Master Alchemist? (Seeking recommendations!!)

Even though Nie Li made such a request, she couldn't refuse because it was a rule of the Alchemist Association. Whether it was the assessment for Junior Apprentice or Junior Alchemy Master, it was completely open to the public! Anyone could participate, there were no age restrictions, and one only needed to pay two hundred Spirit Coins.

Some senior apprentices would even come to take the exam every month because once they passed three consecutive tests and became a Junior Alchemy Master, their status and treatment would change dramatically.

However, the assessment for Junior Alchemy Master was not easy to pass. Generally, after one exam, out of a hundred people, only a few would remain. The second and third stages were said to be even harder!

"Participating in the Junior Alchemy Master assessment requires a payment of two hundred Spirit Coins, which must be paid in full before entering the examination hall!" Miss Xiao Lan said to Nie Li.

"It's only two hundred Spirit Coins, take me there!" Nie Li said to Miss Xiao Lan, then looked back at Xiao Ninger and the others.

"You guys wait here first. I'll find you when I pass the exam!" Nie Li appeared relaxed and at ease.

"Okay, let's have a celebratory dinner tonight after you pass!" Lu Piao chuckled, clearly very confident.

"Go Nie Li!" Xiao Ninger said gently, her hands clasped in front of her chest.

Hearing the conversation between Nie Li, Lu Piao, and the others, Miss Xiao Lan couldn't help but roll her eyes. That was the assessment for Alchemy Master, not Apprentice. Nie Li and his group were being too ignorant. Did they think becoming a Junior Alchemy Master was that easy? Nie Li's two hundred Spirit Coins were probably wasted. However, it was Nie Li's money, and it had nothing to do with her. She just needed to do her duty.

"Follow me!" Miss Xiao Lan pouted and said nothing more.

The Junior Alchemy Master examination hall had a long corridor stretching into the distance. Beside it were small rooms. Everyone participating in the Junior Alchemy Master assessment would enter one of these rooms to complete a complex alchemy knowledge test. Only after it was graded by several Junior Alchemy Masters and passed would they be able to proceed to the next round of assessment.

This time, a total of six people were participating in the exam. Among them were three young men in their thirties, and two had already grayed hair.

When they saw Miss Xiao Lan leading Nie Li in, they were all a bit stunned.

A young man's gaze fell on Nie Li. He frowned slightly and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Nie Li looked up at the young man and said calmly, "I'm here like all of you, of course, to take the exam!"

The young man glanced at Nie Li's attire. Nie Li's clothes clearly didn't belong to someone from a prominent noble family. He let out a contemptuous laugh, "Haha, a kid like you is here to take the Alchemy Master assessment? Kid, you're in the wrong place. You should be taking the Junior Apprentice exam!" A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy participating in the Junior Alchemy Master assessment was simply an insult to them!

"Who are you?" Nie Li glanced at the young man indifferently.

"I am a disciple of the Chu Family, a family renowned for its elixirs. My name is Chu Ning!" Chu Ning said proudly.

"A family renowned for its elixirs? The Chu Family is worthy of being called a family renowned for its elixirs?" Nie Li sneered disdainfully. He remembered Chu Yuan, with whom he had a conflict at the Ancient Orchid City Ruins, who seemed to also be from the Chu Family.

"My Chu Family has produced three Senior Alchemy Masters, six Intermediate Alchemy Masters, and over twenty Junior Alchemy Masters in its history. How can we not be considered a family renowned for its elixirs?" Chu Ning said proudly.

"What's the use of constantly boasting about past glory? What about now? The Chu Family only has one Junior Alchemy Master in total. Are they still worthy of being called a family renowned for its elixirs?" Nie Li retorted with a smile.

Chu Ning hadn't expected that such a young child like Nie Li would know so much about the Chu Family and be so sharp-tongued.

"Hmph, so what? I, Chu Ning, will definitely become an Alchemy Master. You immature brat, you should just scram. This is the Alchemy Master examination hall, not a place for you to play!" Chu Ning snorted. Although he had taken the exam twice already, he was still quite confident about this third attempt.

Hearing Chu Ning's words, the people nearby let out low chuckles. They had been immersed in alchemy for at least ten or even decades, and they were only just starting to take the Junior Alchemy Master assessment. If Nie Li, a child, were to pass, where would they hide their faces?

Nie Li shrugged and said calmly, "We'll see then!"

Nie Li pushed open a door and walked in.

Chu Ning sneered. He didn't believe how far a brat could cultivate in the way of alchemy. He walked into one of the doors.

After Nie Li entered, two Junior Alchemy Masters were sitting at the front, both around fifty or sixty years old. Beside them were tables and chairs, on which were placed stacks of scrolls and a quill pen.

Seeing Nie Li enter, one of the Junior Alchemy Masters was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Young student, have you come to the wrong place? This is the examination hall for Junior Alchemy Masters!"

"Masters, I haven't come to the wrong place. I'm here to take the Junior Alchemy Master exam!" Nie Li said very politely. It was better to be respectful to the examiners.

The two Junior Alchemy Masters exchanged glances, wondering which family's child had rashly come to take the Junior Alchemy Master exam. In a while, Nie Li would know how difficult the Junior Alchemy Master exam was! If one hadn't been immersed in the way of alchemy for decades, one couldn't become an Alchemy Master!

"Alright, on this table, there are over three hundred and sixty pages of scrolls, interspersed within the pages of books. You can randomly pick a few. They are filled with various questions on the way of alchemy. You need to write the answers on them. You have to draw twenty in total and finish within two hours. Your accuracy rate must reach over ninety percent to proceed to the next round of testing!" one of the Junior Alchemy Masters said.

"Master, please pick a few for me!" Nie Li looked at one of the Junior Alchemy Masters. If the scrolls were chosen by the Master, it would eliminate the possibility of cheating!

The Junior Alchemy Master saw Nie Li's clear eyes and nodded slightly, "Okay!" He randomly drew twenty scrolls and placed them in front of Nie Li, "Do these!"

Nie Li picked up the quill pen, glanced at the questions on the scroll, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. These questions were simply too easy for him, like an Alchemy Master taking an apprentice's test. Nie Li's understanding of alchemy far surpassed the realm of an Alchemy Master! For some questions, Nie Li worried that writing complex answers would be incomprehensible to these Alchemy Masters, so he deliberately wrote the answers in a very simplistic manner. For some answers that were clearly wrong, Nie Li could only write them down because these Alchemy Masters' understanding of alchemy hadn't reached that level!

Nie Li's brush flew across the paper, swiftly completing dozens of answers.

The two Junior Alchemy Masters thought Nie Li wouldn't even be able to answer a single question. They didn't expect Nie Li to finish so quickly, completing dozens of answers in a short time. They assumed Nie Li was just scribbling randomly and looked up.

"The first question is about the sixteen uses of Yuan Ling Grass. Hmm, the answer is good, all of them are written down without omission!"

"The second question is about the detailed process and precautions for refining the Ning Yuan Pill. All twenty-six steps are complete!"

The two Junior Alchemy Masters exchanged glances. Their first reaction was that Nie Li must have cheated. How could a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child understand these processes so thoroughly? Individually, these were very simple questions, but they were randomly selected from tens of thousands of herbs and thousands of pills. How profound must one's knowledge be to answer these questions fluently?

But the scrolls were clearly drawn by them, which almost completely ruled out the possibility of Nie Li cheating!

Even if a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child had started reading various ancient texts from the womb, they wouldn't have been able to read so many!

The two Alchemy Masters exchanged wry smiles. In this world, could there truly be extraordinary individuals who were born with knowledge? Innate knowledge referred to possessing wisdom that was difficult for ordinary people to reach from birth.

Under normal circumstances, it would take an ordinary person at least fifteen minutes to complete one scroll. Those who could complete ten scrolls within the allotted time were extremely rare, and many would get stuck on difficult problems. However, Nie Li was answering the questions without any pause, at a speed of almost three scrolls per fifteen minutes.

In less than an hour, ten scrolls were filled with answers.

Every time Nie Li completed a scroll, the two Junior Alchemy Masters would grade it. To their horror, they discovered that across the ten scrolls, there wasn't a single mistake. Some answers were so brilliant and insightful that they surpassed the records in some ancient texts, leaving them in awe!

A genius!

A true genius!

The two Junior Alchemy Masters were amazed and excited. This matter must be reported to the Elder Council, and the President must be informed! Nie Li, at such a young age, already possessed such astonishing knowledge. What would he be like in a few more years?

Perhaps Nie Li would be the one to revitalize the Alchemist Association. They couldn't help but get excited at the thought. At that time, as Nie Li's grading mentors, they would also be great contributors!

"May I know which noble family this young gentleman belongs to?" one of the old men said with a smile. "My name is Hu Yanming, and his is Mu Yang. We are both Junior Alchemy Masters!"

"Masters, you can just call me by my name. I am Nie Li, from the Sky Mark Family!" Nie Li said humbly. Another person named Hu Yan, he wondered if he was from the Hu Yan family.

Hearing Nie Li's words, Hu Yanming and Mu Yang's eyes curved into smiles. Nie Li's address of "Masters" made the two Junior Alchemy Masters overjoyed. Not bad, not bad. At such a young age, possessing such talent and intellect, yet not being arrogant. If Nie Li could truly establish a foothold in the Alchemist Association, this single address of "Master" could greatly elevate their status.