Chapter 50: Alchemist Guild

Xiao Yan put on his clothes and left the hotel, and when he came out, he also took the opportunity to ask the hotel owner about the location of the Alchemist Guild.

Xiao Yan followed the route he inquired about and walked all the way towards the Alchemist Guild. After several turns, he finally discovered a building that was extremely huge and surrounded by faint pill fragrance and mist all year round at the intersection of several streets.

Above the towering gate, the five ancient, dancing-dragon-and-phoenix characters "Alchemist Guild" flickered with light silver light, which was particularly eye-catching.

This was the third largest force in the Gama Empire besides the Yunlan Sect and the Gama Royal Family. However, the Alchemist Guild was not like other forces; the Alchemists inside were not keen on power and struggle, but wholeheartedly studied alchemy technology, so the Alchemist Guild was more like a public organization.

As the Alchemist headquarters of the Gama Empire, even the Imperial Royal Family had to give it face. After all, the Alchemists living in this building could bring great wealth to the empire. The empire's development and foreign wars were inseparable from the assistance of these Alchemists.

Xiao Yan stood outside the gate, looked up at the Alchemist headquarters with its majestic momentum, and couldn't help but praise: "It is worthy of being the leader of the Alchemists in the Gama Empire; it is truly imposing!"

Although he didn't find the location of the Alchemist assessment, it was highly likely to be in the south, after all, the furnace fires were burning there.

"This teenager must have heard that after becoming an Alchemist, he can soar into the sky and a wild chicken can turn into a phoenix. After all, being able to become an Alchemist is the dream of every cultivator, but becoming an Alchemist is not that simple."

"Participating in the First Grade Alchemist assessment? Then where is your instructor?" He looked behind Xiao Yan and asked suspiciously.

As for the second condition, it was even more difficult. It required one to be fire-attribute and have a little wood-attribute mixed in the fire-attribute; only wood-attribute could neutralize the violent temperature of the flame. This condition was only possessed by those with soul mutations, and such people were one in ten thousand.

As for the third, one must have an instructor to guide you. After all, without an instructor's hands-on teaching, relying on self-study, just those pill recipes could make you study for decades. Flame control techniques, the medicinal properties of each ingredient, and temperature control all required the instructor's personal guidance.

As everyone knew, to become an Alchemist, one had to meet three conditions. First, the Soul Perception must be strong; otherwise, one couldn't even control the flame temperature, so what kind of medicine would one refine? However, among a thousand cultivators, at most one could meet the standard for Soul Perception.

"What? No recommendation letter! Are you playing with me? Get out quickly! It's a pity you are a teenager; otherwise, I would have directly let the guards blast you out." The middle-aged man felt that he was being teased by the teenager in front of him and was furious.

"Cough, my instructor let me come to participate in the assessment by myself." Xiao Yan said awkwardly.

"Then fine! Since your instructor didn't come, then a recommendation letter from an instructor will do. You report your identity information first; I will record it first." The middle-aged man picked up a pen and prepared to record Xiao Yan's identity information first.

"Uh... I am here to participate in the First Grade Alchemist assessment!" Xiao Yan said helplessly.

The hall in the east belonged to the trading and treasure-hunting area, where many square tables made of bluestone were neatly built. Behind those tables sat some Alchemists in long robes, and on the tables were placed many kinds of medicinal ingredients, jade bottles, scrolls, etc.

Xiao Yan asked the people next to him about the location of the Alchemist assessment. The person pointed to the back casually, and Xiao Yan followed the direction of his finger and saw a middle-aged man sitting behind a table, boredly spinning a pen there. Because the profession of Alchemist was very rare, the number of people coming for the assessment was naturally very small.

"Then if I can refine a First Grade pill right now, does that mean I don't need any instructor or recommendation letter?" Xiao Yan saw that the middle-aged man started to drive people away and directly proposed this most direct method.

"Recommendation letter? It seems there isn't one. Can't I participate in the Alchemist assessment without a recommendation letter?" Xiao Yan touched his nose and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Compared with the other two halls, the west hall had fewer people. At the aisle, there were even guards standing, as if only Alchemists who reached a certain level were qualified to enter.

Xiao Yan didn't hesitate anymore, directly took out the medicine cauldron from the storage ring and placed it on the ground, and took out a portion of ingredients for refining the Energy Accumulation Pill.

Hearing the middle-aged man's loud shout, those apprentices and low-level Alchemists who were learning alchemy techniques all looked towards the direction of the sound.

"Good, good, good! If you can really refine a pill, even if it's the lowest-level Energy Accumulation Pill—forget it, don't use the Energy Accumulation Pill; if you can refine the lowest-level healing medicine like Rejuvenation Powder, I will count you as having the qualification for the assessment, and I will also apologize to you." The middle-aged man was so angry that he laughed; he obviously didn't believe Xiao Yan could refine it.

"Go, go, go! This is the place for Alchemist assessment; go play elsewhere." The middle-aged man saw that Xiao Yan was dressed simply, without even a basic Alchemist apprentice robe, and thought he was here to play.

The area inside the Alchemist Guild was extremely vast, roughly divided into three areas: east, south, and west.

Xiao Yan's eyes swept to the south, and he found that there were many cauldrons burning fiercely there. Some high-level Alchemists were refining medicine there, and around them were low-level Alchemists, all learning experience.

As soon as Xiao Yan stepped into the gate of the Alchemist Guild, he smelled a faint medicinal fragrance, which made people feel refreshed.

Xiao Yan walked directly towards the south of the hall. When he walked to the Alchemists who were refining medicine, Xiao Yan also followed those low-level Alchemists and apprentices to observe the heat control techniques of these high-level Alchemists. However, after Xiao Yan watched for a while, he found that some of these people's techniques were not even as good as his, so he lost interest immediately. With Yao Lao, the alchemy god, how could Xiao Yan foolishly learn other people's alchemy techniques?

Everyone saw that this teenager didn't even have an instructor and was so young, so they naturally didn't believe he could become an Alchemist. As for what Xiao Yan said about the instructor not coming, they obviously didn't believe it. It wasn't that he couldn't see people; why didn't he come? He must not have one.

Other people watching the fun also shook their heads, thinking that this teenager didn't have this ability at all.

"This teenager must be crazy about wanting to become an Alchemist!" Everyone saw that the teenager was only about fifteen years old and came to participate in the Alchemist assessment alone, and all felt that the teenager was a lunatic.

Xiao Yan said thank you and turned to walk towards the middle-aged man.

Seeing the teenager directly take out the medicine cauldron, the middle-aged man's expression finally became somewhat serious. After all, a medicine cauldron was not cheap! It was not something ordinary people could afford. Seeing the teenager directly take out three types of ingredients, which were exactly the ingredients for refining the Energy Accumulation Pill, his heart became even more unsettled.

"Could it be that this kid can really refine the Energy Accumulation Pill? This is too unbelievable!" At this moment, the middle-aged man's thoughts began to change. At this moment, he really hoped that this teenager could refine it directly, because this meant that this teenager's alchemy talent was extremely strong.

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