Of course, Ye Xiruo didn't say that she was making the complete decision, but rather that she was providing a reference for her senior brother and Yingxun.

Ye Xiruo didn't go to the next test, fearing it would upset these sensitive and meticulous young alchemists.

Of course, even though Ye Xiruo didn't go there, someone would still deliver the latest news to her. After treating Shui Xi's injuries, a manager from the Medicine King Pavilion sent her directly down the mountain, effectively marking her failure in the assessment.

Fortunately, everyone discovered it in time that day, and thanks to Zishu's exceptional fighting skills, Xiaoyezi escaped unharmed. Otherwise, the other dozens of alchemists who were taking the test together would have been in danger. This alone is enough reason for Shuixi to be disqualified from the assessment and treated as a failure.

With Zishu and Yingxun's combined abilities, handling the upcoming assessments would be no problem at all. Their scores in both the theoretical tests and alchemy practice were outstanding. This made the atmosphere among the seven elders even more tense.

Although we cannot take Ye Xiruo in, Zishu and Yingxun are also rare geniuses. If they are nurtured properly, they can also become pillars of the Medicine King Pavilion.

Several elders were vying for control of Zishu and Yingxun.

Five days later, the assessment officially ended. Originally there were forty-two alchemists, but six were eliminated, leaving thirty-six.

Eighteen of them were assigned to the outer sect, where they would do odd jobs, make contributions, and improve their strength. Three months later, if they could successfully defeat inner sect disciples in the arena competition, they could smoothly enter the inner sect. Therefore, the fifteen alchemists assigned to the outer sect did not feel discouraged or that their talents were being wasted.

Compared to those who were eliminated, they are already very lucky.

Since they were able to enter the outer sect, it means that the Medicine King Pavilion recognizes their strength. One day they will be able to enter the inner sect, and it is even possible that they will be valued by an elder and become their disciple.

Twelve people became elite inner disciples. After becoming inner disciples, the resources and treatment they enjoy each month are different from those of outer disciples.

Each inner disciple has their own residence, and elders come to give lessons every month. They also have relatively few tasks to perform. Over time, the gap between inner and outer disciples will widen.

Of course, this is not absolute. If some outer disciples suddenly open up their Ren and Du meridians, greatly improve their skills, and directly surpass the inner disciples to become direct disciples, this is not impossible.

Or it's quite normal for some inner disciples to relax their self-discipline and not cultivate properly, resulting in a comeback.

In conclusion, the entire procedure set up by the Medicine King Pavilion is scientific and benevolent. Although the hierarchy is clear, outer disciples must pay their respects to inner disciples and must not offend them without cause.

However, the sect rules also restrict inner disciples from arbitrarily bullying or verbally abusing outer disciples, let alone directly killing them.

In short, a healthy competitive environment is maintained, with the aim of motivating the alchemists under the sect to strive for excellence and diligently cultivate, otherwise they will be surpassed by others.

Of the remaining six disciples, two were favored by the elders and were directly accepted as nominal disciples, while two others were accepted as personal disciples, including Si Mu.

As for Senior Brother Zishu and Senior Brother Yingxun, the elders were still embroiled in their own power struggle. After the assessment concluded, Zishu and Yingxun each met with several elders and gained a preliminary understanding of them.

Two of the seven elders have already given up. They have found their own disciples and do not want to compete with the other elders.

When the other elders arrived, it was also very simple. They asked the two people a few questions before introducing themselves.

It's not that just because Zishu and Yingxun are exceptionally talented, the elders can disregard their other qualities and simply take them under their wing.

As the sect leader mentioned before, each elder has a different area of ​​expertise, so naturally their requirements for disciples are also different.

Some elders are very interested in cultivating spiritual herbs and have a lot of experience with it. Naturally, they hope to pass on their unique techniques and methods. If the disciples they take on are not interested in it or do not have the talent, the elders will not consider them.

After all, for cultivators at their level, taking on disciples is a sacred matter, not as simple as it seems, where one can just open their mouth and accept someone as a disciple.

Zishu had no particular interest in cultivating spiritual herbs, so he was naturally unable to become Elder Lin's disciple.

Yingxun is quite talented in this area, which greatly impressed Elder Lin. However, the initiative is not in Elder Lin's hands but in Yingxun's. Therefore, before leaving, Elder Lin asked Yingxun to think it over carefully.

The Medicine King Pavilion hadn't even figured out its strategy for accepting disciples when suddenly Elder Meng appeared. Who was Elder Meng? He was a cultivation prodigy from the Righteousness Pavilion.

He reached the Foundation Establishment stage at ten, the Golden Core stage at thirteen, the Nascent Soul stage at sixteen, and the Deity Transformation stage at nineteen. He is now estimated to have reached the Seven Tribulations Loose Immortal realm. In the entire Haoqi Pavilion, apart from those few Grand Elders, no one is his match.

As a junior, the sect leader was always willing to grant Elder Meng's requests. Although Master Yue Ran was much younger than Elder Meng, their cultivation levels were similar, with one overseeing the martial artists and the other overseeing the alchemists.

The two had a fairly good relationship, but generally kept to themselves. No one expected that Elder Meng would actually come to the Medicine King Pavilion. What was he up to?

Of course he's here to take on disciples, Ye Xiruo? No, he's not.

Elder Meng came here specifically for Zishu. He didn't care about Zishu's talent in alchemy; what he cared about was Zishu's talent in cultivation.

With an ethereal body, a natural-born Daoist cultivator, he might even ascend to immortality before the age of sixty. Old Master Meng has lived for so long and has seen far too many geniuses. He has also taken in several disciples, and apart from those who died prematurely, he now has three disciples left. Two have already ascended, and one is currently a Tribulation Transcending expert, only ten years away from ascension.

Zishu's talent truly captivated Master Meng.

Upon learning that Elder Meng had actually gone to see Zishu, the elders of the Medicine King Pavilion were immediately unsettled.

"What? You saw with your own eyes that Elder Meng went to see Zishu?"

"Isn't Zishu an alchemist? What does he have to do with Elder Meng?"

"No, no, Elder Meng is here at this time because he wants to poach our talent. Zishu has such great talent, he absolutely cannot go into cultivation. Cultivation is all about fighting and killing every day, what future is there in it? It's better to refine pills."

The elders quickly approached the Holy Master, requesting that he go and investigate Elder Meng's true intentions. 46