The Heavens: Falling Ink From Douluo

Chapter 1636: Famous in Zhongzhou
"Cough cough cough..."

"What did you say?"

"Lin Chaoci passed the assessment for a fifth-grade alchemist?"

Dancheng.

Within the Cao family, one of the five great families.

In the boudoir of a woman.

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard.

Accompanied by a cough, Cao Ying, covered in soot, emerged from the thick purplish-brown smoke. She first tapped the storage ring on her hand, took out a bottle of antidote pills, and popped one into her mouth. Since all medicines have some degree of toxicity, it would be fine if the refining was successful. However, since the refining had failed, even to the point of the furnace exploding, the smoke that had escaped would definitely be harmful to her body. As for whether it would be beneficial, it was hard to say at the moment, but following the standard procedure after poisoning should definitely be fine.

Then, as I was leaving the house...

He also dragged the little maid who had been disturbing his alchemy from the room.

The maid was not held accountable for her mistake.

Instead, he threw the medicine bottle in his hand over.

He gestured for the other person to also take an antidote pill.

Then, while breathing in the fresh air from outside, he confirmed it.

Cao Ying doesn't like to shift blame.

One person does the work, and one person takes the blame.

She had previously told this maid that if she found out anything related to certain people, she could come and inform her directly.

Lin Chaoci is one.

Dan Chen is one of them.

There was also Feng Qing'er and others.

Therefore, although the maid barged in without any apparent reason, causing her to fail in refining the medicine, logically and emotionally, the other party had simply followed her orders strictly. She couldn't deny herself, nor could she pretend she hadn't said anything and thus feel justified in reprimanding the maid. Otherwise, if the superior didn't have a clear standard, the subordinates wouldn't have a clear set of rules. At that point, trying to regulate the hierarchy would not only be much more difficult but would also easily damage her already limited prestige.

No matter how you calculate it, it's a loss.

"Yes, miss!"

"I specifically inquired about it."

"I heard that quite a few people went to see what was going on."

"Even the Venerable One in Black Robes was alarmed."

"I will personally serve as the chief examiner for this young master Lin."

The young maid didn't stand on ceremony.

Nod.

Swallow the antidote pill.

They ate and talked at the same time.

Fortunately, the pills melt instantly upon entering the mouth.

Only a very few special pills need to be swallowed and refined with battle qi.

Therefore, you don't have to worry about choking no matter how fast you eat.

As for why this little maid was so presumptuous.

They completely disregarded the distinction between master and servant.

You dared to reach out and take the antidote pill that Miss Cao Ying gave you, and even poured one out and swallowed it, without fear of being held accountable later.

There are two reasons.

The first point is that Cao Ying is fair and just in handling matters.

The young maid knew this.

They also know exactly what they are doing.

She wasn't flustered since she hadn't made any mistakes.

There's no need to worry about being beaten to death by your young mistress on some random pretext.

Secondly, their relationship was extraordinary.

She served as a personal maid and dowry attendant.

The training standards for this little maid were comparable to those for assassins.

The Cao family isn't short of money.

To put it bluntly, from the moment this young maid was brought to Cao Ying's side by the Cao family, she only needed to obey Cao Ying's orders. If the Cao family's orders conflicted with Cao Ying's orders, the maid only needed to obey Cao Ying's orders. Otherwise, even if the maid obeyed the Cao family's orders, the Cao family would find a reason to execute her afterward, or simply define her as disloyal and execute her.

Cao Ying was aware of this.

The young maid was aware of this as well.

Including the Cao family.

Therefore, as long as she doesn't betray Cao Ying, whether you call it giving up or just giving up, this little maid isn't afraid at all. As long as she doesn't do anything stupid and doesn't betray Cao Ying, there's only one possibility for her death: something must have happened to Cao Ying, causing her to be buried with her.

For example, one day in the future, Cao Ying is killed by cultivators outside, but she survives. Regardless of whether she returns to the Cao family, the Cao family will dig deep into the ground to interrogate her or tear her to pieces.

For example, if Cao Ying elopes with some cultivator from outside and abandons her someday, then the Cao family will consider executing her, even though everyone knows that killing her would be pointless.

The Dou Qi Continent is not gentle.

In this world where there is no distinction between good and evil.

Any immoral act can be seen.

This includes, but is not limited to, massacring entire cities and destroying entire countries.

They even take hundreds of millions of lives to refine medicine.

Therefore, fairness is not important.

What matters is strength.

In addition, since Cao Ying is strong enough, the training of this little maid is not particularly focused on strength. She only needs to keep up with the strength of most cultivators in the outside world, that is, to become a Dou Zhe at the age of fifteen, a Dou Shi at the age of twenty, a Da Dou Shi at the age of twenty-five, and a Dou Wang before the age of forty. After that, there is no hope. This is because the skill training of this little maid focuses on management, that is, helping Cao Ying to handle some trivial matters in life.

This includes, but is not limited to, food, clothing, daily necessities, and transportation.

There is also various financial management.

This is also the norm for large families.

The people who truly worry about basic needs like eating, drinking, and relieving themselves are often not the ones who have the final say or the strongest. Rather, it is those who seem to know nothing but hold the nominal highest power who are the ones who have the final say and the strongest.

This principle can even be applied to the Martial Universe.

Refer to the Lin clan of the Great Yan Dynasty.

The Grand Elder, who was in charge of eating, drinking, and relieving himself, was only a martial artist at the Creation Realm, but Lin Fan, the clan leader who usually just briefly inquired about affairs and sat at the table approving notes, was a powerful figure at the Nirvana Realm.

There are also law enforcement elders.

His job was very simple.

Arrest them.

But as the holders of the violent institutions.

He was also a Nirvana Realm martial artist.

And then there are those Nirvana Realm Ancestors sitting in the ancestral hall.

On ordinary days, they look no different from old men and women sitting in rocking chairs basking in the sun. In fact, they are all people who keep a low profile.

A group of people who pretend to be weak to actually do something big.

Convert it back.

Place it in the Cao family of the Battle Through the Heavens dimension.

is also like this.

Therefore, in the evaluation criteria.

Loyalty is the most important thing.

Even if Cao Ying threw her some kind of poison instead of an antidote, this little maid would still take it; that's a testament to her loyalty.

And for a loyal person who is not even afraid of death.

There's no need to be so rigid about etiquette.

Although Cao Ying did not like this.

They didn't train this little maid in that way either.

Cao Ying doesn't need to resort to such despicable methods to win someone over.

However, loyalty is indeed loyalty.

Loyalty does not mean that everything can be made up for. Eloquence is completely unrelated to loyalty.

Therefore, after hearing the maid's explanation, Cao Ying was stunned for a moment before she reacted and asked in surprise, "That's not right, how could the assessment of a fifth-grade alchemist alarm Venerable Xuan Yi?"

"No, miss!"

The little maid waved her hand.

He explained his earlier statement, "What I meant was, that Young Master Lin is already a fifth-grade alchemist. Before I returned, I heard from others that he seemed to be aiming for the sixth-grade alchemist realm. I suspect that Venerable Xuan Yi may have heard about this, which is why he went to supervise the exam..."

"Sixth grade?"

Cao Ying was surprised and wanted to say something.

But she suddenly realized that she seemed to have nothing to say.

No words can adequately describe it.

Regardless of how it describes this matter.

Let's use it to describe Lin Chaoci.

However, this did resolve her doubts. A sixth-grade alchemist was already considered advanced, at least reaching the threshold of advanced level. Generally speaking, a seventh-grade alchemist was required as an examiner to prevent candidates from using unknown cheating methods. Occasionally, some eighth-grade alchemists who had nothing better to do would come here part-time. Considering Lin Chaoci's age and cultivation level, it was not surprising that he attracted Xuan Yi's attention.

of course.

Many people share this view.

But this absolutely does not include black clothing.

"Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Danta.

The sealed chamber used for refining medicine.

Xuan Yi, who had replaced the original proctor, looked at the sixth-grade pill in front of him with satisfaction, but his gaze towards Lin Chaoci was full of scrutiny. Suddenly, he spoke and asked Lin Chaoci a question.

Lin Chaoci, however, remained completely unperturbed.

smiled.

Pretending not to know.

He countered, "What does the senior want me to say?"

"It seems you don't want to talk to me anymore."

Xuan Yi got the answer from this rhetorical question.

Because the reaction of a normal, uninformed person would definitely not be like this.

However, she did not intend to force Lin Chaoci.

Although from all aspects of Lin Chaoci.

It has absolutely nothing to do with medicine dust.

But a woman's intuition is often irrational.

Moreover, she made some special preparations before asking the question.

This isn't a reminder.

He merely hinted, "I've taken the Void Clarity Pill."

Kongming Dan (空明丹).

A seventh-grade elixir known as "chicken rib" (meaning something of little value).

It could also be an eighth-grade elixir.

But the lowest rank is seventh grade.

The factor that determines whether a Kongming Pill is grade seven or eight lies in the materials used. Kongming Pills differ from other pills. The more ingredients a pill uses, the higher its grade tends to be. Many alchemists will also improve the pill formula, but it is uncertain whether they can produce a pill with better effects. Every alchemist needs to go through trial and error to develop new pills, and they have all experienced failures. Only Kongming Pills are the opposite: the fewer ingredients the better. There are no fixed ingredients that can be reduced. What ingredients to reduce depends entirely on the alchemist's own understanding. For example, for grade eight Kongming Pills, one alchemist might reduce one main ingredient, while another might reduce a large number of auxiliary ingredients. In short, as long as it can be refined, it is the correct approach.

It is completely different from other pills that require addition.

However, then again.

Sometimes, subtraction is harder to do.

It's like building with blocks.

Adding to a structure requires considering balance and stability; this is what it means to add to a structure.

However, if you're removing blocks from a pre-built group of blocks, you need to consider many, many things to prevent the group from collapsing. Even if the foundation is well-constructed and stable, sometimes removing a seemingly ordinary beam is enough to cause the entire group of blocks to collapse. This is the difficulty of subtraction.

Therefore, the Empty Clarity Pill was refined.

It requires more than just reverse thinking.

Alchemists also need to have their own insights.

However, if it were just the difficulty in refining that made the Kongming Pill so difficult, it wouldn't be considered a useless item. It's like an extra question on a math exam; it's better if you can solve it, but there's no need to force it if you can't. You can still get a very good score by getting the basic points, because there are always some people who can't even get the basic points. The same principle applies to the Kongming Pill.

The problem is that the effect of the Clear Mind Pill is merely to make one's mind clear!
Dan lives up to its name!

To put it simply, it's about clearing your mind of all distractions.

This, in turn, increases the sharpness of one's intuition.

It has no other function besides that.

Therefore, for most cultivators, the Void Clarity Pill is really useless. If the effects of the Void Clarity Pill lasted for a lifetime, then it would definitely be considered an indispensable pill, and might even be qualified to compete for the title of the most incredible pill. In this life, no one can guarantee that they will not have inner demons. After taking a Void Clarity Pill, one can be free from distractions for the rest of their life and naturally will not have to worry about the troubles of inner demons. Those cultivators who are plagued by inner demons would definitely buy a Void Clarity Pill even if they had to sell their pots and pans.

However, the effects of the Kongming Pill only last for one hour.

Use a pill that starts at the seventh grade.

In exchange for an hour of peace.

Even if the one crying isn't the cultivator himself, it's the cultivator's wallet.

No one can withstand this kind of drain.

Even alchemists couldn't withstand it.

Because alchemists also need raw materials to refine pills.

It is impossible to perform without any objects.

At most, alchemists can last a little longer.

However, on the other hand, many of the materials used to refine the Grade 7 Void Clarity Pill are also the main materials for refining other Grade 7 pills. Perhaps only alchemists like Xuan Yi who want to challenge themselves, or those who pursue perfection, would attempt to refine the Void Clarity Pill, making its practical value almost zero.

As for why it's "infinitely close"...

In the current situation.

That's the exception.

It is the only possibility after 0.0000, which is unknown how many zeros it is.

Based on intuitive judgment.

Xuan Yi immediately identified Lin Chao Ci.

Even though Lin Chaoci disguised his voice and appearance when he gave Feng Qing'er the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, intuition doesn't need logic, and it's completely unreasonable.

Lin Chaoci naturally understood the implication in the black robe.

He wasn't flustered at all.

Tilt your head.

He smiled and countered, "So?"

"so……"

Xuan Yi looked at Lin Chao Ci for a moment.

Seeing that Lin Chaoci showed no sign of feeling guilty.

He suddenly smiled.

She raised her hand and gently patted Lin Chaoci's head.

He added, "So remember to keep your identity hidden. If you ever encounter any difficulties that are inconvenient for you or the two puppets to handle, you can come to me for help!"

"Thank you Aunt Xuan."

Lin Chaoci seized the opportunity to climb the social ladder.

Make full use of your age advantage.

The man in black chuckled.

He then gestured and said, "Congratulations! You have passed the sixth-grade assessment and become a sixth-grade alchemist. You are also the youngest fifth-grade and sixth-grade alchemist in the history of the alchemist world!"

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