Chapter 504 The cruelest joke! (please subscribe)

Three years later.

   Yuan country, Yongquan Mountain, alchemy room.

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

   Not far in front of him, Xuanhuang Dingding trembled slightly, and the Dan fire in the fire door was burning, releasing a scorching high temperature.

   raised the temperature in the alchemy room by more than tens of degrees, and the breeze in the air was extremely hot.

   If the alchemy room was not specially built, it would have been destroyed long ago.

   The dignified expression and the trembling pill furnace all indicate that the critical moment in pill making is reached, and a little sloppy action may lead to failure!

  The powerful consciousness spread out, Liu Yu always paid attention to the movement in the cauldron, and tried to avoid the slightest mistake.

   The changes in the alchemy cauldron are all in his eyes, and with the alchemy techniques he has acquired countless times, he is proficient in controlling the entire process.

  The Dan fire in the fire door changed from prosperity to decline, the temperature dropped slightly, and as time passed, a medicinal fragrance gradually filled the air.

"almost."

   Liu Yu flashed this thought.

   Rich experience in alchemy, let him judge the last step of alchemy, the best time to open the furnace is coming.

  Although this alchemy is about to end, Liu Yu's expression has not changed in the slightest.

   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, Liu Yu's technique changed, and the golden red elixir fire in the fire door suddenly went out.

   At the same time, the Xuan Huang Ding Ding Gai also suddenly rose.

  In the alchemy room, Ruowu Ruowu's medicinal fragrance instantly became stronger for a few points, and it became very obvious.

  Liu Yu raised his eyes and saw that within the Xuanhuang Cauldron, seven marble-sized, milk-white Peiyuan Pills were quietly suspended.

   "It's done."

   He stretched out his hand, and the seven Peiyuan Pills fell into his hands. After confirming that they were all good grades, a smile appeared on his face.

   Liu Yu's mind moved, the storage ring in his right hand flashed, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand, and he put the seven newly refined Yuan Pei Dan into the jade bottle.

   Then he stretched out his hand to fish, and took the other two jade bottles beside him in his hand. After looking at it for a while, he couldn't help feeling good.

   "Ten alchemy materials, and finally three alchemy furnaces, to get 22 Peiyuan Dan."

   "In this way, the success rate of refining this pill by yourself has steadily reached 30%."

   This thought flashed through Liu Yu's mind.

   The difficulty of refining a third-order "spiritual pill" is at least several times that of a second-order pill.

   In the first two years of these three years, he earned spirit stones by refining a large number of second-order medicinal herbs, and at the same time sharpened his alchemy skills, finally bringing his alchemy skills one step closer.

   The success rate of refining second-order pills such as Jingyuan Dan and Yangyuan Dan has officially reached an astonishing 50%.

   After that, he began to refine the third-order low-grade Peiyuan Dan.

  Can still experience hundreds of failures, and finally in the past few days, the success rate of refining Yuan-Pei Dan has been increased to 30%.

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

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

   "As long as there are two more third-order elixir with a success rate of 30%, you will be a veritable master of alchemy."

   Put the three bottles of Peiyuan Dan in the storage bag and pack up the alchemy scene, Liu Yu thought silently.

   "Unfortunately, my alchemy skills are not visible after all."

   "Exposing that the ability to refine second-order high-grade medicinal herbs is already the limit."

   "If you can directly sell Tier 3 Spirit Pills and earn Spirit Stones, you will be five or six times faster immediately."

   stood up, he sighed softly, and shook his head.

   To refine the spirit pills of Tier 3 and above, five hundred years of spirit herbs must be used.

   But the 500-year-old spirit herbal medicine is not an ordinary thing, and it is enough to attract the attention of Jindan cultivator.

   On the bright side, he didn't buy enough five hundred years of elixir to practice. If he suddenly revealed that he could refine third-order medicinal herbs, he couldn't describe it as "some talent".

   The gap between Tier 2 and Tier 3, when there is not enough spirit grass to waste in practice, can no longer be explained by the simple word "genius".

   If it's a "monster", it's almost the same.

  The Golden Core cultivators are not simple people. If they reveal the third-order alchemy attainment, it is impossible to fool them.

   Therefore, if Liu Yu wanted to earn spirit stones, he still had to honestly sell second-order medicinal pills, and third-order spirit pills were not enough.

  If you want to "clean up", you must be pretentious and buy some 500-year-old spirit grasses in the market one after another to practice hands.

   But he has just been promoted now, and it is normal to go bankrupt in order to refine the magic treasure of his life. Where can there be such a spirit stone to make the alchemy attainments further?

   Therefore, at least in the next one or two hundred years, it is impossible for Liu Yu to reveal the third-order alchemy attainments, otherwise it is impossible to explain.

   "Rumble"

The    formation opened, and the stone gate slowly rose.

   After tidying up the alchemy room, Liu Yu confirmed that there were no omissions, and went out.

   "The maid visits the son."

  The three maids headed by Wen Caiyi quickly bowed and saluted when their master appeared after finishing the retreat.

"Um."

   "Is there something important?"

  Liu Yu nodded lightly, sat on the Taishi chair with a teacup, and asked casually.

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

   "Today is the day when the first batch of disciples from other schools will be assessed for graduation."

   "There is news from Master Sun and Master Ma that everything is ready. As long as the son gives an order, the graduation assessment can start immediately."

  The attendant stood aside, Wen Caiyi whispered softly.

   "Well, I really should go and see the graduation assessment 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 his hand and signaled the two maids to stop pinching their feet and backs, and said lightly.

   then got up and walked towards the bathroom.

   "Yes, son."

  Wen Caiyi led the order in a low voice, and followed behind.

  Because there were hundreds of cultivators waiting for him, this time Liu Yu took a shower and changed his clothes a little faster.

   Well, it's almost ten breaths.

  …

  The foot of Yongquan Mountain is a stretch of buildings.

  The building is full of the characteristics of Chu State, and after three years, it has become a lot more perfect.

  A high wall surrounds the buildings in pieces, as if dividing two worlds.

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

  Beyond the fence, there is a cruel world of immortal cultivation that is intriguing, and if you are careless, you may die.

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

  The disciples of the other courtyard who entered the entrance three years ago have been waiting for a long time.

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

   But Reiatsu just passed away in a flash, and disappeared in the next moment, otherwise most of the monks would have to show their ugliness.

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

   "It's the master of Qingyang!"

   In the crowd, many old disciples exclaimed.

   The new disciples are full of awe. After three years of study, they already know what a realm the Jindan stage is.

   That is a height that 90% of the cultivators cannot reach!

  The cyan light fell on the pre-built high platform, and the aura converged instantly, revealing a black-haired and black-robed figure.

   It is Liu Yu!

   "Welcome to Qingyang Shizu (Uncle)!"

   Under the leadership of several inner disciples, a neat welcome sounded from the school grounds the next day, and the neat voice spread all over the place.

   Even outside the walls, it can be heard clearly.

   Some disciples standing in the front row shouted very hard, trying to attract the attention of the dean in this way.

   If you can get the dean's attention, even if you step into the world of immortality in the future, it will be smooth sailing.

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

   Obviously, these were all rehearsed in advance, and Sun Yulan, Ma Wencai and others who were in charge of management put in a lot of effort.

   "Well done."

  The golden sword of the big horse sat on the main seat, Liu Yu's deep and distant gaze glanced at the hundreds of disciples in the square, and gave a faint praise.

   "Don't dare, don't dare."

   "It's all because the uncle is in charge that the branch can be stable and stable, and the disciples and other talents have room to play."

   Hearing the affirmation, Sun Yulan, Ma Yingcai and others felt relieved, but they still dared not speak.

   Afterwards, a few people briefly reported the situation regarding the graduation assessment of the five hundred other disciples.

   "Everything is ready, please ask Master Qingyang for instructions!"

   Sun Yulan, who has the highest cultivation base and the most seniority among the five, handed over to ask for instructions.

   "Since everything is ready, what are you waiting for?"

   "Start now."

   restrained his smile, Liu Yu said sternly.

   "Follow orders!"

  Sun Yulan, Ma Yingcai and others took orders with a bang, and then immediately turned around and went to make arrangements.

The    order was passed on layer by layer, and the management team of the branch 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 the eyes and ears of Liu Yu, the two women hold the power of life and death, and their status is one level higher than these foundation-building deacons.

   After all, as Liu Yu’s influence grew, there were more and more places to worry about. If the two women intervened in any place, it would definitely delay cultivation.

   And because of the restraint of the primordial spirit and her own woman, Liu Yu was more at ease with Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan.

   It would be best to use two women to supervise the top and bottom.

   Of course, at this time, Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan also had a lot of cronies to do things.

   All are basically impossible, and there is enough time to practice if you are deceived.

   And the annual income of spiritual stones is also better than that of most foundation cultivators.

   In this regard, Liu Yu still did not treat the two women badly, after all, they mainly do personal affairs for themselves.

and

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

   He sometimes enjoys it, but he does not covet power.

   In this world where extraordinary power exists, power is nothing but a vassal of power. As long as one’s own strength is strong enough, power is nothing but something that can be easily obtained.

  When you stand on the heights, power, fame, beauty, etc., all the things the world dreams of-

   is everywhere!

"boom"

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

   "In the eight thousand nine hundred and forty years of the Yuanyang calendar, the Yuanguo Branch of Yuanyang Bieyuan was officially established."

  Sun Yulan, as the "General Manager", delivered a speech to the 500 branch disciples.

   She looked solemn, first of all to tell this piece of history, her yellowish and wrinkled face was solemn and solemn.

   paused before continuing:

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

   "Now, it's time for graduation."

   "The old man announces that the graduation assessment has officially started!"

  The steady and powerful voice spread to every corner of the school field through the channel spell.

   Then an inner disciple stood up and began to announce the assessment rules.

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

   Heavenly Spiritual Roots, Different Spiritual Roots, Double Spiritual Roots, etc. Those with outstanding spiritual root qualifications can directly become inner disciples as long as they reach the middle stage of Qi Refining within three years.

A requirement like    is actually not difficult to say, nor 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, and there is not much mana that needs to be accumulated.

   Even some teenagers with pseudo-spiritual aptitude, as long as the family behind them provides some help, and if they work hard enough, there is still a lot of hope to achieve it.

   But for a young man who was indirectly introduced from the world, had no family or relatives to rely on, and had poor spiritual aptitude, this was an insurmountable obstacle.

   is also a pseudo-spiritual aptitude, born in a cultivator family, and the hope of passing the assessment is not small.

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

   This is both fair and unfair.

   But the help of family, relatives and friends is not one of your own capital, which enhances your own value?

   In a way, that's pretty fair!

The requirement of    three-year assessment has long been circulated in the branch, and it was announced loudly at this time, some people are happy and some are sad.

   Happy people are naturally those who have reached the third level of Qi Refining. Even if they take some more medicinal herbs and spirits, it will not affect the passage.

   Lost people are those who have not reached the third level of Qi Refining.

   Without the support of family, relatives and friends, and with poor spiritual aptitude, even if they tried their best to study and cultivate, very few people could reach the third level of Qi refining in three years.

  Only a small number of monks rejoiced, the lost accounted for the majority, and the joys and sorrows of people were not connected.

   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 when I formed the elixir was the eighty-nine hundred and forty years of the Yuan Gregorian calendar."

   On the high platform, watching the progress of the assessment, Liu Yu flashed this thought.

  …

   "Xiao Yushan, who is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, passed the assessment."

   "If you reach the conditions for promotion to the inner door, go straight to the inner door!"

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

   "Senior nephew Xiao, congratulations on passing the test, but you must not slack off in your cultivation in the future."

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

   "I hope the day when you and I are equal to each other will not be too long."

After    announced the results, Ma Wencai joked in a low voice, with a very gentle attitude.

  Double spiritual roots and aura affinity are 80, and the chance of success in foundation building is very high, so he did not treat the girl as an ordinary disciple.

   "Thank you for your guidance!"

  The girl saluted respectfully, but turned around like a proud peacock, slightly lifted her chin and walked to the side of the passer.

   She does have the capital to be proud of. She cultivated to the fifth level of Qi Refining in three years, surpassing all her peers. She is a veritable "Big Sister".

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

   Those whose cultivation base is not at the third level of Qi Refining will be full of disappointment and unwillingness, and the complexities in their hearts cannot be expressed in words.

  For example, Shen Shan and Gong Xinyuan.

   Both of them have pseudo-spiritual qualifications, and they do not have the support of immortal cultivation resources from their families, relatives and friends. Although they have cultivated hard in the past three years, they still stay on the second level of Qi refining, and there is still a long way to go to the third level.

   After getting along for three years, the two have become good friends, basically talk about everything, and often exchange cultivation experience.

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

  Once you fail the assessment, you will be demoted to a handyman, serving the sect for life without any remuneration.

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

  Three years have passed, Shen Shan has changed a lot, he is no longer the boy in the mountain village, he already has the basic qualities of a cultivator.

   But all dreams will vanish after this assessment.

   As time went by, the crowd in the queue gradually decreased, and it was about to be Shen Shan and Gong Xinyuan’s turn.

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

   Those who do not pass the examination will be placed on the right side, guarded by ten disciples in the late stage of qi refining, and even their qualifications to move freely will be deprived.

   looks like a prisoner.

   "Shen Shan, the cultivation base is the second level of Qi Refining, and the assessment is not passed."

   "Relegated to chores."

  Ma Wencai's voice sounded again, his attitude was very indifferent, how could he have been gentle before?

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

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

   If you can't, you must use your life to repay the sect's investment.

   This is not fair, but teenagers do not have the right to choose.

   To the one who passed first, the former classmate who was demoted to a handyman was just a stranger.

  They are the protagonists.

"Yes."

   Shen Shan's lost soul replied.

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

  Although he knew the result for a long time, when this moment really came, Shen Shan still felt trembling all over.

   As if everything in front of him has lost its color.

  The sky collapsed.

   "Woooo~!"

Beside   , there was a slight sob, and someone couldn't help crying.

   After all, these are just fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys and girls.

  Reality, for them, may be too cruel!

  In this situation, Shen Shan couldn't help but think of a sentence from a travel journal in the Tibetan Scriptures Pavilion:

   "Fate has played the cruelest joke—"

   "It is to occasionally let ordinary people see unreachable hope."

   Thanks for the 5,000 points reward for the disease!

  

  

   (end of this chapter)