Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2528 - 2548: Shangguan Wenyin, you sneaked in too?

Chapter 2528: Chapter 2548: Shangguan Wenyin, you sneaked in too?

"It’s fair."

Yuwen Difei laughed and said, "Then let’s do it this way. Yuwen Zhao, you pick a Pill Prescription for Brother Chen."

"Okay!"

It was settled just like that, and soon after, two Pill Prescriptions were handed to Lin Chen and Yuwen Zhao respectively.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the faces of Lin Chen and Yuwen Zhao, since there was always a chance that the killer Pill Prescription you thought you had brought out might already be something the other party could refine.

Both Lin Chen and Yuwen Zhao looked at the Pill Prescriptions with furrowed brows, no joy in their eyes.

Seeing that, everyone simultaneously sighed in relief.

The bad news was that the Pill Prescription given by the other party seemed to be beyond their own alchemist’s abilities.

The good news was that the Pill Prescription they had given out also seemed to be something the other alchemist didn’t know how to refine.

For now, everyone was still at the same starting line. As for who would win or lose in the end, that was all up to fate.

"The materials have been prepared for the two of you. Take your time to study them in the Meditation Room."

Lin Chen and Yuwen Zhao were led away to the alchemy rooms that had been prepared in advance, accompanied by members from both parties, who would be responsible for cross-supervising to prevent cheating.

While the two families had good relations, that was a union based on interests. When their own interests were involved, they naturally became competitors.

Just as the two were about to leave the Banquet Hall, a guard at the entrance saw Lin Chen coming out and his eyes widened in disbelief.

Lin Chen felt the strange look and turned his head, locking eyes with the guard.

Damn!

Inside, Lin Chen exclaimed, almost unable to believe his eyes.

Shangguan Wenyin!

Even though his face was disguised and unrecognizable, Lin Chen had spent a considerable amount of time with him and was familiar with his stature and features, especially at the moment their gazes met, the clear sense of recognition came instantaneously.

What is he doing here?

Lin Chen wasn’t surprised to see Shangguan Wenyin here; after all, Shangguan Wenyin was now with Fan Tianxing, and the former Sect Hierarch had countless admirers and followers within the sect. Even though many had been purged by the current Hierarch, the moment the old Sect Hierarch showed up, many would undoubtedly defect without hesitation to follow him again.

What concerned Lin Chen was that if Shangguan Wenyin was here, was Fan Tianxing also here?

Their presence here, did that mean they intended to make a move against the Yuwen Family and the Wei Family?

Could it really be such a coincidence?

I haven’t yet obtained the Hidden God White Jade Stem!

I haven’t gotten my hands on the Tianmi Xuanshen Water yet!

If a battle started now, wouldn’t all that potentially go to waste?

To ensure the unexpected, Lin Chen decided in that instant that he needed to communicate with Shangguan Wenyin to understand their intentions.

He turned back, looked towards the hall, and silently sent a voice transmission to Shangguan Wenyin.

"Find an opportunity to come to the alchemy room for a meeting."

Yuwen Zhao was by Lin Chen’s side and noticed that Lin Chen seemed to be sending a voice transmission, but he instinctively thought Lin Chen was communicating with the Wei Family Patriarch or someone else in the hall, so he did not think much of it.

Who would guess that he was sending a message to the guard at the door?

After sending the message, Lin Chen followed the others to the alchemy room and began studying the Pill Prescription.

Lin Chen truly had never seen this Pill Prescription before. It was called Haihun Dan, a high-grade Pill Prescription exclusive to the Sea God Sect. They were sure Lin Chen, previously a loose cultivator, would never have had the chance to see the Haihun Dan Pill Prescription, so they gave it to him.

Haihun Dan was a medicinal pill for repairing broken divine souls. As long as the divine soul hadn’t perished, this medicinal pill could nourish and repair it, accelerating the recovery process. It was one of the top-grade medicinal pills, and its difficulty was naturally extremely high.

Not only was it difficult, but the medicinal herbs required were also very precious, so they had only prepared three sets. This meant there were five days, but only three chances to refine. Three mistakes would mean failure, with no opportunity to try again.

Lin Chen didn’t know what Pill Prescription Wei Mingxuan had prepared for Yuwen Zhao, but he figured it wouldn’t be something easy.

Lin Chen began to immerse himself in the Pill Prescription, simulating the pill refining process over and over in his mind.

Only someone who was extremely familiar with refining pills could simulate the process, much like someone who was exceptionally proficient in mathematics being given a complex calculation and being able to solve it step by step in their mind, deducing and eventually reaching a conclusion.

Lin Chen immersed himself in this way for three days.

Opening his eyes from the meditation, he stood up and said with a smile to the two alchemists watching over him, "My mind’s a bit cluttered, I’ll go for a walk around here... just nearby."

There were no rules against Lin Chen going out for a walk, so he naturally stepped out and began pacing back and forth in the courtyard, seemingly resting but perhaps also contemplating.

The two alchemists responsible for monitoring exchanged glances but did not approach. The alchemist from the Yuwen Family had a triumphant look in his eyes, while the alchemist from the Wei Family looked serious.

Three days of the five-day period had already passed, and Lin Chen had yet to start refining the pills!

Did he have no clue at all?

Was he too afraid to start the furnace?

Was this competition going to be lost?