Chapter 896 - Level Up Seven Times (1/2)

Once the Guildmaster and the elders arrived, the Alchemy Guild Exam was finally going to start.

The Alchemy Guild Exam always started from the lowest level examinees. Chen Fan had never partic.i.p.ated in such an exam, and therefore, his exam started right away. He stepped forward after an examiner called out his name.

Chen Fan’s fellow examinees were mostly young children. It was their first time being under so much attention, so their face flushed red and sweat hung on their foreheads, forming a stark contrast with Chen Fan’s nonchalance.

Since most of the Alchemists had already pa.s.sed level one exams before, they folded their arms across their chests and regarded the young examinees with interest. They immediately noticed Chen Fan.

“Hey look! How dumb does he have to be to take the level one exam at his age?” someone suddenly said.

The crowd looked over and saw Chen Fan standing out among a group of children. The sight made them chuckle. Some female alchemists who had been sizing up Chen Fan surrept.i.tiously also felt disappointed.

“Such persistence! Even though he knew he lacked the talent, he won’t give up,” a level five Alchemist jested.

The commotion caught the high level alchemists’ attention. The most talented among the crowd were easily recognizable since they had formed a small clique, separating themselves from the rest.

The final disciple of Grand Master Xuanhe, Jiang Han shook his head and said with a smirk, “I never expected to see anything so comical. Who would take the level one exam at his age? Brother Situ, we were only seven when we took our first test, weren’t we?”

Situ Cheng, the Young Elixir Lord said coldly, “He’s a moron. The first level three alchemists are all apprentices. It would take someone of average talent at most three years to complete the apprentices.h.i.+p. If he couldn’t do that at his age, what makes him think he could be an alchemist? He should do something else with his time.”

His black robe was decorated with celestial patterns, its intricacy contrasting with the exquisite features of his face. He looked haughty and aloof, and his back was straight and unbending like the spine of a divine sword.

Beside him stood Wu Qinyan who carried an airy quality about her. She said lightly, “Brother Situ is a rare talent. It’s not fair to compare with him.

“His persistence and determination are remarkable, making him the perfect candidate for cultivation. The G.o.ds are fair, maybe one day he would become much more powerful than us, don’t you think?”

Situ Cheng grinned and kept his silence.

The rest of the group shook their heads.

The level one exam was very simple. The guild would offer each examinee a cauldron and three portions of herbs to make an Essence Gathering Pill. Examinees would pa.s.s the exam if they could successfully create an Essence Gathering Pill.

The Essence Gathering Pill was one of the most basic Elixirs.

It was so common that most average cultivators could make it themselves. It wasn’t too difficult to pa.s.s the first three levels, and the real challenge wouldn’t begin until level four. The alchemists’ skills would only start to s.h.i.+ne until they reached level nine. As for Spirit Pills, Treasure Pills and Heavenly Pills, creating them was a daunting task even for Perfected Cultivators.

Chen Fan looked around and saw a couple of kids had started the fire to heat up the cauldron.

Chen Fan copied the kids, but his clumsy movements had made the examiners giggle.

Some onlookers jested, “Hey you! Who are you? Are you a caveman from the Savage Wastes? If you’re a cultivator, you must have brewed elixirs at least once in your life. You look like a total novice!”

Chen Fan’s performance shattered many people’s expectations. They had expected him to be an Alchemy Master living in solitude who possessed incredible skill.

Wu Qinyan and the other elites had long since lost their interest in Chen Fan.

A level one alchemist was less than an insect to them.

“Boom!”

Chen Fan finally got the fire started.

The kids lacked true fire and spirit flames, so they could only rely on the Earth fire. Luckly, the guild had provided Earth fire for them and they only needed to control it.

“I didn’t expect to find so much trouble while making Elixirs in Tianhuang.”

Chen Fan shook his head.

Judging by what he had seen, he wagered that the Alchemy methods on Planet Tianhuang were centuries behind Chen Fan’s techniques. No wonder he could defeat three Grand Alchemists with only a fraction of his power.

Once the fire was started, Chen Fan was able to sit down and take a break. He glanced around him and noticed a young girl was still struggling to get the fire going.

All the examinees around her had started the brewing process, while she was still stuck at the first step. Seized by a pang of distress, she was on the verge of tearing up.

Chen Fan was amused by her frustration. He sent her a message to her using Divine Will.

“When you make the third Dharma Seal, lift your thumb just a little bit more…”

“Huh?”

The voice caught her by surprise. She looked at Chen Fan in shock and then quickly lowered her head; it was forbidden to communicate using Divine Will during exams. If the examiner found out, both of them would be banned from the guild for the rest of their lives.

However, none of the examiners had expected a powerful cultivator would be among the examinees of a level one test.

Following Chen Fan’s instructions, the girl finally got the fire started. She gave Chen Fan an appreciative look.