"Pill Duel!"
Hearing those two words, Liu Fuyan, who could remain fearless even before the sect's young master and a Source Core Realm elder, finally showed a change of expression.
The Myriad Treasures Sect was renowned for its pills and had opened numerous branches throughout the Great Li Dynasty.
To prevent vicious competition between branches, or people using internal connections to monopolize branches in favorable locations for years on end, the old sect master had established a rule.
The old sect master had established a rule.
Among the Myriad Treasures Sect's businesses, if one branch wanted to exchange operating rights with another, it could issue a "Pill Duel" challenge.
The alchemists of the two branches would compete in pill refinement, and whichever side produced the higher-quality pills could occupy the better branch.
The winning side would be exempt from challenges for two years.
Outside that period, however, they could not refuse a legitimate challenge.
It had now been just over two years since the Myriad Treasures House's last Pill Duel victory.
Liu Fuyan immediately felt that something was wrong.
In the past, she had been able to retain her operating rights to the Myriad Treasures House.
That was because the alchemists of the Myriad Treasures Sect's branches were all below the third grade, allowing the Myriad Treasures House to stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Now that Jin Yulin was personally issuing a Pill Duel challenge, the alchemist he sent would naturally be from the sect headquarters.
Seeing Liu Fuyan's expression change, Jin Yulin finally looked smug.
"Steward Liu, under the sect's rules, you have no right to refuse this Pill Duel challenge.
"So, please send out your alchemist to accept the challenge.
"Though, in truth, there is no need for you to send anyone at all."
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