âI see.â Grandmaster Hua Yuan nodded in enlightenment.
âSo whatâs going on? Why the hold-up? How many sets of ingredients did you prepare? Even if heâs a triple-grandmaster candidate, this isnât right,â Grandmaster Kirton said.
âGrandmaster Kirton, youâre thinking too much. We only prepare three sets of ingredients for the grandmaster-level assessment. You should know that the ingredients for the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill are rare, so we only managed to get two sets,â Grandmaster Hua Yuan shook his head and replied.
âTwo sets!â Grandmaster Kirton was dumbfounded. âWhy is it taking so long then?â
âGrandmaster Wang Tengâs dan might be of a high quality.â
Grandmaster Kirtonâs gaze changed. He knew what Grandmaster Hua Yuan meant. The other party didnât fail. Instead, he was gradually infusing the ingredients into the pill. This was most likely a high-level dan.
âDoes this mean that heâs at the last step?â Grandmaster Kirton asked agitatedly.
âYes. Whatâs more, he only used one set of ingredients,â Grandmaster Hua Yuan complimented with a smile.
âOne set!â Grandmaster Kirton felt a stab in his heart.
Everyone looked at him with different emotions in their eyes.
The Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill had made Grandmaster Kirton famous. His success rate was said to be 60%. At the same time, the quality of his pills could reach the fifth level.
However, Wang Teng managed to succeed with only one set of ingredients. From the time he was spending, the quality of his pill would probably exceed the fifth level too.
Based on this, Grandmaster Kirton seemed to have been defeated by Grandmaster Wang Teng.
The middle-aged man from the Ji family couldnât care less about the mood. He asked excitedly, âDoes that mean that this grandmasterâs dan will be of a high level?â
âThis is Mister Ji Yuanqing from the Ji family,â Grandmaster Alfred introduced.
âThe Ji family!â Grandmaster Hua Yuan was shocked. He nodded and replied, âMister Ji Yuanqing, youâre right. The Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill made by Grandmaster Wang Teng will be a high-level dan.â
âThatâs great!â Ji Yuanqing clapped his hands happily.
The higher the quality, the better the effects. This was a widely known fact. To him, it was a great piece of news.
âThis is?â Grandmaster Hua Yuan didnât know what was happening. He was puzzled.
âOne of my family members injured his soul and needs the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill urgently.â
âI see. What a coincidence. You can ask Grandmaster Wang Teng to sell his pill to you. I think he wonât reject the chance to befriend the Ji family,â Grandmaster Hua Yuan smiled and said.
âHahaha, as long as the refinement is successful, the Ji family will give Grandmaster Wang Teng a fair price.â Ji Yuanqing laughed.
Grandmaster Kirton didnât feel good. He should be the one gaining this favor, but in the end, it landed in the hands of a grandmaster he had never seen before. He had pushed the chance in this personâs face.
âI wonder when he will succeed. Why donât you go back to have some rest?â Grandmaster Hua Yuan suggested.
âNo way. Weâll wait here until Grandmaster Wang Teng succeeds.â Grandmaster Alfred shook his head firmly.
âThatâs right, weâll wait here,â Ji Yuanqing agreed hurriedly.
Grandmaster Hua Yuan didnât persuade them further. At their stage, staying up for one night wouldnât affect them.
He turned around and returned to the assessment room.
Grandmaster Kirton also wanted to go in, but he was too embarrassed to ask. Thus, he remained outside.
Wang Teng was still working on the refinement patiently. He didnât know that the audience outside the room had gotten bigger.
Time passed slowly. Soon, dawn arrived.
The sun rose up into the sky, heralding a new day. Many people came to the Secondary Career Alliance early in the morning and started working on their own businesses as always.
But in this calm and peaceful atmosphere, a beam of white light suddenly shot out from the Secondary Career Alliance.
The Forces in the surrounding vibrated, and a powerful string of energy was sucked over.
After the white beam of light appeared, dark clouds started to gather above the Secondary Career Alliance. Within a few seconds, as more and more dark clouds gathered, the sky turned completely black.
However, the other areas of the city were still bright and shiny. The weather was sunny.
This strange scene attracted many peopleâs attention.
Bolts of lightning swarmed among the dark clouds like silver snakes. A terrifying pressure bore down on the alliance building.
âThis is⌠the lightning calamity!â
Someone recognized the origin of the dark clouds and lightning and exclaimed.
âWhich grandmaster made a grandmaster-level dan? Or a grandmaster-level weapon?â
âI havenât seen a grandmaster in action for some time!â
âI didnât expect this huge surprise early in the morning.â
âPrepare your peanuts and popcorn. Get your seats. Thereâs no need to squeezeâŚâ
Everyone rushed out of their houses to witness this lightning calamity.
At the same time, in the assessment room, Grandmaster Hua Yuan and the other three examiners were overjoyed when they saw the sudden pillar of light. They screamed in delight.
âQuick, open the dome of the alliance!â
Actually, he didnât need to say it. When the beam of light appeared, the dome opened automatically.
A thicker beam of white light shot out of Black Meteorite, causing the original beam of light to widen. It soared right into the sky.
The lightning in the dark clouds seemed to have been provoked. The silver bolts danced wildly, and thunder roared, echoing in the entire city.
Wang Teng stood up. The dark clouds had become thicker and denser. They seemed to be pressing down. Yet, he remained calm. He looked up at the dark clouds just a few meters above his head.
Bolts of lightning clashed among the clouds and released thunderous roars that clapped right beside his ears. It was a magnificent and frightening scene, sending chills down oneâs spine.
So this is the lightning calamity of a grandmaster-level dan!
There was a tinge of awe in the depth of Wang Tengâs eyes.
This was the dream of countless alchemists. They hoped that they could make a dan that would attract the lightning calamity!
This was the only way they could overcome the invisible barrier and advance to the grandmaster level. It would be a great honor for them.
You canât suppress yourselves too, right?
Wang Teng smiled and waved his hand. The lid of Black Meteorite flew away, and three purple streams of light charged out. They formed a tail of purple light as they flew into the sky.
âThree lines of purple light!â
The grandmasters in the room were staggered. Their eyes widened in amazement.
âI didnât see anything wrong, right? Those are three pills!â
âAm I having an illusion?â
The grandmasters stared at the sky in disbelief.
Wang Teng flew into the sky, following the three dans closely as they charged out of the opened dome of the building.
âLetâs go and take a look.â
Grandmaster Hua Yuan and the other three grandmasters regained their senses. They glanced at one another and rushed out.
The people waiting outside the room saw the same scene and darted out of the building. They floated in the sky.
âGrandmaster Wang Teng managed to refine the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill⌠wait, why are there three dans?!â
Everyone stared at the three flaring balls of light spinning around the beam of white light. They were in a daze. The only emotion left in their hearts was astonishment.
âThree dans at once? ThisâŚâ Grandmaster Kirton couldnât find his voice anymore. The shock on his face was apparent.
âOh my god, this grandmaster made three pills at once!â
âDoes anyone know this grandmaster? Heâs so frightening!â
âHe seems unfamiliar, and heâs not wearing the Secondary Career Alliance attire. Is he not from the alliance?â
There was an uproar among the spectators below. Their voices went right up into the sky.
Wang Teng changed his appearance after he saw so many people. After all, he hadnât settled his affair with the Cao family, so he shouldnât reveal his ability too soon.
Grandmaster Alfred, Grandmaster Hua Yuan, and the others were confused. They didnât understand why Wang Tengâs facial features had changed.
But they didnât have the time to thinkâŚ
A terrifying lightning bolt boomed in the sky.
Three bolts of lightning shot down from the dark clouds, bringing along a powerful and frightening power of the heavens with them. They smashed into the three purple dans within the beam of white light like three silver lightning dragons.
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