While Li Wenchang was still stunned, Meng Zhou, who had been watching the "show" for a long time with a smile on his face, asked:

"I heard that your alchemy level is close to the third-level mid-level level?"

Li Wenchang was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "Yes."

"So, you should be able to refine the soul nourishing pill, right?" Meng Zhou asked.

Seeing that the other party was asking this question, and the key was that his expression was so relaxed and casual, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, Li Wenchang began to feel something bad in his heart.

But at this point, he could only suppress his uneasiness and nodded: "Okay."

Although the Soul Nourishing Pill is only a third-level low-grade elixir, its refining difficulty is much greater than that of ordinary third-level low-grade elixirs, and it has basically reached the ceiling of third-level low-grade elixir skills.

Meng Zhou said: "Then, how about we discuss it?"

Li Wenchang, who already felt something bad in his heart, stuttered for a moment before saying:

"Isn't this... a little too hasty? The most important main ingredient of the soul-nourishing pill is not easy to get, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wenchang realized that there was something wrong with his response. It was neither powerful nor exposed his "weakness" to a certain extent.

He simply darkened his expression, looked at "Ge Ping", and said displeasedly:

"Fellow Daoist Ge, don't you think it's too much?

We went to this meeting purely for your sake and gave you enough respect, but you are so aggressive and launched a surprise attack!"

At the end of the sentence, there was a strong hint of indignation in his tone.

After hearing Li Wenchang's counterattack, Meng Zhou just smiled.

With his current level and skill in playing this role, it is impossible for him to go off and quarrel with Li Wenchang in person.

However, isn't there a good disciple "Ge Ping" present?

"Ge Ping" laughed immediately after hearing Li Wenchang's words.

"Friend Daoist Li, others say that I am overbearing and do not know how to treat guests, but I don't have any objection.

But you are the only one who is least qualified to say this.

As far as I know, the Professionals Association took the initiative to invite you a long time ago, hoping that you can join it.

But the association at that time was far smaller than it would be later, and the entire association might not be as important as you alone, so you refused.

Later, the association grew rapidly and showed amazing potential. You changed your mind and joined the association.

And the day after you joined the association, you announced at a high-level gathering of alchemists that you would discuss alchemy skills with the then president.

Because you knew your skills were inferior to others, you succeeded in becoming the president of the new alchemist branch without even engaging in competition.

Although, this is not a rare thing in the professional association, after all, it has long been the biggest rule of the association that the most capable people rise to the top.

But if you are like this, you don't even go through the basic cutscenes, you join the club on the first day, and become the president the next day, without giving any dignity to your predecessor, you have set a new record, right?

In the same situation today, why did you change your story and say we are being aggressive, and still say it so confidently?"

The sudden aggression of "Ge Ping" not only stunned Li Wenchang himself, but also the others were stunned for a while.

Prior to this, although "Ge Ping"'s behavior itself was extremely aggressive, at least he still maintained a sense of decency on the surface.

But now, the dignity is gone, torn off by his own hands, and what is exposed is the struggle of Chi Guoguo.

While Li Wenchang was still silent, "Ge Ping" waved his hand gently, and an alchemy furnace appeared in the center of the hall.

Next to the alchemy furnace, there are two jade plates.

Seeing this, Li Wenchang remained silent to the end.

This alchemy furnace looks unremarkable, but Li Wenchang, who has been dealing with alchemy furnaces all his life, can tell at a glance that it is a treasure furnace with at least a third-level mid-grade.

It's even better than the precious alchemy furnace he bought from Qingxuan Sect at a huge cost.

In the two jade plates, there is a set of materials for refining the soul-nourishing pill, which is very complete from the main materials to the auxiliary materials.

It is difficult for an outsider to notice, but one thing that is very poignant to the alchemist is that the two materials placed in these two jade plates, from the precious and scarce main materials to the large quantities of auxiliary materials, exude a very spiritual energy.

While stable, there is not much difference and they are basically the same.

"Stable" means the refining success rate is higher;

"Consistent" means that the success rate of the two materials in the hands of the same person is basically the same.

At least, if refining with such materials fails, the reason cannot be blamed on "bad luck and choosing the wrong materials."

This made Li Wenchang silent and at the same time awe-inspiring in his heart.

No one with a sound mind would believe that such a thorough preparation was not "deliberate".

He even had a very bad guess.

——They are so well prepared and challenge themselves on this occasion, which shows that the other party is very confident that they can beat themselves in this aspect.

So, is it possible that the real goal of the master and apprentice is not the "president of the association" at all, but just himself, the "president of the alchemist branch"?

It is a very normal reasoning. When the situation has developed to this point, the other party's tactics have become obvious. Although the actions are somewhat unexpected, they still abide by the basic rules of the professional association.

But if we follow this rule, can the other party really continue to challenge one branch after another?

The reason why the other party called him "President of the Association" was just a tactical tactic.

However, the target of this tactic is not him, but others besides him.

With this thought in his mind, he couldn't help but look at the others, and saw that the eyes of other professionals who were still vaguely on the same side as him had become subtle.

Even the attitudes of the other two third-level alchemists have undergone subtle changes.

Everyone is looking forward to him accepting this sparring session.

Although he had already made some speculations, Li Wenchang still couldn't help but feel a little cold when he actually saw this scene happening.

He knew that he could no longer refuse.

This is a rule forged by the Professionals Association through generations of core leadership changes. He got his position through challenge. Unless his power reaches a level that no one in the association dares to disobey, then he has no reason to refuse.

The challenge of late comers.

The silent President Li Wenchang, under the gaze of everyone in the hall, walked out with heavy steps towards the place where the alchemy furnace was.

As he walked, his steps changed from heavy to firm.

In a very short period of time, he had completed the adjustment of his mentality after encountering the "surprise attack".

Before today, he had also been burdened with the reputation of being the first person to practice elixirs in the Qingxuan Domain, and he had been carrying this reputation for much longer than the pharmacist "Ge Ping".

In just a few steps, he had put all the distracting thoughts behind him and focused all his attention on what was in front of him.

When he walked not far from the alchemy furnace, "Ge Ping" stretched out his hand to guide him and said:

"Fellow Daoist Li, I have prepared two materials for the soul nourishing pill. You choose first."

Li Wenchang nodded lightly. He did not say any nonsense or make a hasty choice. Instead, he carefully considered the two materials in front of him.

After weighing it carefully, he pointed to one of them and said, "I want this."

"Ge Ping" nodded.

After selecting the materials, Li Wenchang looked at the alchemy furnace, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said:

"Are you just preparing one bite?"

These words may sound common to a casual listener, but upon closer inspection of the atmosphere, one can feel the subtle irony in them.

It seems to be saying, weren't you already prepared?

Why don't you prepare two identical alchemy furnaces just like you prepare the ingredients for soul nourishing elixirs?

It seems that your methods are no more than this.

"Ge Ping" didn't seem to understand. Instead, he nodded in agreement and said, "This is the only one I'm allowed."

Li Wenchang said:

“Since it is a discussion, we must try to be fair and just.

But until now, everything from refining the elixir to preparing the materials has been handled by you, so should I have a say in this?"

"Ge Ping" said: "Friend Li, please tell me."

President Li Wenchang waved his hand, and a new alchemy furnace appeared next to the alchemy furnace that "Ge Ping" took out.

It looks much more gorgeous in appearance, but anyone who knows the product can tell at a glance that the quality of this alchemy furnace is much worse than the one taken out by "Ge Ping".

But I heard Li Wenchang say:

"You decided to refine the soul-nourishing pill, and you prepared the materials. Then I will provide the alchemy furnace, is that okay?"

Some knowledgeable people secretly praised President Li's counterattack beautifully.

Higher-quality alchemy furnaces have all-round positive additions to the alchemist's ability. At the same level, with better-quality alchemy furnaces, the success rate and the probability of producing high-quality elixirs will become greater.

However, if an alchemist has been using a high-quality alchemy furnace for a long time and suddenly replaces it with an unfamiliar alchemy furnace of even worse quality that he has never been exposed to before, both the rate of elixir formation and the quality of the elixir will be greatly affected.

The more skill-requiring elixirs have, the greater the negative impact.
To be continued...