reward.

Whether the medicinal herbs are for Fairy Ziyun or for his own future preparation, they are ultimately very necessary, as these eight main ingredients are extremely precious and hard to come by.

"Please, both of you, enter."

Lin Chen and Gu Zhengyu walked into the center of the arena and stood facing each other.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next event will be the final of this year's Pill King Competition, a showdown between Gu Zhengyu of the Azure Blood Sect and Lin Chen of the White Crane Immortal Sect."

"The winner of the final will be the first place winner of this Dan King Competition and will be awarded the title of Dan King."

"In this round of the competition, a betting system will be adopted, with each person proposing three types of pills, provided that they can successfully refine these three types of pills. The person who completes the most of the pills proposed by the other side will win."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow; the competition format was surprisingly peculiar!
Upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense. If I can refine it while the other party cannot, wouldn't that mean I am more capable?
The proposed elixirs could be any obscure or rare formula, but since both sides each posed three questions, the calculation was quite fair!
As soon as the rules were set, the audience erupted in discussion.

"Although the rules are fair, Gu Zhengyu is getting a huge advantage." "Gu Zhengyu is bound to win! How old is he? How many pills has he refined? He's probably refined more pills than Lin Chen has eaten rice. They'll set challenges for each other. Gu Zhengyu will set a few niche pills. How could Lin Chen possibly refine them?"

"Lin Chen is doomed to lose. He may be very skilled in alchemy, but he will lose because of his youth and lack of experience."

"I suspect that Lin Chen might not be able to refine any of the three pill-making challenges that Gu Zhengyu has given him."

"Who set the exam questions? This is unfair!"

"Gu Zhengyu got a huge advantage!"

On stage, Gu Zhengyu breathed a sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on his face.

He heard the audience's comments.

He thought so himself.

I got a huge advantage!

This bet is a sure win!
He looked at Lin Chen opposite him and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Lin, I have the upper hand in this competition."

Lin Chen smiled slightly: "This is the first time I've heard of a competition like this. Fortunately, each side sets three questions, so it's fair."

Looking at Lin Chen's calm expression, Gu Zhengyu couldn't help but wonder, "How come he's not flustered at all?"

Is he extremely confident in his alchemy skills?
impossible!

How old is he? How long has he been practicing alchemy? There are countless pills in the world, how many can he refine?

He knows everything that I do, but he doesn't know everything that I do!

Why is he so confident?
"Please both sides propose questions."

The staff gave the two a pen and three sheets of paper, on which they needed to write down the names of three pills.

Lin Chen thought for a moment, then picked up his pen and quickly wrote down the names of the three pills in one go.

Gu Zhengyu picked up his pen and watched Lin Chen finish writing in a flash, and immediately frowned.

What's happening here?
Don't you even need to think about it?
I imagine he doesn't have any unique elixirs; he'll just list three of the most difficult elixirs he can refine.

Gu Zhengyu lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and slowly wrote down a name. He pondered for a moment again, picked up his pen again, and repeated this process until he had finally finished writing all three names.

Gu Zhengyu looked up, a confident smile spreading across his face.

"I've finished writing!"

(End of this chapter)