Chapter 67: Sixth-Rank Alchemist Assessment
"What?! You want to take the test of a sixth-grade alchemist?!"When Fama heard Xiao Yun's words, his eyes suddenly widened, and his originally turbid eyeballs became clear. He looked at Xiao Yun as if he was looking at a scary monster.
"Uh, be low-key, don't be so loud." The alchemists who had originally walked away heard Fama's exclamation and came again. Looking at the crowd of onlookers who surrounded them, Xiao Yun said helplessly.
"That's right. You're old and haven't seen much. He's just a sixth-rank alchemist. Is it necessary to make such a fuss?" Hai Bodong beside him also added, completely forgetting the shock on Xiao Yun's face when he gave him the Evil-Breaking Pill.
"Yes, yes, it's my fault. This is not the place to talk. Little friend Xiao Yun, old man Bing, let's go inside and talk." Fama realized that he had lost his composure just now and apologized quickly. Then he turned to look at the onlookers and shouted, "Ahem, what are you still doing here? Is everything ok? You can also take the alchemist assessment, right?"
Hearing Fama's words to drive people away, the surrounding alchemists had to leave slowly even though they were reluctant, and they looked back every three steps, as if they still wanted to take a look at Xiao Yun's heroic appearance.
Afterwards, Fama brought Xiao Yun and the others into the Alchemist Guild and came to his exclusive office.
"I wonder how confident are you, Xiao Yun, that you can refine a sixth-grade elixir?" Fama looked at Xiao Yun with a fiery gaze. The assessment for a sixth-grade alchemist was extraordinary, because the medicinal materials used to refine a sixth-grade elixir were too precious. Therefore, unlike the assessments for the first and second grades, three sets of medicinal materials and elixir recipes would not be provided.
Instead, only one batch of medicinal materials is provided. If this batch fails, the alchemist will need to provide more medicinal materials himself, otherwise the assessment will be considered a failure.
Once the refining fails, the Alchemist Guild will also suffer huge losses, so this level of assessment can only be attempted by those experienced fifth-grade peak alchemists. That's why Fama asked about Xiao Yun's success rate.
"Don't worry, old man Pharaoh. Fellow friend Xiao Yun refined a sixth-grade elixir, the Evil-Breaking Pill, a few days ago. It was because of this elixir that I was able to break the seal of Medusa and return to the level of Douhuang."
Hearing Fama's concerns, Hai Bodong hurriedly patted his chest, as if he was guaranteeing Xiao Yun, and at the same time released a wisp of Dou Huang aura to prove that what he said was true.
"I see. I didn't expect that the seal was broken by friend Xiao Yun. Now I feel relieved." Fama knew that Hai Bodong was sealed by Medusa, and he came to him to try to resolve it. Unfortunately, he was only a fifth-grade alchemist and had no ability to break the seal. He didn't expect that it was broken by Xiao Yun.
Then, he said, "So, little friend Xiao Yun, do you want to refine the pill formula you brought with you or the pill formula of our Alchemist Guild?"
"Oh? Is there any difference?" Xiao Yun was a little puzzled. This didn't happen when he was assessing the fifth-grade alchemist before.
"Hehe, generally speaking, those who take the sixth-grade alchemist exam will choose to bring their own recipes, which will reduce the difficulty of the exam. But correspondingly, the herbal medicine warehouse in our alchemist guild may not be able to gather enough herbs for refining, because sixth-grade herbs are too precious."
"If you choose the recipe arranged by the Alchemist Guild, we will select a sixth-grade pill for you based on the herbs in the medicine warehouse. This will be more difficult, but our Alchemist Guild does not have many volumes of sixth-grade pill recipes." Fama explained with a smile.
"I see, but I'll still choose the arrangement of the Alchemist Guild. After all, it's good to see one more recipe." Xiao Yun showed a look of realization on his face. He didn't bother to lower the difficulty of the test. He came here to make a name for himself and harvest leeks. What would it be like to become a low-level sixth-grade alchemist like Gu He? He would refine the elixir that Gu He couldn't refine, so that the major forces in Jia Ma Holy City would send him medicinal materials for refining.
"Okay, okay, Xiao Yun is quite confident. Here is the recipe for the pill. You can take a look at it here first. I will go to the herb storehouse and get you some herbs."
Fama was also shocked by Xiao Yun's confidence. When Gu He came to take the test, he only chose the easier self-made recipe. He didn't expect that Xiao Yun, who was only thirteen years old, would dare to take the more difficult random recipe. So he took out a purple and silver scroll from his ring, handed it to Xiao Yun, and then pushed the door open to get the herbs.
He took the scroll and felt a cool sensation. On the smooth surface of the scroll, there were some complex patterns and ancient marks. It looked very beautiful. Xiao Yun opened it and read the message. "I didn't expect it to be this kind of elixir. Yao Lao, you are lucky." Xiao Yun showed a look of joy and secretly communicated with Yao Lao with his soul power. Because the elixir recipe in his hand was nothing else but the sixth-grade elixir Rongling Dan. This elixir was similar to the Po'e Dan that he had refined for Hai Bodong before. They were both unconventional elixirs, but the effect of Rongling Dan was to fuse the soul and the body, and at the same time it also had the effect of restoring the soul's injuries and nourishing the soul.
"Haha, this pill recipe is quite peculiar. It can only work on the soul body. It is very suitable for my current situation." Yao Lao was also secretly observing the pill recipe and was very satisfied with the effect of the Rong Ling Pill.
Hai Bodong also came over to watch with some curiosity, but looked away after just a few seconds, because reading the pill formula requires the use of soul power, and he is not an alchemist. Although he is a Douhuang powerhouse, his soul power is not strong. After just watching for a few seconds, he felt a little dizzy.
"You are still a popular alchemist. You got a sixth-grade pill recipe from me a few days ago, and now you got another one from the Alchemist Guild." Hai Bodong said with envy. In order to obtain the recipe for the Evil-Breaking Pill, he was in danger several times, but when Xiao Yun came, he took it away directly.
Xiao Yun smiled but said nothing. If you are not in this line of work, you can only see the superficial benefits but not the hard work behind the scenes.
At this time, Fama also came back from the medicine warehouse. After a greeting, he led the two of them to the highest-level alchemy room of the Alchemist Guild.
"My dear friend Xiao Yun, this is it. The ingredients for the Rongling Pill are already inside." Fama pushed open the door with a smile, revealing the layout inside, and then said, "My dear friend, go in and make the pill. The two of us old guys will be waiting for your good news outside."
"Thank you, President Fama." Xiao Yun nodded to the two of them and stepped into the alchemy room. With a bang, the open door was closed tightly again.
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In the alchemy room, a powerful soul force surged out from between Xiao Yun's eyebrows, carefully examining the entire alchemy room.
After making sure there were no problems, he came to the center of the room, where there was a stone table filled with medicinal materials for refining the Rongling Pill.
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Xiao Yun took out the Flame Dragon Heavy Cauldron and suspended it in the air. A green flame appeared on his fingertips and he threw it into the medicine cauldron. "Master Yao, there is only one copy of this medicine. We must treat it with care."
Yao Lao's soul emerged from the ring and floated in the air. He stroked his gray beard and said with a smile, "Don't worry. Although this is the first time I've seen this pill, with your alchemy skills and my experience, you can make this pill with an 80% success rate."
Hearing this, Xiao Yun nodded. The 80% success rate was probably an underestimation that Yao Lao had estimated. The method of refining the Rong Ling Pill was not difficult. He only told Yao Lao this to be on the safe side.
With his eyes slightly closed, he kept calculating the refining process of the Rong Ling Pill in his mind. After a while, Xiao Yun waved his hand, and the herbs on the stone table were thrown into the flames, making a "sizzling" sound. At the same time, his soul power also permeated the medicine cauldron, observing the reaction and changes of the herbs in the flames.
Time passed by little by little, and gradually, a fragrance permeated from the medicine cauldron. After a few hours, all the medicinal materials on the stone table were consumed, and there were more than a dozen small jade bottles beside Xiao Yun, with a layer of green flame at the mouth of the bottle. Each jade bottle was filled with the extracted medicinal essence.
"Very good. Now all that's left is to fuse it into a pill. This step is extremely dangerous. The last time I watched you refining the medicine, there were still many areas that could be improved on this step, such as..." When Yao Lao saw that all the essence of the medicinal properties had been extracted, he began to explain to Xiao Yun some of the minor problems he had encountered last time when refining the medicine.
Xiao Yun listened carefully without a trace of impatience. After all, the other party was an eighth-grade alchemy master. In the past, if there was a class, seventh-grade alchemists would come running to listen. If he didn't need to recover his fighting spirit, he would have copied down every word.
I only posted two chapters today. Sorry, I will update more after they are online. I will start saving drafts now and try to write 10,000 words every day.
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