Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

go?

Where to?

Xu Yao wanted to ask, but didn't dare, so he could only obediently follow behind.

This is a good opportunity to check if there are any escape routes, so we can prepare for the future.

Blood Demon led Xu Yao directly to a courtyard. Before they even entered the courtyard, they could smell a medicinal fragrance, though the fragrance was rather strong.

The best pills have a light, pleasant fragrance, not this pungent smell.

Xu Yao peeked into the courtyard, wanting to see who could possibly concoct such a worthless pill.

Blood Demon glanced at him, then walked directly to the room on the left.

Before they even reached the door, it was opened, and a woman who looked to be in her twenties came out.

The woman's makeup was very heavy, almost as if she had done it on purpose, especially the redness on her cheeks, which was genuinely quite intense.

This didn't impress anyone; instead, it felt rather vulgar.

At least, Xu Yao didn't like this.

The woman nodded to the Blood Demon, then turned to look at Xu Yao, raising her head and gazing at him with arrogance.

"Master, may I ask who this gentleman is?"

Xu Yao raised his hands to straighten his clothes, trying to make himself look as handsome as possible.

Blood Demon said, "This is Xu Yao, a seventh-grade alchemist. From now on, he is a member of the Blood Demon Hall."

After saying that, Blood Demon turned to look at Xu Yao.

"This is Zhihua, a fifth-grade alchemist. You two should get along well from now on."

Xu Yao thought about his own rank and then about Zhihua's rank. One was a seventh-rank and the other a fifth-rank. They were not even in the same rank. No wonder the pills she refined were so rubbish.

Even for a fifth-rank item, the level of adulteration is quite significant, isn't it?

How could a fifth-grade alchemist be like this?

However, out of politeness, Xu Yao nodded to Zhihua.

Zhihua snorted coldly, not even glancing at Xu Yao, her face full of resentment as she looked at the Blood Demon.

"Master, I don't believe in his strength. Why don't you let him have a match with me?"

As soon as he came in, Zhihua started giving him the cold shoulder, which he tolerated. Now she's even questioning his abilities?

Xu Yao raised his hands and placed them on his waist, looking at Zhihua with the same eyes he used to look at the clown.

Let's see what kind of competition she wants. If I don't teach her a lesson today, I'm not Xu Yao!

The Blood Demon did not respond immediately, but turned to look at Xu Yao.

Sensing the Blood Demon's gaze, Xu Yao nodded and stared directly at Zhihua.

"Okay, I accept the challenge. However, it won't be fun without any stakes. We have to compete in something."

Upon hearing this, Zhihua scoffed and looked at Xu Yao with disdain.

Many alchemists' ranks are fake these days. She was a genius alchemist who only reached the fifth rank at the age of 40, which is one in ten thousand.

She even refined a Youthful Appearance Pill that could keep her looking around twenty years old.

This is something that only those of the fifth rank or higher can refine.

She didn't believe Xu Yao could surpass her.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

But since Xu Yao has said so, wouldn't it be too easy for her to bully her if we didn't make some kind of bet?

Zhihua looked at Xu Yao with a half-smile and asked, "Are you sure you want to place a bet with me?"

"nature."

Xu Yao nodded and just watched Zhihua, waiting to see how she would slap him in the face later.

"it is good!"

Zhihua turned to look at the Blood Demon and said, "Since Xu Yao has said so, whoever loses the bet should leave the Blood Demon Hall immediately. I hope the Hall Master can witness this."

"This……"

Blood Demon frowned, somewhat hesitant.

To be honest, he only brought Xu Yao here to test his strength, but the best outcome would be to keep both alchemists so that their Blood Demon Hall could become even stronger.

But now that Zhihua has said so, it would seem selfish of him not to agree.

Seeing the Blood Demon's hesitation, Zhi Xiangxiang said, "Master, what we in the Blood Demon Hall want are the best, not the defective. Those who remain are naturally the best, and even if it's just one person, we will do our best to help the Blood Demon Hall!"

Zhihua deliberately emphasized the words "defective product".

Xu Yao was already used to such little tricks, so he pretended not to hear them and just stood there.

The Blood Demon Hall brought Xu Yao here because he was a seventh-grade alchemist. If he was not even as good as Zhihua, then there was really no need for him to stay.

The Blood Demon hummed in agreement.

"Alright, I'll be your witness, let's begin!"

Zhihua snorted coldly and turned to walk into the room, with Xu Yao following closely behind.

Upon entering, Xu Yao discovered that it was an alchemy room, with two alchemy furnaces on the left and right sides, and various kinds of herbs on the shelves next to it.

Seeing these herbs really gave Xu Yao the urge to collect them all.

Because it's filled with the finest medicinal herbs.

Top-quality blood lotus, cordyceps...

Some herbs that Xu Yao had only seen but never touched before were all here.

Seeing these herbs, Xu Yao realized just how wealthy the Blood Demon Hall truly was.

Seeing Xu Yao's ignorant attitude, Zhihua's expression became even more disdainful, and she said coldly, "The topics for this competition are Grade 4 Marrow Cleansing Pill, Grade 5 Youthful Radiance Pill, and Grade 7 Injury Pill."

Marrow Cleansing Pill: Cleanses the marrow and meridians, especially needed by those who are just starting to cultivate. As long as you take the Marrow Cleansing Pill, you can wash away the toxins in your body.

Expanding the meridians makes cultivation much smoother.

It's priceless!

Rejuvenating Elixir: Restores a person's appearance and makes them look younger.

A woman's favorite!

Injury Pill: The opposite of the Warming Pill. The Warming Pill can help cultivators advance, while the Injury Pill can destroy a person's cultivation, turning a master into a cripple.

However, it tastes and looks exactly the same as Wen Yuan Dan, because the two only differ by one ingredient.

Most importantly, it depends on factors such as the heat and other elements.

Generally, one can only refine Wen Yuan Dan and Shang Dan when they reach the seventh rank.

Xu Yao had no problem with the first two, but when he heard the last one, he raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhihua with interest.

"A seventh-grade injury pill? If I heard correctly, the hall master said you were only fifth-grade. How did you jump two grades to refine an injury pill?"

The most important thing in alchemy is spiritual power. You can't refine a seventh-grade injury pill with only fifth-grade spiritual power. Are you kidding me?

Hearing this, Zhihua sneered and mocked, "Just because you can't refine it doesn't mean others can't. If I say I can refine it, then I definitely can."

Hearing this, Xu Yao shrugged and said nothing more, since none of this concerned him anyway.

Whether it can be successfully refined or not, we'll find out soon.

The Blood Demon walked to the cushion in the middle and sat down, saying, "Can you begin now?"

He wasn't in the mood to watch the two bicker; he just wanted to see the quality of the pills before deciding who to keep and who to leave.

After all, he needs elites!