188: Top of the Lingshan Domain list!

Elder Ji, this is the person who refined a Medicinal Pill with seventy percent medicinal properties during the assessment.

The Chief Examiner didn't wait for Elder Ji to ask, but directly spoke first, pointing at Yin Xiaotong.

Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist's gaze quickly followed the Chief Examiner's gesture.

Is it this young girl? She looks to be only around twenty years old, yet she can refine Medicinal Pills of such quality?

He instinctively felt a little disbelieving, so he slowly said,

“Hiss… I have presided over so many assessments and have never seen such a bizarre thing. Even some Sixth-Rank Alchemists might not be able to refine Medicinal Pills of such quality. How did you do it?”

“Ah? I didn't do anything special, I just refined and refined it like this, and it came out? Is my Medicinal Pill very good??”

Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist heard this and continued,

“More than just very good, for you to be able to refine this kind of Medicinal Pill at your age, it's simply Heaven-Defying!”

“It's not that we doubt you, it's just that we can't quite believe it, so would you mind demonstrating it for us again?”

Yin Xiaotong heard this and was stunned. Her mental energy was severely depleted now, how could she re-refine another one?

“Senior, I expended a great deal of mental energy refining this Medicinal Pill earlier, I'm afraid I won't be able to refine it again in a short time…”

“Then how about this, you can casually refine this Medicinal Pill, you don't need to pursue perfection, I'll know roughly by just observing.”

“Alright, Elder.”

After speaking, Yin Xiaotong then picked up a portion of medicinal ingredients and directly found the nearest spot to begin refining.

Under everyone's stunned expressions, in just fifteen minutes, she completed the refinement of the Medicinal Pill!

So fast!!! Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist was dumbfounded, how could she refine it so quickly?! Is this the speed of a Third-Rank Alchemist?

Several people picked up the Medicinal Pill that Yin Xiaotong had quickly refined, and after a brief examination, it actually reached an astonishing sixty percent!

They had no choice but to believe it; this was refined right under their noses!

Seeing this result, several people's eyes turned green. They all looked up, their gazes fixed on Yin Xiaotong.

“Yin Xiaotong, do you have a Sect?!”

Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist asked first.

“Yes… yes, I do. My master is right there…”

Yin Xiaotong pointed at Lu Hao. Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist turned his head and saw a young man standing to the side, accompanied by an ox, a woman, and a child.

That combination looked very strange no matter how he viewed it.

“Fellow Daoist, it's a pleasure to meet you! I am Elder Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist of the Miao Dan Sect, and I am an Alchemy Grandmaster.”

Lu Hao smiled and responded when he saw someone greeting him,

“Haha, I am Lu Hao. Greetings, Elder Ji.”

“Lu Daoyou, your Disciple is truly a peerless Genius! I'll be straightforward. I greatly admire her talent. I wonder if Fellow Daoist would be willing to part with her and let her become my Disciple?”

“Don't worry, I can swear a blood oath that I will tell her everything I know and teach her all my life's knowledge!”

“Haha.”

Lu Hao said with a smile,

“Thank you for Elder Ji's kindness, but I don't have that intention.”

Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist said anxiously,

“Alas! Are you really not considering it? I see you are very young, and you probably don't have much attainment in the Dao of Alchemy. Why delay a peerless Genius!! I can compensate you, anything I have, I can give you!”

Lu Hao smiled without speaking, slowly shaking his head.

Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist sighed deeply upon seeing this and had no choice but to give up.

“Then so be it. Yin Xiaotong's results are satisfactory, and she has successfully passed the assessment!”

After speaking, Ji Hongzhen, Grandmaster Alchemist quickly walked back, feeling a bit angry.

As he walked, he kept looking at Yin Xiaotong, his eyes filled with endless regret.

Alas… why don't I have such good fortune…

It's truly a pity, such a peerless Genius in the Dao of Alchemy will likely be ruined in that young man's hands…

From beginning to end, he never thought Lu Hao had much skill in Alchemy. Nothing else, Lu Hao was simply too young!

How could there be such a young Alchemy Grandmaster? Even a Sixth-Rank Alchemist is impossible!

As Yin Xiaotong successfully passed the assessment, the group went to celebrate with her.

They casually found an inn, ordered a large table full of delicious food, and enjoyed themselves to the fullest.

The final assessment results would still take seven days, so they stayed in Ling Shan Prefecture for seven days.

The happiest person during these seven days was probably Lan Xiaoying, who dragged Yin Xiaotong out every day.

This prefecture city was countless times more prosperous than the village she grew up in!

The buildings soared into the clouds, and there were many magical sights that filled Lan Xiaoying with immense joy and excitement.

Lu Hao explored for the first few days, but then he just lay in the inn, slacking off…

Seven days passed, and it was time to announce the overall assessment rankings.

A total of over two thousand Alchemists passed the assessment. Although the ranking had no practical effect, it was a way for many Alchemists to recognize their own strength.

Furthermore, different rankings meant different levels of importance they would receive during the Alchemy Convention.

If one was first place, they would almost certainly be noticed by the Grandmasters of Alchemy from the Three Great Sects, and there was even a certain possibility that they would develop a fondness for their talent. If they could truly be accepted as a Disciple by them, they would truly soar to great heights!

If one's ranking was low, they might not receive much attention during the Alchemy Convention, unless they had some particularly outstanding performance.

On the List of the prefecture city, there were more than two thousand densely packed names.

Some Alchemists who failed to refine successfully naturally did not come; they had clearly been eliminated.

Those who came here at this moment were all who had successfully refined Medicinal Pills.

“What?! How can my name not be there! I clearly succeeded in refining it!!”

“Mine isn't there either, what does this mean?! It's a fix, there's a fix!!”

Upon hearing this, the guard nearby said coldly,

“Those who successfully refine a Medicinal Pill but whose medicinal properties are insufficient will all be eliminated! You don't even know this and you're still yelling here?!”

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“How am I only one thousand three hundred twenty-fourth?? My master often says I'm an Alchemy Genius, how can my ranking be so low?!”

“Hehe, I made it into the top thousand, that's great!”

“Let me see who is first place…”

“Yin Xiaotong? I've never heard of this name? Who is she, to actually be able to surpass that person?”

“Hehehe, this Alchemy Convention will probably be fun. With that person's fiery temper, wouldn't she explode when she sees this ranking?!”

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At this moment, within the main residence of Ling Shan Prefecture, a woman was in a furious rage!

“Damn it, where did this Yin Xiaotong come from! How could her ranking be higher than mine? I refined a Medicinal Pill with sixty percent medicinal efficacy in the assessment, how much medicinal efficacy did this Yin Xiaotong refine?!!!”

“This Young Miss is an Innate Wood Spirit Body! Possessing unique wood talent, I am even more at ease in the Dao of Alchemy! Since I began cultivating the Dao of Alchemy, I have never seen anyone among Alchemists of the same rank surpass me in Alchemy!”

“Today I actually stumbled in this preliminary assessment? Damnable, it's truly damnable!!!”

At this time, a person beside the woman respectfully said,

“Young Miss, this Lingshan Great Domain is vast and boundless. You must know that there are always people better than you, and there is always a higher heaven. Young Miss need not worry, it's just one failure. There must have been some luck involved. When the Alchemy Convention comes, you can win it back!”

The woman's expression softened considerably upon hearing this, and she said,

“I naturally know this, it's just that being suddenly robbed of first place by that Yin Xiaotong made it a bit hard to accept for a moment. It's fine, I'll study more these next few days. At the Alchemy Convention, I will definitely avenge myself!”

“This Young Miss's vision can never be limited to just this Lingshan Great Domain! There are eighteen other domains, and no matter where I, Xiao Zhuyue, am, I must always be the most outstanding person!”

“With such ambition, Young Miss, I'm sure Lord Xiao will be very happy to know.”

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