A Will Eternal Chapter 42 (1/2)
Chapter 42: Promotion Test
The Journeyrant Cloud Peak It was surrounded by lush trees and vegetation, and could only be accessed by a narrow lihfares that ran up and down the mountain Unless there was a pro that path However, when the time came for the test, it would be packed
In addition to the disciples who had come to take the test, there were also friends who had come to support the test-takers, or even people eren’t confident enough to take the test without first observing it being held a few times
From a distance, the Journey cross-legged in meditation In front of that person was a pill furnace, beneath which was a passageway that led into a main square
Set up in that main square were twenty pill furnaces, all of which looked completely identical Laid out next to each of the pill furnaces was a bag containing various types of plants and vegetation that could be used in
It was dawn, and Bai Xiaochun, worried about getting lost, had come very early However, when he arrived, he found that there were people who had arrived even earlier than hiroups of two or three, chatting quietly, and even so cross-legged in meditation
Bai Xiaochun wasn’t the type of person to sit around like an idiot ht of Xu Baocai and walked over When Xu Baocai saw hi, and the two of thean to chat It quickly beca went on in the sect without Xu Baocai finding out about it
“Elder Brother Bai,” he said, “did you hear that about half a year ago, Chen Fei and his friends were mysteriously beaten into bloody pulps? They’ve been bed-ridden ever since, and for some reason, won’t talk at all about what happened” Even as he spoke, he looked at Bai Xiaochun carefully to see his reaction
Bai Xiaochun yawned dra about what had happened when all of a sudden, a buzz of conversation rose up in the crowd At the same time, Bai Xiaochun felt as if someone had suddenly looked in his direction When he turned his head, he saw a young wo toward him
She wore the long gar to conceal her curvaceous figure She had a waist as slender as atree, which only served to accentuate the rest of her curves, and s, and a perky rear end, and as she approached, people couldn’t stop fro
With her pretty face, and clear white skin that seeht be broken by a faint breeze, she oozed an attractiveness that could easily prove fatal to almost any man
Bai Xiaochun was a bit disgusted to hear people gulping dramatically, even Xu Baocai
Xu Baocai licked his lips, and his eyes shone with infatuation “That’s… Elder Sister Du, Du Lingfei!” he whispered excitedly “She’s one of the five hottest women on the south bank! She’s the Ioodness, she just looked at me!!”
“She’s looking at me!” Bai Xiaochun said derisively He siot closer Suddenly, her phoenix-like eyes flickered with a ht at Bai Xiaochun She had long since coetation exceeded hers However, she was still filled with coht snort, she walked off to the side
Xu Baocai stared at her in a daze, completely oblivious to Bai Xiaochun’s derision In fact, he seemed more infatuated than ever
“So Du Lingfei is going to take the test too…” Bai Xiaochun thought After looking over the twenty pill furnaces, he calmed himself down and focused “Ah, whatever, it doesn’t matter I’m not here to compete with her This is an exam administered by the sect, not a contest Everybody has a chance to get promoted”
Soon, Chen Zi’ang appeared, and when he noticed Bai Xiaochun, he hesitated for aBai Xiaochun s sat down off to the side to wait
Eventually, even Zhao Yiduo showed up, whom Bai Xiaochun had first encountered outside the Missions Offices Then, ood-sized crowd built up
Before too much time passed, the main door of the Journeyman Apothecary Hall creaked open, and an oldeyes, and as soon as he appeared, everyone quieted down
The old man’s expression was calm as he strode forith hands clasped behind his back He came to a stop at the front of the square, looked around at all the Outer Sect disciples, then nodded his head and began to speak
“I am surnamed Xu, and I shall preside over this test for promotion from apprentice apothecary to journeyman apothecary
“The test will consist of one portion regarding plants and vegetation, and another regardingplants and vegetation, sieway” Elder Xu didn’t see only three sentences, he sinored everyone
Even as Bai Xiaochun blinked in response, a long-faced youngto Elder Xu, he strode toward the passageway leading under the giant pill furnace
As entered the doorway of the passageway, a beaht appeared, which surrounded him, then vanished A moment later, the pill furnace trembled, then let out a five muffled reverberations
Xu Baocai leaned over and whispered, “Five reverberations etation encompases the fifth volu about everything in the sect
Bai Xiaochun blinked again Before co, he’d had no idea of how exactly the test would be carried out Having heard Xu Baocai’s explanation, he exae stone pill furnace, and suddenly had the feeling that it must be connected to the stone steles outside the 10,000 Medicines pavilion
“What do I do now…?” he thought hesitantly “Zhou Xinqi’s fans are still co the mountain for me”
Soon, more people approached, most of whom received five reverberations However, one of them only received four reverberations, upon which Elder Xu flicked his sleeve, sending that disciple spinning away
“Elder Xu!” the disciple exclaietation was the minimum requirement to be able to take the test!”
“The rules have changed Now it’s the fifth volume”
“But…” The young man stared in shock, then bitterly clasped his hands and bowed Not daring to say anything further, he left
This turn of events caused the sound of whispered conversations to swell Xu Baocai’s eyes flickered with surprise, and he suddenly produced a tiny notebook, within which he began to take notes Bai Xiaochun looked over and saw a page filled with lines of handwriting, each character as small as the head of a fly Apparently it was a record of all e and small alike Bai Xiaochun couldn’t help but admire how seriously Xu Baocai took the whole matter
It was at this point that Zhao Yiduo stood up and entered the passageway The reverberations echoed out six tihtly Zhao Yiduo clasped hands and then stepped out of the passageway
Chen Zi’ang’s eyes flickered He and Zhao Yiduo had never gotten along, so he snorted coldly and walked into the passageway, after which six reverberations could be heard
After giving Zhao Yiduo a ed off to the side
The fact that both Zhao Yiduo and Chen Zi’ang had received six reverberations caused a buzz of envious conversation to rise up At the sah the passageway As she did, six reverberations could be heard, which caused even leams to appear in the eyes of the onlookers
Murmured conversations instantly broke out
“Chen Zi’ang, Zhao Yiduo, and Du Lingfei are all persons of outstanding talent within the Outer Sect Not only have they etation, but they also have command of the first volume of spirit creatures I would say that they have a seventy to eighty percent chance of passing the test and being promoted to journeyman apothecary”
“Historically speaking, anyone who takes the journey alreadyas that disciple’s perfor”