Life After Prison by Silencieux novel Chapter 1958

Severin entered the sixth floor of the Alchemy Tower and looked at the holographic images of various alchemical materials appearing before him in the simulation. He took a deep breath, and began to do the assessment with zealous determination.

The conditions for clearing that level were relatively simpler than the previous ones—all he had to do was refine an elite-quality pill. However, crafting the highest quality sixth-grade pill was no easy feat, for it required one's understanding of alchemy to be almost equivalent to a seventh-grade alchemist. Progress would be very slow if one did not have that knowledge.

Having drawn some insights from the contest with Emery, Severin took his time and did not push himself too hard. He threw the medicinal herbs and spirit beast materials into the cauldron, and his success rate in crafting sixth-grade pills increased gradually. The sixth floor was the most arduous that he had faced.

Over time, beads of sweat started to form on Severin's forehead. His eyes turned bloodshot, resembling that of a madman. He poured his focus into the crafting process, starting with sixth-grade low-rank pills before going on to sixth-grade medium-rank and. Finally, he crafted the sixth-grade high-rank Pristine Spirit Pill.

The prolonged, unabated crafting process was wearing his spiritual energy thin. Spiritual and mental exhaustion took a toll on his mind, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Three days later, a beam of spiritual light burst forth from the cauldron and his hands trembled slightly. Such was the effort he had put in that he was on the verge of gasping for breath. He wiped away the sweat on his forehead and clenched his fist tightly as his eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Success at last! A sixth-grade high-rank pill! The Pristine Spirit Pill!" By simulating the crafting process of the Pristine Spirit Pill, Severin's ranking on the Alchemy Tower tied with Celeste. He shared second place with her. Onlookers in the square were astounded, and a clamor soon ensued.