107: Xuan Ti Fourth Grade Poison Pill

After all, the Official saw that Tang Tian was only thirty years old; a thirty-year-old Alchemy Genius was truly rare.

Before leaving, the Official said, "Fellow Daoist, you may use these servants as you please. Also, hurry and bring the Profound Rank Fifth Grade Spirit Fruit to the Fellow Daoist."

Tang Tian secretly clicked his tongue; was an Alchemist this noble?

Da Huang didn't care for the Profound Rank Sixth Grade Spirit Fruit, but it began to eat the Profound Rank Fifth Grade Spirit Fruit.

At this moment, the City Lord of Jinque City arrived. He actually possessed the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Seventh Level, enough to suppress Jinque City; only the Sect Master of the Myriad Imagery Sect shared the same cultivation level as him.

The City Lord looked through Tang Tian's black robe and saw Tang Tian's true appearance, nodding secretly as he said, "Indeed, he is thirty years old."

The City Lord said to Tang Tian, "Fellow Daoist, your strength is extraordinary. You could come to my City Lord's Mansion to serve; with your strength, there would be no problem for you to be a captain of the Great Lin Border Army."

Seeing the City Lord arrive, the surrounding Alchemists all cupped their fists towards him to show respect, and Tang Tian also cupped his fist.

Tang Tian said, "I am grateful for the City Lord's kindness, but I am used to living as a free and unfettered spirit."

Be a border soldier? Waste a year fighting barbarians? Tang Tian wasn't stupid.

The City Lord continued to recruit him, saying, "Once you Cultivate Literary Qi, how about I recommend you to be a County Magistrate?"

Tang Tian said, "I do not understand Literary Qi, so I am afraid that will not do."

Tang Tian refused again.

Once he became a County Magistrate, it would mean confronting the powerful clans in the surrounding area.

The City Lord said, "Then will you still participate in the Master Alchemist of Profound Rank Four assessment?"

Tang Tian asked, "What are the requirements for the assessment?"

The Official beside him answered, "The Master Alchemist of Profound Rank Four assessment is held once a month by the City Lord himself. It requires the Alchemy of a Profound Rank Fourth Grade Poison Pill that can kill a Lianqi Sixth Level Yao Beast to be considered qualified."

"You have three attempts at Alchemy. If the Alchemy fails, you must compensate the City Lord's Mansion with 10,000 Spirit Stones."

Tang Tian asked, "What are the benefits of being a Master Alchemist of Profound Rank Four?"

The City Lord said, "There are naturally benefits: you do not need to bow when seeing Officials, you will be rewarded with one hundred acres of land, you can be equipped with ten Night Watchmen, and you will automatically receive High Grade seating at every auction at the Jinque City Auction House."

"Items at the auction will be thirty percent cheaper, you can enter the inner area of the Dense Forest Stone Nest controlled by the City Lord's Mansion, and the City Lord's Mansion will offer you one chance of protection. If you offend a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the City Lord's Mansion will intervene for you, but the price is that you will be at the beck and call of the City Lord's Mansion in the future."

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Tang Tian sighed inwardly, "These benefits are indeed many."

However, as for not bowing to Officials, it seemed he had never knelt when meeting a County Magistrate either.

As for the inner area of the Dense Forest Stone Nest controlled by the City Lord's Mansion, it was just as Liu Ru Shi had said; the Sect controlled an area of Heaven And Earth Treasure within the inner area of the Dense Forest Stone Nest.

Tang Tian said, "Naturally, I will participate."

The City Lord said, "Since Fellow Daoist is willing to participate, then today I will preside over another Master Alchemist of Profound Rank Four assembly. Anyone who successfully refined a Fifth Grade Medicinal Pill may also participate."

Tang Tian sat in meditation to the side, waiting.

The City Lord called his subordinates to inquire about Tang Tian's background.

However, unless you asked the Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion, Tang Tian's background could not be found out at all.

If they really found out that Tang Tian was the disciple of Chi Daizi, the City Lord would have to carefully send Tang Tian away.

Tang Tian did not know what the City Lord's Mansion was doing, but even if he did, he would not care.

Because the news that the City Lord was going to hold the Master Alchemist of Profound Rank Four assessment spread throughout Jinque City, a large crowd of white-haired Cultivators came over.

There were also a large crowd of Cultivators who came to watch the excitement; after all, this was Alchemy by a Master Alchemist of Profound Rank Four. If they could learn even a trick or two, they would be set for life.

Tang Tian asked, "I see that some who came to take the Master Alchemist of Profound Rank Four assessment are white-haired; do they still lack the reward of 8,000 Spirit Stones?"

The Official beside him answered, "They want to enter the inner area of the Dense Forest Stone Nest controlled by the City Lord's Mansion."

Tang Tian understood.

As evening approached, the Profound Rank Fifth Grade Alchemist assessment finally ended, and all the Alchemists had succeeded in their Alchemy.

But only one or two lucky ones had their Medicinal Pills achieve the desired effect.

And those whose pills had no effect naturally had to compensate the City Lord's Mansion with 3,000 Spirit Stones.

Seeing that the people in front had finished their Alchemy, the City Lord said, "Fellow Daoists, do you wish to participate in the Master Alchemist of Profound Rank Four assessment? If you do not pass the assessment, you must compensate the City Lord's Mansion with 10,000 Spirit Stones."

The two Cultivators who had passed were brimming with confidence and also wanted to participate.

Since that was the case, the City Lord led the crowd outside.

The City Lord conjured a white jade arena out of thin air, which was boundless in size.

It felt like a Foundation Establishment weapon, and many Cultivators gathered around to watch the excitement.

As the Cultivators who were to be assessed took the stage, the City Lord tossed out a large pile of Profound Rank Fourth Grade Spirit Medicine Materials.

The assessment began.

Each person had three piles, with twenty stalks in each pile, along with a Pill Formula. This Profound Rank Fourth Grade Poison Pill was likely difficult to refine.

The Alchemy time for each person was unlimited; if the Alchemy failed, it was over.

The Alchemist Cultivators who had participated before had already begun their Alchemy, while Tang Tian began to look at the Pill Formula.

Tang Tian thought to himself, "Why are these all Medicinal Pills I have never refined before? And why is the complexity of this Medicinal Pill even greater than that of a Profound Rank Second Grade Medicinal Pill?"

Tang Tian had refined the Profound Rank Second Grade Spirit Storage Pill, and the difficulty of refining this Profound Rank Fourth Grade Poison Pill was even greater than that of the Profound Rank Second Grade Spirit Storage Pill.

At the very least, the Spirit Storage Pill only required ten types of Materials.

Others had already failed one Alchemy attempt, but Tang Tian only just began.

Tang Tian brought out his Pill Furnace, and Da Huang released its Beast Fire.

The herbs given by the City Lord were not just herbs; there were also some poisonous insects.

Tang Tian carefully lifted one stalk and placed it into the Beast Fire to refine it; otherwise, if the toxicity of these poisonous herbs were released, this crowd of Cultivators would all collapse.

Although they were only Profound Rank Fourth Grade herbs, their toxicity was already extremely virulent.

If Tang Tian were to ingest just a few more, it would take him half a day to expel these toxins.

Seeing that Da Huang's Spiritual Power was somewhat insufficient, Tang Tian threw a large pile of Spirit Stones to Da Huang to replenish its Spiritual Power.

Although all Cultivators used Spirit Stones to replenish their Spirit Beast's Spiritual Power, wasn't Tang Tian throwing 5,000 Spirit Stones a bit excessive?

After Da Huang absorbed the Spiritual Power, the flames rose again.

This was the first herb refined, and Tang Tian had wasted half a quarter of an hour; the difficulty was not small.

Tang Tian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and began to refine the next stalk.

Seven hours later, Tang Tian had finished refining all the poisonous herbs, and various Spirit Liquids were floating around Tang Tian.

All the Cultivators nearby stayed far away from Tang Tian, fearing that if Tang Tian's Pill Furnace exploded, they would be poisoned to death.

An exploding Pill Furnace was not scary, but the 5,000 Spirit Stones around Tang Tian could be detonated by the exploding Pill Furnace, which was very scary.

And the City Lord watched with great interest.

Tang Tian said, "Beginning Fusion."

Tang Tian sat down cross-legged, waiting for Da Huang's Spiritual Power to fully recover before beginning the refining again.

Considering that an exploding Pill Furnace would affect him, Tang Tian directly made the Pill Furnace as large as possible, so that he could run away easily if the time came.

And the result of this was that the Cultivators who were still near Tang Tian instantly ran away without a trace...