The man noticed Mu Hanyan's slightly excited expression and felt a little depressed. He had been talking for a long time, but you thought we were talking in vain. You are not worried at all and are even so excited.
Several other disciples also turned their heads to look at Mu Hanyan and shook their heads secretly: Mu Hanyan was probably too proud of herself and thought that even if alchemy was a little more complicated than sword-making and formations, it wouldn't be that much more complicated. But soon, she would know that she was wrong.
"Disciple greets Master Chu and Master Chang." At this moment, two old men walked into the hall one after another, and all the disciples saluted.
Mu Hanyan also collected her thoughts and followed suit.
"No need to be so polite." Chu Chang and the other man said absentmindedly, raising their hands.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Tianping also walked in. Without waiting for the disciples to salute, he waved his hand with a stern face.
"You are the disciples who are preparing to join my Danxin Hall to learn the art of alchemy. I believe you are familiar with the rules of my Danxin Hall. Prepare well, the assessment will begin soon." Zhu Tianping said.
Rules, what rules, what kind of assessment? Not to mention the seven or eight outer disciples, even the outer disciples who were listening nearby were completely bewildered.
Many of them came to Danxin Hall to listen to the lectures not for the first time, but they did not remember the rules or the assessments.
"Ahem, ahem. The previous ancestor of Danxin Hall once established a rule that only those who pass the test can enter our Danxin Hall to practice the art of alchemy. This is also for your own good. I'm sure you all know that practicing the art of alchemy is much more difficult than other strange arts. If you don't have certain qualifications, it's just a waste of time and will affect everyone's practice." Instructor Chu coughed twice and said to smooth things over.
What! All the disciples were surprised.
They then remembered that Danxin Hall did have such a rule, but because alchemy was so difficult to practice, recruiting disciples was much more difficult for Danxin Hall than for other halls and halls, so this rule had not been enforced for hundreds of years. Even so, few people at Longyan Academy were willing to come and learn alchemy.
Why is it that this time the old matter is brought up again and the old almanac is suddenly dug out?
Mu Hanyan was also a little surprised. Seeing the surprised expressions of the other disciples, she guessed that Danxin Hall had this rule, but it probably hadn't been mentioned for many years. Why did these instructors dig up the old almanac as soon as she came to Danxin Hall?
"Master Zhu, I advise you to reconsider. Don't ruin Danxintang's century-long plan because of a small matter!" Just when Mu Hanyan was secretly puzzled, Ye Fengyun came in and said with a cold face.
Chu and Chang also looked at Zhu Tianping expectantly, hoping that he would consider the overall situation and change his mind. Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed.
"The rules set by our ancestors were originally for the benefit of the disciples of the academy. We were too short-sighted in the past and failed to live up to the ancestors' painstaking efforts. Now is the time to set things right. How can we change them at will?" Zhu Tianping was determined to teach Mu Hanyan a lesson to vent his anger, and he would not change his mind easily.
Seeing that he was so stubborn, Ye Fengyun's face became even gloomier, and Chu Chang and the others also looked helpless.
The seven or eight veteran disciples felt a surge of frustration. Originally, they had all planned to come to Danxin Hall and get a few trial orders, as Danxin Hall disciples were scarce, and the first few tests wouldn't be too difficult. But once this old rule was brought out, they knew they were likely to be disappointed.
Although I don't know what the rules are, since they were established by the previous ancestor of Danxin Hall and are aimed at assessing the disciples' alchemy qualifications, they must be difficult. They may not even be qualified to join Danxin Hall, so where can they get the trial orders?
Mu Hanyan frowned. She also realized that it might not be so easy for her to learn the alchemy method of Danxin Hall.
"Mu Hanyan, you have to be careful. Zhu Tianping is targeting you. Don't be careless." Just as he was thinking this, Ye Fengyun's voice suddenly came to his ears.
"Oh?" Mu Hanyan looked at Ye Fengyun in confusion.
"The medicinal herbs for the Huanlong branch were originally purchased from the Li Chamber of Commerce, and the Li family is a distant relative of Zhu Tianping." Ye Fengyun gathered his energy and transmitted his voice, explaining further.
So that was how it was. Mu Hanyan suddenly realized. Where people are, there are bound to be worldly disputes. It turned out that she had accidentally cut off someone's financial resources, which had led to her feud with Zhu Tianping and the discovery of the centuries-old almanac. The other academy disciples were merely implicated by her.
After learning the reason, Mu Hanyan wasn't the least bit discouraged. Instead, she felt more spirited. If Zhu Tianping truly was acting in the best interests of the country and re-establishing the ancestral rules, she would accept it and just go with the flow. But since the other party was intent on targeting her, she wouldn't be easily discouraged. She wanted to see what kind of tactics he would use to defeat her.
"Take out the Sun and Moon Red Pill Furnace left by our ancestor." Zhu Tianping instructed his disciples.
Soon, the disciple returned to the hall carrying an alchemy furnace.
Seeing this alchemy furnace, everyone present was filled with surprise.
The alchemy furnace in front of you looks the same as an ordinary alchemy furnace, but if you look closely, you will find that it is engraved with runes, and the furnace body is obviously fatter, but it gives people a more ancient and heavy feeling.
Obviously, this is no ordinary alchemy furnace.
However, the bitter smiles on the faces of Teacher Chu and Teacher Chang became even more bitter.
Although the assessment methods are not much different according to the rules passed down by the ancestors, the difficulty of the assessment varies depending on the furnace used. Zhu Tianping took out the Sun and Moon Red Alchemy Furnace, and it was estimated that no one present could pass the assessment.
You know, although this furnace can refine higher quality pills, it also requires higher alchemy skills. Using it for assessment is clearly a scam, isn't it?
"Later, I will teach you some of the simplest alchemy techniques and prepare some medicinal herbs. As long as you can use those techniques to melt the herbs into juice and then blend them into one, you will have passed the test." Zhu Tianping said simply.
Although he put it simply, everyone knew that the actual refining process would definitely not be that simple, and everyone's expression became solemn.
After finishing speaking, Zhu Tianping began to make hand gestures and explained some of the most basic alchemy techniques.
There were only twelve hand gestures in total, and they were much more sophisticated than the introductory books on alchemy sold in the market, giving off a sense of returning to nature and being naturally perfect. However, for those veteran disciples who had been in the academy for several years and had already learned various other unusual techniques, learning them was not too difficult.
After a short while, they had mastered the technique thoroughly. Mu Hanyan had at least studied some introductory reading materials for a few days, and had also learned a lot from Jiang Qiling when she was in the Fantasy Dragon Palace, so it was certainly not difficult for her to learn it.
"Who will go first?" Zhu Tianping asked when he saw that everyone had almost finished practicing.
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