After Qin Xin accepted Ling Hanyan's alchemy pavilion.
He followed Ling Hanyan to participate in the alchemist level assessment.
Within the Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy, there are naturally assessment points for alchemist levels, and those who pass the assessment are recognized by alchemists throughout the Central Continent.
The Central Plains are a vast land, and although alchemists are extremely rare, the large population base has led to the emergence of quite a few.
The identity and special status of alchemists are self-evident. For any force or large family, a powerful alchemist can be worth more than countless powerful clan members. In fact, some forces will even be wary of the existence of alchemists.
Currently, there are only two alchemy academies in Zhongzhou. One of them is located on Tuocang Mountain within the territory of Tianxuan Sect. It is known as Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy. Every day, many martial artists from all over Zhongzhou come to Tuocang Mountain to buy or seek to refine some pills.
Of course, the other alchemy academy is located within the territory of the Xuantian Sword Sect.
The two alchemy academies do not participate in any power struggles, nor do they impose sanctions on any power. This is the fundamental reason why the alchemy academies can stand firm in the turbulent Central Continent.
However, there was once a powerful force in Zhongzhou that wanted to bring the Pill Academy under its control. The Pill Academy did not yield at all. It simply issued a summons, which was responded to by countless powerful figures and reclusive masters in seclusion throughout Zhongzhou. In the end, that powerful force collapsed in an instant. Since then, no force in Zhongzhou has dared to covet the Pill Academy.
Moreover, the Dan Academy was established a very long time ago. The place where it is located existed long before the establishment of the five major sects in Zhongzhou. Although the Tuocang Mountain Dan Academy is located within the territory of the Tianxuan Sect, it is not under the jurisdiction of the Tianxuan Sect.
The Pill Academy gathers the best alchemists in the entire Central Continent. Many of these alchemists may be alchemists employed by large families and sects, but the Pill Academy does not care about such things.
Anyone who is an alchemist can join.
Of course, once you join the Pill Academy, it means that you have the protection of all the alchemists in the Central Continent. Even if you have committed a serious mistake, even if the five major sects of the Central Continent cannot judge the alchemist, you must be handed over to the Pill Academy for treatment.
However, despite the seemingly peaceful Dan Academy, there are actually many internal struggles. The huge profits from pills naturally attract many forces to want to get their hands on them.
On their way to the location of the alchemist level assessment, Ling Hanyan also introduced Qin Xin to the distribution of some of the forces within the Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy.
After hearing Ling Hanyan's explanation, Qin Xin finally understood why she had asked him to inherit her alchemy pavilion.
Currently, there are seven elders in the Alchemy Academy, including the newly appointed Ling Hanyan. To become an elder of the Alchemy Academy, one must be at least a seventh-grade alchemist. This means that the Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy has at least seven seventh-grade alchemists. Above the elders are the dean and two vice deans of the Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy.
To gain a foothold in this alchemy academy, one must have the support of enough alchemists; otherwise, the so-called elder status is merely a title, with no real power.
Ling Hanyan's actions were actually for the sake of the Tianxuan Sect.
Although the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy is very close to the Tianxuan Sect, it benefits very little. The various factions within the Pill Academy fight over the profits.
Moreover, unlike other sects, Tianxuan Sect disciples need to rely on their own abilities to obtain cultivation resources, because only in this way can they become stronger, rather than being hothouse flowers. Although they may become very strong by rapidly improving their strength, they will soon perish in the struggle after leaving the sect.
Therefore, it is rare to see the Tianxuan Sect spending huge amounts of money and resources to win over an elder of the Pill Academy or some powerful martial artists. Most of the powerful martial artists who can stay in the Tianxuan Sect are trained by the Tianxuan Sect itself.
Before Ling Hanyan could finish introducing all the forces of the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy, the two of them arrived in front of a building.
Here, Qin Xin saw many alchemists, most of whom were third- or fourth-grade alchemists. They had all come here to participate in the alchemist assessment.
What level are you planning to be assessed at?
After Ling Hanyan brought Qin Xin to the front of the building, she suddenly asked a question.
She had refined some pills with Qin Xin and knew that Qin Xin had reached the level of a mid-level fifth-grade alchemist, which is why she specifically asked him about it.
"Alright, let's test him to become a fifth-grade advanced alchemist!"
Qin Xin's answer was very casual.
However, Ling Hanyan's face showed some disbelief. "Are you sure? If we fail, the next assessment will be a month later."
Qin Xin was aware of Ling Hanyan's concerns. The alchemist assessment provided by the Pill Academy was free of charge. In order to prevent alchemists who did not meet the required level from coming here to try to refine pills under the guise of assessment, which would cause a lot of waste, each alchemist only had one chance to take the assessment. If they failed, they could only wait a month before they could take the assessment again.
"I'd like to trouble Senior Sister Ling to help me register," Qin Xin said with a slight smile.
Seeing Qin Xin's calm expression, Ling Hanyan knew something about his alchemy skills. "Alright then, whatever you say."
After speaking, Ling Hanyan left the spot and entered the building. She came out not long after and handed a wooden token to Qin Xin. However, her expression was not very good, as if she had been arguing with someone.
"Senior Sister Ling, what's wrong with you?" After noticing something amiss, Qin Xin asked curiously after receiving the token.
Ling Hanyan frowned, waved her hand, and said, "It's nothing."
As she turned to enter the building again, she suddenly turned back to Qin Xin and said, "Qin Xin, how confident are you in passing this fifth-grade advanced alchemist assessment?"
Without hesitation, Qin Xin replied to the sudden question, "Probably."
"Eighty percent?"
Upon hearing Qin Xin's reply, Ling Hanyan's face even showed a hint of a smile.
For an alchemist, failures in the process of refining pills are commonplace. Even for a sixth-grade alchemist, achieving an 80% success rate in refining fifth-grade pills is considered very excellent.
Qin Xin's confidence in taking the fifth-grade advanced alchemist exam gave Ling Hanyan a sense of certainty.
"Qin Xin, you absolutely must succeed! This is the first time I've made this promise in front of those old guys since becoming an elder of the Dan Academy on Tuocang Mountain. Don't let me lose face."
After muttering something, Ling Hanyan turned around and walked into the building.
Now that Qin Xin has entered the early stage of the Spirit Body Realm, his spiritual sense is much stronger than before. Although Ling Hanyan only muttered a sentence, Qin Xin heard it very clearly.
However, what troubled Qin Xin was that although his spiritual cultivation had now entered the Spirit Body Realm, he still used his spiritual sense to manipulate objects or to investigate the surrounding situation.
Qin Xin is no longer able to use spiritual attacks. Dan Qing had planned to teach him these techniques after he entered the Spirit Body Realm, but Dan Qing is currently asleep, so Qin Xin has not had the opportunity to practice them.
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