Lu Ping Discovered That Little B Had Betrayed Him Too
Lu Ping chose B.
The presence of the examiner from the Shen Household serves as a safety cushion.
It's not a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Safety pads should not be taken out to dry in the sun.
Once it's shown, it becomes evidence.
[You chose B.]
You lower your head and continue tidying up the exam cards.
[The examiner reads out the examination rules.]
"This assessment involves refining Mid-Grade Pill, the Qi-Gathering Pill."
"Limited to one hour."
"Three or more Pills are required to complete the elixir."
Those with insufficient medicinal properties are disqualified.
Those with excessive Pill Poison are disqualified.
"Anyone who damages the Pill Furnace in the examination hall will be required to pay compensation at its original price."
[As the last sentence fell, someone in the waiting area cursed.]
"Isn't the Pill Furnace provided by the Heavenly Certification Alliance?"
The examiner looked at that person.
Therefore, compensation must be paid for any damage.
[Exam begins.]
[Seventy-three candidates entered the examination hall in turn.]
[Each person has a small alchemy platform.]
A standardized Pill Furnace sits on the alchemy platform.
[Unified Spirit Herb.]
[Unified Fire Talisman.]
[You've just sat down when you smell the medicinal properties of those herbs.]
[The herb is on the drier side.]
[The Dew-Congealing Grass has lost some of its aquatic properties.]
The roots of the Greenleaf Ginseng were pulled out prematurely.
[The outer skin of the Qi-Gathering Vine has hardened, indicating it has been exposed to sunlight for at least two days.]
[You mentally reviewed the Azure Dragon Merchant Association's "Summary of Deviations in the Properties of Inferior Spiritual Herbs."]
[It matches.]
[Exactly the same.]
[A Rogue Cultivator Alchemist to you picked up Dew-Congealing Grass, and his hand trembled.]
"This actually works?"
[Options pop up.]
[A: Control the success rate of pill formation and the medicinal properties, and keep a low profile.]
[B: Show your strength, and you'll shock the examination hall for a hundred years.]
[C: On the spot, they reported that Heavenly Certification Alliance provided substandard spiritual herbs and demanded a refund of the training fee.]
Lu Ping discovered that Little B had also betrayed them.
From now on Little B will sit at the same table as Little C.
He chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You cast a Method Formula to activate the fire talisman.]
[The fire at the Pill Furnace began to flicker.]
[The examination hall Formation Technique simultaneously deployed.]
[Your Divine Sense has been suppressed by 30%.]
[The firepower shifts direction every twenty breaths.]
[You didn't rush to administer the medicine.]
[You should first extinguish the Pill Furnace for ten breaths.]
[Then cut the Dew-Congealing Grass into three sections.]
[The first paragraph goes in first.]
[The second section follows the Qi-Gathering Vine.]
[The third paragraph is reserved for hydration at the end.]
[The Artisan Spirit takes effect.]
[Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement effective.]
The deviation in drug efficacy was gradually corrected.
[You deliberately left a small scorch mark around the edge of the Pill Furnace.]
This will slightly lower the quality of the resulting pill.
[However, this will not affect the qualification.]
[Half an hour later, the examination hall erupted in chaos.]
[The first muffled thud came from the Level 2 make-up exam area.]
[The second tone comes from your right.]
[A Foundation Establishment examinee covers his forehead and backs away.]
The Deacon immediately stepped forward.
"The Pill Furnace was damaged by 20%, and compensation of 300 Spirit Stones will be paid."
The examinee froze.
"I don't have any money left for the retake."
The Deacon pushed the ledger over.
"It's okay, you can get a loan."
[Jin Yutang's Pill Furnace has also malfunctioned.]
[His fire control is too rough, and the firepower is too intense.]
[The outer skin of the Qi-Gathering Vine was not softened, but its internal medicinal properties were forced out.]
[The medicinal fumes inside the furnace immediately surged up.]
Jin Yutang immediately produced a Stabilizing Fire Talisman.
[The Stabilizing Fire Talisman was of a high grade, effectively suppressing the fluctuations within the furnace.]
The Jin Household cultivators traveling with Jin Yutang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Young Master Jin is safe."
[Wang Qinian's side is also struggling.]
He recognized the problem with the medicinal herb, but he hadn't practiced with inferior herbs beforehand.
[If the timing is changed, everything else falls apart.]
Sweat dripped from his forehead, but he dared not wipe it away.
[You didn't look at them.]
[You throw the last piece of Dew-Congealing Grass into the Pill Furnace.]
[Under the control of the Little Flame Art, the Southern Bright Separation Fire was reduced to an extremely thin wisp.]
[The medicinal properties within the Pill Furnace are concentrated.]
[Four pills took shape.]
[You reach out and slap the Pill Furnace.]
[Four Qi-Gathering Pills fell into the jade plate; their quality was medium.]
[Above the passing grade, below the genius level.]
[Just right.]
[An Deacon walked up to your altar, initially just giving it a casual glance.]
He picked up the jade plate and paused for two breaths.
"Four?"
[You nod.]
The Deacon glanced at the Pill Furnace, then at the scorch marks you left behind.
He put down the jade plate and picked up the scoreboard.
"Lu Ping, tentatively approved."
[As soon as he finished speaking, several nearby examinees paused simultaneously.]
[The examinee who had just paid three hundred Spirit Stones looked at your alchemy platform, his throat bobbing.]
He had initially thought the Border Region cultivators were just there to make up the numbers.
[Now, that junior cultivator from the Border Region has achieved the Core Formation stage.]
[And he's still losing money going back and forth between loan applications and compensation claims.]
Upon hearing the word "passed," Jin Yutang's firing rate faltered for a moment.
[A sudden surge of medicinal vapor erupted from the furnace.]
He quickly tried to salvage the situation.
But it was too late.
[Only two were formed in the Pill Furnace.]
[The third one cracked.]
Jin Yutang stared intently at the split core, his entire body frozen before the alchemy platform.
[Wang Qinian's situation is even worse.]
[He forcibly pressed the furnace, and three pills were formed.]
[After examining Deacon, the deacon shook his head.]
"Pill Poison levels are too high."
"Unqualified."
Wang Qinian rested his hands on the edge of the alchemy platform, remaining silent.
[On the other side, Zhao Huai'an, a candidate from the Zhao Household, finished his exam.]
[Four pills were formed.]
[Above average condition.]
The Zhao Household is, after all, Aristocratic Clan alchemists.
[This person has gone too far.]
[The assessment has ended.]
Of the seventy-three people, eleven passed through.
The chief examiner handed the list to the five examiners for review.
[Zhao Danlin tapped his finger on the table when he saw your name.]
"Qingling Border Region?"
[Shen Silan flipped through your Pills records.]
"Four pills were successfully formed; the Pill Poison of the pills met the standards; the cooking time and temperature were recorded as satisfactory."
Zhao Danlin did not put down the list.
"Border Region Alchemist, passed the level two exam on his first try."
Should we re-inspect?
Shen Silan looked at the examiner.
According to regulations, a re-inspection can be requested.
The examiner nodded.
"Lu Ping, Zhao Huai'an, Jin Yutang, Wang Qinian, stay behind for further examination."
Upon hearing his name called, Jin Yutang immediately looked up.
"I failed, but I still need a retest?"
The examiner glanced through the records.
"You have submitted an objection."
Jin Yutang froze.
He did indeed raise an objection just now.
The objection is based on the claim that there are problems with the materials.
[Heavenly Certification Alliance now needs to conduct a re-verification.]
This isn't an exam anymore.
This is a public execution.
[Options pop up.]
[A: Accept the retest and continue to control your performance.]
[B: Refuses to undergo re-examination, protesting against examination discrimination.]
[C: It is suggested that the re-examination be broadcast live, with the ticket revenue shared among the examinees.]