Chapter 1320: Chapter 1311: Examination! dicine Cauldron!
When Ye Chenfeng opened his eyes again, he had already escaped the illusory realm created by the White Shadow Person and the Black Shadow Person. Thinking of the utterly frustrated look on the White Shadow Person’s face in the illusion, Ye Chenfeng began to wonder if his alchemical talent was utterly awful. He rubbed his nose and murmured to himself, “It seems I’ll have to work even harder in the future. My talent in alchemy must still be far too poor.”
“Cough! Cough! Cough!—”
As soon as Ye Chenfeng’s words left his mouth, the White Shadow Person’s violent coughing echoed in his mind. Wu Fengxian, the White Shadow Person, practically wanted to strangle Ye Chenfeng at this mont. If Ye Chenfeng’s talent in alchemy was truly poor, then what did that make Wu Fengxian? After all, when he was alive, Wu Fengxian had been a legitimate Supre Alchemist.
“Old White, why are you coughing? Shouldn’t I now count as a First-grade Alchemist?” Ye Chenfeng thought to himself. He found it a bit awkward to call the White Shadow Person and Black Shadow Person by their nas directly, so he simply referred to the White Shadow Person as “Old White” and the Black Shadow Person as “Old Black.”
Alchemists are ranked from First-grade to Ninth-grade, with Supre above Ninth-grade. If an alchemist can refine a First-grade elixir, they are considered a First-grade Alchemist. Similarly, if they can refine a Second-grade elixir, they are a Second-grade Alchemist, and so on. Every rank requires the corresponding elixir to be refined successfully.
The Han Qing Pill is undoubtedly one of the highest-tier elixirs among First-grade elixirs. Even those who had been First-grade Alchemists for seven or eight years wouldn’t generally be confident in refining such a pill on their first attempt. Although Ye Chenfeng only managed to refine a single Han Qing Pill, he could now rightfully call himself a First-grade Alchemist.
“Barely qualifies!” Wu Fengxian, the White Shadow Person, had been completely demoralized by Ye Chenfeng.
After receiving confirmation from the White Shadow Person, Ye Chenfeng walked out of his room. Upon arriving at the mansion’s hall, he saw Zhao Dabao, the younger brother of Zhao Hongli, as well as the remaining mbers of the Cang Lang rcenary Group who had been afflicted by the fiery poison. However, Zhao Hongli, Jiang Yunting, and the others were absent.
Ye Chenfeng had learned how to refine the Han Qing Pill in the illusory realm. This ant he only needed a dicine cauldron and the ingredients to refine the Han Qing Pill. With these, he could refine a Han Qing Pill with over ninety percent certainty. However, dicine cauldrons are notoriously difficult to purchase, which was the one thing troubling Ye Chenfeng.
“Brother Ye, you’ve finally co out of your room! Want us to prepare so food for you?” Zhao Dabao, who had already gotten acquainted with Ye Chenfeng through Zhao Hongli, knew that without Ye Chenfeng’s help, they wouldn’t have acquired the Red Lotus Trilife Grass. Because of this, Zhao Dabao was extraordinarily respectful to Ye Chenfeng.
Ye Chenfeng waved him off and asked, “How many days have I been in the room? Also, where are Brother Zhao and Princess Yunting?”
Zhao Dabao paused for a mont, then smiled and said, “Brother Ye, you’ve been cultivating in the room for so long you don’t even know the ti? You’ve already been in there for two days. Today is the day the alchemists from Spiritual dicine Valley have arrived in Bei Yun City. My brother and Princess Yunting left early this morning. They thought about inviting you, but they didn’t want to disturb your cultivation.”
“Do you know where Brother Zhao and the others might be?” Ye Chenfeng continued to ask.
Zhao Dabao responded, “Brother Ye, I think I heard that the Spiritual dicine Valley representatives are holding a disciple selection. They should all be gathering at a square in the western part of the city.”
After obtaining the information he wanted, Ye Chenfeng left the mansion in a hurry before Zhao Dabao could say anything else, heading straight toward the western area of Bei Yun City.
Ye Chenfeng noticed that there were many cultivators heading toward the western square today. It seed the alchemists of Spiritual dicine Valley possessed trendous influence.
Moreover, on both sides of the streets, various cultivators were selling spiritual dicines and spirit grasses. The Purple Orchid and Clear Cold Grass, ingredients necessary for refining the Han Qing Pill, were quite common spirit grasses. Ye Chenfeng saw many along the roadside, so he spent a single High-grade Spirit Stone to purchase so on the spot.
When Ye Chenfeng arrived at the western square, the outskirts of the square were already a sea of people. mbers of the four great families of Bei Yun City were maintaining order on-site, and ordinary individuals could only watch from the square’s periphery; they weren’t allowed to step within.
After being stopped at the outskirts of the square, Ye Chenfeng imdiately saw Zhao Hongli, Jiang Yunting, and the others in the center of the plaza. He called out, “Brother Zhao!”
When Zhao Hongli saw Ye Chenfeng, he imdiately led him to the center of the square. Zhao Hongli, Zhou Yangfei, and Chen Qinghe were only able to stay in the center of the plaza because of Jiang Yunting’s special status.
“Brother Chenfeng, you ca just in ti. Today, you can get a firsthand look at the world of alchemists,” Zhao Hongli said with a laugh. He patted Ye Chenfeng’s shoulder and turned his gaze to a nearby area on the left. That location belonged to the Zhengs of Bei Yun City, where Family Head Zheng Yuanzhi and his son Zheng Wu were present.
By now, Zhao Hongli was almost entirely certain that Zhou Linnan’s death was connected to the Zhengs. He wished he could send every mber of the Zheng family straight to the King of Hell.
Beside Jiang Yunting stood Lin Zhonghe, wearing a white robe and maintaining a deferential stance. Upon seeing Ye Chenfeng’s arrival, Lin Zhonghe’s eyes revealed a trace of disdain.
Ahead of Ye Chenfeng and the others stood an old man in crimson robes. The chest of his garnt was embroidered with the image of a dicine cauldron. This elder’s na was Yu Haifeng, and his cultivation had reached the Initial Stage of Ocean Gathering Realm Fifth-tier Heaven. He was also a First-grade Alchemist, holding a modest status in Spiritual dicine Valley. After all, the highest-ranking alchemists in the valley were Fourth-rank Alchemists.
Yu Haifeng cleared his throat and said, “My arrival in Bei Yun City this ti is primarily for the disciple selection at Spiritual dicine Valley. We have decided that every five years, we will conduct one round of disciple selection.”
“I, Yu Haifeng, am in charge of seven cities, including Bei Yun City. Bei Yun City is my final stop.”
After pausing briefly, Yu Haifeng continued, “Of the six cities I’ve visited previously, only two individuals barely qualified to join Spiritual dicine Valley. I hope Bei Yun City will surprise .”
Yu Haifeng glanced at the two young n beside him. Both of them had reached the Peak of Spirit Communication Realm Fifth-tier Heaven, their faces full of arrogance. These two were the individuals Yu Haifeng selected from previous cities to join Spiritual dicine Valley.
Next, a flicker on Yu Haifeng’s storage ring created a “bang!” sound, and a black, half-ter tall dicine cauldron appeared before everyone. Smiling, Yu Haifeng said, “This cauldron is a Middle-grade Human Cauldron. Among the individuals I select, the most gifted will receive this cauldron as their reward. Since Bei Yun City is my last stop, I should reveal this prize now.”
dicine cauldrons are divided into Heavenly, Earthly, and Human grades. Among each grade, they are further ranked into High-grade, Middle-grade, and Low-grade tiers. The green cauldron simulated by the White Shadow Person in the illusory realm had been a High-grade Human Cauldron.
Upon seeing this black Middle-grade Human Cauldron, Ye Chenfeng’s eyes brightened slightly. However, he quickly shook his head in disappointnt; in his eyes, this Middle-grade Human Cauldron was far too inferior. In the illusory realm, he had detonated five hundred High-grade Human Cauldrons.
Still, Ye Chenfeng didn’t currently possess the ability to refine his own dicine cauldron, nor did he have any avenues to purchase one. With this black Middle-grade Human Cauldron set before him, despite its lower quality, it could at least be considered passable for now.
Clearly, Ye Chenfeng had to participate in Spiritual dicine Valley’s disciple evaluation today. Although he had no intention of joining Spiritual dicine Valley, his imdiate goal was simply to obtain this black cauldron; future matters could wait.
“Our examination consists of three stages. Whoever performs the best throughout these three stages will claim this dicine cauldron. If no one has any objections, I will begin the evaluation now,” Yu Haifeng said calmly. Truth be told, he held little hope for the cultivators in Bei Yun City. After visiting six cities, only two barely qualified for Spiritual dicine Valley. If he set stricter standards, even those two youths standing next to him wouldn’t have made the cut.
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