The chamber of commerce's female cultivator brought Ning Cheng to a blue gate. She stopped and said to Ning Cheng respectfully, "Senior, this gate is the place for the Dao Birth Alchemy Deity assessment."
Ning Cheng, however, didn't enter the blue gate. Instead, he looked at the female cultivator with a smile and said, "I've changed my mind. Take me to the Dao Transformation Pill Saint assessment."
"Ah …." When Ning Cheng changed his mind for the first time, this female cultivator only felt that Ning Cheng was a strange person. But now that Ning Cheng said that he wanted to take the Dao Transformation Pill Saint assessment, she no longer felt that Ning Cheng was a strange person. Instead, she felt that Ning Cheng was courting death.
After a while, she stuttered and asked, "Senior, you said you want to take the Dao Transformation Alchemy Saint test?"
No wonder she was so surprised. There were many Dao Transformation Pill Deities in the Grand Essence Realm, but Dao Transformation Pill Saints could be counted on one hand in the Grand Essence Realm. There was only one word difference between Dao Transformation Alchemy Deity and Dao Transformation Alchemy Saint, but the difference was like heaven and earth.
What was a Pill Saint? Only those who can refine Dao pills can be called Pill Saints. A Dao Modeling Alchemy Saint was far more sought after and valuable than a Dao Transformation Alchemy Deity. What's more, Ning Cheng wanted to take the assessment for a Dao Transformation Pill Sage?
Dao pills were generally refined from Dao fruits or divine herbs that contained the laws of heaven and earth. Or perhaps it wasn't refined from a Dao fruit, but it contained a similar worldly law as a Dao fruit. Most Dao pills had better effects than Dao fruits.
Refining a Dao pill without using a Dao fruit or divine herbs that contained the laws of heaven and earth was ten times more difficult than refining a Dao pill with a Dao fruit. Those who could refine Dao pills without using Dao fruits were at least Primordial Dao Alchemy Saints, and their cultivation level could not be lower than the second step of Dao Validation.
How many dao fruits were there in the world? How precious was it? Who could extravagantly use countless Dao fruits to practice and learn how to refine Dao pills? Because Dao Fruits were rare and precious, there were also very few God Spiritual Herbs that contained the Laws of Heaven and Earth. This resulted in very few Pill Sages that could refine Dao Pills.
Ning Cheng didn't choose to take the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment casually. Since he could refine Dao Transformation Spirit Pills, it meant that he had the strength to refine Dao Transformation Pills.
The reason why he was talented in alchemy was not because he was smarter than others. It was because he cultivated the Mysterious Yellow Formless, which gave him the innate ability to continuously improve himself. More importantly, his spirit root was in balance. There was no situation where only one Spiritual Root was the main Spiritual Root. Instead, all eight Spiritual Roots were equally outstanding.
This kind of Spiritual Root balance allowed him to learn Alchemy and Artifact Forging much more easily than others, but it also caused him to need tens of times more cultivation resources than others, even hundreds or even thousands of times more.
There was another more important reason, and that was because his cultivation method was an Origin Cultivation Method. The Mysterious Yellow Bead not only contained the Five Elemental Origins, but it also contained the Mysterious Yellow Origin that could split the heavens and earth apart.
On the surface, the Dao of alchemy was to extract the essence of various spirit items and combine them together. The next step was to extract the fey's origin essence and gather it together. A deeper understanding was to extract the origin essence of the fey and gather the Heaven and Earth Law contained in the fey together.
Since Ning Cheng started cultivating the Mysterious Yellow Formless, almost from the very beginning, he had already started studying the Dao of Pills. Up until now, his understanding of alchemy had far surpassed that of ordinary alchemists.
Moreover, to him, there was no difference between a Dao Fruit and an ordinary divine herb. Since he could use ordinary divine spirit herbs to refine Dao Transformation Divine Pills, he could use Dao fruits to refine Dao Transformation Dao Pills.
This indeed had something to do with the Mysterious Yellow Formless. Formless didn't care about the appearance of grass and trees at all. Plus, he now had a certain understanding of the Law Breaking Spirit Technique. Moreover, the laws contained in the Dao Fruit definitely weren't as tyrannical as the laws between heaven and earth. Therefore, he believed that he could control it.
Most importantly, once he succeeded in refining it, he would get 50% of the Dao Transformation Pill. Taking a step back, in case of failure, he could just use the Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill as collateral. The Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill didn't look as precious as the Dao Transformation Pill on the surface. However, he could obtain the Empyrean Consciousness Transmutation Pill.
"What's the matter, is there a problem? Are there any restrictions to the Pill Sage assessment? "Ning Cheng saw the female cultivator not speaking and took the initiative to ask.
The female cultivator who led the way reacted and quickly said, "Senior, not everyone can take the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment. Before the assessment, you have to use a lot of spirit crystals or treasures equivalent to Dao Fruits as collateral. Once you fail, not only will these things be taken away, but you will also face a more severe punishment. "
Feeling that her tone was a little heavy, the female cultivator quickly explained, "I don't mean to look down on senior. It's because, because …."
Fearing that Ning Cheng would get angry, the female cultivator's tone turned even more uneasy.
Ning Cheng showed a slight smile. "I know. If everyone can try to take the Pill Sage assessment, wouldn't the Pill Association have to come up with countless Dao Fruits? You can lead the way without worry. You don't have to worry about anything else. "
When the female cultivator saw that Ning Cheng still insisted on taking the Pill Sage assessment, she had no choice but to agree. "Then senior, please follow me …."
In fact, if Ning Cheng really passed the assessment, her status as the female cultivator leading the way would soar. However, she knew that Ning Cheng didn't think he would pass the assessment. Ning Cheng didn't look old and wasn't even a Dao Sculpting Pill Deity. Taking the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment? Don't joke around.
It was only a few hundred meters from the Dao Nourishment Pill Deity assessment to the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment. For the female cultivator leading the way, these few hundred meters felt like millions of kilometers to her.
With great difficulty, she finally brought Ning Cheng to a pale golden step. "Senior, step on this pale golden step and you will reach the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment."
Ning Cheng looked all the way and understood the meaning of the pale golden step. In front of the pale golden step, there was a golden step, presumably the place for the Dao Essence Pill Sage assessment. After the golden step, there were no more steps. In other words, in the Heaven Essence Sacred City's Pill Gathering, one could only take the Dao Essence Pill Sage assessment at most.
"Thank you for your hard work." Ning Cheng nodded.
"Then this junior will wait for senior here." The female cultivator's forehead oozed some sweat. It wasn't because of the heat but because of nervousness. She had never taken anyone to the Pill Sage assessment, let alone the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment.
"Good." Ning Cheng responded, as he stepped onto the pale golden stairs.
A powerful spiritual consciousness pressure descended. Only then did Ning Cheng realise that it wasn't easy to enter the place for the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment. No wonder the female cultivator leading the way didn't dare to come up. This kind of spiritual consciousness pressure wasn't something an ordinary Holy Emperor could resist.
Ning Cheng wasn't an ordinary Dao Sculpting Holy Emperor. His most powerful aspect wasn't his spirit essence but his spiritual consciousness.
With his spiritual consciousness defences open, the powerful spiritual consciousness pressure didn't affect Ning Cheng much. Ning Cheng stepped on the pale golden step and arrived in a hall.
The pale golden step under his feet disappeared without a trace. It was as if it had suddenly appeared. There was no path or gate.
"Huh, you just reached Dao Sculpting, but your spiritual consciousness is so powerful." A short and fat old man stared at Ning Cheng and muttered to himself in doubt.
Ning Cheng stepped forward and cupped his fists. "Rogue cultivator Ning Cheng, came to take the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment."
He could feel that this short and fat old man was at least a Dao Essence powerhouse.
The short and fat old man didn't care and said in a calm tone, "As long as you have something as collateral and can afford to pay for it, I won't care even if you come to take the assessment every hundred years."
When Ning Cheng heard this, he knew that the other party didn't think he could pass the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment. What the short and fat old man cared about was whether Ning Cheng could take out a treasure to take the assessment.
"May I ask what senior needs as collateral?" Ning Cheng asked again.
The short and fat old man stood up, walked to Ning Cheng's side, and walked around Ning Cheng. His height only reached Ning Cheng's chest, which made him look a bit funny.
After walking around, the short and fat old man shook his head and said, "Looking at you, I don't think you have anything good. If you want to take the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment, you need a Dao Fruit. Even the worst Dao Transformation Dao Fruit, I'm afraid you can't afford it. Well, let me see if you can refine a furnace of Dao Transformation Dao Pills. "
Ning Cheng showed a faint smile. You want to see my ring? Then stop dreaming. He directly took out a jade bottle and put it in the old man's hand. "Can this thing refine dozens of furnaces of Dao Transformation Dao Pills?"
The short and fat old man's face sank. With such a small jade bottle, no matter how precious it was, it couldn't refine dozens of furnaces.
"Young man, you can refine Dao Pills at will here as long as you can take out something as collateral. If you can't take out anything as collateral and want to make fun of this sage, then don't blame your fate for not being good. "
Ning Cheng didn't care about the old man's threat at all and calmly said, "Senior, why don't you take a look first?"
In fact, he didn't know how much the longan-sized Pill Essence was worth. The old man snorted and opened the jade bottle. Then, his eyes widened in shock, "This is a Pill Essence?"
A Pill Essence was a priceless treasure. It was the essence of the Alchemy Dao condensed by a top-grade Alchemy Master using a top-grade pill furnace for long-term alchemy.
Elixir marrow was a priceless treasure. This was the essence of alchemy condensed by a top-notch alchemist using a top-notch pill furnace over a long period of time. This longan-sized Pill Essence was much more valuable than a Dao Fruit. No wonder this little Dao Sculpting cultivator dared to say such a thing.
This ball the size of a longan was much more valuable than a Dao fruit. No wonder this puny Dao Sculpting cultivator dared to say such a thing.
Ning Cheng's expression turned ugly. "Senior, I'm here to take the Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment, not to be questioned."
Ning Cheng said with an ugly expression, "Senior, I'm here to test for the Dao Transformation Pill Sage, not to accept questioning."
"Yes, yes, you can participate in the assessment, you can participate." The old man rubbed his hands in excitement. He had actually encountered a Pill Essence today.
Ning Cheng asked calmly, "I know I can participate in the assessment. What I'm asking is, if I fail in alchemy, can this Pill Essence be used as collateral for dozens of furnaces of Dao Transformation Dao Pills?"
"Dozens of furnaces? You can participate in the assessment, you can participate." The old man rubbed his hands in excitement. He had actually encountered a Pill Essence today.
"Dozens of furnaces? No, no? " The old man quickly waved his hand. "The Dao Transformation Pill Sage assessment requires three furnaces of pills. I'll give you three furnaces as collateral, no more … The success rate of a Pill Sage must be above 60%. Out of your three furnaces of Dao pills, you have to succeed at least two furnaces to pass. If you fail, come back in a hundred years. "
Ning Cheng had thought that he could only make one or two furnaces at most. He didn't expect the old man to say three furnaces, which made him overjoyed. He immediately understood that it wasn't that the Pill Essence was only worth three furnaces, but that the Pill Sage assessment required a success rate of more than 60%. These three furnaces were the maximum number of furnaces he could refine.
Ning Cheng didn't raise any objections. "In that case, three furnaces. Senior, please take out the materials. My first furnace is the Purple Heaven Pill. "
Anyway, as long as he successfully advanced to the Dao Transformation Pill Sage, he would still take the Pill Essence. It was collateral, not compensation.
"Ah …" This time, the old man was stunned. Although the Purple Heaven Pill was a Dao pill for comprehending Dao Transformation Divine Emperors, the value of its main Dao fruit, the Purple Heaven Dao Fruit, wasn't just a little bit. He knew that Ning Cheng couldn't refine it, so he had to take out the Purple Heaven Dao Fruit for Ning Cheng to waste.
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