Chapter 26: The Alchemist Exam yielded two furnaces of divine pills! Received a strange...
After hearing this, Nan Si Ning couldn't help but click his tongue twice. This world of cultivation is indeed different. Strength is respected completely!
This way she would feel more at ease!
The residence that Yaowang City arranged for them at Cijian Peak was also located near the mountains and water, and was very quiet. It was obvious that they were being entertained with a very warm attitude.
After the eldest senior sister arranged the courtyards for everyone according to gender, Nan Si Ning took a quick look at his own small courtyard and then went to his second senior brother.
Yuan Qing'an had just laid down when he saw Nan Si Ning. He asked in surprise, "Junior Sister, you came to see me. Is there something wrong?"
Nan Si Ning directly took out a medicine bottle and said, "I came here to give this realm-breaking pill to Second Senior Brother."
Yuan Qing'an was surprised: "This is a super-grade elixir, worth a lot of money, why did you give it to me?"
Nan Si Ning placed the medicine bottle in front of him and said, "It's precisely because it's so valuable that I'm giving it to Second Senior Brother. He's just about to reach the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and advance to the Golden Core Stage, so he'll need it. Furthermore, your health is the most complicated, and you're the one who needs this medicine the most among all of our sisters and brothers."
Yuan Qing'an chuckled, put away the pill, and said, "Thank you very much, Junior Sister."
Nan Si Ning waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. After all, if Second Senior Brother can successfully advance to the Golden Core stage, it will be a great thing for us at Cijian Peak. With Second Senior Brother's support, I can stand up straighter when I travel the world!"
Yuan Qing'an was really amused by her this time.
Looking at the smile on Second Senior Brother's face, Nan Si Ning couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Second Senior Brother was so handsome. It was such a pity that such a handsome man was easily killed by Luo Qingyao.
"Don't worry, little junior sister. Even though I'm not a golden elixir yet, I'm still your support." Yuan Qing'an said gently.
Although Nan Si Ning agreed verbally, he didn't take it seriously in his heart.
After returning to his yard and having a good rest, Nan Si Ning felt that all his fatigue had gone away and he felt much more relaxed and comfortable.
Of course, it may also be because Yaowang City is rich in spiritual energy, and the "Five Elements of Heaven and Earth" runs faster and smoother, so it absorbs more spiritual energy.
In the following days, Nan Sining would report to the Medicine King every day to discuss alchemy with him and work out some new pill recipes, which would be recorded by Shen Tangyuan. Then he would talk to the disciples of Medicine King City about his insights and experiences in alchemy, and show them the techniques of alchemy.
It just so happens that most of the spiritual plants in Yaowang City are available for Nan Si Ning to use at will. Shouldn't Nan Si Ning take this opportunity to refine more commonly used elixirs and prepare them for his senior brothers and sisters?
The Medicine King also checked the health of Nan Sining and Qin Sangyue. Now only Yuan Qingan is still receiving treatment with him.
Since they obtained a lot of blood ginseng this time, the Medicine King asked Chen Tangyuan to personally refine pills for Yuan Qing'an and prepare a share for him for several years.
After Hua Shengqing and Qin Sangyue visited Yuan Qing'an, they came out of the main hall of the Medicine King.
"Senior Sister, if Second Senior Brother is promoted to the Golden Core stage, the chaos of spiritual energy will be greatly alleviated. Is this true?" Hua Shengqing asked in a tone of surprise and anticipation.
Just now in the hall, Hua Shengqing didn't dare to ask anything after hearing what Medicine King said. Only after leaving the hall did she dare to ask her own senior sister.
Qin Sangyue's tone was also filled with anticipation. She said, "It should be true. Master mentioned it before, but didn't elaborate. This time, it was Second Junior Brother who mentioned that Junior Junior Sister gave him the Super-grade Realm-Breaking Pill, so Senior Medicine King dared to say it in front of him."
Qin Sangyue didn't dare to mention it before because she was worried that her junior brother would be too eager for success and end up causing bad consequences.
Now that the time is ripe, it would be a good thing to tell him and give him some hope.
Hua Shengqing couldn't help but say happily, "That would be great! Second Senior Brother would suffer less, and we could worry less about him."
Qin Sangyue also smiled and nodded: "Yes!"
When the two passed by the square of the Medicine King's main hall, they found that their junior sister was surrounded by a group of alchemy practitioners, who were discussing something enthusiastically.
Hua Shengqing saw Nan Si Ning's beaming expression and couldn't help but sigh, "That's great! Junior Sister is getting better, and Second Senior Brother is getting better too. Our Cijian Peak is getting better and better!"
Qin Sangyue responded with a "yes," but her tone did not sound very happy.
"Seventh Junior Sister, do you want to stay here and look after the youngest Junior Sister?" Qin Sangyue asked.
Hua Shengqing replied, "That won't happen. Junior Sister is safe here. Besides, Junior Sister has worked so hard, and as her senior sister, I can't slack off! I'd better go back to practice and train with my sword!"
Qin Sangyue nodded and led her junior sister to fly towards the mountain where they were staying.
After a while, Hua Shengqing realized that her senior sister didn't look very happy, so she asked, "Senior sister, are you worried about something?"
Qin Sangyue thought for a moment before saying, "It's not a bad thing. I was just thinking, Junior Sister has such an outstanding talent for alchemy, and Senior Medicine King always praises her highly. If that's the case, wouldn't it be better for Junior Sister to just stay in Medicine King City?"
Hua Shengqing immediately said angrily, "Senior Sister! Yaowang City is just after our Junior Sister! Don't be fooled!"
This Yaowang City is good in every way, except that the look in his eyes when he looks at his junior sister is very dangerous, as if he wants to kidnap her directly, which makes Hua Shengqing feel uneasy.
Qin Sangyue was silent for a moment before she spoke in a vague voice, "But what if that's the best thing for Junior Sister?"
Hua Shengqing was a little stunned.
She had never thought of it at this level.
The master is a sword cultivator with outstanding talent, so most of her disciples are also sword cultivators. Even food cultivators like Zhou Lixing are practicing by imitating the concepts of sword cultivators.
Over the years, everyone has been planning to teach the little junior sister swordsmanship and help her comprehend the sword spirit after she gets better. However, they didn't expect that due to some strange circumstances, the little junior sister could no longer be a sword practitioner and could only become an alchemy practitioner.
Hua Shengqing felt extremely heartbroken at the thought. Such a clever and smart little sister couldn't even become a sword cultivator! This was a huge loss to the cultivation world!
Although the junior sister had only recovered her intelligence for less than a month, Hua Shengqing was already deeply impressed by her understanding and cleverness.
"Ah, Senior Sister, you are right. Now, it seems that Junior Sister can only be a pill cultivator. If she follows the people in Yaowang City, she can learn more and grow faster!"
At this moment, Hua Shengqing could only share the bitterness with her senior sister.
Finally, Hua Shengqing struggled immensely and said, "How about we ask Junior Sister what she thinks?"
Qin Sangyue nodded: "That's fine, Junior Sister is a person with her own ideas, and we can't control her ideas."
At night, Nan Si Ning returned to the mountain where he was staying. Instead of returning to his own small courtyard, he went straight to find Qin Sangyue.
"Senior Sister, I have something to tell you!" Nan Si Ning said excitedly.
Qin Sangyue's heart skipped a beat and she asked, "What's the matter?"
Nan Si Ning poured himself a cup of spiritual tea and drank it before saying, "It's like this. Senior Brother Shen said that although I have the Yuntian Chisel Gold Furnace, the fire for alchemy is not good enough, which affects the effectiveness of my alchemy. He suggested to Senior Medicine King that I go to the small secret realm to subdue a strange fire to help me refine the alchemy."
The strange fire was one of Nan Si Ning's reasons for coming here! Now, without her even asking, the people of Medicine King City were willing to let her go to the small secret realm. Isn't that a great thing?!
Qin Sangyue said, "Senior Brother Shen is very thoughtful. Did Senior Medicine King tell me when you can go to the secret realm to subdue the strange fire? Can you bring someone with you?"
"According to the rules of Medicine King City, I must first pass the exam to become a first-grade alchemist. Only after I obtain the rank can I go to the secret realm. As for bringing others with me, I haven't decided yet. Senior Brother Shen said that if I need him, he can accompany me."
This secret realm belongs to Yaowang City. If Chen Tangyuan goes with him, the quality of the strange fire that Nan Sining can get will definitely not be too low. This gift is too poor, and the people of Yaowang City will not be happy about it and will feel embarrassed.
Seeing Nan Si Ning's eyes shining, Qin Sangyue felt happy but also a little sour. The people in Yaowang City were so nice to her, and she deserved it.
Compared to the somewhat shady Canglan Sect, Yaowang City is indeed more suitable for my junior sister.
Qin Sangyue asked tentatively, "Junior Sister, do you like refining pills?"
Nan Si Ning thought for a moment before answering, "I quite like it. I find it quite interesting."
The main thing is that those not-so-valuable spiritual plants can be refined like this to become elixirs whose value has increased many times. Nan Si Ning feels that he has made a lot of money! The sense of satisfaction in his heart is very strong.
"Then do you want to stay in Yaowang City and learn alchemy?" Qin Sangyue asked immediately.
Nan Si Ning blinked before realizing what Qin Sangyue meant. He quickly said, "Medicine King City is indeed a sacred place for alchemy practitioners, but for me, there's no need for it! The sect competition is about to begin, so how can I not go back?"
"Senior brothers and sisters can handle the sect competition."
Nan Si Ning immediately objected: "That won't work! I must go back for the sect competition!"
The incident with Second Brother happened during this competition, how could she not go back with him?
Moreover, now that the eldest senior sister is still alive and the second senior brother is getting better and better, who knows what Luo Qingyao and some people hiding in the Canglan Sect will do behind the scenes?
Although her fighting power is not good, she can easily refine detoxification pills, spiritual tonic pills, rejuvenation pills, etc.
Nothing else will work, but her personal medical team must keep up!
Seeing Nan Si Ning so excited, Qin Sangyue knew that her junior sister really had no intention of staying in Yaowang City.
While feeling relieved, she also felt a little regretful that her junior sister had given up a path that was more suitable for her development. She didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for her.
Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. The most important thing right now is the upcoming sect competition. It not only concerns the treatment of Cijian Peak in the sect, but also concerns the reputation of the master. The disciples of Cijian Peak must give it their all.
It won’t be too late to let Junior Sister make her choice after the sect competition.
With an idea in mind, Qin Sangyue felt relieved and stopped worrying about it.
The matter of taking the alchemist rank test was also very simple for Nan Sining.
All she had to do was register in advance and set aside a day to take the exam.
The elders in Yaowang City who were in charge of grade examinations had already heard of Nan Sining's name. They were also very curious about the person who was praised highly by even the Medicine King.
Therefore, when Nan Sining arrived at the examination room, she not only received special attention from the disciples, but even the elders stared at her with burning eyes.
Nan Si Ning was slightly startled, but quickly calmed down. Firstly, there was no malice in the elders' eyes, but more curiosity and scrutiny, as well as some scrutiny and doubt. They were probably curious, is this little girl really that powerful?
Secondly, Nan Si Ning has seen big scenes before. He was very calm at the national award ceremony. Naturally, he is not afraid of such scenes.
Soon, Nan Sining followed the procedure, first took a sign, and then went to get the spiritual plants used as materials.
The medicine boy who distributed the spiritual plants to the disciples said, "Each person can take two spiritual plants, each containing the same quantity. You need to use one spiritual plant to refine three mid-grade medicinal pills to pass the test."
In addition to the spiritual plants that are distributed, you must use the alchemy furnace provided by them and cannot use your own.
Moreover, none of the disciples who were taking the rank test had their own special fire, so everyone used ordinary fire.
Soon the exam began.
After Nan Sining found his position according to the number, he began to prepare seriously.
She could feel that there were many eyes around her secretly looking at and observing her, not only those who were taking the exam with her, but also the elders who were judging her.
Nan Sining automatically ignored those gazes and focused all his attention on the alchemy furnace in front of him.
Soon, many people saw that Nan Si Ning's alchemy was not much different from others, so they withdrew their gazes and focused on their own exams.
Nan Si Ning was focused and had no intention of making a splash, so she just wanted to be steady throughout the whole process.
As a garbage collector, she pays the most attention to the conservation and utilization of resources, so she is reluctant to waste any spiritual plants and only wants to refine them into usable pills.
In the calm, Nan Sining completed her first batch of pills. After putting the pills into the jade bottle, she did not rush to hand in the pills, but quickly continued to refine the second batch.
By the time bursts of elixir fragrance began to emerge from other people's cauldrons, Nan Sining's second batch of elixirs was almost finished.
In the end, Nan Si Ning handed in his alchemy results together with others, but most people only handed in one bottle, while Nan Si Ning directly handed in two bottles.
This action really attracted everyone's attention.
However, it did not cause a sensation. After all, geniuses in alchemy were not uncommon, and it was not uncommon to refine two spiritual plants into pills.
After the pills were handed in, the examinees sat down below and went forward one by one according to their numbers to receive face-to-face comments from the elders.
Nan Si Ning was secretly surprised. What's the difference between this and when he was in school, when the test papers were handed out after the exam, the teacher would call out the names and call people up while commenting on your test paper and grades?
Even though Nan Sining was confident that she could pass the exam, this familiar scene still made her feel a little nervous.
Elders, should you be so serious and responsible?
Sure enough, anyone who went to receive comments, whether they passed or not, would be passionately criticized by the elders. The good and the bad would be said in front of many people, making the person feel ashamed and want to run away.
Therefore, many people were not very happy even if they obtained the long-awaited qualification of a first-grade alchemist. They walked out with a bitter face, making it difficult to tell whether they passed or not.
Fortunately, Nan Sining's ranking was relatively high, and it was her turn soon.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but when the little boy called out her name, his tone rose slightly, and he seemed much more excited than when he called out other people's names.
The elders' eyes also lit up, as if they had finally waited for the long-awaited highlight.
Nan Sining walked to the front under everyone's attention.
Two jade bottles have been placed in front of the elders. They have Nan Sining's personal mark on them. It can be seen at a glance that they are hers and cannot be easily replaced.
"Refining two bottles is not a big deal. Don't be proud." An elder with a long face spoke first.
Nan Si Ning bowed his head slightly, pretending to be respectful and said, "I will remember the elder's teachings."
Nan Sining also felt the same way. It was just saving a little bit of resources and there was nothing to be proud of.
Soon after the elders exchanged a few glances, they each picked up a jade bottle and uncorked it.
Several people felt a strong aroma of elixir coming from their noses, which made the elders feel refreshed - it had been a long time since they smelled such a strong and pure aroma of elixir when assessing disciples.
"Yes," the elder with a round face and a genial appearance like Maitreya Buddha spoke first and affirmed, "I haven't smelled such a pure and refreshing fragrance for a long time."
Another elder with a slightly raised eyebrow said disdainfully, "You've taken the initiative to speak first and acted like a good person! Fellow Daoist Nan, your pill refining is better than most of the disciples!"
Nan Si Ning smiled and nodded: "Thank you for the praise, elders."
After the five elders had both bottles of pills passed the four-step basic inspection, they all praised Nan Si Ning. Even the elder with a long face, who looked very serious, praised him sparingly, "You used the spiritual plants very cleanly. That's good."
Next, Nan Sining saw several elders take out a pill and divide it into five parts with a wave of their hands. Each of the five elders took one part and put it in their mouth to taste.
Nan Sining was a little surprised. He had never seen the people before him tasting the pills in this way!
After the elders took the pills, they looked at each other and nodded.
"It has no elixir poison and has surpassed the best quality to reach the divine level."
Nan Si Ning himself wasn't surprised by the elder's words, but the alchemists who were still waiting couldn't help but start discussing: "Today, a divine product has appeared! It's incredible!"
"This fellow Daoist Nan is truly worthy of his reputation!"
"Top-grade items are extremely rare, I never thought there would be a divine item!"
"Haven't you heard? This fellow Daoist triggered an opportunity to upgrade her elixir while battling with Fifth Senior Brother! Many of her fellow disciples who watched her refine the elixir at that time gained some insights and improvements!"
"Is there a true story? Tell us quickly, why did Fellow Daoist Nan and Fifth Brother start a fight?"
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"Don't just be silly and happy! She refined a divine pill, which is not a good thing for us."
"Why do you say that?"
"After seeing divine-grade elixirs, will the elders who make the final judgments still have a favorable impression of our lesser-quality elixirs? They will undoubtedly be more stringent in their judgments. Those who used to be on the brink of passing might have a chance of passing, but I'm afraid that won't be the case today."
The man's voice was quite loud, and many people heard it, and they immediately became nervous.
"I think, not only us, but also everyone who takes part in this assessment in the next few days will have a hard time." Someone else said with a hint of gloating.
After hearing this, everyone felt a little relieved. At least they were not the only ones who were unlucky. If everyone was unlucky together, it would seem that they were not so sad!
"But I think even if I lose today, it's nothing. I can just practice hard for another six months and try again. But being able to take the same exam as a genius who has refined divine elixirs is a rare opportunity. My fellow disciples can gain insights from watching her refine the elixir on the flying boat. Who knows if this isn't our chance?"
The tone of this person's speech seemed somewhat casual and joking, making it seem unbelievable.
But there were also people who listened to it and immediately felt much calmer.
Nan Sining didn't notice the thoughts and attitudes of her fellow examinees. She was staring in amazement at several elders who were arguing with each other without caring about their image.
"Ever since the Medicine King established the alchemist rank system, everyone has taken the test one level at a time. No one has ever skipped a level!"
"That's right, when the chief disciple, Shen Tangyuan, took the exam, he wasn't directly awarded the title of a second-grade alchemist!"
"How can this be compared? Back then, Chen Tangyuan intentionally held back, refining only two furnaces of top-grade elixirs. The Medicine King also personally instructed his disciple to take things one step at a time. So it's understandable that he wasn't awarded the title of Second-Class Alchemist. But this person before us isn't the same Chen Tangyuan from back then, and he's refined a divine-grade elixir of similar quality."
"Exactly! This shows that she has mastered the refining of low-level elixirs very well. If she takes the second-level test, we will have to go through another round of trouble."
"I agree because giving this young friend the title of Second-Class Alchemist will give our Medicine King City disciples a sense of crisis, letting them know that there are always people better than them, and that they shouldn't rest on their laurels. You have to understand that cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you're going to retreat!"
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Nan Si Ning felt a little embarrassed. The elders' speeches really sounded like the words that teachers used to urge students to work hard and make progress in high school!
This deadly familiar feeling!
I never expected that even in this world of cultivation, I still cannot escape this curse.
Nan Si Ning listened silently as the elders argued their opinions. Although one side had three elders, the long-faced elder was incredibly formidable, capable of fighting two to one. Therefore, the five of them were divided into two small factions. The argument was intense. If they hadn't been mindful of the disciples, they might have started fighting right there.
Why is Dan Xiu also so bad-tempered?
Several elders were arguing until their faces turned red and their necks thick. Nan Si Ning felt that the most embarrassed was herself, who was just standing there watching the fun. After struggling for a long time, she couldn't help but weakly remind them, "Elders, this is only the first round of the exam. According to the rules, there are three exams, right? So there's no need to start arguing so early."
The elders were stunned for a moment, then they remembered that the alchemy exam had three rounds. The first round was the refining of the basic small rejuvenation pill, the second round was the refining of a pill of their choice, and the third round was a drawing of lots. They had to refine whatever pill they drew.
Generally, only after passing three rounds of assessment can one obtain the qualification of an alchemist.
Thinking of this, the elders from both sides coughed twice awkwardly and then sat back in their chairs.
It's a bit embarrassing that I have been presiding over the alchemist rank examination for so long, but I actually forgot the most basic process.
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