Advancing to a third-grade alchemist
Xiao Ding nodded slightly, not asking any further questions, and said to Xiao Yu, "In that case, let's go to the air transport company in the city center and wait for you!"
Xiao Yu replied, "Okay, I'll be there in a bit."
They parted ways at the end of the street. Little Purple and Xiao Bai followed Xiao Ding and the others, while Xiao Yu headed directly towards the Desert City Alchemist Guild. He had originally planned to go to the Desert City Alchemist Guild, firstly to raise his alchemist level to the third rank, and secondly to buy some medicinal herbs to refine some pills.
Little Purple has always been by his side, and if she can grow up, she will be a great help. Therefore, Xiao Yu found a kind of pill called Dragon Whisker Purple Crystal Pill in the Alchemy Canon. It is a fourth-grade pill that can effectively improve the grade of Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Now Xiao Yu only needs one more ingredient, Dragon Whisker Grass, to refine it.
Xiao Bai does nothing but sleep all day long and can eat anything, seemingly without any desires, so Xiao Yu didn't bother with it.
Dragon Whisker Grass is a herb with the Cold Ice Attribute, but the most unique thing about this herb is that it can absorb the Companion Purple Crystal Source and transform from Cold Ice Attribute herb into an extremely yang Fire Attribute herb!
Because of the unique properties of Dragon Whisker Grass, many alchemists do not know how to refine Dragon Whisker Grass, which makes Dragon Whisker Grass quite rare!
Soon, Xiao Yu arrived at the gate of the Desert City Alchemist Guild. He stepped out and walked into the guild. Because of his Second-grade Alchemist robe, the guards at the gate watched Xiao Yu enter with awe but did not stop him!
Stepping back into the hall of the Alchemist Guild, it was still as deserted as before. However, upon hearing Xiao Yu's footsteps, a woman in green hurriedly emerged from a backstage area and walked quickly toward Xiao Yu.
"Respected Alchemist, is there anything you need?" the woman in green asked respectfully. When she came closer and saw Xiao Yu's young face, she was slightly taken aback. If it weren't for the alchemist's robes Xiao Yu was wearing, she would never have thought that the young man in front of her was a Second-grade Alchemist!
Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "There are two things I need your help with!"
The woman in green nodded slightly and said, "Sir, there's no need to be so polite. Yalin is at your service at any time!"
"The first thing I need is for you to help me look in the guild's warehouse to see if there's any Dragon Whisker Grass!" Xiao Yu said.
Yalin nodded and noted it down. Then Xiao Yu continued, "The second thing is that I want to take the exam to Third-grade Alchemist!"
"Okay!" Yalin nodded and said, but then she felt something was wrong. "Third-grade Alchemist? You, you want to take the Third-grade Alchemist exam?" Yalin asked excitedly.
"Is there a problem?" Xiao Yu asked, frowning slightly.
Seeing Xiao Yu frown, Yalin quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no problem. I'm just a little surprised. Besides, the assessment for Third-grade Alchemist needs to be conducted by the guild leader himself. Please wait in the VIP room on the second floor. I'll arrange it for you right away!"
Xiao Yu nodded and followed Yalin upstairs. After settling Xiao Yu in, Yalin left without delay.
Soon, the door to the VIP room was pushed open again, and Xiao Yu immediately saw Yalin walking in front of him. Behind her was another figure, none other than Master Bulin, the president of the Desert City Alchemist Guild!
At this moment, Master Bu Lin also saw Xiao Yu sitting on the sofa. After a slight surprise, he burst into laughter. "So it's you, young friend Xiao Yu! I didn't expect you to come to my Desert City Alchemist Guild again!"
Xiao Yu also stood up and smiled, "Master Bulin, it's been a long time!"
Yalin, who was standing to the side, stared blankly at the two chatting and laughing, and then asked, "President, do you know each other?"
Master Bu Lin laughed, "This is a genius discovered by our Desert City Alchemist Guild! He's already Second-grade Alchemist at such a young age! We're really getting old!"
Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "Master Bulin is still vigorous despite his advanced age, you're too kind!"
"By the way, where is that person you mentioned who's going to take the Third-grade Alchemist exam? I want to see which young talent it is. This year, my Alchemist Guild will definitely make a name for itself in front of the Imperial Capital Alchemist Guild!" Master Bu Lin asked Yalin with a smile, his aged face unable to hide his pride.
Yalin pointed at Xiao Yu and said, "President, he's the one who's going to take the Third-grade Alchemist exam!"
Before the smug look on Master Bu Lin's face had completely faded, upon hearing Yalin's words, he immediately turned his horrified gaze to Xiao Yu. Seeing Xiao Yu smiling at him, Master Bu Lin felt his mouth go dry. After a long while, Master Bu Lin sighed, "Truly a genius in alchemy! In just a few months, you've already broken through another barrier in alchemy techniques. You can't deny getting old!"
Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "Isn't this exactly what Master Bulin wanted to see?"
Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, Master Bu Lin chuckled and said, "Of course! I want to see if my Desert City Alchemist Guild is no longer an unknown entity. Xiao Yu, let's go, I'll take you to the assessment right now!"
As he spoke, Master Bu Lin pulled Xiao Yu toward the alchemist examination area on the third floor. There were still some people waiting to take the First-grade Alchemist examination on the third floor, and a middle-aged man was preparing to take the Second-grade Alchemist examination.
The moment Master Bu Lin pulled Xiao Yu up, everyone noticed Xiao Yu. Everyone here knew Master Bu Lin, after all, Master Bu Lin was the president of the Desert City Alchemist Guild and Fourth-grade Alchemist. This was the first time these people had seen Master Bu Lin so enthusiastically pulling a young man along, and they couldn't help but speculate about Xiao Yu's identity.
"Who is this? Could he be Master Bulin's apprentice?"
"I don't know, it seems Chairman Master Bu Lin values him highly!"
"Didn't you notice the alchemist's robes that young man was wearing? He's Second-grade Alchemist!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes focused on the alchemist's robe Xiao Yu was wearing. When they saw the two silver ripples flashing on his chest, they gasped in shock!
Among these people, one man's eyes flashed with jealousy and resentment when he saw Xiao Yu. That man was Kelei, who had originally come to supervise the assessment of First-grade Alchemist, but now his good mood had been ruined by the scene before him!
Ignoring the stares of the others, Master Bu Lin ordered his men to quickly set up a temporary testing room, then pulled Xiao Yu inside.
Everyone was puzzled, wondering what Master Bulin was up to. However, the middle-aged man waiting for the second-grade assessment frowned, then stepped forward and asked the guild alchemist standing in front of Xiao Yu's assessment room, "I was here first, so why wasn't I assessed first?"
The alchemist standing at the door glanced expressionlessly at the middle-aged man and said, "The second-grade assessment room is over there. This isn't the second-grade assessment room!"
"Impossible! Could he be taking the exam to become Third-grade Alchemist?" the middle-aged man said indignantly.
The middle-aged man's words filled Kelei with apprehension. He murmured, "Could it be that he really is taking the exam to Third-grade Alchemist?"
Just as the middle-aged man was about to give his explanation, the examination room behind him suddenly opened, and Master Bu Lin stepped out first, exclaiming with amazement and shock, "I have never seen such skillful alchemy techniques! This little guy's Yao Tian is truly astonishing! I have to admire him!"