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At this moment, the alchemy courtyard was crowded with people and very lively.

There were twenty or thirty inner disciples gathered here. Their ages varied, with some in their twenties in the middle stage of Qi Refining, and some in their forties or fifties in the late stage of Qi Refining.

But they have a common goal - to become an alchemist.

They did not choose to participate in the inner sect competition, but instead came to the Alchemy Academy, ready to take the assessment, join the Alchemy Academy, and strive to become a real alchemist.

In this world of cultivating immortals, alchemist is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after professions.

Alchemists can refine various types of elixirs to help cultivators improve their cultivation, break through bottlenecks, and even prolong their lifespan.

In a sect, the status of an alchemist is often very high and he is respected by the monks in the sect.

However, becoming an alchemist is extremely difficult.

For those monks who want to become alchemists, they not only need to have sufficient experience, but also need to have unique talents and qualifications.

In addition to having a solid foundation in cultivation, one must also possess keen insight, superb alchemy skills, and a deep understanding of various elixirs.

In addition, spiritual talent is also one of the crucial factors.

Without good spiritual talent, progress in improving alchemy will be extremely slow.

Although many cultivators hope to become alchemists, only a few can actually achieve this goal.

Among a hundred monks trying to become alchemists, perhaps only one can stand out and become a formal alchemist.

When Cao Rui returned to the Alchemy Academy, the assessment in front of the academy had just entered the second round.

More than thirty inner sect disciples sat upright at their respective desks, staring nervously at the pile of spiritual medicines on the table.

They need to pick out the appropriate parts from these elixirs to form a complete pill recipe.

Among them, many elixirs are different from traditional recipes, so they need to select substitutes themselves and organize them into new recipes.

The purpose of this round of assessment is very clear: to test the disciples' familiarity with pill recipes and elixirs.

If a disciple truly desires to become an alchemist, then he will definitely be familiar with those common zero-level pill recipes and have a deep understanding of the characteristics and substitutability of the various spiritual medicines contained therein.

Only in this way can we quickly and accurately select the most suitable ingredients from the many elixirs to form a perfect pill recipe.

Just as the disciples were concentrating on selecting spiritual herbs, Bai Mengli and Zhang Chenyi, who were standing by and presiding over the assessment, suddenly shouted in unison: "Master!"

Their eyes were fixed on the entrance of the Alchemy Institute, with respectful expressions on their faces.

Hearing this title, all the disciples focused their attention and saw a tall, handsome young man in a purple robe striding into the examination room.

With Cao Rui's arrival, the originally tense atmosphere instantly became lively.

There was a gleam of anticipation in the eyes of the disciples taking the test.

He secretly congratulated himself on his good luck for having the opportunity to have the head of the Alchemy Institute come and observe in person.

The appearance of Cao Rui also strengthened the confidence of these disciples. They were determined to show their best side, strive to become the alchemy genius in the eyes of the abbot, and successfully enter the Alchemy Academy.

"How was the assessment process?" Cao Rui asked.

"Everything is going well." Zhang Chenyi replied.

"The first two rounds are the basics. From the third round of on-site alchemy, we can see some of their talents." Zhang Chenyi continued.

Cao Rui nodded slightly to show his agreement, and then decided to stay and watch the next assessment in person.

With the end of the second round, the assessment results came out.

Bai Mengli and Zhang Chenyi judged the scores based on the time and accuracy required for the disciples to compose the pill formula.

Next comes the third level, which requires disciples to use their own formulas to refine pills.

Ten alchemy furnaces were already ready, waiting for the thirty disciples who were going to take the test.

These disciples will be divided into several groups and refine the alchemy in front of the furnace one by one.

"Begin!" Following Zhang Chenyi's order, the first batch of ten disciples taking the test began to light the fire and refine the elixir.

They used their magic power to condense flames that burned ragingly. The fires varied in size, some were weak, while others were as fierce as a tiger.

This phenomenon shows that there are obvious differences in the fire attribute spiritual roots of these disciples taking the test.

Next comes the step of smelting the elixir.

The disciples were assessed using basic alchemy techniques, which were simple to learn and suitable for beginners.

The Spirit Beast Sect will open this technique to all disciples for free, but it is not easy to practice it to a superb level.

After a rough observation, Cao Rui discovered that among this group of disciples, none of them had particularly outstanding performance in terms of spiritual roots or talent in alchemy.

When the second group of disciples appeared, the situation was still similar, and only one disciple attracted Cao Rui's attention slightly.

This disciple's alchemy skills were relatively proficient, but they only barely reached Cao Rui's standards.

Soon the second batch of disciples finished their refining and welcomed the last batch of disciples.

This group of disciples also quickly started to get angry, and when Cao Rui's gaze swept over one of them, his eyes lit up slightly.

"What is the name of this disciple taking the test?" Cao Rui pointed at one of the disciples who was making a fire to refine the Rejuvenating Pill.

Bai Mengli picked up the registration booklet, took a look at it, and replied, "Master, this person's name is Sun Haoran, he is twenty years old, he joined the Spirit Beast Sect when he was eleven years old, and has been in the sect for nine years. He is now at the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and his spiritual roots are wood, fire, and earth."

"Sun Haoran." Cao Rui carefully watched the boy refining the elixir.

At the beginning, the fire in his alchemy furnace was not strong, which showed that his fire attribute spiritual roots were not very good.

But this boy has the wood spiritual root, and wood produces fire. He seems to be very good at using wood-attributed magic power to increase the intensity of the fire.

It should be the 'wood making fire' method that he figured out on his own. It looks a bit clumsy, but it is extremely effective.

'Wood creates fire' is something that is not found in basic alchemy. The fact that this boy was able to comprehend it on his own shows his talent in alchemy.

At the same time, this boy also had a clever grasp of the timing of melting the elixir.

Is a talented person.

hum!

The alchemy furnace in front of Sun Haoran exploded, and more than ten charred anti-aging pills appeared inside.

A look of frustration appeared on Sun Haoran's face.

"First time refining the Rejuvenating Pill?"

At this moment, a voice came into his mind.

He looked up and found that it was the head of the Alchemy Institute who was looking at him.

"Reporting to the Chief, this is the first time." Sun Haoran touched his head.

Cao Rui said, "Well, it's normal for male cultivators to have no interest in the Rejuvenating Pill."

“But you have to remember that as long as it is a pill, it has pharmacological knowledge.”

"In the future, remember not to just look at the effects of the elixir and decide whether you need to master this elixir recipe."

After saying this, Cao Rui turned to Bai Mengli and said, "Let him enter the Alchemy Institute."

Although Bai Mengli felt a little strange, she had already regarded Cao Rui's words as an imperial decree, and replied without thinking: "I understand, First Master!"

"Sun Haoran, congratulations on joining the Alchemy Institute!"

Sun Haoran stood there in a daze. He didn't expect that even though he had failed in refining the elixir, he still got the opportunity to enter the Alchemy Institute.

After waking up, a look of ecstasy appeared on his face and he bowed repeatedly in the direction where Cao Rui left.

"Thank you, Chief! Thank you, two deacons!!"

This was also his good luck. If Cao Rui had not been there, Bai Mengli and Zhang Chenyi might not have been able to see Sun Haoran's talent.

If Sun Haoran did not enter the Alchemy Academy by then, he might have given up on alchemy and would never have the chance to become an alchemist.

This Alchemy Institute assessment.

In addition to Sun Haoran, who was admitted into the Alchemy Academy by Cao Rui, there were two other disciples who joined the Alchemy Academy based on their normal scores.

The quality of the elixirs refined by these two disciples is the best among the thirty disciples present.