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At the beginning, there was still a trace of anger in the shriveled old man's eyes. When Qin Rufeng left his ear, his eyes were full of surprise and some of it was filled with gratitude.

He immediately walked out from the reception desk and paid three great respects to Qin Rufeng. Qin Rufeng did not stop him. Instead, he happily accepted the dried up old man's large gift.

Actually, he didn't do anything. He was just saying a few important words about alchemy to the shriveled old man. When he entered, Qin Rufeng's gaze swept over everyone in the hall.

He noticed that there weren't many people in the hall, and there weren't many apothecaries.

The shriveled old man at the front desk was one of the few alchemists in the hall. With Qin Rufeng's eyesight, he was able to tell that this shriveled old man was a Tier 1 alchemist with a single glance.

The conversation he had with Mo Wuji earlier was about the core of a Tier 2 Pill Refiner's pill refinement. It seemed to be quite effective and that shriveled old man's perception wasn't very low. After pondering for a moment, he understood the essence of Mo Wuji's words.

On the side, Zhang Ba, who was preparing to see Qin Rufeng embarrassed, changed his expression from an expression of shock to one of shock. Qin Rufeng did not know about this shriveled old man, but he did.

His name is Old Cannon, and he is a grade-1 apothecary. In the entire Pill Workshop, other than the head of the Pill Dojo, he did not even put any alchemist in his eyes.

Even though this Old Qiao was a Tier 1 Pill Refiner, the Tier 1 pill refined by him could be said to transcend Tier 1. In terms of quality and purity, it could reach the level of Tier 2.

However, for reasons unknown, no matter how many years had passed, this Old Cow Qiao could never advance to a tier two alchemist. Yet, today, he gave Qin Rufeng such a huge gift. How could he not be shocked?

"Could he really be a fifth rank apothecary?" A big question mark appeared in Zhang Ba's heart. Just now, when Qin Rufeng said he was a Grade Five Alchemist, he was shocked. But now, it seemed a little reasonable.

If he really is a Tier 5 Pill Refiner, then I really need to reassess the relationship between him and the pill refiner.

At this moment, the shriveled old man stood up and spoke to Zhang Ba, "I've already proven the identity of this alchemist. Now, I need you to prove your identity as a fifth-grade alchemist."

Zhang Ba did not answer Old Cannon but took out a token made of characters and took it back in a flash. At this moment, sweat was already trickling down from Qiao San'e's forehead.

As an old man in the pill shop, he naturally knew what this token with the word 'Zhang' represented. It was the first time he had seen such a lineup in the Pill Dojo despite being a Tier 5 alchemist.

Under the fear and trepidation of Qiao Yifan, the two of them were led to a space filled with jade and stone. Qiao Yifan took his leave and quickly went to find the owner of the Pill Dojo.

The room used for the Pill Duel was the highest one in the entire Pill Dojo. The walls were covered with large jades, and it was a type of pill jade, a rare material that could assist in refining pills.

Some of them were able to help apothecaries focus their attention on the effects of Qi Gathering, and they were even able to gather the pill's energy to enhance the quality of the pills.

Qin Rufeng looked around at the sealed space and said, "Then, the two of us will begin?" Then both of them pressed an unremarkable silver button at the same time.

After the sizzling sound of a girl, what used to be a large room was suddenly split into two small rooms by a blue stone wall. Qin Rufeng and Zhang Ba were separated into two different rooms, and only two palm-sized windows were in between the two of them to look at each other.

The Pill Duel was divided into two parts. The first part was a bet that the two of them were going to make, a competition to identify the pills.

The pill concocted by Pill Competition was not decided by the pill refiners themselves, but by the Pill Dojo. This way, the two pill refiners would not have to compete with each other to avoid the final result. Furthermore, it would prevent the two pill refiners from using the pills to earn money.

As for the Pill Dojo, they would also randomly select pill refiners' pill formulas from their own pill shops. However, the pill formulas that they chose were common in the market. Even more valuable pill formulas would not appear.

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"What?" "You're saying that the head of the Zhang Clan and a Tier 5 apothecary are fighting each other?" A child who looked to be only six or seven years old said in his young, surprised voice.

"Yes, head, it was me who received them." Even though it has been several years since Zhang Ji and my pill shop have had a trade with each other.

However, I can still recognize the authority token of Zhang Ji. The special symbol on it cannot be copied at all. There's no way I could possibly recognize it wrongly! " Old Qiao said resolutely as he knelt in front of the table of the six or seven year old child.

The child sitting on the table had his shocked look wiped out, revealing a look that clearly didn't match his age. He first muttered to himself for a moment, and then slowly asked: "Zhang Ji's brilliance has already become history several years ago, and the current Zhang Ji doesn't have the courage he had before.

Even if the holder of the authority token were to reappear, it wouldn't bring us any greater benefits. Let's not talk about that.

Did the fifth-grade apothecary you spoke of show that he was concocting a fifth-grade pill by himself? Have you heard of him before? "

After a series of questions that went straight to the heart of the matter, Old Piao was actually somewhat frightened. However, he braced himself and said, "That fifth-grade alchemist didn't show me his finished product, but with a few words from him, I broke through my bottleneck and reached the level of a second-grade alchemist. So, I privately determined that he was a fifth-grade alchemist.

"First, I brought them to Dan Dou's room, and then I came to report to you."

He then repeated every word that Qin Rufeng had said to the child in front of him. At the beginning, he did not hear much, but by the last few lines, he could hear the splendor in the head's eyes.

It was a long while before he managed to calm the surprised expression in his eyes. However, he uttered a sentence with pleasant surprise: "This old man, Wei Zhenyang, is truly fortunate to meet a fifth tier alchemist in my lifetime!"

Wei Zhenyang was the Head of the Pill Dojo. His cultivation was at the seventh level of the Mysterious Master Stage, and his Dan Tian had also reached the level of a fifth rank Alchemist.