Chapter 504 The cruelest joke! (Please subscribe)

Three years later.

Yuan Dynasty, Yongquan Mountain, alchemy room.

Liu Yu sat cross-legged, her expression focused and her mind highly concentrated, and she slowly pinched the magic formula with her hands.

Not far in front of him, the Xuanhuang Cauldron trembled slightly, and the elixir fire in the Fire Gate burned blazingly, releasing blazing high temperatures.

The temperature in the alchemy room increased by more than dozens of degrees, and the breeze in the air was extremely hot.

If the alchemy room hadn't been specially built, it would have been destroyed long ago.

The solemn expression and the trembling alchemy furnace all indicate that the alchemy has reached a critical moment, and any sloppiness may lead to wasted effort!

Powerful spiritual consciousness spread out, Liu Yu always paid attention to the movements in the alchemy cauldron, trying to avoid any mistakes.

Every change in the alchemy cauldron was caught in his eyes, and he skillfully controlled the entire process with the alchemy skills he had practiced countless times.

The elixir fire in the fire gate turned from strong to weak, and the temperature dropped slightly. As time passed, a medicinal fragrance gradually filled the air.

"about there."

Liu Yu flashed this idea.

His rich experience in alchemy allowed him to judge that the best time to open the furnace was about to come in the final step of alchemy.

Although the alchemy was coming to an end, Liu Yu's expression did not change at all.

The more critical the moment, the easier it is to make mistakes. He suffered a lot in this last step.

Now, I can face it calmly.

After all, even if you fail, there are countless opportunities to come back.

"open!"

After another two or three breaths, the magic in Liu Yu's hand changed, and the golden and red elixir fire in the fire gate suddenly went out.

At the same time, the Xuanhuang Cauldron's lid suddenly rose.

In the alchemy room, the scent of the medicine suddenly became stronger and became very obvious.

Liu Yu looked up and saw seven marble-sized, milky-white Peiyuan Pills floating quietly inside the Xuanhuang Cauldron.

"It's done."

He stretched out his hand and seven Pei Yuan Pills fell into his hands. After confirming that they were all good quality, he couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face.

With a thought in Liu Yu's mind, a flash of light flashed from the storage ring in her right hand, and a jade bottle appeared in her hand, and she put all the seven newly refined Yuan Yuan Pills into the jade bottle.

Then he stretched out his hand to fish it out and took the other two jade vases beside him in his hands. After looking at them for a while, he felt very good.

"Ten elixir-making materials were finally made into three furnaces, and twenty-two Peiyuan Pills were obtained."

"Calculating it this way, the success rate of refining this elixir by myself has reached 30%."

This thought flashed through Liu Yu's mind.

The difficulty of refining the third-level "spiritual elixir" is at least several times that of the second-level elixir.

In the first two of the past three years, he earned spiritual stones by refining a large number of second-level elixirs, and at the same time honed his alchemy skills, finally getting closer to his alchemy attainments.

The success rate of refining second-level elixirs such as Jingyuan Pill and Yangyuan Pill has officially reached an astonishing 50%.

After that, he started refining the third-level low-grade Peiyuan Dan.

But after hundreds of failures, he finally raised the success rate of refining the Yuan Pei Dan to 30% in recent days.

"Yes, everything is going in the expected direction."

"The success rate of refining Peiyuan Dan has reached 30%, which marks that I have taken another solid step towards the realm of "alchemy master"."

"As long as the success rate of two more third-level elixirs reaches 30%, you will be a veritable master of alchemy."

Liu Yu thought silently as he put the three bottles of Peiyuan Pill into the storage bag and packed up the alchemy site.

"It's a pity that my alchemy skills will never see the light of day."

"Revealing that you can refine second-level high-grade elixirs is already your limit."

"If we can directly sell third-level spiritual pills, the speed of earning spiritual stones will be five to six times faster."

Standing up, he sighed softly and shook his head.

To refine elixirs of level three or above, you must use 500-year-old elixirs.

But the five-hundred-year-old spiritual grass and elixir are not ordinary items, and they are enough to attract the attention of the golden elixir monks.

On the surface, he did not purchase enough five-hundred-year-old elixirs to practice. If he suddenly revealed that he could refine third-level elixirs, he would not be described as "somewhat talented".

The gap between the second level and the third level can no longer be explained by the simple word "genius" when there are not enough spiritual herbs and it is wasted for practicing.

If it were a "monster" it would be fine.

Golden elixir monks are not simple people. If their third-level alchemy skills are exposed, it is impossible to fool them.

Therefore, if Liu Yu wants to earn spiritual stones, he still has to sell second-level elixirs honestly, and third-level elixirs will never see the light of day.

If you want to "cleanse yourself", you must make a show of it and buy some 500-year-old spiritual herbs on the market one after another to practice your skills.

But now that he has just been promoted, it is normal for him to spend all his money refining his natal magic weapon. Where can he find such a sum of spiritual stones to further his alchemy attainments?

Therefore, at least in the next one or two hundred years, Liu Yu will not be able to reveal his third-level alchemy skills, otherwise it will be impossible to explain.

"Rumble"

The formation opened and the stone gate slowly rose.

After cleaning up the alchemy room, Liu Yu confirmed that nothing was missing and went out.

"My maid pays homage to the young master."

The three maids headed by Wen Caiyi quickly bowed and saluted when their master emerged from seclusion.

"Um."

"Is there something important?"

Liu Yu nodded lightly, sat on the Taishi chair, picked up the teacup, and asked casually.

"Master Qi, it has been three years since the first batch of disciples entered the academy."

"Today is the day when the first batch of disciples from other colleges will take their graduation exams."

"Uncle Sun and Uncle Ma have received news that everything is ready. The graduation examination can begin immediately as soon as Young Master gives the order."

The attendant stood aside and Wen Caiyi whispered softly.

"Well, I really should go and take a look at the graduation examination of the first batch of disciples in the branch."

"In that case, let's take a shower and change clothes."

"Let those juniors wait first."

Liu Yu waved her hand to signal the two maids to stop pinching their feet and backs, and said calmly.

Then he got up and walked towards the bathroom.

"Yes, sir."

Wen Caiyi took the order in a low voice and followed step by step.

Because there were hundreds of monks waiting for him, Liu Yu speeded up a little while bathing and changing clothes this time.

Well, it’s more than ten breaths faster.

…

At the foot of Yongquan Mountain is a stretch of buildings.

The architecture is full of the characteristics of Chu State, and after three years, it has become much more perfect.

A high wall surrounded the buildings inside, seeming to separate two worlds.

Within the walls, you can live a carefree life in a separate courtyard. You don’t have to worry about it every day, and you can enjoy the afternoon sunshine leisurely.

Outside the wall, there is a cruel and deceitful world of immortality. A little carelessness can lead to death.

On this day, hundreds of monks were silent on the campus in the center of the branch.

The disciples from other courtyards who entered the school three years ago have been waiting for a long time.

Suddenly, a burst of suffocating and powerful spiritual pressure appeared, shrouding the hearts of all the monks, bringing unparalleled terror.

However, the spiritual pressure only flashed away and disappeared in the next moment, otherwise most monks would have to show their ugly faces.

Then a bright blue light appeared from the top of the mountain and quickly approached the foot of the mountain.

"It's Master Qingyang!"

Many old disciples in the crowd exclaimed.

The new disciples were full of awe. After three years of study, they already knew what the Golden Elixir stage was like.

That is a height that 99% of monks cannot reach!

The cyan light fell on the high platform that had been built in advance, and the aura instantly converged, revealing a figure with black hair and black robes.

It's Liu Yu!

"Welcome Master Qingyang (Uncle Master)!"

Under the leadership of several inner sect disciples, the next breath of the school grounds was filled with uniform greetings, and the uniform sounds spread in all directions.

Even outside the wall, you can hear it clearly.

Some disciples standing in the front row shouted extra hard, trying to attract the dean's attention in this way.

If he can gain the attention of the dean, even if he enters the world of immortality in the future, it will be smooth sailing.

The greetings sounded three times in a row before they all stopped, and the square returned to silence without any noise.

Obviously, these were all rehearsed in advance, and the people in charge of management, Sun Yulan, Ma Wencai and others, worked hard.

"Well done."

Da Ma Jin Dao was sitting on the main seat. Liu Yu's deep and far-sighted eyes glanced at the hundreds of disciples in the square and gave a faint praise.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"It's all because of the master's uncle who is in charge, so that the branch can be safe and stable, and the disciples and other talents have room to perform."

Hearing the affirmation, Sun Yulan, Ma Yingcai and others felt relieved, but they still didn't dare to say anything.

Afterwards, a few people briefly reported on the graduation assessment of the five hundred disciples from other schools.

"Everything is ready, please give instructions to Uncle Qingyang!"

Sun Yulan, who had the highest level of cultivation and the most seniority among the five, handed over her hand to ask for instructions.

"Now that everything is ready, what are you waiting for?"

"Start immediately."

Liu Yu suppressed her smile and said seriously.

"As you command!"

Sun Yulan, Ma Yingcai and others immediately accepted the order, and then immediately turned around to make arrangements.

Orders were passed down layer by layer, and the branch's management team began to operate smoothly.

Five people mainly handle branch affairs, while Jiang Qiushui, Ji Ruyan and others play a supervisory role and generally do not directly intervene in specific management.

As Liu Yu's eyes and ears, the two women had the power of life and death, and their status was one level higher than these foundation-building deacons.

After all, as Liu Yu's power grows, there are more and more things that need to be taken care of. If the two women interfere in everything, their cultivation will inevitably be delayed.

And because she had the soul restriction and was his own woman, Liu Yu felt more at ease with Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan.

It would be best to use two women to supervise everyone.

Of course, at this time, Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan also had many close associates working under them.

It is basically impossible. Even if you are deceived, you still have enough time to practice.

And his annual spiritual stone income is better than most foundation-building monks.

In this regard, Liu Yu did not treat the two women badly. After all, they mainly handled private matters for themselves.

and

As for Liu Yu himself, he enjoys the benefits of the system without taking on responsibilities, and has a lot of time to devote to cultivation.

He sometimes enjoys it, but he is not greedy for power.

In this world where extraordinary power exists, power is just a vassal of strength. As long as one's own strength is strong enough, power is nothing more than something easily available.

When you stand high, power, fame, beauty, etc., all the things that people in the world dream of -

It’s everywhere!

"boom"

The spirit-detecting pillar weighing dozens of kilograms fell down, making a dull sound, and stood firmly on the ground.

"In the 8940th year of the Yuanyang calendar, the Yuanyang Branch Yuan Guo Branch was officially established."

As the "General Manager", Sun Yulan delivered a speech to the five hundred branch disciples.

She looked solemn as she first told this period of history, her yellowed and wrinkled face solemn and solemn.

After a pause, he continued:

"As the first batch of disciples of the branch, you also entered the school in the same year. It has been three years since then."

"Now, it's time to graduate."

"I announce that the graduation examination has officially begun!"

The steady and powerful voice spread to every corner of the school through the magic of sound.

Then some inner disciples stood up and began to announce the assessment rules.

The general idea is that regardless of qualifications, those who have cultivated to the third level of Qi Refining in three years can directly enter the outer gate.

Those with outstanding spiritual root qualifications such as Tianling Root, Alien Spiritual Root, and Double Spiritual Root can directly become inner disciples as long as they reach the middle stage of Qi Refining within three years.

Such a request is actually not difficult to say, but easy to say.

For those with three spiritual roots and above, as long as they practice seriously, it is not difficult to reach the third level of Qi refining in three years.

After all, the first three levels of Qi refining are the easiest to advance to, and they do not require much accumulation of mana.

Even some young people with pseudo-spiritual qualifications have a lot of hope of achieving it as long as their families behind them provide some help and they work hard enough.

But for a young man who is indirectly attracted from the mortal world, has no family relatives to rely on, and has poor spiritual qualifications, this is an insurmountable obstacle.

He also has pseudo-spiritual qualifications and comes from a family that cultivates immortals. He has high hopes of passing the assessment.

But if you are a mortal boy, your hope is slim. Even if your aura affinity is not low, your hope is still slim.

This is both fair and unfair.

However, isn’t the help from family, relatives and friends one of one’s own capitals that enhances one’s own value?

In a way, this is very fair!

The requirement for a three-year assessment had long been circulated among the branches, and when it was announced loudly, some were happy and some were sad.

Those who are happy are naturally those who have reached the third level of Qi refining. Even if they take some more pills and spiritual objects, it will not affect their passage.

Those who are lost are those who have not reached the third level of Qi refining.

Without the support of family, relatives and friends, and with poor spiritual qualifications, even if they try their best to learn and practice, very few people can reach the third level of Qi refining in three years.

Only a small number of monks are happy, and the majority are lost. People's joys and sorrows are not connected to each other.

But no matter whether he was happy or disappointed, the assessment continued as usual, and soon a disciple from the branch came forward to test his cultivation.

"If I remember correctly, the time I formed the elixir was the 8940th year of the Yuan Yang calendar."

On the high platform, watching the assessment proceeding, Liu Yu flashed this idea.

…

"Xiao Yushan has cultivated to the fifth level of Qi Refining and passed the assessment."

"Meet the conditions for promotion to the inner sect and enter the inner sect directly!"

Ma Wencai, who presided over the test, announced loudly.

"Master Nephew Xiao, congratulations on passing the examination, but you must not slack off in your cultivation in the future."

"With your qualifications, you will become one of my generation sooner or later."

"I hope it won't be long before you and I become equal to our peers."

After the results were announced, Ma Wencai joked quietly and had a very gentle attitude.

The spiritual energy affinity of the two spiritual roots was 80, and the chance of successful foundation building was very high, so he did not treat the girl as an ordinary disciple.

"Thank you, uncle, for your advice!"

The girl saluted respectfully, turned around like a proud peacock, and walked to the side of the passer-by with her chin slightly raised.

She does have something to be proud of. She has practiced to the fifth level of Qi refining in three years, surpassing all her peers, and is a veritable "senior sister".

Those who have reached the third level of Qi Refining are eager to try and look forward to the new sect life. They will go to the sect soon and become disciples of the Yuanyang Sect.

Those whose cultivation is lower than the third level of Qi Refining have expressions of disappointment and unwillingness, and the complexity in their hearts is hard to describe.

For example, Chen Shan and Gong Xinyuan.

Both of them have pseudo-spiritual qualifications and have no support from their family, relatives or friends in cultivating immortals. Although they have practiced hard in the past three years, they are still stuck at the second level of Qi refining, and are still far away from the third level.

After three years of getting along, the two have become good friends, talking about basically anything and often exchanging their cultivation experiences.

But at this time, neither of them was in the mood to speak.

Once he fails to pass the assessment, he will be demoted to a handyman and serve the sect for life without any remuneration.

The most critical thing is that there will not be enough time to practice.

Three years have passed, and Shen Shan has changed a lot. He is no longer the boy from the mountain village, but has the basic qualities of an immortal cultivator.

But all the sweet dreams will disappear after this assessment.

As time goes by, the queue of people gradually decreases, and it will be Shen Shan and Gong Xinyuan's turn soon.

Those who pass the assessment can move around freely on the left side and imagine a better future.

Those who failed the assessment were all placed on the right side and guarded by ten disciples who were in the late stage of Qi refining. They were even deprived of the right to move around freely.

He looked like a prisoner.

"Chen Shan, who has cultivated to the second level of Qi Refining, failed the assessment."

"Demoted to a handyman."

Ma Wencai's voice sounded again, his attitude was very cold, how could he lose his gentle appearance before?

Strictly speaking, handymen are not considered disciples of the Yuanyang Sect.

The sect has given many young people the opportunity to embark on the path to immortality, and invested a small amount of resources in the early stage. If they can seize the opportunity, there are endless possibilities.

If you can't, you have to spend your life repaying the sect's investment.

This isn't fair, but teenagers don't have the right to choose.

For those who passed first, the former classmates who were relegated to handymen were nothing more than strangers.

They are the protagonists.

"yes."

Chen Shan replied in despair.

Then, under the "escort" of an outer sect disciple in the late stage of Qi Refining, he walked towards the team that looked like prisoners.

Although he had known the result for a long time, Shen Shan still felt trembling all over when the moment finally arrived.

It was as if everything in front of him had lost its color.

The sky is falling and the earth is falling.

"Woooo~!"

There was a slight sobbing sound beside him, and someone couldn't help but cry.