Chapter 1332

Long San?

Long Chen was startled . Someone actually recognized him here? Turning toward the voice, he saw a young man amongst this crowd of close to a thousand disciples . Each one of them had a small table in front of them, like they were scholars about to take a test .

Sorry, you are? Long Chen didnt recognize him .

Shut up! Who said you could speak so loudly here?!

A Jade Core disciple sternly shouted at him . This disciple was already quite old, so his temper wasnt good .

Long Chen frowned . The Jade Core disciple glared at Long Chen, and Long Chen almost couldnt help but slap him in the face .

He had an urge to curse this disciple, but he didnt say anything . Now wasnt the time to start being arrogant . Silently walking around that disciple, he walked toward the person who knew him .

Long San, sit . Sorry, I made you get scolded, apologized that person quietly .

Zhao Xiang just happened to see the sight of Long Chen quietly turn away from the disciple who had scolded him so sternly . Seeing that he didnt dare to reply, he shook his head .

This Long Sans character is too timid . Its not good for us . Ill have to report it to Protector Zhuo, thought Zhao Xiang to himself as he left .

Long Chen didnt recognize this man at all, so he couldnt help but find it strange .

Long San, after winning the championship in the Eastern Wasteland, you probably forgot this little one . The disciple bitterly smiled .

I think I remember . You were in the competition too said Long Chen, coming to a sudden comprehension .

In truth, this comprehension was just guesswork . He still didnt recognize this person at all . He put his answer in a questioning tone to avoid things becoming awkward if he was wrong .

Yes! Im Li Kang! Do you remember me now? That person was happy that Long Chen recognized him . He didnt even know he had just fallen for Long Chens trick .

Long Chen had no idea who Li Kang was . Supposedly, he had been in the Eastern Wastelands competition as well . Li Kang recognized Long Chen, but Long Chen didnt recognize him .

Long San, why did it take you so long to come? Its been many years .

Dont even mention it . Its depressing . How have the other people from the Eastern Wasteland been doing here? Did anyone manage to get some strong support? Long Chen changed the subject .

Only after coming did we realize that our so-called talent was nothing here . We were just green leaves coming to show off before the flowers of the Central Plains . Li Kang bitterly smiled . The disciples who came from the Eastern Wasteland are mostly outer disciples . They probably wont get promoted in their lifetimes . As for me, Im not doing too bad . After three years, Ive finally managed to get the qualifications for the Divine Pill Hall trial .

Amongst these people, I rank 987th . In other words, theres pretty much no hope of me passing . But even just taking the test will improve my standing amongst the inner disciples . If I didnt take the test, the others would look down on me all day .

Really, its this bad? What about that female disciple? Whats her name again? Long Chen thought of a certain person .

Duan Tianqiao . Her talent is very good, and she managed to get into the Divine Pill Hall . In truth, she helped me out quite a bit to be promoted into an inner disciple . But after getting in the Divine Pill Hall, she has become distant from me . Perhaps our statuses are no longer similar, sighed Li Kang .

People strove for the top, while water always flowed to the bottom . Those who stood at different heights ran in different circles . This was understandable .

You two flies, stop buzzing . Its annoying . If you dont want to take the test, you can scram . Stop disturbing others .

As Long Chen and Li Kang quietly whispered, another disciple to the side who had had his eyes closed suddenly glared at them .

Long Chen looked at him and saw that he was glaring at him disdainfully . It seemed that his ranking amongst inner disciples was very high . Perhaps he had a high chance of getting promoted .

Long Chen cursed . If this was inside the Xuantian Dao Sect, hed have long since slapped such a person to death .

But he had nothing to say now . It seemed wherever he went, he would encounter countless idiots . Even if he didnt cause trouble, others would find trouble for him .

Silence!

Just at this moment, a cold shout rang out, and eight elders walked in, all Soul Transformation experts .

The eight elders were all wearing stern expressions, as though everyone here owed them money .

These people were in charge of the trial, and they were here to prevent cheating . Their eyes were all as sharp as an eagles .

Long Chen shut his mouth and found his position .

Who is Long San? asked one of the elders .

Disciple is present . Long Chen hastily stood .

Show me your badge . I have to check it .

This surprised Long Chen . It seemed that this test was very stringent . Although his identity had already been confirmed when he had walked in, they checked him again .

The elder examined his badge closely and then nodded . You were added to this trial late, so you have to be checked stringently . You dont need to feel any pressure .

Long Chens eyes brightened . He knew that this elder was on his side . Zhao Xiang had said everything should go smoothly .

It was easy to tell who was on his side . The others all looked like saying an extra word was too much work, so the ones speaking to Long Chen were on his side .

But these elders were only in charge of overseeing the test, and they couldnt help him . If he cheated, he would immediately be expelled . In fact, he would be directly kicked out of Pill Valley . Pill Valleys test was one hundred percent fair and did not allow any cheating .

Beast hides were quickly distributed . Long Chen couldnt help but bitterly smile . Wasnt this just like the secular worlds imperial exams?

Long Chen looked at it, and as expected, it was about the things he had studied during these days . It was actually very simple .

But the final question was a bit difficult . The question was to list the various medicinal pills that could be refined based on the given medicinal ingredients . The more they could list, the more points they would get .

Long Chen couldnt help but feel a struggle with this question . With these many medicinal ingredients, he had over a thousand pill formulas that could be written from his Pill Sovereign memories .

But many of those pill formulas no longer existed in this world . He didnt dare to randomly write them .

He had an urge to use his Spiritual Strength to investigate how many pill formulas others wrote, but those eight elders were like hawks watching their every move . He truly didnt dare to do so .

What to do? Too many is no good, and too few might get me eliminated . Fuck .

Long Chen suddenly had a thought . He stealthily picked out a booger and wiped the mucus along the edge of the beast hide . He used it as a mirror to look around silently . Turning that corner, he managed to see what the person who had scoffed at him had written .

One, two twenty-seven in total . Alright, thats not bad .

Long Chen managed to see what that fellow had written barely through the mucus . He couldnt see the exact pill formulas, but he was able to see how many lines he had written .

Achoo!

Long Chen suddenly sneezed, and his mucus ended up all over his beast hide . He hastily began to wipe it off .

You, what are you doing! One of the elders suddenly appeared behind Long Chen like a ghost .

Sorry, disciple had to fly over the sea for three years, facing the constant sea winds . Pill Valleys spiritual qi is too dense, and my nose is sensitive . Im sorry! Long Chen apologized as his sneeze had disturbed the disciples around him .

He had no way around this . He had noticed those old fellows were getting suspicious and getting close behind him . That was why he had sneezed, to wipe away the proof .

The elder stared at him coldly, but Long Chen looked back at him without the slightest fear . Seeing his expression without the slightest fear or panic, he didnt say anything else . He had only been a bit suspicious in any case .

Hmph, you want to play mental warfare with me? Long Chen sneered inside and continued answering the questions . That fellow beside him had seemed so confident before, so his ranking should be near the top .

But he was still cautious . He only wrote fifty-three pill formulas, just double of that fellow .

They had two hours to answer their questions . Long Chen had long since finished, but he continued until the very end to hand in his scrolls with everyone else .

What?!

When the elder saw Long Chens scroll, when he saw the answer to his last question, he was absolutely stunned .

Haha, excellent! The elder on his side laughed . Long Chen knew he was indicating that he had probably gotten first on this test .

But the results were not immediately announced . Instead, they switched locations into a lounge where over a thousand refining platforms had been provided .

Each platform was ten meters wide . The furnaces and cauldrons had already been arranged, and the pill formula was under the furnace .

The disciples who had come here were mostly ones that had taken this test many, many times . They were already used to this scene .

But when they arrived at their spots and saw the pill formula in front of them, all their expressions changed .

Impossible!

Long Chen looked at the pill formula and also couldnt help being stunned . A ninth tier medicinal pill - the Soul Gathering Heart Tempering Pill .

This was a must-have pill for Jade Core cultivators . It made their mental realms clear and expelled any foreign influences .

Damnit, I only trained in the methods to refine eighth tier medicinal pills before this . I didnt refine a ninth tier pill for them to see! Long Chen felt quite a bit of pressure .

Let the refinement begin!

Just as all the disciples despaired, an elder announced the start of the trial .