Chapter 226: Fifth-grade perfect spirit gathering pill

"Did he succeed?"

"That's impossible! How could he succeed like that?"

Several stewards immediately gathered around the Pill Furnace and peered inside. Upon seeing the Medicinal Pill within, everyone looked at each other in astonishment.

The young man watching nearby saw the expressions of the stewards and immediately realized that the Middle-aged Man had succeeded in his Alchemy.

For the first time, he began to doubt himself, wondering if his constant focus on practicing the basics and refining his techniques was a mistake.

Watching that Middle-aged Man perform Alchemy just now, there was absolutely no technique to speak of; he was just tossing in spirit plants at random, yet even so, he had succeeded once again.

He was only refining a second-grade Qi-increasing pill, which was much less difficult than refining a third-grade qi gathering pill, yet even so, he often failed.

Yet that Middle-aged Man had performed Alchemy twice and succeeded twice. Judging by his confident expression, it was clearly a common occurrence for him.

While the young man was doubting himself, the old man gathered up all the Medicinal Pills and handed them to Qin Ming, saying:

"Your Alchemy ability is clear for all to see. You undoubtedly possess the strength of a Grand Alchemist, and we unanimously agree that you have passed the test. Please follow me; I will issue your certificate."

As he spoke, the old man led the way, walking in front, while Qin Ming, Qin Qing, and Jue Wuya followed him out.

Soon, they arrived in front of a room guarded by two attendants. Seeing the old man approach, they opened the door and let everyone in.

"This is the badge that represents your Alchemy Rank. Put a drop of your blood on it, and from now on, this badge will be yours."

The old man took a badge out of a box and handed it over.

Qin Ming smiled and dropped a bead of blood onto it, instantly forming a connection with the badge.

Qin Ming asked: "What benefits do I get as a Grand Alchemist?"

The old man laughed and said: "A Grand Alchemist can attend our exchange meetings at any time, utilize the Pill Alliance's intelligence resources, and exchange for needed spirit plants, weapons, and so on. There are many benefits to the Pill Alliance, and you will learn about them in the future."

"I would like to post a task; I need several kinds of spirit plants!" Qin Ming said.

"Certainly! Tell me which spirit plants you need, and I will help you post it to the Pill Alliance's internal intelligence network right now so that everyone can see it," the old man said.

Qin Ming nodded, picked up the pen and paper placed on the table, and began to write.

"These are the spirit plants I need!" As he spoke, Qin Ming handed over the paper he had finished writing on.

The old man took it and looked, then said with some surprise: "Most of these are seventh-grade spirit plants, and the value of seventh-grade spirit plants is not low. What do you intend to offer in exchange?"

Qin Ming said: "perfect quality Medicinal Pills, from third-grade qi gathering pills to fifth-grade spirit gathering pills, I have them all here. I believe these should be enough."

"Fifth-grade perfect spirit gathering pill?" The old man was shocked and said, "Of course that is enough!"

He had never seen a fifth-grade perfect elixir before, despite his status. What exactly was the background of this Middle-aged Man?

The old man said embarrassedly: "Um… could you let me see the Medicinal Pill?"

Qin Ming did not mind at all and took a jade bottle out of his space ring, handing it over.

The old man carefully took the jade bottle, opened it, poured out a Medicinal Pill, and began to examine it closely.

"Truly beautiful!" Reluctantly placing the Medicinal Pill back into the jade bottle, the old man returned the jade bottle containing the fifth-grade spirit gathering pills to Qin Ming and said, "Fifth-grade perfect elixir are the Medicinal Pills that every Martial Spirit dreams of. These pills are extremely precious; you must keep them safe."

Qin Ming smiled and put the Medicinal Pills back into his space ring.

The old man clapped his hands, and an attendant walked in. The old man said: "Take the information on this paper and post it to our Pill Alliance's message network. Put it in a prominent position, do you understand?"

"Understood!" The attendant carefully took the paper and bowed as he left.