"Ascend? What do you mean?" Alex was a little confused by the statement. He had never heard of someone 'ascending' in-game or out of the game.
'Does this have something to do with alchemists?' he wondered. He didn't have any friends he talked to regularly, so he didn't know a lot about the practices in the sect. Even Kong Yuhan was merely just an acquaintance to him.
Kong Yuhan looked like he had realized something when he saw Alex's confused face and said, "Ah, I forgot it hasn't been long since you got here. Ascending means going from being an outer sect disciple to an inner sect disciple or an inner sect disciple to a core disciple."
" In my case, I am one step away from being a core disciple. I have brought a few sets of ingredients with me today, and if I made to make a single pill with over 20% harmony, I can take the exam to become a core disciple."
"Ah" Alex made a sound of understanding. But then he thought of something,