Clarissa begun her martial arts training immediately. The arena chose a fifth stage qi condensation realm cultivator, it was known as a shadow. This shadow had the fire element. First Clarissa trained her control of the spirit elements. After she was able to use the energy of her spirit elements she began practicing her attacks. She practiced precision and how to make her attacks more deadly. When done she started her first battle.
The shadow attacked her first; it slashed it's fire energy that resembled a sword. Clarissa went on defense and created a small water barrier. This barrier was easily destroyed and some of the energy hit her. She immediately attacked by creating some sharp vines. This vines targeted vital body parts of the shadow but it quickly burned off the vines.
The shadow attacked continously as Clarissa was forced into defence. After a few minutes of being subjected under the merciless attacks Clarissa was finally dealt with a powerful strike on her chest. She fell down a few meters away and threw up blood. She tried standing a few times but wasn't able to. She didn't stop trying until she stood up.
Master long instructed her through her fight and emphasised on her weak areas and how she would have been able to defeat her opponent quicker. After listening to Master long's evaluation she quickly understood where she went wrong.
Clarissa took a healing pill and started healing her injuries. It didn't take her long before all her injuries were healed and this was because of the tier of the pills she took.
Clarissa exited her space and went to look for something to eat. She found grandmaster josh preparing to head to the alchemy tower.
She was curious about the tower so she quickly ate then followed grandmaster josh. The tower was a majestic tall building that was built with prestige of a powerful being. As they entered the tower everyone was greeting grandmaster josh with respect and awe. Because she was following him some people gave her curious looks but others especially the younger ones looked at her with jealousy and viciousness.
Clarissa didn't mind their looks. She really didn't want to concern herself with unrelated people. Grandmaster josh took her to his alchemy room which was stationed at the fifth floor of the 7th storey building. His alchemy room was filled with all kinds of books, herbs, ordinary pills in some bottles and two cauldrons. After arranging some tier one herbs grandmaster josh wanted to start teaching her how to refine pills.
Grandmaster josh: "if you want to learn pill refinement I'll first have to check the power of your soul. Now don't resist my divine sense as I'll just be looking at your soul."
Clarissa nodded. Grandmaster josh then looked into her soul. The moment his divine sense came close to her soul he felt a terrible pressure then her soul kicked him out of her body. He was amazed at such a feat from her soul.
He knew that some people had powerful souls that their souls could be protected and could withstand powerful attacks. He also found her soul different as it was purple in colour. With such a powerful soul she could practice several professions without being worried of suffering mental exhaustion.
With her soul she could refine pills at a much faster rate with a higher success rate of refining pills. She could also refine pills of a higher tier without worrying too much about her grade alchemist level though she will still be affected by it in some occasions.
Grandmaster josh was excited of having such a genius as his disciple. He totally forgot about the disdain he felt from her soul and started instructing her in her refinement.