A Little Shock for Fama!

Jia Xing Tian looked at Jia He and smiled. "Although Yue'er can't become an alchemist yet, I hope you can give President Fama and Vice President Mitchell a little shock!"

Jia He knew that in the world of Battle Through the Heavens, the requirements for becoming a true alchemist were rather demanding.

First, one's innate qualifications had to meet the standard, particularly one's soul attribute. Alchemists might not be especially powerful themselves, but their soul strength far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Furthermore, alchemists generally possessed fire-attributed Dou Qi, with a trace of wood attribute mixed in as a catalyst.

These two requirements alone excluded the vast majority of cultivators from becoming alchemists!

Even someone as formidable as Gu Xun'er, despite possessing a fire attribute, had no affinity with alchemy because her flame was too pure and contained not a trace of wood attribute.

Moreover, practitioners had to reach the Dou Zhe realm before they could begin learning alchemy under a mentor's personal guidance.

All things considered, those truly beginning to study alchemy were usually around twelve to fifteen years old, and that was under the condition that they had decent cultivation talent.

Of course, if the protagonist had cheats, then that age would naturally drop by three to five years.

Jia He shook his head with a smile before asking, "Are we going to the Alchemist Association now?"

Jia Xing Tian nodded. "President Fama and Vice President Mitchell are both at the Alchemist Association right now. It's a good chance to meet them. Usually, you can't even catch a glimpse of them!"

"Then let's go," Jia He said.

Jia Xing Tian then had the guards prepare a carriage. Yaoyue skipped around Jia He, her little face filled with excitement at the prospect of visiting the Alchemist Association.

"Hey, do you think I can become an alchemist?" Yaoyue asked as she sat beside Jia He in the carriage.

Jia He said, "You can."

"Really? You're not lying to me, are you?" Yaoyue asked happily.

Jia He nodded. "Why would I lie to you?"

In the original story, Yaoyue's talent for alchemy ranked among the geniuses. After all, she had refined a fourth-tier pill during the Imperial Alchemist Tournament.

The carriage traveled along the Imperial Avenue for half an hour before arriving at an intersection where several streets met.

A massive building stood there, shrouded year-round in a faint fragrance of pills.

Jia Xing Tian led Jia He and Yaoyue out of the carriage.

Jia He looked toward the towering, imposing gates, where the five bold characters reading "Alchemist Association" gleamed with a faint silver light.

The passersby nearby all looked in that direction with reverence in their eyes.

The royal carriage had clearly caught the attention of the guards stationed at the entrance to the Alchemist Association.

Even first- and second-tier alchemists were rarely seen on ordinary days, but at the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Association headquarters, hurried figures in all manner of alchemist robes could be seen everywhere.

Jia Xing Tian looked at Jia He and Yaoyue beside him. "I hope that one day, both of you can wear those proud alchemist robes and walk through this place!"

Yaoyue gazed longingly at the alchemists before declaring, "I'll definitely surpass them!"

Jia He merely said, "I won't feel proud because I wear an alchemist robe. I'll make the Imperial Alchemist robe proud to be worn by me!"

Jia Xing Tian could not help drawing in a sharp breath. "Good boy. That's ambition!"

What Jia Xing Tian really meant was: Good boy, that was one hell of a flex. Full marks!

Jia Xing Tian then led the two of them into the main hall of the Alchemist Association headquarters.

The guild hall was exceedingly spacious. The first floor was where alchemists conducted transactions, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance of pills and medicinal herbs.

The three of them did not linger on the first floor and headed directly upstairs.

They made their way to the top floor, where two fourth-tier alchemists stood guard. Upon seeing Jia Xing Tian, they respectfully approached and asked, "Jia Lao, are you here to see the president?"

Although fourth-tier alchemists held fairly high status among alchemists, the Jia Lao before them was the guardian deity of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family and a peak Dou Huang expert. Naturally, they could not afford to offend him.

Jia Xing Tian nodded slightly. "That's right. I arranged a time with your president. They should be free now, correct?"

"Yes. The president and vice president are both waiting for you in the office," one of the fourth-tier alchemists said.

Jia Xing Tian said to Jia He and Yaoyue, "Let's go."

After pushing open the office doors and entering, the three of them saw two elderly men seated on a sofa.

One had snow-white hair and wore an exquisitely crafted alchemist robe. He looked like an utterly ordinary old man, but his status-representing robe and the four silver ripples shining on his chest revealed that he was anything but ordinary.

This man was Master Mitchell, vice president of the Imperial Alchemist Association. He was a peak fourth-tier alchemist, just one step away from entering the fifth-tier alchemist realm.

The other elderly man wore a purple alchemist robe unlike anyone else's, and there was no badge pinned to his chest.

His face was like dried tree bark, making him look like an old man on the verge of death. He was President Fama, the leading figure in the Jia Ma Empire's alchemy world!

Although he had yet to reach Gu He's level as a sixth-tier alchemist, his reputation in the alchemy world was no less impressive than Gu He's!

When Jia Xing Tian entered with the children, both Fama and Mitchell turned their gazes toward the door.

Mitchell chuckled. "Jia Lao, I never expected you to be so impatient. You gathered both the president and me together just for these two little ones?"

Jia Xing Tian chuckled. "Of course. I came to send some promising seedlings to your Alchemist Association!"

President Fama swept his gaze over Jia He and Yaoyue, then his eyes paused on Jia He with a grave expression.

"This little fellow seems somewhat unusual?" President Fama's hoarse voice suddenly rang out.

Jia Xing Tian smiled. "The president truly has sharp eyes. I concealed some of his aura myself, yet you still saw through it!"

At those words, Mitchell also looked at Jia He. However, with his cultivation, it was impossible for him to see through the aura Jia Xing Tian had concealed on Jia He.

"President, what is unusual about this little fellow?" Mitchell turned to Fama and asked.

Fama sighed softly. "I can't be certain yet. We'll know once we test him."

Mitchell did not ask further. He simply rose and took two crystal balls from the bookshelf beside him.

Yaoyue stood beside Jia He, feeling somewhat nervous as she tightly clasped her little hands together.

"Little He, I'm scared!" Yaoyue whispered pitifully.

Jia He comforted her softly. "Don't be afraid. It's just a simple test. Besides, Great-Grandfather and I are both here, aren't we?"

Hearing Jia He's words, Yaoyue relaxed somewhat, though her eyes remained fixed on Vice President Mitchell.

Mitchell could also see that Yaoyue seemed uneasy, so he smiled lightly. "These crystal balls are used to test your soul strength. As long as the crystal ball lights up, you pass!"

Jia He nodded. He had no objections to such a minor test.

"I'll go first!" Jia He stepped forward, considering Yaoyue's feelings.

Mitchell naturally did not object. Holding the wooden box, he came before Jia He and bent slightly. "Just hold it in your hand."

Jia He reached out and gripped the small crystal ball. After a brief period of stillness, the crystal ball suddenly became incomparably bright, radiating white light that illuminated the entire office.

Seeing this result, Mitchell's eyes widened in astonishment. Meanwhile, President Fama, who had been sitting nearby with sleepy, clouded eyes, suddenly sharpened his gaze.

With this level of soul strength, he is probably only one step away from the great completion of the Mortal Realm? Fama thought in shock.

It could be said that even Fama and Mitchell's soul strength might not be as powerful as that of the little fellow before them.

Jia Xing Tian noticed Mitchell and Fama's surprise and said with a grin, "Well? This little fellow's talent isn't bad, right?"

"His soul strength is excellent, but we still need to look at his elemental affinity," Fama said.

When Yaoyue saw the crystal ball in Jia He's hand shine so brightly, she immediately became interested and stepped forward. "Me too! I want to try too!"

Yaoyue then grabbed the crystal ball, and soon, a white light far weaker than Jia He's lit up as well.

Compared to each other, their lights were like the bright moon and a firefly.

After seeing it, Mitchell also sighed. "The little princess's soul strength is also very strong, but with this little fellow as the comparison, it naturally falls quite short."

Jia Xing Tian said from the side, "Then how about having these two little ones take you two as their masters?"

Mitchell was somewhat tempted, but Fama spoke at that moment. "With this little fellow's talent, there is likely no one in the Jia Ma Empire qualified to be his master. Perhaps that old man I met when I was young could have been!"

A trace of reminiscence surfaced in Fama's clouded eyes.

However, Fama quickly said, "If this little fellow does not mind, he can study alchemy by my side. As for the little princess, she can become Mitchell's disciple!"

Jia Xing Tian had not expected Fama to refuse to become Jia He's master. Still, it was fine as long as Jia He could study alchemy by Fama's side.

Jia Xing Tian then had Yaoyue formally take Mitchell as her master on the spot and begin learning alchemy.

Jia He followed Fama to a pill-refining chamber on the top floor. This was where Fama refined pills and cultivated in seclusion.

"I'll first teach you some knowledge about alchemy. Once you advance to the Dou Zhe realm, I'll teach you how to refine pills," Fama said as he looked at Jia He.

Jia He was slightly stunned before saying, "President Fama, I've already reached the Dou Zhe realm!"

"What?" Fama was instantly shocked.

Jia He's aura suddenly shook, and powerful Dou Qi surged from within his body, rapidly condensing into a layer of armor over his body.

Dou Qi Armor—this was the mark of the Da Dou Shi realm!

"You're already a nine-star Da Dou Shi?" Even Fama could not help twitching as he stared in utter disbelief.

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