Before long, Fa Ma arrived, led by the attendant. He looked up at Xiao Xue with a complex expression—in the few months they had not met, Xiao Xue had risen from a three-star Dou Master to the Great Dou Master level, though he estimated this was not her true cultivation level. Compared to her improvement in strength, the leap from a Second-Grade Alchemist to a Fifth-Grade Alchemist—a jump of three Alchemist Ranks—was what Fa Ma found most unacceptable. If Xiao Xue had truly broken through to become a Fifth-Grade Alchemist, had all his years of cultivation been in vain?! Fa Ma sighed, "Little girl, according to the Guild's rules, you must first take the Third-Grade and Fourth-Grade Alchemist assessments." "Only after passing the Fourth-Grade assessment are you qualified to take the Fifth-Grade Alchemist assessment." Xiao Xue nodded, expressing her understanding, "I understand, President, let's begin."
Two hours later, Fa Ma and Xiao Xue walked out of the assessment room. Fa Ma sighed and shook his head, "Sigh, I have to admit defeat; the future of this continent belongs to you young people." Then, Fa Ma looked up and scanned the crowd, announcing to everyone, "From now on, our Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Guild will have two Fifth-Grade Alchemists!" Hearing this, gasps of shock immediately erupted all around. "What! How is this possible!" "Even if she is strong, even if her Aptitude is high, it is impossible for her to break through to a Fifth-Grade Alchemist right now!" "Nothing is impossible, right? Did Teacher not even break the rule that Alchemists must have Fire and Wood Attributes?" Xiao Yi Xian, who was also waiting outside, spoke up decisively, starting to fan the flames and cheer for her teacher.
Soon, someone refuted her, "Young lady, is she your teacher?" "If so, then you must be an Alchemist too?" "If you are an Alchemist, you naturally know that the most important thing for an Alchemist is Soul Power." "How vast is the Soul Power of a Fifth-Grade Alchemist; how could someone possess such vast Soul Power at the age of fifteen?!" Xiao Yi Xian heard this, and after a long while, said: "Then, my teacher is truly... young and promising!" The crowd was momentarily speechless.
Although many felt that this scene was a bit whimsical, Xiao Xue passing the Fifth-Grade Alchemist assessment was personally confirmed by the President. For them, the younger generation, expressing disbelief for a few sentences could be called a temporary loss of composure. If they kept shouting, "I do not believe it, I do not believe it, I just do not believe it," that would be disrespectful to the President. In the Alchemist Guild, no one dared to question the President. That meant Xiao Xue had really broken through to a Fifth-Grade Alchemist! Even the most powerful Alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire, Pill King Gu He, was only a Sixth-Rank Alchemist! And this young girl was now barely fifteen years old! A terrifying thought arose in everyone's hearts—if what the President said was true, then perhaps in a few years, the Jia Ma Empire would have an alchemy Great Master who surpassed Gu He! A Seventh-Rank, or even Grade 8 Alchemist!
Once this thought took root, they all suddenly gasped. Then, according to international custom, after gasping, one must shout a few times: "Terrifying, simply terrifying!" Xiao Xue opened the [prestige value] interface and saw that the prestige value was skyrocketing. The people here were all Alchemists, and compared to ordinary Qi cultivators, they could provide more prestige value! The next moment, Xiao Yi Xian ran up and hugged Xiao Xue's arm, "Teacher, you are amazing!" Xiao Xue smiled, "Xian'er, it's your turn next." Hearing this, everyone became interested. What kind of brilliant performance would this Genius Alchemist's Disciple have? Fa Ma, on the side, also turned his head to look at Xiao Yi Xian, "Little girl, what Rank of Alchemist do you intend to assess for?" Xiao Yi Xian smiled slightly, "First-Grade." Fa Ma: "..." The crowd: "..."
Although they were a bit disappointed (?) that Xiao Yi Xian was only assessing for a First-Grade Alchemist, everyone still rushed over to watch. The First-Grade Alchemist assessment allowed people to be present, so Fa Ma did not mind the onlookers and directly began to preside over the assessment. The content of Xiao Yi Xian's assessment this time was not the "accumulating strength pill" that Xiao Xue had assessed for last time, but the first-grade pill "Life Recovery Pill". The Life Recovery Pill, a first-grade pill, had the effect of treating serious injuries and comas, and among first-grade pills, it was quite difficult. Facing such a Pill Formula, Xiao Yi Xian dared not be careless. She naturally would not choose to use Dou Qi flames, but directly used the Purple Fire.
"Eh?" The moment Xiao Yi Xian used the Purple Fire, Fa Ma discovered the extraordinary nature of this flame. "Sixth-Rank Beast Fire..." Even Fa Ma was slightly shocked. One must know that apart from the elusive Heavenly Flame, the highest-grade flame within the Jia Ma Empire was only of this Rank. A Seventh-Tier Magical Beast was comparable to a human Dou Zong, and in this country without a Dou Zong, naturally, no one could obtain a Seventh-Tier Beast Fire. In other words, a Sixth-Rank Beast Fire was considered the highest-level alchemy flame that an Alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire could master. Even the flame Fa Ma used was only at this level. Now, the flame used by Xiao Xue's Disciple had actually reached the Sixth-Rank level. However, thinking of Xiao Xue's terrifying background, Fa Ma felt relieved. — She has connections up there!
With the assistance of the Purple Fire, Xiao Yi Xian perfectly refined the Life Recovery Pill, and even produced a pill pattern, successfully passing the First-Grade Alchemist assessment. After completing the Alchemist assessment, Xiao Xue took Xiao Yi Xian out of the Alchemist Guild and headed straight to the Nalan Family. Before the Nalan Family mansion, Xiao Xue smiled at the guards at the door, "Please inform them. Xiao Xue of the Xiao Family is here to visit."
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