Eternal Life: I Can Break Through The Limits Of All Methods

Chapter 106: Alchemy Aptitude Test

On the second day, after breakfast, Chu Ming went alone to the outer sect farming hall.

At this time, there were already many outer sect disciples gathered outside the hall, probably more than sixty people.

Apart from the accompanying personnel, most of them should be here to participate in the alchemy aptitude test.

This test was much simpler, so many people wanted to give it a try.

In the courtyard outside the hall, thirty stone tables were placed, and five boys were arranging the alchemy furnaces and preparing the medicinal herbs.

Two middle-aged male cultivators wearing gray Eight Trigrams Dao robes and holding feather dusters were observing quietly on the side.

Seeing this scene, Chu Ming couldn't help but recall the situation when he took the exam in his previous life. It was really exactly the same.

After everything was arranged, the refined-looking cultivator with a goatee on the left spoke, "We can begin the first round of testing."

"You should all be clear about the rules. Refine one Fasting Pill, one Five Essence Pill, one Wind Breath Pill, one Divine Eye Pill, one Hundred Herb Pill, one Essence Restoring Pill, and one Qi Replenishing Pill."

"As long as they all reach the Middle Grade, it will be considered a pass."

"If you can reach the High Grade in three of them, you can choose a Fourth Grade Cave Mansion for yourself and receive guidance from a High Grade alchemist in the alchemy pavilion once every fifteen days."

"If all the pills can reach the High Grade, you can choose a Third Grade Cave Mansion for yourself, and there is a chance to be accepted as a direct disciple by several elders in the alchemy pavilion, or even Elder Tang."

The other cultivator with a square face said coldly, "Let me make it clear from the beginning."

"Anyone who dares to cheat will not be spared."

"And if you're just here to take advantage of the situation and can't even refine four Middle Grade pills, then leave early."

"Otherwise, the Spirit Medicine consumed will have to be compensated double."

After these words were spoken, many people looked uneasy.

Some people just wanted to take advantage of the situation and join in the fun, but they didn't expect to have to spend spirit stones to buy the Spirit Medicine they consumed.

And some people were not very confident and couldn't guarantee that they could refine all the Middle Grade pills.

If they accidentally failed and couldn't even refine four Middle Grade pills, wouldn't they have to compensate a lot of spirit stones?

Double compensation would require at least twenty spirit stones, which was not a small amount for most outer sect disciples.

The refined-looking cultivator began to announce that they could enter. Many people hesitated, but Chu Ming walked in directly.

With the continuous improvement of his proficiency in the Miscellaneous Pill Refinement Method, he had mastered more and more pill formulas.

Even if there were a few that he hadn't mastered, he could easily refine High Grade pills by looking at the formulas once.

He came to an empty table and saw a small alchemy furnace placed in front of him, with seven sets of medicinal herbs needed for refining the pills placed beside it.

Each set could only refine two pills, and there was one chance for a mistake.

Chu Ming began to refine the relatively easy Fasting Pill.

He deliberately showed some unfamiliarity with the alchemy technique and appeared a bit nervous.

In the first attempt, he only refined a Middle Grade Fasting Pill, looking somewhat disappointed.

In the second attempt, he refined a High Grade Fasting Pill, instantly becoming excited and showing a happy expression.

The refined-looking middle-aged cultivator happened to pass by and saw that he had refined a High Grade Fasting Pill. He nodded approvingly.

Chu Ming also smiled and nodded at him.

The refined-looking cultivator swept his divine sense and sensed Chu Ming's cultivation level. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "You've already reached Foundation Building, right?"

"If you want to enter the inner sect, you should only need to report it. Why did you come to participate in the test?"

Chu Ming smiled bitterly and said, "When I was at the Foundation Building stage, my spiritual root underwent a slight mutation, so I couldn't go to Yuhua Mountain."

"Just when I had some insights into alchemy, I thought about becoming an alchemist at Azure Spirit Peak. It would be quite leisurely."

The refined male cultivator sensed the thunder spiritual energy in Chu Ming's body and seemed to understand something.

Nodding, he said, "Hmm, it's a pity, but since you have the aptitude for alchemy, becoming an alchemist is not a bad idea."

After he left, Chu Ming continued to refine pills.

Occasionally making a few mistakes, he managed to refine a few Low Grade pills, but then he successively refined two High Grade pills and three Middle Grade pills.

At this moment, he was refining the last Middle Grade Qi Replenishing Pill.

The disciples watching outside couldn't help but feel envious when they saw his refining results.

"Isn't that Senior Brother Chu, the one who became a Foundation Building cultivator in just a year from the second level of Qi Refining? I didn't expect him to also know alchemy."

"He has already refined three High Grade pills. Once he refines one more Middle Grade pill, he can choose a Fourth Grade Cave Mansion for himself."

"He's not the most impressive. Look over there at that miscellaneous disciple from Shengxu Peak. He has already refined five types of High Grade pills, and he still has two left to refine."

Chu Ming also curiously looked over. Not far away in the front left, there was a seemingly dull miscellaneous disciple.

But he had already refined five High Grade pills, and the remaining two pills were easier to refine. He probably could refine High Grade pills as well.

In that case, it seemed certain that he would be accepted as a direct disciple by the elder and his fate would change.

Chu Ming naturally wouldn't compete with him for the limelight. It actually made him look less outstanding when someone had better aptitude than him, which suited his preferences.

At this moment, he was about to finish refining the Middle Grade Qi Replenishing Pill.

But just then, he saw the female cultivator in front quickly take out a High Grade Wind Breath Pill from her storage bag and switch it with the pill she had refined herself.

This was obviously cheating. While Chu Ming was contemplating whether to pretend not to see, the refined male cultivator with a square face walked over to the female cultivator and slapped her, sending her flying tens of zhang away.

Two disciples from the Punishment Hall who were standing outside the hall saw this and escorted the female cultivator to the Punishment Hall for punishment.

They really showed no mercy.

Chu Ming shook his head and smiled, then opened the pill furnace and took out the last Middle Grade Qi Replenishing Pill.

The refined male cultivator was already standing next to him, stroking his beard with a satisfied smile.

"Not bad, you have passed the second level of the test."

"You can join Azure Spirit Peak as a Low Grade alchemist disciple. There is a map of Cave Mansions in this jade box. You can use your divine sense to scan it and see."

Chu Ming scanned it and saw the map inside the jade box.

After pretending to choose for a moment, he finally chose the one he had previously set his eyes on.

"Let's go to Cave Mansion number twenty-seven. It looks quite spacious and quiet enough."

"I prefer to cultivate in peace, and that place should be suitable for me."

The refined male cultivator nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. Alchemists are used to cultivating in peace, and that Cave Mansion is indeed good."

"Then prepare yourself and come to the mountain gate early tomorrow morning. A child will come to escort you to the inner sect."

Chu Ming repeatedly agreed, and then chatted with this male cultivator named Chen Yu, a Middle Grade alchemist, and learned that they were disciples of the same generation. They then addressed each other as senior and junior brothers.

After returning home, Chu Ming told her junior sister about this, and her junior sister was overjoyed.

In the afternoon, the two of them went to the market to purchase the necessary items. In the evening, they started packing and cleaning the house.

At night, while her junior sister was cleaning the house, Chu Ming entered the cowshed and put the bull into the Dragon Domain.

(End of this chapter)