After Xiao Yan and Han Xian reached an agreement, they stopped arguing and dismissed the people behind them. They then went to Elder Hao at the Medicinal Ingredients Management Office to explain the situation.
After hearing the whole story and learning that they wanted to compete in alchemy, Elder Hao became interested. Contests of strength were commonplace in the Inner Academy, but contests of alchemy like theirs were rare.
Wanting to see it for himself, Elder Hao agreed to their request. However, he said he would choose the challenge for tomorrow's contest himself and would not let either of them know it in advance.
Both men breathed a sigh of relief when Elder Hao agreed. When they heard that he would only announce the challenge the next day, they felt helpless but could do nothing about it. They nodded their agreement and went back to rest.
Early the next morning, most of the Inner Academy students who were not cultivating gathered at the north square.
After all, news that Xiao Yan and Han Xian would compete in alchemy had already spread. Hearing that Elder Hao from the Medicinal Ingredients Management Office would personally judge the contest only heightened everyone's interest.
Elder Hao's reputation in the Inner Academy was known to all. With him as the judge, this was certain to be a fair contest.
Alchemists held an exalted status on the continent, and many people had never witnessed a contest between them. Now that they had the chance, they would not miss it.
After all, judging by what they had heard, neither Han Xian nor Xiao Yan was likely to be weak in alchemy. A clash between two accomplished alchemists was bound to be interesting.
Even quite a few elders hid among the crowd, quietly watching the contest.
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