After Wang Teng collected the attribute bubbles, he paced around a little before returning to prepare for his alchemist assessment.

The Secondary Career Alliance is a good place! Wang Teng lamented as he toured the area where he had received the dan prescription.

This was his first dan prescription dropped as an attribute bubble. He did receive dan prescriptions in the past when he picked up alchemy attributes, but they all got merged within alchemy attributes.

It looked like to the system, only grandmaster-level dan prescriptions were worth an individual bubble.

The Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill was an amazing pill. It was extremely rare, and it could help in retaining one’s soul. It was a miracle medicine for people whose souls were heavily injured.

Even if one’s soul wasn’t injured, eating one or two as a healthy supplement had great benefits for the soul too.

This was why this third-rank grandmaster-level dan was worth more than other pills of a similar rank.

Of course, its difficulty was greater than normal third-rank dan medicines.

In the assessment room, Wang Teng pushed the door and entered.

“Grandmaster Wang Teng, you’re finally back. What took you so long?” Grandmaster Hua Yuan greeted him and asked curiously.

“Oh, it was a huge one,” Wang Teng came up with an excuse.

The four grandmasters: …

This was a smelly conversation. It should be stopped immediately.

“Cough, Grandmaster Wang Teng, have you decided which dan you wish to refine?” Grandmaster Hua Yuan asked.

“I want to make the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill,” Wang Teng replied directly.

“Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill!” The four grandmasters exclaimed in surprise simultaneously. There was astonishment on their faces.

The Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill wasn’t easy to make.

Grandmaster Wang Teng wanted to refine a third-rank dan medicine with a higher level of difficulty. Was he so confident?

They didn’t know the prescription for the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill, but Wang Teng did. He even knew how to refine it. This was highly unexpected.

“Grandmaster Wang Teng, you can choose an easier grandmaster-level dan medicine,” Grandmaster Hua Yuan hesitated before saying.

Wang Teng wanted to, but this was the only prescription he knew. However, he couldn’t tell them the real reason so he felt helpless.

But…

He mustn’t destroy his image!

Since he wanted to portray that he was a rare talent who was a grandmaster in three different fields, he couldn’t let others know that he only knew one dan prescription. Thus, he replied calmly, “It’s alright. I’ll make the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill.”

“Erm, fine. Tell me the ingredients you need, and I’ll ask them to prepare immediately.” Grandmaster Hua Yuan was even more surprised when Wang Teng stayed firm in his decision. He stopped persuading him.

Wang Teng immediately listed the ingredients he needed.

“You might need to wait. The ingredients required are a little uncommon. We probably need some time.” Grandmaster Hua Yuan frowned. Then, he turned around and ordered the staff to prepare the ingredients.

“Grandmaster Wang Teng, why do you want to make the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill?” one of the grandmasters asked.

This grandmaster was a female from the rabbit race. Her name was Harol, and she was quite pretty. Besides the protruding front teeth, there were no other issues with her looks. She seemed young, but her real age was probably quite high.

“I just randomly chose a simpler one,” Wang Teng said.

“Randomly chose a… simpler one?” Grandmaster Harol was stunned. She didn’t know how to continue this conversation.

If the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill was an easy pill, what about the other grandmaster-level dans?

Although Grandmaster Harol felt that Wang Teng was putting on an act, she had no evidence.

Wang Teng’s serious expression made her wonder if she was kicking up a fuss. She might think that it was difficult, but he probably didn’t think so.

This was the difference between them.

Grandmaster Harol almost got depressed.

“Grandmaster Wang Teng, do we need to prepare a furnace for you?” Grandmaster Hua Yuan hurriedly changed the topic.

“No need, I have my own furnace.” Wang Teng was stunned. He suddenly remembered that he had a good furnace stored in his space fragment. He hadn’t been using it much.

Black Meteorite, I’ve been neglecting you.

Wang Teng felt guilty.

“Grandmaster-level dans have a higher requirement for furnaces. The quality of the furnace must be good, or it might explode during the process due to high heat. Also, don’t forget that you need to overcome a calamity after you finish refining the dan. The furnace will be within the proximity of the lightning bolt, so if it gets damaged, it might affect the final product,” Grandmaster Hua Yuan explained.

He had learned from Grandmaster Alfred that Wang Teng came from a faraway planet, so he probably didn’t have a good furnace. He reminded him in case anything untoward happened during the dan-making process.

“Is it?” Wang Teng frowned. He remembered that his Black Meteorite was a legendary furnace that had accompanied many grandmasters. It should be able to withstand the lightning calamity.

“If the quality of your furnace isn’t good enough, we can lend you ours. You don’t have to be polite,” Grandmaster Hua Yuan said.

He wanted to buy a favor and create a good relationship with Wang Teng.

As someone who was able to make the Nine Essence Soul Congealing Pill, his alchemy mastery must be high. Even if he didn’t succeed in the end, it still meant that he had no problems making easier grandmaster-level dan medicine.

Most importantly, Wang Teng was young. Being young meant that he had great potential.

He mustn’t miss a chance to befriend this genius!

“Grandmaster Hua Yuan, can I use this furnace?” Wang Teng didn’t know if his Black Meteorite could be used, so he took it out and asked the grandmasters to take a look for him.

Swoosh!

A black shadow flew in the air.

A pitch-black ancient furnace with patterns of fire and clouds carved around it appeared in everyone’s vision. Under the control of his spiritual kinesis, it landed lightly on the ground.

The fire and cloud patterns changed shape continuously. Sometimes, they took the form of a dragon while other times, they looked like a phoenix. They kept turning into different mythical beasts, appearing divine and majestic.

The four grandmasters couldn’t shift their gaze away after seeing the furnace.

“This is…” Grandmaster Hua Yuan jumped out of his chair and leaned close to get a better look.

The other three grandmasters reacted similarly too. They sprung up and gathered around the furnace like children who saw their beloved toy.

“This is an exceptional grandmaster-level furnace!” Grandmaster Hua Yuan complimented. His eyes were shining brightly.

“That’s right, this is an exceptional grandmaster-level furnace. Listen to the sound. It’s magical.” A grandmaster knocked on the furnace with his hand and placed his ear on the furnace to listen to its vibration.

As grandmaster alchemists, they were extremely familiar with furnaces. Even from its sound, they could hear what others couldn’t.

“This is a precious treasure!” Grandmaster Harol caressed the patterns of the surface of the furnace and said in fascination.

“Pfft… cough!” Wang Teng almost spurted the tea he was drinking. “Grandmasters, is my furnace okay?”

The four grandmasters: O(╥_╥)o

“Yes, of course. My furnace pales in comparison to yours. To think I wanted to lend you mine. I’ll be embarrassed if I take it out,” Grandmaster Hua Yuan said with a forced smile.

“Grandmaster Hua Yuan, you’re too polite.” Wang Teng’s expression turned weird. He felt that it was a great stimulation to this old man.