Jiang Donghua stood on the high platform of the Alchemy Department hall, playing with the Fifth-grade Soul Condensing Pill in his hand, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"Forget it, for the sake of this good thing, just forgive that old guy once."
He looked down at the bustling crowd below and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The hall was crowded with alchemy apprentices in black robes. Their chests were empty, not even a Pill Pattern, which meant that they were not even the lowest First-grade Alchemist.
But today, as long as they can successfully refine the elixir designated for the assessment, they can be officially promoted to First-grade Alchemist, and their status will be completely different in an instant!
"Tsk, tsk, these guys are so nervous that their hands are shaking!"
Jiang Donghua glanced at the crowd and saw many apprentices clutching bags of medicinal materials, sweating on their foreheads, and mumbling words, obviously memorizing the steps of the elixir.
Suddenly, his eyes stopped on a thin young man.
The young man looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his face was pale, but his eyes were extremely firm. He did not panic like the others, but quietly inspected the medicine cauldron and medicinal materials in front of him with meticulous movements.
"Oh? It's interesting."
Jiang Donghua was just about to take a few more glances, when suddenly there was a commotion behind him.
"Look! It's Elder Mo Xuan!"
"Oh my God, three of the top ten elders are actually here!"
I saw Elder Mo Xuan walking slowly with the other two elders Alchemy Department. Wherever they passed, the apprentices bowed their heads and saluted, their eyes full of awe.
Elder Mo Xuan walked to Jiang Donghua and lowered his voice.
"You brat, why are you so dazed? The assessment is about to begin!"
Jiang Donghua came back to his senses and smiled.
"Master, are you here to invigilate the exam in person?"
Elder Mo Xuan snorted.
"I'm not afraid of you being lazy!"
After speaking, he turned around to face everyone and said loudly.
"Today's First-grade Alchemist assessment, the topic is the elixir in the jade box in front of you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a wail suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Wind-Walking Pill?! It's over, it's over, what I'm worst at is wind-attribute elixirs!"
"This elixir requires too much fire control. I failed three times during my last practice!"
Jiang Donghua Listening to everyone's complaints, the smile on his lips became even deeper.
Elder Mo Xuan glanced at him, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, and continued.
"The assessment time is two hours. Those who successfully refine the elixir will be promoted to First-grade Alchemist!"
"Now - the assessment begins!"
Following the order, all the apprentices immediately took action, and the sound of rising and falling flames was instantly heard in the hall.
Jiang Donghua stood with his hands behind his hands, his eyes falling on the thin young man again.
I saw the young man calmly raising the flame and putting Wind Spirit Grass into the medicine cauldron. His movements were smooth and smooth, and he seemed to have a bit of a master's style.
"This boy is not simple."
Jiang Donghua was secretly admiring when suddenly, a loud noise came from the corner of the hall.
"Boom!"
A certain apprentice's medicine cauldron exploded!
In the billowing black smoke, the apprentice's face was charred and he wanted to cry but had no tears.
Jiang Donghua shook his head and sighed.
"The fire was too strong and Wind Spirit Grass was burned directly to ashes. It seems that not many people will pass this test."
Elder Mo Xuan came over again at some point and whispered.
"You brat, you are so ruthless in writing this prescription. Even my teacher didn't expect that Wind-Walking Pill could stump so many people."
Jiang Donghua shrugged, looking innocent.
"Master, didn't you say it? It can't be too simple."
Elder Mo Xuan laughed loudly and patted his shoulder hard.
"Okay! Very good! This is like being a disciple of a master!"
Jiang Donghua also laughed, but his eyes never left the skinny boy.
He was very curious whether this seemingly inconspicuous apprentice could bring him a surprise?
The main reason is that I have never seen this face in the Alchemy Department.
Seeing Jiang Donghua staring at the young man, Elder Mo Xuan couldn't help coughing twice and said with a smile.
"What? You can also see that that boy is not simple anymore?"
Jiang Donghua nodded, with some appreciation in his eyes.
"He has solid basic skills and sophisticated techniques. He doesn't look like an apprentice refining medicine at all, but more like a veteran who has refined medicine countless times."
Elder Mo Xuan stroked his beard and smiled.
"This kid is indeed quite interesting. I heard that he started refining medicine at the age of fourteen and was able to independently refine semi-finished elixirs at the age of fifteen."
Before he finished speaking, a cold snort suddenly came from the side.
"Hmph, that's natural. How can the person I brought back Jia Nan Academy be mediocre?"
Jiang Donghua turned around and saw a female elder wearing a plain white robe with a cold face, crossing her arms and looking at the young man in the field with a slightly proud look.
Elder Bing Hong Alchemy Department One of the ten elders, with a cold and arrogant personality, rarely praises others, but once recognized by her, it means that the talent is extremely high!
Elder Mo Xuan laughed and patted Jiang Donghua on the shoulder.
"You brat, this is the seedling brought back from outside by Elder Bing Hong himself. If nothing else, he does have some skills!"
Jiang Donghua's heart moved. No wonder this young man is so calm. It turns out he is the one Elder Bing Hong likes!
Elder Bing Hong glanced at Jiang Donghua and said calmly.
"Jiang Donghua, I heard that you wrote the recipe for this assessment?"
Jiang Donghua quickly handed it over.
"Reply to the elder, it was written by the disciple."
Elder Bing Hong nodded slightly.
"Wind-Walking Pill is a good choice. It not only tests fire control, but also tests Soul Power's control of wind-attribute medicinal materials. If it can be successfully refined, it will indeed be qualified to be promoted to First-grade Alchemist."
Jiang Donghua was secretly happy, it was not easy to get Elder Bing Hong's approval!
However, Elder Bing Hong's next sentence made his smile freeze.
"However, if he fails, your recipe will have to be rewritten."
Elder Mo Xuan was holding back a smile, obviously he already knew Elder Bing Hong's temper.
Jiang Donghua was helpless and could only laugh twice.
"Elder, don't worry, this disciple has confidence in his own elixir recipe."
Elder Bing Hong made no comment, just looked back at the young man and said calmly.
"Then let's wait and see."
Jiang Donghua also looked towards the field, and saw that the young man had completed the refining of Wind Spirit Grass, and was concentrating on controlling the heat, slowly integrating Light Spirit Flower into the liquid medicine.
His movements were extremely precise, every step seemed to have been refined thousands of times, and there was no unnecessary movement.
"Is this guy really just an apprentice in alchemy?"
Jiang Donghua was surprised.
Suddenly, the young man frowned slightly, as if he noticed something. With a slight lift of his finger, the flames instantly weakened by three points, and the liquid in the medicine cauldron stabilized.
"What a keen sense!"
Jiang Donghua couldn't help but admire it.
Elder Bing Hong The corners of his mouth rose imperceptibly for a moment, but soon returned to his cold and arrogant look.
Elder Mo Xuan smiled and leaned into Jiang Donghua's ear and whispered.
"You brat, do you now know what it means to have someone outside of you? This kid's name is Lin Chen. He was discovered by Bing Hong in a remote town half a month ago. It is said that Soul Power was born to be extremely powerful, but he lacks systematic training."
Jiang Donghua suddenly realized, no wonder Elder Bing Hong takes it so seriously!
At this moment, Lin Chen in the field suddenly put his hands together, the flames in the medicine cauldron suddenly rose, and a faint green elixir fragrance filled the air!
"Has it become a pill?!"
Everyone exclaimed.
I saw Lin Chen flipping his palm, and a round blue pill flew out of the medicine cauldron and fell steadily into his palm.
Wind-Walking Pill--Refined successfully!
Moreover, there is a faint trace of Pill Pattern appearing on the surface of the elixir!
"Pill Pattern?! Refining Wind-Walking Pill for the first time can produce Pill Pattern?!"
The whole place was in an uproar!
Elder Bing Hong finally showed a satisfied smile and said lightly.
"Not bad."
Jiang Donghua couldn't help but applaud.
"Awesome!"