They had both dozed off, unconcerned with what was going on outside their little bubble.They were probably from the conservative faction.Every time there was a competition among the new disciples, the sword faction would always take all of the top ten positions. Over time, the conservative faction began to accept their fate.Each time, they would only send two of their elders to participate.The others spent their time cultivating in seclusion or venturing out to scout for more potential young warriors. That was how desperate their situation had become. An idea suddenly occurred to Seth, but it was still missing something. He returned to his spot behind Claudia, who shot him a glare. "You almost gave me a heart attack, kid."Seth smiled but did not argue back. His smirk infuriated Claudia even more. Why was he acting like her concerns were trivial?The matches continued, one after the other. Many new disciples demonstrated their talents and attracted the attention of the el

"Most people can't cast wind spells of that purity and magnitude. Could he have a rare mutant spiritual root?""Goodness, I never thought I’d say one of those in my lifetime!""Mutant spiritual roots have great potential. If that boy does have one, he may even reach the Great Vehicle Stage someday.""Seth is in danger now. No matter how strong he is, he can't match up to a wind spiritual root user."…Ronald's eyes burned with battle intent. He stared unblinkingly at the young prodigy in the arena. "I've finally found an opponent that I can take seriously."Seth laughed. "No wonder you're so arrogant. So you have a mutant spiritual root."Faced with his opponent’s powerful wind spells, Seth clenched his right fist. The blood in his body surged, and he threw a mighty punch. It made a sound like a booming drum. The vibrations shook the arena, making several spectators’ auras tremble. Their jaws dropped. With that single punch, Seth scattered all the winds in the arena.The d

However, in front of so many people, it was only natural that nobody blew up."Alright, this competition ends here. New disciples, you can all go back now. You'll be notified in a day or two about which elder will take you as their disciple.""Just a moment," Seth spoke up again.Sebastian was already impatient and shot Seth a cold glare. "Do you have something else to say?"He had completely lost all patience for this guy who had embarrassed him and caused him losses.Seth seemed oblivious to his menacing expression and continued to smile as he faced the crowd. "You all may have overlooked something, which is that I'm an alchemist."Rosie now found Seth even more displeasing. When she heard what he said, she immediately retorted, "You just became Ms. Rowan's disciple. You’re not even a junior alchemist. Where do you get the nerve to say such things?"Seth looked back at her with an equally displeased expression. "You love to interrupt despite being so young, huh? Did your famil

More importantly, Seth was only so young, yet he was already able to refine a pill of this grade. Given a little more time, he could very well ascend to the heavens directly. Sebastian and Ariel exchanged a glance, noting the seriousness and astonishment in each other's eyes. Seth’s value needed to be re-evaluated now.Ariel squeezed her arm, still overcome with a sense of unrealness. "Is it fake? How could he possibly refine top-grade elixirs... No wonder he was so cold when I approached him the last time. I'm just a clown in front of him."Amid the shock, Ronald and Rosie spiraled. Everyone had elixirs except for the two of them. Was this not a blatant show of contempt?Rosie pointed at Seth angrily. "What is the meaning of this? Why does everyone get one except for Ronald and me?!"Seth shrugged innocently. "Oh, you two are here too. Sorry, the pills just happened to not be enough. You guys can get some next time for sure. Or you two can come look for me tomorrow and I'll pers

Be it knowledge Claudia had been exposed to or alchemical techniques she possessed, they should be far superior to Seth's own. How could she be lacking compared to him? He thought it must be his misconception, so he carefully observed her for a while.In the end, he confirmed her alchemy skills to not even be a tenth of his. Could someone with such mediocre skills really establish themselves in the cultivation world? Was it really that easy to thrive here? These thoughts flooded Seth's mind, but he did not let them show on his face.An hour later, the pill was refined. Claudia opened the lid and fished out a pill with a satisfied expression on her face. "Not bad, not bad. 27 pills in one furnace, with six of them in the middle rank. Perfect."She turned to Seth. Although her face was blank, Seth could tell the underlying message—it was time to praise her.Honestly, in Seth's eyes, Claudia's alchemy skills this time were subpar. If he had used the same amount of ingredients, he coul