The Lazy Cultivator

Part 16: Alchemist level 1

Out of the 10 people who took the exam, only 4 people managed to advance to the next round. Lin Zhu was surprised when he heard the participants who escaped only 4 people, indeed the matter was very difficult huh for the would-be alchemist in this era? Lin Zhu was not out of thought, although the alchemists were not very appreciated but their knowledge was very qualified especially the matter that was tested was only basic questions.

“For Han Qi Zhu, Li Yu Wei, Xin An Xin, and Yu Bing Ge, these tokens are for taking the next exam. The test will be done today. You can go to the next room to start the exam. Once again congratulations to the four of you for having passed the first stage of the” exam, Bao Xin said.

“Good, thanks guru” said the four of them.

The second exam room is next to the first exam room but the facilities in the room are better than the previous room that only contains a table, but the facilities in the room are better than the previous room that only contains a table, there were furnaces and various low and medium-level herbal plants.

Lin Zhu and the other participants instantly occupied their respective desks, before the next supervisor was present. She was a middle-aged woman who still looked fit with a charming appearance, standing firmly staring intimidatingly at the participants who were about to take her exam now.

“So there are only 4 people who escaped? At least it's better than last week. Alright, introduce my name there is Mi Rou Lan, I am a level 6 alchemist. I will explain a little about this second stage of the test. At this stage you are released to make any pills with the ingredients available here but the quality of the pills you make will determine whether you pass or not. The pills you have to produce are high quality one-star pills, on this exam you will be given 3 hours. Is there anything you want to ask?” said Rou Lan.

Seeing that none of the participants asked Rou Lan immediately started the exam. So began the participants busy choosing herbs as well as Lin Zhu.

Lin Zhu stared at the herbs available on his desk, they were of low quality on average and only a few of them were of medium quality. From the available ingredients Lin Zhu directly chose the ingredients he needed, it did not take long because Lin Zhu was already very familiar with various kinds of herbs.

Next he saw the quality of the furnace available, maybe because this furnace is only used for the level 1 alchemist exam so the quality of the furnace in this room was not high but also not bad, he said, it was indeed suitable when not used to make 3-star pills and above because Lin Zhu was confident that the furnace would explode first before the pills were finished.

Lin Zhu started to heat the furnace, as he was only making 1-star pills Lin Zhu looked very relaxed as he was confident that he could even make those pills with his eyes closed. The way Lin Zhu made the pills naturally caught Rou Lan's attention, it was almost as if Rou Lan was cursing at the young girl when she saw Lin Zhu recklessly entering all the ingredients in one moment indifferently. Rou Lan only thought that the young girl must have taken the exam just for fun but her mind was clouded when Lin Zhu knocked on her leg while saying.

At that time 5 pills jumped out of the furnace with an alluring strong aroma, there were 1 star in the pill with a dense color indicating the quality of the pills it produced was the highest level of quality.

Lin Zhu caught the pill he produced and put it into the available bottle and directly handed it to Rou Lan who was still dumbfounded looking at Lin Zhu strangely. Where did this young girl learn to make pills? Why is it so random? Then why was the pill produced so good and even the time used was so short because it counted the new time running for 15 minutes when Lin Zhu had finished making the pill and what was even more surprising was the number of pills Lin Zhu produced, 5 Pills was a countless number because usually the pills produced were only 2-3 pieces of pills in one distillation and the five pills Lin Zhu produced were all perfect without any residual impurities up to their effectiveness reaching 100 percent.

Lin Zhu's success in making pills certainly had an impact on the other participants, they lost focus until the pill they were distilling was charred but fortunately they did not panic and instead started to recreate. Lin Zhu who was done of course left the room, Lin Zhu had already obtained the token of passing the examination mark from Rou Lan but the token was only temporary. Lin Zhu had to go to the administration section to exchange it for his alchemist identity token, of course Lin Zhu had to pass the re-administration posts and fortunately the process was not long, after all, now in his hand there is a token with the symbol of 1 furnace with the name Lin Zhu on it.

Having successfully obtained the token, Lin Zhu decided to leave the medicine hall to look for Ji Han, but Lin Zhu did not know that after he left there was a commotion in the main hall of the medicine hall.

After the second stage examination was completed only two people passed including Lin Zhu, Rou Lan who was still amazed by the way of making up to the pill that Lin Zhu produced was frenziedly showing it to her alchemist colleagues.

“Pil is produced by a new child? What's name?” bao Xi asked curiously.

“Han Qi Zhu and even more surprising he is only 14 years old” Rou Lan said.

“Must be! His homemade pills even though they were only 1-star pills but the quality was really high and pure, this could even be equated to 3-star intermediate quality pills” Yu Yan refused to believe, during his time as the vice hall of medicine he never saw any new kid who could make pills with perfect effectiveness results and it was not just 1 but 5!

“Try this, the test score is 86 but I feel something is awkward. Notice the wrong answer, in every wrong answer there is a writing in the scribble. If you look carefully you will find that before the little girl managed to answer all the questions correctly and accurately, she should get full points but why did she even cross out the right answer?” bao Xi said giving an explanation for the awkwardness he felt, he indeed carried Lin Zhu's answer sheet because he wanted to discuss with Yu Yan.

“You're right, you said his name was Han Qi Zhu? It was Han's surname but was the Han family a top-class family? What is the background of the girl?” Ask Yu yan.

“No upper-class family surnamed Han after all this was the first time he had come to the capital. When enlisting he was only accompanied by his brother and in view of his clothes they were not from among the nobles, looking more like ordinary cultivators or even wanderers, he said, her brother doesn't even have a cultivation” said Xi An who helped Lin Zhu register earlier.

“Again Yu Yan, the Mo family which is a family of high-end talented alchemist printers alone can not produce 5 pills effectivias perfect at once” said Rou Lan “You alone who is a vice hall treatment can not” continued Rou Lan sneered making Yu Yan look at her wryly.

“What is this? Why are you guys so noisy” That authoritative voice made the attention of everyone in the hall turn to him, the figure of the middle-aged man in the alchemist robe looked majestic. He was Mao Li Yin, the only level 8 alchemist and a figure that even an emperor alone did not dare to offend him.

Yu Yan took the bottle containing Lin Zhu's pill from Rou Lan's hand and showed it to Mo Li Yin.

Mao Li Yin looked at him around and was stunned “Who made this pill?” tanyakanya.

“An alchemist examinee, master” replied Yu Yan, he then explained straightforwardly the matter that had been the subject of discussion among his colleagues.

“14 years? Then where's the kid?” Mao Li Yin asked again.

“Once he gets his token he goes” replied Xi An.

“Other times if something like this happens you have to directly tell me” Mao Li Yin said unhappily.

“Sorry master, this is all my fault” said Rao Lan.

“It's okay, if the girl comes here again you have to hold her until I come. That girl is a rare talent, I alone cannot make pills like this” Mao Li Yin said a little regretfully.

“Good master, I will immediately notify you once he comes” Xi An said.

“You know? This was a Qi Gathering Pill despite being only a one star yet due to being at 100 percent effectiveness, this pill could help cultivators at the early stage rise 3 levels when perfectly absorbed but when used by stage cultivators to top this pill could replenish their Qi which was depleted due to battles in time briefly” Mao Li Yin explained with a sense of awe that He did not cover.

Many say that high-level alchemists are sometimes strange but it does not resonate for Mao Li Yin who is always thirsty for new knowledge, he was the one who appreciated the boundless knowledge and explanation just now of course made his subordinates amazed instead of playing and staring at the pill that was now in Mao Li Yin's hands with a gaze like he was staring at a treasure treasure, if this pill were to be in the auction house at roughly what price would it cost? They dare not imagine it.

To Be Continued