The Greatest Disciple of the Evil Sect
Chapter 223- You Call It A Pill? This Is No Better Than Crap (2)

Chapter 223: Chapter 223- You Call It A Pill? This Is No Better Than Crap (2)

Song Ming knew that it would be tough to please Elder Du with Song Zhen’s skill. That is why, he even put some good words out there. However, forget about his words even having any effect, it didn’t seem like Elder Du even listened to what he said.

The moment he grabbed the pill, he started berating it, calling the pill crap and whatnot. It was all still fine up until there, Song Ming thought that the elder would at least take into account that the pill had formed and that the refiner had gotten so many of the processes right and pass him.

However, even he couldn’t have known that it would go straight downhill from there. Not only did Elder Du criticise the pill and the refiner, he even failed them outright.

Song Ming was lost for words at this moment, just a few seconds ago he had been showering Song Zhen with praise and complementing their pill. Yet, Elder Du declared that very pill as crap and an affliction the next moment.

Wasn’t it also an indirect slap to him? As one of the administrators and a tier 2 alchemist who was renowned across the Yan City, Song Ming had just lost face in front of so many participants.

He was filled rage and embarrassment, not at Edler Du, but at this incompetent nephew of his who couldn’t even refine a proper tier 1 pill despite his efforts to leak the pill recipe to him in advance.

Trash though he may be, but Song Zhen was still from the Song clan and the son of their patriarch. If his nephew failed, it would affect the reputation of their clan.

Plus, his brother had personally requested him that he see Song Zhen pass the exam this year. After all that, he would lose face if Song Zhen failed at this stage. As such, it was now upon him to somehow salvage the situation.

Cough.... Song Ming coughed once to compose himself before speaking in a rhetorical voice.

"Elder Du loves alchemy more than anything and is obsessed with perfection. For him, any pill that is not close to perfect, is crap. However, Elder Du shouldn’t he be given some points for refining the pill that none of the participants could"

"The pill might be a little bit impure but it’s still a Tier 1 Profoiund Strengthening Pill. According to the rules of the exam, as long as the participant is able to refine the pill successfully, they are considered pass and entitled to become a tier 1 alchemist"

His sly words were targeted at the audience behind, to let them know that the Edler Du next to him was an alchemy fanatic and fixated with perfection.

Anything less than that would be met with harsh criticisms just like the case with Song Zhen. Once the participants behind knew that, they would understand that the pill the latter refined was not as bad as it was told and simply an opinion of that elder.

With his words, he was trying to gain some face back for his nephew as well as remind everyone especially Elder Du of the rules of the exam.

Even if he was one of the two branch elders of the Yan City Alchemist Association, he could not just ignore the rules.

However, contrary to his expectation, Elder Du only snorted. With his age and experience, how could he not see through what Song Ming was plotting? Manipulating opinions and trying to paint him in the bad picture.

That said, he wasn’t bothered at all by such childish quips and continued to berate the pill Song Zhen refined.

"You are right, according to the rules of the exam, as long as the participants successfully refined the Profound Strengthening Pill they could be considered passed. However, I wouldn’t exactly call that thing a success"

"In fact, I wouldn’t even call it a success. That thing is not a pill, but a complete crap and what’s wrong with calling crap a crap? And what did you say that thing being a little bit impure? If you really think that it’s a Profound Strengthening Pill, then why don’t you prove it to me? Swallow that pill"...

"What?" As if he doubting what he heard, Song Ming asked again.

"I said that if you want to pass your nephew, then you have to prove to me that what he refined is indeed a tier 1 Profound Strengthening pill. Swallow it".

The examination hall fell into complete silence as all the participants forgot to refine their own pill and continued to observe the drama that was happening.

They even forgot all about the exam right now and only wanted to see what would administrator Song Ming do next. Would he swallow the pill just like Elder Du said or would he make up some excuse?

Even they were starting to sense that there was some favouritism going on and not the case of Edler Du being too harsh. The latter even said that he would pass Song Zhen if the pill was really what it was.

Being people who studied alchemy their whole life, they knew what would happen if one took a defective pill. Not only would they suffer from cultivation deviation but they would also suffer from severe pain all over their body.

If the pill as per Administrator Song Ming was only slightly impure, then he wouldn’t suffer from any of those aforementioned symptoms and would only find the medicinal properties of the pill lacking for a cultivator of his level.

However, if the pill was a defective product then... In any case, everything would become clear the next second.

Feeling the expectant gaze of everyone on him, Song Ming was inwardly regretting his choice. He should have just let this trash nephew of his to his situation.

Now trying to save him, he himself was under the bridge now. What’s more, his nephew had the audacity to pass him that defective pill.

Did the latter really think that what he refined was a tier 1 Profound Strengthening Pill?