I Can Control Resources

One hundred percent. There’s no chance of failure.

This wasn’t confidence.

It was a fact.

After giving Shen Ning’Er a firm nod, Gao Neng turned his gaze to Li Tiannan. "Master, how about you bring out your best Alchemy Furnace?"

"Alchemy Furnace?" Li Tiannan stared at Gao Neng, his lips moving as if he desperately wanted to say, ’I don’t have one, go away!’ But in the end, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Because Gao Neng wanted to refine the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill!

The Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill!

He wanted it so badly!

If he had a Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill, his "Ghastly Thunder Secret Technique" could advance to a higher level, possibly granting him a significant boost in strength.

Li Tiannan hesitated for a moment before finally pulling out an Alchemy Furnace.

Just as Gao Neng had guessed.

This Alchemy Furnace was also made of an unknown black material. And judging from the material alone, it seemed to be of an even higher grade than the blade Li Tiannan had given him.

’This black material...’

’What secrets does it hold?’

Gao Neng had always been curious about this material, but now was not the time to dwell on it.

"Many thanks for the gift of this Alchemy Furnace, Master!" Gao Neng extended a hand toward Li Tiannan, but he didn’t immediately snatch the Pill Furnace away.

He wanted Li Tiannan to hand the Pill Furnace over himself.

That way, Li Tiannan couldn’t come running back to snatch it away later.

Sure enough, Li Tiannan’s expression changed when he heard Gao Neng’s words, and he clenched his jaw. He had naturally guessed Gao Neng’s intention in "borrowing" the furnace.

’How despicable!’

’A Strongest like me, being threatened by a punk who hasn’t even reached high-rank?’

’However, for the sake of the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill...’

He chose to endure!

"Haha, don’t be so formal. It’s not of much use to me anyway. It’s better off with you," Li Tiannan said, acting remarkably generous.

"Heh." Gao Neng didn’t stand on ceremony this time. He took the black Pill Furnace and gave it a couple of vigorous rubs.

’So hard, so smooth!’

’The texture is pretty nice!’

With that, his Alchemy equipment was complete. And it was all very prestigious.

However, when Li Tiannan saw Gao Neng fondling the small black Tripod Cauldron, his face turned quite dark.

’You brat, do you have any idea what this cauldron is... Forget it. Trading a cauldron for a Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill isn’t a bad deal. If he fails to produce the pill, I’ll just snatch it back!’ Li Tiannan turned his head away, trying not to look.

Gao Neng could naturally guess what Li Tiannan was thinking.

But was it possible for him to fail?

Impossible!

...

Soon, Qin Lei finished preparing the ingredients for the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill. He then arranged them neatly, one by one, in the order they were to be added.

’That’s some real dedication.’

Once everything was done, Qin Lei signaled for Gao Neng to begin.

Gao Neng glanced at the neatly arranged ingredients before him with only one thought in his mind: ’This Qin Lei definitely has OCD!’

’Sigh, good thing I don’t!’

With that thought, he didn’t hold back. He swept all the ingredients in front of him into a pile and then tossed them all into the Pill Furnace in one go.

"..." Qin Lei was speechless.

He had to bite his tongue to keep from cursing.

Although he had already guessed that Gao Neng truly didn’t know Alchemy, he thought that Gao Neng would at least try to put on a show when refining the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill.

And the result?

Gao Neng didn’t even bother to hide it.

Qin Lei’s lips moved, but in the end, he just shook his head and walked to the side.

The Noble Young Masters from the sects and families who originally had faith in Gao Neng saw Qin Lei shake his head, and they all immediately felt that something was about to go wrong.

Who was Qin Lei?

A Strongest!

And not just any Strongest, but the one with the greatest skill in Alchemy!

A grandmaster of his caliber shaking his head at you?

It had to mean failure!

"Looks like we’re in for a show."

"Yeah, let’s watch closely!"

"..."

The Noble Young Masters from the sects and families said no more.

But Chairman Sheng, whose hopes had been dashed, now felt a renewed sense of optimism. Looking at Qin Lei’s expression was like seeing the rising sun.

So radiant!

The anxiety in Chairman Sheng’s heart eased slightly. He found a seat and began to sip his tea.

After shaking his head, however, Qin Lei didn’t go far. Instead, he moved to stand by Gao Neng’s side.

He had shaken his head simply because he was annoyed.

As for whether Gao Neng would succeed, he had never really considered the possibility of failure. After all, if he thought there was even a slight chance Gao Neng might fail, he would never have given him the Pill Formula for the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill in advance.

What he was watching for was...

...what method Gao Neng would use to guarantee success!

Fang Yuan, the three directors, Fang Tangtang, and the others were all holding their breath, staring intently at Gao Neng. This final test was simply too important.

"Chairman, look! Mr. Gao seems to have cranked the temperature to the max again!"

"But this is the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill!"

’Could it be? High-temperature roasting works on the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill too?’

"..." Fang Yuan heard the voices of the three directors but said nothing.

What could he say?

There was nothing to say.

’If I had to say something, it’d be that this kid is way too reckless!’

In truth, Gao Neng wasn’t being reckless at all.

To put it bluntly, when it came to forging a weapon, he could at least pretend by materializing energy. But this Alchemy... he truly didn’t understand it at all.

Because there were simply too many factors involved.

First, you had to understand the ingredients.

Wouldn’t that require several years of studying books? Then, you’d need experience to judge the energy and medicinal properties contained within ingredients of different qualities.

Only then would you get to the actual Alchemy techniques.

Gao Neng was a top student.

However, all he had studied in school was knowledge related to energy elements. He had never even touched upon pharmacology.

How could he pretend?

It was impossible to fake it.

So, he decided to just go for broke.

’Anyway, I only have one Alchemy move: high-temperature roasting!’

’If you ask for any more details, I only have one word for you: Badass!’

As for what to do after turning the temperature to the max?

That left only one word...

Wait!

After cranking the cauldron’s temperature to the maximum, Gao Neng found a chair, sat down, and rested his chin on his hands, beginning the wait.

"..."

"..."

The Noble Young Masters from the sects and families.

’Can you really fucking refine a Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill like this?!’

Even though they had all personally witnessed Gao Neng defeat eighty Alchemists with a one hundred percent success rate on his pills...

...seeing this scene now, they still found it hard to believe.

If it really could be done like this...

...they could do it too!

Who the hell couldn’t?

Of course, they couldn’t say that out loud.

Besides, there was nothing else to do now but wait.

The exhibition hall began to grow quiet.

But soon, small murmurs broke the silence. The discussions grew louder, and the room became slightly noisy.

As time dragged on.

Gao Neng remained seated, his eyes narrowed as he stared at the cauldron before him.

Half an hour passed.

An hour passed.

Gao Neng didn’t even make a move to go check on the cauldron.

The crowd of onlookers gradually began to stir. Watching this was simply too boring, and they started to be drawn to the other Alchemists around the hall.

After all, the other Alchemists’ actions looked far more professional.

They were testing medicinal properties and showing off techniques.

In terms of spectator value, they were at least a hundred times better than what was happening here.

"Come on, let’s go watch the others."

"Yeah."

"I’ll wait a little longer."

Some left, while others continued to wait.

The crowd in the exhibition hall gradually started to disperse.

Meanwhile, Fang Tangtang and Shen Ning’Er had also pulled up chairs and sat on either side of Gao Neng. Both of them stared wide-eyed at the Alchemy Furnace in front of them.

Before long, Yi Qinglian also came and sat down.

A little later, Fairy Liu also found a chair and sat next to Gao Neng.

Since Fairy Liu sat down, Li Tiannan and Sword Elder naturally followed suit.

After that, the last remaining Strongest seemed to feel a bit awkward standing alone on the opposite side, so he too sat down behind Gao Neng.

And so, a miraculous scene unfolded in the exhibition hall.

With Gao Neng at the center, a group of people just stared blankly at the cauldron. No one spoke, no one made a sound; they just stared.

And they stared like that for more than ten hours.

After all, the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill was being refined from top-quality elemental ingredients. Even at the highest temperature, such materials would take a very long time.

From the start of the exchange conference until now, nearly a full day had passed.

Gao Neng’s eyes had gone from slightly narrowed to completely shut. He hadn’t slept well these past three days.

This was the perfect chance to catch up on some sleep.

But just then...

"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!"

A shrill alarm suddenly sounded.

"Huh?! Is the Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill done?" Gao Neng jolted awake from his dream.

The others, including Qin Lei, Fairy Liu, and the rest, also stirred abruptly, and every one of them immediately shot up from their chairs.

There was a sound.

’The pill... it’s finished, right?’

It wasn’t just them. At that moment, everyone who had been gathered around the other Alchemists also heard the screeching sound coming from Gao Neng’s cauldron.

"Quick, it sounds like Gao Neng is done!"

"Let’s go see!"

"The Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill? He’s already finished?"

Although none of them could quite believe it, they all surged toward Gao Neng’s station.

"It has to work! It has to be a success!" Li Tiannan prayed incessantly. After all, this was a matter that would determine whether he could advance further.

Fang Yuan and the three directors were praying just as hard.

’It has to succeed.’

’It has to succeed!’

Because this was also a major event that concerned the future of the Celestial King Group.

Gao Neng, in contrast...

...was completely calm.

"Man, I’m exhausted. It’s finally done!" Gao Neng stretched his back, then strode over to the cauldron. Without a hint of hesitation, he threw the lid open. "Everyone, behold! The Celestial Thunder Extremity Pill!"

(I’ve pulled several all-nighters in a row, so I’m not doing it tonight. I’ll try to get up early to update the next Chapter!)