Chapter 62

The handover process wasn’t complicated and was completed in just over two hours.

Wen Lan walked out of the Alchemy Department building, glancing at the scorching afternoon sun. Her mood was a mix of disappointment and anticipation.

Steadying herself, she once again made her way to the Marshal’s Manor.

This time, it was Chu Ning who received her.

“Hello, I’m Chu Ning.” Before Wen Lan could speak, Chu Ning took the initiative to introduce herself and extended her hand.

“R-Ruler.” Wen Lan stammered.

She quickly reached out and shook hands with Chu Ning.

So this was the Sect Leader? She truly was young.

Just like the Fifth Prince—an unparalleled genius.

Chu Ning smiled.

“I didn’t expect you to complete the handover so quickly. Originally, Xia Ye was supposed to discuss your work arrangements with you, but he’s off taking the alchemist exam, so I’ll be handling it.”

“The Fifth Prince—taking the alchemist exam?” Wen Lan thought she had misheard.

“Mm.” Chu Ning nodded in affirmation.

“Oh, you probably don’t know this yet, but the sect has a method that allows beastmen to cultivate female spiritual power. Xia Ye has great talent and is already qualified to take the alchemist exam.”

Wen Lan’s eyes widened.

“Beastmen—can cultivate female spiritual power? And even take the alchemist exam?” How was that possible?

But then, remembering how the Marrow Cleansing Elixir had affected her, she suddenly felt uncertain again…

“They can.” Chu Ning’s tone was resolute.

“Xia Ye has a plan. He intends to train a group of beastman alchemists. You’ll be part of this plan and will need to assist.”

“Yes!” Wen Lan didn’t hesitate and agreed immediately.

Beastmen cultivating female spiritual power—this was something she had never heard of before. She had to see it for herself.

Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction.

She tapped on her optical brain and added Wen Lan as a contact.

Then, she sent her the formula for the Nourishing Spirit Pill.

“This is the formula for the Nourishing Spirit Pill. Get familiar with it first, and later, I’ll take you to the alchemy lab to learn how to refine it.”

“For the time being, your task is to refine the Nourishing Spirit Pill.”

“The Nourishing Spirit Pill is—” Wen Lan opened the document, and as she read through it, she was utterly shaken.

The chosen medicinal ingredients were bold yet perfectly compatible. The spiritual trajectory diagram was breathtaking.

Though it was only a third-tier formula, the spiritual trajectory diagram was so intricate that even she, a peak high-tier alchemist, felt a bit dazzled.

This formula was incredible!

Previously, she had thought the Jade Dew Pill formula was a masterpiece, but now she realized that the Nourishing Spirit Pill might be even more extraordinary.

“The Nourishing Spirit Pill is a third-tier alchemical medicine that nourishes the mind and promotes spiritual power growth. It’s particularly effective for both A-rank and high A-rank individuals.”

“It’s a supportive cultivation medicine that can be taken long-term.”

As she spoke, Chu Ning took out a bottle of Nourishing Spirit Pills.

She removed one from the bottle and handed it to Wen Lan.

“This pill will be beneficial to you as well. Give it a try.”

Wen Lan’s eyes lit up with excitement.

“Thank you, Ruler!” She expressed her gratitude before carefully taking the pill.

With a solemn expression, she swallowed it.

As the medicine dissolved, a refreshing sensation spread through her mind.

Wen Lan’s consciousness became significantly clearer, and she felt as if her spiritual power had slightly improved.

“Ruler, I—I’d like to test my spiritual power.” Wen Lan’s voice was filled with excitement.

“Go ahead. The first time you take the Nourishing Spirit Pill, the effects will be particularly noticeable. You might even experience an immediate increase in spiritual power.” Chu Ning responded.

Wen Lan quickly retrieved a testing device from her spatial ring.

After running the test, her spiritual power value had indeed increased from 990021 to 990037.

“My spiritual power increased by 16 points?!” Wen Lan’s voice trembled slightly.

Last time, she had spent an entire month to increase her spiritual power by just 1 point.

Now, just by taking one pill, her spiritual power had improved this much!

Of course, such a large increase was likely related to her spiritual potential breakthrough, but the effectiveness of this pill was still astonishing.

“Not bad. Going forward, take one Nourishing Spirit Pill daily and focus on refining medicine to temper your spiritual power. If all goes well, within a few months, you should be able to advance to S-rank.”

Normally, even at the peak of A-rank, it would take an extended period to break through to S-rank.

However, with both the Nourishing Spirit Pill and the Jade Dew Pill ensuring efficiency, coupled with Wen Lan’s natural talent, she could very well achieve this in a few months.

There was actually a faster method—giving Wen Lan the Thunder Tribulation Pill.

However, that pill was too precious, and even though Wen Lan had signed a lifelong contract with the sect, Chu Ning wasn’t prepared to give it to her just yet.

“Understood! Thank you, Ruler!” Wen Lan quickly bowed to Chu Ning.

She now believed what the Fifth Prince had told her—the Alchemy Sect was far more capable than she had imagined.

Chu Ning then explained the spiritual trajectory diagram of the Nourishing Spirit Pill in detail before leading Wen Lan to the alchemy lab.

When she entered, Wen Lan was surprised to find that the Marshal was also present.

It was only after Chu Ning introduced them that she learned—not only had the Fifth Prince married their Ruler, but the Marshal was also one of her beast husbands.

At this realization, everything clicked for Wen Lan.

No wonder Director Zheng had deliberately dissolved her contract with the military and sent her to the sect instead.

Since their Ruler had such close ties to the military, even though Wen Lan had transferred to the Alchemy Sect, she was still, in a way, part of the military.

This knowledge reassured her.

She was growing increasingly fond of the Alchemy Sect.

Soon after, Wen Lan got to witness Chu Ning’s true capabilities.

Although the Ruler’s spiritual power value was lower than her own, her mastery over spiritual power was far superior—even surpassing what Wen Lan had achieved in her ten-plus years as an alchemist.

Today, she finally saw what a true genius looked like.

Compared to someone like Chu Ning, Wen Lan, who was regarded as a prodigy by others, didn’t even qualify as average.

Chu Ning personally guided Wen Lan through refining three furnaces of medicine, and at last, Wen Lan successfully produced her first batch of Nourishing Spirit Pills.

Although only ten pills were completed, she still received Chu Ning’s praise.

“The Nourishing Spirit Pill is inherently difficult to refine. Your current low yield is due to lack of experience. Keep practicing, and as your proficiency increases, your results will improve. With your high spiritual power, you’ll eventually be able to refine them to perfection.”

“Yes!” Wen Lan’s eyes were full of determination.

“You can stay here and practice refining for the rest of the day. Once Xia Ye returns, he’ll arrange your detailed work assignments.”

“Understood.”

Thus, for the entire afternoon, Wen Lan continued refining the Nourishing Spirit Pill while being further amazed by Chu Ning’s alchemy skills.

The more she watched, the more admiration she felt.

Yes, despite having a higher spiritual power value than the Ruler, she couldn’t help but idolize her.

Finally, at five o’clock, Xia Ye returned with news—he had officially passed the junior alchemist exam.

By then, Wen Lan was no longer surprised that beastmen could become alchemists. In fact, she found it completely normal.

In the Alchemy Sect under Chu Ning’s leadership, anything was possible.

“The news has already spread. Mistress, the first batch of beastman disciples for the Alchemy Sect should be joining us soon.” Xia Ye’s expression was full of confidence.

He had arranged for the media to document his exam in advance, and before he even entered the examination hall, the news had already gone viral on StarNet.

Once he passed the exam and received his junior alchemist badge, the media went completely wild.