Transcending the Magic Era: The Supreme Female Archmage

Finally, after a series of meticulous operations, Chu Qiuchi completed the last step of the refining process. She let out a soft breath, looked around, and found that her classmates were still focused on the refining process. She was the first person to complete the entire refining process independently. Looking at the clear, transparent liquid in the glass bottle in her hand, Chu Qiuchi felt both excited and curious, wondering about the purity of the liquid.

The excitement was fleeting; Chu Qiuchi quickly calmed herself and decided to continue refining all the potions in her hands. She once again immersed herself in the refining work, each movement showing remarkable composure and meticulousness.

The surrounding noise seemed irrelevant to her; Chu Qiuchi's eyes were only on the potion before her and the refining equipment in her hands. She concentrated intently on each step, striving to maximize the potential of each potion.

In the second extraction, Chu Qiuchi's movements were noticeably more skilled than the first time, and she eventually succeeded in extracting all three portions of the potion.

Chu Qiuchi gently rubbed her neck, which ached from looking down for so long. She looked around and noticed that some of her classmates had already successfully extracted one portion of the potion, while she herself was the only one in the class to successfully extract three portions. Puyang Minghui and Ji Moyu each failed to extract one portion, but managed to extract two portions of the potion.

A tacit silence filled the classroom. Everyone was intently observing and refining, no one spoke, only the occasional clinking of utensils and the sounds of potion concoction. Chu Qiuchi smiled at Ji Moyu, giving him a thumbs-up in appreciation and encouragement.

Ji Moyu glanced at the three neatly arranged extraction results from Chu Qiuchi and gave her a slight thumbs-up in return, indicating her approval and respect. Unfortunately, Chu Qiuchi turned her head away after giving the thumbs-up and didn't see Ji Moyu's praise.

After everyone had finished refining, Teacher Liu looked around and said with satisfaction, "I'm very pleased to see everyone's refining process. Each of you successfully refined at least once, which is excellent. As long as you succeed, with more practice, you'll become proficient."

Then, Ms. Liu continued, "Alright, now please bring your extraction results to the stage one by one. I will test the purity of your extraction." Her words revealed a hint of expectation, clearly indicating that she had high hopes for the students' performance.

The students took turns coming forward, one by one, to place their refined findings in front of Teacher Liu. A tense yet excited atmosphere filled the classroom as everyone waited for their results to be evaluated.

"At the end, the first sample had a purity of 85%, and the second sample had a purity of 90%."

"Ji Ming, purity 80%"

"Yunmeng, purity 82%"

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"Puyang Minghui, the first batch has a purity of 91%, the second batch has a purity of 95%."

"Chu Qiuchi, the first batch has a purity of 95%, the second batch has a purity of 98%, and the third batch has a purity of 100%."

"Jimo Yu, the first sample has a purity of 89%, the second sample has a purity of 93%."

When Teacher Liu announced Puyang Minghui's extraction results, a low murmur arose in the classroom. When Chu Qiuchi's results were announced, the atmosphere became even more heated, erupting into a clamor. The students were amazed and impressed by Chu Qiuchi's outstanding performance. By the time they reached Ji Moyu, everyone had already begun a lively discussion, expressing their admiration for the three students' talent and achievements.

After announcing the results of all the students' extraction, Teacher Liu said with satisfaction, "Students, everyone in our class did a very good job with this extraction. Although the purity of some students is not ideal, as this is your first time learning potion extraction, you have all performed very well. That's all for this lesson. After class, please continue to practice more, and the purity will naturally improve."

Then, she specifically emphasized and praised Chu Qiuchi: "The best and purest result this time belongs to our classmate Chu Qiuchi. Let's applaud and encourage Chu Qiuchi!" As soon as she finished speaking, Teacher Liu took the lead in clapping, and the students enthusiastically joined in. The applause echoed in the classroom, cheering for Chu Qiuchi's excellent performance.

Chu Qiuchi stood up, faced all her classmates, bowed humbly with a smile, and thanked them for their encouragement. Then she sat down quietly. Her demeanor revealed a calm and unassuming nature; despite her excellent grades, she remained modest and unassuming, which made her classmates like her even more.

Puyang Minghui was even more excited. She turned to face Chu Qiuchi and clapped her hands excitedly, saying, "Qiuchi, you are amazing! You successfully purified every single one, and the purity is so high."

Seeing Puyang Minghui's excited expression, Chu Qiuchi smiled and said to her, "Keep it down, Minghui, you're amazing too! Everyone in our Liuliu Dashun team is amazing!"

Ji Moyu also turned around and said to Chu Qiuchi simply and sincerely, "Great."

Chu Qiuchi immediately turned around with delight and said to Ji Moyu, "Little Fish, you just praised me, didn't you? Did you?" Her eyes sparkled with anticipation, clearly valuing Ji Moyu's approval.

Seeing her delighted smile, Ji Moyu's eyes softened, but he didn't answer Chu Qiuchi's question and turned away.

Chu Qiuchi, however, wouldn't let it go. He immediately moved his stool next to Ji Moyu, grabbed his arm, and asked, "Little Fish, you're praising me, aren't you? Oh, Little Fish, is it true or not! Is it true, is it true!"

Ji Moyu, unable to resist Chu Qiuchi's persistent pestering, had no choice but to admit helplessly, "Yes, I'm praising you!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Qiuchi felt as if he were enveloped in sweet honey, his joy overflowing and his excitement uncontrollable.

"Little Fish, so you can actually give compliments! Remember to compliment me more often in the future, because hearing your praise makes me eat more!"

Ji Moyu glanced at Chu Qiuchi and suddenly said something that almost made Chu Qiuchi choke: "No way, I've heard you have an amazing appetite!"

Hearing Ji Moyu's words, Puyang Minghui, who was sitting in front of them, couldn't help but laugh. She turned around and said to Chu Qiuchi with a teasing expression, "Qiuchi, do you know that 80% of the entire academy knows that this year's seed class has a girl with an amazing appetite? We only found out recently that the person they're talking about with an amazing appetite is you. We really didn't realize it when we ate together! You weren't eating on an empty stomach when you ate with us, so you ate so much at night, were you?"

Chu Qiuchi was so shocked by Puyang Minghui's words that her vision went black. She hurriedly asked Puyang Minghui, "What? What? How could there be such rumors in the academy? How did they spread? I didn't know anything about it. I also find it strange that people keep giving me strange looks when I go to the restaurant lately." Her voice was full of disbelief and a hint of embarrassment.

Puyang Minghui explained with a smile, "It seems to have originated from the restaurant auntie. Later, you bought a lot of food every night, and people saw it, which confirmed the rumor. Then, slowly, it spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, until everyone knew!"

She paused, then added with a smile, "A few of us even asked Yichen about it privately, and he was completely baffled, having no idea you had this habit. We all thought you might not be eating enough, which is why you pack so much food to take home every day." As she finished speaking, Puyang Minghui looked at Chu Qiuchi with a hint of curiosity, seemingly trying to find the answer to this mystery from her.

Chu Qiuchi silently cursed the culprit—Long Yueze—hundreds of times in her heart, then helplessly accepted the reputation. She smiled awkwardly, "Um... well... maybe it's because I'm growing lately and have been eating a little too much!" She silently mourned her lost reputation.

"Now that the potion class is over, what are your plans next?"

Puyang Minghui said with a smile, "I'll just practice in class for a while. I have a practical training class this afternoon, so I won't go back to the dormitory!"

Ji Moyu replied succinctly, "Same."

"Alright then, I have to go to my weapon crafting class. We'll come find you after class! Minghui, Xiaoyuer, see you later!" With that, Chu Qiuchi waved and walked out of the classroom toward the weapon crafting class.