Chapter 24: The dog looks down on others
Good news: White level is easy and can be learned in an afternoon.
Bad news: Who invented the Green Level?
Qi Qing held up the alchemy manual, his mind was blank, as if he was reading a heavenly book.
No matter how you look at it, the gap between "teaching you step by step how to make anthelmintic pills" and "how to accurately refine the Lihuo Huanhun Pill" is still too big!
What is the difference between this and going from entry level to college entrance examination?
He read the green level practical teaching pages over a dozen times, telling himself that concentration is the essence - forget it, just drink the diluted version, he has a hard life and can't drink the concentrated version.
"...Master, is everything really okay?" Yue Ji asked cautiously.
Qi Qing had been staring at the alchemy manual motionlessly for half an hour without saying a word. The young man thought he had fallen asleep several times.
Qi Qing raised his stiff neck and felt dizzy.
He sighed deeply: "Forget it."
I can’t learn it. I really can’t learn it.
This knowledge doesn’t enter the brain!
The young man stood up and stretched his muscles, then said, "Let's go to the Alchemy Association and take the white level test first. As for the green level... we'll slowly think of a way."
If it really doesn't work, just start a live broadcast and give some reminders. There are always more solutions than problems.
The Alchemy Association is located in the southwest of Liucheng, next to the Alchemy College, but this is not a place where new apprentices can go.
It only provides training opportunities for alchemists at green level and above. Occasionally, several major clans in Xiwuzhou will jointly invite powerful people from their sects to come for guidance. It has an extraordinary status in the hearts of alchemists in Xiwuzhou.
Probably because the Alchemy Conference is approaching, many alchemists have flocked to the Alchemy Academy, intending to try their luck.
Qi Qing pulled Yue Ji and squeezed through the crowd with great effort. They finally arrived at the entrance of the Alchemy Association, but were stopped by someone.
The guard pointed in a direction without even looking up: "To sign up, go to the right."
"We are here to take the exam." Qi Qing said.
The guard then looked up at the two of them, looked at Qi Qing, then looked at Yue Ji, and recognized the protagonist of the exam with his eyesight: "Green level? Green level, go straight upstairs. Each test requires five spirit stones. You have to bring your own alchemy materials if you are not on the list."
Qi Qing asked, "What about the white level? Where can I go after taking the white level exam?"
"White level?" The guard's eyes flashed with disdain. "You're so old and you're just taking the White level exam?"
He stands guard opposite the Alchemy Academy every year and has seen at least eight hundred alchemists, if not a thousand. All of them were sent by their families to take the white-level exam at the age of six or seven. Some geniuses have already obtained the green-level token at this age. It is rare for them to take the exam so late.
Qi Qing pulled a face in displeasure and said defensively, "What's wrong with being old? Did anyone stipulate that there is an age limit for taking the exam?"
When Long Aotian quickly achieved the green level, the guard realized how wrong he was.
The guard rolled his eyes and pointed casually: "The white-level assessment is just ahead, please go ahead."
Qi Qing snorted forcefully and said to Yue Ji, "Let's go."
There were not many people taking the exam today, and even fewer taking the white level exam. Without exception, they were all children under ten years old.
As soon as they entered the door, they attracted the curious eyes of the children. Several of them whispered to each other, and it was unknown what they were discussing. Qi Qing walked in front, intentionally or unintentionally blocking Yue Ji's figure.
The old alchemist in charge of the assessment glanced at them calmly, checked their registration information and the amount of spirit stones, and then waved his hand casually: "Go in, three incense sticks of time."
Qi Qing turned around and held Yue Ji's hand, mumbling: "Don't be nervous, remember what Master taught you, first pour in a cup of spiritual spring water, light a small fire, then..."
The young man held his hand in return, with a slight smile on his lips: "Master, don't worry, just wait for me here."
After saying that, he let go of her hand and strode into the inner room with the old Dan cultivator.
He walked easily, but Qi Qing began to get nervous, like a parent sending his child to take a major exam for the first time. He stared at the closed door of the inner room and paced back and forth anxiously.
Can Yue Ji do it? This is different from learning swordsmanship. The control of strength must be precise. He has only practiced for an afternoon. What if he forgets the operation on the spot?
If I had known earlier, I would have brought him here tomorrow. I was so anxious that I lost my mind. How could a few hours be enough?
The kid at the side couldn't help but say, "Don't leave. It's okay if you can't make it."
"Who said no!"
Qi Qing reflexively refuted.
——That’s Long Aotian, the disciple who will soon be noticed by the great alchemist.
What do these kids know? Do they know what “Long Aotian” means?
Time passed by minute by minute, and just when Qi Qing thought he had waited for a century, the door to the inner room opened.
The young man immediately rushed forward and asked anxiously: "How?"
The old alchemist came out first, nodded when he heard this, and said calmly: "Not bad, he refined three kinds of elixirs in one stick of incense. His talent is not bad. Go downstairs to get his white-level token."
He moved aside, revealing Yue Ji behind him.
The young man looked calm and composed, not getting excited. He came over and took Qi Qing's hand, saying, "Master, shall we go back now?"
"I knew you could do it." Qi Qing was delighted, and he felt relieved. He said happily, "Let's go. After we get the badge, we'll go back and prepare for the green level."
Unexpectedly, Lao Danxiu's hand suddenly stopped writing, as if he had heard some big joke: "Green level? You guys want to participate in the alchemy conference too?"
Qi Qing said: "That's right."
The old alchemist shook his head and sneered, his tone full of sarcasm: "How can you be a master when you come to take the exam just when the alchemy conference is about to begin?"
The surrounding children also laughed. One of them made a face and said sarcastically, "Do you think green level is like cabbage? It's not that easy."
Another child agreed: "Yes, my cousin has taken the exam for three years and still hasn't passed."
"What does your cousin's level have to do with my apprentice?"
Qi Qing said bluntly: "Don't get involved. I know whether my disciple is capable or not. If he has the ability, we'll see the result."
He could question Yue Ji's level himself, but he would never allow anyone else to say a word.
The old alchemist laughed, lowered his head and continued to write, speaking with a hint of mockery: "The result? As a master, you don't teach your apprentice to be down-to-earth, but instead let him come to embarrass himself. To be honest, I have taken the test with thousands of people, and your apprentice's fire control level is not even at the top among the alchemists who took the white level test. Take him back and practice with him while there is still time."
Qi Qing frowned and was about to retort, but Yue Ji gently shook his arm: "Master, there is no need to be angry."
Amid the laughter, the boy raised his head, his eyes were surprisingly calm.
His tone was neither light nor heavy, but everyone present could hear it clearly: "Whether it works or not is not up to you to decide. You will know my ability in fifteen days."
The atmosphere in the whole room suddenly stagnated, the children stopped laughing, and old Danxiu twitched his eyebrows in surprise.
The 15th...is it the last day to register for the Alchemy Conference?
Does a kid who just passed the white level exam really think he is a once-in-a-lifetime genius?
It's ridiculous that he has the courage to speak so arrogantly in front of the Alchemy Association.
Young people are indeed arrogant, but they don’t realize that sometimes being too arrogant is not a good thing.
The old alchemist felt a faint contempt in his heart, closed the book, and smiled: "Young people are really formidable. I will wait and see."
…
"So, you want an experienced alchemist?"
In the City Lord's Mansion, the girl asked calmly.
"Isn't it just an alchemist? I'll take care of your benefactor's affairs."
The city lord patted his chest calmly and immediately began to think: "One is definitely not enough, how about three? No, three people may have their own strengths and cannot specialize in one thing, I think I should hire a few more..."
"No, no, no, one is enough."
Qi Qing gestured awkwardly and said, "Can you ask him to come as soon as possible? I feel... time may be a bit tight."
There are still fifteen... no, fourteenth days left. If we want to get the green level token, we must hurry.
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