The tasks in the alchemy room were much simpler than those in the artifact forging pavilion.
They only required distinguishing between different types of herbs and then sorting them.
By the time Li Shuang arrived, several disciples had already completed this task.
Seeing Li Shuang approach, the remaining people
all looked over.
Cang Yin excitedly waved her hands, "Sister Shuang, you're here!"
Cang Yin glanced at Li Shuang's token, which now showed 73 points, and knew that she had completed another task!
This was simply incredible!
Cang Yin then looked at Yan Lie with a look of disdain, "How did you manage to complete the task too?"
Yan Lie gave a simple, honest expression, "I was originally doomed, but Sister Shuang helped me."
Yan Lie spoke very honestly, and Cang Yin was momentarily stunned.
She had just instinctively tried to solidify her position as the prime minion. After all, with Yan Lie's strength, it was quite normal for him to pass the artifact forging pavilion's task.
But Yan Lie actually said that he was only able to complete it with Li Shuang's guidance?
She knew Yan Lie well; although he seemed honest, he was also arrogant and wouldn't easily submit to anyone. Yet now, he was completely subdued by Li Shuang?
"My Sister Shuang is truly my Sister Shuang!"
"You've also latched onto my Sister Shuang's coattails," Cang Yin said with a hint of bitterness.
She had a strong premonition that her position as the chief follower was in jeopardy!
This Yan Lie, she feared, would try to compete with her.
How could she allow that?
Cang Yin immediately stepped forward, pushing Yan Lie aside, and said, "Sister Shuang. Are you here to do the alchemy room task? This task... it's a bit dependent on luck. The medicinal herbs are all random; if you recognize them all, sorting is easy. But if you encounter some you don't know, you have to rely on luck, or inference."
"My luck was pretty good this time; I barely managed to get three points. Wind Whisper, that unlucky fellow, failed outright."
Cang Yin directly mocked Wind Whisper, "And he's an alchemist!"
Wind Whisper: "..."
He felt bitter.
But he didn't say anything.
Rely on luck?
Li Shuang's eyes flickered.
This task wasn't difficult, and there were no penalties for failure. Relatively speaking, the rewards were nowhere near as good as those from the artifact forging pavilion.
Firstly, the points were only three.
Secondly, those who passed didn't receive a title.
Li Shuang guessed that only those who obtained a title could gradually approach the core.
This task didn't offer that opportunity.
"This task can only be done one person at a time, Sister Shuang. You'll definitely be fine," Cang Yin said.
Li Shuang nodded and patiently waited.
Soon, it was her turn.
This task was indeed not difficult, and Li Shuang quickly completed the sorting of the medicinal herbs.
When she tried to communicate with Senior Sister Ming, Senior Sister Ming acted as if she didn't want to bother with her.
This time, her points increased to 76, but she didn't get any more information.
Li Shuang directly gave up on the one-point task.
As night was about to fall, this time, everyone had learned their lesson, and no one was late. They returned to the disciples' quarters on time.
In the darkness, Lin An showed a hint of a peculiar smile, "Very good, this time, you have all been very obedient. Tonight, I will still patrol once every half an hour. I hope you all remain obedient."
Lin An finished speaking and turned to disappear into the night.
As soon as he left, Li Shuang once again walked out of the disciples' quarters.
The people who had followed her yesterday followed her out without hesitation this time.
Those who hadn't followed out yesterday, seeing the points of the people who followed Li Shuang increase rapidly, couldn't resist any longer.
The team grew larger and larger, and except for a few stubborn individuals, everyone else joined Li Shuang's group.
Li Shuang welcomed them all.
She led the group in successive hunts.
Before dawn, Li Shuang's points soared to 150!
Her points officially broke through 100!
This was precisely the limit for entering the Ascension Array that Elder Chen of the Scripture Pavilion had spoken of.
The next morning, Lin An looked at his untainted sword blade, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
Usually, by this day, only a few people would remain.
But now, there were still fifty people left!
All these changes were due to one person.
Li Shuang!
Lin An looked at Li Shuang's disciple token, his expression becoming even more nuanced.
On the third day, everyone's mood was a bit tense.
This day was what the disciples of Langya Sect called the day of ascension.
On this day, a huge upheaval was bound to occur.
But they had no idea what the outcome would be.
The entire Langya Sect's ascension would certainly end in failure.
What about them?
Would they just watch helplessly and then experience this past event again?
"Today, there are no tasks. Everyone is free to act as they wish," Lin An slowly said.
No tasks!
Everyone felt even more uneasy.
Did this mean they were supposed to wander around?
But in this situation, how could they feel at ease?
"Li Shuang," Lin An specifically called out Li Shuang's name, "Follow me!"
"Yes!" Li Shuang quickly responded.
She also breathed a sigh of relief.
She had painstakingly managed to raise her points to 100 before the ascension!
According to Elder Chen, she was now qualified to go to the Ascension Array.
Only by going to the Ascension Array could she see everything more clearly.
Lin An calling her separately this time must be because her points had exceeded 100.
One hundred points, indeed, was a threshold.
Watching Li Shuang and Lin An's retreating figures, a hint of envy flashed in everyone's eyes.
As expected, a big shot was a big shot; this was clearly a separate task.
However, Li Shuang's abilities were evident to all, and it was normal for her to be different from them.
Li Shuang followed Lin An to a secluded place.
Lin An stopped, and Li Shuang also stood still.
Lin An turned to look at her, his gaze strange, "To accumulate one hundred points in your first cycle... your capabilities exceed my imagination."
First... cycle?
Li Shuang's eyebrows showed no surprise.
Lin An's eyes flickered slightly. Li Shuang's reaction... could it be that she had already guessed something?
"You're not surprised?" Lin An asked directly.
Li Shuang calmly replied, "With only three days until the entire sect's ascension, if the mission were to end here, there wouldn't be so many point-based missions."
Lin An looked steadily at Li Shuang, then suddenly smiled, "You are indeed clever. Then have you guessed why I called you alone?"
"Are you taking me to the Ascension Array?" Li Shuang asked tentatively.
"You are an elite disciple, and your points have reached one hundred. Someone will naturally come to take you to the Ascension Array in a while, but that person won't be me," Lin An said.
Li Shuang looked at this Senior Brother.
In Langya Sect, most of the elite disciples and powerful practitioners were busy in the Ascension Array.
Only Lin An, as the chief senior brother, was only responsible for trivial matters like guiding new disciples.
There must be something fishy about this.
Li Shuang remained silent.
She knew that Lin An would eventually speak.