Outside Qingdan Valley, atop Xiao Nanshan.
Luo Chen sat in the pavilion of the Ink Lotus Garden, engrossed in a book he held in his hands.
Opposite him, Shi Lan rested her chin on her hands, her eyes brimming with curiosity.
Finally, she couldn't contain herself any longer.
"Brother Luo, I didn't expect your Pill Refinement Technique to be so formidable," she said.
"How exactly did you come to possess such skill in Pill Refinement?"
Luo Chen smiled but didn't speak.
As if opening a floodgate,
Shi Lan began to chatter nonstop, "You have no idea, during the second round of the competition, the True Disciples from Ailao Mountain and the Hundred Flowers Palace totally looked down on you."
"But after the third round ended, all of them were dumbfounded."
"And there were a few who secretly bet Spirit Stones, all putting their money on Dan Yangzi, but Dan Yangzi only ranked fourth in the second round overall. They lost a fortune."
Luo Chen looked up and asked casually,
