Senior Brother Is Truly Amazing!

Xu Yuan's medicine packet being switched made everyone in the dispensary pay closer attention.

Taiyu City had already been tense, and now that something like this had happened, everyone naturally became even more vigilant. Coupled with Xu Gaocen's words, everyone took their work more seriously.

After speaking, Xu Gaocen had the others continue working as usual.

While completing his daily tasks, Yang Chan also kept an eye on Pharmacist Zhao Qiyang. However, Zhao Qiyang showed no sign of anything unusual, as though he had merely discovered the matter by accident earlier.

"Senior Brother Yang, you're really amazing. If it were me, I wouldn't have dared to say that."

Sun Qi Wu walked over to Yang Chan's side, his face full of admiration. Clearly, Yang Chan had just done something he himself would not have dared to do.

Previously, he had been thoroughly scolded by Pharmacist Xu Gaocen.

However, the nature of their situations was very different. Xu Gaocen had scolded him because he had made mistakes and worked too slowly, while someone had secretly tampered with Yang Chan's things. Naturally, they were not the same.

Of course, what he admired even more was Yang Chan's courage.

"It's nothing. Next time, just silently say it to yourself first. Once you can't hold it in any longer, it'll definitely burst out."

Yang Chan smiled and gave him a thoroughly unreliable suggestion.

"Can that really work?"

Sun Qi Wu's eyes widened as he hurriedly asked.

"As long as you don't mind Pharmacist Xu throwing you out, you can give it a try."

Seeing the eager look on his face, Yang Chan did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"Then forget it."

At those words, the excitement on Sun Qi Wu's face vanished.

He did not want to lose his status as an Alchemist Assistant.

The various benefits and allowances of an Alchemist Assistant were quite good. Other tasks within the Qingyuan Sect were nowhere near as suitable for him.

"Spend more time learning. Once you can prepare medicine with everything clear in your mind, you'll have confidence."

Yang Chan's confidence came from his own ability and strength. Since he was certain there was nothing wrong on his end, he naturally dared to refute the other party.

Besides, he was Pharmacist Xu Gaocen's Alchemist Assistant, which inherently gave him a certain advantage.

As Xu Gaocen's Alchemist Assistant, even if someone wanted to deal with him, they would have to go through Xu Gaocen, the pharmacist in charge.

The daily tasks remained as busy as ever, but Yang Chan had grown used to them during this period.

Taiyu City, Qinghan Prefecture, Medicine Hall.

"Are you certain you want to take the pharmacist assessment? If you fail this assessment, the next one will be a year later. Won't you consider it more carefully?"

Lei Jingshan asked.

He too was an Intermediate Alchemist, one of the Intermediate Alchemists who had come down the mountain with Yang Chan and the others. He was presiding over the pharmacist assessment here, with three Junior Alchemists assisting him.

The pharmacist assessment was a comprehensive examination that tested multiple abilities. Only by passing every test could one be considered to have passed the assessment.

If even one item was unqualified, the entire assessment counted as a failure. The requirements were extremely strict, because pharmacists concerned not merely one person, but many.

If there was a problem with the medicines they prepared, it could kill even more people.

The Qingyuan Sect's Formal Disciples were all important. Naturally, they would not allow those whose abilities fell short to become pharmacists. This did not only concern the disciples, but could also affect Elite Disciples, elders, and others.

A pharmacist was responsible for far more than other disciples.

Yang Chan naturally knew what the pharmacist assessment required. The examination included medicine preparation, treatment, decocting medicine, refining medicine, pharmacological knowledge, and methods for dealing with common ailments. Each item would be questioned by one person, while the other three observed and evaluated.

Only afterward would they make a comprehensive evaluation and determine whether he had passed.

"Yes, this disciple understands. I confirm that I will take the pharmacist assessment today."

Yang Chan's tone was firm. He had already inquired clearly into everything required for the pharmacist assessment and was confident that he could pass.

His practical skills were somewhat lacking, but over these days, he had learned quite a bit from the injured disciples.

Moreover, he had spent two Potential Points on this, raising his pharmacist proficiency by more than ten percentage points beyond Second Order: Entering the Hall. With the help of those injured disciples, he knew that he was sufficiently qualified in treatment as well.

"Good. Then I'll begin your pharmacist assessment."

Seeing this, Lei Jingshan immediately began the assessment. His earlier words had merely been the usual questions asked during a pharmacist assessment, which could also reveal a person's mindset and whether they were prepared.

One's mindset was also a hidden part of the assessment.

When pharmacists prepared medicine or treated the wounded, circumstances could be urgent. If their mindset was not steady, they would make frequent mistakes.

Yang Chan's current bearing satisfied Lei Jingshan quite well.

"I'll first assess your medicine preparation. Take the medicinal ingredients on the table and prepare one packet of Qi Replenishing Body Nourishing Soup. You have the time of one incense stick."

Preparing Qi Replenishing Body Nourishing Soup was among the most basic tasks, and it was also one of the duties of most Junior Alchemists. Demand for it was very high.

The medicine preparation Lei Jingshan referred to was selecting the ingredients needed for Qi Replenishing Body Nourishing Soup from a pile of medicinal herbs, then matching the selected herbs according to their medicinal properties. This also secretly tested pharmacological knowledge and discernment.

It could be said that being able to independently prepare a packet of Qi Replenishing Body Nourishing Soup capable of fully bringing out its medicinal effects was a basic requirement.

If one could not even do that, there was no need to continue the assessment. It was equivalent to a threshold.

"Now, begin."

As Lei Jingshan's words fell, he lit an incense stick.

Yang Chan did not reply further. He quickly selected the herbs for Qi Replenishing Body Nourishing Soup from the pile on the table. The process was swift; it was not much of a challenge in itself, but an ability one had to master as an Alchemist Assistant.

Yang Chan then skillfully sorted through them, weighed out the medicinal herbs, and set them aside.

In truth, with Yang Chan's current ability, he could have simply grabbed the herbs directly. However, weighing them made him appear more steady and composed, preventing any issue from affecting the assessment evaluation or giving others something to criticize.

After weighing the medicinal herbs, several kinds of herbs lay before him. Yang Chan picked and sorted through them, then made them into a packet of medicine. After checking it once more, he finally finished preparing it.

"Disciple Yang Chan has finished preparing it. Please inspect it, Pharmacist Lei."

Yang Chan walked over and placed the prepared medicine packet on the table nearby where assessment medicine packets were set.

Hearing this, Lei Jingshan rose and stepped forward, carefully examining Yang Chan's medicine packet. After Lei Jingshan finished, the other three Junior Alchemists also came forward to inspect it and recorded their respective evaluations.

Afterward, the few of them exchanged glances, and one Junior Alchemist spoke.

"I will assess your handling of difficult and complicated illnesses. I will now give you a case. You have the time of two incense sticks to think, after which you must formulate a prescription for treatment."

"The problem is..."

Although they did not say how Yang Chan had done in preparing the Qi Replenishing Body Nourishing Soup, the fact that these pharmacists continued questioning him meant that he had passed the first stage. However, this was not the end, but the beginning.