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Hu Jun was furious as he watched this scene, unable to hold back his complaint: "Damn it! When I was waiting for you, you didn't start; when I began refining, you started. Are you playing with me?"

He already hated Lin Yifan to the bone and vowed to defeat and humiliate him fiercely.

Lin Yifan didn't expect that his unintended action would attract the resentment of such a fool, leaving him utterly speechless.

However, even if Hu Jun came to mess with him, he was not afraid because he was confident he could defeat all his competitors present.

Next to Hu Jun, Du Yuze was also paying attention to this matter.

Seeing Hu Jun being played like a fool by Lin Yifan, Du Yuze couldn't help but mock: "You didn't believe it when I said you were a fool; now everyone knows you're a fool."

The competition was in full swing. Despite some small incidents, it didn't affect the overall proceedings.

In this round, the first to produce colored smoke was Du Yuze, as he was still capable, having been a champion for several seasons.

Du Yuze was challenging a six-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill. He didn't know if he could succeed, so he had to go all out.

The Marrow Cleansing Pill was a top-tier six-grade elixir with high difficulty. Even a six-star Alchemist found it hard to refine it; therefore, Du Yuze, known as a six-star Alchemist, wasn't very confident.

A wisp of yellow smoke gently rose, attracting everyone's attention. When they saw the refiner was Du Yuze, people couldn't help but exclaim:

"Looks like Brother Du is going to win the championship again in this competition!"

"Brother Du is as awesome as ever; no one else deserves to be the champion."

"It's a pity for Brother Hu. He had a chance to win before, but now it seems slim."

"Alas! Brother Hu is such a fool. I wonder what he feels now."

...

Hu Jun, of course, was furious. His heart was in chaos upon seeing Du Yuze produce colored smoke first, almost causing him to mix up the order of the herbal ingredients.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!!"

Hu Jun felt manipulated by Lin Yifan and Du Yuze, and his anger knew no bounds.

But rationality told him to calm down; he must calm down, or there would be no chance at all.

Forcing himself to suppress his anger and calm down, Hu Jun began to meticulously focus on his own refinement.

Five minutes later, Lin Yifan also produced yellow smoke, and judging by the color, it seemed purer than Du Yuze's, sparking a wave of heated discussion.

"What the hell, how is he so powerful?"

"Is he trying to outshine Brother Du?"

"What's his actual alchemy level? Isn't he supposed to be without any?"

"A Divine Transformation Third Realm guy, yet he can refine a six-grade elixir; impressive."

"Cheating! He must be cheating! This doesn't make sense! I want to expose him and ruin his reputation!"

...

Many found this reality hard to accept, just like Hu Jun, who was competing alongside him.

He couldn't believe it—Lin Yifan, who refined almost simultaneously with him, actually produced colored smoke first. Could it be that the other truly was stronger?

"Where did this guy come from? How can he be so strong?"

He was puzzled, very puzzled.

Lin Yifan's talent was terrifying. At such a young age, he had cultivated to the Divine Transformation Third Realm, and his alchemy proficiency was mid-to-upper level, on par with or even slightly better than him.

He wasn't the only one shocked.

Even the esteemed Elders were taken aback by Lin Yifan's capabilities.

They thought Lin Yifan was at most six-star level, not expecting him to be mid-to-upper six-star level, well beyond their expectations.

"This kid is truly remarkable; it seems he does indeed have the ability to compete for the Young Valley Master position."

The Elders stroked their white beards, offering such appraisals.

Lin Yifan's talent was astonishing and limitless in potential; no wonder the Valley Master took him as a closed-door disciple.

The Medicine Saint secretly watching felt very gratified; he hadn't misjudged. Lin Yifan truly lived up to expectations.

While some were happy, others were uneasy; White Chu and Xu Haolin, as competitors, were filled with unease.

Lin Yifan was too powerful, most crucially with endless potential, truly threatening them.

Although they heard Lin Yifan was uninterested in the Young Valley Master position, who knows his true thoughts?

So they couldn't help being cautious about him, deciding to secretly eliminate Lin Yifan, this formidable competitor, or intensify their cultivation to leave Lin Yifan behind, denying him any chance to catch up.

They intended to use honorable means, but it felt too challenging; consequently, they were in a dilemma.

Xiao Fang, who trusted Lin Yifan the most, also found it hard to believe that Lin Yifan refined a purer yellow smoke than Senior Brother Du.

The higher the purity of the yellow smoke, the purer the refined elixir, indicating that Lin Yifan's elixir could potentially be purer than Du Yuze's.

This was unimaginable since everyone knew that Du Yuze was the top alchemist at the level below the True Master Realm. Defeating Du Yuze would mean one's alchemy level had elevated to the True Master Realm practitioner.

Gazing at the gently rising yellow smoke, Du Yuze shook his head and smiled bitterly, feeling like he was going to lose to a much younger junior brother.

But he wasn't upset; rather, he felt quite gratified because he hadn't followed the wrong person.

Alchemists competing alongside Lin Yifan saw him produce yellow smoke first again, feeling overwhelmed.

Lin Yifan was too strong to be compared with them; although he had no clear alchemy rank, his alchemy skill was so high that he didn't care about them at all.

Zhu Kang admitted defeat wholeheartedly, thinking about their complete fall in such a short period was scary.

"Hehe, it seems the Young Valley Master's position for the senior brother really is in jeopardy."

Previously, with just a second brother competing, he hadn't felt this way, but since Lin Yifan appeared, he grew increasingly frightened.

The abilities Lin Yifan displayed were beyond common; whether in realm, martial arts, or alchemy aspects, he performed excellently.

Comprehensive excellence is the scariest because you can't find his weakness to defeat him.

Lin Yifan didn't care about others' opinions, focusing intently on refining his elixir.

The greatest enemy in the world is oneself; by overcoming oneself, one can overcome everything.

Just by understanding this, he had already defeated Hu Jun; Hu Jun only regarded others as his competitors, obsessively striving to surpass others, not himself.

A few more minutes passed, and Hu Jun also produced yellow smoke.

He was the third to do so in this match; however, the purity of his smoke was on par with Du Yuze's, suggesting he was likely to lose to Lin Yifan.