"45 points, there's no mistake!"
"50 points, there's no mistake!"
"55 points, there's no mistake!"
The voices grew softer and softer, slower and slower. It was as though the person speaking could no longer contain the astonishment in his heart.
Reaching 55 points without a mistake meant that the other party was already halfway through the pill forging process...
More than half of the pill forging process?
This was something that even the invincible genius Mo Hongyi couldn't achieve!
It could even be said that this was the first time in the history of the master teacher examination in Tianwu Kingdom.
"This... Impossible! Even a 3-star apothecary wouldn't be able to achieve such a feat... How can a country bumpkin like him achieve such a feat? "
Jiang Chen's lips quivered and his body trembled uncontrollably.
Even though the 1-star master teacher examination was only to guide the forging of a grade-1 pill, the pill forging process of the puppet was based on the forging process of a grade-1 pill by a 4-star apothecary.
A 4-star apothecary's understanding of pills had reached an extremely profound level. It could be said that their forging of a grade-1 pill had already reached a flawless level.
It was the most suitable answer to be used as the standard answer.
To be able to forge more than half of the pill without a mistake, what did that mean? Didn't that mean that the fellow inside was already comparable to a 4-star apothecary in terms of pill forging?
How was this possible?
In the entire Tianwu Kingdom, the guild leader of the most skilled apothecary guild was only a 3-star primary apothecary. Just like the newly promoted Apothecary Hong, he was still a long way from reaching 4-star.
A young man who wasn't even twenty yet had reached 4-star?
"Could it be that... what Princess Mo Yu said was true?"
Someone in the crowd muttered.
Upon hearing those words, everyone's eyes narrowed.
Previously, Princess Mo Yu, a 2-star apothecary, said that Zhang Xuan was half a teacher to her. If not for him, it was impossible for her to pass the examination.
Everyone was doubtful.
Then, they saw him revealing his pill forging level... 1-star! Everyone thought that the princess was exaggerating.
He was just a 1-star apothecary. How skilled could he be?
Only after seeing this did they realize that it was true.
If it wasn't true, how could there be no mistakes throughout the entire process?
"Don't worry, there will definitely be mistakes. Even a 4-star apothecary can't guarantee that there will be no mistakes every single time..."
With a savage expression, veins popped out of Jiang Chen's forehead.
Initially, he thought that this fellow would definitely reveal his flaws in the examination and embarrass himself. Who would have thought that he would be so heaven-defying? More than half of his pointers were correct!
"60, no mistake!"
Under everyone's shocked expressions, the points on the wall continued to increase steadily, showing no signs of stopping.
"He has already surpassed Mo Hongyi's record!"
"That's right. I thought that this record would be maintained for at least a few hundred years. I didn't expect that it would be broken in such a short time."
"This Zhang Xuan's understanding of alchemy is simply too profound. Not only is his score high, the crux of the matter is that he didn't make any mistakes at all. He wouldn't be setting a new record, right?"
"Who knows? In any case, looking at the current trend … this record is definitely going to be set. I just don't know how far it will go! 65？ 70？ Or 75? "
…
As the points continued to increase, everyone's expression became more and more nervous.
Wu Shi, who was in charge of the assessment, also stiffened. Sweat kept flowing from his forehead.
He had been in charge of the assessment for many years, but this was the first time he had seen such a situation.
He had scored more than 60 points, yet he had not made a single mistake. No one would believe him if he told them.
"Something's wrong. Look, something's wrong!"
Weng!
Just as everyone thought that this fellow would make no mistakes all the way to the end, the points on the wall suddenly shook and dropped from 60 to 59!
A drop in points meant that there was a mistake in his guidance!
"As expected, there was a mistake. I thought that he would make no mistakes all the way to the end. That scared me …"
"Indeed, I knew it. How can there be someone who can guide pill forging without making a single mistake? This doesn't make sense …"
…
Seeing the drop in points, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
If he were to make no mistakes at all, that would be too fearsome.
This meant that this fellow was already heaven-defying.
It was fortunate that such a situation didn't occur.
"As time passes, the heat in the cauldron will accumulate to a certain level. As more medicinal herbs are fused together, the chances of mistakes occurring will increase as well. Even if there isn't a single mistake at the start, there is no guarantee that there won't be any mistakes at the end. In fact, there might even be more mistakes in the future!"
Amidst the crowd, a master teacher who specialized in pill forging stroked his beard.
Hearing his words, everyone nodded in agreement.
This was the reason why the apothecary examination was so difficult.
The pill flame burned the cauldron, and as time passed, the temperature within the cauldron grew higher and higher. It was easy to fuse two medicinal herbs together, but when fusing dozens of them together, a fundamental change would occur. It was inevitable that all kinds of unexpected conflicts would occur.
It was just like stacking building blocks. It was easy to stack one or two pieces, but if one were to stack hundreds of them together, even the slightest mistake at the start could lead to the destruction of the entire cauldron.
The slightest mistake could lead to a huge difference.
Anything would only get more difficult the further one progressed.
Zhang Xuan's initial flawlessness was shocking. However, the moment he made a mistake, it was as though a drop of ink had fallen into clear water, impossible to stop.
"Hmph, I thought that you wouldn't make a mistake …"
Jiang Chen heaved a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to continue speaking, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
On the wall, the number that he had just jumped down from shook for a moment before increasing rapidly!
Tzla!
62！
…
In a silent chamber in Mingshi Tang.
Seated within, Mo Hongyi adjusted his breathing. Streams of spiritual energy seeped into his skin, causing his cultivation to slowly rise.
Hu!
Abruptly opening his eyes, displeasure surfaced on his face. "Didn't I tell you not to disturb me when I'm cultivating?"
Jiya!
The door opened and a young man walked in with a fearful expression. "Your subordinate didn't mean to disturb Your Highness, it's because …"
At this point, the young man stuttered.
"Speak!" Mo Hongyi frowned.
"It's because someone is taking the 1-star master teacher examination!" The young man hurriedly said.
"Master teachers are the number one occupation in the world. Every day, countless people head to Mingshi Tang to strive for their dreams. However, only a handful of them are able to pass the examination!"
Mo Hongyi thought that it was a huge matter, but upon hearing the other party's words, he shook his head expressionlessly. "Just this? If that's the case, you can accept your punishment for disturbing my cultivation. 100 lashes, not a single one less! "
What he hated the most when he was cultivating was to be disturbed. Due to this, he had set a rule that anyone who dared to disturb him would be punished.
Upon hearing 100 lashes, the young man shuddered and hurriedly lifted his head. "It's not just that … The person taking the examination has a Soul Depth of 5.1!"
"5.1 Soul Depth? Even stronger than Mo Yu? "
A glint flashed across Mo Hongyi's eyes.
Clearly, he was surprised by this news.
"It's nothing much. However, to be able to achieve such a Soul Depth before taking the 1-star master teacher examination, it shows that his talent isn't bad!" Mo Hongyi wasn't too shocked by this news.
He was a genius with a Soul Depth of 6.0. Compared to a mere 5.1 Soul Depth, there was still a huge gap.
"It's indeed a huge matter for a person to take the master teacher examination with a Soul Depth of 5.1. However, it isn't enough to disturb my cultivation. I'll accept 50 lashes when I return!"
Mo Hongyi waved his hands and fell silent.
"Your Highness, your subordinate … isn't done yet …"
Seeing that Mo Hongyi was going to continue cultivating, the young man hurriedly interjected.
"What else?" Mo Hongyi frowned.
"The person taking the examination is called Zhang Xuan. He isn't even twenty yet, and he brought a few sixteen to seventeen-year-old students into the House of Trust to take the examination … In the end, he scored 85 points!"
Fearing that the other party would be displeased if he spoke too slowly, the young man hastened his words.
"House of Trust … 85 points?"
Unable to maintain his composure anymore, Mo Hongyi abruptly stood up.
He had never heard of such a high level of trust in his students before. It was already beyond his imagination.
"Yes!"
The young man nodded his head. Disbelief surfaced on his face as he continued, "Not only so, he is currently undergoing the second test, the Supporting Occupation Pavilion, and he scored 60 points without making any mistakes!"
"60 points without making any mistakes? This … How is this possible? "
Mo Hongyi's face warped.
He was the one with the best results in the Supporting Occupation Pavilion in the past thousand years of the guild. Yet, even he made five mistakes without making a single mistake?
Didn't that mean that the other party was even more talented than him?
"Yes … However, this is what's weird. When he scored 60 points, he made a mistake and a point was deducted. Yet … in the next instant, it became 62 points!"
Even until now, the young man was still unable to comprehend what was going on. In fact, he even suspected that the walls of Mingshi Tang were damaged.
"A point was deducted and it became 59 points, but in the next instant, it became 62 points?" Mo Hongyi had never heard of such a situation before, and he was taken aback.
"That's exactly what happened!" At this point, the young man's face was still filled with hesitation. "Furthermore …"
"Furthermore, the same situation occurred three more times. Every single time, a point was deducted before three points were added …"
"Points deducted and added? What's going on? The walls of Mingshi Tang were forged by a formation grandmaster and the blood and sweat of countless master teachers. It has been standing for several thousand years without any problems. Why would it suddenly become like this? "
Mo Hongyi was perplexed. "Did anyone check if it was damaged?"
"Wu Shi, who was in charge of the examination, was present at the scene. He took a look and confirmed that there were no mistakes …" The young man said.
"There were no mistakes, but after a point was deducted, it increased rapidly? This … "
Mo Hongyi shook his head. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and his eyes narrowed to the size of a needle. "What did you just say? After he scored 60 points, he appeared once, and then three more times? "
"Yes!" The young man nodded.
"Then …" Mo Hongyi's lips trembled. "What … What is his score now?"
The first time it happened, it became 62 points. If it happened three times, didn't that mean that his score had exceeded 62 points? Even if he were to add two points each time, he should have reached 68 points by now!
68 points in the Supporting Occupation Pavilion examination?
This … was something that had never happened before in the entire guild!
Could it be that this Zhang Xuan fellow's talent had surpassed his?
How was that possible?
"He … He's now …"
Thinking of the score, the young man seemed to have recalled something terrifying. His body trembled uncontrollably, and his mouth opened and closed several times before he could speak.
"101 points!"
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