Was the World Crazy, or Were They?!

"Level One Blood Strengthening... Pill?"

The sharp-eyed students present caught that final word. Their expressions went blank, their mouths hanging open wide enough to fit two big duck eggs.

Although many outsiders confused pills and pellets, after attending Luo Ding's class, how could they not know the difference?!

One had no rank, while the other was a genuine Level One!

But how was this possible?!!

Su Ye had only just stepped onto the stage. From his unfamiliar manner, it was obvious he had not dabbled much in alchemy.

It was hard to say whether he had even touched an Alchemy Furnace before, yet he had swiftly adapted to alchemy at an utterly shocking speed and directly refined a Level One Pill?!

Was the world crazy, or were they crazy?!

After a brief silence came an uproar like a raging storm!

The clamor shook the entire room!

It even seemed as though the heavy Alchemy Furnace might be overturned by the sound waves, and the surrounding classrooms had clearly been affected as well.

"Teacher Luo, are you sure you didn't see wrong?! How is this possible!"

"How could Su Ye have refined a Level One Pill? Haven't you not taught us that yet?"

"Impossible!"

They found it impossible to accept, especially those students from somewhat influential families.

Fang Yuan, Lin Qingyue, and the others wore ugly expressions as they stared blankly at the lean, handsome figure onstage, unable to accept it at all!

Luo Ding drew a deep breath. Even he was immensely shocked inside!

But he was a teacher, after all, and had weathered far more storms. Looking toward the students below, he shouted in a low voice, "Quiet, all of you!"

The noise gradually subsided!

Luo Ding's expression was complicated. He glanced at Su Ye, who was immersed in thought beside him, then slowly spoke, half in explanation:

"The so-called Blood Strengthening Pellet is the unfinished form of the Level One Blood Strengthening Pill, a product made for downward compatibility."

"I indeed have not taught you the pill formula yet. I presume Student Su Ye has not seen a real pill formula either..."

He picked up the round pill Su Ye had refined.

"This Level One Blood Strengthening Pill has achieved Pill Formation, but its techniques and process differ considerably. Its quality is also somewhat lacking, and its effectiveness is probably only eighty percent of a full-quality pill."

"This shows that Student Su Ye has not seen a true pill formula!"

"But!"

His tone suddenly shifted. Even he could not suppress his astonishment and emotion:

"Student Su Ye must have developed his own thoughts after watching the demonstrations of the students before him, including my explanations and several of Student Lin Qingyue's unique techniques."

"Combined with his exceptional control of force, his innate Pill Sense, as well as inspiration and luck, he ultimately refined this slightly flawed Level One Pill!"

"Is that right, Student Su Ye?"

Worthy of being an experienced Level 5 Alchemist, he had analyzed the general situation in an instant.

Su Ye came back to his senses and nodded.

"Yes, Teacher Luo. I only wanted to give it a try."

"Fortunately, my luck was good, and it formed a pill."

A smile curled at the corner of his lips, and his heart held a trace of delight!

It was not merely the satisfaction of refining a Level One Pill on his first attempt at alchemy, but also because of the feedback from the Manifestation Talisman!

[Divine inspiration in pill formation. The Talisman Master refined a ranked pill for the first time. Level 1 Alchemy progress +3]!

[Level 1 Alchemy (4/1000)]

This was the first time his progress had increased by 3!

Previously, it had always been +1!

So every +1 progress from Heaven Rewards Diligence is merely the minimum guarantee. If I perform beyond that in other ways, I can gain even more progress!

Su Ye suddenly understood, having grasped another pattern of the Manifestation Talisman!

While Su Ye was lost in thought, the students below had long since erupted!

What kind of nonsense was Teacher Luo saying?!

Strong control?

Innate Pill Sense?

Inspiration and luck?

No matter how lucky one was, could luck alone refine a Level One Pill?

Clearly, the first two were the most important!

Even Luo Ding could not help looking at Su Ye now. With a burning, complicated gaze, he asked, "Su Ye, have you come into contact with alchemy before? Or rather, have you refined pills before?"

Su Ye paused slightly before answering, "I've learned a little about it."

"As for refining pills, this was my first time."

"And for this successful Pill Formation, luck did indeed play a major part."

He was speaking the truth. Without a pill formula, the actual success rate would never exceed ten percent. He had simply been in an exceptionally good state just now and gambled on success.

"Your first time refining pills?!!"

An even greater roar erupted from the whole room, nearly overturning the entire alchemy classroom!

Earlier, they had merely watched Su Ye's movements and assumed he was a beginner. But after he refined a Level One Blood Strengthening Pill, they had refused to believe that.

Yet after Su Ye admitted it himself, they completely exploded!

"Is he even human?"

"On his first attempt at alchemy, he learned so many techniques, directly innovated, and refined a Level One Blood Strengthening Pill? Just how incredible is his Alchemy Talent? It's probably not inferior to his martial talent at all!"

"Why would God open every window for him?!"

Many students who had previously gloated, waiting for Su Ye to make a fool of himself, or who had looked down on him from lofty heights, now wished they could crawl into a crack in the ground!

They were the real clowns!

Without comparison, there was no harm. Once compared, it was enough to make one die of rage.

The gap between people was greater than the gap between people and dogs, wasn't it?

Fang Yuan fell silent, clenching his fists so tightly that his nails seemed ready to dig into his palms.

His expression was complicated as he looked at the figure onstage. It was as if he had seen his "older brother," who attended Shenyun Second High School, whose alchemy talent had likewise stunned an entire audience!

The reason he had transferred to First High School halfway through was because that older brother had crushed him so badly he could barely breathe.

Yet on Su Ye, he seemed to feel that same pressure again!

Although Lin Qingyue said nothing, her chest rose and fell. He Ran was clear that her heart was anything but calm. She lowered her head, and no one knew what she was thinking. Only an icy aura surged around her, making no one dare speak.

Seeing the uproar below and the countless gazes fixed on him, Su Ye remained neither arrogant nor impetuous, his expression extremely calm.

When Luo Ding saw this, he felt an indescribably complicated emotion in his heart!

Even he was amazed by Su Ye's talent!

This kid...

Some thoughts in his heart had unconsciously wavered, faintly beginning to change!

"Alright, Student Su Ye, go back down first."

After a pause, he added, "Stay behind after class. I have something to say to you."

Su Ye agreed, then walked off the stage under everyone's gaze and returned to his group.

"Brother Ye, you really are my brother!" Zhang Yuan was the first to let out a strange cry. Beneath the joking, was it not also a release for the shock in his heart?

His family's business was related to pills, so he understood better than others just how outrageous Brother Ye was!

Yao Hong's eyes shimmered with a strange light as she looked at Su Ye. "Su Ye, you're really amazing."

Ye Xingli's heart was likewise in turmoil, her Beautiful Eyes that seemed capable of reflecting the Starry Sky fixed tightly on Su Ye.

Originally, everyone had thought Su Ye was avoiding things.

Yet it turned out he had truly been studying and observing the techniques of others.

That mindset changed her view of Su Ye. After all, even she herself had previously believed that Su Ye meant to avoid the matter.

For the rest of the class, although Luo Ding continued teaching, many students clearly had yet to recover from their shock, their expressions wandering.

It left Luo Ding both annoyed and amused, utterly helpless!

Wasn't it all because of Su Ye, that brat?

After class, the many students left the classroom, preparing to go home.

But Su Ye was kept behind.

"Teacher Luo, what did you want to talk to me about?"