The Grand Elder thought of this and quickly got up and walked towards the place where new disciples were being recruited.
The Second Elder saw this and also quickly got up and followed.
When the Grand Elder arrived at the place for recruiting new disciples, he saw Ming Li, wearing a mask, standing in front of a pile of shattered crystals.
The Grand Elder looked at the shattered crystals, which couldn't be more broken, and felt a pang of heartache. He then stepped forward and said to Ming Li, "Girl, you've passed. You can directly participate in the assessment later."
Ming Li nodded faintly and was about to head towards Medicine Valley.
Seeing this, other applicants were unhappy. Several of them stepped forward and said loudly, "Grand Elder, isn't this unfair to us? Why can she leave without testing?"
The Grand Elder heard this and said nothing, merely glancing at the crystal pillar on the ground, which had turned to dust, and then at the person who spoke. His meaning was self-evident.
The speaker was stunned for a moment, then said, "What does that prove? What if this crystal pillar was already close to breaking? Unless you let her re-test, we won't believe it!"
"Yes! We won't believe it!"
Others echoed in agreement.
Due to the large number of people agreeing, the Grand Elder looked at Ming Li with a complex expression. Seeing Ming Li nod at him, the Grand Elder finally spoke, "Then let's re-test!"
As he finished speaking, disciples carried a new crystal pillar up.
Ming Li expressionlessly placed her hand on the crystal pillar and released her soul power.
With a deafening boom, the crystal pillar shattered into dust again.
This time, everyone saw it clearly.
Everyone present swallowed their saliva in unison, feeling as if they wouldn't need to eat that day, having already swallowed enough saliva to be full. Damn it! Is this much soul power for real? Could this be a thousand-year-old monster from the deep mountains?
The Second Elder, who had just arrived, also saw this scene and quickly stepped forward to grab Ming Li's hand, but Ming Li dodged him quickly.
The Second Elder was not embarrassed; his eyes, shining brightly, stared intently at Ming Li and he said, "Girl, are you willing to take this old man as your master? If you do, this old man is willing to pass on all his life's learning to you! I also have many treasures, all for you, as long as you are willing to take me as your master!"
Ming Li: ...
The Grand Elder: ...
Others: ...
Ming Li's lips twitched slightly. Before she could say anything, she saw the Grand Elder suddenly pounce forward, grab the Second Elder's beard, and exclaim, "You old fellow! This girl is the disciple I've set my eyes on! You are not allowed to snatch her from me!"
The Second Elder quickly protected his beard and said, "Big Brother, how can you say that? Do you understand fair competition? This girl hasn't agreed to be your disciple yet, has she?"
The Grand Elder: "Do you understand 'first come, first served'?"
The Second Elder: "No! This girl is clearly an alchemy genius, and I won't give her to you!"
The Grand Elder: "She's still a genius I discovered!"
The Second Elder: "I don't care what you say!"
The Grand Elder: "Do you believe I'll set snakes on you!"
...
Ming Li left expressionlessly, leaving behind the Grand Elder and Second Elder still fighting, and a group of people who were stunned.
Disciples of Medicine Valley: ... Can we say we don't know these two old men?
Soon, the assessment began.
The content of the assessment was simple: within the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn, refine a second-grade recovery pill. The pill formula and medicinal materials would be provided by Medicine Valley, and participants had to bring their own pill furnaces.
The system was extremely nervous around Ming Li.
"Host, do you really know how to refine pills? Do you have a pill furnace?! Host, you..."
"Shut up!"
Ming Li's brows twitched from the system's noise, and she directly threw the system back into the system space. The world instantly became quiet.
System: ... Did I do something wrong?
Meanwhile, the supervising elder loudly declared, "The assessment begins now! Please complete the assessment within the time of one stick of incense!"
As soon as the supervising elder finished speaking, everyone took out their pill furnaces and began to focus intently on refining pills.
Ming Li looked at the people around her who had already started refining pills and her lips twitched slightly. She... seemed to have forgotten to buy a pill furnace...
She did have pill furnaces in her space, but... did they want to know about ancient pill furnaces? Did they want to know about divine-grade pill furnaces? Ming Li feared that as soon as she took them out, those old fellows on the stage would come to snatch them from her. Even though they couldn't snatch them, it would still be very troublesome!
Ming Li stood there without moving.
On the stage, the Grand Elder and Second Elder stared intently at Ming Li, as if trying to bore holes into her.
The Grand Elder: "Why hasn't that girl started refining pills yet?"
The Second Elder: "Moreover, she hasn't even taken out a pill furnace."
The Grand Elder suddenly thought of something and stood up anxiously, "Oh no! Could that girl not have a pill furnace?"
Hearing this, the Second Elder also became nervous.
Such a good seedling, with such strong soul power, not joining their Medicine Valley would definitely be a great loss to their Medicine Valley.
The Second Elder now wanted to pause the assessment and get a pill furnace for Ming Li.
The other elders, seeing the Grand Elder and Second Elder staring at the same spot, became curious.
Why were the Grand Elder and Second Elder staring at the same person? Could it be that this person was an unparalleled genius?
Thus, the gazes of a group of elders fell upon Ming Li.
Ming Li was suddenly stared at by over a dozen pairs of eyes, two of which were particularly intense.
Ming Li's mouth twitched fiercely.
What did these old fellows want?! Were they looking for a beating?
Finally, one stick of incense passed. Occasionally, the sound of pill furnaces exploding could be heard from the competition stage, while Ming Li still stood there motionless.
Just as the Grand Elder and Second Elder were about to lose hope, Ming Li moved.
The gazes of the Grand Elder and Second Elder lit up again.
Suddenly, the Grand Elder exclaimed, "Wait! What is that girl doing?!"
The Second Elder stood up excitedly and said, "That girl is refining medicinal ingredients! What kind of fire is that? Such a strong aura! Look, it's from kanshu.la."
Yes, that was right. Ming Li was refining medicinal ingredients, without using a pill furnace, which was unprecedented.
Seeing this, the system let out a silent scream in the system space: "Aow! Host, you're awesome! Host, you're really amazing!"
After another half a stick of incense, under the intense gazes of the elders, Ming Li perfectly completed the refining process at the last moment, and the pills had no impurities at all.
Finally, Ming Li undoubtedly took first place in the alchemy assessment.
The top three received prizes.
The elder who presented the prize to Ming Li was trembling with excitement.
As Ming Li reached out to receive the prize, she saw the elder who presented it winking at her.
The elder whispered to Ming Li, "Girl! When you choose a master later, do you want to come under my tutelage? I have many treasures there~ If I had such an awesome disciple, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams. How much face would it bring me to have her by my side!"
Those nearby heard this and were extremely envious.
Is this the legendary big shot? So many elders are fighting to...
Hearing this, Ming Li's face was full of black lines. Did they want to understand her expressionless face? She came to find the Valley Master for the spiritual seed, not to find a master.
Next was the inner disciple assessment.
The inner disciple assessment was scheduled for two days later, during which time disciples could recover their soul power.
Ming Li planned to use this interval to get a pill furnace. However, before Ming Li could make any move, someone sent a pill furnace to her.
"Knock, knock, knock!" A series of knocks sounded.
Ming Li opened the door and looked expressionlessly at a group of old men crowded at her door.
Ming Li spoke in a chilling voice, "What are the elders doing here?"
The Grand Elder: "Girl, you don't have a pill furnace, do you! This is a pill furnace I've treasured for a long time. Although it's a little short of a divine artifact, with your alchemy skills, the pills you refine will definitely be no worse than those refined with divine artifacts."
The Second Elder: "Girl, this is a three-star furnace..."
The Third Elder: "Girl, this is..."