186: Use money to knock him out! The third-grade elixir, Red Blood Pill!

Lu Hao looked at Yin Xiaotong's nervous expression and said with a smile, "Xiao Tong, don't be nervous. Just treat it like you're doing Alchemy at home. Your master believes in you; you can definitely do it!"

"Yes, okay! I'll definitely do my best!"

After everyone in the examination hall had left, the Chief Examiner said to Lu Hao, "Fellow Daoist, please hand me your Alchemist certificate so I can make arrangements for you."

"What... is an Alchemist certificate?"

Lu Hao was dumbfounded. How did he not know that one needed an Alchemist certificate to take the examination?

"You? You don't have an Alchemist certificate, do you? Didn't you participate in the Alchemist Rank Assessment?"

Lu Hao thought back and realized he really hadn't!

Yin Xiaotong had been in seclusion doing Alchemy until yesterday, so she hadn't had time to take any Alchemist rank assessment.

Thinking of this, Lu Hao smiled bitterly and helplessly, "Fellow Daoist, we came from a secluded village and didn't obtain this Alchemist certificate beforehand..."

As he spoke, Lu Hao slipped over a High-Grade Spirit Stone.

The Chief Examiner sighed upon hearing this and slowly said, "Fellow Daoist, then I really can't help you..."

As she spoke, she returned the three Spirit Stones she had taken earlier to Lu Hao.

"It's not that I don't want to help, but this is a regulation of my Ling Shan Prefecture. I dare not break it... Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist."

Lu Hao remained silent, taking out another Top-Grade Spirit Stone and playing with it in his hand.

You don't want High-Grade Spirit Stones? What about Top-Grade Spirit Stones?! Do you believe I'll stun you with money?

When the Chief Examiner saw Lu Hao take out the Top-Grade Spirit Stone, her eyes widened!

Top, Top-Grade Spirit Stone?!!

Lu Hao smiled and slowly offered the Spirit Stone. The Chief Examiner's hand unconsciously reached out to take it.

A Top-Grade Spirit Stone! That was equivalent to several thousand years of her salary as a Chief Examiner...

Such wealth was no longer a matter of principle. In front of a Top-Grade Spirit Stone, how many people could still uphold their principles?!

"Fellow... Fellow Daoist, please participate in the assessment! Tell me your disciple's information! Don't worry, in one hour, your disciple's Alchemist qualification certificate will be delivered to you!"

"Hehe, in that case, I'll trouble the Chief Examiner."

"She is a third-rank Alchemist and is here to take the third-rank Alchemist assessment."

Lu Hao said with a smiling cupped-fist salute.

"It's nothing, nothing, just a minor matter. I'll personally make a trip! Vice Chief Examiner, you oversee the next assessment!"

With that, the woman waved her hand, throwing out a large handful of High-Grade Spirit Stones, and loudly declared, "Everyone, two stones each! Everyone gets a share!"

Everyone happily took the Spirit Stones and then bowed to the Chief Examiner and Lu Hao in thanks.

"This person's way of dealing with others has some tricks to it."

Lu Hao thought to himself, this approach not only won over people's hearts but also prevented the matter from leaking out. After all, if everyone took a share, they were all in the same boat. It was a win-win situation.

"Daddy, I want to take the assessment too!!"

Just as Lu Hao's thoughts were swirling, Lu Xiaolong's voice reached him.

"You? You're going to take the assessment? Have you ever done Alchemy? Go away!"

Lu Hao kicked Lu Xiaolong aside.

Lu Xiaolong roared defiantly, "Why haven't I? Have you forgotten? You even punished me to refine ten furnaces of Medicinal Pills before?!"

"Go play in the mud. Do you call that Alchemy? It's like playing house!"

Lu Hao's words made everyone burst into laughter, and Lan Xiaoying also couldn't stop laughing. She had never realized Lu Dage had such a humorous side.

Yin Xiaotong was the first to enter her assessment position. Lu Hao and the others also left; people would be coming in soon, so he wouldn't wait there.

Soon, thousands of positions were filled with Alchemists who had come for the assessment. Under the announcement of the Vice Chief Examiner, the assessment began!

Yin Xiaotong received the exam question and took a look.

"Hmm? Something's not right!"

She focused her gaze again, repeatedly confirming, but still found it somewhat unbelievable. So, she raised her hand and said to the Vice Chief Examiner, "Chief Examiner, is there a mistake with my exam question?"

"Hmm? Let me see. There shouldn't be..."

The Vice Chief Examiner, upon hearing this, quickly walked to Yin Xiaotong's position, glanced at the exam question, and said indifferently, "No mistake, this is it. Hurry up and answer; don't try any tricks."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Chief Examiner!"

Having received confirmation, Yin Xiaotong no longer doubted and began to immerse herself in Alchemy.

The exam question required the examinee to successfully refine a furnace of third-rank low-grade Medicinal Pill, the Scarlet Blood Pill, within one hour!

Yin Xiaotong was already intimately familiar with the effects of this Medicinal Pill. It was a pill that stimulated Qi and blood, capable of temporarily boosting combat power, suitable for life-and-death battles.

Could a Medicinal Pill of this level be an exam question?

Yin Xiaotong had originally thought that since only twelve out of thousands would pass the assessment, the difficulty must be very high. She never expected it to be so simple.

That's why she raised her hand and asked her question.

Yin Xiaotong then looked at her medicinal ingredients:

Three Scarlet Blood Ginseng (three thousand years old), nine Fiery Flames Flowers (two thousand years old), three Blood Ganoderma (one thousand years old), three Dragon Blood Vines (one thousand years old), nine Vermillion Fruits (one thousand years old).

Good heavens, such a simple Medicinal Pill even came with three sets of ingredients?! Who are they looking down on?

"No!"

Yin Xiaotong suddenly thought, could there be some other mystery in this exam question?

Could it be that it's not just about refining it, but also about its final quality?

As Yin Xiaotong thought of this, her expression became serious.

"That's right! It must be so! Otherwise, the simplicity of this exam question cannot be explained."

"In that case, I must achieve the absolute best!"

Beginning to refine the medicinal ingredients, Yin Xiaotong did not choose to multitask, as refining that way would not achieve her highest standard.

One by one, Yin Xiaotong refined each medicinal ingredient with extreme care and seriousness, even fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

The Vice Chief Examiner had been paying close attention to Yin Xiaotong. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but shake her head and mutter, "As expected, she's just a second-generation cultivator, relying on her master's wealth. Refining ingredients for a third-rank Medicinal Pill is so strenuous for her. She probably doesn't have much skill. I wonder how that Lu Dage took a liking to her. If only he could take a liking to me..."

Yin Xiaotong was completely unaware of others' opinions; she was only pursuing her own limit.

However, during the refining process, Yin Xiaotong noticed something impure on the Vermillion Fruit, but she didn't think much of it. She casually dissolved it and continued refining.

Finally, she completed the first step: all the medicinal ingredients had been refined to approximately ninety-one percent purity!

Don't underestimate that extra zero-point-one percent. Beyond ninety percent, even the slightest improvement is incredibly difficult.

However, due to the Formation shielding fluctuations in the assessment area, no one noticed this, which was also to prevent cheating during the assessment.

Yin Xiaotong finished the first step, wiped her sweat, and looked at the actions of the people around her, feeling greatly shocked!