As soon as Qin Chu entered the Alchemist Guild, countless eyes turned to him. He was wearing a Five-Star Alchemist robe, making it impossible not to attract attention.
"May I help you?" a staff member of the Alchemist Guild walked up to Qin Chu.
"I'd like to take the Alchemist assessment for certification. Could you arrange that for me?" Qin Chu stated his purpose directly.
Looking at Qin Chu and his Alchemist robe, the Alchemist Guild enforcer's eyes became a little uncertain. "You want to take an assessment?"
"Yes, I want to take the assessment to be certified as a Fifth-Tier Five-Star Alchemist," Qin Chu said.
He nodded at Qin Chu and asked him to wait a moment. The Alchemist Guild enforcer left the main hall. He needed to report it, as the matter was too significant for him to decide.
At this moment, everyone in the Alchemist Guild's main hall was staring at Qin Chu. A Fourth-Tier Five-Star Alchemist was already impressive enough, but now he wanted to be certified as a Fifth-Tier Five-Star Alchemist. What kind of pace was this? The main reason was Qin Chu's youthful appearance.
Not long after, two Elders and a middle-aged woman appeared.
"Qin Chu... you've come to Sacred Martial City?" Seeing Qin Chu, an Elder's face was filled with excitement. He was Elder Lin, who had presided over the order during the Sword Intent eruption period at Heavenly Sword Mountain in Heavenly Sword City.
Qin Chu cupped his hands at Elder Lin. "Junior greets Elder Lin."
"Haha! Qin Chu, let me introduce you. This is Vice Guild Master Ji Xin, and this is Elder Zhou. Both of you, this is Qin Chu from the Heavenly Sword City Alchemist Guild. Well, he's not from Heavenly Sword City, but he was certified as an Alchemist at the Heavenly Sword City Alchemist Guild," Elder Lin laughed as he introduced Qin Chu to the two high-ranking officials of the Alchemist Guild.
Qin Chu bowed slightly to Ji Xin and Elder Zhou. "Qin Chu greets both Seniors."
"Such a handsome young man. You wish to undergo the Alchemist advancement certification?" Ji Xin, with her hair neatly coiled on top of her head, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a slightly rounded face, asked Qin Chu.
"Yes, I apologize for troubling you, Seniors," Qin Chu nodded.
"It's no trouble at all, let's go!" Ji Xin said after looking at Qin Chu again.
"Wait a moment. The Five-Star Alchemist certification, if successful, is a great joyous occasion. How about we conduct it here, in front of everyone?" Elder Zhou, with a wisp of goatee under his chin and very kind eyes, said.
Elder Lin hesitated for a moment. "Qin Chu, are you sure? It might be a bit noisy, making it difficult to concentrate."
"It's nothing!" Qin Chu agreed. He was already very stable in refining Fifth-Tier Premium Medicinal Pills, and unless he was deliberately disturbed, he would be fine.
In a corner of the Alchemist Guild's main hall, the staff got up, and the table became a platform.
"What Medicinal Pill will you refine? You can use your own Materials or the Alchemist Guild can provide them," Elder Zhou said to Qin Chu.
"Junior has prepared some Materials. Seniors, please take a look." Qin Chu stood behind the table, set up his Pill Furnace, then prepared some Materials, and then invited Guild Master Ji Xin, Elder Zhou, and Elder Lin to inspect them.
Ji Xin checked the Materials and nodded. "They are all common Materials, no problems at all."
"Then Junior will begin Alchemy," Qin Chu waved his hand, igniting the Pill Fire.
"Silence! No one is to make a sound!" Elder Lin roared at the chattering crowd in the Alchemist Guild's main hall.
Refining Heaven Origin Pills was second nature to Qin Chu. In a short time, a batch of Premium Heaven Origin Pills was released from the Pill Furnace.
After one batch of Medicinal Pills was refined, Qin Chu continued with Alchemy. The requirement for a Five-Star Alchemist was to be able to stably refine Premium Medicinal Pills, and just one batch was not enough.
Qin Chu continued Alchemy, while Ji Xin, Elder Lin, and Elder Zhou studied the Medicinal Pills Qin Chu had refined. Ji Xin and Elder Zhou each even took a Heaven Origin Pill to experience its medicinal effects.
The second batch, the third batch. When Qin Chu finished refining the fourth batch of Premium Heaven Origin Pills, Ji Xin waved her hand, signaling Qin Chu to stop.
"There are no Impurities or toxins in the Medicinal Pills. They are genuine Fifth-Tier Premium Heaven Origin Pills. However, refining only one type of Medicinal Pill is still not entirely convincing. Can you refine other Fifth-Tier Premium Medicinal Pills? Any Fifth-Tier Medicinal Pill will do!" Ji Xin said to Qin Chu.
Qin Chu nodded, took out the Materials for Grain Abstinence Pills, and after having Ji Xin and the others inspect them, he began refining Grain Abstinence Pills.
Qin Chu refined two batches of Grain Abstinence Pills. Ji Xin and Elder Zhou then told Qin Chu to stop. They had already confirmed they were Premium Grain Abstinence Pills when Qin Chu refined the first batch.
After telling Qin Chu to stop, Ji Xin clapped her hands. "Excellent! After a period of time, our Alchemist Guild once again has a Fifth-Tier Five-Star Alchemist. Qin Chu, congratulations on becoming a Fifth-Tier Five-Star Alchemist!"
Qin Chu bowed slightly to Ji Xin, Elder Lin, and Elder Zhou, then cupped his fists to the surroundings, before putting away his Pill Furnace and Medicinal Pills.
"Qin Chu, you've come this time to participate in the Azure Cloud Rankings tournament, haven't you? Will you be taking Alchemy commissions?" Elder Lin asked Qin Chu.
"The Azure Cloud Rankings tournament is still some time away. During this period, I'll take on some Alchemy tasks to further familiarize myself with Alchemy and also seek more guidance from all the Seniors," Qin Chu said.
"Alright then, I'll arrange a Pill Refining Room and accommodation for you," Ji Xin said to Qin Chu.
"Thank you, Guild Master Ji!" Qin Chu cupped his fists at Ji Xin, delighted to have a place to stay at the Alchemist Guild.
"You're welcome, I like young people like you," Ji Xin said with a smile.
Afterward, Ji Xin and Elder Lin took Qin Chu to see a Pill Refining Room, and then arranged a residential pavilion for Qin Chu behind the Alchemist Guild.
Qin Chu tidied up and settled in. He planned to go to the City Lord's Mansion later to register for the Azure Cloud Rankings.
The Alchemist Guild became lively because a Five-Star Alchemist had emerged. It was known that in the Alchemist Guild, there were only two Alchemists above Fifth-Tier Five-Star: one was the Guild Master, who had not concerned himself with worldly affairs for many years and rarely performed Alchemy; the other was the Patrol Elder, who usually patrolled various branch guilds and also did not frequently perform Alchemy. Qin Chu was the third, and all others were Fourth-Tier Alchemists.
Returning to the Alchemist Guild's deliberation hall, Ji Xin, Elder Lin, and Elder Zhou all signed Qin Chu's Fifth-Tier Five-Star certification recommendation letter, which would be entered into the Alchemist Guild's archives.
While Ji Xin and the other two were chatting, Gu Zhengxiong entered the deliberation hall.
"Guild Master Gu, our Alchemist Guild has a Fifth-Tier Five-Star Alchemist now. That young man Qin Chu is truly exceptional," Elder Zhou said.
Upon hearing Elder Zhou's words, Gu Zhengxiong's face turned blue. He remembered the name Qin Chu very clearly, as people from the Gu family had caused trouble with Qin Chu, resulting in two groups of their people being killed and their strength greatly diminished.
"Guild Master Gu, some matters should be let go. The rights and wrongs are clear to everyone, there's no need to dwell on it," Elder Lin said. He naturally knew about some of the conflicts and didn't want Qin Chu to be targeted.
Gu Zhengxiong flicked his robe sleeve and left. At this moment, Ji Xin smiled. "I just remembered, there's a bit of a snag there! Interesting, very interesting."
