"That shouldn't happen! The Great Elder once gave me an order in front of the Second Elder and others, telling me to keep an eye on you and make sure you don't leave Elixir Valley before the Dan Medicine Auction!" Hu Ziyang shook his head.

"Dan Medicine Auction, huh? That's good then!"

Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm not afraid of them attacking me, but rather attacking too early. If they make a move before the Soul Devouring Group appears, once we show too strong a force, I'm worried that the Soul Devouring Group won't show up. Besides, there are too many factions in Elixir Valley now; if a fight breaks out, a lot of innocent people might die!"

"Don't worry about that, Head of the Jiang Family!"

Hu Ziyang spoke softly, "Every Elixir Valley Pill Conference attracts many forces, but some weaker factions will leave after observing the competition. Basically, only those with certain strength will attend the subsequent Dan Medicine Auction. According to past years, of the current factions in Elixir Valley, less than twenty will stay until then!"

"Twenty families..."

Jiang Chen hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly, "It's their bad luck. If we warn them early, it might arouse the Soul Devouring Group's suspicions. Besides, they have some strength and should be able to protect themselves. If we can help then, we will; if we can't, they'll have to fend for themselves!"

Everyone fell silent. Notifying those forces to evacuate was impossible. Everyone made the worst-case preparations in their hearts, even if it meant dying here; it was better than letting the Soul Devouring Group continue to hide within Flame Dragon!

After further discussion, Jiang Chen asked Hu Ziyang to convey a few words to the Great Elder. Hu Ziyang took his leave, and everyone returned to their rooms to meditate and prepare. The great battle was approaching, and everyone needed to be in their best condition!

...

Jiang Chen and the others rested for two days and nights.

During these two days and nights, Jiang Chen acquired some herbs through Fu Lengfeng. Both herbs and elixirs are sold during the Pill Conference in Elixir Valley, which is also why the Elixir Valley Competition attracts so many people.

After buying the herbs, Jiang Chen borrowed a pill furnace and stayed in the room for two days, preparing for the Dan Medicine Auction.

The Elixir Valley Dan Medicine Auction is not for buying with money but for barter, exchanging elixirs or herbs for elixirs or herbs!

Bang Bang Bang!

On the morning of the third day, the door to the pavilion where Jiang Chen and the others were staying was knocked.

After a while, Yan Hu came to Jiang Chen's room, "Young Master, the competition is about to end, the last person will also soon complete their pill, and the people from Elixir Valley are here to notify you!"

"Let's go! Finally done!"

Jiang Chen stretched lazily, took the elixirs from the pill furnace, and tossed them aside.

Next to Jiang Chen were already dozens of porcelain bottles. In Elixir Valley, there were plenty of herbs. Jiang Chen used two bottles of elixirs to trade for enough herbs to make dozens more.

"Pack these up and keep them close to you to avoid any rats getting to them!" Jiang Chen pointed to the elixirs on the floor and gently instructed.

"Yes!"

Yan Hu respectfully replied, took a backpack from his room, and packed all the medicine bottles.

During these two days, the fragrance of elixirs continuously wafted from Jiang Chen's pavilion, drawing much attention. From time to time, people wanted to explore the pavilion with their sense of presence.

If it weren't for Ying Zi and Mo Tianze alternately covering the pavilion with their aura, there might have been visitors at the door.

Elixir Valley Plaza.

The plaza looked similar to two days ago, still crowded and with the same setup, except now, the top ten forces were separated from the others by two rows of Elixir Valley disciples — keeping order.

At the center of the plaza, one person was still making elixirs, and that person was Zhang Xingyuan from Wu Dan.

"Jiang the Great Grandmaster has arrived!"

"Greetings, Jiang the Great Grandmaster!"

"How did Jiang the Great Grandmaster rest?"

Jiang Chen's arrival caused a commotion.

Shh!

Jiang Chen quickly made a silencing gesture towards the crowd, pointing to Zhang Xingyuan, who was refining pills at the center of the plaza.

The crowd instantly fell silent.

Jiang Chen smiled, clasped his hands, and greeted the crowd, and they quickly returned the gesture.

"Jiang the Great Grandmaster is truly kind, even greeting us!"

"Yes, who said he was arrogant the other day? Complete nonsense!"

"Indeed, Jiang the Great Grandmaster is such a good person, not prideful or condescending at all!"

Due to the results of Jiang Chen's refinements the other day, various forces vastly improved their impressions of him. Most started to admire Jiang Chen, with only those close to the Second Elder staying silent.

Jiang Chen came to his pill furnace and turned towards Zhang Xingyuan.

Zhang Xingyuan was at the pill completion stage, looking exceedingly focused.

"Open!"

Suddenly, Zhang Xingyuan shouted, and gave the pill furnace a slap.

Boom!

The furnace's lid flew off, and a scent of elixir wafted out.

"Two three-circle pill halos, not bad!" Jiang Chen muttered to himself.

Everyone turned to look at Jiang Chen.

The plaza was silent, everyone waiting for Zhang Xingyuan to complete the pill. Though Jiang Chen's words were quiet, every martial artist present heard them clearly!

"No way! Just from the fragrance, he can tell how many pills, and even the number of pill halos, that's..."

"Isn't that a bit too far-fetched!?"

"Really?!"

The crowd was astonished, but the skepticism wasn't as abundant as the previous day. Jiang Chen's feats from the previous day left a deep impression!

Jiang Chen's words prompted the crowd to focus more intently on Zhang Xingyuan's pill furnace.

Zhang Xingyuan glanced at Jiang Chen, bowed towards him, stepped to the pill furnace, peeped inside, and was slightly stunned, then looked at Jiang Chen again, eyes filled with surprise.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, glanced at the medicinal rack beside Zhang Xingyuan's pill furnace, and softly said, "Don't be surprised, it's just that there's also a two-circle pill halo elixir too. Having only used two sets of ingredients for practice, with the third set, you can make two three-circle and one two-circle Polyporus Barrier Breaking Elixirs. Your pill refining skills have nearly reached the Grandmaster level. With a bit more practice in fire control, you'll be at the Grandmaster level soon!"

The crowd was momentarily stunned, staring so intently at the furnace opening of Zhang Xingyuan's furnace that they wouldn't blink.

Zhang Xingyuan secretly sighed in relief, realizing his amazement earlier was because Jiang Chen had seemingly said the wrong thing.

But now, Jiang Chen spoke again, adding mention of the two-circle pill halo elixir, putting him at ease. He also understood that Jiang Chen didn't miss that two-circle pill halo elixir; he merely deemed it too inconsequential to mention.

For Jiang Chen, a two-circle pill halo elixir was hardly worth mentioning.

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