u crazy"That boy isn't a real member of the Ouyang family at all, he's just a stray you picked up. You could just take over the restaurant, it would be easier that way. We are your closest people aft...Ye Bufan agreed, and under the gaze of everyone, the third round of the duel began.

Ge Shengwen gritted his teeth, his face resolute. This was his last chance.

He refused to be defeated so easily. For his pride, for Jiang Yingyue, and for his own face, he had to fight one more time no matter what.

Originally, he didn't choose to refine fifth-order pills because he wasn't confident in his ability. There was a risk of failure, and he was afraid of losing face if it happened.

Now that face has been completely lost, there's no need to worry about anything anymore.

Both parties agreed that this round of refining would be Dà Yǐ Dan, a fifth-order elixir. Soon, someone brought over the materials needed for alchemy.

Ye Bufan looked at the immortal spirit grasses in front of him, and couldn't help but secretly admire the strength of the Jiang family.

As expected of the first aristocratic family of Donghua Xiancheng, they could effortlessly gather all the medicinal herbs for Dayi Dan. This is not something just anyone could accomplish.

Then, at the command of Gu Fanjiu, the two men began their competition once more.

Compared to just now, this time when Ge Shengwen was refining the pill, he was much more careful. He was on edge and extremely cautious.

Even though he is a fifth-rank celestial alchemist, even with the assistance of an unusual fire and a divine furnace, there's no 100% guarantee of successfully refining the Da Yi Dan. Normally, the success rate is around 30%.

That means, his furnace of alchemy only has a success rate of over thirty percent. Whether he can finally refine the Da Yi Pill or not depends on luck.

He the furnace while tossing herbs into it one by one.

At this very moment, he had cast aside all distractions, bringing his alchemy skills to their peak.

In contrast, Ye Bufan's side remained unchanged from before.

The furnace cauldron was still the same old broken one, the flames were still the fire of alchemy, and the whole person was still lazily sitting there, with half-closed eyes as if about to fall asleep.

Even so, no one dared to underestimate him any further.

Time passed bit by bit. An hour later, Ge Shengwen swallowed with difficulty and then struck a gathering elixir formula.

At this moment, he was incredibly nervous. After a series of operations, he finally reached the last stage. If he successfully extracted the elixir, then he would have successfully refined the Da Yi Dan.

In his consciousness, fifth-rank pills were extremely difficult to refine, let alone achieve success in one go.

As long as one gets the pill, they've basically secured victory this time.

Although I lost twice before, those were third- and fourth-order pills, far inferior to a fifth-order one.

As long as I win this time, everything else doesn't matter. I can hold my head high in front of everyone and finally get even for all the past humiliations.

"May all the gods and Buddhas bless!"

He muttered something in his heart, then took a deep breath and reached out towards the alchemy furnace with a flick of his hand. Instantly, three pills flew out from inside.

Although it was half the amount of the previous pill, Ge Shengwen was still overjoyed.

As long as it's successful, as long as a fifth-order pill is refined, the quantity doesn't matter at all.

At this moment, something happened to Ye Bufan's side.

Everything was proceeding smoothly and just like the previous two rounds, but in the final stage, that old, decrepit pill furnace suddenly creaked with a "crack," and a fissure appeared right in the middle of the cauldron.

"My god, what the hell just happened"

Ye Bufan was startled, this was clearly beyond his expectations.

But thinking about it, it's normal. This alchemy furnace isn't very high grade and is quite dilapidated, making it difficult to refine fifth-order pills. After much effort, a crack eventually appeared.

Seeing this, the expressions of several people around him changed.

Although Jiang Yingyue doesn't understand alchemy, she does understand what happens when a furnace explodes. If the furnace is blown up, there's nothing left to refine!

That is to say, Ye Bufan ultimately lost this round of competition, and the defeat was irretrievable.

At this moment, her face turned ashen.

Jiang Ran sighed slightly, this young man was still too arrogant, and now he finally paid the price.

If you were using your own inferior magic artifact, a furnace, how could there possibly be an explosion

A trace of regret flashed in Gu Fan Jiu's eyes. He had seen that Ye Bufan's alchemy skills were definitely above Ge Shengwen's, it was a pity that he lost everything because of this cauldron.

But there's no way around it, the alchemy furnace is also a part of an alchemist's strength. If you lose, you lose, there's nothing to say about it.

Ge Xiongtu was overjoyed and couldn't stop laughing.

"Haha, kid, weren't you pretending just now Aren't you very capable"

Bah!

Now that the cauldron is boiling over, I see what you'll say!

At this moment, he was extremely pleased. The opponent's alchemy furnace had exploded, leaving nothing but ash. Even if he managed to refine a pile of excrement, he would still be the ultimate winner.

His heart was filled with immense joy, and all the previous frustration and anger vanished.

And just then, the old and dilapidated bronze cauldron finally couldn't withstand the high temperature of the flames. With a crack, it shattered into countless pieces scattered on the ground.

"Haha, it's finally over…"

Ge Shengwen saw the alchemy furnace completely explode, and he burst into laughter immediately, without a shred of grace.

He was laughing halfway through, then his expression suddenly froze, and he just stood there dumbstruck.

Not only him, but also several other people showed expressions of utter shock.

Although the crucible just exploded, Ye Bufan remained seated there, continuing to refine his elixir in an orderly manner.

Before him stood a transparent furnace, and within it the medicinal liquid had begun to slowly shrink and condense into pills. All of this was clearly visible from the outside.

"This..."

Everyone was dumbfounded, and after a moment of stunned silence, Gu Fanjiu exclaimed in astonishment, "Could this be the legendary Void Alchemy Technique"

He is a ninth-rank immortal alchemist, and also the chief alchemist of Zhexing Tower in Donghua Heaven. He is well-traveled and knowledgeable.

Many years ago, I had seen the Void Refining Art in an ancient book. I originally thought it was just a fictional legend, something impossible for anyone to achieve. I never expected to see it with my own eyes today.

Ye Bufan had experience with such things as furnace explosions. It had happened once before when he was refining weapons at the Lu family in the cultivation world, and he had resolved it later using the Void Refining Technique.

Smithing and alchemy are completely different, but there is a slight similarity in that they both involve furnaces. Therefore, Voidsmithing can also be applied here.

Ignores everyone's shock, he casts a Dao of Storing Pills, raises his hand in a gesture, and suddenly six pills fly out from inside, landing into the jade bottle that was already prepared.

He had already retreated after completing his alchemy, while the others remained like statues, unmoving and dazed.

"Senior Elder, I'll trouble you again!"

Ye Bufan had no time to waste here with them. With a wave of his hand, the jade bottle flew back to Gu Fanjiu's face again.

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