Chapter 29: Chengdan Yes, it is the master-disciple track
Inside the cauldron, the originally round and plump pill had been broken into several pieces under the tempering of the golden light.
Some people were heartbroken and said with regret: "Alas, why did you do this? It's just a few cracks. It can be repaired with a little spiritual power and barely work. Now it's like this, isn't it a waste of all the previous efforts..."
The old Danxiu turned and glared at the man.
In the alchemy examination, the elixir that has been made cannot be repaired with spiritual power in principle. However, sometimes the elixir falls short of completion by just a hair's breadth, and the examiner will turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it.
The old Dan Xiu was always strict. It was okay with others, but not with the person in front of him - he would never show favoritism in the slightest!
He was holding his breath and was determined to see Yue Ji completely refine the pill before he would give up.
To his disappointment, the elixir did not turn into powder. Instead, it quickly melted in the cauldron and turned into a pool of warm medicinal juice.
The medicinal properties have been completely refined out. Yue Ji flipped his wrist lightly, retracting the golden light, leaving only the flame still burning in the furnace.
Seeing what he was about to do, the bystanders were all shocked and dared not blink.
——This person is actually trying to achieve enlightenment for the second time!
This move was too risky. Qi Qing's palms were sweating as he watched. Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the medicine, wanting to see how far this young man could go.
Yue Ji did not disappoint them.
The medicinal juice slowly rotates in the cauldron and blends with each other. The rejection caused by the first pill formation has been completely eliminated.
At this moment, they were as docile as the clearest and softest drops of water, allowing the young alchemist to reshape their appearance and blend the medicinal properties without any rejection.
The round medicinal juice gradually solidified and took shape in the flame.
This time, the appearance of the elixir was as green and smooth as jade, and its brilliance was completely restrained, as if it was the spiritual herb that was first put into the cauldron.
The moment it came out of the oven again, a refreshing medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire inner room. The old alchemist's pupils suddenly shrank, and he took a half step back, muttering: "How is it possible... How is this possible!"
The entire inner room was in complete silence. The alchemists watching were all dumbfounded and unable to utter a word.
Is this really something that an alchemist who is not even at green level can make?
The person who had started to mock Yue Ji stayed where he was, staring at the pill floating in the air with an almost obsessive look. After a while, he woke up as if from a dream and said excitedly, "This... this is a top-grade Qi-repairing pill! It has such a strong medicinal property. Can you sell it to me? I'm willing to pay a high price!"
The quality of the Qi-Repairing Pill in front of him was almost perfect. It should have been a fine product that could only be made by a blue-level or nearly purple-level alchemist. However, today it was created by a little-known white... no, it should be called a green-level alchemist now.
Is he going to witness the rise of a great alchemist? !
This shout woke up the others, and the alchemists gathered around eagerly, without any sign of their initial contempt.
Qi Qing breathed a sigh of relief. He caught a glimpse of the old alchemist trying to leave secretly. Without thinking, he froze him in place with a magic spell and sneered, "What? You don't want to continue the exam?"
Old Dan Xiu's face turned red, and he was so embarrassed that he didn't know where to put his face.
Although his strength was average, he had many years of experience in alchemy, so he could naturally see that the boy's initial unfamiliarity was not fake.
But later on he became more skilled, and his control over fire became more and more exquisite. Doesn't it mean that the young man made rapid progress, learning while practicing, and mastered the essence of the Qi Repairing Pill in just one hour?
——A true genius!
Only these words could summarize the shock in his heart.
No matter what he thought, Yue Ji had squeezed out of the encirclement and walked to Qi Qing's side.
His eyes lit up slightly, and he handed the Qi-repairing pill to Qi Qing like he was offering a treasure. His black and white eyes stared at the young man and said, "Master, how did I perform this time?"
Seeing that his face was full of the expression "need to be praised", Qi Qing laughed for a moment and rubbed his head.
"Well, that's good. Keep up the good work."
The others were so angry that they almost vomited blood.
The top-grade Qi-repairing Pill was only "good" in his hands? What was their level, was it not good enough?
Yue Ji seemed to be very pleased with it, and carefully placed the pill into Qi Qing's hand: "Master, keep it. I will make more later."
Qi Qing was about to take over his apprentice's handicraft homework, facing the glare of the old man next to him, but the old alchemist suddenly stopped him: "Wait! Since this elixir is for assessment, it should be handed over to the association according to the rules, and you are not allowed to take it away privately."
"Really?" Qi Qing raised his eyebrows and glanced at him suspiciously.
It's not that he was overly suspicious. The old man's behavior just now made him look like someone who would use the public account for personal purposes.
The old Dan Xiu took out the rule book signed before the exam from his sleeve and pointed to a line of words. It was clearly written in black and white, and there was actually this rule.
Qi Qing was unhappy and snorted, "Give me the token first, then hand over the pills."
What if he was a fool? What if the elixir was handed over but the token was not given? Wouldn't Yue Ji have worked in vain?
The old Dan Xiu's expression eased a little, and he said, "That's easy to say."
Facing the envious gazes of the crowd, the old alchemist took the two to another room. After the alchemists from other associations reviewed them, he personally handed a green-level alchemist token to Yue Ji and said earnestly, "From today on, you are a green-level alchemist. You must abide by the rules of the Alchemy Association and never let this token down. Do you understand?"
"Okay, stop talking."
Qi Qing interrupted him and frowned.
This old man put on an elder attitude, isn't he just bullying Yue Ji because he is still young? People who don't know him would think that it was his credit that Yue Ji passed the exam.
The young man took the token without saying a word, his eyelashes drooped, and the expression in his eyes disappeared.
"Now that the token has been given to you, should you hand over the pills?"
The old Danxiu stretched out his hand with a burning gaze.
Yue Ji did not hesitate. He spread out his palms and the Qi-Repairing Pill floated up from his hands and landed in front of the old man.
A look of joy flashed in the old alchemist's eyes. He couldn't wait to take out a jade bottle and carefully put the elixir into it.
He weighed the jade bottle, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and waved his hand, saying, "Okay, it's the last day of the alchemy conference, you guys should hurry up and sign up, otherwise you will miss it."
Qi Qing suddenly asked: "Where are you going to give this medicine to?"
"Of course it's the association's collection library." The old Dan Xiu snorted: "Why? Do you think I will keep it all for myself?"
Qi Qing smiled and gave him a meaningful look: "I hope not."
When the old alchemist turned around and went upstairs, the young man stopped smiling and said to Yue Ji, "Good disciple, go to the registration office and wait for me first. I'll be back soon."
He wanted to follow and see whether the old alchemist really handed over the elixirs or was trying to take advantage of the situation and abuse his power for personal gain.
…
In the secret room on the third floor.
"Master Wen, they have found out that it is a newcomer who is taking the Green Level Alchemy Master exam."
The man wearing the blue-level alchemist's attire spoke cautiously.
The old man said slowly: "Green level?"
The aroma of the elixir in the wind was clean and rich, without any impurities. What a brilliant newcomer! His technique was so mature that it was almost comparable to his own back then.
Even his most satisfied grandson had not reached such a level.
He suddenly became interested and asked, "What's your name?"
The person next to him dipped his hand in tea and wrote two words on the table.
"Yue Ji."
The old man looked at the handwriting, and after a while he suddenly smiled and said calmly: "You have a good talent. If we are destined to be together, it would not be a bad idea to be a master and apprentice."
The people around him immediately understood what he meant and whispered, "Go, bring this man's elixir to let Master Wen take a look."
…
Registration office.
The Dan Xiu who was in charge of registration looked at the young man in front of him and said, "Please show me your green-level token."
Yue Ji showed the new token, and the alchemist hurriedly checked it and asked, "Okay, fellow Taoist, are you signing up for the individual track of the alchemy conference?"
Yue Ji's eyes swept across the track introduction board standing next to him, looking through the individual, team, and companion tracks one by one, and finally settled on the "Master-Disciple Track".
After looking around, this is still my favorite.
Dan Xiu didn't hear a response, so he patiently asked again: "Excuse me, are you registering as an individual..."
"Master-disciple race." Yue Ji interrupted him.
There was no one around him. Dan Xiu was stunned and asked, "Are you sure?"
The young man said with certainty, "Yes, we are master and disciple."
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