Alright, since everyone is here, let's begin the Alchemy Competition! "
Ge Changlao looked around and said with a faint smile, "If anyone wants to participate in the competition, please step forward and sign up."
The hall fell into silence as soon as he said that.
Everyone looked at each other. Although they were tempted, no one dared to step forward.
After all, Zhou Xinghe's intention was very obvious. He was determined to win first place in the competition. Aside from his shocking alchemy skills, who would dare to go against him with the Great Zhou royal family behind him?
When Zhou Xinghe saw this, the arrogance on his face grew even more intense.
"Is everyone willing to participate? “
Ge Changlao looked at that with a faint smile. He was happy to see it happen, "Since no one is participating, the first place in the competition will go to Young Master Zhou …"
Before he could finish, Guo Hong took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "I'll try!"
Everyone's expression changed. They secretly thought that Master Guo was indeed Master Guo. He knew that there was a tiger in the mountain, but he still went to the mountain.
Zhou Xinghe's expression turned grim. Subsequently, he scoffed and said, "Old thing, since you insist on humiliating yourself, let's start with the two of us. I'll let you know the difference between us …"
"Don't make it sound so bad! “
The purple-clothed girl said indignantly, "The competition hasn't even started, how do you know you'll win?"
Guo Hong looked calm, "Let's begin."
Elder Ge said, "Since only Master Guo and Young Master Zhou are participating, I'll announce …"
"Wait!"
At this moment, an indifferent voice sounded from a corner.
Everyone held their breaths and looked over. They saw a young man in green walking out of the crowd slowly.
"Is this brat here to participate in the Alchemy Competition too?"
"He's so young. He's a grade-2 Alchemist at most. How does he have the confidence to compete with Master Guo and Young Master Zhou?"
"A newborn calf is really fearless …"
The entire hall was in an uproar when they saw how young Ye Chen was.
The young man was Ye Chen.
Guo Hong was slightly shocked. Subsequently, he shook his head. Clearly, he had the same thought as everyone else.
On the other hand, the young lady in purple behind him gave Ye Chen a thumbs-up.
Elder Ge frowned. "Who are you?"
Ye Chen said calmly, "Why do you care who I am? There's no rule that I can't participate in the Alchemy Competition this time!"
Elder Ge was enraged. Just as he was about to reprimand Elder Ge, Hu Fei stepped forward and sneered, "Elder Ge, I brought the High Lord here. Is there a problem?"
As Hu Fei stepped forward, everyone's spirits were lifted. Even Zhou Xinghe, who was initially disinterested, was no exception.
"So it's Young Master Hu from the Hu Clan."
Elder Ge was taken aback at first, then he said with great surprise, "Since this young man was invited by Young Master Hu, there is naturally no problem."
Hu Fei responded with a sneer.
On the other hand, Zhou Xinghe said in a mocking tone, "Hu Fei, you actually addressed a brat as High Lord? Aren't you afraid of losing face for your Hu Clan? "
"You don't have to worry about that!"
Hu Fei smiled proudly and said with a fanatical expression, "The High Lord's ability is not something you can imagine. I advise you to admit defeat as soon as possible so that you don't embarrass yourself …"
"You …" Zhou Xinghe flew into a rage.
"If that's the case, let's begin!"
Elder Ge interrupted the duo's argument and said, "Please show us your Alchemy Certificate."
Guo Hong and Zhou Xinghe nodded at the same time. Then, they took out a piece of metal that looked like bronze. Their names were engraved on the front while the words' Alchemy Guild 'were engraved on the back.
Seeing that Ye Chen did not move, Elder Ge could not help but say, "Young man, please show us your Alchemy Certificate."
"What Alchemy Certificate?" Ye Chen frowned.
There was an uproar as soon as that was said.
"Oh my god, I thought this brat might have some ability when I saw how confident he was at first. I didn't expect him to not even have an Alchemy Certificate …"
"How can he be called an Alchemist without an Alchemy Certificate? I think this brat is here to cause trouble. "
"…"
Even Hu Fei was a little surprised.
"Hahaha, a brat who doesn't even have an Alchemy Certificate dares to participate in the competition?"
Zhou Xinghe laughed out loud as if he had heard something funny, "Hu Fei, is this the omnipotent High Lord that you mentioned? It's good to have a brain. I hope you have one too! “
Elder Ge looked at Ye Chen with a grim expression. "Young man, the so-called Alchemy Certificate is a certificate that an ordinary person can use to refine pills at the Alchemy Guild."
He squinted as he spoke to this point, "You're here to participate in the competition without even an Alchemy Certificate. I can take it that you're here to cause trouble."
Ye Chen smiled calmly as everyone watched. "Can't I just take the test now?"
The place fell into dead silence as soon as that was said. Everyone looked at Ye Chen as if they were looking at an idiot.
'If you don't even have an Alchemy Certificate, it means that you don't know alchemy. Even if you pass the test, you're just a grade-1 Alchemist at most.
'You're just a grade-1 Alchemist. You're no different from an apprentice. How dare you participate in the competition?'
No matter how hard Elder Ge tried to suppress his temper, he could not help but be enraged at that moment.
"Elder Ge, since he's so confident, you can arrange for him to take the test."
Zhou Xinghe said wryly, "I'm curious how a piece of trash who doesn't know alchemy can defeat me."
"Alright!"
Elder Ge suppressed his anger and waved his hand. Immediately, a beautiful lady brought Ye Chen to another hall in the Alchemy Guild.
Zhou Xinghe looked at Hu Fei and scoffed, "Hu Fei, I believe that you'll definitely be famous when the news of what happened today reaches your Hu family."
"You don't have to worry about that."
Hu Fei said with a calm expression, "If my lord is the same as you guys, why would he be my lord?"
From the beginning until the end, he was extremely passionate about Ye Chen. He did not feel disappointed at all.
"Then, I'll wait and see."
Zhou Xinghe smirked in a peculiar manner. He then looked at Guo Hong and said, "Old man, among everyone here, only you're qualified to fight me. Why don't we begin now?"
"Sure!" Guo Hong nodded.
Elder Ge led the duo to the Alchemy Room immediately. The rest in the hall followed immediately.
Nobody cared if Ye Chen could pass the Alchemy Guild assessment or not. Even if he passed, to them, he was no different from a clown.
Only Hu Fei and Xiao Hei were still waiting where they were.
In the Alchemy Guild's Alchemy Guild assessment hall.
After the lady with the medal on her chest led Ye Chen in, she said calmly, "There are the ingredients for a grade-1 medicinal pill before you. You may begin now."
After saying that, he sat down and picked up the spirit fruit beside him. He started eating it expressionlessly.
"Empty Nether Herb, a low-grade spirit herb. It's one of the supplementary ingredients for refining the Spirit-gathering Pill. I didn't expect to see it here …"
"Bloodthirsty Flower, a low-grade spirit herb. It's one of the supplementary ingredients for refining the Spirit-gathering Pill …"
"Hundred Spirit Fruit, a low-grade spirit herb …"
"…"
Ye Chen looked over and saw that the huge wooden shelf was wrapped in a formation. Meanwhile, there were spirit herbs inside the formation's light screen.
The only thing that disappointed him was that the spirit herbs before him were all low-grade spirit herbs. They were useless to him.
'The Alchemy Guild is one of the four overlords of Dusk Province after all. They shouldn't be so poor. It seems like the good stuff isn't here.'
Ye Chen figured it out in a blink of an eye. Subsequently, he walked forward slowly and took out many spirit herbs.
"Five qian of Qi-amalgamation Herb, one Vitality Nourishing Fruit, two Ice Spirit Flowers, and one Continuous Root … It's perfect for refining the Spirit-gathering Pill."
After Ye Chen collected all the ingredients, he slapped the pill furnace in front of him. The ground fire was born, and all the ingredients were poured into the pill furnace …
After some time, just as the examinee was about to fall asleep, she suddenly smelled a strange medicinal fragrance.
As soon as the medicinal fragrance entered her nose, she immediately felt that the sealed acupoints in her body were showing signs of loosening.
She turned around subconsciously and saw a medicinal pill that was enshrouded in colorful light. The medicinal pill floated in the air like a small sun. It was extremely dazzling.
"The pill produces a phenomenon, and the fragrance lingers!"
The examinee's eyes widened as her body trembled. She said while trembling, "Heavenly Pill … This … This is a Heavenly Pill!"
At the same time, in the Alchemy Room.
Guo Hong and Zhou XingHe were concentrating on refining pills, while the spectators held their breaths as they watched this scene unfold before them.
No one dared to make a sound because once a Alchemist's pill refinement was interrupted, it was equivalent to forming a life-and-death feud!
Elder Ge was also watching with a nervous expression on his face.
At that moment, a stuttering voice came from outside, "Elder Ge, b-bad news, bad news …"
Elder Ge frowned.
In the next moment, the examinee from before rushed in in a panic. She pointed at Ye Chen who was behind her and said, "Elder Ge, h-he …"
Elder Ge was shocked at first when he saw the Alchemist Certificate in Ye Chen's hand. Then, he said, "Alright, I know he passed the assessment and became a Tier 1 Alchemist. Get lost!"
"N-no …"
The examinee opened her mouth.
"Get lost!"
Elder Ge swept his sleeve and sent the examinee flying. He then said to Ye Chen, "Don't think that you can be complacent just because you've become a Tier 1 Alchemist."
As he said that, he could not help but look at Guo Hong and Zhou Xinghe who were refining medicinal pills, "If I were you, I'd open my eyes wide and take a good look at these two seniors' pill refinement techniques. Even if you learn one ten-thousandth of it, it'll be enough for you to benefit for the rest of your life."
…
(PS: Sorry for the long wait. Although it's only three chapters, it's equivalent to four chapters. Usually, one chapter is 2,000 words, and four chapters are 8,000 words. However, the three chapters today are 7,800 words.)
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