"His technique is very skillful, his control of the heat is very precise, and all his movements are performed in one go. It's truly impressive!"
"They say this child is only four years old, that's incredible!"
"As expected of the son of the Invincible Goddess!"
Hearing everyone's praise and seeing Lin Heng's performance on the field, Dongfang Yao looked nervous.
Are we going to lose again?
That boy is only four years old, how could he possibly refine a low-grade Xuan Dan in just two hours?
Dongfang Yao wasn't really willing to honor the engagement, but she didn't want to break it off in this way either!
Ren Rulong's feelings were also very complicated!
On one hand, he hoped that Lin Heng could pass the test, so that Lin Heng and Dongfang Yao's engagement would be dissolved.
On the one hand, he didn't want Lin Heng to pass the test, otherwise he would have no advantage in alchemy talent, and might even be at a disadvantage!
After all, he's already eighteen, and he barely passed the test this morning!
Duanmu He from the Mystic Purity Sect was also paying close attention to Lin Heng's alchemy process.
This alchemy genius, who was also known as the pride of heaven, once laughed at Lin Heng on the first floor of the Pill Pavilion shop, saying that Lin Heng would only waste twenty mid-grade spirit stones on the participation fee for the Alchemy Dao Conference!
As a master of alchemy, Duanmu He could naturally see that the young master of Chishui was quite skilled in alchemy!
It's more than just not low!
The Little Prince of Chishui remained calm throughout, his movements unhurried and effortless!
Laymen watch the spectacle, experts see the details!
Although Lin Heng's alchemy was not yet finished, Duanmu He was already certain that Lin Heng would not fail this time!
She blushed slightly, feeling ashamed that she had underestimated Lin Heng!
really!
Lin Heng successfully refined a low-grade Xuan Dan in just one hour!
When one of the Pill Pavilion experts in charge of supervision announced that Lin Heng had passed, Dongfang Yao was watching from the sidelines, swayed and almost fainted on the spot!
Ren Rulong's feelings became even more complicated!
He didn't want Dongfang Yao to lose to Lin Heng and suffer this injustice, but the thought that the engagement could be dissolved made him feel much more relieved.
At the same time, he felt ashamed.
He clearly remembered saying on the third floor of the cafeteria that Lin Heng was far inferior in alchemy!
"No wonder that mysterious master didn't encourage me to challenge Lin Heng, saying I was no match for him!"
"That mysterious master was actually very kind to me. Compared to the Little Prince of Chishui... I'm simply no match for him!"
Ren Rulong's confidence has been dealt another blow!
"I need to go to the palace. Don't wait for me, you can all go back first!"
After saying that, Dongfang Yao walked dejectedly toward the main gate of the palace at the north end of the square!
Of those who passed the second test, only a little over two hundred remained, and less than 20% of them were under forty years old!
The Pill Pavilion experts didn't explicitly state what the third test would be, only saying that it would no longer be about alchemy.
If we continue to test the ability to refine higher-grade pills, it would be very unfair to many alchemy masters who do not have sufficient resources.
The medicinal materials needed to refine a low-grade Xuan Dan are already quite valuable!
However, most alchemy masters are quite wealthy, since the profit from selling a single pill is often several times or even dozens of times the amount needed to purchase the medicinal materials for alchemy!
On the way back to the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute.
It was the same carriage as yesterday.
Ren Rulong kept his head down and remained silent.
Dongfang Yan and the other two mentors kept praising Lin Heng the whole time.
At least during his childhood, Lin Heng's alchemy skills had already surpassed those of the first Valley Master of Wondrous Fragrance Valley!
This is a truly remarkable achievement!
Night falls.
In the garden where Dongfang Lin resided within the Great Xia Imperial Palace.
At this moment, Dongfang Lin was sitting in a small tea room.
Sitting opposite him was Dongfang Anbang newly invited emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
At the entrance of the teahouse, Dongfang Yao knelt obediently on the ground, her face streaked with tears.
"Why did Uncle call me over?"
Dongfang Anbang glanced at Dongfang Yao and asked in confusion.
"She!"
Dongfang Lin angrily pointed at Dongfang Yao standing at the door, "She made a bet with the Little Prince of Chishui yesterday, betting that Little Prince of Chishui wouldn't pass the test today. If she loses, she and our Great Xia Imperial Clan will have to dissolve their engagement!"
"Ah?"
Dongfang Anbang also looked utterly shocked.
He just heard that the Little Prince of Chishui passed the test today!
"What a bastard!"
Dongfang Lin was extremely angry. "How can you bet on something like this? Is this something you can decide?"
Dongfang Anbang frowned, unsure how to respond.
"Father!"
Dongfang Yao argued, "I don't like him at all, and he doesn't like me either. Wouldn't breaking off the engagement be better for everyone?"
"Presumptuous!"
Dongfang Lin glared at him and lectured, " The Little Prince of Chishui can already kill Martial Emperor Realm at will. In the future, he will at least be a Quasi-God, and there's a high probability that he will reach the True God Realm!"
"He is perfectly worthy of being the son-in-law of the Great Xia Imperial Clan, and we are even worthy of currying favor with him!"
"Now that he has also demonstrated extraordinary talent in alchemy, he deserves even greater caution from our royal family!"
"The reason I instructed you to honor the bet and become his maid was to prevent him from finding an excuse to break the contract. And what have you done? You've given him such an irrefutable reason to break the contract!"
Dongfang Anbang nodded, thinking to himself that Dongfang Yao was indeed too willful.
For royal children's marriages, personal feelings are irrelevant; what matters is whether there is profit to be made!
Even if the Little Prince of Chishui dislikes Dongfang Yao, breaking the contract isn't something he can do easily unless he dares to face the wrath of the entire Great Xia Imperial Clan!
The Great Xia Imperial Clan invited the Little Prince of Chishui from the Chishui Kingdom to the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, wasn't it all to keep a close eye on him?
"Father, I won't be much worse than him, and my future husband won't be any worse than him either!"
Dongfang Yao remained unconvinced.
"You're really confident!"
Dongfang Lin sneered, "You got to where you are today by expending a lot of royal resources, not because you have any extraordinary talent!"
"If your engagement with the Little Prince of Chishui is dissolved, why will the royal family continue to spare no effort in cultivating you?"
"You are my daughter, Dongfang Lin, and you will indeed receive many preferential treatments, but there are many members of the Great Xia Imperial Clan, and I, Dongfang Lin, have many children as well!"
"As for your future husband... what makes him necessarily better than the Little Prince of Chishui?"
Dongfang Lin reprimanded his daughter, and Dongfang Anbang could only remain silent.
"Father, haven't you heard that our Divine Martial Institute recently produced a top genius who leaped from the Martial Ancestor Realm to the Martial Emperor Realm in just three months?"
Dongfang Yao was still unwilling to give up.
"I know who that child you're talking about is, and I also know that he confessed his feelings to you in public!"
Dongfang Lin said indifferently, "I also know that he received guidance from a mysterious master, which led to his astonishing leap forward. But can he continue to receive guidance from that mysterious master? Even if that mysterious master is willing to continue guiding him, will he definitely be able to defeat the Little Prince of Chishui?"
Dongfang Yao lowered her head again, somewhat speechless.
At this moment, Dongfang Lin turned to the Emperor of Great Xia, "Your Majesty, what do you think should be done about this matter?"