The two masters argued endlessly. Master Bi believed that the score would be 100 points, while Master Kang believed that the last question could not be verified.
"It's better to do this. This paper will not be scored for the time being. We will continue the assessment. If he can pass the assessment, we will verify it with the Pavilion Master. If he fails the assessment, it doesn't matter how many points he gets."
He Yue stood up at this time and interrupted the two of them.
After hearing this, the two alchemists nodded, thinking that He Yue's suggestion was a good one.
If Chen Xiao succeeds in the assessment and becomes an alchemist, they will ask the master of the pavilion to make an argument and try to refine it himself to see whether Golden Crow Ginseng can replace White Soul Grass.
If he failed the assessment, there was no need to verify it. Even if he was given a hundred points, he would still be eliminated.
Of the more than twenty assessors, only ten remained in place, waiting for the second round of assessment.
"The second link is to identify elixirs and elixirs. There are ten porcelain bottles on your right. Each of you smells them and tells me what elixirs are inside. For the ten elixirs on the left, you have to write down their names. Some years, only half of the answers are correct to be considered qualified.”
The ten evaluators stepped forward one after another and began to identify the ten elixirs from left to right.
Many elixirs have been developed recently and are difficult for ordinary people to encounter, so it is normal not to know about them.
The remaining ten people, with the exception of Chen Xiao, were all very old. The two old men assessed the results very quickly. They quickly picked up a pen and recorded the names and years of the ten elixirs.
Then the second person, the third person...
Chen Xiao was ranked last and was not in a hurry.
After waiting for about a stick of incense, it was finally Chen Xiao's turn.
Picking up the paper and pen, he looked at the first elixir.
Looking at this elixir with his eyes, the words in the soul sea appeared again, and a brand new name appeared in Chen Xiao's mind.
Immediately write down the name of the elixir and the year, then the second strain, the third...
He Yue has been paying attention to Chen Xiao, watching him write quickly, frowning slightly.
Unlike other examiners who would pick up the elixir and smell it or take a look.
Chen Xiao, on the other hand, just glanced at it and wrote the answer directly.
At only half the speed of a normal person, Chen Xiao wrote the names of ten elixirs, then walked to the right and smelled the first porcelain bottle.
After a slight sniff, a text appeared in the soul sea, and Chen Xiao wrote it down according to the text.
The elixir is contained in a porcelain bottle, and only an extremely weak breath can penetrate it.
It is very difficult to judge the elixir inside just based on this weak breath.
In less than half an hour, the second phase of the assessment ended.
One after another, everyone posted their answers on the stone wall prepared in advance.
"Post the correct answer."
Master Bi said, and the two deacons quickly stepped forward and posted the correct answers in front of each elixir and porcelain bottle.
After taking a look at the names, some people shook their heads and sighed, while others looked secretly happy.
"Impossible, how could he answer all the questions correctly? He must be cheating."
A young man stood up to question. Their answers had already been posted. There was no need to score them. As long as they were half correct, they could move on to the next step.
Everyone's answers were clear at a glance. When I scanned Chen Xiao's piece of paper, I found that his answer was exactly the same as the posted correct answer, word for word.
Not to mention this young man, even Master Bi and Master Kang stood up, showing a hint of disbelief.
"Zhuang Yuning, what evidence do you have to prove that he cheated."
He Yue's face showed frost. Others did not recognize this young man, but she did.
Yesterday, he and Cui Lin were reading together in the bookstore. The relationship between the two was extraordinary.
"He just cheated. How could a normal person get full marks in the assessment? Someone must have secretly told this person the answer in advance."
Zhuang Yuning insisted that Chen Xiao cheated, and the other assessors nodded.
They are well-read and have been taking exams continuously for a year, but have failed to achieve full marks.
Chen Xiao is only seventeen or eighteen years old. Even if he started to identify elixirs since he was a child, he would not be able to achieve such a high accuracy.
"Two masters, what this little brother said is not unreasonable. In my opinion, we still need to conduct a thorough investigation and investigate this matter carefully to see if someone has secretly leaked the answer."
Wu Shan stood up at this time and supported Zhuang Yuning's statement, alluding to He Yue who leaked the answer.
"A thorough investigation, a thorough investigation must be carried out!"
In the second round of assessment, only three people entered the third round, and the other seven people all failed.
The seven people who failed all came forward to investigate the matter thoroughly.
"Wu Shan, what do you mean?"
Of course, He Yue heard the meaning of Wu Shan's words, and was so angry that she glared. She didn't expect Wu Shan to be such a narrow-minded person.
"You know best what I mean."
Wu Shan sneered and insisted that someone had leaked the answer in advance.
"You are talking nonsense. The correct answer is kept by a special person. Even the two masters don't know the correct answer. If they say it, that's it. As the deacon of the Alchemy Pavilion, don't you know the rules of the Alchemy Guild? "
After He Yue finished speaking, he pointed at the seven evaluators who had been eliminated. It was okay for them to question. Wu Shan, as the deacon of Danbao Pavilion, actually stood up and questioned.
For every assessment conducted by the Alchemist Guild, the answers are kept by a dedicated person. Even the master of the Alchemy Pavilion does not know the correct answer.
It will only be made public when the assessment is over.
Each answer is sealed by a special seal of the Alchemist Guild. If you open it privately, the seal will burn by itself, and the correct answer will be burned away.
"Master He is right, the answer cannot be revealed."
Although Master Bi and Master Kang were shocked, they would never doubt that the answer was leaked.
It can only be said to be a coincidence.
Similar things have happened in previous years, and some people answered more than 90% of them. This is not unusual.
Wu Shan has been dazzled by hatred and lost his mind.
Now he just wants Chen Xiao to die quickly, and he will kill Chen Xiao at all costs.
Master Bi made the final decision and recognized Chen Xiao’s assessment results.
The seven eliminated people could only leave dejectedly, including Zhuang Yuning.
Before leaving, Zhuang Yuning glanced at Chen Xiao viciously, as if he were looking at a dead person.
"Now we enter the third link, which is also the most critical link, alchemy refining!"
There is no skill in the third step. No matter how many books you read, you may not be able to refine the elixir.
A qualified alchemist is not determined by how knowledgeable you are, but by your level of alchemy.
The remaining three people were Chen Xiao, a young man and an old man in his fifties.
The third stage of the assessment is not in the courtyard, but in the alchemy room.
Passing through the courtyard, the temperature in front suddenly increased.
"Whatever elixir you need to refine, I will prepare the elixir."
The materials for refining the elixirs are provided by Danbao Pavilion. They are all first-grade elixirs. Their value is not high, so they are considered as welfare.
The young man and the old man both chose to refine the first-grade True Essence Pill.
It is also the most common elixir on the market and is not difficult to refine.
Many first-level alchemists can only refine two or three types of elixirs in their lifetime.
"I want to refine the soul refining pill!"
Chen Xiao suddenly said that he wanted to directly assess the second-grade alchemist.
It's not that he let it go for no reason, the main reason is that he didn't have much time and just ended the assessment in one go.
After getting the second-level badge, it will be much easier to purchase materials or refine elixirs in the future.
"What!"
When they heard that Chen Xiao was going to refine the second-grade elixir Soul Refining Pill, everyone looked at him.
Even Master Bi and Master Kang were not calm anymore.
They are only first-grade alchemists and cannot refine second-grade elixirs at all.
Chen Xiao actually skipped the first-grade elixir and directly refined the second-grade elixir. This was something that had never happened before.
