After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 221 The assessment begins, with a slight surprise.

"Alright, that's enough. The Pill Tower opens in two days. I was planning to show you around Lingmiao Mountain!"

"However, there's still an assessment to be done, so you'd better prepare properly!" Liu Rumei said helplessly.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Fairy Liu!"

Liu Rumei left quickly, and Ye Xiaobai then began to meditate and cultivate in seclusion.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time for the assessment.

Early in the morning, someone led Ye Xiaobai to the assessment location.

Halfway up the mountain, a huge plaza has been built, which can accommodate hundreds of people.

There are very few alchemists in the Alchemist Alliance to begin with, and only thirty young alchemists participated in this assessment.

As soon as Ye Xiaobai entered the square, he saw a familiar face—Sun Siyu, the champion of the alchemy competition back then.

Ye Xiaobai also helped her master refine the Five Blessings Detoxification Pill, a female disciple of the Qingxia Sect.

"Elder Ye, you're here too! It's been a long time!" Sun Siyu greeted him warmly.

"Fairy Sun, you've come too. How are the preparations going?" Ye Xiaobai asked with concern.

"Elder Ye, please don't make fun of me. I only got first place by luck before, and I've only just become a sixth-grade alchemist. There's a high chance that I'll have a hard time passing the assessment to enter the Pill Tower this time!"

"However, I'm also here to take this opportunity to learn something!" Sun Siyu said with a smile.

"Even sixth-grade alchemists can't pass the assessment?" Ye Xiaobai asked, slightly surprised.

"Not necessarily. I heard the requirements for this assessment are quite high!"

"Fairy, you're quite well-informed. By the way, how's your master doing lately?"

"My master is in good health and has been saying that he wants to thank you again when he has the chance!"

"Didn't you already give me a lot of things as a token of your gratitude? And you even gave me a top-grade alchemy furnace!"

"Thanks to the high quality of the Five Blessings Detoxification Pill you refined, it not only cured my master of the deadly poison, but also removed some residual ailments from his body!" Sun Siyu said excitedly.

"Haha, so that's how it is! This also shows that your master has great blessings!"

"Elder Ye, you're too modest!"

"Then I wish us all the best in passing the test!" Ye Xiaobai said with a smile.

"Yes, with Elder Ye's blessing, I'm sure I'll pass!" Sun Siyu said confidently.

"I don't have the power to make my words come true!" Ye Xiaobai said, slightly embarrassed.

"hehe!"

"What are you talking about, you seem to be having a great time!" A familiar figure appeared beside the two of them.

The two turned around and saw a familiar face.

The person who arrived was none other than Liu Rumei.

Liu Rumei is naturally a young alchemist and also needs to participate in the assessment.

"So it was Fairy Liu!"

"Senior Sister Liu, you've come too!"

The two quickly greeted Liu Rumei.

"Sigh, even as the daughter of the current president, I can't get in through connections and have to take an exam. The treatment is really not as good as before!" Liu Rumei couldn't help but complain.

“With Senior Sister Liu’s talent, passing the assessment will be very easy!” Sun Siyu said.

“Indeed, no one would question Fairy Liu’s strength!” Ye Xiaobai echoed.

"Hehe, I love you guys who know how to chat! When I become the president, you'll definitely get your share of the benefits!" Liu Rumei said with a chuckle.

"Hahaha!"

"Alright, the assessment is about to begin! Let's all get ready!" Liu Rumei reminded them.

After exchanging greetings, the three of them went to their respective assessment positions to begin refining pills.

About 30 alchemists were already standing in the square, ready to participate in the assessment. All around were staff members from the Alchemist Alliance responsible for the alchemy competition assessment. On a high platform stood a spirited white-haired old man.

This person was none other than Song Changsheng, the vice president of the Alchemist Alliance. President Liu Rulong was not present; Ye Xiaobai guessed he was most likely still recovering from his injuries, and only the vice president was currently in charge of presiding over the assessment activities.

At this moment, many people in the audience were still discussing it.

"Hey, why hasn't it grown yet?"

"Didn't you know? The guild leader was ambushed! I heard he doesn't have long to live! It won't be long before they have a new guild leader!"

"No way? It's that serious? The guild leader is a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"Who can argue with that? It's because we were ambushed!"

"Who exactly did this?"

"I don't know that yet!"

When Liu Rumei heard everyone whispering about her father's attack, her good mood suddenly turned irritable, and she racked her brains to figure out who was responsible!

"Alright, quiet down! You are all outstanding alchemists in our Alchemist Alliance. However, entering the Alchemy Tower for cultivation requires a huge cost for the Alliance!"

"Therefore, the number of people entering the Pill Tower will be specially controlled this time! It is expected that 10 outstanding alchemists will be selected from among you to enter the Pill Tower for cultivation! Together with five outstanding disciples from other sects, a total of 15 people will enter the Pill Tower for cultivation in three days!"

"What? There are only 15? I heard there were 20 before!" The alchemists in the audience immediately began to complain. With 5 fewer spots than usual, their chances were reduced, and naturally, everyone was dissatisfied.

"Yes! The number of outstanding disciples from other sects has increased even more than before! Originally, there were only 3 non-alchemists, but now there are 5!"

"It seems the alliance is really short of resources, which is why they sold more slots!"

Ye Xiaobai was slightly surprised upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that selecting the top ten from among the thirty alchemists wouldn't be too difficult, mainly because Ye Xiaobai was very confident in his alchemy skills.

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Participate in the assessment

"Alright, quiet! The assessment begins. Today's assessment will be on the sixth-grade elixir, the Jade Spirit Condensing Pill!" Song Changsheng shouted.

"Don't underestimate a sixth-grade pill. There's a minimum standard to pass the assessment: you have to refine a mid-grade one!"

"Alright, the spiritual herbs needed for refining the pills are ready! Everyone, let's begin!"

Upon hearing this, everyone began refining their own pills.

Ye Xiaobai smiled knowingly when he heard that the assessment pill was the Jade Spirit Condensing Pill; this was too lucky.

For the past month, Ye Xiaobai has been refining this kind of pill, and he has already been able to refine the top-grade Jade Essence Spirit Condensing Pill.

Now, only mid-level candidates are needed, and passing the assessment is much less stressful.

Not far from Ye Xiaobai, a burning gaze flickered between a staff member and Ye Xiaobai outside the venue.

The other party nodded in acknowledgment, confirming that everything was arranged properly.

"Hmph! Ye Xiaobai, you've definitely lost your chance to enter the Pill Tower for cultivation!" Then, the young man began his pill refining.

At this moment, Ye Xiaobai also began to refine the Jade Essence Condensing Spirit Pill with ease.

Ye Xiaobai suppressed his secret relief that the test focused on alchemy, something he was familiar with; otherwise, things would have been quite troublesome.

However, as soon as Ye Xiaobai opened the storage bag containing the spiritual herbs prepared by the alliance, he immediately sensed that the smell was off.

The snow lingzhi needed to refine the Jade Spirit Condensing Pill, when aged enough, has a faint milky fragrance, while the snow lingzhi in the storage bag is bland and tasteless.

It turns out it's less than 500 years old!

Someone must have done this on purpose.

Using this to test an experienced alchemist is clearly an underestimation of Ye Xiaobai.

With an age of only three or four hundred years, the medicinal properties of such snow lingzhi mushrooms are insufficient, making it difficult to refine them into mid-grade pills.

Only snow lingzhi mushrooms aged over 500 years possess abundant medicinal properties, making them easier to refine into mid-grade and higher-quality pills.

Fortunately, Ye Xiaobai had left some materials when he refined the Jade Spirit Gathering Pill; otherwise, even if he had reported to the Alliance staff that the Snow Spirit Mushroom was not old enough,

The other party will also say that their alchemy skills are not good enough, and instead complain about the quality of the materials.

After confirming that there were no problems with the other materials, Ye Xiaobai secretly replaced the materials that were not old enough, carefully refined them, and finally successfully refined a high-grade Jade Essence Condensing Spirit Pill.