Chapter 126: The Enraged Wei Zhongxian

(Some readers have pointed out that the letter-based grading system is immersion-breaking, so it has now been changed to the four grades of Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.)

Wei Zhongxian slowly raised his head, focusing his gaze on the list.

He immediately discovered that Yang Wanxin, who had originally occupied the first position, had dropped to second place.

Above her name, an unfamiliar name had appeared at some point.

"First place, Wang Jianqiang, assessment grade: Heavenly Grade Medium."

Heavenly Grade Medium!!!

Upon seeing this grade, Wei Zhongxian's eyes nearly popped out.

Without a doubt, this Wang Jianqiang was certainly the bastard standing before him.

Because after that person came out, no one else had walked out of the light gate.

This person's assessment grade was actually higher than Yang Wanxin's!

How could this be!

The Pill Tower assessment tests comprehensive potential, not current Pill Dao cultivation.

Although everyone's second round of assessment corresponds to their own Pill Dao cultivation, the grade of the Pill to be refined during the assessment will vary.

However, the time limit for the assessment is one hour for everyone.

Besides the quality of the Pill refined, the time spent refining the Pill also affects the grade.

This person clearly came out right at the time limit, so why would the score still be so high!

Could it be...

A thought that shocked him arose in Wei Zhongxian's heart.

"His result in the first round was Heavenly Grade Superior!"

It must be so.

Heavenly Grade Superior is already the highest grade of the Pill Tower.

In the second round of assessment, one can only obtain a Heavenly Grade Superior grade by refining a Perfect Pill.

It is impossible to achieve.

In this current era, it is not that there are no Pill Dao geniuses capable of refining a Perfect Pill.

But it is absolutely impossible for that to include this Wang Jianqiang.

Compared to that, he would rather believe that Wang Jianqiang obtained a Heavenly Grade Superior grade in the first round.

Even so, he still could not help but feel a sense of frustration rising in his heart.

Although he did not want to admit it, he had to admit it.

As far as the current situation goes, this bastard's Pill Dao talent is indeed stronger than his.

Wang Jianqiang looked at the sullen-faced Wei Zhongxian and smiled, "Now, do you still think I will be eliminated?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Wei Zhongxian's face felt as if it had been slapped hard, a burning sensation emerging.

If someone with a Heavenly Grade Medium grade were to be eliminated, I fear there would be few Pill Dao specialists in the entire Assessment Secret Realm qualified to stay.

Thinking of this, his confidence instantly faltered, and he glared at Wang Jianqiang.

"Don't get cocky; this is just a temporary grade."

"The Immortal Palace Assessment lasts a very long time; you may have reached a Heavenly Grade Medium grade now, but that might not be the case in the future."

"And although I am only at the Earth Grade Lower grade now, I will definitely not be just Earth Grade Lower in the future!"

Wang Jianqiang curled his lips upon hearing this.

He did not want to engage in a war of words with the other party.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, reaching the ears of everyone present.

"Assessment concluded."

"There were a total of two hundred and ninety-six people in this Pill Tower assessment."

"This round of assessment will eliminate fifty percent of the examinees; all those ranked one hundred and forty-eighth and below are eliminated."

The moment this voice was heard.

Waves of spatial fluctuations spread out.

Examinees with dejected expressions were teleported away one by one, not only leaving the Pill Tower but also leaving the Assessment Secret Realm.

They had completely withdrawn from the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace assessment.

After half of the examinees were teleported away, the previous voice came again.

"The remaining examinees have obtained residency qualifications in Shenfeng City."

"The keys to the residences are now being distributed."

As the voice spoke, a key flashed into existence in front of everyone.

One also appeared in front of Wang Jianqiang.

Just as he grasped the key in his hand, the artifact spirit's voice came again.

"The examinees' residences are not randomly assigned, but are allocated according to the ranking in this assessment; the higher the rank, the higher the grade of the residence and the more complete the supporting facilities."

"During your stay in Shenfeng City, examinees may come to the Pill Tower to test at any time, and the Pill Tower List ranking will be adjusted every three months."

"As the ranking changes, the residence will also change accordingly."

"Ten years from now, those ranked in the top ten of the list will advance to the next round of assessment."

"Now, this round of assessment is over; examinees may use the key to sense the location of their residence and find their own dwelling."

Having said this, the voice fell completely silent and did not sound again.

Just as Wang Jianqiang swept his Spirit Sense over the key in his hand to sense the location of his dwelling, a faint fragrance suddenly wafted past his nose.

He subconsciously withdrew his Spirit Sense and looked up.

I do not know when, but an absolutely beautiful figure had already arrived before him.

It was precisely Yang Wanxin.

Yang Wanxin's sudden approach made Wang Jianqiang feel somewhat surprised; he raised an eyebrow, "Fairy Yang, do you have any advice?"

Yang Wanxin's face flushed slightly, and she bowed gently toward Wang Jianqiang, "Just now, some misunderstandings occurred between my Senior Brother and you, Daoist Friend; I hope you will not take it to heart."

Wang Jianqiang looked Yang Wanxin over with great interest, "Since Fairy Yang has said so, I, Wang, will not hold it against you."

"Many thanks, Daoist Friend Wang." Yang Wanxin was delighted, then a flash of hesitation crossed her face, "Your talent in the Dao of alchemy is astonishing, and I, Wanxin, admire it greatly. I wonder if I might visit you in the future to seek your guidance on alchemy knowledge?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianqiang laughed, "Fairy Yang sounds like a person with ambition; I, Wang, like making friends with ambitious people the most."

"If Fairy Yang is interested, I, Wang, naturally welcome it."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Yang Wanxin immediately revealed a look of joy, "Many thanks, Daoist Friend Wang."

……

While Wang Jianqiang and Yang Wanxin were chatting happily over here, not far away, Wei Zhongxian's expression was becoming increasingly gloomy.

His fists were tightly clenched; if looks could kill, he would have wished to slice Wang Jianqiang into a thousand pieces.

Yang Wanxin was the number one genius of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion.

And he was the genius within the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion second only to Yang Wanxin.

The two could be called a match made in heaven.

Uh~

At least that is what he himself believed.

Not long after Yang Wanxin first entered the sect, he had noticed her and pursued her bitterly.

Over these many years, the progress had been considerable.

Before the Immortal Palace Assessment, he had successfully become ordinary friends with Yang Wanxin.

He believed this was the beginning of success.

Especially after entering the Assessment Secret Realm.

When he discovered that he and Yang Wanxin had both actually arrived at Shenfeng City, he once believed that even the Heavenly Dao was playing matchmaker for them.

He believed that he and Yang Wanxin were destined and would inevitably end up together.

Out of this mentality.

He had long since viewed Yang Wanxin as his future Dao Companion.

Yet now, a strange male cultivator was actually chatting and laughing so freely with Wanxin.

And it was right in front of his face!

This was simply poaching his corner in broad daylight!

How detestable!

Especially during this conversation, the silver-bell-like laughter that Yang Wanxin let out from time to time made his heart ache incessantly.

When Yang Wanxin was with him, she had never laughed so happily.

While chatting and laughing with Yang Wanxin, Wang Jianqiang had been keeping a sliver of his mind on observing Wei Zhongxian.

The other party's livid expression made him feel very comfortable.

Seeing that the other party was about to explode with anger and the Good and Evil Value had already dropped to -80 points, Wang Jianqiang then stopped.

Fighting is forbidden inside this Pill Tower.

If he really drove Wei Zhongxian crazy enough to attack him and ended up losing his own assessment qualification, that would be a disaster.

He smiled at Yang Wanxin.

"Fairy Yang, let's stop our chat here for today."

"Come to my residence another day, and we can have a deeper chat in private."

Yang Wanxin did not notice Wei Zhongxian's expression, nor did she know Wang Jianqiang's thoughts.

Upon hearing this, she nodded happily.

"I, Wanxin, will certainly visit Senior Brother Wang another day."