The Ling Family realized that public opinion could very well be massively against them, so they immediately apologized to Elder Wan and promptly left the place.

After watching the Ling Family members leave, Elder Wan let out a sigh. He understood in his heart that they certainly would not just let the matter rest and might employ other means to deal with Duan Gujin.

Two days later, Duan Gujin returned from outside.

He did not expect that the teaching elder would inform him that he no longer needed to attend classes from today onward, as Elder Wan had already accepted him as a disciple.

Upon meeting Elder Wan, Duan Gujin then learned from Elder Wan himself that the Ling Family had caused trouble here two days ago.

To protect his safety, Elder Wan had decided to accept him as a disciple.

"Only by becoming my disciple will others dare not harass you!"

Elder Wan said earnestly.

"Thank you so much, Elder Wan!"

Hearing Elder Wan's words, Duan Gujin hastily gave him a deep bow.

"Get up! If it weren't for your help last time, I might have fallen!" Elder Wan sighed.

"I am quite proficient in refining Elixir Pills. What grade of Elixir Pills can you refine?"

After a while, Elder Wan asked.

"Elder Wan, I can refine Fifth-grade Elixir Pills!"

Duan Gujin replied.

"Can you really refine Fifth-grade Elixir Pills?"

After listening, Elder Wan's brows slightly furrowed; he found it hard to believe Duan Gujin's claim.

Duan Gujin said seriously, "Elder Wan, I truly can refine Fifth-grade Elixir Pills."

"Haha, I forgot, you came from the Yuanzhen Continent, the Alchemist grades there might be somewhat different from Jiuzhou Continent! Since you say you can refine Fifth-grade Elixir Pills, then I will have you refine some simple Fifth-grade Elixirs on the spot. Once you actually succeed in refining them, I will believe your words!"

Elder Wan said.

"Alright!"

Duan Gujin understood what Elder Wan was thinking. After all, it was difficult for Elder Wan to believe that a nineteen-year-old could actually refine Fifth-grade Elixir Pills.

Alchemy was different from martial Cultivation; advancing in Alchemy was much more difficult than in Cultivation.

Alchemy required mastering a lot of professional knowledge, control over the fire's intensity, and also a very strong Spiritual Power.

To become a Fifth-grade Alchemist was even more challenging.

At the Blood Killing Sect, Elder Wan was a Sixth-grade Alchemist, meaning he could refine Sixth-grade Elixir Pills.

Now Duan Gujin was telling him that he could refine Fifth-grade Elixir Pills, which obviously seemed like a provocation to Elder Wan.

Elder Wan naturally felt utterly unconvinced.

He believed that with the help of Spiritual Medicine and external forces, Duan Gujin could have improved his Cultivation to the martial master realm by the age of nineteen, but he refused to believe that with the aid of Spiritual Medicine and other external forces, Duan Gujin's Alchemy skills could also have improved to the level that he could refine Fifth-grade Elixir Pills.

So, Elder Wan thought it was very likely that the classification of Alchemist grades on the Yuanzhen Continent was different from that on the Jiuzhou Continent.

Elder Wan felt that Duan Gujin's supposed ability to refine Fifth-grade Elixir Pills actually only equated to the ability to refine Third-grade Elixir Pills.

He surmised that the Fifth-grade Elixir Pills of the Yuanzhen Continent were equivalent to the Third-grade Elixir Pills of the Jiuzhou Continent.

The best way to verify Duan Gujin's Alchemy techniques was to have him refine Elixir Pills on the spot.

Elder Wan then led Duan Gujin to an alchemy room.

He took out many spiritual medicines from a room and laid them out in front of Duan Gujin for him to choose from.

"Duan Gujin, I'm now going to test your ability to refine the most basic fifth-grade Elixir, the Sect Treasure Pill. Any problems with that?"

Elder Wan asked earnestly.

"No problem!"

Duan Gujin's brow furrowed slightly as he knew the Sect Treasure Pill was indeed a very basic fifth-grade Elixir. This kind of pill, just like the Spirit Master Treasure Pill, was meant for disciples to consume and recover their primordial power.

The Sect Treasure Pill was one grade lower than the Spirit Master Treasure Pill, and it was specifically for martial artists at the Martial Sect Realm to consume to recover their power.

Looking at the spiritual medicines nearby, Duan Gujin knew Elder Wan was testing his ability to distinguish between them.

"Here is the Elixir Recipe for the Sect Treasure Pill. Take it, find the appropriate spiritual medicines from these, and then step by step refine it," Elder Wan said seriously.

With a faint smile, Duan Gujin replied, "Elder Wan, if you want me to refine this pill, then it really won't be difficult for me, I have refined the Sect Treasure Pill many times before!"

"Really?"

Elder Wan looked at Duan Gujin with a mix of skepticism and curiosity.

Duan Gujin knew that he had to showcase his abilities. If he didn't demonstrate them properly in front of Elder Wan, Elder Wan wouldn't believe in his strength.

"Let me give you a demonstration!"

Duan Gujin did not take over Elder Wan's Elixir Recipe, instead he picked some spiritual medicines from the large selection laid out and sorted them.

Elder Wan watched him choose the spiritual medicines with great interest, his brow slightly furrowed.

The reason behind his concern was that he noticed some of the spiritual medicines Duan Gujin picked were not part of the Blood Killing Sect's Elixir Recipe.

But upon further thought, he realized that the Sect Treasure Pill that Duan Gujin was refining in front of him wouldn't exactly match the Blood Killing Sect's recipe.

He thought that Duan Gujin was demonstrating a recipe from Yuanzhen Continent instead.

Accordingly, he watched with a keen interest how Duan Gujin would manage to refine the Sect Treasure Pill.

After selecting all the necessary medicines, Duan Gujin began to refine the elixir.

Seeing how adept Duan Gujin was at refining elixir pills, Elder Wan nodded in satisfaction.

Since the Sect Treasure Pill was a basic Elixir, there was nothing special about the techniques used in its refinement.

Thus, Duan Gujin efficiently took only two hours to finish refining the Sect Treasure Pill.

Elder Wan picked up the Sect Treasure Pill that Duan Gujin had refined, and after probing it with his Divine Sense, confirmed that in terms of effectiveness, it was roughly eighty percent as potent as one made according to the Blood Killing Sect's recipe.

Although the effect of Duan Gujin's Sect Treasure Pill was not as strong as that of the Blood Killing Sect's, Elder Wan was convinced that Duan Gujin truly was capable of refining fifth-grade Elixir Pills.

"Duan Gujin, I believe you now! You really can refine fifth-grade Elixir Pills! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that a nineteen-year-old could refine fifth-grade Elixir Pills!"

Elder Wan said with emotion.

"Thank you, Elder Wan."

Hearing Elder Wan's words, Duan Gujin breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that from then on Elder Wan would no longer doubt his alchemy skills.

"However, the efficacy of your refined pills is not as good as those of our Blood Killing Sect! But, that can't be blamed on you! After all, we have some spiritual medicines here that aren't available on Yuanzhen Continent. I just saw that some of the medicines you selected differ from our Blood Killing Sect's recipe! I just didn't expect that you would still be able to refine the Sect Treasure Pill in the end! Duan Gujin, you did well!"

Elder Wan promptly praised Duan Gujin.

"Oh, I see. Elder Wan, I will follow the Blood Killing Sect's recipe to refine fifth-grade Elixir Pills in the future!"

Duan Gujin had already anticipated that the recipes of the Blood Killing Sect would differ from those of the Yuanzhen Continent, but he opted to use the recipe from Yuanzhen Continent to refine the Sect Treasure Pill because in his previous life he had refined the Sect Treasure Pill so many times that he knew it by heart.

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