The crowd passed through the Green Stone Gate and entered a hall spanning tens of thousands of square meters. A rich medicinal fragrance washed over them.
Thousands of wooden racks stood in neat rows throughout the room, filled with every kind of medicinal herb, a dazzling sight to behold.
Each tier of the wooden racks was engraved with formations that created different environments to preserve the medicinal properties of the spirit materials.
With a sweep of Elder Yuheng's large sleeve, a massive banner appeared in the sky, bearing exactly one hundred pill names.
"Over the next hour, select the spirit materials for these pill recipes."
The test was simple, yet it demanded an exceptionally solid foundation. One had to know medicinal herbs and pill recipes like the back of one's hand to achieve outstanding results.
No one dared to be careless and hurriedly memorized every pill name.
"The test begins!"
The moment his words fell, everyone sprang into action in a rush.
The test required them to assemble the recipes themselves, so copying others would make it difficult to earn good results and might instead disrupt their own judgment.
Zhong Ling moved with astonishing speed, flitting back and forth between the wooden racks like a butterfly among flowers. Without hesitation, she selected the medicinal herbs.
Ye Chen was no slower. His eyes blazed like torches as he selected ingredients and calculated proportions at the same time, working on both fronts and displaying an excellent foundation in the medicinal arts.
Xiao Fan's performance was even more exaggerated. He gathered medicinal herbs like a raging wind sweeping away clouds, as though aided by the gods. He did not even look at them, seeming to possess a special sense for medicinal herbs. No one present could contend with him.
Li Guangbai observed the