Pill Cloud Dao Master signaled the start of the assessment. Anyone who wanted to become his disciple could participate as long as they were under the age of twenty-five. The assessment process was very simple and was divided into three parts.
The first test was one's ability to control fire. As an alchemist, the ability to control fire was very important. The second test was one's soul force. The third test was one's ability to refine pills. Of course, the pills tested were the most basic. The pill recipes and materials were all provided by Pill Cloud Dao Master.
Following Pill Cloud Dao Master's voice, the young talents came to the center of the main square. The Yao family had already prepared alchemical furnaces for this assessment.
Every time there were one hundred people in the assessment, because of the large number of people, there were naturally several rounds of assessment. In the first round, Yao Chang Qing did not go on stage, so he did not make trouble for Xiao Chen.
Sitting on the high platform, Xiao Chen saw everyone in the center of the square releasing their spiritual power, forming a spiritual fire. This spiritual fire was an indispensable ingredient in alchemy.
Spiritual fire was a flame formed by burning spiritual power. It was reasonable to say that any martial artist had a spiritual fire, but having it was one thing, and being able to control it was another.
One must know that the control of spiritual fire was directly related to the success or failure of alchemy. Not only did one need to be able to control the size of the fire, but one also needed to be able to freely release it. Even those advanced alchemists needed to be able to refine the fire into threads. Therefore, the control of spiritual fire was the foundation of alchemy.
One by one, the young geniuses displayed their spirit fire according to Dao Master Danyun's request. Balls of spirit fire appeared in everyone's hands. However, Dao Master Danyun didn't care at all. He drank the wine in his gourd while lazily leaning on his chair as if he didn't care about them at all.
The entire assessment process was presided over by the Yao family Old Ancestor. After the first round of spiritual fire assessment ended, Pill Cloud Dao Master did not say a word. No one knew what Pill Cloud Dao Master meant. Everyone was somewhat nervous as they began the second part of the assessment.
The second part tested soul force. This soul force assessment was relatively simple. Everyone came to the Yao family Old Ancestor's side and reached out to touch the soul stone. The soul stone would bloom according to the intensity of each person's soul force.
Under normal circumstances, as one's cultivation level increased, the strength of one's soul would also increase. However, due to the age restriction this time around, almost all of the participants were at the Mysterious Yuan Stage. Most Mysterious Yuan Stage practitioners only had a soul strength of around ten feet. Very few of them were able to reach twenty feet. As for thirty feet, there was less than one in ten thousand.
Moreover, at the level of the Mysterious Eon Realm, it was impossible for anyone to cultivate a cultivation technique that could strengthen their soul force, because at this stage, a martial artist's soul was still very weak. It was completely impossible to use external forces to strengthen it. Only after surpassing the Heaven Realm could one cultivate a cultivation technique that could strengthen one's soul force. Therefore, the strength of everyone's soul force was completely innate, and it also happened to represent whether or not everyone had the talent to become an alchemist.
The stronger one's innate soul force was, the higher one's innate talent would be. In the future, it would be easier for one to become a profound alchemist. This was something that everyone knew.
Everyone began to take the test one after another. However, after a total of 100 people had passed, the person with the best result only had a soul strength of two inches.
After two rounds of examination, the third round of examination had not yet begun. The drunk Dao Master Danyun opened his mouth and said, "Alright, no need. Let's move on to the next batch …"
He indicated that there was no need to start the third round of examination. It was obvious that no one in this batch could enter the eyes of Dao Master Danyun, so there was no need to proceed with the third round of examination.
Hearing Dao Master Danyun's words, the Yao Family Old Ancestor naturally obeyed and directly replaced the second batch of disciples. Yao Chang Qing was still not among them.
Just like the first batch, the second batch of disciples only went through the first two rounds of examination before being stopped by Dao Master Danyun, and did not start the third round.
Then the third batch, the fourth batch, the results were the same. In the end, it was already the fifth batch of disciples, which was also the last batch. The number of people was less than 100, and this time, Yao Chang Qing was among them.
He was the last to participate in the examination. Slowly walking to the center of the square, Yao Chang Qing looked at Xiao Chen with a sneer. He was sneering in his heart, but on the surface, he said with a calm face.
"Xiao Chen, I don't accept yesterday's matter. Today, I want to challenge you. Do you dare to compete with me in alchemy?"
Yao Chang Qing wanted to compete with Xiao Chen in alchemy. As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned, but then they revealed a look of disdain.
This Yao Chang Qing was simply a little shameless. He was born in the Yao Family and had been in contact with alchemy since he was young. But Xiao Chen, who was focused on martial arts, had probably never been in contact with alchemy. What was the point of such a competition?
Upon hearing Yao Changqing's words, Xiao Chen sneered and said, "Yao Changqing, you're really shameless, aren't you …"
He had never been in contact with alchemy, and Yao Chang Qing actually wanted to compete with him in alchemy? Ha, this was simply ridiculous. Yao Chang Qing did not hide the disdain in his heart. In this regard, Yao Chang Qing's face was a little ugly, but in order to take revenge for yesterday's incident, Yao Chang Qing could not care less. He immediately braced himself and replied.
"Xiao Chen, don't talk nonsense. Just say whether you dare to accept the challenge or not. Or is it that you, the proud king of the Sky Sword Peak, don't even have the courage to fight?"
"That's right, Xiao Chen. If you don't dare to accept the challenge, then get lost. As a heaven's pride, you don't even have the courage to fight. It's simply shameful." As soon as Yao Chang Qing's voice fell, Mu Feng also spoke out.
In the end, Yao Chang Qing also took out two Divine Origin Pills. He was willing to use these two pills as a bet to compete with Xiao Chen in alchemy. As long as Xiao Chen won, these two Divine Origin Pills would belong to Xiao Chen.
Seeing the Divine Origin Pills, Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat. Just like the Hundred-age Pill he had bought yesterday, the Divine Origin Pill was also a kind of pill that could increase one's lifespan. However, compared to the Hundred-age Pill, the Divine Origin Pill was more than one grade stronger. This Divine Origin Pill was a genuine Heaven-grade pill.
Yesterday, when he learned that Xiao Chen had bid for two Hundred-age Pills, Yao Chang Qing knew that Xiao Chen was in need of pills that could increase one's lifespan. Therefore, before this, he deliberately borrowed these two Divine Origin Pills from his father as a bet to lure Xiao Chen to accept the challenge. Of course, Yao Chang Qing never thought that he would give these two Divine Origin Pills to Xiao Chen, because Yao Chang Qing never thought that he would lose. Not to mention other things, but in terms of alchemy, how could Yao Chang Qing lose to someone who had never touched alchemy before?
Seeing that Yao Chang Qing had actually taken out two Divine Origin Pills, Xiao Chen, who originally intended to ignore the two, slowly stood up and said in a dull tone, "Since it's a bet, how do we determine the winner and loser?"
After all, although the Divine Origin Pill was only a Heaven-grade pill, it was basically priceless. Even in the Yao Family, these two Divine Origin Pills were absolute treasures. Even the Yao Family Old Ancestor was reluctant to use them. Therefore, Xiao Chen's heart was moved. However, before that, he naturally had to ask about the winner and loser. It was impossible to let the Yao Family act as the referee.
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