Although the Eight Scenic Pavillion restricted the strength and freedom of each floor's guardian, it was undeniable that the Eight Scenic Pavillion also gave the guardians the possibility of rapidly increasing their cultivation!
Some cultivators who had reached a bottleneck but had yet to surpass the eighth stage of the Core Forging stage could take the opportunity to break through and reach a higher stage if they volunteered to become guardians of the Eight Scenic Pavillion.
Moreover, some cultivators who had no hope of reaching the Dharma stage might have the possibility of advancing to the Dharma stage as the Eight Scenic Pavillion became a spiritual treasure.
Naturally, that was only a possibility. With the assistance of the Eight Scenic Pavilions, they would have a higher chance of going further compared to the cultivators outside the Eight Scenic Pavilions. That was also why some cultivators would volunteer to become the guardians of the Eight Scenic Pavilions. Truth be told, this was a mutually beneficial and win-win method that the sect had opened up for the cultivators who had lost their path to cultivation.
However, this new method had been refined by Lu Ping. In other words, all cultivators who used this method would be restricted by Lu Ping in the future. This was also the reason why Tianlin Laozu had insisted on taking the Eight Scenic Pavillion from Lu Ping and placing it in the back mountain of Tianling Mountain.
At least in name, this treasure had to be under the control of Zhenling. This way, the risk of Lu Ping wielding this treasure would be minimized. With the cover of the sect, this power, which was highly likely to grow to an unimaginable level in the future, would not die prematurely.
When Lu Ping arrived at the fifth floor, Yuan Xuanzhan was meditating with his eyes closed. His aura seemed to merge with the entire Eight Scenic Pavillion. Very quickly, he sensed Lu Ping's arrival.
Lu Ping looked at Yuan Xuanzhan, who had also opened his eyes and was looking at him calmly. He nodded. "Very good, you have refined the fifth floor's guardian stone tablet. Your cultivation has also been pushed to the peak of the fifth stage of the Core Forging stage. The fifth floor of the pavilion is now under your control!"
Yuan Xuanzhan's lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. "Can I refuse?"
Lu Ping smiled and took out a stone. Everything around the pavilion seemed to become much heavier.
Yuan Xuanzhan looked at the stone in Lu Ping's hand and narrowed his eyes. "This is a Magnetic Absorbing Stone?"
Lu Ping said, "Yes, this is indeed a Magnetic Absorbing Stone. It is a high-grade earth-class earth-attribute spiritual object and is also the guardian spirit of the fifth floor. From now on, you will use it to guard the fifth floor!"
Yuan Xuanzhan snorted coldly. "You sure are generous. This Magnetic Absorbing Stone is an extremely special existence among high-grade earth-class spiritual objects. In order to conserve spiritual objects for our disciples to refine, the Eight Scenic Pavillion mostly uses mystic spiritual objects. You brought out such a large high-grade earth-class spiritual object. Aren't you afraid that my sect's Laozu will rush in and snatch it?"
Lu Ping smiled. "They won't rush in. I still have some use for this Magnetic Absorbing Stone. It's just that this Eight Scenic Pavillion is only used to train Blood Condensation disciples. It's a waste. I'll use it here for now. I'll take it back in the future!"
Lu Ping left the fifth floor and went straight to the eighth floor where the guardian stone tablet was placed. He sent out a stream of dense True Yuan towards the small pavilion. The entire Eight Scenic Pavillion lit up from the first floor up. The colorful light illuminated the entire back mountain of Tian Ling Mountain.
At this time, of the four Laozu guarding Tian Ling Mountain, Tian Xiang Laozu only glanced in the direction of the back mountain in surprise. Tian Ling Laozu frowned. Laozu Tianshan was a little surprised, while Laozu Tianshu was completely at a loss.
Not long after, a disciple who was training in the Eight Scenic Pavillion rushed all the way to the third floor. Out of curiosity, he walked up the stairs to the fourth floor. He didn't expect that the pavilion, which was filled with restrictions, would suddenly open.
This disciple thought that it was another training ground set up by the sect. Naturally, he wouldn't miss this opportunity. In just the time it takes for a joss stick to burn, a peak Blood Condensation disciple with a body full of injuries appeared outside the Eight Scenic Pavillion.
When someone rushed over after hearing the news, the disciple only managed to say a few words, "Fourth floor, Core Forging training ground." Then, he completely fainted.
The Pill Pavilion's examination finally began under the anticipation of Zhenling and the various subordinate forces and clans.
Those who could participate in this examination were all alchemists. Most of them were from the third and fourth generation of Zhenling. There were also alchemists from Zhenling's subordinate forces who hadn't reached the rank of Master Alchemist yet. There were more than a hundred people in total. Among them, nearly 70 were alchemists nurtured by Zhenling, and nearly 40 were alchemists from the subordinate forces.
The examination was divided into four parts. The first part was to randomly choose a mid-stage Blood Condensation pill recipe from the questions given by Zhenling. The second part was to randomly choose a pill recipe to concoct, but this time, it was a late stage Blood Condensation pill. The third part was to randomly choose a pill recipe to concoct a half-step Core Forging pill.
The spiritual herbs used for these three tests were provided by Zhenling for free. Even alchemists who couldn't concoct late stage Blood Condensation pills could use spiritual herbs to practice.
However, when it came to concocting half-step Core Forging pills, alchemists who couldn't concoct late stage Blood Condensation pills were disqualified. After all, Zhenling's spiritual herbs weren't for nothing. Knowing that alchemists couldn't even concoct late stage Blood Condensation pills, how could they allow alchemists to concoct half-step Core Forging pills?
In the fourth round, the pill refiners had to choose a pill that they were good at and the quality of the pill had to be at least at the Late Blood Condensation Realm. If the first three rounds were a comprehensive test, then the last round was a competition between the best pill refiners.
The results of the four tests would be evaluated by an examiner consisting of grandmaster alchemists from Zhenling's subordinate forces. Based on this evaluation, the ranking of each alchemist would be determined. The top ten alchemists would be awarded prizes from Zhenling and the examiners themselves.
Lu Ping couldn't help but curse in his heart when he saw the process of the exam. He felt that the entire process had nothing to do with him.
In fact, when he thought about it, the examiners were all ordinary alchemists. The pills they concocted were all Blood Condensation Realm pills. These pills were more than enough for the examiners to evaluate. Even if he said a few words, what could he do?
Even if there were one or two disciples who managed to advance to Grandmaster level in this exam, they would only be beginners. Those who could become examiners were all immersed in refining Core Forging level pills for hundreds of years. In front of them, even an Early Core Forging level pill could be evaluated by them. How could an Alchemy Grandmaster like him even need to make a move?
Lu Ping carefully watched the entire exam. There were only three things he could do. First, before the exam, all the examiners, including the main examiner, would practice their alchemy skills in Pellet Pavilion. As a Grandmaster Alchemist and the main examiner, Lu Ping would naturally be the last to perform his alchemy skills.
Lu Ping felt indignant in his heart. This was clearly an attempt to force him to abdicate. If the pills Lu Ping refined were not as good as the pills refined by the grandmaster alchemists before him, then Lu Ping would really be in trouble. Not only would he lose face, but Zhenling's image would also be tarnished.
Of course, this was also Lu Ping's opinion after knowing the process of the exam. If he was really forced to do something beyond his ability, Lu Ping wouldn't believe that his alchemy skills would be inferior to those grandmaster alchemists.
The second thing was more or less related to the exam. That was, Lu Ping had the final right to evaluate the pills refined by each alchemist who participated in the exam. In other words, Lu Ping had the power to decide the final result of each alchemist in the exam.
This seemed to be powerful, but in fact, as mentioned before, when the real evaluation of these pills began, there was no need for Lu Ping. The level of those grandmaster alchemists was enough. Lu Ping was at best a decoration. He couldn't frequently agree with those grandmaster examiners. Otherwise, where would Lu Ping put his face as an alchemist grandmaster?
Of course, it was not that there was no opportunity for Lu Ping to perform. If during the process of alchemy, someone refined a pill of similar quality and quantity, at this time, Lu Ping, as the chief examiner, would have to step forward. However, such an opportunity was almost impossible in Lu Ping's opinion.
The third thing was just an opportunity to highlight the existence of Lu Ping, and that was to award the top ten alchemists. This opportunity was grand because of his identity as a grandmaster, but in Lu Ping's view, it was completely exchanged with his own treasures. Lu Ping did not forget that in addition to the rewards from the sect, all the examiners had to give out their own rewards. And as a grandmaster, Lu Ping was the most miserable one.
Now, Lu Ping was in the square of the Pill Pavilion, watching many alchemists, as well as many cultivators from Zhenling and various affiliated forces and families who came to watch the exam, cheering because of Lu Ping's appearance. Especially the disciples of Zhenling, they worshiped Lu Ping like an idol, which made Lu Ping feel at a loss.
Lu Ping looked around and saw that there were a few seats in the east, west, and south of the square, all of which were reserved for the examiners. Among them, there were three seats in the south, and the most conspicuous one was the chief examiner of this exam, the alchemist grandmaster Sage Lu Xuanping.
The square of the Pill Pavilion was evenly divided into 108 areas, and each area was occupied by an alchemist participating in the exam. Among them, about 80 alchemists had their own alchemy furnace, and the remaining alchemists would apply to Zhenling. Zhenling would provide alchemy furnaces from the underground pill room of the Pill Pavilion for them to use in the exam. However, these alchemy furnaces were all low-grade magic artefacts, and the alchemists participating in the exam mainly used low-grade magic artefacts.
In the entire exam, including the chief examiner, Lu Ping, there were a total of nine examiners. Lu Ping turned to look at his sides and saw that on his left and right were Sage Xuan Yue and Sage Xuan Yan. Both of them were Grandmasters of Zhenling.
On the east side were Enlightened Master Xuan Jing and two other master alchemists that Lu Ping didn't know. Lu Ping guessed that they were from one of Zhen Ling Sect's subsidiary forces. On the west side were Enlightened Master Xuan Dian and another master alchemist from one of Zhen Ling Sect's subsidiary forces. And at the bottom was Enlightened Master Xuan Fang.
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