Rural Romantic Life

Chapter 314 What's there to be afraid of?

When Sima Jun entered the hall, he glanced at Lu Yang, and now his gloomy eyes were fixed on him like nails.

In his eyes, Lu Yang was nothing more than a young man in his early twenties, or even a novice who hadn't even grown his hair yet.

However?

The woman he had long admired, Yunlan, actually said that the other party was a master alchemist she had found to help him refine the Breaking Sky Pill to break through his martial arts realm. How could he possibly believe that?

He apprenticed under an alchemist from a young age and possessed a natural talent for alchemy. By chance, he also received the inheritance of a true alchemy master. With decades of unremitting efforts, he truly devoted countless hours, tears, effort, and even wealth to achieve the status of a half-step alchemy master.

If this young man in front of me is really a master alchemist, then what does all his efforts and dedication over the past decades amount to?

Seeing Sima Jun's questioning and disrespect towards Lu Yang, Yun Lan could no longer contain her anger. She quickly stepped in front of Lu Yang and angrily warned Sima Jun, "Elder Sima, Master Lu is indeed the alchemist I invited to help me refine the Breaking Heaven Pill. Please speak to him politely, or don't blame me for not considering our fellow disciples!"

When Sima Jun saw that Yun Lan was so protective of Lu Yang, even willing to break ties with him for his sake, the inexplicable anger in his heart surged forth like real flames and magma.

He seemed to have lost his mind, completely disregarding Yun Lan's warning, and pointed his finger directly at Lu Yang's nose, tauntingly saying, "Kid, I don't care what despicable, shameless, and vile methods you used to deceive Xiao Lan, but now that I'm here, you can forget about continuing to deceive her!"

"Now let me truly tear off your hypocritical mask and see if you are really a master alchemist!"

"If you have the guts, then have a contest with me right now and see who is better at alchemy. If you can't even use ordinary alchemy techniques, then you should commit suicide in front of Xiao Lan and everyone else to atone for your sins!"

"Do you dare?"

Seeing that Sima Jun dared to be so disrespectful to Lu Yang, Yun Lan was extremely worried that Lu Yang would leave the Four Peaks and stop refining the Breaking Sky Pill for her, which would be a truly enormous loss for her.

However, just as she was preparing to teach Sima Jun a lesson and then expel him from the Four Peaks where she was located, Lu Yang, who was pointing his finger at her, suddenly spoke up with a very amused tone: "What's there to be afraid of!"

"But what if you lose?"

Sima Jun deliberately provoked Lu Yang, believing that the other party would not dare to compete with him, a true half-step alchemy master, and would definitely find some excuse to slink away.

To his surprise, the other party agreed immediately, which took him somewhat by surprise.

He couldn't help but sneer, "I am the only half-step alchemy master in the Myriad Swords Sect, how could I possibly lose to a mere brat like you?!"

Lu Yang scoffed, "Since you want to challenge me, you should naturally show the sincerity and fairness that comes with a challenge. Otherwise, who would want to gamble with you?"

Sima Jun didn't believe Lu Yang would actually dare to compete with him; he was just trying to appear strong and composed. He seemed to have seen through Lu Yang's tricks, and a mocking sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Since you want fairness and sincerity, then I'll grant your wish!"

"If I really lose to you, then I can also commit suicide in public to atone for my sins. Is that acceptable to you?"

That's all!

He looked at Lu Yang as if he were an idiot. In his mind, the other party thought he could scare him away with such childish tricks. He felt that the other party was simply too unrealistic and too naive.

He was determined to teach the other party a severe lesson, to let them know just how serious the tragic consequences would be for daring to deceive the woman he admired.

Seeing that Sima Jun agreed, Lu Yang suddenly shook his head disdainfully and said, "What would I do with your life? It's not worth much to me. How about this: if you lose, you'll hand over the storage bracelet on your wrist to me with both hands, how about that?"

Sima Jun felt humiliated, and his murderous intent and anger grew stronger. He couldn't wait to see the other party commit suicide in public to atone for his sins.

Without even thinking, he nodded and agreed, "Okay, I promise!"

"Let's start the competition now!"

"The method and rules of the competition are very simple. Regardless of the methods, techniques, or formulas used by either side, whoever can refine a pill that represents their highest level and quality wins. What do you say?"

Sima Jun set these rules not only to easily crush Lu Yang, but also to show off his profound alchemy skills to Yun Lan, whom he admired, and let her truly witness his perfect skills that were infinitely close to those of a true alchemy master.

This way, after he defeated Lu Yang and made the other party commit suicide in public to apologize, he could reassure the other party and agree to refine the Breaking Sky Pill for him.

If he could truly help the other party refine a mid-grade or higher Breaking Heaven Pill, and assist them in successfully breaking through to the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm, he believed that the other party would eventually throw themselves into his arms, and he would win the heart of the beauty.

This is truly a win-win situation, killing two birds with one stone!

Lu Yang didn't care what rules Sima Jun set; he didn't care at all. In any case, the final winner could only be him, not the other party.

He was very much looking forward to seeing how many tempting treasures were hidden in the storage bracelet on the other person's wrist.

As a half-step alchemy master in a major sect like the Myriad Swords Sect, he must possess a great deal of unexpected wealth.

This is why Lu Yang didn't want the other party's life, but instead wanted them to hand over the storage bracelet with both hands.

The male and female disciples of the four peaks present looked at Sima Jun strangely, as he dared to provoke Lu Yang, a master alchemist who was undoubtedly a master alchemist. They did not say anything to warn him, but instead, they all had a hint of schadenfreude and mockery on their lips.

Because Sima Jun frequently came to the Four Peaks to harass their beautiful master, like a persistent nuisance, they naturally felt somewhat resentful towards him.

Some of the male disciples, in particular, harbored resentment towards the other party.

They had just witnessed Lu Yang, a true alchemy master and a top-tier one, casually refine nine top-grade third-rank pills. It seemed that defeating Sima County would be a piece of cake for him.

They're just waiting to see a truly spectacular show!