Chapter 57：Third Lily (2/2)

'Monster,' was all she could think.

”When did you start making pills?” she couldn't help but ask.

”Oh, I started the same day.” He replied

”Oh, is this the only pill you were able to make that day?”

”No, I made 8 of those pills. I had sev- Nine batches of ingredients and failed the first time. After that, I succeeded in all the other attempts. I gave the 10% harmony one to the disciple hall, and sold the remaining 7 for points.” He answered.

'Monster. He can't be called a genius any longer. Monster is the only word that fits him.' She was shaking internally hearing his success rate. 8 out of 9 success rates was something normal alchemists would only hope for.

A beginner making a single mistake and succeeding the rest of the attempts was unheard of.

”You gave them 10% one? What was your highest harmony level?”

”Hmm… if I remember correctly, it was 16%.”

Ma Rong's eyes were wider than the flower she was holding. ”Monster,” she said out loud.

”What?” Alex asked. 'Did she just call me a monster?'

”Nothing,” she said as she focused back on his nameplate. She did something to the nameplate and returned it. And then she said something that shocked Alex, unlike anything he had felt before.

She said, ”You are now a core disciple of the Hong Wu Sect, with the privileges of an elder.”

Alex had a problem grasping at the concept of what had just happened. ”But I haven't completed any tests. How can I be a core disciple?” he asked.

Ma Rong simply said, ”Of course you can. I am the sect leader. If anyone had problems with that, they can come to talk to me. I will go tell the elders about what you did, and not even they will argue against me.”

She took out a medallion from her storage bag and started talking into it. ”Great Elder and all the numbered elders. Please come gather in the Elders hall within the next hour. I need an emergency meeting with you all to talk about some important topic.”

All around the sect, the great elder and the different numbered elders, namely first elder to 18th elder heard the announcement and started preparing to go to the Elders Hall. It was not always that the sect leader herself called for a meeting.

Once she was done making the announcement, she turned towards Alex and said, ”Thank you. Thanks to you, I can also unlock my Spiritual Sea and Spiritual Sense. Go back and do what you want, for now, I need to go to the meeting. I will come to meet you tonight.”

Alex watched as she left the garden. He looked at the time and it wasn't even 9. He decided to look around the garden a bit longer.