Elder Ye suddenly realized he had lost his composure, and quickly put on a friendly expression.
"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand," he said. "It's just that refining a pill of supreme quality is exceedingly rare. As the chief judge, I couldn't help but ask. If Fellow Daoist prefers not to answer, then we'll leave it at that."
Then, he shouted loudly to the surroundings: "I announce that the first place in the preliminary round of this competition is Zhou Chuan! He has produced ten Xiaohuan Pills—four of ninety-percent purity, and six of supreme quality."
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