Chapter 24 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“I’m not a monster. I’m just a genius,” Fang Lin remarked proudly with a smile, rendering Lu Xiaoqing speechless.

The examination continued and yielded two more junior alchemy disciples that passed. However, much to their frustration, the news of these two junior alchemy disciples passing did not draw much attention because Fang Lin’s incident earlier had created a great stir.

The examination went on from the wee hours of the morning all the way until midnight. Then, it continued to the early morning the next day before all three thousand disciples had completed the examination.

In the end, there were a total of eight junior alchemy disciples that passed the examination, including Fang Lin.

The other seven junior alchemy disciples were all rather experienced. Fang Lin was the only odd one out who managed to pass the examination a year after his initiation in comparison to the others who needed years.

The eight stood in front of the stone platform. Other than Kang Lu and Fang Lin, the rest of the six disciples were rather emotional. Year after year, they had trained hard among the junior alchemy disciples just to wait for the arrival of this day.

Fang Lin was not emotional because he had already predicted his results earlier. To him, there was nothing worthy to be excited or emotional about when it came to becoming an official disciple.

On the other end, Kang Lu was not emotional because he was in a bad mood. If only he was the only top scorer of this examination, he would be the most emotional person there. What a waste that everything he dreamt of had been ruined by Fang Lin! Kang Lu was in such a foul mood that he did not feel even the slightest joy of becoming an official disciple.

The rest of the junior alchemy disciples were watching these eight people with different expressions on their faces. Some were envious while some were moved.

Out of the eight, naturally, Fang Lin received the most attention. One had no choice but to admit that his performance this time was truly shocking. Many of the junior alchemy disciples still found it hard to accept and were caught in a daze.

The few junior alchemy disciples that were initiated on the same day Fang Lin had mixed feelings at this very moment. Although they were initiated into the sect on the same day as him, after today, Fang Lin and them would be worlds apart.

Fang Lin had joined the ranks of the official disciples. He would leave them far behind from now on. On the other hand, these people, including Lu Xiaoqing, would still remain amongst the junior alchemy disciples for an unascertained number of years.

Even Lu Xiaoqing felt slightly inconsolable. Her gaze remained fixed upon Fang Lin’s body. She did not shift her gaze even for a moment because she was afraid that she would never see him anymore after today.

On the stone platform, three elders remained. Zhao Dengming left after making up some lame excuse because he felt too mortified to stay. Fang Lin’s sensational performance was simply a crushing blow to his pride. If he were to remain here, he would be greatly embarrassed.

Meng Wuyou and Mu Yan looked at Fang Lin in approval. Meng Wuyou felt especially pleased with himself now because his insight at finding talent had been proven accurate as usual. Had it not been for my discerning eyes that can tell greatness from mediocrity, Fang Lin’s hidden talent would never have been discovered!

On the other hand, as Meng Wuyou thought of the first elder of the alchemy sect, he felt worried.

Mu Yan shared the same opinion as Meng Wuyou. She thought highly of Fang Lin even before today. However, no matter how highly she thought of him, she did not expect him to create history in the alchemy sect and become the first person to pass the examination in a single attempt. She had no choice but to admit that the radiance of some geniuses could not be concealed no matter how terribly they were bullied, and Fang Lin was one of them.

Old Man Zhou coughed twice to draw the people’s attention to himself.

“I’m delighted today to see these eight disciples pass the examination and become official disciples, especially Fang Lin. Your performance surprised every single one of us. I still find it hard to calm down even now,” he said smilingly.

Upon listening to his words, many people felt a vague feeling of sadness and envy, especially Kang Lu. His face was as dark as the bottom of a burnt pot.