A bet?
Upon hearing these two words, Elder Monkey felt a surge of anger in his heart. Without hesitation, he said, “I will not bet.”
“Why, are you scared?” Elder Sheep mocked with a laugh. “Who would have thought that the most powerful alchemist of the demon race would actually be a coward…”
“Shut your mouth! I am no coward!” Elder Monkey asked, “What do you want to bet on?”
Elder Sheep said, “I bet that out of ten pill refinements, Brother Ye can succeed three times.”
Elder Monkey narrowed his eyes. “I did not expect you to have such confidence in Ye Changsheng.”
Elder Sheep laughed and said, “Of course. I have more confidence in Brother Ye than in you.”
“Fine, a bet it is. I simply do not believe he can succeed three times out of ten.” Elder Monkey snorted coldly and asked, “What happens if you lose?”
“If I lose, I will help you with matchmaking.” Elder Sheep said, “If I win, you give me one Heaven-level spiritual pill.”
“Good.” Elder Monkey agreed immediately and said, “This time, I am certain to win…”
Before he could finish, a rich pill fragrance wafted over.
Elder Monkey hurriedly looked towards Ye Qiu and saw him withdraw the strange fire.
Seven Life Extension Pills, Earth-level ultimate-grade.
“So fast?” Elder Monkey was startled. This time, Ye Qiu’s pill refinement had taken less than ten minutes.
“Brother Ye only needs to succeed two more times, and I win.” Elder Sheep laughed.
Elder Monkey said nothing, his eyes fixed on Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu collected the pills, then immediately threw dozens of spiritual medicines into the Demon Emperor Bell, urging the Emperor-level strange fire to continue refining.
The second time, seven Qi Gathering Pills.
Again, Earth-level ultimate-grade.
Taking less than eight minutes.
Ye Qiu collected the pills without pausing for even a moment.
The third time, seven Qi Nourishing Pills.
Still Earth-level ultimate-grade.
Taking less than seven minutes.
“Damn it, not a single failure. Is this kid a monster?” Elder Monkey’s face was full of shock.
“Old Monkey, hand it over!” Elder Sheep stretched his hand out in front of Elder Monkey.
Elder Monkey said nothing, took out a Heaven-level spiritual pill, and tossed it to Elder Sheep.
Elder Sheep caught it and looked, then said with some disdain, “Heaven-level lower-grade Qi Gathering Pill. You really are stingy.”
Elder Monkey’s mouth twitched. “Do you want it or not? If not, give it back.”
Elder Sheep tucked the spiritual pill into his sleeve and said, “Old Monkey, how about we bet again?”
“I bet Brother Ye can succeed two more times.”
“If I lose, not only will I return the Qi Gathering Pill to you, but I will also help you with matchmaking with Chicken…”
“I agree.” Before Elder Sheep could finish, Elder Monkey accepted.
Elder Sheep was somewhat surprised. “You agreed so readily?”
Elder Monkey said, “You are not an alchemist. You simply do not know how difficult pill refinement is.”
“Although Ye Changsheng has already succeeded three times, each time he urges the strange fire, it consumes a great deal of physical strength.”
“As long as Ye Changsheng’s physical condition cannot remain at its peak, his probability of failure will increase.”
“Old Sheep, this time I will not lose.”
Elder Sheep laughed and said, “Since you are so confident, let us wait and see. As I said, I have confidence in Brother Ye.”
The fourth time, Ye Qiu took only six minutes to refine seven Earth-level ultimate-grade Poison Suppression Pills.
Elder Monkey’s eyelid twitched. Ye Qiu’s pill refinement speed was getting faster and faster, without a single mistake, which gave him a bad premonition in his heart.
“Could he really succeed five times?”
“Impossible!”
“He will definitely fail!”
Elder Monkey comforted himself inwardly.
However, five minutes later, Ye Qiu succeeded in pill refinement once again.
Seven Earth-level ultimate-grade Mind Calming Pills!
“Old Monkey, you lost again.” Elder Sheep said with a brilliant smile.
“A bet is a bet.” Elder Monkey took out a spiritual pill and tossed it to Elder Sheep.
Elder Sheep muttered, “Again Heaven-level lower-grade! I say, Old Monkey, can you not be generous for once and give me a Heaven-level mid-grade or upper-grade spiritual pill?”
“Do you think Heaven-level spiritual pills grow on trees?” Elder Monkey said irritably. “Although I am a Heaven-level alchemist, with my current ability, I can only barely refine Heaven-level mid-grade spiritual pills, and even then, I must fail over a thousand times to succeed once.”
At this point, Elder Monkey’s eyes shifted as he said, “Old Sheep, shall we bet once more?”
“On what?” Elder Sheep asked.
Elder Monkey said, “Ye Changsheng has already succeeded five times, with five remaining.”
“If in the next five he succeeds all of them, then I lose.”
“I can give you that Mysterious Spirit Pill I have treasured.”
Elder Sheep’s eyes lit up. The Mysterious Spirit Pill treasured by Elder Monkey was Heaven-level upper-grade.
Elder Monkey continued, “In the next five, as long as Ye Changsheng fails once, then I win.”
“Not only must you return the two spiritual pills I gave you earlier, but you must also help me with matchmaking with her.”
Elder Monkey glanced at Elder Chicken and continued, “Besides these two conditions, you must also promise to do one thing for me.”
“As for what exactly, I have not thought of it yet, but rest assured, it will absolutely not violate demon race laws, and it will be within your capabilities.”
“Old Sheep, do you dare to bet with me?”
Elder Monkey looked at Elder Sheep with a smile, his words full of provocation.
“Why would I not dare!” Elder Sheep said boldly, “I will bet with you.”
Hearing this, Elder Monkey’s face bloomed with a brilliant smile, like a chrysanthemum in full bloom.
“Old Sheep, you acted impulsively.”
“I am certain that this round, you will lose for sure.”
“Having refined pills for many years, no one understands better than I that even the most powerful alchemist cannot achieve a one hundred percent success rate.”
“I cannot do it, and Ye Changsheng certainly cannot.”
“In the next five, if he can succeed even once more, his pill refinement talent can be called rare through the ages.”
“As for succeeding all five, that is absolutely impossible.”
Elder Monkey’s face was filled with strong confidence.
“Absolutely impossible? I do not believe it.” Elder Sheep said, “Just because you cannot do it does not mean Brother Ye cannot.”
Elder Monkey laughed and said, “Since you do not believe it, then let us await the result!”
Soon, Ye Qiu succeeded in his sixth pill refinement.
This time, he refined a full eight Earth-level ultimate-grade Qi Benefiting Pills.
Taking four minutes.
After several refinements, Ye Qiu’s control over the strange fire had become extremely proficient. Not only did he produce more pills, but the time taken was also shorter.
The seventh time, Ye Qiu again successfully refined eight Earth-level ultimate-grade True Condensing Pills.
Taking three minutes.
The eighth time, Ye Qiu succeeded again.
Nine Earth-level ultimate-grade Heavenly Fragrance Life Continuation Pills.
Taking three minutes.
The ninth time, without any suspense, Ye Qiu still did not fail, successfully refining nine Blue Nether Hundred Life Pills, still Earth-level ultimate-grade.
“Heavens, how can this kid be so abnormal?”
Elder Monkey was so nervous that sweat appeared in his palms. He felt some unease in his heart. “Could I really lose this round too?”
“No, I will not lose.”
“He will definitely fail on the last one!”
Two minutes later, Elder Monkey’s face was full of shock.
The tenth time, Ye Qiu not only successfully refined Bone Growing Flesh Pills, but also…
A full ten of them!
