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The small cubicle was on both sides of the corridor, and there was a Fellow watching from within the corridor.
After Hua Ruge passed the test, this trial was much easier to deal with. She said a few good words and this Fellow had even helped her find an empty room.
When Hua Ruge walked in and closed the door, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He thought that the difficulty would be in pill forging, but to think that she would be unable to get in.
This grandson, Penetrating Sea, was actually waiting for her without saying a word.
"You're lucky today." Hua Ruge said as he slowly calmed his emotions and started preparing the pill.
The cubicle wasn't too big, there was only one chair inside, and everything else was up to him.
Fortunately, she was well-prepared. She sat down on a chair and activated a wood attribute Healing first, allowing her body to recover to its peak condition. Then, she took a deep breath.
With a thought, the large cauldron suddenly appeared and gradually became smaller under her control.
Apothecaries usually used a pill furnace, while a cauldron was mostly used for smithing. However, there were a few who liked using cauldrons, but none of them were not masters in their own right.
Hua Ruge did not expect to use the cauldron like that just now, but after using it one time, he felt that it was very convenient, maybe even better than the pill concocted by the grade five pill furnace, thus he did not want to change it.
She quickly resized the cauldron and held it in her hands.
"Teng!"
A purple flame sprung out from Hua Ruge's palm, and when it saw the wind, it quickly surrounded the cauldron.
Hua Ruge's other hand started to take out the herbs, and according to the techniques he had mastered during the past few days, he threw them into the cauldron.
In order to participate in this competition, she had made ample preparations. She had chosen the best pill that she could concoct within the limits of her abilities. The name of the pill was Yuan Spirit Pill.
As it was a grade-7 pill, Zhang Xuan's forging technique was rather complex and required a relatively long period of time.
But right now, Hua Ruge's mind was no longer focused on feeling the flow of time.
In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed. The door to the cubicle was being opened continuously as people brought their pills to the main hall.
Because Hua Ruge came later, he had to be slower.
The consumption of a Grade 7 pill was huge. She frowned slightly as a layer of sweat covered her forehead.
Even though Penetrating Sea had said to prevent the weak her from entering, it was not without reason.
People with low strength had no way to control the flame for a long period of time. Their only choice was to refine pills with simple steps, and pills with similar quality wouldn't even appear on the stage.
The reason why she was an anomaly was because the Element Body's mental strength was eight times that of an ordinary person.
The sound of the door opening grew louder and louder, but Hua Ruge was not affected at all as he focused on fusing the refined medicinal liquid.
Under his control, the multicolored medicinal juice continued to fuse and take shape. Hua Ruge had also begun the final purification, which was the use of the Thunder Soulcast.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
Seven lightning bolts landed on the pill. Each time, the pill's luster would brighten up a bit. In the end, not only did it emit an enchanting medicinal fragrance, it even emitted a faint blue glow.
Hua Ruge reached out his hand, and the four pills that he had formed simultaneously flew back into her palm. She split the medicine into two bottles, one of them containing three pills, and the other one she took out.
Most people would focus on refining a single pill during an important competition like this. It was rare for someone as confident as her to refine even a single pill.
She propped up the bottle of medicine in her hand and walked away while wiping the dust off her clothes. She didn't forget to smile at the Fellow who had led the way.
Seeing her friendly smile, the academician's bones softened a bit.
If Hua Ruge did not have the money, then speaking a few more words would probably help him achieve his goal.
Hua Ruge herself was very confident in her appearance, but she was not used to taking advantage of this advantage.
She was almost the last to return to the great hall, and the other Fellow who had been waiting there handed her a tray with a box on it.
Hua Ruge poured the pills into a box and then carried a tray. With 200 people standing in front of her, she had no way to make a preemptive strike.
At the highest position in the front sat a person. This person was an old man with a black beard as thin as skin and bones. However, he was also wearing a large robe, making him appear skinny and skinny.
Hua Ruge thought to himself, this should be the head of the Danyang Peak, only he can choose a disciple.
Without opening his eyes, he slightly nodded his head.
The Fellow by his side quickly said, "Let the show begin."
At this moment, he saw a person at the front carrying a tray, walking up to the head of the table, and said in a clear voice, "Spirit Gathering Pill, Grade Seven Spirit Pill."
When she said this, Hua Ruge was shocked, she instantly felt that she did not have any advantages.
That person looked to be in his forties and was an inner court disciple.
She muttered to herself, "Why are you participating at such an age?"
The head of the Danyang Peak seemed like an old monk sitting in meditation. There was no reaction, and it was unknown whether he had heard it or not.
"You must be asleep." Hua Ruge muttered.
Someone beside her glared at her. It was an uncle in his thirties or forties.
Despite being so old, he was still so angry.
Hua Ruge cursed.
The person in front saw that there was no reaction from the head seat, and sadly left with the tray. The next thing Hua Ruge knew, most of them were in their forties, some were in their thirties, and some were in their fifties.
The number at her age.
She could vaguely see two young disciples in the crowd. Looking at the emblem on their chest, they were core disciples.
Core disciples were indeed different, she thought.
After such a short period of time, more than twenty of them had already carried their own pills. Without exception, they were all Grade 7 pills. The first one didn't even raise his eyes, and those people had already dejectedly left after reporting.
Hua Ruge thought to himself, looks like this first seat didn't think much of the tier-7 pills, then he would be wasting time like them.
It gave her a headache to think of the trouble she had caused.
Not mentioning that she did not have a choice, but if she went to the Law Enforcement Hall or whatever, based on Master Matter's personality, there was a high chance that she would be expelled.
Because no matter what the head had done, she, a disciple, had always been the one fighting. No matter what, it was to make the academy suffer.
Just as she was thinking about how she should settle this mess, she heard a crisp voice before her, "Primordial Spirit Pill, Grade Eight Medicinal Pill."
Hua Ruge was shocked. Using his ears, he could tell that this was a girl, and the pills were the same as his. However, the quality was higher than his.
She stuck her head out to see.
Currently, more than a hundred people had been eliminated while the Head of the Guards was not batting an eyelid, and there weren't many people left in the hall. Hua Ruge raised his eyes and saw the young lady's back.
She wore a set of standard brocade clothes embroidered with crabapple blossoms. With just a glance, she felt that this person had an extremely good temperament, just that she did not know what he looked like.
After she finished reporting, the leader's eyes slowly opened. He looked at the pill on the tray and then raised his head to look at the woman.
When everyone saw the first one open his eyes, they all became dejected as they muttered, "There's no hope."
"What do you mean?" Hua Ruge asked as he did not understand the situation.
An uncle beside him sighed and said,
"For dozens of years, the first disciple never opened his eyes. It is said that he only sees people he can see. Now, his eyes are wide open, and the first disciple is definitely him."