Chapter 91: Fourth Rank
Time keeps flying, and in the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

At noon, the sun is shining brightly in the sky.

On a vacant lot behind the Xiao family’s mountain.

A pure black medicine cauldron was placed in the center of the open space. Black flames rose from the cauldron. The terrifyingly high temperature was confined within the cauldron without leaking out at all.

In the black flames inside the cauldron, there were several faint black shadows constantly floating up and down. Slowly, the black shadows gradually gathered together.

At the same time, violent energy began to rampage inside the cauldron, making clanging sounds, but no sound was transmitted outside the cauldron.

Lin Yang sat cross-legged in front of the black cauldron, making many hand seals with his hands. Lines of fighting spirit poured into the cauldron in an inexplicable form, stabilizing the shape of the elixir inside.

In the past few days, Lin Yang has been practicing alchemy under the guidance of Yao Lao and has made rapid progress.

And because Lin Yang’s Hanyan Cauldron had been blown up, and it was impossible to buy a medicine cauldron that could support the refining of fourth-grade elixirs in the remote area of ​​Wutan City, Yao Lao could only reluctantly take out his precious Black Magic Cauldron for him to use.

The black medicine cauldron in front of Lin Yang at this time was the Black Demon Cauldron, ranked eighth on the Tianding List.

But to be honest, apart from the fact that it was extremely sturdy and could directly withstand the Xun Linglian Heart Fire, Lin Yang didn’t feel that this Black Demon Cauldron had any other beneficial effects.

Lin Yang was puzzled by this. When he asked Yao Lao, he just looked mysterious. Since he didn’t want to explain, Lin Yang didn’t try to find out the secret.

Not long after, the elixir that had gradually taken shape in the Black Demon Cauldron suddenly shone brightly.

The blood-red light passed through the hole in the medicine cauldron and came out of the cauldron. After refraction, it illuminated the entire open space, even overpowering the extremely bright sunlight at noon.

“Lin, inject the last bit of fighting spirit to improve the quality of the elixir. Move quickly!”

Yao Lao’s voice appeared in his ears. Lin Yang nodded calmly and suddenly increased the output of his fighting spirit.

Continuous blood-red smoke continued to emerge from the Black Demon Cauldron. The smoke spread out in all directions with the cauldron as the center, accompanied by a strange fragrance that was refreshing.

“boom!”

A moment later, there was a sudden explosion in the Black Demon Cauldron, and a black and red pill broke free from the black flames and rushed towards Lin Yang.

“Alright, fourth-grade beast power pill. Now you can be said to be a serious fourth-grade alchemist.”

Lin Yang reached out to take the pill that had just been refined. He could still feel the terrifying high temperature from the Xun Linglian Heart Fire on his palm. At the same time, Yao Lao’s voice rang in his ears.

“I have to thank you, Master Yao, but the certification for fourth-grade alchemists in Zhongzhou is really strict. If it were in the Jiama Empire, I’m afraid most of the current fourth-grade alchemists would not be able to pass it.”

While looking at the beast power pill in his palm, Lin Yang said helplessly.

This beast power pill is ranked as intermediate among the fourth-grade pills, and its difficulty is much higher than the previous low-level fourth-grade purple cloud pill.

According to Yao Lao, in Zhongzhou, all alchemists below the seventh rank must refine two kinds of elixirs within the assessment grade, and one of these two elixirs must be a mid-level elixir within the grade in order to successfully pass the assessment.

Moreover, if you fail the assessment, you will need to pay a large additional fee.

“Haha, people’s hearts are treacherous. You don’t know how many people in the past signed up for the assessment every year even though their level was not good enough, and used the alchemy assessment as a practice, wasting a lot of precious herbs.”

Yao Lao put one hand behind his back, stroked his beard, and spoke with emotion.

The assessment rules were set by Zhongzhou Danta in order to prevent some people from taking the assessment too frequently to try their luck, or to take advantage of Danta’s cheap provision of the required materials.

“Uh, is this true? You can even get this for free, that’s amazing.”

Lin Yang was also a little amused when he heard this, and complained a little.

He really didn’t expect that even in this alien world, he would still see the freeloaders.

“You think everyone is like you? Although most people have the basic qualifications to become an alchemist, even in Zhongzhou, less than half of them can become a fourth-grade alchemist.”

“As for alchemists who are not even at the sixth rank, they are of little value in a place like Zhongzhou. Many of them even have trouble buying herbs for their daily practice of alchemy.” Facing Lin Yang’s ridicule, Yao Lao explained a few more words. After leaving the Yao Clan, he had also encountered this dilemma.

Without support from a powerful force, it would be difficult for alchemists to collect enough herbs to quickly improve the quality of their alchemy. This is why many alchemists are stuck at one level for a long time.

“Ahem, that’s right, I wanted to fork it.”

Lin Yang came back to his senses and spoke with some embarrassment.

My thoughts just now were indeed a bit unreasonable.

Just like Gu He in the original novel, with the support of the Yunlan Sect, he jumped from the initial fourth-grade to the sixth-grade alchemist in just ten years. Although it was only a low-level sixth-grade, compared with other alchemists in the Jia Ma Empire, it was already extremely terrifying.

Not to mention others, just take his brother Gut as an example. After more than ten years, he is still only a fourth-rank alchemist and has not even reached the fifth rank.

“Ahem, let’s not talk about this any more. When will the herbs for your Po Zong Dan and Yun Ling Dan arrive? It’s been a few days!”

Yao Lao glanced at Lin Yang, but did not continue with this awkward topic for Lin Yang, and instead asked about other things.

“It should be today, don’t worry.”

Lin Yang let out a long breath, thought for a moment, and then responded.

This waiting time is indeed too long.

“Drip drip”

At this moment, the jade pendant on Lin Yang’s waist suddenly made a sound. The short and dense sound immediately attracted the attention of the man and the ghost.

“Mr. Lin, someone from the Xiao family came to visit and said they wanted to give you some herbs.”

“It really comes as soon as you say it.”

His eyes swept over the contents displayed on the jade token, Lin Yang grinned, looked up at Yao Lao, and spoke slowly.

“Go get it now!”

Yao Lao rolled his eyes, then urged anxiously.

The Soul-Enriching Pill is related to Lin Yang’s transformation to practicing the Burning Technique, and the Burning Technique is related to his resurrection. In terms of his urgency, Yao Lao is no less anxious than Lin Yang.

“Yes, yes, I’ll get it for you right away.”

As Lin Yang responded, the dark fighting spirit wings behind him spread out. With a gust of wind, they swept across the mountain top. His figure disappeared from the spot and flew towards the direction of the Xiao family.

Yao Lao was still waiting in the open space, but his slightly illusory soul was trembling slightly, with anxiety, fear and complex emotions intertwined in his heart.

Next, it is time to verify whether the Burning Technique is real. Whether he can be resurrected depends on whether Lin Yang can use the Burning Technique to devour the strange fire and increase his level.

Not long after, Lin Yang came back, climbed up the cliff quickly, and soon reached the top of the mountain.

“Master Yao, it’s up to you from now on.”

Slowly landing on the ground, Lin Yang threw the storage ring he had just obtained to Yao Lao.

“How many soul-nourishing herbs did you embezzle from me, kid? Why is your aura so strong?”

Yao Lao took the ring, but then stopped moving. His cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, and he spoke word by word with gritted teeth.

“This”

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