"Now, I've already gotten the reward. You can take the gold plate and exchange it for three portions of sixth-grade pill materials."Raphael's hands trembled. He still had a mountain of questions he wanted to ask, but still accepted the gold plate. It took him a long time before he said, "Wait here, I'll go get it for you."After he said that, he turned around with the gold plate in hand. He was about to go exchange it, but the moment he took a step forward, Fane reached a hand out to stop him.He heard Fane's cold voice, "I hope you won't tell anyone about me. No matter how you put it, I can kill you with a blow."I don't want you to do anything else. All you need to do is keep your mouth shut. You should understand what I mean." Raphael's whole body stiffened. He had wanted to leak out the information, but Fane's words had completely killed off that possibility. He understood very well that Fane was not someone he could offend easily. If he really did leak that news out, Fane
"Furthermore, you know what sort of place the Middle Provine Alchemist Alliance is. Even if you have a bit of talent, your character isn't up to par. If you go, you'll probably embarrass Heavenly Pills!"Those words effectively triggered Gilbert. Earlier, Gilbert had just been a rooster baring its claws, but at those words, he had turned into a tiger, about to strike.He reached out and wanted to grab the other person's neck, but the other students quickly sprung into action, rushing forward to pull the two of them apart.The scene was complete chaos, and no one could tell who was who.Looking at the scene, Fane's lips twitched speechlessly. He turned around to look at Raphael, who had a frown on his face."Are they really going to start fighting…?"Fane raised a brow at Raphael after he heard that. It seemed like those two had long harbored vengeance against one another. At that moment, the two of them were already red in the eyes while the students around them were frantically
Raphael visibly jolted upon hearing Fane's abrupt whisper into his ear. After he took a deep breath, he turned around and said seriously, "That's true. I heard that it hasn't been very peaceful internally. Something seems to have happened. As for what, I have no clue."However, the major incident seems to have caused a lack of alchemists. Hence, the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance is trying to get a new batch of students as soon as possible to bolster their numbers."Hearing that explanation, Fane froze, suddenly very interested in the matter. Everything he had been doing was all to earn a recommendation to be able to take the test at the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance, after all.Heavenly Pills might have been an amazing place for regular students, but it was far too small for someone like Fane. With that in mind, Fane immediately decided. Even his expression changed.Raphael, who had been paying attention to Fane the whole time, was stunned when he noticed Fane's sudden ch
The vice-treasurer let out a cold laugh. "How embarrassing. You had such an ugly fight in front of all your fellow students. Do you think this looks good on you? Can't you just let your skills do the talking? What is the point of all these schemes?!"Those words seemed to have a clear target. After the treasurer finished speaking, he shot a sharp look at Gilbert. Gilbert could feel that burning gaze of his, and his throat tightened.Fane felt like laughing when he saw Gilbert's state. Before, Gilbert seemed utterly dauntless, and he acted like he was the strongest person in Heavenly Pills. However, when someone who was actually important appeared, he shrank into nothing.Gilbert truly was not worth mentioning.Fane had beaten Gilbert up before and was already kind enough to show mercy. Fane should have just shown Gilbert who he could not afford to offend back then.Gilbert must have felt a pair of eyes sharply staring at him for too long that he looked up, meeting Fane's condescen
"All of you here can take part. The first person to condense three hundred pill runes will be sent to the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance."All the students were stupefied at what the vice-treasurer had said, eyeing the man with dubious expressions. A short student took a deep breath before summoning up the most courage he had ever done in his life. "Vice-treasurer, we don't even know what the Way of the Pill looks like. How can we condense three hundred pill runes? Of the eleven students, only the eldest has seen the Way of the Vermillion Fire—"However, he was interrupted before he could finish."You truly are brainless. Do you think everything you see is real?"Those words stunned the short student. He stared forward with a look of confusion, looking at the vice-treasurer before he looked at the other students.Fane sighed helplessly, immediately understanding what the vice-treasurer meant. He suddenly remembered how he met Gilbert the first time he entered the pill aura roo
The student suddenly turned his head and looked at Gilbert stiffly. "Gilbert, is Andrew telling the truth? Those words you said earlier had never been for my sake! They were all so you'd get the good tasks to yourself!"Gilbert's face darkened at the accusations. He hurriedly turned away, trying to save the situation, but Andrew seized the initiative. "That's why I said that your talents might be decent enough to turn into a student at the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance, but you'd still be representing Heavenly Pills."You have such a scheming, shameless mind. If you pull anything in the Middle Province Alchemists Alliance, won't you embarrass Heavenly Pills entirely?!"At those last words, Andrew shot his gaze at the vice-treasurer. The vice treasurer was taken aback, and abruptly looked over at Gilbert.Gilbert was scared stiff. He thought for a moment before he shook his head vehemently. "Vice-treasurer, listen to me. You can't believe this guy and his words. I've never done
Fane's eyes widened. What surprised him was the fact that there was nothing in the pill aura room at all; it was just a completely empty room.Before, the darkness had always covered everything, but this time, the darkness dispersed and left nothing behind.Thankfully, the space was large enough. Even after the vice-treasurer asked all of them inside, it did not feel crowded at all. All of them stood in the pill aura room, and the dense smell of the pill aura assaulted their noses, encompassing them all.Fane raised an eyebrow curiously. He wondered why the place was covered in darkness if it was so empty. It felt like they were hiding something.At the start, Fane never felt anything about it because he did not understand enough to notice anything strange. After looking at it, Fane started to have doubts.Alas, he was unable to investigate anything even if he wanted to. All he could do was stand quietly by the side, making sure to not suppress all of his questions. He would solve
Had the vice-treasurer not been there, the other students would have burst into yells and cheers in support of the one they were rooting for.Fane speechlessly looked to the side. The vice-treasure took a deep breath before he said in a low voice, "Start!"With that cue, footsteps were suddenly heard next to him, and an unknown face had started walking toward the east.Each step he took had been very steady, but he was not like Gilbert from earlier, who walked with a sense of emptiness. He did not seem to care about the baffled looks he received.Gilbert's mouth hung wide open. "What are you doing here?"Fane raised an eyebrow and calmly answered, "What about you? What are you doing here?"He shot the words right back at Gilbert, angering Gilbert in the process. "I'm here to show this guy who's stronger and to obtain the right to enter the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance as a student!" snapped Gilbert.Gilbert's words were filled with a clear arrogance as if he was just born
There was a heavy rumbling as the door slowly opened. A boundless sense of energy seemed to come from it.A few of them looked inside. Other than the green light, they could see nothing. The light completely obscured their sight. If they wanted to look inside, they would have to step in themselves.On the way there, Fane had already talked to Lourain about it. Lourain wanted to see what the legendary Valley of Enlightenment was like. That was why Fane asked for two spots.The three of them exchanged looks with each other, and they did not hesitate to step forward together, entering the door.The power of distorting space suddenly pulled the three of them in. The space around them started to spin rapidly. They did not know how much time passed, but it felt like a whole century before the space slowed down in front of them. Then, the sense of weightlessness disappeared as their feet landed on solid ground.The three of them had not been sent to different locations and arrived at the
Zayne scoffed, "Alright then, how do you want to work together?"He wanted to see what Fane was trying to do.Fane did not waste any time, "Both of us have all three keys, and we can open the door. Ten people can enter the door anyway. I just need two of those spots.Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, "You sure know quite a bit."Fane even knew that only ten people would be allowed through. He seemed to have done his homework.Zayne took out his purple key from his storage ring. At that moment, all three keys were there. As long as all the keys were placed together, the gateway to the Valley of Enlightenment would open."If you only need two spots, then I don't mind working with you," Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, but he quickly added, "However, make sure you don't cause any trouble during the important moments."Fane smiled before he said, "I've always been someone who keeps to my word. I'm more worried that you'll cause me trouble instead. There are many geniuses in the V
The two of them knew what that meant. Their eyes met, and worry was evident in their eyes."Is it Fane again?" Zayne said with a frown. At that moment, the first name that popped up in his head was Fane.Only Fane would truly be a big problem for them. Seymour's expression turned sour. He suddenly felt like Fane seemed to be his Achilles heel. Fane could pop out at any time and put him in a difficult spot."That's right! It's me!" At that moment, a voice was heard from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw five figures appearing in the air.This time, Fane did not have a disguise on. He was facing everyone with his real face."It really is you!" Zayne's face completely soured at that moment. Even if they were meeting for the first time, he was already incredibly sensitive to Fane's name.Nothing good ever happened when Fane was mentioned and Fane had actually appeared in front of him."How dare you!" Seymour shouted angrily!He walked forward to sta
When Shin and the others saw that, they were speechless. That person who had looked down on them was completely bound and on the ground at that moment. He looked pathetic.Fane quickly walked toward Warren, reaching out to pull off the mask to reveal his face.Fane controlled his energy, reducing the destructive power in Warren's soul. After the pain diminished, Warren slowly woke up.He looked up and saw the one person he never wanted to see in his life. He lost his voice as he said, "Fane?! It's you!" He almost bit his tongue as he spoke.Fane smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It’s me.""No wonder, so it's you! Where's Presti then?" Warren looked up and said.Fane raised an eyebrow and shot an incredulous look at Warren. Warren immediately understood what happened, and his whole face turned pale, "He's dead!"Fane nodded. There was nothing much to hide. Warren gulped, suddenly feeling like his thoughts from earlier were an absolute joke at that moment. He had even been think
After seeing that, there was a surprised look on Warren's face. However, he quickly pushed back that surprise. Even if that man was skilled, he would just be an above-average warrior. Above-average warriors were like paper to him!"Brat, it looks like you have some skill. However, that means nothing in front of me. I'll show you right now what a warrior at the peak is!"Right after he said that, he circulated his true energy around his feet. Red energy started to frantically blow away the dust on the ground. He lunged into the air incredibly fast.Fane raised an eyebrow before he started to form seals with his hands. Countless seals danced around in the air, and a chain appeared.That chain looked like a black dragon as it danced in the air.Warren scoffed in disdain. It was just a petty trick from an above-average warrior in his eyes. That chain would shatter in just one blow.He did not even bother thinking about it as he raised the sword in his hand. A silver ray of light quic
He leaped forward and landed in front of those four. Fane had already noticed Warren a while ago, but Fane relaxed when he saw Warren was alone. If it was just one person, then there was nothing to worry about!"Presti really is a piece of trash. He couldn't even get you!" Warren said with a sneer.Shin clutched his chest and turned to look at Cavill next to him. Cavill nodded slightly and did not say anything. The two of them shut their mouths at the same time as they looked in Fane's direction.Warren immediately felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Fane and saw that Fane was still completely calm as if nothing had happened."Brat, it looks like you're no ordinary person!" Warren said with a sneer.Fane turned to look at him before saying calmly, "Are you here to kill us?"Warren laughed out loud, and his eyes were full of mockery, "What do you think I'm doing here? Do I look like I'm here to chat?"Fane laughed. He could not believe another one turned up so soon aft
When Warren heard that, he felt incredibly exasperated. He mumbled, "It's just Shin, how could there be any trouble? Even if he has some fellow disciples with him, Presti is more than enough. They're all trash anyway."Zayne frowned, and he unleashed an incredibly strong aura that forced Warren to take a step back, "Shut up! Do you think we can afford to be careless right now? We're at the cusp of accomplishing everything right now. We have to be extremely careful. What kind of attitude is this?"Warren immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything. Zayne coldly looked at Warren, and deeply felt like Warren was not someone who could accomplish much. If it was not for the fact that he was useful, Zayne would not even bother bringing Warren through the door with him.Seymour turned to look into the distance. Gray mist filled up the skies, and no one could see the end of the horizon.There was nothing in the skies, and Seymour suddenly started to feel some worry. He was not clo
In front of an ancient stone door, two men were standing there, while another was sitting down and resting.The men who were standing had very stiff expressions on their faces. The two of them looked at each other with animosity in their eyes. It was obvious they were not friendly with each other. The man who was sitting down had his eyes shut and completely ignored the other two."Seymour! You're just the same as Desmond. You can't even get something so simple done. Desmond lost his life. I think you're about to follow suit!" Warren sneered as he mocked.Seymour's expression was dark, and he shot right back, "Warren, stop with those disgusting words of yours! Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do. You're just trying to push me down and take all the credit for yourself!"Stop joking around! You aren't smart enough to steal my credit! Even though Desmond is already dead, he still did the best he could. He was just tricked by Fane. If it was you, you wouldn't even have
Fane frowned. After he reached out to grab Presti's neck, Presti's life ended with a crack.Shin's eyes widened as he looked at Fane with fear. His savior could very well kill him!Cavill started to panic as well. He looked at Fane with alarm. Even though he was thankful that Fane saved the two of them just now, he had no way to tell what Fane would do after this. Fane slowly walked in front of them, and he did not show much emotion on his face.Cavill said in a dry voice, "Fane, you…?"Fane shook his head, "Don't panic. I won't kill you. Let's work together. It's not like only one person will be able to enter after the door opens."Shin looked at Fane with an incredibly inquisitive look. He thought about it before he said, "I… I don't want to work together. I'll give you the key as thanks for saving me. That Valley of Enlightenment doesn't sound like a good place at all. If I enter, I don't even know if I'll be able to survive."As he spoke, Shin had a bitter look on his face.