297: Who told you to assess like this?!

Jiang Ning was prepared to follow the guidance of this Alchemy Technique to refine a Medicinal Pill that had just reached Rank 1.

The quality of the Medicinal Pill didn't matter; what was important was to unlock the proficiency panel.

"Spirit Pill Hall truly lives up to its reputation as the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty's largest Alchemist organization," Jiang Ning clicked his tongue, sighing in his heart. "This Alchemy Technique, having read it this far, is already much better than the one Dan Shuzi left behind.

It's a pity that in a single day, I'll probably only be able to get a basic grasp. To understand it more deeply, I'll have to go back and slowly grind proficiency.

In any case, it's not a loss!"

As Jiang Ning practiced, he took some time to observe the movements of Pill Minister and the other Geniuses.

He found that these individuals were just like him.

They were all guarding their Pill Furnaces, using the easiest Medicinal Pills to refine, slowly pondering this Alchemy Technique.

"It seems that when practicing Alchemy Technique, everyone prefers this method of learning while practicing. The proficiency System does have a certain rationality!

It's just that when these people grind, they need to summarize their experiences, while I, with my cheat, only need to simply grind enough times, and the System will infuse me with experience as my proficiency increases."

While Jiang Ning was observing others,

the other Geniuses were also observing each other.

Pill Minister looked at those around him, especially Yun Qingqing's movements. She had set up a celadon-colored Pill Furnace.

The Pill Fire within was also a celadon color.

This was a high-Rank flame.

Pill Minister felt a bit envious. The green flame in his hand was only given to him by Master Elixir Patrol after he had truly gained Master Elixir Patrol's affirmation.

However, these aristocratic Geniuses only needed to show their talent in Alchemy Technique, and their families would naturally arrange the flames for them.

Pill Minister felt a bit jealous.

But what did it matter? Now, the recognized top Young Genius was him, Pill Minister, not these others.

Thinking of this, Pill Minister's heart felt slightly more balanced.

Yun Qingqing watched the people on both sides. They put the medicinal ingredients in, and in an instant, the ingredients turned black, finally becoming powder and settling on the top of the Pill Furnace.

It failed again.

She looked at Pill Minister. His skin was fair, and his clothes were made of fine Spirit Brocade; he didn't look like a farmer at all anymore.

Pill Minister was truly amazing. So young, and from a humble background, yet he had managed to surpass them all.

Xu Sheng, on the other hand, was controlling his Pill Furnace.

A small Alchemy Technique? With him, Young Master Sheng, on the job, wasn't it a piece of cake?

If it weren't for the Elders in his family insisting that he participate in the newcomer assessment and achieve the highest possible Rank, he wouldn't even bother coming!

As Xu Sheng thought, the alluring and charming figure of a woman appeared in his mind, coupled with the gentle and delicate expression on her face. Just thinking about it made him feel hot all over.

Hiss—

In the fiery Pill Furnace, the Medicinal Pill directly turned into powder.

Xu Sheng waved his hand, brushed it aside, and continued to put in ingredients.

Gongsun Wangyue, meanwhile, was focused on observing Pill Minister's progress.

Before Pill Minister appeared, he had always been the most formidable young Alchemist in Great Qian Imperial City.

Until that day, when Pill Minister arrived on Senior Elixir Patrol's white crane, his glory began to be slowly taken away.

Gongsun Wangyue looked at Pill Minister's fair skin, just like a Young Master from an aristocratic family.

But he couldn't forget that when Pill Minister first entered the gates of Great Qian Imperial City, he was so nervous that he trembled all over, and his dark, wheat-colored skin—these were things that Pill Minister, this "country bumpkin," couldn't shake off.

Even if he could shake off the "form," he couldn't shake off the "essence."

"Faster, even faster!"

Gongsun Wangyue took a deep breath.

He absolutely had to surpass Pill Minister and reclaim the glory that belonged to him!

Time passed by, second by second, as everyone was lost in their own thoughts.

Jiang Ning officially embarked on the path of grinding proficiency.

【Alchemy Technique (Unknown) (Beginner 5/50)】

"That's the fifth one!"

Jiang Ning took a deep breath, steadying his breathing rhythm.

After activating the cheat, he only needed to keep refining, continuously refining, and the day of complete understanding would surely come.

Putting the medicinal ingredients in again, Jiang Ning cheered himself on.

"Come on! One more, let's go!"

...Pill Minister, Yun Qingqing, Xu Sheng, Gongsun Wangyue... they realized that this "country bumpkin," this "unremarkable" Alchemist whom they had never paid much attention to, seemed to be messing around.

He was refining Medicinal Pills, one after another, really fast.

They weren't worried that Jiang Ning had already fully comprehended this Alchemy Technique; that would be truly sensational.

But Jiang Ning refining like this was a bit too disruptive to their rhythm.

This feeling was like a long-distance run; you know the person behind you can't overtake you, but their heavy footsteps and hurried breathing still affect your own running rhythm.

"A mere clown."

Pill Minister chuckled and continued with the Medicinal Pill in his hand.

Yun Qingqing sighed.

"So annoying! Watching Shen Ning refine Medicinal Pill after Medicinal Pill, I always feel like my speed is too slow!"

Yun Qingqing felt that this person was just here to cause trouble.

"What effect could doing this possibly have!"

Xu Sheng sneered, even arrogantly glaring at Jiang Ning and raising his eyebrows.

"A method that harms eight hundred of the enemy while damaging oneself ten thousand times over, you can do whatever you want. When the competition reaches the actual Alchemy stage, I'll let you experience what a true Genius is!

In front of a true Genius, all petty tricks are useless!"

The audience gathered around had not decreased after such a long time; instead, it had grown even larger.

Initially, they found it quite interesting to watch.

When they saw that "passerby" named Shen Ning successfully form a Medicinal Pill first, they originally wanted to cheer.

But then Shen Ning kept forming Medicinal Pills, "one," "one," and "one" again.

"This Shen Ning is completely using this newcomer assessment to gain some unimportant fame."

"What's the use of such fame? When people mention the name Shen Ning, they immediately start cursing. Such fame is meaningless."

"Perhaps he just doesn't want to be an unknown person anymore. Even if he gets cursed, it's still a manifestation of people knowing his name!"

"Hey! Look, that guy is putting medicinal ingredients into the Pill Furnace again, still the same few. Is he still going to refine? Please use some Advanced ingredients!"

Elixir Patrol, who was on the stage, had already let his white crane fly away.

He sat on the stage, watching the contestants in the arena.

Suddenly, a female Director next to him asked:

"Elder Elixir Patrol, who do you think should be the fastest in terms of progress on the field?"

Elixir Patrol smiled and said, "Naturally, Pill Minister."

"Elder is so confident?"

"Of course, Pill Minister was personally mentored by me. I have great confidence in him."

"Oh? I'm different; I'm optimistic about that Shen Ning. Look at him, how fast he is at Alchemy!"

Elixir Patrol glanced at Jiang Ning.

He sneered in his heart.

A mere clown!