Xiao Li stood up. Today, he was going to take the Alchemist badge exam. He already had an Alchemist badge, a Fifth-Grade Alchemist badge issued by the Alchemist Guild.
In terms of value, the Alchemist Guild's badge couldn't compare to the Pill Tower's badge.
"Stepmother, let's go take the assessment," Xiao Li had never been to Holy Pill City before. This Holy Pill City was incredibly huge, and Xiao Li felt he would easily get lost if he walked alone.
"En, let's go," Su Wanyin led the way, with Mang Tianchi following closely. He knew that Holy Pill City was a mixed bag of people; not only were there participants for the competition, but also the five great Families of the Pill Tower.
Bu Tianchi due to context, addressed as Dean naturally knew those arrogant Alchemists who, despite having little ability, acted as if they were second only to Heaven, and he was the first. Bu Tianchi due to context, addressed as Dean felt like punching them.
Bu Tianchi due to context, addressed as Dean suddenly thought of something: "Xiao... *cough* *cough* kid, after you complete the Pill Tower's assessment, you can go check out the Alchemist exchange fair. There should be many good things there."
Xiao Li nodded, "Got it."
Su Wanyin led Xiao Li for about ten minutes, finally stopping outside an ancient stone tower in the outer region of Holy Pill City. At this moment, countless Alchemists were constantly coming and going outside the stone tower, their noisy clamor transforming into waves of sound that spread out.
"This is a sub-tower established by the Pill Tower, similar to the branches of the Alchemist Guilds in the Empires on the continent," Su Wanyin introduced the tower to Xiao Li.
"The west side of the tower is the trading area, where many Alchemists trade various medicinal ingredients or Elixirs they need... However, there usually aren't too many good things here.
In two months, Holy Pill City will have a special exchange fair. This fair is for exchanges between Alchemists, and only Alchemists certified by the Pill Tower or Dou Zun Experts are qualified to participate.
We can go there; rare items often appear there."
Su Wanyin truly lived up to her reputation as the Sound Valley Master, understanding the Pill Tower in great detail.
Xiao Li looked at the long queue and frowned. He had to wait in line, and he hated waiting in line the most.
Su Wanyin ignored the crowd and walked directly to the front. As the Sound Valley Master, she naturally had some privileges; even the Pill Tower's president would show her some respect.
Soon, Su Wanyin led Xiao Li to a special testing room in the sub-tower.
This room was quite spacious and extremely quiet; no external noise penetrated it. At this moment, nearly ten people stood inside the room, and their gazes were now fixed on Xiao Li and his companions.
"Valley Master Su!"
Soon, these people recognized the beautiful woman wearing a veil.
Just then, an old man in a purple Alchemist robe came before Su Wanyin, cupping his fists and bowing, "Valley Master Su, I apologize for not greeting you sooner."
"Dispense with the formalities, Deacon Zhou. Please begin quickly," Su Wanyin had no interest in talking more with them.
Deacon Zhou, whose surname was Zhou, did not get angry. After all, standing before him was the Master of one of the Three Valleys, and also Su Wanyin, a renowned beauty of the Central Plains. It was already an honor to receive her.
Deacon Zhou looked at Xiao Li. He already knew that the person from Sound Valley coming for the assessment this time was a young man.
"Young man, what Rank of badge are you planning to test for?"
Xiao Li: "What is the highest Rank you can test for here?"
Deacon Zhou was also surprised, not expecting this young man to ask such a question: "Seventh-Grade Advanced! Because I am only a Seventh-Grade Intermediate Alchemist."
Xiao Li: "Then I'll test for Seventh-Grade Intermediate."
Inside the room, the atmosphere became exceptionally quiet due to Xiao Li's previous words. Gaze after gaze stared at him in astonishment. After a moment, the astonishment dissipated, gradually transforming into a hint of sneering... However, their voices were kept very low. After all, the Sound Valley Master was here, and even if their Family forces were extraordinary, they couldn't contend with Sound Valley, one of the Three Valleys.
But no matter how low their voices were, everyone present could hear them. Xiao Li frowned, then a smirk spread across his lips.
A powerful Soul fluctuation emanated, directly causing those sneering people to collapse to the ground.
"Peak Mortal Realm Soul Power!" Deacon Zhou exclaimed in shock. No wonder this young man asked him what Rank he could test for. Such Soul Power was sufficient to refine a Seventh-Grade Peak Elixir.
Xiao Li glanced at the people on the ground, who were originally mocking but now terrified, and sneered, "Frogs in a well!"
"Young friend, please follow me. I will personally conduct your assessment," Deacon Zhou's tone was now quite respectful.
"Thank you, Deacon Zhou," Xiao Li said, cupping his fists.
Deacon Zhou led Xiao Li into the Heaven-Grade room, which was the exclusive room for testing Seventh-Grade.
Time flowed relentlessly, and as time gradually passed, people from other Families all hoped for Xiao Li's failure, to vent their frustration!
*Creak*
The door of the Heaven-Grade room opened, and Xiao Li walked out, wearing the Pill Tower certified Alchemist badge on his chest.
This badge was entirely dark, with flames swirling around it. Within the flames was a towering giant pagoda, and on the pagoda body, seven dazzling purple-gold stars twinkled. However, the seventh star was slightly dim.
Those who had hoped for Xiao Li's failure all had their mouths wide open.
Xiao Li ignored them and walked directly towards Su Wanyin and Mang Tianchi.
Deacon Zhou sighed, "Seventh-Grade Intermediate was too easy for him. If it weren't for his convenience, he would probably be at least Seventh-Grade Advanced, and even Seventh-Grade Peak might be possible."
Xiao Li left after completing the assessment. He didn't pay attention to the Family members, nor would he know that Xiao Li's success caused these so-called Alchemist Geniuses to have mental breakdowns, and most of them failed the assessment.
Since the Alchemist exchange fair still needed some time to open, Xiao Li wandered around Holy Pill City, looking to see if he could find any good bargains.
Currently, Holy Pill City, as the Pill Gathering drew closer, saw an increasingly terrifying flow of people. Not only during the day, but even at night, the clamor was deafening. And with more people came more.
Naturally, it was mixed with countless people from all walks of life, and some strange and peculiar things also circulated in these places. Among them, there were also some genuine treasures.
Of course, this required you to have sharp eyesight!
Xiao Li found an ancient, simple round disk, but he couldn't tell what it was. Soul Power penetration was useless. He didn't know if burning it with a Heavenly Flame would work, but in broad daylight, Xiao Li wouldn't expose his Heavenly Flame.
Xiao Li only felt that this round disk was ancient, and perhaps it contained something good, but he just didn't have the right method. Perhaps taking it back for Su Wanyin or the Dean to look at would suffice.
Then he wandered around the outer region's trading area and found nothing unusual. He bought some medicinal ingredients for refining Elixirs, and there were no other good things.
"What kind of Elixir should I refine for this Pill Gathering? With my current Six-Star Dou Huang cultivation, an Eighth Grade Pill is probably out of the question. I have a three to four tenths chance with a Seventh-Grade Peak Elixir.
The main issue is that my Dou Qi can't keep up. Before the Pill Gathering begins, at most, my cultivation will only increase to Seven-Star Dou Huang. Alas, what a pity!
If I had a Zong cultivation, perhaps I could refine an Eighth Grade Pill, right?"
Xiao Li shook his head. He was only twenty-two years old now, with a Six-Star Dou Huang cultivation and a Seventh-Rank Alchemist. Among his generation, he was definitely a leading figure. Unfortunately, Xiao Li still felt he wasn't strong enough.
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