The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 303: Chapter 303: The Final Step Chapter 303: Chapter 303: The Final Step Lv Yun was truly shocked beyond compare.

To pass the Heaven Array and win the Golden Order during the Three Major Academies’ assessment, what did that signify?

It was said that only Martial Artists whose Martial Arts Cultivation was nearing the Dao Spirit Realm could possibly pass the Sky Crossing Array and win the Golden Order.

That meant, this Jing Yan’s Martial Arts Cultivation was not far from the Dao Spirit Realm.

And just now, he had rebuked such a Martial Artist for stealing his way of preparing medicine…

Thinking about it, Lv Yun felt a chill down his spine.

If at that moment Jing Yan had become enraged and attacked him directly, then he, Lv Yun, would have definitely been unable to withstand it.

What was most crucial was Jing Yan’s age — so young, too young.

Barely twenty years old, yet able to win the Golden Order, such an exceptional genius was awe-inspiring to even contemplate.

The middle-aged man patted Lv Yun on the shoulder, gave him a deep look, and then turned to re-enter the hall.

Lv Yun stood outside and lingered for quite a while before leaving with a lost and devastated air.

Inside the hall.

“Jing Yan, you claim to be a Second-level Alchemist.

Then, just refine any second-level Elixir at random!

If successful, you join the Alchemist Association.

If you fail, hmph, don’t blame me for turning hostile,” Xu Dong said, his tone exuding disdain.

The Alchemist assessment was very simple.

Within the Alchemist Association, the assessment procedure was just like this.

Whichever level the Pill Master was, he would refine an Elixir of that level.

Success or failure, all was immediately apparent.

As Vice President, Xu Dong could certainly cause trouble for Jing Yan during the assessment, such as assigning a particularly difficult Second-level Elixir for Jing Yan to refine, but there was no point in doing so.

With Vice President Liu Wen present, Liu Wen wouldn’t allow him to arbitrarily increase the difficulty of the assessment.

If Jing Yan succeeded in refining, he could join the Alchemist Association.

But if Jing Yan failed, Xu Dong would definitely turn hostile on the spot.

At that time, even Liu Wen would find it difficult to protect Jing Yan.

“Jing Yan, start!

Don’t be nervous; just refine as you normally would,” Liu Wen said to Jing Yan with a smile, “there’s no need to feel any pressure!”

“Then I’ll begin!” Jing Yan said with a smile, nodding his head.

Inside the hall, there was an ancient Pill Furnace.

This hall was a place where Alchemists publicly practiced Alchemy, so naturally, it was equipped with a Pill Furnace.

Moreover, the quality of the Pill Furnace was also extremely high.

The Alchemists who performed Alchemy publicly here were all very capable, so the Pill Furnaces placed here by the Alchemist Association couldn’t possibly be ordinary ones.

Jing Yan took out some Spirit Grass from his Sumeru Ring and began refining on the spot.

“Is this Jing Yan really a Second-level Alchemist?”

“It’s unbelievable!

But if he fails to refine, Vice President Xu Dong will probably not let him off easily, and even Vice President Liu Wen, will hardly be able to save him, unless Liu Wen is willing to give up that…”

“Let’s just wait and see.

Whether it’s true or false, we’ll know soon enough!”

“Uh-huh!”

The discussions among the Alchemists in the hall quickly ceased entirely.

The hall became incredibly quiet.

Alchemists, when refining, required a particularly high standard of environmental conditions, free from disturbances.

Even the slightest influence could result in the failure of a batch of Elixirs.

The people present at this moment were all Alchemists; they clearly understood this point.

Jing Yan moved quickly, placing each type of Spirit Grass into the Pill Furnace and at the same time stimulating his Primordial Energy, channeling it into the Pill Furnace.

Jing Yan’s Elixir of choice was the Revitalizing Pill, a kind of healing Elixir.

He was extremely familiar with this type of Elixir, so much that each step was ingrained into his very marrow.

Therefore, even with some disturbances, he could still refine it successfully.

Time slowly passed by.

Before long, thirty minutes had passed.

Alchemy was generally divided into four stages: extraction, refinement, shaping, and stabilization.

The most difficult was the last stage, stabilization.

After thirty minutes, Jing Yan’s Revitalizing Pill had also entered the final stage of stabilization.

Those present were all highly capable Alchemists.

Besides the two Vice Presidents, the rest were mostly managers of the Alchemist Association.

Meaning, at minimum, they were Third-level Alchemists.

As such, almost all of them could discern the stage Jing Yan’s Revitalizing Pill had reached in the refinement process.

Once Jing Yan’s Revitalizing Pill began to stabilize, Xu Dong’s face turned an ashen color.

He had realized that Jing Yan was indeed a genuine Second-level Alchemist.

Jing Yan had made no mistakes in the first three stages, and the speed of his Alchemy was astonishingly fast, equal to or even surpassing some Third-level and even Fourth-level Alchemists.

If Jing Yan was just masquerading as a Second-level Alchemist, he could never have achieved this.

The skill Jing Yan displayed was unattainable without sufficient accumulation of experience.

They were all insiders here, and no matter how well someone appeared to perform on the surface, it was difficult to fool them.

Thus, although Jing Yan’s Elixir had yet to be taken from the Pill Furnace, Xu Dong already knew that this assessment was a success for Jing Yan, who would henceforth be a member of the Alchemist Association, recognized as a Second-level Alchemist.

And of course, the other Alchemists from Xu Dong’s party were all wearing grave expressions.

The Alchemists from Liu Wen’s party, on the other hand, wore expressions of joy, hoping Jing Yan would successfully refine the Elixir and join the Alchemist Association.

Jing Yan’s Elixir had already begun stabilization, and it was nearing completion.

At most, it would only take a third of the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before the Pill Furnace could be opened to retrieve the Elixir.

“Amazing!”

“Who would have thought that this Jing Yan was truly a Second-level Alchemist.

Before, I thought he was just boasting, but now it seems I misunderstood Jing Yan.

I’ll need to apologize later.

But isn’t Jing Yan’s speed awfully fast?

Could such a hurried process of Alchemy result in failure?”

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

The voice was loud, and in the silence of the hall, it sounded like a thunderclap.

The speaker was none other than Gao Zhao Hai, a Fourth-level Alchemist who had had a previous conflict with Jing Yan.

Gao Zhao Hai stood nodding his head, his gaze locked on Jing Yan, his expression one of feigned regret.

Liu Wen and the others instantly glared at Gao Zhao Hai with angry eyes.

They all knew that Jing Yan was in the process of refining Elixir, and Gao Zhao Hai’s sudden loud speech was obviously going to have a substantial impact on Jing Yan, particularly as this was the crucial stage of stabilizing the Elixir.

Gao Zhao Hai’s words seemed to be an apology to Jing Yan.

But even a fool could see that Gao Zhao Hai was deliberately causing trouble.

Seeing that Jing Yan was about to succeed in his Alchemy, he did not want to witness that success, so he spoke out to disrupt things.

If he truly had been sincere about apologizing, he could have easily waited until after the furnace was opened to speak.

Liu Wen and the others were infuriated.

But because Jing Yan’s Alchemy was still continuing, even Liu Wen had to forcefully suppress his anger temporarily, unable to openly rebuke Gao Zhao Hai at that moment.

This scoundrel was too despicable, his character so deplorable it was contemptible.