Please, Expel Me! I Need to Activate My Villain System! - Chapter 24:

Chapter 24: Detected—Host Urgently Needs to Act Cool!

Qin Fan sneered coldly in his heart. That pill formula had clearly been cunningly stolen from him by Ye Chen.

Over the years, his predecessor had practically courted death with his antics and had at least ten ancient pill formulas snatched away by Ye Chen.

But…

A flicker of slyness passed through Qin Fan’s eyes. His predecessor may have been an idiot, but he had at least left behind a backup plan.

All the pill formulas that were stolen—though they looked complete—were actually missing one of the most basic herbs. Meaning, no pill could be refined from them at all! Based on his experience, they would definitely cause a furnace explosion!

“I advise Senior Sister Bai not to refine that pill. You’ll just end up covered in soot,” Qin Fan suddenly said.

His voice wasn’t loud, but it made the entire square fall silent.

“You ungrateful brat, shut your mouth!” Immortal Yuquan scolded with a frown.

Ye Chen’s gaze turned cold. “Junior Brother Qin, stop speaking nonsense.”

Only then did Bai Zhiruo seriously study Qin Fan. Since last night, she’d already noticed how this once-timid Junior Brother seemed like a completely different person.

He wasn’t just daring enough to contradict Master, but even questioned Senior Brother Ye Chen directly?

He even took the blame for crimes with such eagerness, like he wanted to be hated!

He was like a hedgehog now—pricking anyone who got near, no mercy at all!

“Third Senior Sister is a 2nd-grade Pill Master! Not like some trash who can’t even control his pill flame,” someone scoffed.

“Exactly!”

“I heard someone blew up a furnace yesterday and singed Elder Ge’s beard clean off! Hahaha!”

The disciples burst into laughter.

Qin Fan and Ye Chen were both disciples of Jade Spring Peak, yet the difference between them was massive.

One was a peerless genius admired by all. The other?

A total waste stuck at the Qi Refining Realm, narrow-minded and full of jealousy.

The contrast couldn’t be starker.

[Ding! Bai Zhiruo Favorability +20]

The moment the system prompt chimed, Ye Chen grew excited and quickly said, “Sister Bai, that’s just how Junior Brother Qin is. You don’t need to lower yourself to his level!”

“What a load of ‘no need to bother’…” Qin Fan clenched his teeth, fists cracking.

“Ye Chen, you damn hypocrite, you steal my formula and still act all high and mighty?!”

His mind flashed with memories of those exploding furnaces.

The more he thought about it, the more furious he became.

The formula was his!

He was the one with the original!

Now Ye Chen was pretending to be the owner?!

Damn it!

[Ding! Host detected extreme humiliation. Urgently requires chance to act cool and slap the Child of Destiny!]
[System glitch detected. Spend 1,000 Luck Points to redeem a 3rd-grade Pill Master (Trial Card)?]

…

Hearing the system prompt, Qin Fan was stunned, then grinned widely.

“System bro, you really do get me! Redeem it!”

[This system simply can’t bear watching its host be such a loser…]

Qin Fan: “…”

Fine! As long as I get to slap him, I don’t care if I’m called trash!

…

As soon as morning cultivation ended, Qin Fan rushed straight to the Sect’s alchemy hall.

He slammed the Sect Master Token on the table. “Seniors, lend me a furnace.”

The disciples in the hall stared at each other in confusion but didn’t dare stop him.

Everyone knew Qin Fan had blown up almost every furnace on Jade Spring Peak. And now, he was here to blow up more?

“Junior Nephew Qin…” The Sect’s chief alchemist, Elder Luo, twitched at the corner of his mouth. “Why don’t… I do the refining for you?”

“No need, Elder Luo,” Qin Fan said with a grin, then activated the [3rd-grade Pill Master Trial Card]!

The Recording Stone was also turned on to document the entire process.

The trial card lasted for three days—enough for five furnaces.

Ye Chen loved flaunting ancient pill formulas?

Bai Zhiruo trusted him blindly?

Fine! Today he’d show them what a genuine pill formula looked like!

“Earth flame, rise!” With a sweep of his sleeve, the furnace roared to life.

Frying herbs, purification, fusion…

His movements flowed like water, not a single sign of the fumbling idiot he was before.

Elder Luo’s eyes widened. “This technique… is at least that of a 4th-grade Pill Master?!”

First furnace—Grand Void Soul Condensation Pill! Complete!

The moment the pill markings appeared, a rich medicinal fragrance filled the hall.

“Impossible!” Elder Luo blurted in shock. “These markings… they’re more refined than even my own!”

Second furnace—Nine-Revolution Profound Soul Pill! Complete!

Elder Luo’s expression turned grave. “This pill… is extraordinary…”

Third furnace—another perfect batch!

The watching disciples were losing it.

“Senior Brother Qin’s pills are better looking than Elder Luo’s!”

Fourth furnace… Fifth furnace…

When five batches of pills sat neatly in porcelain trays, the alchemy hall was dead silent.

He had completed all five in just two days.

100% success rate!

Qin Fan calmly wiped his hands and collected the five bottles of pills one by one. He also retrieved the Recording Stone with a playful smirk.

“Not bad at all.”

From the shadows, Elder Luo was so shocked his jaw almost dropped.

“This boy… he’s a once-in-a-generation genius in pill refinement!”

With a flash, he appeared in front of Qin Fan.

“Junior Nephew Qin! I’m willing to buy all your pills at double market price!”

“Not selling.”

“Then… would you be willing to become my personal disciple?” Elder Luo said anxiously. “You may request any resources or pill formulas!”

The room erupted instantly.

Elder Luo was a 4th-grade Pill Master—countless geniuses begged to get close to him!

But Qin Fan didn’t even look back. He just waved his hand, “Not interested.”

Crack!

The disciples were so shocked, many dropped their porcelain bottles.

Elder Luo stood frozen in disbelief.

He… was rejected?

…

The next day, on the morning training square.

Bai Zhiruo’s face was pale, her aura unstable. Two days of sleepless alchemy practice had pushed her to the brink of collapse. Her Pill Heart had nearly shattered.

“How… could this be?”

She bit her lip, her fingertips trembling. “Master, I followed the formula exactly. Why can’t I succeed once?”

Ye Chen stood beside her, frowning. He was confused too.

“Sister Bai, maybe it’s your flame control?”

“No!” Bai Zhiruo suddenly looked up, a flash of stubbornness in her eyes. “I’ve refined this nine times—all failed! There’s something wrong with the formula!”

The nearby disciples murmured—

“Even Senior Sister Bai can’t refine it… Could it be that Senior Brother’s formula…”

“Shh! Don’t say that!”

Immortal Yuquan stayed silent.

Ye Chen’s expression darkened, about to speak—

Then a lazy voice rang out.

“Third Senior Sister, I know what’s wrong.”

Everyone turned to look.

Qin Fan was leaning against a stone pillar, a playful smile at his lips.

“The formula isn’t flawed. It’s just…”

He slowly stepped forward, “What you received… was an incomplete version.”

Silence fell.

Ye Chen’s eyes turned cold. “Junior Brother Qin, don’t spout nonsense!”

“Incomplete version?” Bai Zhiruo was stunned.

Qin Fan shrugged. “Yep. The formula Senior Brother gave you is missing a crucial herb.”

“Rubbish!” Ye Chen snapped. “This is an ancient formula! You dare defame it?!”

The other disciples joined in.

“Qin Fan, you blew up more than ten furnaces. What do you know about alchemy?”

“Yeah! Don’t embarrass yourself here!”

Qin Fan didn’t flinch. He pulled out a jade bottle and gently tipped it.

Plop!

A Grand Void Soul Condensation Pill, glowing with radiant light and covered in pill markings, rolled into his palm!

The area went completely silent.

Bai Zhiruo’s pupils shrank sharply. “This… these markings… this is a completed Grand Void Soul Condensation Pill. The purity is perfect.”

Qin Fan looked at Ye Chen, smiling. “Senior Brother, the formula you gave Third Senior Sister was missing a key herb. Now, was that intentional… or just an accident?”

Ye Chen’s face turned ashen in an instant.