Fane raised an eyebrow as he turned to look at Rudy, whispering, "You might think it's absurd, but it's completely reasonable since the rules have been written here. They have to be there for a reason, so you don't have to question them."Rudy clamped his mouth shut. Even though he was displeased about it, he had nothing else to say.When Fane saw that high-tier stalls were worth 500000 spirit crystals, Fane suddenly felt more spirited."What are you trying to do?" Mark frowned when Fane ignored his question.Instead, Fane turned to the white-robed man, pointed at the stone plate, and said, "If I get you a high-tier stall, can you give me five hundred thousand spirit crystals?"The moment he said that, the white-robed man's lips twitched, feeling like Fane was messed up in the head. Fane had just said that he would become a ninth-grade alchemist, and at this very second, Fane said that he would get a high-tier stall. Did he think that anyone could get a high-tier stall?That was
"That's because as long as you help someone cheat the system once, the condensing plate will remember it. When you try it again, the condensing plate's question will become more difficult."So, the two of them only managed to get two high-tier stalls each. After that, they couldn't continue because it became too hard. In the end, they only managed to earn a million each."After that was said, Fane frowned as various thoughts surfaced in his mind.He was impressed by Prosper City's various rules. It ensured that warriors could set up stalls and tested the alchemists as well. It even restricted alchemists from doing so and not stopping. It was different from what he had thought earlier. Fane had thought that being able to cheat the system like that was a huge flaw in Prosper City's design.At this moment, it seemed like he was the flawed one. He was the one who failed to see that it was not a flaw but a design choice instead.After thinking about it, he looked up at the blue sky.T
Right after these alchemists bragged about themselves, Fane's prowess humiliated them entirely.Even worse was that Fane had been right. Out of 20 among them who took the test, only two passed. The others might have been just a little bit off or a lot, but not one of them had a perfect score.Mark's prideful expression was wiped away in an instant.Rudy's words blatantly put them in an awkward spot, just as he planned on harassing Fane with his fellow disciples to expose Fane to the white-robed man.Not wanting Rudy to be satisfied with himself, Samuel snorted as he raised his voice, saying, "Fane merely made a blind guess, is all. The others don't know, but you do. The twenty alchemists who took part in the test were all stellar alchemists from the Unbreaking Pavilion, and they wouldn't lose to anyone."I saw that a few of them were just a sliver away from passing the test perfectly. Heh! Fane was just lucky to be right."Samuel raised his chin, sounding sure of himself when he
Gent felt like he was losing himself due to the anger raging within him.That jerk, Rudy called them dogs! No one could bear an insult like that.Mark and Samuel both stepped forward at that moment, but as compared to Gent, the two of them seemed much calmer. Mark said coldly, "Do you know what you're doing? You're declaring war against the Unbreaking Pavilion and the Compass Pavilion. Who do you think you are? Do you think that the combined might of two eighth-grade clans won't be able to do anything to you?"The white-robed man was completely stunned as his eyes widened. The man speechlessly looked at Rudy, lamenting that he must have been insane. Otherwise, Rudy would not have dared to say something so disrespectful.It was already at the point where things could never be mended. Did Rudy plan on declaring war on two eighth-grade clans? Was he from such an incredible background that he did not care about two eighth-grade clans?Unless Rudy was from a ninth-grade clan, even gods
The worst alchemists would be awarded a gray token meant for low-tier stalls. Even though low-tier stalls were still worth a sum of money, they were not worth as much as higher-tier ones.Those who did slightly better would be able to get bronze tokens meant for middle-tier stalls. Even higher up were golden tokens for high-tier stalls.From the start, only two people had gotten golden tokens. When Fane stepped into the test area, the same thing from the entry test happened. A barrier separated him from the outside world, and no one could interfere or affect him at all.Fane looked up at the glowing condensing plate in front of him. All of the pill runes that were either complete or incomplete from before disappeared as new questions appeared.All of the pill runes totalled up to 90, the same amount during the entry test. Fane took a deep breath, earnestly looking at the pill runes he needed to complete.What shocked Fane was the fact that those pill runes had not just been seen b
"Even if he's a little talented, there's no way he can get a golden token. You're only so confident because you don't know what a golden token actually represents!"He said those words in an incredibly firm and convincing manner. Even the white-robed man who had been silent the whole time nodded along. After being in the outer city for some amount of time, he knew very well what a golden token represented.Only those whose talents and skills stood at the peak could get a golden token. He had seen countless alchemists take the outer city test. All of them had been incredibly confident as they took the test. Most of them had only obtained gray or bronze tokens.There had only been two people who ever managed to get the golden tokens. The white-robed man had heard about the two of them. It was just like Gent had said, they were no ordinary people.One of them came from Phoenix Valley's inner valley, while the other came from a ninth-grade clan. Those were incredibly talented people. W
However, Fane had once again shown Rudy that all those worries were pointless with the skills he possessed. He smiled as he grabbed the golden token in Fane's hand, turned around, and displayed it in front of everyone, "What do you think? Do you have anything else to say now?" As he said that, he walked toward Gent who had been the one with the most to say earlier. He placed the golden token in his palm, looked right at Gent and said, "Didn't you say that Fane could never manage to get a golden token? Then what's this in my hand? Is everyone hallucinating?" Gent was about to spit out blood at those words. It had completely ripped apart his earlier arrogance. He had thought that, even if Fane was talented, Fane would only be around his level.Yet, he realized that he was greatly mistaken. No wonder Fane had always looked at them with that attitude previously. Fane had never regarded them seriously.Gent's lips twitched, not saying anything. In truth, compared to the others, Gent w
Looking at everyone's crazed expressions, Fane knew that it would be taken as a silent acknowledgment if he remained silent. Fane did not think much about it, it was up to them what they wanted to think.However, he felt that he would end up becoming a lab rat to major forces if he remained quiet. If they wanted to dig out his secrets and did something to him, then it would be disastrous. Fane took a deep breath and looked at everyone there, "Please stop those idiotic thoughts in your heads. Don't just place random judgments on anyone you want."Don't use your limited brains to judge the whole Hestia Continent. There are many like me in Hestia Continent, you just haven't met them before!"Samuel frowned, pausing for a moment before shaking his head vigorously, "There's no way! There's no way someone like you can appear in Hestia Continent, who's so extraordinarily strong in both alchemy and combat. You're not like someone from Hestia Continent at all."Fane frowned, suddenly feel
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.