Chapter 897 - Legendary Alchemis (2/2)

Lin Mengchen was dumbfounded.

The word “elite mid-grade” rang in his ears continuously. Lin Mengchen was from a renowned alchemist family, therefore, he knew how precious an elite mid-grade spirit pill was. It was nine times more potent than average spirit pills. It would be nearly impossible to create an elite mid-grade batch of normal spirit pills, much less the Forbidding Spirit Pill.

“Did he really craft an elite mid-grade Forbidding Spirit Pill?”

Lin Mengchen walked off the platform unwillingly, with a heart filled with shock and disbelief.

Unknown to him, that exam had a much greater implication than him losing the number one title.

Millions of residents who had watched the live broadcast didn’t pay much attention to Chen Fan at first. However, he caught everyone’s eye when he took the number one place away from Lin Mengchen during the level seven exam. Later, when he created the Forbidding Spirit Pill with elegance and great economy of movements, everyone was shocked by his display of skills and abilities.

“Heavens! Who is he? He’s better than Lin Mengchen.”

“Watch his movements and timing. It’s unbelievable. He doesn’t look like a level seven Alchemist; he should be a Grand Alchemist.”

“Since when did the Barren Region improve their Alchemy skills this much? ”

Many people were discussing.

When Chen Fan stepped into the level nine exam, the crowd was sizzled with excitement.

“If he can pass all nine levels at once, he would break Yan Wuwang’s record. It took Yan Wuwang a full day to finish the nine exams, but it only took Alchemist Chen half a day.”

“I sense the rise of another extraordinary talent.”

By then, even the elite alchemists couldn’t hold back their interest. Wu Qinyan’s fixed his wide innocent eyes on Chen Fan for a while before she looked at the Young Elixir Lord.

“Brother Situ, don’t you remember someone thought that Alchemy Chen should just go home and toil in the field? It looks like he’s as talented as us.”

Situ Cheng’s face darkened as a hint of embarrassment flickered in his eyes. He quickly pulled himself together and said, “A level nine Alchemist, big deal. If he can’t become an Alchemy Master, he is still an amateur. Only the superior-grade spirit pills are the true testament of one’s skills. Mid-grade and inferior-grade are all child’s play.”

Wu Qinyan cracked a smile and did not refute.

The Alchemy Guild Exam continued.

The number of people taking part in the level nine exam was significantly fewer than in previous rounds. A level nine alchemist was almost able to dabble on superior-grade spirit pills. It was a divide between the capacity of an alchemist and a cultivator.

Without spending a significant amount of time on Alchemy, no Connate Cultivator could craft superior-grade spirit pills.

“For the level nine test, you need to create a Divine Sea Pill. It has to be at least of mid-grade. The test starts now,” the examiner announced.

Everyone’s faces became serious.

Although the Divine Sea Pill was not a superior-grade spirit pill, it’s crafting required as much attention and skill nonetheless. The pill had only one function: to elevate a cultivator’s level of attainment to the Divine Sea.

A single pill was able to elevate a mortal to the Divine Sea realm. Just imagine its power! If a cultivation family was lucky enough to produce one level nine alchemist, they would see the number of their Divine Sea Cultivators swell in a few years, giving them an edge in the competition against other families.

If a level nine alchemist had such power, one could imagine what the case would be for an Alchemy Master. As for Grand Alchemists, or Heavenly Alchemists, they were revered as much as Heavenly Lords.

Lin Mengchen tried to remain focused on his test, but his eyes couldn’t help but wander toward Chen Fan. What he saw shocked him deeply.

Chen Fan’s movements were free and spontaneous, like the brush strokes of master painters. There were no restrictions in his technique, and only his imagination was the limit. He reminded Lin Mengchen of his own master, the guild elder, Grand Alchemist Qinteng.

“Who am I fooling? I am no match against him.” Lin Mengchen’s heart sank to the bottom as his confidence shattered.

An hour later, the exam was over. Chen Fan created an elite superior-grade Divine Sea Pill in less than half an hour, outperforming all the other examinees by a wide margin.

By then, Chen Fan had officially become a level nine Alchemist.

Under everyone’s incredulous stares, Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and walked into the exam room for Alchemy Masters.

As the weight of such a development sunk in, everyone’s faces became heavy. The leaders of the Alchemy Guild narrowed their eyes as they examined Chen Fan attentively. Feeling threatened, Situ Cheng let out a gasp of cold air. All the city residents held their breath and waited for the exam to start.

“I am going to witness the rise of a great alchemist,” Lin Mengchen looked up and murmured to himself.