"Of course, because it looks cool!" Wei Jiangyuan explained excitedly. "And not showing my true face—doesn't that have the air of an ultimate expert?"
Xiao Yan was helpless for a moment. Sometimes, he truly did not know how to deal with someone like Wei Jiangyuan. Still, he had Xiao Yi Xian and Lei Jingxiao, who had been following him, go on ahead.
When Lei Jingxiao passed by, he glanced sideways at Wei Jiangyuan, who was entirely concealed beneath his black robe. He seemed displeased by the latter's behavior and muttered disdainfully, "Idiot."
"Xiao Yan, look at the brat you brought with you."
"What did you come to see me for?" Xiao Yan had no intention of taking up Wei Jiangyuan's thread and asked directly.
"To help you take the top spot on the Heavenly Secrets Talents Ranking." Once Wei Jiangyuan saw that Xiao Yi Xian and the other two had gone far away, he finally spoke, though he still deliberately kept them in suspense.
Xiao Yan did not take the bait at all. He merely folded his arms and waited for Wei Jiangyuan to continue.
Wei Jiangyuan seemed somewhat helpless as he rubbed his forehead. "You know about the 'Myriad Pill Formulas' trial you're about to enter, right?"
Xiao Yan nodded without hesitation. Since it was a trial he was about to take part in, he had naturally learned everything about it from Xuan Kongzi beforehand.
Each of the five major trials tested an alchemist's abilities. The fourth trial, "Myriad Pill Formulas," focused on an alchemist's grasp of pill formulas and their capacity for innovation.
First, participants would randomly draw a pill formula between the third and sixth tiers. They then had to identify the errors within it on the spot. Of course, that was merely the foundation. If an