Fenghua Pill Alliance Residence.

A majestic group of palaces situated in the core area of the Immortal City's Inner City.

Giant wooden beams, floors paved with spirit jade.

The air was filled with a blend of various medicinal fragrances.

Chen Sheng stepped inside.

A late-stage Qi Refining attendant, wearing a blue steward robe, approached:

"Fellow Daoist, are you here to join the Pill Alliance?"

Chen Sheng nodded slightly:

"Indeed!"

The attendant nodded slightly:

"May I know what grade of alchemist you are, Fellow Daoist?"

In front of the Pill Alliance, there's no point in hiding anything; strength earns respect.

Chen Sheng answered truthfully: "Tier One High Grade."

The attendant was surprised, a smile spreading across his face:

"To think you're a High Grade Alchemist, Fellow Daoist, you are indeed young and promising."

"Excuse my impoliteness! Please follow me for registration!"

Before long.

In front of the jade desk in the side hall.

Chen Sheng registered basic information and the type of elixir pills he was skilled in.

The jade scroll recorded the information, leaving a mana imprint.

The attendant's attitude grew increasingly respectful.

"Alchemist Chen, please follow me to the assessment pill room."

An older, more composed steward appeared, gesturing.

Chen Sheng nodded and followed.

They walked through several corridors filled with spirit light surges.

The temperature in the air gradually rose, mixed with the increasingly strong lingering scent of medicinal herbs.

Finally, they stopped before a thick stone door carved with flame patterns.

"Elder, Tier One High Grade Alchemist Chen Sheng has come for assessment."

The steward bowed and reported.

"Enter."

A slightly majestic voice came from behind the door.

The stone door silently slid open.

Scorching air rushed forward.

In the center of the pill room.

A purple-gold pill furnace was being supported mid-air by an invisible force.

Directly below the furnace, a blue-white earth fire rose, scorching the surrounding air.

Before the furnace.

An elderly man with white hair and beard, wearing a Water and Fire Daoist Robe, sat cross-legged, his hands gently embracing, nourishing the pill furnace.

His aura was deep and profound.

Clearly, he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Upon seeing the earth fire, Chen Sheng's eyes brightened.

He mostly used the fire array within the pill furnace to ignite spiritual fire, of much lower quality than this earth fire.

The attendant bowed and retreated.

The elder noticed Chen Sheng's gaze and smiled gently, his demeanor very warm:

"Young friend, are you interested in this earth fire?"

Chen Sheng quickly bowed with his fist in his palm:

"Chen Sheng greets the elder."

"Indeed, I have never used earth fire before; it is indeed pure and stable."

The elder laughed heartily:

"Haha, young friend has a keen eye!"

"Underneath our Pill Alliance residence flows several pure earth veins, with numerous levels of pill rooms built."

"Once you join the alliance, you can use contribution points to exchange for access to such pill rooms, and young friend can try it in the future."

"I am Li Changyang, a Tier Two Middle Grade Alchemist. How old is young friend now?"

Chen Sheng bowed:

"Greetings, Elder Li, I am twenty-eight."

Li Changyang smiled subtly upon hearing this:

"Young friend maintains himself well."

Then he put away his smile and spoke seriously:

"Since young friend registered as a Tier One High Grade Alchemist, the norm is to refine a furnace of High Grade Elixir Pills."

"If it is a secret medicine, you may refine a regular Middle Grade Elixir instead."

"I can judge depth from fire control, pill quality, and skill proficiency."

His words carried the confidence of a Tier Two Alchemist.

Chen Sheng nodded slightly.

This matched the information he had gathered.

Some alchemists' High Grade Pill Formulas are exclusive secrets, hardly to be leaked for an assessment.

Chen Sheng was well-prepared, hesitating not for a moment:

"I intend to refine a furnace of Middle Grade Qi Unity Pills."

Li Changyang gently nodded.

The Qi Unity Pill's formula was widely known.

It demanded precise fire control, best reflecting basic skills.

Choosing this pill demonstrated a calm mindset and solid foundation, without taking shortcuts.

Chen Sheng said no more.

With enhanced alchemy talent.

A century's worth of experience from a past life fully transformed into resources, propelling his alchemy skill to rapid progress.

Chen Sheng himself did not know how strong he truly was!

A professional's guidance was exactly what he needed.

With a slight mental nudge, a flash of light from his storage pouch.

A completely emerald green High Grade Pill Furnace appeared.

He hadn't used earth fire before and wasn't familiar with its properties.

For now, he honestly used an array to ignite the High Grade Red Crystal Flame.

"Rise!"

The flames in the furnace leaped up, temperature soaring abruptly.

Chen Sheng pointed with a finger.

"Divide!"

The Red Crystal Flame instantly transformed into myriad threads of fire.

Precisely wrapping around the prepared medicinal materials.

Some enveloped, some pierced, some spun and roasted.

Every drop of medicinal liquid at just the right temperature, angle, and pressure.

Rapidly boiled, refined, impurities expelled, transforming into the purest liquid essence.

Almost without delay, like a butcher expertly dividing an ox.

Li Changyang's initially slight nod of approval, upon seeing this, his eyes brightened sharply!

Before long, the medicinal liquid vortx condensed into a pill.

Chen Sheng seized the exact moment, continuously casting the Solid Pill Locking Spirit spell.

Creating a web of ten sides, firmly locking in the medicinal properties and counteracting the surging spiritual power.

The entire process was smooth as flowing clouds and water!

He finally cast the Pill Collection Technique.

"Collect!"

The pill furnace popped open.

Twelve pills, perfectly rounded, evenly colored with a pale blue hue.

Their surface faintly bore two natural swirling pill patterns, spinning out dizzily.

They hovered steadily before Elder Li Changyang.

The room filled with pill fragrance!

The entire alchemy process, from igniting the furnace to forming the pill, took less than the duration of half an incense stick, the fluidity was breathtaking.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Li Changyang beamed, praising repeatedly:

"Twelve pills formed, each evenly potent and abundant in medicinal power, with a utilization rate of ninety-eight percent!"

"Young friend's alchemy skills, fire control precision and power manipulation to entering the microcosm."

"Among Tier One Alchemists, it can be considered pinnacle mastery!"

"I have met countless, those who can achieve such fire control and pill formation at this level are few and far between!"

He offered high praise, wholeheartedly showing appreciation.

Chen Sheng bowed humbly:

"The elder overpraises, it's merely skill through practice."

Li Changyang stroked his beard, assuming the other was humble, smiled lightly:

"What kind of spiritual root does young friend have? What cultivation technique do you practice?"

With this, a fondness for the talented arose, and he wished to know the path the young man took.

Chen Sheng bowed:

"Lower Grade Fire Spirit Root, practicing the Li Fire Technique."

Li Changyang paused slightly as he stroked his beard, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.

After a moment's thought, he could only offer two pieces of advice:

"Do not rush improving your cultivation; steadily hone your mana to facilitate a breakthrough into Foundation Establishment."

Chen Sheng remained steady:

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder."

Li Changyang nodded gently, clearly satisfied with his composure:

"Would young friend be willing to join the Pill Hall?"

Chen Sheng was surprised:

"Pill Hall? Isn't it the Pill Alliance?"

Li Changyang explained cheerfully:

"Our Qinghua Pill Hall has never turned away outstanding alchemists from the Pill Alliance."

"Young friend's alchemy skills have already reached that standard."

"Should you join, you could even select a skill inheritance."

Chen Sheng eagerly nodded:

"I am willing."

He originally thought he would have to spend several years building his reputation in the Pill Alliance, not expecting to directly join the Pill Hall.

How could he not be willing?

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