Secretly Hiding One's Strength! The Formation Within the Room!

Lin Zhiyan had never seen a sight like this either. She said, "Bufan, wait in line here. I'll go ask if there's another way. With so many people, who knows how long we'll have to wait."

Li Bufan nodded. "Mm-hmm, go ahead. I'll wait here." He stood at the end of the line and waited patiently.

Lin Zhiyan headed toward the front of the queue. Light on her feet, she threaded through the crowd like a fish in water.

Before long, Lin Zhiyan returned. "Bufan, this is the line for refining second-grade pills. If you refine third-grade or fourth-grade pills, the lines are shorter."

"Great, Zhiyan. Let's go refine third-grade pills."

Lin Zhiyan led Li Bufan upstairs. Sure enough, although there were still people waiting in line upstairs, it was nowhere near as crowded as below.

There were only around a hundred people here, gathered in twos and threes, some standing and some sitting.

Li Bufan said, "Sure enough, there are far fewer people than downstairs."

Lin Zhiyan said, "Bufan, I haven't asked you yet—are you confident?"

A thought stirred in Li Bufan's mind. "How about this, Zhiyan? I'll keep waiting here while you go see where they refine fourth-grade pills. Check how many people are there, so I can get a sense of the situation."

Lin Zhiyan understood what Li Bufan was thinking. She nodded. "All right, I'll take a look." Then she got up and headed for the higher floors.

Li Bufan remained in line, closing his eyes to regulate his breathing as he waited patiently.

About a quarter of an hour later, Lin Zhiyan returned as well.

"Bufan, the rules for refining fourth-grade pills are different. If you want to refine a fourth-grade pill before the tournament, you first have to pass the third-grade pill refinement and