Chapter 433: The Rank of an Alchemist

Shengdan City is the place where Alchemists are tested on their Alchemy attainments.

Once any Alchemist reaches the required level, they can participate in the assessment in Shengdan City.

This assessment can be taken at any time, and there are designated Elders in Shengdan City to preside over it.

Xiao Fan also became interested in this assessment and planned to go take a look tomorrow.

If possible, he wouldn't mind participating in the assessment as well.

The group dispersed to rest.

Long Caiwei did not return to her own quarters but followed Xiao Fan to his guest room.

Xiao Fan was speechless about this, but there was nothing he could do…

Long Caiwei told him that whenever the Four Great Forces brought their Disciples to participate in activities at the Sacred Pill Tower, there would always be quite a bit of open and covert rivalry…

"Brother-in-law… I secretly heard Master and Elder Jiang talking about this… Alchemists are the Foundation of every major power. Every time the Four Great Forces bring many Disciples to Shengdan City, the Alchemist assessments held by each faction are also a disguised way of showcasing their Sect's strength."

"After all, over ninety percent of the Alchemists in Wuhuang Province have affiliations. The stronger a faction is, the better they can obtain support from Shengdan City."

"Except for Master, the other three major factions all have honorary Elders from Shengdan City within their inner Sects."

"…"

Hearing Long Caiwei say this, Xiao Fan's perception of Wuhuang Province changed once again.

At the same time, he also understood why the Sect had brought out six Magical Artifact wooden boats for them to travel here…

Previously, when they went to the Imperial Capital, they all relied on their own spiritual power to travel.

But coming to Shengdan City, they used Magical Artifact wooden boats, all for the sake of better showcasing the Sect's strength.

Although Shengdan City is neutral, it is still possible for them to show some favoritism.

I'm afraid there are many private dealings between Shengdan City and the Four Great Forces; it's just that ordinary people like them don't know about it…

Long Caiwei told Xiao Fan many more things about Shengdan City, and she only left when evening arrived.

Of course, she didn't leave willingly; she was kicked out by Xiao Fan.

"How does Caiwei know so much…"

Xiao Fan muttered, and a moment later, he realized…

It must be that Kong Ping and Jiang Yushan deliberately discussed these things and then intentionally let her overhear, with the purpose of passing the information on to him.

"Old foxes…"

Xiao Fan smiled bitterly. Kong Ping and the other didn't have any ill intentions; they were probably worried that because the Danding Peak Disciples' current Alchemy attainments were insufficient, they would lose face.

And they were embarrassed to say it directly… to ask him to participate.

So they deliberately let Long Caiwei hear these things, knowing that she was a chatterbox and would tell him.

In fact, that was indeed the case. With Kong Ping and Jiang Yushan's cultivation, how could Long Caiwei have eavesdropped on their conversation if they didn't want her to?

The bigger reason was that they wanted to use Long Caiwei's mouth to convey some information to Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan let out a breath. In fact, even without this method, he wanted to go and try it himself to see what level his own Alchemy attainments had reached.

The next day…

Early morning.

Xiao Fan left his quarters early.

Kong Ping would lead the Danding Peak Disciples to participate in the Shengdan City assessment, and Xiao Fan also planned to participate.

Basically, all the Disciples who came wanted to participate.

Even Ji Bofeng wanted to participate…

After such a long time of hard practice, First Grade Medicinal Pills were nothing to him, and he was even about to refine Second Grade Medicinal Pills.

The Ji Family's Azure Flame Art definitely had great benefits for Alchemy.

On this day, Kong Ping and Jiang Yushan changed into a new set of robes…

Black robes, which looked very high-quality in terms of material, and were surely very rare…

Moreover, there were five small Pill Furnace patterns on the chest of Kong Ping's black robe.

And on the chest of Jiang Yushan's black robe, there were four small Pill Furnace patterns.

Xiao Fan immediately associated this with the rank of an Alchemist.

Long Caiwei ran to Xiao Fan's ear and whispered, "Brother-in-law, in Wuhuang Province, as long as one reaches the 3rd Grade Alchemist level or above and passes the 3rd Grade Alchemist assessment, one will be issued this kind of black robe…"

"It is said that this black robe is a type of Magical Artifact itself; it has strong defense and possesses the effect of controlling fire…"

"A 3rd Grade Alchemist has three Pill Furnaces on their chest, and it increases in order…"

Long Caiwei explained it in great detail; these were all basic common knowledge for Alchemists.

The Danding Peak Disciples all knew this…

But Xiao Fan was a complete novice regarding these basic common knowledge questions, not even as knowledgeable as Long Caiwei.

"Alright, let's go." Kong Ping spoke, with Jiang Yushan standing by the side.

Flying in the air is prohibited in Shengdan City, even for Pi Hai Realm experts…

Here, everything is respected based on Alchemy attainments.

Those who reach the level of a 5th Grade Alchemist can freely fly in the air and are not bound by the rules.

The City Lord's Mansion of Shengdan City is in the center of the city…

However, the City Lord's Mansion here is simply incomparable to those in small places like Jingchuan…

The City Lord's Mansion occupies one-fifth of the entire area of Shengdan City; it is frighteningly large.

Furthermore, inside the mansion, one can see a towering black tower that reaches the sky from dozens of miles away…

Its body is covered with mysterious runes, looking extremely unfathomable…

The Sacred Pill Tower!