Chapter 27: Directly become a second-grade alchemist! Saving is earning! ...
However, the elders were all experienced people who had lived for hundreds of years, and they quickly adjusted themselves. After giving Nan Sining a certificate of passing, they gently told her to wait aside.
After Nan Sining left, the elders did become more demanding of the people who came after him.
After Nan Sining came out, he found that many people had not passed the exam, but were not in a hurry to leave and were still waiting outside.
When they saw Nan Sining coming out, many people came up to greet him.
Nan Sining has been picking up trash for a long time and has a deep understanding of the principle of being kind to others. In the past, she had good relationships with security guards in many communities, and they would allow her to go in to pick up trash. Some people would even take the initiative to leave their bottles, cans, and waste paper boxes for her after they got to know each other!
As long as they are not mortal enemies like Luo Qingyao, Nan Si Ning can get along well with them.
After a few pleasantries, some people boldly asked, "Fellow Daoist Nan, I'd like to ask, during the pill-forming stage of this Small Rejuvenation Pill, the juices of the cattail grass and needle-shaped grass are difficult to combine. Why is that? I've failed at this step with both of my furnaces of pills. Sigh..."
Nan Si Ning knew the crux of the matter the moment he heard it: "Cattail and Needleman's Ear cannot be directly combined. You have to first introduce a little bit of the medicinal power of the Muscle-Soothing Jade Flower into the Cattail to dilute some of the counteracting medicinal power. This process must be repeated at least three or four times."
The other party suddenly became excited. "I see. It turns out I neglected this step. No wonder my Rejuvenation Pills never reach the mid-level grade. I'll ask the Datong team to give it a try right away. Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist!"
After saying this, he bowed deeply to Nan Si Ning and left in a hurry.
Nan Si Ning smiled and replied, "Take care, fellow Daoist."
When the others saw that Nan Si Ning not only had a very good attitude, but was also able to point out problems directly and offer solutions, they immediately became anxious and began to ask Nan Si Ning for advice on various problems they had encountered.
Some people also took out jade slips and other things to record Nan Sining's answers.
What surprised these alchemists was that they didn't know where Junior Sister Nan learned the alchemy method from, but the method was quite different from what they usually learned.
However, they all knew better than to ask. Not inquiring about others' cultivation opportunities is the most basic social etiquette in the world of cultivation.
After the candidates for this round of exams were screened, the people surrounding Nan Si Ning gradually dispersed. After a brief rest, the second and third rounds of exams began.
In the second round, Nan Sining chose a pill himself, and in the third round, he drew lots.
The second round produced two furnaces of top-grade pills, and he passed the third round smoothly. When Nan Si Ning was about to draw lots, he was stopped by the long-faced elder who said, "Fellow Daoist Nan, we have already decided on the pills you will refine for the third round."
Nan Si Ning was a little surprised: "Is this appropriate?"
Just now, this elder was arguing with the other elders on the grounds that directly granting a second-grade alchemist a title was against the rules. Now he's breaking the rules again? It feels like his personality is a bit broken!
The long-faced elder's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was very cold: "This is the result of our joint discussion with Elder Medicine King. Moreover, this elixir is more difficult to refine than the elixir in the pool, so it is not considered a violation of the rules."
Nan Sining: ...
Well, so others took the regular exam while I took the Olympiad exam.
"Then...if I take a harder test than others, will it benefit me?" Nan Si Ning asked cautiously.
It is said that the greater the risk, the greater the reward. You can't take the most difficult test and end up with no benefit, right?
The long-faced elder glanced at her coldly, as if a little surprised that Nan Si Ning was so thoughtful. "If you can refine a top-grade elixir, we will let you skip the first-level alchemist and directly promote to the second-level alchemist."
Nan Si Ning suddenly understood that this must be the case when the two sides were deadlocked and asked the Medicine King to make the decision. The Medicine King simply asked both sides to take a step back. Those who supported direct promotion to the second level had to accept that her assessment was more difficult, while those who opposed it had to no longer raise any objections after she passed the assessment.
The King of Medicine is indeed good at keeping things balanced.
"Yes, thank you for clearing up my doubts, Elder."
Nan Sining took the sign, went to get the spiritual plants from the medicine boy, and then began to prepare for his own elixir.
She didn't show it on her face, but she couldn't help sighing in her heart.
The system asked: "What's wrong? But you're not sure?"
Nan Si Ning looked at the remaining dozen or so alchemists on the field and said, "I suspect these old men have gone crazy. They actually asked me to refine this fourth-grade soul-nourishing pill."
Even if the realm-breaking pill was upgraded, it was only of the third grade! It became the fourth grade after the upgrade. How did you conclude that she could refine a fourth-grade pill?
The system said, "Perhaps I just want to test your limits."
"Perhaps."
In this third round of alchemy, everyone was finally allowed to use their own alchemy furnace, so Nan Sining took out the Yuntian gold furnace.
The quality of this alchemy furnace is indeed good. After Nan Sining used it to refine pills, he felt that it saved a lot of time and effort. The problem is that its appearance is really flashy. The whole furnace is shining, and it seems like it is dancing like a peacock with its tail spread out to show off.
Sure enough, as soon as the Yuntian gold-engraving furnace came out, it attracted everyone's attention.
The news that Nan Si Ning had defeated Xiao Jingwen in the duel spread throughout Yaowang City in just a few days, but it was the first time for many people to see Nan Si Ning use this trophy.
The Yuntian Gold Engraving Furnace is already very flashy, and after what it has experienced, it has become even more popular.
While others were looking at the alchemy furnace, Nan Si Ning stood still as a mountain.
At this time, many people noticed that the grade of the spiritual plant Nan Si Ning got was much higher than what they got. They were immediately surprised and secretly guessed that Nan Si Ning might have been unlucky and had drawn a pill that was difficult to refine.
As a result, Nan Si Ning became the brightest boy in the entire examination room. When Yun Tian was refining the elixir in the gold furnace, his exaggerated spirit made people around him look at him sideways.
The expression of the long-faced elder seemed to be even uglier. He couldn't help but ask the person beside him, "Where did Xiao Jingwen get this alchemy furnace? Why does he seem so... so eager to show off?"
"I don't know about that."
"Xiao Jingwen has never been as down-to-earth as his senior brothers and sisters. Maybe this alchemy furnace was made according to his preferences."
"It seems to me too..."
"It seems that the Xiao family's spiritual energy for thousands of years has been used on the elders, so the younger generations..."
Even Xiao Jingwen is still a relatively outstanding member of the Medicine King's family! If it weren't for his blood relationship, Xiao Jingwen would at most be an inner disciple in Medicine King City, and he wouldn't be able to be personally taught by the King himself.
The elders were gossiping among themselves, and the system relayed the information to Nan Sining in due time.
Nan Si Ning felt a little embarrassed. Fortunately, everyone in Yaowang City knew that the alchemy furnace originally belonged to Xiao Jingwen, otherwise he would have been labeled as having "exaggerated taste".
While chatting about gossip with the system, Nan Si Ning felt much more relaxed, and the first batch of soul-nourishing pills was successfully refined.
Soon Nan Sining started to refine the second furnace.
Although this soul-nourishing pill was difficult to refine, Nan Sining completed it calmly.
If the elders didn't know that Nan Si Ning was refining the Soul-Nourishing Pill, they would probably have thought that she was refining an ordinary second-grade pill.
The round-faced elder watched Nan Si Ning finish the final act in one go. After she extinguished the fire under the alchemy furnace, she quickly put the Soul-Nourishing Pill into the jade bottle. He couldn't help but ask, "Her three attempts at refining the pill were so mediocre, as if the three pills had no difference in quality."
"What else? Are you still hoping that she can upgrade the elixir once more?" The long-faced elder spoke so harshly.
The round-faced elder didn't care. Instead, he chuckled and said, "That's not impossible. Let us old fellows also observe the pill's upgrade and see if we can gain some insights!"
"How dare you think that!"
"That's right, how can it be so easy to upgrade the elixir?"
Nan Sining handed in her own elixir, and the elders unanimously rated this soul-nourishing elixir as top-grade, so she passed the test successfully.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Nan. From now on, you are recognized as a second-level alchemist by our Medicine King City! You should know that the rank of alchemist recognized by our Medicine King City is recognized by everyone from major sects to individual cultivators."
Nan Si Ning smiled: "That's great! This will save me some spirit stones for the exam."
Elders: …
Is this the point? The point is the value of this identity!
Amid the elders' almost distorted expressions, Nan Si Ning left the examination room happily.
Her senior brothers and sisters were waiting for her outside. When she saw them, Nan Si Ning ran over happily, "Today's spiritual stone investment was really worth it! Not only did I get six spiritual plants and refine six pills, but I also became a second-grade alchemist! I saved the registration fee for the first-grade alchemist exam!"
Who would have thought that the exam for alchemist qualification would be similar to the CET-4 or CET-6 exams, and that a registration fee would be required.
Just like when she took the CET-4 and CET-6, how could Nan Si Ning pay for the same exam twice? Passing it in one go was just her basic exercise.
The senior brothers and sisters had strange expressions on their faces: Little junior sister, your focus is a bit weird!
Only Zhou Lixing smiled innocently: "Junior sister is really excellent! No matter how many spirit stones you have, you have to spend them wisely!"
Nan Si Ning nodded seriously: "That's right!"
My third senior brother came from a poor family and he really understood me the best.
Qin Sangyue said, "This is a great event. Let's go back and celebrate, and discuss who will go with us to the secret realm to protect Junior Sister."
"good!"
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Nan Sining successfully passed the alchemist grading test, and directly skipped the first-grade alchemist level and was awarded the second-grade alchemist level. The news soon spread in Yaowang City.
After all, every Alchemist Rank Exam had at least hundreds of participants, but the number of people who passed was usually less than a handful. Many people even tried and struggled multiple times.
When Xiao Jingwen heard the news, he was being watched by his third senior sister as he practiced alchemy.
"Second-level alchemist! Haha... Nan Sining is actually a second-level alchemist! So it's not shameful for me to lose to her, right?" Xiao Jingwen grinned, and his eyes, which had been dulled by Qin Xueyang's torture, brightened slightly.
After hearing this, Qin Xueyang snorted coldly, "You've been practicing alchemy for nearly twenty years, and Junior Sister Nan has only been practicing for how long? Your twenty years are equivalent to her one month, and you're so happy?"
Jamel Xiao was suddenly choked, and his smile froze.
"Big Brother is right. You are too easily satisfied and too easily distracted by superficial things. You need to hone not only your alchemy skills, but also your character!"
After hearing this, Xiao Jingwen collapsed and became even more lifeless.
He knew that the so-called tempering of one's mind meant locking oneself in one's own cave and practicing hard day after day!
This trip to the Luoshui Secret Realm was an opportunity he had finally gotten to go out and gain experience, but he didn't expect to mess it up. Xiao Jingwen almost cried again.
Qin Xueyang added, "I need to discuss with my senior brother how to increase the difficulty and intensity of your training..."
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When Luo Qingyao learned the news, the sky was already full of moonlight.
As a guest, if she had not bribed a few menial disciples and outer disciples, the news would have come even slower.
"Good, very good!" Luo Qingyao's face was full of gloom. That gloomy expression completely destroyed her beauty that was full of gentleness. "I've waited for so many days, and finally the opportunity has come."
Luo Qingyao knew how Nan Si Ning obtained the Ziwei Heavenly Fire in the book, but if Nan Si Ning was not there, she was not sure whether she could make the Ziwei Heavenly Fire appear on her own.
Luo Qingyao knew clearly that if she wanted to get the Ziwei Sky Fire, she had to let Nan Sining enter the secret realm to ensure that everything would be safe.
On the other hand, she was emotional. Hearing that Nan Si Ning had directly become a second-grade alchemist, jealousy and resentment nearly devoured her rationality! Why! Why was Nan Si Ning so lucky! Even if she had stolen the sword bone, she could still pursue the path of alchemy cultivation and still forge a glorious path?!
Luo Qingyao stood under a blooming phoenix tree, bathed in moonlight. She was chilled by her bad mood and looked completely different from the gentle and kind Junior Sister Luo.
She didn't notice at all that the black smoke in her dantian, which was originally thinner than a hair, seemed to have become a little thicker and more energetic. Although it was still hidden in the shadow of her spiritual root, its movements were obviously much more frequent.
After a long time, Luo Qingyao managed to suppress her emotions. After making some plans, she summoned her sword and flew towards a mountain that was some distance away.
The beauty came walking on the moon, her clothes fluttering, like a fairy descending to the earth. Hu Yan, who was in the yard, saw this scene.
After being distracted for a few moments, Hu Yan quickly came to his senses.
Luo Qingyao stepped down from the sword gracefully and stepped forward with light lotus steps: "I'm sorry to bother you, Second Senior Brother, in the middle of the night."
Hu Yan smiled and said, "It's my honor to have a beautiful woman come to meet me in the middle of the night."
Luo Qingyao felt that his words were a bit frivolous, as if she was trying to get him to pay for her.
However, thinking of her own purpose, Luo Qingyao quickly ignored the unhappiness and said, "I came here at this time because I really have something important to discuss with Second Senior Brother. I wonder if Second Senior Brother is available?"
"Isn't it possible here?" Hu Yan looked at his yard and said.
As a direct disciple, although his mountain is not far from the main peak of Medicine King, it is still considered quiet. And with the protection of numerous barriers and formations, what is there that cannot be discussed here?
Luo Qingyao took a step forward and said, "This is a critical situation..."
Hu Yan thought about it and said simply, "Then let's go inside."
This female cultivator was just hesitant. After all, if the two of them were seen being alone together, it wouldn't be her reputation that would be damaged.
After entering the house, Hu Yan set up several more barriers. Seeing this, Luo Qingyao felt relieved and her voice became softer. "I came here because I just heard that Junior Sister Nan has been granted special permission to enter the small secret realm of Medicine King City and collect the strange fire. I don't want to miss this opportunity, so I want to ask Second Senior Brother for help."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but put on a nasal tone, with a hint of coquettishness.
When Hu Yan heard her voice, his heart did itch a little, but he was not as stupid as Xiao Jingwen. Even so, he seemed very calm: "Oh? Nan Si Ning was able to go to the small secret realm because of my senior brother's permission, and it was the master's personal permission. I don't have that kind of power."
Luo Qingyao's eyes flashed. If she hadn't been in the entertainment industry and met all kinds of people, she might have believed this.
She had read the original novel. As a direct disciple, Hu Yan was qualified to recommend and introduce others to the small secret realm of Yaowang City.
Hu Yan said this just to raise the "price" so that he could give more benefits.
Luo Qingyao was unhappy in her heart, but her smile grew sweeter, her eyes gleaming with joy: "Second Senior Brother is highly respected in Medicine King City, everyone knows this. How could he not have the authority? Of course I won't let Second Senior Brother help me in vain."
Hu Yan looked at her and immediately said, "Although you are quite good-looking, there are many beautiful female cultivators in our Medicine King City. I only need to show a little interest and countless female cultivators will pounce on me. So don't think I will fall for it."
Luo Qingyao's smile froze on her face. What kind of nonsense was this guy talking about? Was she the kind of person who sold her body for opportunities?
Even if I did take advantage of my position as a woman and use the ambiguous distance between men and women to stir up trouble, I was taking advantage of these stinky men, not trying to please them in a humble way, let alone do those dirty things!
Luo Qingyao's face turned slightly red because of anger.
But she endured it, as business was more important.
But when she spoke again, her tone was a little colder, less sweet: "Second Brother, you misunderstood me. I am different from others. Those people have no ability and only have so little capital, so they do those shameful things. What I can give to Second Brother is what he wants most."
Hu Yan frowned slightly, feeling a little impatient. Luo Qingyao was talking too much nonsense. It was obviously her who begged him, but she also made such a misleading gesture. Now she turned around and flaunted her own difference, which made Hu Yan feel like this was implying that his thoughts were not pure.
"Then what benefit can you give me? As far as I know, all your treasures were lost in the Luoshui Secret Realm!"
Luo Qingyao said confidently, "I can tell you what to do to defeat your senior brother and become the master of Medicine King City in the future."
Hu Yan's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly said, "Why should I defeat my senior brother? From his alchemy skills to his character and personality, he is far superior to me. He is the disciple that Master has spent most of his efforts to cultivate, and he is the heir to Medicine King City. I am convinced of him."
Luo Qingyao laughed: "Is that so? Then I misjudged Second Senior Brother. In that case, I'll go find someone else. Anyway, with me here, even that loser Xiao Jingwen can become the future city lord of Yaowang City!"
As she spoke, Luo Qingyao pretended to leave, but her steps were not big and her speed was not fast.
After turning around, she counted in her heart: "One, two..."
"Wait!" Hu Yan shouted.
At an angle that Hu Yan couldn't see, Luo Qingyao raised a sarcastic smile at the corner of her mouth. She knew that how could Hu Yan not be moved?
That's the position of the City Lord of Medicine King City! He controls half of the continent's elixirs! Power, wealth, prestige... everything is in his hands. Not to mention the villain Hu Yan, even the true gentleman Shen Tangyuan would find it difficult not to be shaken, right?
Luo Qingyao turned around slowly, still smiling, but with a hint of teasing in her eyes.
Although Hu Yan is the second senior brother and his talent is not as good as Chen Tangyuan, he is also a disciple carefully cultivated by the King of Medicine, so he is still relatively stable at this time.
Just when Luo Qingyao thought he was going to ask what to do, she heard Hu Yan ask, "You have a Heavenly Grade Ice Spiritual Root. This Strange Fire is in conflict with your Spiritual Root. Even if you obtain the Strange Fire, it may not help you much. Instead, you will have to endure considerable pain. With your personality, you don't seem like someone who would do something that would not be worth the loss."
Luo Qingyao was slightly surprised, but she quickly realized that Hu Yan did not directly ask what to do, but instead asked about the issue of the conflict between spiritual roots and strange fire. His purpose was not to show concern for her, but to test her.
I am only at the Qi Refining Stage and don't even have the ability to walk alone. How can I deal with Chen Tangyuan's golden elixir?
Even if a sword cultivator can defeat other cultivators of a higher level, he still has no chance of winning if there is a gap of two realms between them.
Outsmart? Shen Tangyuan is not a fool like Xiao Jingwen, waiting for others to plot against him.
Hu Yan was envious of Chen Tangyuan's wisdom, so even though he had some uneasy thoughts, he didn't dare to take any action.
After figuring this out, Luo Qingyao smiled faintly, appearing quite calm and unhurried as she spoke, "I found a technique in our sect specifically designed to resolve the problem of attribute incompatibility. The original technique was primarily designed to help cultivators with both water and fire spiritual roots overcome the obstacles caused by the natural incompatibility of their spiritual roots. With the help of my master, I made some modifications to the technique, so that even someone with ice spiritual roots like me can possess strange fire."
This set of skills, of course, belongs to Nan Si Ning. Nan Si Ning has five spiritual roots, and possesses two conflicting spiritual roots of water and fire. This set of skills is what the author uses to solve her problem.
Luo Qingyao was in the mindset that since it was Nan Si Ning's, she had to snatch it away, so of course she took action in advance.
Her master did not understand her behavior, but after all, she was the youngest disciple and a female cultivator. After a few words of advice, he could not resist Luo Qingyao's coquettishness and softened his heart, and helped her make some modifications to the skills.
Hu Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly grasped Luo Qingyao's meaning. She had the support of the Canglan Sect and her master, the Sect Master, and she herself was quite talented, so she was more than just a simple Qi Refiner. The power and abilities she possessed were beyond Hu Yan's reach.
After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Hu Yan tentatively asked, "This time I will help you to subdue the strange fire in the secret realm. Will you tell me what I want to know?"
Luo Qingyao nodded readily: "That's right!"
“How do you ensure you don’t break your promise?”
Even if Luo Qingyao is only in the Qi Refining Stage, the Canglan Sect behind her is not someone to be trifled with. If she hides in the Canglan Sect afterwards and cultivates to the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages, Hu Yan will be unable to do anything to her.
"Let's make an oath to heaven, and then you and I won't have to worry anymore, how about that?" Luo Qingyao said with a smile.
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