Upon hearing about food, Zhao Ruyan's eyes lit up immediately.

"Then let's hurry up."

"Zhao Ruyan said, and hurriedly walked towards the door.

Just as Ye Feng and Zhao Ruyan came out of the room, they saw a middle-aged man walking towards them.

Ye Feng vaguely remembered the man with a small mustache, but didn't know his name.

This person was also an alchemist, and he was located to the left of Ye Feng, who was next to him in the central square.

"You're Feng Ye?"

The alchemist stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile.

"Yes, you are..."

"My name is Zhao Hai," Zhao Hai said with a smile.

"What brings you here?" Ye Feng asked.

It was obvious that Zhao Hai was looking for Ye Feng; otherwise, he wouldn't have strode over here as soon as he saw Ye Feng.

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Zhao Hai chuckled and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to exchange ideas with you, Brother Feng, about alchemy."

"I have something to do, let's talk again when I have time."

After saying this, Ye Feng prepared to leave.

But Zhao Hai caught up with him and whispered, "Brother Feng, do you know that someone asked me to deal with you?"

"Trying to deal with me?" Ye Feng frowned.

Zhao Hai did not use his divine sense to transmit his voice when he spoke, so Zhao Ruyan, who was following behind Ye Feng, also heard it.

Zhao Ruyan immediately turned pale and showed a worried expression.

Zhao Hai continued, "That's right. That person asked me to deliberately fail at the alchemy competition today to create chaos for you, so that you might also fail because of my influence. Moreover, that person said that I am not the only one who accepted his offer of employment."

"Who is that person?" Zhao Ruyan couldn't help but ask.

Ye Feng immediately glared at Zhao Ruyan.

Zhao Ruyan then realized she had talked too much and quickly shut her mouth and said nothing.

Zhao Hai chuckled and said, "Brother Feng, don't you want to know who asked me to deliberately trip you up?"

“I already know who it is without you telling me,” Ye Feng said.

"Aren't you afraid? Alchemists are most vulnerable when refining pills. Even the slightest influence could cause them to fail. Aren't you afraid that if I create chaos for you, you'll fail at refining pills?" Zhao Hai asked again.

Night Wind said, "So what exactly do you want?"

Zhao Hai then finally revealed his true purpose: "Since that person can hire me, then Brother Feng, you can hire me too. As long as you give me more benefits, I will definitely not cause you any trouble. So why don't you consider it? What do you think?"

The night wind chuckled.

Other alchemists feared being disturbed, but Ye Feng was not.

Because Ye Feng's strength is undeniable.

Moreover, the one who actually refined the elixir was not Ye Feng himself, but Hong Lun Hai in the Star Furnace!

Even if someone creates chaos to disrupt Ye Feng, or even if someone attacks or ambushes Ye Feng, it won't have any effect on him!

"Zhao Hai, you're really shrewd, aren't you? You actually thought of coming to me to ask for something in return," Ye Feng said.

Zhao Hai laughed and said, "People die for wealth, birds die for food; this is an age-old truth."

"In that case, you should give up being an alchemist and go into business. Being a businessman is more suitable for you."

After saying that, Ye Feng strode away without looking back.

Zhao Ruyan hurriedly followed, but she couldn't help but look back. She glanced at Zhao Hai several times before finally turning her head away.

"Feng Ye, are you really not going to reconsider?" Zhao Hai shouted.

"No need to consider it."

Ye Feng went down the stairs without looking back, and went downstairs with Zhao Ruyan.

Upon arriving at the dining hall, Ye Feng and Zhao Ruyan ate and chatted.

Zhao Ruyan said in a low voice, "Master Feng, you said you already know who bribed Zhao Hai, is that true?"

“Of course,” Night Wind said.

"So, who is the person who wants to get back at you?" Zhao Ruyan asked again.

"It's better if you don't know. Knowing this won't do you any good; it might even bring you trouble," Ye Feng said seriously.

Zhao Ruyan knew that Ye Feng wouldn't lie to her, since deceiving her wouldn't benefit him.

But Zhao Ruyan wasn't stupid either.

She pondered for a while and then thought of someone who had a grudge against Ye Feng.

Li Huilong, disciple of the Sect Master of the Sun Sect!

"Could it be Li..."

Zhao Ruyan stopped there.

Seeing that Zhao Ruyan had already guessed, Ye Feng nodded slightly.

Zhao Ruyan was filled with righteous indignation: "It's outrageous! How could he use such despicable means!"

"He'll pay the price sooner or later," Ye Feng said nonchalantly.

Zhao Ruyan was even more worried and asked, "Master Feng, what are your plans next? What if Zhao Hai really causes trouble for you..."

"Don't worry, I'm confident," Ye Feng said with a smile.

Zhao Ruyan really couldn't understand where Ye Feng's confidence came from, but since Ye Feng had said so, she could only nod.

After breakfast, Ye Feng and Zhao Ruyan went to the central square together.

Most of the alchemists had come to the square.

The three elders of the Sun Sect, Li Tianfeng, Chen Gaohe, and Zhao Rusong, were already seated on the high platform, where Chen Xinghe and Li Huilong were also present.

"Today's topic is an eighth-grade spiritual pill, the Spirit-Returning and Life-Reversing Pill!"

As soon as Li Tianfeng finished speaking, the dozens of alchemists in the square immediately began to whisper among themselves.

The topic of the first round is the sixth-grade elixir, the Soul-Cleansing Pill.

The topic of the second round is the Seventh Grade Elixir, the Wind-Moving Cloud Pill.

Therefore, today's topic is an eighth-grade spiritual pill, which has already been guessed by many alchemists.

But no one expected that the question would be about the Soul-Returning Pill!

As a pill that increases lifespan, the Falling Spirit Rejuvenation Pill is one of the most difficult to obtain among the eighth-grade spiritual pills, requiring a high level of control over true qi.

Therefore, not every eighth-grade alchemist can refine the Spirit-Returning Pill!

At this moment, when Li Tianfeng announced this topic, many of the alchemists present showed expressions of dejection, as if their parents had died.

"What should we do?"

"The Spirit-Returning Pill isn't so easy to refine!"

"It's all over, it's all over..."

Ye Feng sat there with his eyes closed and his expressionless face, revealing no trace of his inner turmoil.

On the high platform, seeing Ye Feng's calm and composed demeanor, Chen Xinghe smiled, while Li Huilong secretly harbored resentment.

"I won't go into the rules again. The time limit remains two hours. Now, let's begin delivering the medicine!"

As soon as Li Tianfeng finished speaking, many disciples brought over medicinal herbs.

Ye Feng inspected the medicinal herbs that were brought to him, and after confirming that there were no problems, he waited for Li Tianfeng to announce the start.

Suddenly, Ye Feng realized that he was being watched from all sides.

He looked around and immediately noticed that the alchemists in all four directions had strange expressions on their faces.