Fane had the confidence, so it was natural that he did not want to remain with Heavenly Pills. "I know you're sincere in your words, but I've already set a goal for myself long ago. I won't sway in my vision so easily."I have to go to the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance. There might be a lot of geniuses that'll try to suppress me, but I believe that the added pressure will only give me more motivation and spur me forward."Fane's determined words had taken the vice-treasurer aback, baffling the man. He did not want to see Fane leave. The ability and talent that Fane had shown earlier made it evident to him that Fane was a prodigy that must not be released.If Fane stayed with Heavenly Pills, Fane would no doubt bring them tremendous benefits. Then, his own stock would rise greatly, and he might even become an elder in the clan.Fane immediately understood after he glanced at the vice-treasurer that the man would not give up easily. After taking a deep breath, Fane continued, "H
Gilbert practically shrieked when he proclaimed his success, and it was obvious how excited he was, so much so that he was almost tongue-tied, too.The vice-treasurer, however, frowned, his expression rather stiff.Gilbert looked at the vice-treasurer with an uncanny expression, wondering why the vice-treasurer gave him such a peculiar stare. It was as if his results were not even worth the vice-treasurer's gaze.The whole situation weirded Gilbert out. His performance had been incredibly exceptional, so why was he receiving the strange look? He had just learned the Way of the Pill not too long ago and achieved quite the feat. Someone like him would only appear once every five or six years in Heavenly Pills!Why, then, was the vice-treasurer not happy at all looking at him? Gilbert's lips twitched as he immediately shot a look at his good friend, Damien.Gilbert then noticed that Damien was looking at him just as oddly. He could even see a hint of regret and pity in Damien's eyes.
The vice-treasurer's lips twitched. There were things he did not want to bother to say, but he was forced to.The vice-treasurer pointed at where Fane had been before."Fane had already completed the condensing of three hundred pill runes a while ago, and the quality of the runes he condensed was far better than what the two of you formed."The runes he formed will surely merge with the pill and have a refinement of over fifty percent."Only after he said that did Gilbert and Andrew snap out of their stupor. Fane had already completed the task a while ago, and the quality of his pill runes was higher than theirs.After hearing that explanation, Andrew and Gilbert lost their composure."Vice-treasurer, are you taking me for a fool?" scoffed Gilbert. "Can this brat really condense pill runes? How long has he been in Heavenly Pills?"He's never even seen the Vermillion Fire Pill, so how could he have condensed pill runes?! Did he trick you somehow?"The vice-treasurer raised an ey
Gilbert had already lost his bearings at that point. Only then did he realize why everyone looked at him so strangely.The stares he received, and the students' expression, had been of sympathy.Gilbert had formed 300 pill runes, and obviously so. He remembered how excited he had been after he completed the vice-treasurer's task. All that excitement was only met with disappointment like a bucket of cold water thrown over him.Gilbert trembled slightly. "I refuse to believe it! I didn't even see it! It's all fake—everything is fake! How could Fane form three hundred pill runes? He's never even looked at the Way of the Pill. This is all an illusion, and you're all lying to me!" roared Gilbert.His hands flailed around him as he clawed at his surroundings while he shouted. It was like he truly believed it was an illusion, and he was trying to struggle out of it.He refused to believe it was all real nor was he willing to. He had clearly proven with his skill that he was the one most
Gilbert and Andrew had no chance of outdoing Fane, which aggravated Andrew into utter defiance.He took a deep breath as he turned around. He looked right at Fane's eyes, his gaze piercing right at the man.Fane raised an eyebrow as he coldly looked at Andrew and Gilbert.Gilbert pointed at him and said through gritted teeth, "Form them again! Otherwise, I won't believe you!"It was obvious how heavy and complicated Gilbert's feelings were at that moment, but Fane merely laughed as he then stared at Gilbert condescendingly, coldly."Who do you think you are? Must I do it just because you asked me to?"Why do I care if you believe it or not? The vice-treasurer saw what I did. Why do I care what the two of you saw?!"Those words slammed Gilbert like meteors from the sky, and Gilbert's expression became darker by the minute. He felt like he would never defeat Fane when it came to a duel of words.Fane—even down to his response—was right."I don't care! If you don't prove yourself
They were still in Heavenly Pills, after all. Even if Fane was irked, he could not kill Gilbert and Andrew. Thus, he should leave the place as soon as possible. It would save him a lot of trouble.Once he made a name for himself and had nothing else to do, he would find these two once more, proving to them then that he was never a character to be thought of lightly.As if he could see why Fane wanted to leave quickly, the vice-treasurer hurriedly nodded. "We can leave in four hours. This has always been an urgent matter, anyway."Hearing the vice-treasurer's words, Fane offered an honest smile. It was best if he left as soon as he could; he did not want to stay for another second. Fane wanted to tell the vice-treasurer that he did not need to tidy up anything and could leave immediately.The pill aura room's door was suddenly knocked, and the vice-treasurer frowned. "Enter!"It was the ninth student who entered. When Fane saw his face, he raised an eyebrow. He could still clearly
The vice-treasurer had his eyes on the people up ahead when he made his remark. From the way everyone dressed, there were different clusters of similarly dressed people.It meant that various groups, clans, or merchant groups like Heavenly Pills were looking to be students in the alliance.After all, the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance was a massive group; it was the holy land for all alchemists.Becoming a member of the alliance meant that a person's status would skyrocket, and they would not even need a nomination to be tested. They would be able to buy cheaper materials from the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance, too.Basically, there were tremendous benefits to entering the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance, which was why so many people were gathered for it.Of course, the more benefits there were, the tougher the competition. There were too many geniuses there, and it was difficult to earn any favor. The entrance examination was far too difficult as well, and regular fol
The vice-treasurer raised an eyebrow as he sighed in exasperation. "Don't be too overconfident. I know you're confident in your talents, but know that some of them here are incredibly gifted people."Your overconfidence will result in you being unsatisfied, and you'll be locked behind a bunch of doors. When that happens…you'll fall."The vice-treasurer's words were vague, but all three of them understood. The vice-treasurer knew the tricks and schemes that Gilbert had pulled before, and he wanted to remind Gilbert of that.If he truly became a student of the Middle Province Alchemist Alliance, Gilbert would have to throw away those petty thoughts of his. Otherwise, these thoughts could pull him down and incur great losses for him.The vice-treasurer's words came from a position of kindness, but Gilbert saw it in an entirely different angle. To Gilbert, he felt like the vice-treasurer had belittled him after witnessing Fane's talent and skills. He felt like the vice-treasurer was lo
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.