The young mistress is dead set on acknowledging him as her teacher. In the past few days, Yao Han has done a detailed investigation on this Zhang Xuan.
This Miss Zhang is known as a genius, reaching Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi realm pinnacle at the age of sixteen. However, it is a pity that that is the limit. After that, she is stuck here and no news has been heard from her. A genius has turned into a trash.
At the age of eighteen, she passed the teacher examination and became the youngest teacher in Hongtian Academy. Back then, her name had spread far and wide, attracting the envy of many teachers.
Initially, they thought that this youngest teacher would be able to achieve good results and soar into the skies. Who knew that reality is cruel. Her cultivation went berserk and all of the students she took in withdrew from her lessons, leaving her a loner. In the end, she scored a zero in the Teacher Qualification Examination and her reputation became worse and worse.
The youngest teacher in Hongtian Academy also became a joke, becoming the biggest trash in the academy.
All of this news was conclusive. They thought that the young mistress was just confused for a moment and that as long as they enlightened her properly, she would definitely be able to see the true colors of this trash teacher!
At this moment, upon hearing that he scored full marks in the first round of the apprentice apothecary examination, their deeply rooted thoughts wavered.
Apothecaries not only have a deep understanding of medicinal herbs, they also know a lot about the human body. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to concoct pills specifically for cultivators.
How can a person who scored full marks in the first round of the apprentice apothecary examination possibly cause a student's cultivation to go berserk?
"Theory is good, but it is useless without practice. The second round is a time-limited identification test. Out of ten medicinal herbs, as long as one gets one wrong, they won't be able to pass the examination …"
Wen Xue harrumphed by the side.
She still harbors some resentment towards this Zhang Xuan. Initially, she thought that he was a profligate who intentionally attracted her attention, but in the end, he turned out to be a capable person. Her face burns and she doesn't dare to face the other party.
Before she could finish her words, two people walked over.
They are the two of the three who passed the first round of the examination, Sun Tao and Qian Wenman.
"How is it, did you pass the examination?"
Wen Xue walked up to them.
As apprentice apothecaries who frequently take the examinations, they are already familiar with one another.
"No!" The two of them shook their heads simultaneously.
Even though they are indignant, they admit their loss.
Even if they are indignant, they have no choice. The other party scored full marks in the first round and was able to see through the mistakes of a true apothecary in the second round … His ability has far exceeded their imaginations.
"Then … what about that Zhang Xuan?"
Hearing that none of them passed the second round, Wen Xue couldn't help but ask again.
"He … passed, and is now an apprentice apothecary!" Sun Tao said.
"Alchemy apprentice?" Wen Xue's delicate body swayed.
Previously, when she was chatting with the other party, she could tell that this fellow didn't have the slightest understanding of medicinal herbs. In fact, he didn't even know what an apothecary was... Initially, she thought that it was a joke for him to register for the examination, so she was filled with disdain for him. Yet... not only did he clear the first round, he even cleared the remaining two rounds consecutively and became an apprentice apothecary!
This slap to the face was burning with pain.
He had worked so hard for so many years, but he couldn't even pass the first stage …
The other party was promoted to an apprentice so easily …
To think that he even had the cheek to mock the other party …
Where did his confidence come from?
"Then … when will Zhang Xuan come out?" Zhao Ya couldn't help but ask when she didn't see Zhang Xuan.
She wasn't as shocked as Wen Xue. In her heart, there was nothing that Miss Zhang wasn't capable of. A mere apprentice apothecary shouldn't mean much to her.
"He went to the book collection vault. He intends to conduct a Pill Debate tomorrow afternoon to take the official apothecary examination!" Sun Tao said.
To conduct a Pill Debate right after becoming an apprentice apothecary, how bold must he be?
"Official apothecary examination?" Wen Xue staggered. Her eyes were about to pop out of their sockets, and she was on the verge of fainting.
"Official apothecary examination tomorrow afternoon?"
Surely this can't be real!
Why does it seem like a joke?
Furthermore... what the heck is a Pill Debate?
"Pill Debate is a method to assess an apothecary. One has to debate with ten official apothecaries and defeat all of them!" Seeing the doubt in everyone's eyes, Sun Tao explained, "This kind of examination is much more difficult than pill forging. The punishment for failure is also much greater!"
At this point, he couldn't help but shake his head.
"I've read about Pill Debate in a book before. Its difficulty is many times greater than pill forging. One has to surpass ten official apothecaries in terms of knowledge and practical experience! It's extremely difficult! " Uncle Li suppressed the shock in his heart and nodded his head. At the same time, he was perplexed. "He became an apprentice apothecary at such a young age, so he has plenty of time. Why is he in such a hurry to conduct a Pill Debate? He can just learn pill forging step by step. After all, the moment he fails, the consequences will be unbearable! "
To become an apprentice apothecary before reaching twenty, this kind of result could be considered as one of the top in the history of Tianxuan Kingdom's Apothecary Guild. He could have taken a few more years to learn pill forging before conducting the examination. Why must he take the risk to conduct a Pill Debate?
One must know that the difficulty of Pill Debate is many times greater than pill forging. It is extremely rare for someone to succeed in it.
"I'm not sure either. He seems to have said that he is looking for books on unique constitutions! Only an official apothecary has the right to browse through such books! " Sun Tao pondered for a moment before recalling the conversation between Zhang Xuan and Ouyang Cheng. "Oh, he seems to have said something about half a month. It seems that there is something pressing him. He has to become an apothecary within half a month and find these books!"
"Half a month? Unique constitutions? "
Wen Xue and the others were bewildered. On the other hand, Zhao Ya's face paled and her body swayed uncontrollably.
She possessed a unique constitution, the Pure Yin Body.
This was something that Miss Zhang told her.
Half a month, isn't that the date of the Freshmen Tournament? For it to be half a month ago … Could it be that Miss Zhang was trying to awaken her unique constitution and raise her strength?
Without awakening her unique constitution, she wouldn't be able to display its true prowess!
That must be it!
Clenching her fists tightly, Zhao Ya suppressed the agitation in her heart and looked at Uncle Li. "Elder, you said that there would be a huge punishment for failing the Pill Debate. What kind of punishment is there?"
"This … I'm not too sure either!" Uncle Li shook his head.
He had only read about Pill Debate in books, so he wasn't aware of the punishments.
"Oh, I know about this. I heard it from Master Ouyang!" Sun Tao pondered for a moment before replying, "There are three punishments. Firstly, the apothecaries involved in the examination will have to pay at least a hundred thousand gold coins. Ten of them would be a million gold coins! Secondly, they will have to endure a hundred God Slaying Flogs! Thirdly, they are not allowed to take the examination within ten years! "
"A million gold coins? A hundred God Slaying Flogs? Not allowed to take the examination within ten years? "
Zhao Ya's body trembled uncontrollably.
Isn't this punishment too heavy!
In order to awaken her unique constitution, Miss Zhang was willing to take such a huge risk …
Teacher … Thank you!
This debt of gratitude, even if I, Zhao Ya, were to be crushed, it would be difficult for me to repay it!
Tears flowed down Zhao Ya's face and she couldn't hold it in anymore.
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