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nZhou Yun walked out of the alchemy room with an indifferent expression.

nQiao’er was about to speak when Qin Xiu interrupted her.

n“Old classmate, how’s your pill refining going? Did you succeed?” Qin Xiu asked excitedly.

nRight now, he truly was excited.

nIt wasn’t because he wanted to see Zhou Yun succeed in his alchemy.

nInstead, he was excited to see Zhou Yun embarrass himself in front of Qiao’er and the others.

nHis heart was filled with contempt for Zhou Yun.

nIn such a short period of time, how could a poor man like Zhou Yun, who had nothing, succeed?

nEveryone’s attention was also drawn towards Zhou Yun as they all looked over.

nDue to Qin Xiu’s flattery just now, everyone was guessing whether Zhou Yun had succeeded in refining the pills.

nUpon hearing Qin Xiu’s question, Zhou Yun immediately understood what had transpired.

n“Of course it was a success!” Zhou Yun said with an indifferent expression.

nUpon hearing Zhou Yun’s words, Qin Xiu didn’t even think about it and directly replied, “It doesn’t matter if you fail. Next time…Hmm?”

nHowever, before he could finish, he suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

nHis eyes were wide open as he asked in disbelief, “You succeeded?”

nHis eyes widened even further in shock.

nHow was that possible?

nQin Xiu’s exclamation immediately caused an uproar.

nEveryone present was stunned. Their eyes were wide open and filled with disbelief.

nJi Ha, who was in the crowd, also had a mocking smile on his face when he first saw Zhou Yun emerging from the room.

nHe thought to himself, how could a poor man like Zhou Yun succeed?

nAlchemy was not like cultivation. Pills were not so easily refined!

nHowever, his smile only lasted for a moment before it froze too.

nHe was stunned after hearing Qin Xiu’s exclamation.

nJi Ha’s eyes were wide open. His face was twisted. He was petrified.

nThat was impossible!

nHow was that possible?

nIt was absolutely impossible!

nZhou Yun must have been joking!

nSu Wanyi and Qiao’er’s eyes quivered with emotion as they looked at Zhou Yun in amazement.

nSu Wanyi was even more astonished.

nFrom the very beginning, she did not have much hope for Zhou Yun’s alchemy.

nAfter all, he did not know anything in the beginning and did not have any herbs to practice with.

nNo one would believe that he could succeed in one try under such circumstances.

nEven a genius alchemist would have to go through several practice runs and receive the guidance of a great teacher before they could occasionally succeed.

nThat alone was prideworthy!

nIt was rare to see someone like Zhou Yun who could successfully refine some pills on his first try.

nNo, it should be said that this had never happened before!

nSu Wanyi regained her composure and stared at Zhou Yun with a look of curiosity.

nQiao’er’s mouth was slightly agape as she looked at Zhou Yun in disbelief.

n“Brother Zhou Yun, did you really succeed?” Qiao’er suppressed her bewilderment and quickly asked. She suspected that she had misheard him!

nAlthough she knew that with Zhou Yun’s talent, he would succeed in alchemy sooner or later, she did not expect him to succeed on his first try.

nFurthermore, from Zhou Yun’s calm expression, it was as if refining pills was a very simple matter for him.

nIt didn’t take him much effort.

nThe crowd snapped back to their senses and pricked up their ears. They all suspected that they had misheard the former.

n“Of course I succeeded. How could I have failed?” Zhou Yun laughed and joked.

nAs soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding people immediately gasped.

nTheir ears had not played tricks on them!

nZhou Yun indeed claimed that he had succeeded in refining some pills!

nAfter hearing his answer, Qiao’er beamed from ear to ear.

n“Wow, Brother Zhou Yun, you’re amazing!”

nQiao’er quickly stepped forward, wanting to see the pills that he had successfully refined.

nSu Wanyi also regained her senses and looked at Zhou Yun.

nShe also wanted to see what kind of pills Zhou Yun had refined.

nQiao’er came to his side and flipped his hands open, but she couldn’t find the pills.

n“Brother Zhou Yun, where are the pills you refined?”

nWhen Qin Xiu saw how close Qiao’er and Zhou Yun were, the jealousy in his heart was stirred up again.

nAll these years, he had never even held Qiao’er’s hand.

nYet now, Qiao’er had taken the initiative to hold Zhou Yun’s hand!

nHow could Zhou Yun, this pauper, be so intimate with his little junior sister?

n“Zhou Yun, you’re not lying to us because you failed to refine the pills, are you?”

nThe anger in Qin Xiu’s heart had long overwhelmed his rationality. He no longer put on an act like before, but directly ridiculed him.

nEveryone came to that realization when they heard Qin Xiu’s ridicule.

nThat’s right, Zhou Yun didn’t know anything, so how could he have succeeded in refining the pills in one try?

nHe must be lying to them.

nHe must have wanted to show off his abilities in front of everyone.

nWhispers erupted among the crowd. It was obvious that they did not trust Zhou Yun.

nZhou Yun did not care about the discussions around him. He smiled and reached out to stroke Qiao’er’s head.

n“They are in my sleeve. I’ll take them out!”

n“Aiya! My hair is all messed up by you!” Qiao’er’s face reddened as she complained to him. Her coquettish appearance made others envious of their interaction.

n“Zhou Yun! Don’t tell me you’re trying to pass off the pills distributed by the sect as the ones that you refined!” said Qin Xiu as he gritted his teeth and looked at the two of them flirting.

nQin Xiu’s words caused everyone present to distrust Zhou Yun.

nMore and more people started to gather.

nThey all wanted to see Zhou Yun make a fool of himself.

nQin Xiu looked at Zhou Yun, who seemed to be in a difficult position, and the ferocity on his face became more intense.

nHe wondered how Zhou Yun would escape this predicament.

nToday, the latter was destined to be infamous in the entire Spirit Valley!

nZhou Yun did not care about their attitude at all.

nHe stretched out his hand and took out a cloth bag from his sleeve.

nThen, he slowly opened it.

n“Are there pills of this quality in the sect?”

nZhou Yun opened the cloth bag, and several round pills were revealed.

nAs soon as he took them out, they immediately shone with a bright light.

nEveryone was attracted by this phenomenon and quickly looked at what was in Zhou Yun’s hand.

n“These are perfect-grade pills!” Su Wanyi immediately exclaimed as soon as she saw the pills.

nShe covered her mouth and looked at Zhou Yun in astonishment!

nShe couldn’t help but let out such an exclamation since she had seen something completely unbelievable.

nZhou Yun had actually managed to concoct perfect-grade pills.

nFurthermore, this was his first time dabbling in alchemy!

nMany people were stupefied when they heard her exclamation.

nEveryone was completely petrified on the spot. It was dead quiet.

nEveryone stared at Zhou Yun in a daze while they were flabbergasted.

nThere was a dead silence!

nThe sneer on Qin Xiu’s face was frozen.

nAfter a long time, his expression suddenly changed.

nHis eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at Zhou Yun in horror.

nHis mind was blank.

nHe didn’t know what to say anymore.

nZhou Yun had managed to refine perfect-grade pills on his first try!

nThis could no longer be described as incredible.

nThis was simply appalling!

nThe surroundings were deathly silent as everyone stared at Zhou Yun, aghast.

nEveryone was astounded, or rather, taken aback.

nThey were completely petrified!

nAll of them looked at Zhou Yun in shock!

nThe scene was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop!

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