18: Six-star Dou Ling!

“Teacher, are you saying he passed the assessment!”

Lin Fei stared at Xiao Lei in disbelief, thinking, how could he? Is it because he’s handsome?

Being handsome has nothing to do with Alchemy!

“Enough, Lin Fei. Teacher doesn’t have time to mess around with you today. I need to go refine a Medicinal Pill now. You can go back first. We won’t be studying Alchemy today!”

Lin Fei was stunned again upon hearing this. Why was her teacher suddenly going to refine a Medicinal Pill? Usually, Otto would teach her Alchemy every day, but today he actively gave her a holiday. Everything was too unusual.

“Teacher, what are you doing?”

“Your teacher wants to take this Xiao Lei as a Disciple, but the other party didn’t agree immediately. Instead, he asked your teacher to first refine a Rank 4 Medicinal Pill to show his strength. Haha, now your teacher is going to refine a Rank 4 Medicinal Pill to prove himself!”

Frank gossiped to Lin Fei from the side.

Lin Fei was even more confused upon hearing this. What did he mean, her teacher, a Rank 4 Alchemist, wanted to take someone as a Disciple but had to prove his strength first?

One must know that Lin Fei herself suffered a lot when she wanted to become a Disciple. How did it reverse when it came to Xiao Lei?

Isn’t this completely upside down?

Snow Charm was equally surprised. Even she, the City Lord’s daughter, didn’t have such great Face. When she became a Disciple of Frank, who was also a Rank 4 Alchemist like Otto, it was only with her father’s intervention that it went so smoothly.

What on earth was Xiao Lei relying on?

“However, Snow Charm, shouldn’t you make good on what you said?”

When it came to making Snow Charm look bad, Lin Fei could even temporarily set aside the matter of her teacher wanting to take Xiao Lei as a Disciple.

“You! You… he doesn’t count. He’s not from Blackrock City. I haven’t gone back on my word!”

The two of them bickering didn’t affect Xiao Lei and the others at all.

Soon, the three of them arrived at a very spacious Pill Refining Room.

“This is where this old man usually refines Medicinal Pills. Today, I shall demonstrate my Rank 4 Alchemy for you here!”

Upon arriving at his home ground, Otto immediately gained a few more points of confidence.

“You stand aside and watch. Observing a high-rank Alchemist refine Medicinal Pills will be of great benefit to you!”

Xiao Lei chuckled at these words, thinking, soon your Alchemy will be mine!

Seeing Otto so enthusiastic, Frank didn’t bother with other matters and prepared to see if the other party’s Alchemy had improved over time.

“Body Tempering Pill! That old guy’s most proficient Medicinal Pill! It seems the old guy isn’t being careless at all; he truly wants to take this Xiao Lei as a Disciple!”

Frank and Otto had worked together at the Blackrock City Alchemist Guild for many years and knew each other extremely well. Naturally, they knew what Medicinal Pills the other was best at.

In Frank’s memory, Otto almost always succeeded in refining the Body Tempering Pill, with an extremely high success rate.

Currently, it was clearly to display his strength in front of Xiao Lei, so that the other party would be convinced and become his Disciple.

【Target: The famous Alchemist of Blackrock City.】

【Cultivation: Six-Star Dou Ling.】

【Cultivation Technique: Palm Flame, Profound Rank Intermediate.】

【Dou Technique: ...】

...【Alchemy: Rank 4 High-grade.】

【Physique: None.】

【Copy Time: One hour.】

【Copy?】

“Another hour, but considering the cultivation gap between us, it’s reasonable.”

Although Xiao Lei possessed the Calamity Poison Body, his cultivation was, after all, a major stage behind Otto, and his Alchemy was two stages behind.

“Copy!”

For one hour of copying, Otto would endure discomfort comparable to what Xiao Zhan experienced. Xiao Lei could only silently pray for the other party.

Wanting to take him as a Disciple? It wouldn’t be that easy!

...Soon, over half an hour passed. The Medicinal Pill fragrance emanating from the Medicine Cauldron in front of Otto grew increasingly rich. It seemed Otto was about to complete the refining of all the medicinal ingredients.

Xiao Lei, however, was not flustered in the slightest. It was only at this point; the System hadn’t even started exerting its power yet!

Seeing that everything was going so smoothly, Otto himself couldn’t help but praise his own Alchemy for improving. It seemed taking Xiao Lei as a Disciple was a sure thing!

A moment later, Otto, who was in the midst of attempting to fuse the Medicinal Pills, suddenly felt a tightening sensation somewhere.

“Hiss ~ Oh!”

Otto quickly exerted force to prevent a potential accident.

However, with this moment of Divided Soul, the Medicinal Pill in front of Otto immediately lost control, wildly mixing together in the raging flames, and then… Bang!

The Medicine Cauldron exploded!

Frank swiftly waved his sleeve, and Dou Qi scattered out, blocking the full impact of the explosion.

However, Otto himself was not so lucky. The Medicinal Pill was blasted into ashes by the explosion, then directly impacted his Face.

“Hahaha, Otto, you old geezer! Refining a Body Tempering Pill and being so disheveled? You must have been lazy and neglected your Alchemy practice all these years, right?!”

Seeing Otto make a fool of himself, Frank didn’t hesitate to mock him.

“Senior, failure is the mother of success! Keep it up, you’ll succeed next time!”

Xiao Lei looked at the remaining progress and didn’t hesitate to cheer Otto on. If the other party gave up and left at this point, his copy would fail!

Otto heard their words and wished he could punch Frank, who was standing nearby, to death. At the same time, his impression of Xiao Lei greatly improved.

Look, he hasn’t even become my Disciple yet, and he’s already so good at encouraging me!

But why is this kid constantly staring at me?

Why do I feel like his gaze is a bit off?

Why do I want to hit him so badly?

No, I still need to take him as a Disciple. He’s just staring at me, and it’s normal to stare when watching me refine Medicinal Pills!

“No matter! How can Alchemy always succeed on the first try? I’ll refine another one!”

Another half-quarter of an hour, and Otto’s chrysanthemum tightened again. The medicinal ingredients in the Medicine Cauldron were instantly burnt to a pile of flying ash.

This time, Otto didn’t even reach the process of fusing the Medicinal Pills; he failed during the refinement of the medicinal ingredients.

At the same time.

【Target: ...】

...【Physique: None.】

【Please select the option to copy.】

“Copy Cultivation.”

Compared to other options, cultivation was undoubtedly the most important. Without strength, even if Xiao Lei had the highest Alchemy, it would be useless.

【Copy successful. Host has obtained Six-Star Dou Ling Cultivation.】

“Awesome!”

Xiao Lei once again obtained the cultivation of a Dou Ling without expending any effort, and he couldn’t help but praise the System in his heart. Although this thing was usually a pain, when used well, it was truly amazing!

“Great Master Otto, calm down and try again. Alchemists usually have three chances when refining Medicinal Pills. Please try again!”

Otto hadn’t been exploited enough yet; Xiao Lei wasn’t going to let go that easily.

Upon hearing this, Otto was touched.

Look, what a considerate Disciple, even giving a third chance.

Coincidentally, the copying had just finished, and Otto suddenly felt that all the discomfort in his body had disappeared. He decided to continue with the last refinement.

If he failed to refine a Medicinal Pill three times, then Otto really wouldn’t have the Face to take Xiao Lei as a Disciple.

With such determination, Otto began his third refinement.

At the same time, in front of Xiao Lei.

【Target: ...】