This was going to be a big problem!

Liu Ruifeng stood rooted to the spot, breathing fast, panic rising in his eyes.

Among kalpa pills, the Azure Dragon Blood-Jade Pill was only entry level. With his present skill, refining a pill this perfect wouldn't be hard, so long as he had a few extra portions of the main ingredients to make up the difference.

But this Shen kid had just arrived on the Alchemy Peak. Three days ago he'd been asking what a kalpa pill even was, and today he had lit up the Alchemy Peak with a radiance like that.

If the martial uncles of the other peaks found out, even Eldest Martial Uncle probably wouldn't turn down one more alchemy genius for Shenxu Mountain.

They might, for instance, let him and this Shen kid each study on their own, watch how they progressed, and decide at the end.

That would give Ye Lan and her people plenty of time—and the woman was still the peak master in name!

Somehow, Liu Ruifeng, who had been so sure of victory yesterday, stared at the alchemy workshop now and suddenly wasn't sure of anything.

Judging by this one Azure Dragon Blood-Jade Pill, if this kid had the same resources he did, the consequences didn't bear thinking about.

“……” Liu Ruifeng suddenly noticed Ye Lan looking his way. The corners of his mouth twitched twice and he quickly arranged his face, but though he did his best to squeeze out a smile, his eyes couldn't hide his resentment.

He clenched his fists and smiled through his teeth. “Senior Sister has always had good luck. It really makes your junior brother envious.”

Someone who couldn't refine pills got to stay on the Alchemy Peak and do nothing, and when her fellow disciples and master all died, she stepped straight into the peak master's seat.

The Sixth Peak had spent so many long years finally getting real control of the Alchemy Peak, and this woman went for a casual stroll out in the world and brought back an alchemist who posed a serious threat…