Chapter 2451
“There really must be something wrong with this guy’s head. Does he really think that he’s on par with the other
two in front of him just by standing in the same group? That’s a little too much of a joke…”
“I thought that the test was going to be strict and serious. I can’t believe I got to witness such a show. My stomach
hurts from laughing…”
Andrew frowned, feeling embarrassed. The vice treasurer was furious to the point that he started to tremble after
hearing Gilbert’s words. He wanted nothing more than to rush over and slap Gilbert a few times.
For the sake of himself, Gilbert had ignored Heavenly Pills’ reputation. They were about to be thoroughly
embarrassed. No matter what, it would be a humiliation that Heavenly Pills would not be able to wipe away.
The vice treasurer shouted out, “Shut up right now! What nonsense are you talking about? If you don’t want to take
part in this examination then get lost!”
The vice treasurer was in absolute rage. When he spoke, his expression was incredibly vicious. He even had
thoughts of killing Gilbert on the spot. Being berated like that caused Gilbert to realize that he had misspoken.
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Yet, there was no way for him to take back those words he had said. He coughed softly before hurriedly turning his
head around, not daring to utter another word.
There was no meaning to keeping silent anymore. Everyone already knew Jackie’s background and skills. Constance
could not hold himself back from laughing out loud
“Vice treasurer, don’t be angry. You might hurt yourself from the anger. I actually really admire the fact that
Heavenly Pills managed to get such a fearless student.”
Those words were full of mockery. The vice treasurer’s face soured even more. At that moment, he did not just
want to kill Gilbert, he wanted to beat Jackie up as well. He felt like he was incredibly unlucky that day for him to be
so thoroughly humiliated by the action of those two students.
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He took a deep breath, holding himself back from trying to argue with Constance. He knew that he would just be
even more embarrassed later on if he tried to rebuke anything.
He had known that Jackie had not revealed his full strength during the test before. Yet, no matter how talented
Jackie was, there was no way Jackie could refine a sixth-grade pill!
Rudy let out a light snort as he glanced at Jackie. At the same time, Grayson and Rudy were actually in sync as they
both looked at Jackie with thinly veiled disgust.
At that point, Jackie seemed like someone who was trying to reach above his station. It completely disgusted the
two of them. They even felt like it was a n insult to them for Jackie to be standing behind them.
Grayson frowned as he said coldly, “If you don’t have the skills, then don’t try to show off so much. Who do you
think you are to stand behind me?!
“You’re only able to form three hundred pill runes, and you dare to try to refine a sixth-grade pill? Time can really
tell what kind of a person they really are!”
Rudy let out a laugh as he followed Grayson, “Is there something wrong with your head? Do you know that your
actions have no meaning to them other than you being laughed at?
“It’s not like your talents can compare to ours just because you’re standing behind us. Do you not know your
place?”
Jackie helplessly sighed. Jackie hated those meaningless conflicts. He usually preferred to ignore all the nonsense.
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Chapter 2452
There were too many accusations being thrown out and too many insults. Even if he did not want to argue with
those people, he was still forced to slowly raise his head.
He looked into Rudy’s eyes which were filled with mockery. It was as if he was merely a dog in Rudy’s eyes.
Jackie let out a cold laugh, “So are you just going to listen to the dog that is barking the loudest?”
Those words had managed to successfully mock everyone there. He had compared Gilbert to a dog and mocked
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇteveryone for listening to that dog. It had caused a change in expression on everyone’s faces.
Gilbert almost lost himself to his anger. He could not believe that Jackie still managed to throw out such an insult
even with things as they were. Gilbert was red in anger as he turned around to glare at Jackie.
He had wanted to shout back but was stopped by the vice treasurer. “It looks like you really don’t want to take part
in the test anymore!
That one sentence had completely stopped Gilbert from saving anything, Gilbert realized that he had heavily
offended the vice treasurer.
If he still insisted on fighting against Jackie, the vice treasurer might really pull him out. Then, he would not even be
able to take part in the tests.
Hence, he was forced to hold in all the anger in his heart as he protest against Jackie’s words with a glare.
Grayson and Rude were infuriated by those words earlier. They were already looking down on Jackie, thinking that
Jackie was just a brainless, low-class person
Yet, the two of them could not believe that such a person actually dared to rebuke them with such Vicious words
Rudy pointed at Jackie and said, “You’re really daring!
Jackie let out a cold laugh. He did not care how dark Rudy’s face looked or how angry Rudy was. He continued
saying, “You’re a student, and I’m a student too. What’s the difference between us? Why are you saying all this? If
you hadn’t been insulting me like that, I wouldn’t even have bothered with all of you!”
Jackie’s words were heard by everyone present. Everyone felt like there was not just something wrong with Jackie’s
head, he was probably crazy as well.
Did he not know the consequences of his words? Even though Rudy was a student as well, Rudy’s worth was several
times more than Jackie’s.
Rudy was someone who could refine a sixth-grade pill whereas Jackie could only form three hundred pill runes. The
two of them were far too different. Rudy was someone who would definitely become a sixth grade alchemist, an
existence that everyone respected.
Jackie’s future was unknown. Jackie had actually offended someone so wantonly. Rudy would definitely not let him
off. Once Rudy becomes a sixth – or even seventh-grade alchemist, Rudy would definitely deal with Jackie.
Rudy’s face was red when he said, “Good! Very good! Brat, you’re the most daring person I’ve ever met.
Remember the words you’ve said today. In the future, you’ll definitely pay for your words. Don’t cry when that
happens!”
Jackie raised an eyebrow as he answered nonchalantly, “Of course, I’ll remember what I said today. I’ll remember
what you said today as well.”
Rudy saw that Jackie was not going to give way no matter what he said. If it continued, Rudy would definitely lose
his composure. No one expected Jackie to have such a stubborn mouth.
Rudy was forced to swallow his anger and avert his gaze. Rudy even started to plan how he would deal with Jackie
later on.
Chapter 2453 Grayson narrowed his eyes as he looked at Jackie in anger as well. He said in a cold tone, “It seems
like you’ve come here today just to embarrass yourself.”
After saying that, Grayson turned away and remained silent. The sounds of the conflict had stopped, and everyone
around was whispering in a discussion
Elder Horst looked at Jackie meaningfully, as if he was looking at Jackie in a different light. Elder Horst was suddenly
incredibly curious about Jackie, but he could naturally not say anything about it at that moment.
When he say that everyone had already formed their groups, Elder Horst waved and said, “Come with me!
Everyone followed Elder Horst in their respective groups. Elder Horst entered the spirit vessel. The interior of the
vessel was filled with people hurrying around.
They followed closely behind Elder Horst, twisting and turning before they finally arrived in a spacious room. The
room was so spacious that it could already be considered a hall.
The moment they stepped into the room, everyone could feel a dense pill aura around the atmosphere. The room
was more than large enough for the eighty of them.
Jackie did a bit of estimation. The room was large enough to accommodate another hundred more people on top of
them.
The west end of the room had alchemical equipment. There were not just furnaces, there were even special flames
lit up there.
Elder Horst turned around and said in his jovial tone,
Those who want to prove your talent and skills through refining a sixth-grade pill, head to the west end
“Those who want to form pill runes to prove yourselves, stand on the east side and start forming the pill runes. The
rest, wait for further instructions!
After Elder Horst said that, Jackie walked over to the west. He ignored everything else as he put his focus on the pill
furnace and the ingredients in front of the furnace.
Jackie could tell what the ingredients were. They were the ingredients for an Energy Breaking Pill. Energy Breaking
Pills were the most common and easiest to refine sixth-grade pills. Normally, test takers who wanted to refine a
sixth-grade pill would choose that to prove their worth.
Jackie had not planned on refining an Energy Breaking Pill. Even though the Energy Breaking Pill was easier and had
a higher chance of success, it is also worth less than other sixth-grade pills.
He had wanted to refine an even more expensive pill. After he refined it, he would be able to sell the pill for spirit
crystals.
Jackie’s mind was filled with spirit crystals at that time. As long as he could get even more spirit crystals, he could
ignore everything else. After all, he was pursuing the path of an alchemist completely for the sake of gaining even
more spirit crystals.
Otherwise, he would never have come to this place.
Elder Horst arranged for three of them to stand before the first three furnaces. Grayson stood at the front while
Rudy stood between Jackie and Grayson.
Next to the furnace were a few small bowls that contained the materials for an Energy Breaking Pill.
Elder Horst explained the rules simply, “You can try three times. If you fail all three times, it means you don’t have
the right to become a sixth-grade alchemist.”
When he said that, Elder Horst’s gaze had been on Jackie. It was as if those words were targeted at Jackie. Jackie
raised an eyebrow, not caring about what Elder Horst had to say.
Chapter 2454 Elder Horst let out a slight cough as he continued,” After you successfully refine the pills, bring them
to me for verification. You will have eight hours for the test. If you can’t refine the pill within eight hours, you will fail
the test, so don’t be too slow.”
The three of them nodded at practically the same time. After Elder Horst gave them their instructions, he arranged
for a few workers to be their judges. The workers stood behind the three of them to make sure they did not do
anything sketchy.
After that, Elder Horst turned around and went to the other test-takers. Rudy narrowed his eyes as he glanced at
Jackie and said, “The most important step to refining a sixth-grade pill is the final step. However, the initial steps
aren’t easy either. If you think you can’t do it, then don’t waste the materials. These ingredients aren’t cheap. You
wouldn’t be able to afford it even if you sold yourself!”
Jackie let out a light breath after hearing those words. He suddenly realized that he had lost the motivation to even
open his mouth. He decided to ignore the guy and anything the guy would say.
There was no point in replying anyway. Rudy looked down at him and thought that he could not refine a sixth-grade
pill. Rudy also thought he was a low class individual.
No matter what he said, Rudy would not stop his insults anyway.
Jackie let out a cold smile, not answering Rudy. He did not even bother looking at Rudy as he reached out his right
hand to grab the materials to refine the Energy Breaking Pill. He slowly put the materials into the furnace one by
one.
The first step to refining a sixth-grade pill was to turn all those materials into liquid form. That step was a challenge
for any alchemist. The higher the level of the pill, the harder the process was.
However, anyone who dared to attempt refining a sixth-grade pill would have already been incredibly familiar with
that step. The hardest was the last step, condensing the pill runes and fusing them with the pill.
Only with a fifty percent refinement would the pill be considered complete. That information flashed through his
mind as Jackie’s expression hardened. He immediately shut off everything around him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe put his full focus on the pill furnace. Jackie was incredibly focused, but the others around him were not. Grayson
and Rudy were incredibly confident in themselves.
Even delaying it a little would not affect the end results, so they stopped their movements when Jackie was refining
the pill. They stared at Jackie’s confident movements.
“Why don’t we make a bet!” Just as Jackie threw himself into refining the pill, Rudy suddenly spoke to Grayson.
Grayson raised an eyebrow. He did not have a good impression of Rudy, but he knew that Rudy was talented.
Grayson could tell that Rudy might be able to pose a challenge to him.
Even though he looked down on Rudy, Rudy was still much closer to his level than Jackie. He let out a smile as he
nodded at Rudy’s words, “What do you want to bet on?”
Rudy let out a meaningful smile and said, “Let’s bet on how far this brat can go.” Grayson was interested upon
hearing that.
He moved out of his position as he stood next to Rudy, looking at Jackie’s actions together.
At that moment, Jackie was not aware of anything that was happening at all. Even though the two of them were
staring right at him, Jackie did not realize It at all.
Chapter 2455
As long as it did not affect him refining the pill, the two of them could do whatever they wanted. It had nothing to do
with him at all.
“Even though I look down on this guy, he still dared to brag around so much. I think he should have some amount
of talent. He shouldn’t have any problems going through the first two steps.” Grayson said plainly.
Rudy looked over at Grayson with a cold smile on his face and replied, “You seem very confident in this guy. I think
what he said earlier was just all nonsense.
“I think he’ll only get to the second step before he fails completely! I really want to see how this brat will face us
after that.”
Grayson took a deep breath. He could feel that Rudy’s anger at Jackie was much deeper than his own.
Rudy’s eyes were practically on fire when he said those words. It was obvious how much he hated Jackie.
Grayson let out a cold laugh, “Then let’s see what happens. I feel like he should be able to get to the last step. It
would be decent enough if he manages to get to a hundred pill runes.”
After the two of them said all that, they shut their mouths at the same time as they quietly looked at Jackie.
They looked on as Jackie took out the last spiritual grass. That spiritual grass was called dragon bone grass. It got its
name because it looked like a dragon’s bone. It was the last and most important ingredient to refining an Energy
Breaking Pill.
As long as he successfully refined it into liquid and mix it with the others, the first step would be completely done.
Even though the first step was not too difficult for most people, it needed a lot of practice. A lot of effort and
resources have to be put inside.
The reason why most people were not willing to become alchemists was that alchemy used up a lot of time and
spirit crystals. It was why most students were forced to rely on backers.
That was because it was incredibly difficult to improve alone. With a light sound, all the heat that Jackie controlled
was forced onto the dragon bone grass.
The dragon bone grass suddenly started to smoke. It was quickly turning into a faint green liquid, mixing into the
other liquids that Jackie had refined earlier. His movements looked incredibly practiced.
Those movements looked like they had been done tens of thousands of times. There was no hesitation and not a
single mistake. Looking at that, Rudy raised an eyebrow
Grayson whispered, “It looks like this guy has practiced liquifying materials a lot. Even I would only be on par with
him. It’s quite surprising.”
After hearing that, Rudy let out a snort, “You really are confident in him. We were just talking about our bet just
now, but we never put anything on the line. Why don’t we…”
After that, Rudy turned around to face Grayson. At that moment, Rudy’s expression turned serious, as if a grand
decision was about to be made.
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