Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

After leaving the Demon King's Castle instance, Chu Lingxi did not return to the hospital.

Chu Lingxi's rehabilitation treatment is basically over, and she has now become a target of the demon race.

Su Chen then decided to let Chu Lingxi and Chu Yunfeng live together in the school dormitory.

And so, Chu Lingxi was brought back to Qinglong Academy.

……

Qinglong Academy.

After returning to school, Su Chen's gaze towards Shen Danqing changed somewhat.

This battle made Su Chen realize Shen Danqing's important strategic significance.

The pills refined by Shen Danqing have amazing effects, with an efficacy that is at least 50% to 80% higher than those of other alchemists.

Especially Chu Yunfeng, after taking drugs, he was practically a walking human nuclear bomb.

In addition, if Shen Danqing's alchemy skills can continue to improve...

She has a very high chance of solving the problem of insufficient funding for Qinglong Academy.

The quality of the Condensing Essence Pill refined by Shen Danqing far surpasses that of many famous first-grade alchemists.

A batch of pills would cost at least 100,000 on the market.

And this is only a first-grade elixir.

The prices of second-, third-, and fourth-grade pills will be even more astonishing.

It's worth noting that all three of the top-valued companies in Ningchuan City are related to elixirs.

This clearly demonstrates just how enormous the profits are in the field of alchemy!

So, for the next period of time, Su Chen focused most of his attention on Shen Danqing, supervising her alchemy every day and providing guidance when necessary.

Time passed day by day.

Three days later, Shen Danqing had already mastered the art of refining as many as seven types of first-grade pills.

A week later, Shen Danqing had a complete grasp of the techniques and began to explore methods for refining second-grade pills.

Ten days later, Shen Danqing successfully refined the first batch of Grade 2 pills.

Half a month later, Shen Danqing had mastered the art of refining second-grade pills.

Su Chen was very satisfied with Shen Danqing's progress.

"Great, I'll give you the day off today."

"You don't need to practice this afternoon. Go to the Alchemist Association to take an exam."

"An assessment?" Shen Danqing looked puzzled.

"Hmm." Su Chen gently tapped the snake's head: "The Alchemist Association is an officially established organization, spread throughout various cities, with the aim of cultivating more high-quality alchemists for the Great Xia."

"The alchemy resources at Qinglong Academy are limited. You have already mastered most of the pill formulas, but as long as you pass the assessment, the Alchemist Association will allocate a large amount of resources to fully cultivate you."

"So that's how it is..." Shen Danqing nodded thoughtfully, her eyes behind her glasses brightening slightly.

Since it's the Alchemist Association, they should have Grade 3 pill formulas, right?

She had long wanted to try refining a grade three elixir!

……

After leaving the school, Shen Danqing hailed a taxi and headed straight for the Alchemist Association in the city center.

When they arrived at the Alchemist Association, a large number of people had already gathered in the hall.

Certificates issued by the Alchemist Association are highly valuable.

As long as you can pass the Alchemist Association's assessment, even if you only become a first-grade alchemist, you can earn a considerable income through alchemy in the future.

That's why, even though the assessment is notoriously difficult, people still flock to the association every day for the assessment.

"Sigh, failed again. You need to produce at least six pills per batch to pass. This test is way too difficult!"

"Six pills alone won't do. Last time I finally managed to get seven pills in one batch, but they didn't pass because of the poor quality."

"I was originally a rich second-generation, but after studying alchemy for eight years, I've gone bankrupt. I mortgaged my house, sold my car, and am now drowning in debt. If I don't pass this test soon, I'm really going to starve to death!"

Inside the hall, murmurs rose and fell, clearly indicating that the vast majority of people's scores were not good.

Shen Danqing glanced at the two queues in the hall, chose the one with fewer people, and quietly stood at the end of the queue.

The column moved very slowly.

More than an hour passed, and finally only five or six people remained ahead of her. It looked like it would be Shen Danqing's turn soon.

Just then, a figure suddenly cut in from the side and stood in front of her.

He was a middle-aged man with a full beard, greasy hair, and stained clothes.

Shen Danqing frowned, somewhat annoyed, and said, "You cut in line. Please wait in line at the back."

The man turned and sized up Shen Danqing. Seeing that she was a young girl who looked like a student, a hint of contempt immediately appeared in his eyes: "Little girl, didn't your parents teach you anything about social etiquette?"

"What's wrong with letting me in? It'll be your turn soon, it won't make a difference if I'm one more."

Shen Danqing didn't tolerate the man's behavior. Raising her voice, she said coldly, "Get out of the way, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Upon hearing the sound, all eyes turned to them.

The man's expression changed, but he ultimately dared not cause trouble at the Alchemy Association. He could only grit his teeth and glare at Shen Danqing: "Fine, you've got guts. Remember this, when I become an alchemist, you'll be sorry!"

After saying that, the man slunk away from the queue.

After the brief incident, Shen Danqing continued queuing.

The line slowly inclined forward. After about half an hour, as the people in front of her failed the test one after another, Shen Danqing finally arrived at the front of the line.

"Hello, please follow me."

A female staff member came over and led Shen Danqing to the alchemy furnace.

At the same time, the examiners from another team also approached the alchemy furnace.

Looking at that familiar figure, Shen Danqing frowned.

The examiner turned out to be the same man who had tried to cut in line earlier.

"We meet again, little girl."

The man was clearly very dissatisfied with Shen Danqing, and said in a sarcastic tone, "I've taken the exam for five years and passed as a first-grade alchemist. You, a little girl who hasn't even grown a beard yet, dare to participate in the exam?"

"You're overestimating yourself! If you pass the test today, I'll eat shit!"