I just want to be a quiet man

At this moment, a group of female cultivators in gorgeous clothes and surrounded by pearls and emeralds walked in with their heads held high.

This girl had just crossed the threshold, Pei Ling felt something in her heart, opened her eyes and saw that it was Zhou Miaoli's disguised identity, Fan Jusong!

Chapter 197: Go to the imperial capital.

Soon, Pei Ling's eyes swept across the other person without any pause, and then closed his eyes again, as if he didn't recognize him at all.

At the same time, Zhou Miaoli's reaction was the same as his. After looking around, she didn't show the slightest concern for Pei Ling, so she chose the seat beside Ye Manyue.

Baigongya, a study somewhere.

A water mirror stands out of thin air, illuminating the scene of the flower hall.

Tu He watched Fan Jusong enter and nodded slightly: "Everyone is here, let's go and announce the ranking and rewards."

Several examiners around nodded one after another: "Yes!"

Thus, Tu He took out a brocade box that had been banned in various ways, held it in both hands, and led the way to the flower hall.

In this brocade box is the list of the county examination.

After a while, a group of people walked into the hall, and the noisy alchemists gradually became quiet after seeing them.

Tu He ordered all the examiners to check that the seal of the brocade box was intact, and then opened it, took out the list, and said loudly: "Old man Tu He, I am the chief examiner of this county exam. The county exam has been held in two A few days ago, it ended successfully, and you all passed the county examination."

"No matter what the result is when you go to the imperial capital, if you can pass the county test, you are already the alchemist in my court, and it can even be said that you are the best among all the alchemists in the world!"

"I would like to congratulate you all first!"

The alchemists hurriedly returned the courtesy, politeness and humility.

Tu He nodded his head, and waited for his voice to weaken a little before continuing: "Next, I will read out the ranking of this county examination."

"Sha Shihong, ten batches of pills, ten high-grade ones, eight middle-grade ones, and the rest low-grade ones, ranked fifteenth, the reward is..."

"Lin Liang, among the ten batches of pills, ten are high-grade, eleven are medium-grade, and the rest are low-grade. The reward is..."

"Qian Xiaohao..."

A group of servants in green clothes had already been waiting by their side.

Every time Tu He reported a name, a servant stepped forward to distribute rewards.

Soon, Tu He reported to the top five: "Ode to Fan Ju, ten batches of pills, seventeen high-grade pills, 25 middle-grade pills, and the rest of the low-grade pills, ranked fifth, and the reward is..."

Zhou Miaoli accepted the reward with a calm expression. Immediately afterwards, two alchemists not far from her got up one after another and also received their own rewards.

Finally reached the top three!

Everyone's attention is concentrated.

I just heard Tu He read out: "Nangong millet, ten furnaces of elixir, eight top-grade, nine top-grade, and the rest are middle-low grade, ranked third, won..."

Hearing this, Nangong Su was clearly stunned, and even Xun Wuyang who was beside him was a little surprised.

When the servant in Tsing Yi delivered the reward, he put it away casually, but his brows were tightly frowned, looking a little restless.

Immediately afterwards, Tu He said: "Xun Wuyang, ten batches of pills, ten top-grade pills, twelve top-grade pills, and the rest of middle-low grade pills are ranked second, won..."

Now, Xun Wuyang's complexion was not so good.

He and Nangong Su are similar in age, both are fifth-rank alchemists, and they have always competed secretly, but they have always believed that among the alchemists under the age of [-] in the entire Meiyang County, they are rivals to each other!

Others, even if they are also fifth-rank alchemists, are weaker after all!

But in the results of the county test, the two of them can only get the second and third place, so the first place...

Still thinking about it, I heard Tu He continue casually: "This time the leader of the county test, ten furnaces of pills, ten furnaces of top quality, ranked first, as it should be."

"The leader, Wang Gao, has a seventh-grade alchemy furnace personally refined by the master of Chongchongzhi, and one of the spells and supernatural powers in the imperial secret library. In addition, there are many alchemy recipes, medicinal materials, treasures of heaven and earth, and some spiritual stones. "

Before the words were finished, there were whispers in the hall.

Although these alchemists had long heard that there was a dark horse in Meiyang County this time, Wang Gao, a casual alchemist who came from abroad, passed the examination of a fifth-rank alchemist.

However, Nangong Su and Xun Wuyang, two fifth-rank alchemists from the orthodox lineage of the dynasty, participated in this county test!

Whether it's fame, inheritance, or school experience... No matter how you think about it, these two should be better!

But now the winner is Sanxiu Wang Gao? !

Moreover, after opening the furnace ten times, the furnace is of the highest quality... this... this Wang Gao's alchemy skills are so amazing!

Just when everyone was in an uproar, several servants in blue clothes came to Pei Ling with many rewards from the leaders, and motioned him to count and accept them.

After Pei Ling confirmed it was correct and received the rewards, Tu He looked around and said in a deep voice: "Originally, you have worked so hard to get into the county test, and the announcement of the list of the county test should not be so simple and casual. However, the demon cultivators have been rampant in trouble recently, for the sake of safety, everything should be kept simple."

"At this moment, the masters from the imperial capital are already waiting in the teleportation array, and will escort everyone to the imperial capital."

"If anyone is unwilling to go, please bring it up now."

"Others, follow the old man to go out of the teleportation array."

A group of alchemists look at me and look at you, and no one proposes not to go to the imperial capital.

After all, as Tu He said, he has come this far, even if he knows that the county test is the end, he still wants to go to the imperial capital to watch the excitement.

So, Tu He ordered: "All come with the old man."

He walked out of the flower hall first, led the way, and led the crowd through many courtyards in the heavily guarded Baigong Yali, and finally entered the underground of a pavilion.

The four walls here are inlaid with luminous pearls, and the soft and bright light illuminates the details of the underground space.

The pattern in the middle is complicated, and there is a faint light flickering from time to time. At the faint moment, there is a sense of spatial fluctuation, and it is the teleportation formation.

Beside the formation, two monks in black-bottomed silver-patterned robes were sitting and waiting.

Sensing the crowd coming in, they opened their eyes slowly, a glint flashed in the bottom of their eyes, they got up and said, "Old Tu."

Tu He nodded slightly, and after bowing his hands to the two monks, he introduced to everyone: "These two were specially sent by the imperial capital to escort you there."

Then, without further ado, let everyone line up and enter the teleportation array.

Taking advantage of this time, Pei Ling returned the golden jade lion camel mandarin duck vase stove to Tu He.

A moment later, following a flash of extremely bright white light, two high-level monks from the imperial capital, together with a group of alchemists, disappeared in an instant.

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The imperial capital is greedy for Beijing.

This is an extremely majestic city.

The long street is neatly displayed, and the trees on the berm are covered with pavilions. Pedestrians are rubbing shoulders. No matter whether they are immortal or ordinary, they are all well-dressed and look relaxed and happy.

Everyone and everywhere exudes the peaceful and happy atmosphere unique to the prosperity and peace.

In the northeast corner of Beijing, in a mansion that was heavily surrounded and guarded at the moment, a huge white light flashed, and a group of figures quickly appeared on the teleportation array with complicated patterns.

This kind of long-distance transmission places a heavy burden on monks.

Fortunately, the Dynasty thoughtful and sent two high-level monks to Meiyang County to escort them. During the transmission, they were protected by high-level monks. Although several alchemists still turned blue at the moment, they were not serious.

"There are 15 people who have passed the test in Meiyang County." The halo of the teleportation array gradually dimmed, and the two high-ranking monks walked quickly to a group of people not far away. The list, "It's all here, please check it."

The leader of the group nodded, took the list, and said in a slow voice: "Lv Zhitai, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, please ask all the alchemists to check their identities again, and then you can go to the Xincui Hall to rest."

Chapter 198: Nanke Menghuo.

The identity check was quick, and Lu Zhitai found nothing wrong, so he called his subordinates and led the alchemist from Meiyang County to the Xincui Pavilion.

This pavilion is some distance away from the teleportation array.

However, on the side of the teleportation formation, in order to welcome the alchemists from all over the world, a carriage drawn by strange animals has already been prepared. There are space magic in the carriage. It looks like a small carriage, but there is a special world inside, just like a large hall.

After getting in the car, the strange beast did not move immediately, but stood there sniffing and waiting.

After a while, I felt the ground tremble slightly, and then there seemed to be a thunderstorm. A row of knights covered their bodies with hideous ghost faces covering their faces, driving the strange beasts under their crotches, and rushed to the side of the carriage. It can be heard that in the middle of the needle, the leading knight clasped his fists into the carriage and saluted: "The last general, He Lu, is ordered to escort all the alchemists to the Xincui Hall."

Next, the carriage drove slowly under the escort of the knights.

These knights surrounded the carriage airtightly. Zhou Miaoli raised a corner of the curtain on the way, as if wanting to look at the scenery of Lujing, but when he looked out, he saw the firm and cold figures of the knights.

She shook her head slightly and lowered the curtain.

After a while, the carriage pulled into a pavilion and stopped at the open space in front of the main hall.

The leading knight turned his mount and said in a deep voice to the side of the car: "Every alchemist, the Xincui Hall has arrived, please get off the car and enter the hall."

According to his instructions, everyone got out of the carriage and entered the main hall not far away to register.

And here, their identities were checked again, and after confirming that they were correct, a jade plaque was issued to everyone according to their ranking: "The residences of all alchemists have already been prepared."

"Next, Hetong will guide you all."

"As for the exam questions, they are already in the room, and you can see them when you enter."

Pei Ling was startled when she heard the words, but Ye Manyue also asked in surprise: "Is the palace test starting now?"

"That's right." The monk in charge of the registration replied calmly. At the very beginning of the alchemy ceremony, the palace examination was conducted after the interview with the saint, and the emperor personally presided over the questions in front of the palace.

But later, more and more alchemy ceremonies were held, and more and more alchemists participated.

Even after being eliminated in the three rounds of audition, government examination, and county examination, there are still not a few alchemists who have passed the palace examination.

And because of the participation of foreign casual cultivators, these people are inevitably mixed. Even in front of the imperial court, many casual cultivators who are used to wanton behavior often behave rudely, causing some disturbances.

Therefore, a long time ago, the palace examination was changed to a larger venue, and the emperor no longer came to the venue in person, but everyone was used to the name of this examination, and it has not been changed.

All alchemists are also very clear about this point, no one questioned the venue at the moment.

only……

Xun Wuyang immediately frowned and asked, "But I don't know how long it takes to answer the question?"

"Within ten days." The monk said, "During this period, you can come and go freely, and you are allowed to discuss with each other. In addition, in the Xincui Pavilion, there is a Dan building, which reproduces many alchemy classics in the Royal Library Pavilion, and There is also a Herb Village behind the museum, where medicinal materials are planted all over the village, and with the jade badge, you can enter and pick them at any time."

"However, there is a certain amount of medicinal materials to be picked. The leader of the county test is worth [-] middle-grade spirit stones, the second place is halved, the third is half, and the lower ones are even less..."

"If you exceed the part, you will need to pay for spirit stones or resources."

"In short, the main constraints of this palace exam are first, not to leave the scope of Xincui Pavilion; second, it is strictly forbidden to treat companions in ways such as threats and intimidation; third, everyone's exam questions are different, and exam questions are not allowed to be exchanged."

"There are no other means."

Hearing this, Pei Ling couldn't help but frown. After the teleportation came, he went directly to the palace test. How would he leave next?

To be eliminated on purpose?

This method is not impossible, but the rules give ten days, if he says no at the beginning, it is estimated that he will wait for ten days...

The faces of the others were not good-looking either.

The alchemists are allowed to communicate with each other, and the alchemy building and Baicaozhuang are also prepared... Not surprisingly, the exam questions for this palace exam must be very difficult!

Otherwise, it would be impossible to give such loose conditions!

As if seeing everyone's perseverance, the monk in charge of registration smiled, and said: "Because the rules of this palace examination have been changed, the rewards have also been adjusted."

"Just talking about the top three, Dynasty has prepared a ground-level exercise in the secret library, a sixth-grade alchemy furnace, and a seventh-grade alchemy fire for alchemists to choose according to their rankings."

"There is no need to talk too much about the value of the ground-level exercises."

"The sixth-grade alchemy furnace is not a finished product, but after the alchemist decides the ranking, Master Chong Zhi will make it, and tailor it according to the specific requirements of the alchemist!"

"It must be known that although Master Chongzhi has occasionally released works in recent years, he has not accepted custom-made work for many years."

"This time, the imperial court came out and promised many benefits, which convinced him to make an exception."

"Master Chongzhi's level of skill in forging pill furnaces must be familiar to all of you."

"Let alone build it according to the alchemist's specific requirements?"

"As for the seventh-grade pill fire...have you heard of Nanke Menghuo?"

"Nanke Menghuo?" Hearing this, Xun Wuyang and Nangong Su exclaimed together. Seeing that the others hadn't reacted yet, Nangong Su took the lead in explaining, "This is the leader of the seventh-rank spiritual fire in my Panya Realm. No one! It has miraculous effects in purifying medicinal materials and condensing elixir."

"Moreover, its purification effect is also effective for monks who form alchemy!"

"If you can get this fire during the foundation building period, when you form the alchemy, the grade can be improved from the original foundation!"

Pill fire that can improve the grade of pill formation?

Pei Ling was still thinking about how to escape from the Xincui Pavilion just now, and changed his identity to flee far away, but he was startled when he heard this.