I Can Control Resources

No one believed that Gao Neng truly possessed any advanced Alchemy skills.

Elder Qin naturally didn't believe it either.

Because if Gao Neng's Alchemy was truly so advanced, Li Tiannan wouldn't have kept pestering him to help refine the "Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill."

The atmosphere in the exhibition hall was somewhat intense.

The sects and ancient families stared at the high-grade attribute materials covering the display area, their eyes burning with desire. Yet, at a time like this, they couldn't just take them by force.

Inside the Celestial King Group.

Fang Yuan and the three directors were also on edge. On one hand, they hoped Gao Neng really had some ace up his sleeve, but on the other, they felt it was completely impossible.

Alchemy—how could there be a shortcut to mastering it?

This sort of thing was built up through experience, one attempt at a time. More importantly, to become a master Alchemist, you first needed a master for a teacher.

After all, it wasn't something you could just teach yourself.

There were too many subtleties involved: heat control, the proportion of materials, the exact quantities... and so on. A mistake in any single step would make it impossible to form a pill.

"Gao Neng, stop messing around. Since you want to learn Alchemy, you should just learn properly from the seniors here. Why must you insist on a competition?" Wu Qingjing couldn't bear to watch any longer and said in a low voice.

"Throughout history, there have always been frauds with undeserved reputations who pass off fakes as the real thing. I'm just helping the Alliance identify who's genuine and who's not," Gao Neng replied, also in a low voice.

"..." Wu Qingjing really wanted to curse, 'Identify my ass.'

'Frauds with undeserved reputations? People passing off fakes? What era do you think this is?'

'Attribute materials are so rare.'

'Which of the major sects and ancient families are fools? How could there possibly be any fraudulent Alchemists!'

'Besides, taking a huge step back, you've never even refined a pill before, Gao Neng. How are you supposed to identify anything?'

Of course, Wu Qingjing ultimately kept these words to himself. He was weighing the pros and cons of the situation.

If he didn't let Gao Neng compete, it would be difficult to find another reason to have Gao Neng bring out all three thousand high-grade raw materials like he did today.

After a moment of thought, Wu Qingjing finally grit his teeth.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

"You have all seen the sincerity shown by our Federation Government: over two thousand five hundred high-grade raw materials and five hundred top-grade raw materials."

"A collection of this scale is, it must be said, unprecedented. I trust no one has any objections?"

As Wu Qingjing spoke, he scanned the crowd and paused for effect.

The buzzing crowd instantly fell silent.

Because Wu Qingjing was right. The Federation Government's persuasion had naturally played a part in Gao Neng bringing out so many attribute raw materials.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Wu Qingjing coughed twice and continued, "Since our Federation Government has shown its sincerity, I hope that all of you can show us a little sincerity in return!"

"Speaker, please speak your mind!"

"That's right, how would you like us to cooperate? We'll support you!"

"Indeed!"

Voices rose from among the sects and ancient families.

"Alright, I'll be direct. This is an exchange conference for Alchemists. The main purpose is exchange. The Federation Government has provided the attribute raw materials, so shouldn't everyone else offer something as well?" Wu Qingjing said again.

"..." The crowd fell silent.

But the silence did not last long.

Soon, someone stepped forward from the sects and ancient families to speak on their behalf.

"We understand Speaker Wu's meaning. The Federation Government has provided the attribute materials, so in exchange, we will certainly offer some Pill Formulas!"

"That's right, we are willing to offer some Pill Formulas in exchange. In addition, we will also have our Alchemists explain the methods and steps of Alchemy on-site!"

"Yes, we can all exchange knowledge and learn from each other's strengths!"

The members of the sects and ancient families responded one after another.

Gao Neng watched all of this unfold, his mind drifting to something Li Tiannan had once told him.

'Wu Qingjing could only have secured the position of Speaker with the support of the sects and ancient families. The current outcome proves everything.'

Seeing this, Wu Qingjing breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced around again before his gaze finally settled on Gao Neng. "Gao Neng, what do you think of this arrangement? At this exchange conference, you can ask for guidance or compete with anyone you wish. I believe no one here will hold anything back from you."

"Teacher, are you sure they won't hold anything back?" Gao Neng asked with a smile, looking at Wu Qingjing.

"..." Wu Qingjing froze. That was a truly difficult question to answer. He was confident that, for his sake, some of the Alchemists from the sects and ancient families wouldn't hold back their low- and mid-grade Pill Formulas. But when it came to high-grade Pill Formulas, or the unique Alchemy techniques exclusive to their sects and families, that was much harder to say.

Or rather, it wasn't hard to say...

It was that absolutely no one would offer them up!

"Gao Neng, what exactly do you want?"

"If there's a Pill Formula you want, or an Alchemy technique you want to learn, just say it. As long as it's not one of our sect's Secret Techniques, feel free to ask!"

"That's right! Since you've brought out high-grade attribute raw materials, none of us are petty people!"

The people from the sects and ancient families spoke up again.

"Everyone, you've misunderstood. I don't want any Pill Formulas, nor do I want any of you to teach me Alchemy. I just want to contribute these attribute raw materials." Gao Neng's lips curved into a smirk.

"..." The sects and ancient families.

'What a load of bullshit.'

'If you really wanted to contribute, would you have gone to the trouble of setting up an exchange conference?'