“Isn’t that the little girl who was refining elixirs that day?”
Jackson Guo was overjoyed, his mind buzzing with new ideas!
Although he couldn’t recruit Terra Su, he had seen Gu Qianxue’s talent in the Elixir Path with his own eyes. A mere ten-year-old girl capable of refining a first-grade elixir—how could this be described as anything short of extraordinary?
To be honest, in Jackson Guo’s eyes, Gu Qianxue’s potential in the Elixir Path was not even inferior to Terra Su’s.
Of course, Jackson Guo didn’t know that Terra Su’s prowess in the Elixir Path stemmed from the accumulated knowledge of his past life as the Alchemy Emperor. If all that knowledge were to be unleashed, it would be more than enough to surpass a thousand Gu Qianxues.
However, in terms of innate physique, Gu Qianxue was naturally superior. The Innate Fire Spirit Body was the best physique for alchemy, unmatched by any other.
“Young Master Su, the friend you mentioned who wants to take the entrance exam for the Elixir Path division—is she the little girl who refined the Minor Origin Elixir that day?” Jackson Guo quickly confirmed.
“That’s her,” Terra Su replied with a smile.
“Great, great! I’ll send someone to bring her over immediately. She doesn’t need to take the entrance exam; she can be admitted directly!”
Jackson Guo was ecstatic, his heart filled with excitement. Gu Qianxue could already refine a first-grade elixir; there was no need for any further examination. She should be admitted directly, and he intended to take her as his disciple on the spot!
At that moment, a shout of joy erupted from a nearby building.
“An Elixir Path genius, an Elixir Path genius!”
A mentor responsible for the entrance exams at the Elixir Path division ran out of the building, overwhelmed with excitement, and rushed toward Jackson Guo, shouting eagerly:
“Dean, we discovered an Elixir Path prodigy during the entrance exams! She scored full marks in the fire-attributed affinity test! Full marks!”
Full marks in the fire-attributed affinity test!
Jackson Guo’s face immediately showed a look of shock!
The fire-attributed affinity test was a prerequisite for becoming an alchemist. Only those with a certain affinity for fire could become alchemists.
The full score for the fire-attributed affinity test was 100 points. At Anyang Academy’s Elixir Path division, a score of 5 points was enough to gain admission. If someone scored 10 points, their potential to become an alchemist was very high.
A score of 20 points indicated a promising talent worth nurturing. A score of 30 points would mark an exceptional genius.
And now, someone had scored a full 100 points!
What did this mean?
Such a genius had never appeared in the entire Anyang County, unprecedented and unparalleled!
This was a talent with the potential to reach the fourth-grade alchemist level!
A fourth-grade alchemist had never appeared in Anyang County. If one did, it would undoubtedly change the landscape of the alchemy world in Anyang City.
“Is the genius who scored full marks a ten-year-old girl?” Jackson Guo quickly asked.
“Yes, she’s about ten years old!” the mentor replied, puzzled as to how the dean knew this without being told.
“Hurry, bring her over!”
Jackson Guo urged repeatedly, his heart ablaze with excitement. He hadn’t expected Gu Qianxue to score full marks in the fire-attributed affinity test. No wonder she was so adept at alchemy; she was a natural talent!
Missing out on Terra Su was already a regret, but he absolutely couldn’t miss out on Gu Qianxue.
Soon, Gu Qianxue was brought over.
“Brother Terra, Sister Qianyin, what are you doing here!” Gu Qianxue exclaimed happily, bouncing over and clinging to Terra Su.
Jackson Guo cleared his throat and kindly addressed Gu Qianxue, “Little girl, would you like to become my disciple and learn the Elixir Path from me?”
“Huh, it’s you?”
Gu Qianxue glanced at Jackson Guo and immediately remembered, “You’re that old man who tried to take Brother Terra from me!”
Her face filled with hostility, she waved her little hand at Jackson Guo, “No, I don’t want you! Go away! Don’t take Brother Terra from me!”
“Uh…”
Jackson Guo felt extremely awkward.
The people around them gasped in shock, clearly not expecting Gu Qianxue to speak to Jackson Guo in such a manner.
Who was Jackson Guo? The dean of the Elixir Path division and a distinguished third-grade alchemy master!
In all of Anyang City, no one had ever dared to speak to Jackson Guo in such a tone.
Offending an Elixir Path expert was often more dangerous than offending a Martial Dao expert, as Elixir Path experts usually wielded more power. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that an Elixir Path expert could command dozens of Martial Dao experts.
Given this, Elixir Path experts naturally had a temper to match their status.
Yet, Gu Qianxue dared to confront Jackson Guo like this. With Jackson Guo’s temper, he would surely be displeased.
However, to everyone’s surprise, Jackson Guo didn’t show any displeasure. Instead, he smiled even more kindly at Gu Qianxue, “I promise I won’t try to take Brother Terra from you again.”
Pfft!
Hearing this, many people couldn’t help but laugh. They never expected Jackson Guo to be so amiable toward someone who had just confronted him.
“Are you serious?” Gu Qianxue frowned.
“Of course,” Jackson Guo replied with a smile. “So, would you like to become my disciple? I can guarantee you the best conditions and will do my utmost to nurture you.”
Gu Qianxue’s face scrunched up as she looked at Jackson Guo, then shook her head, “No, I want to stay with Brother Terra.”
Her repeated refusals left everyone around them astonished.
If any other genius in Anyang City heard that Jackson Guo wanted to take them as a disciple, they would be overjoyed. How could they refuse like Gu Qianxue? To put it bluntly, in Anyang City, if you were an Elixir Path genius and didn’t want Jackson Guo as your master, who else could you turn to?
Wanting to stay with Terra Su instead was even more baffling. No matter how strong Terra Su was, could he be stronger than a third-grade alchemy master? People always aim higher; didn’t Gu Qianxue understand this?
“Little girl, being accepted as a disciple by Dean Guo is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You must seize it,” everyone urged.
However, their words only fueled Gu Qianxue’s rebellious spirit.
“Hmph! You bad people all want me to leave Brother Terra. I won’t do it!”
As she spoke, Gu Qianxue clung even tighter to Terra Su’s arm.
Sigh!
Jackson Guo let out a helpless sigh. He never thought he would find himself in such a situation, begging to take a disciple, only to be repeatedly refused.
For the first time in his life, Jackson Guo deeply doubted his own charm.
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