Chapter 133: Dan Master's Assessment

  As long as the situation is not severe, Shen Xiang will not pursue anything. Earlier, he had learned from Su Mei Yao that if it was a special situation, he could let this little dragon girl lend him her powerful strength, and if combined with his own power, it would be extremely powerful.

  Of course, Long Xueyi would also pass on his method of cultivating the Way of Heaven, which was what Shen Xiang had been looking forward to the most. It's just that his soul embryo was still too small and needed at least a year or two to grow.

  If Shen Xiang let the immortals in the Heavenly Realm know that he had raised a dragon and still complained about this and that, he would definitely be scolded to death for being ungrateful.

  Shen Xiang successfully refined the White Jade Powder and the True Yuan Pill. He planned to start the four-stage alchemy master assessment tomorrow, becoming a fourth-stage alchemist.

  The next day, Shen Xiang learned that Hua Xiang Yue had left Dan Xiang Tower and returned to Dan Xiang Peach Garden, saying that if there was anything important, she could let Mrs. Li notify her.

  Shen Xiang suddenly felt that Hua Xiang Yue was not just a simple maid, otherwise, Mrs. Li would not be so respectful to her.

  Upon arriving at the registration site for the assessment, Shen Xiang learned that the evaluation standards for alchemists had been raised. For example, a third-level alchemist now needed to know how to refine three types of mid-grade spiritual pills, while a fourth-level alchemist needed to know how to refine three types of high-grade spiritual pills, which was one more than before!

  Shen Xiang only knew how to refine two kinds of superior spiritual pills and one kind of inferior foundation-establishing pill!

  The assessment of Dan Xiang Tao Yuan is very strict, only one medicine material is given. If it fails, half of the cost of the medicine material must be paid. If successful, the elixir belongs to Dan Xiang Tao Yuan.

  Shen Xiang found Mrs. Li, and since Mrs. Li knew that Hua Xiangyue and Shen Xiang had a good relationship, she became extremely polite to Shen Xiang, which made Shen Xiang somewhat uncomfortable.

  "Mrs. Li, I'd like to take the four-stage alchemy master assessment, but currently I only know how to refine two types of high-grade spiritual pills and one type of low-grade mysterious pill, I don't know if I can sign up?" Shen Xiang said.

  "What?" Mrs. Li doubted her ears, she stared at Shen Xiang in surprise, Shen Xiang was only just twenty years old, yet he could refine two kinds of Ling-grade top-quality pellets and one kind of Xuan-grade low-quality pellet, this person was unbelievable, her heart was racing, she began to suspect that Shen Xiang was a true Wu Jing cultivator, she even guessed that the Xuan-grade low-quality pellet refined by Shen Xiang was actually the Zhu Ji Dan!

  The difficulty of refining the foundation-building pill is similar to that of the spiritual-grade top-quality pill, which many alchemists know about. Mrs. Li also learned that Shen Xiang has mastered several materials for refining the foundation-building pill.

  "Can I use a low-grade Xuan-level pill to replace that high-grade Ling-level pill? I don't have so much time now to learn how to refine another high-grade Ling-level pill, I need to hurry back to the Taiwu Sect to attend the Taiwu Grand Assembly!" Shen Xiang said.

  Shen Xiang also heard from Hua Xiangyue last night that the Taiwu Shenghui will start in more than ten days, which is a grand event where alchemy and martial arts are compared at the same time, and it is a test for all disciples of the Taiwu Gate.

  "It's possible, only... we're currently lacking materials like Qingxuan fruit, but the others are available." Mrs. Li was shocked, but her expression remained unchanged.

  "I have a Qingxuan fruit!" Shen Xiang still had one, originally it was left to be used as a seed, but the Ta Dan Wang courtyard already had a Qingxuan tree, so using it up wasn't a problem.

  "Alright then, this process will be supervised by me and Dantian's ten four-segment alchemy masters. Will you agree?" said Mrs. Li.

  Shen Xiang nodded and followed Mrs. Li to register, finally holding the dan medicine, arrived at the tenth floor, which was a special assessment area.

  Shen Xiang saw the ten fourth-grade alchemists, all of whom were elderly men with white hair, each with a dignified and respected demeanor. Mrs. Li treated them with great respect because these ten fourth-grade alchemists were all famous and responsible for supplying large quantities of elixirs to the Danxiang Tower, their strength was above the True Martial Realm.

  After seeing them, Shen Xiang respectfully greeted them. These ten elderly men usually practiced alchemy or cultivation and rarely went out, so they knew nothing about the outside world. When they learned that this young man in front of them was going to take the four-stage alchemy master assessment, they couldn't help but reveal a scornful gaze, looking down on Shen Xiang for daring to attempt to refine two kinds of high-grade spiritual pills and one kind of low-grade mysterious pill.

  These old men have been refining elixirs for many years, but they have never successfully refined the foundation-building pill. They also had materials, but collecting them required a very long time.

  "Not even we were successful, and this kid thinks he can refine it? He's ignorant of the heavens and the earth, it's simply a waste of the Qingxuan fruit!" An old man said in a low voice to another old man, his tone full of disdain.

  All of this was heard by Shen Xiang, he just smiled and didn't say a word, his refining of the foundation-building pill had succeeded several times.

  Originally, these elders were unwilling to waste their time supervising Shen Xiang's assessment, but after hearing Mrs. Li say that she was a friend of Hua Xiangyue, they all stayed behind one by one, which made Shen Xiang even more suspicious of Hua Xiangyue's status.

  Huaxiangyue said she was a maid beside the sect leader, but this position is also too high!

  Shen Xiang took out the Flame Dragon Furnace and handed it over to those elderly men with impatient expressions for inspection. The Flame Dragon Furnace looked merely very beautiful, but it was difficult to discern its extraordinary qualities.

  Shen Xiang also knew the rules for assessing alchemists, such as when he was assessed at the 4th level, ten 4th-level alchemists were needed to supervise him. Of course, if he was being assessed at a higher level, only one or two would be enough, because high-level alchemists are hard to find.

  Shen Xiang started refining the elixir, and he was refining the True Yuan Dan. The medicinal materials were all from the Danxiang Tower, and their quality was not bad. Shen Xiang performed very well, and it took only half a time to successfully refine the elixir.

  "Zhenyuan Dan has been refined!" Shen Xiang let out a slight breath and wiped away the sweat on his face.

  Those ten old men looked at each other, their faces disbelieving. Who could have refined it in just over half an hour? At least they couldn't.

  But Mrs. Li was convinced, because she knew about Shen Xiang's deeds and had learned about the earth-shattering things he had done. She walked over personally, opened the lid of the Yan Long Treasure Furnace, and saw five pellets that were crystal clear on the outside and shining with white light on the inside.

  Mrs. Li was shocked and took a deep breath, although she didn't practice alchemy herself, but she knew that the True Origin Pill usually only yielded four pills per furnace, yet among the ten fourth-grade alchemists she had found, most of them could only produce three pills per furnace!

  These old men gathered around, looking at the five True Yuan Pills with suspicion. Originally, they suspected Shen Xiang of cheating, but when they took the pills in their hands, they could feel the warmth and the rich medicinal fragrance, which was a characteristic of freshly made pills!

  Their thin and old bodies couldn't help but tremble, their eyes wide with wonder as they stared at Shen Xiang, as if looking at a monster. They found it hard to believe that a young man in his early twenties could actually refine True Origin Pills, and five of them at that!