The Greatest Disciple of the Evil Sect
Chapter 222- You call it a pill? This is no better than crap

Chapter 222: Chapter 222- You call it a pill? This is no better than crap

"Of course, I know it very well. I am here to submit the pill I refined"

Yang Chen answered. Since alchemists battled with their pills, it was time he made this fatty pay for every insult he hurled at him. It was time for some face slap.

"Hmph, nonsense. Go away brat, I don’t have time for you"

Song Zhen snorted, unconvinced. How could a brat who seemed only around fourteen or fifteen years old, could possibly refine a pill? He did not dare to say anything rash in front of the Elders and only waved at Yang Chen to go away.

After that, he turned towards the elders and proceeded to submit his pill.

"Elders, as per the rules of the exam, I have successfully managed to refine the Profound Strengthening Pill, please inspect it".

A pea sized brownish colour pill floated towards the administrators.

"Hmm, it is indeed the tier 1 Profund Strenghthening Pill" Being his uncle, the first one to inspect the pill was of course, Song Ming.

If his nephew became an alchemist it would naturally increase the reputation and influence of their Song clan. As such, he needed to put some good words out there.

"It does not look cracked or burnt and gives off a heavy medical aroma. What’s more, you managed to refine it in just your second attempt. This is already praiseworthy, I believe this should be proof enough of your ability as a tier 1 alchemist. What do you say, Elder Du?"

Bringing the pill to his eye level, Song Ming commented. However, before he could say anything further, the pill was pulled towards Elder Du who pinched the pill between his thumb and index finger.

Sniff... Sniff...the latter first brought it near his nose to smell its medical efficacy before making a disgusted face.

"What is this nonsense? You call it a pill? This is no better than crap. The proportion of the ingredients is all over the place, the medicinal properties are burnt and the pill is filled with impurities. If anyone takes this pill, instead of helping them to cultivate smoothly, the pill would instead make it harder for them to make progress. This is not a profound Strengthening pill but instead an affliction. Even if you give money for the pill, I wouldn’t take it".

The moment the elder who had been silent all this time opened his mouth, all that came was insults and repulsion towards the pill.

His harsh abusive words that were directed at Song Zhen, not only took the person in question by surprise, but also everyone else present in the hall including Song Ming.

They all thought that the elderly administrator would also shower Song Zhen in praise just like the other elder. However, when they opened their mouth, all of them were taken aback.

Elder Du continued, it appeared that he wasn’t done yet.

"Just look at this thing, how in the hell does it look like a Profound Strengthening Pill? Not only did you burn most of the essence you refined causing the pill to come out so small, but you also scrimped out on purifying the impurities to save time"

"Look at it, not only is it so small but its colour is also so murky. There is no way I will accept this crap as a success. You have failed, go try again or leave. In any case, don’t bring such a standardless pill in front of me again".

TAK... the pill was thrown back at Song Zhen who caught it instinctively while still in a daze.

What just happened? How did things come to this?

Just a few moments ago, his head was on clouds after receiving the praise from his uncle. Thinking that he had already reached halfway through his goal of becoming an alchemist, he was already rejoicing inside his head.

However, the next moment who would have known that not only would he get his head pulled out of the clouds, but his dream would also shatter like that?

Failed!! His pill was refused. The pill that he refined with so much effort, the pill he practised day and night for the past few weeks, failed to live up to the standards.

Song Zhen was still in a state of shock. One would think that after nine consecutive failures one would be used to such a thing. However, what they didn’t know was that all the failures before doesn’t just disappear, it becomes scars that gets etched upon one’s soul.

The more times you stumble, the harder it hits. It is more so for your dream, the greater the aspiration, the more profound the impact of setbacks.

It is precisely because he failed nine consecutive times that the shock he received this time was even more greater. Especially after all the things he did to pass the exam.

Having the pill recipe leaked to him before the exam, was like having the answer sheet for the exam. It not only gave him enough time to prepare but also gave him an edge over all the other participants.

Without it, he would be like other participants, fumbling in the early steps. After all, there was an innumerable number of pills as there was ingredients.

From this one could imagine how great the fall was for Song Zhen who thought that he practically had this exam in his pocket.

Everyone was surprised by the elder’s words including Song Ming, the other administrator. As one of the Alchemists of the Association, he knew that Elder Du was a harsh critic who loved alchemy so much that he wouldn’t shy down from saying whatever was in his mind.

He did not care who the person on the receiving end was, he would condemn them brutally without any regard when it came to alchemy.

For him, anything less than satisfactory was not even worth it and would be met with harsh denouncing words. As could be seen with Song Zhen, how mercilessly he was rebuked.