Primordial Treasure Mirror

Zheng Yuan looked at Su Yang, his surprise undiminished:

"It's truly surprising that Fellow Daoist Jiang possesses such abilities."

Wang An, standing to the side, remained unconvinced. He looked at Su Yang, his tone filled with undisguised skepticism:

"You believe him just because he says it's possible? Do you, Fellow Daoist Jiang, even know what it means to master six first-tier beginner pill formulas? That's true mastery, not something you can just claim to have mastered by chance after refining it once."

Su Yang frowned slightly upon hearing this, finding the man somewhat annoying.

He was talking to Zheng Yuan; what did this have to do with Wang An?

Zheng Yuan was clearly also dissatisfied with Wang An:

"Fellow Daoist, do not be influenced by certain people. I certainly believe in you."

Su Yang's expression softened somewhat, and he explained briefly:

"In recent years, apart from cultivation, I have devoted most of my time to alchemy. I have mastered common pills such as the Qi Condensation Pill, the Skin Healing Pill, and the Golden Marrow Pill. There are definitely more than six kinds."

Zheng Yuan's eyes lit up:

"In that case, fellow Daoist, you can indeed participate in the guest alchemist assessment. If you pass and become a guest alchemist, it will be a benefit for you."

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Wang An became annoyed and couldn't help but speak up:

"What's the use of just listing a few types of pills? Who knows if he's just making things up?"

"Junior Brother Zheng, your fellow Daoist is nothing more than an unknown rogue cultivator. How can you believe he can master six different pill formulas?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Su Yang:

"May I ask if you have a master? And which alchemy method did you learn?"

Su Yang looked at him calmly:

"I have no teacher; I learned the art of alchemy on my own."

Wang An immediately showed disdain, then smiled and said to Zheng Yuan:

"Junior Brother Zheng, you heard it too. A rogue cultivator, without a master, has managed to master more than six kinds of first-tier pills by figuring out alchemy on his own. How unbelievable is that!"

"Unlike Fellow Daoist Chen, whom I found, he already had a reputation among independent cultivators. I also personally watched him refine pills before bringing him to participate in the assessment."

"Junior brother, don't be fooled."

Hearing his earnest tone, Zheng Yuan's face showed disgust, and he said irritably:

"Do you think everyone is as shameless as you? I believe Fellow Daoist Jiang wouldn't lie to me."

Wang An's smile froze, and his face hardened.

"Zheng Yuan, you trust him so much, are you perhaps just trying to save face and secretly colluding with him to deceive me?"

Zheng Yuan scoffed:

"I already said, not everyone is as shameless as you."

"I, Zheng Yuan, act with integrity and honesty; I would never stoop to fabricating such a thing."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang saved my life in the secret realm; I believe he wouldn't lie to me!"

With that, Zheng Yuan stopped looking at Wang An and said to Su Yang with a gentle smile:

"Since you have confidence, then I will lead you to the testing grounds."

Su Yang was too lazy to pay attention to Wang An, so he nodded and said:

"Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Zheng."

Zheng Yuan led Su Yang toward another corridor.

Wang An, feeling ignored, narrowed his eyes and suddenly laughed:

"Alright, I also need to take Fellow Daoist Chen to participate in the assessment, let's go together."

"I want to see if this Fellow Daoist Jiang brought by Junior Brother Zheng really has the ability."

"If you don't have the alchemy skills by then, you two will be utterly disgraced!"

He then gestured to the cultivator surnamed Chen:

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please follow me."

The four of them, lined up one in front of the other, headed towards the place where the guest alchemists were being assessed.

Wang An would occasionally glance at the two figures ahead, and sometimes whisper something to the cultivator surnamed Chen.

The cultivator surnamed Chen looked confident, and Wang An also had a constant smile on his face.

Zheng Yuan and Su Yang were ahead.

The two were also talking.

Zheng Yuan was actually a little worried about whether Su Yang could pass the test, but he didn't show this worry on his face at all.

Instead, he comforted Su Yang:

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, the assessment for guest alchemists at our Divine Medicine Mountain is quite difficult. Many guest alchemists in the past have not passed on their first attempt. It is normal for you to make some mistakes. Don't be discouraged, just try again next time."

Su Yang hummed in agreement:

"Thank you for informing me, fellow Daoist. However, if the requirement is only to master six types of first-tier, low-level pills, I should have no problem passing the test."

Zheng Yuan said no more, only:

"It's good that you have this confidence, fellow Daoist. Once you pass the test, I will celebrate your success."

......

Walk through the corridor and pass through the stone gate.

A large hall with gray tiles and white walls appeared not far ahead.

The plaque above the main gate reads "Dan Ding Hall," with the characters being upright, simple, and pleasing to the eye.

They walked outside the hall.

Wang An led the cultivator surnamed Chen to quicken their pace, passing Su Yang and Zheng Yuan.

The two entered the hall, and Wang An even glanced at Zheng Yuan before raising his voice.

"Junior Brother Zheng, it's not too late to retreat now. Don't force yourself. I won't sympathize with you when you embarrass yourself later."

Zheng Yuan ignored him and stepped inside with Su Yang.

Seeing this, Wang An sneered:

"Then I'll wait and see how my junior brother makes a fool of himself!"

We entered the hall.

Several disciples were busy inside the hall.

Wang An, familiar with the process, approached one of his disciples and inquired:

"Where is Steward Yang? Lead us there. I've brought a fellow Daoist here to participate in the Guest Alchemist assessment."

The disciple clearly recognized Wang An, and nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, leading Wang An into the hall.

Before long, they arrived at a house.

Su Yang walked in and looked him over.

This room is extremely spacious.

Four alchemy furnaces, each about half a person's height, were placed around the four sides of the room. They were dark blue in color and had fine patterns engraved on their surfaces.

In Su Yang's opinion, each one was a top-grade magic weapon, no less than the alchemy furnaces of the Upper Alchemy Academy on Tianqing Peak.

Besides these alchemy furnaces.

Long shelves were placed against the wall of the room.

On the shelves, there are either storage bags or boxes and jars of various sizes.

Su Yang guessed that these were all spiritual materials used for alchemy.

In the center of the room was a table.

Behind the desk sat an elderly man with gray hair and beard, a thin face, and an aura of harmony and fulfillment emanating from him.

He was clearly a cultivator who had reached the peak of Qi Refining.

Zheng Yuan introduced Su Yang to him from the side:

"This is Steward Yang from Waishan, who is in charge of the assessment of guest elders."

At this moment, Deacon Yang noticed the arrival of the group. He raised his eyes and scanned Su Yang and the others one by one, finally looking at Wang An and Zheng Yuan:

"Are these two fellow Daoists the ones you invited to participate in the guest elder assessment?"

Wang An stepped forward quickly, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, his posture much more restrained than before:

"Deacon Yang, this is Fellow Daoist Chen Mingyuan, a rogue alchemist whom I invited."

He paused, then glanced at Su Yang again:

"As for this person, he has nothing to do with me; he is a good friend of Junior Brother Zheng."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yuan stepped forward and bowed:

"Steward Yang, this is Fellow Daoist Jiang Cen, who is also here to participate in the Guest Alchemist assessment."

Deacon Yang glanced at Su Yang and Chen Mingyuan, and nodded indifferently:

"In that case, let's begin."