Chapter 304: The Method of Examination

Learn Shi Duan Jian Zhi?

Xu Xiaoshou slowly lowered his two fingers.

To be honest, if he hadn't sensed that Fu Xing was simply genuinely excited without any ulterior motives, this guy would have been sent flying again.

He glanced at the jade pendant on this fellow's waist and, for the second time, felt utterly inadequate in comparison.

First, there was Lei Shuang Xing's seemingly endless supply of jade treasures, and now Fu Xing possessed countless defensive spirit jades.

Just how wealthy was this person?

Blow it up and just replace it?

He sighed inwardly, then pried Fu Xing's hand off his face and wiped his own.

His face was covered in blood.

This guy...

"Calm down a bit."

But Fu Xing couldn't calm down at all.

Just the thought that Xu Xiaoshou had mastered the genuine version of "Shi Duan Jian Zhi," unlike that common spirit technique he possessed, made his heart race.

How could Tian Sang Ling Gong possibly have something like that?

If he had known Ling Gong had it, he absolutely wouldn't have listened to his old man and stayed home to inherit everything from the city lord's mansion!

Indeed, people needed to go out and experience things on their own.

He regretted it.

"Bro..."

"Teach me 'Shi Duan Jian Zhi'—I truly want to learn..."

Xu Xiaoshou pushed him away and nodded towards the side with his lips.

Fu Xing turned his head and suddenly saw President Shi Ti's face, which was so dark it could drip ink.

"Cough, cough..."

"I'll compensate!" Fu Xing said with a conciliatory smile.

President Shi Ti exploded, roaring: "Don't think that just because you're the young master of the city lord's mansion, you can do whatever you want. If the Dan Ta truly needs repairing, is your meager money enough?"

"This is the will of our ancestors—it's a heritage!"

"Do you understand?!"

Fu Xing nodded vigorously: "Understand, I understand!"

"President, I was wrong. I won't mess around anymore."

President Shi Ti angrily flicked his sleeve: "You two, don't cause any more trouble here. If you want to make a scene, wait until you leave the Dan Ta."

He suddenly had an idea: "Or, I could send you out right now?"

"No, no."

Xu Xiaoshou immediately waved his hand: "I'm here for the assessment—this guy started it first. Why send me out?"

Fu Xing's face turned pale. Being sent out by the president?

He didn't have that kind of influence!

"No, no, I'm here to watch my sister's assessment. I can't leave yet."

He glanced at Xu Xiaoshou out of the corner of his eye.

If earlier he had been a bit reluctant to call him bro, now...

Bro was great!

Once he called him bro, he would stick to him and get that "Shi Duan Jian Zhi" no matter what!

Fu Yin Hong said unhappily: "I've finished my exam!"

Fu Xing looked at her: "Did you succeed?"

"Failed."

He pushed his own sister into the refining room: "Take it again."

"I'm tired!"

"No, you're not tired!"

You must take it again; while you're taking the exam, I'll stay with Xu Xiaoshou.

Today, no matter what, I have to dig out that "Shi Duan Jian Zhi"!

Fu Yin Hong: ???

Near ink, black?

The two entered the open-air refining room again. Xu Xiaoshou looked at President Shi Ti: "How is the exam?"

President Shi Ti thought for a moment and finally suppressed his anger.

Indeed, if they strictly counted, the destruction seemed to be entirely Fu Xing's doing.

Dan Ta really couldn't turn away those devoted to the Dan Dao; talking about it was one thing, but actually doing so would be disappointing to people.

Besides, refining pills was unlikely to cause that kind of mishap!

"You two, follow me."

Shi Ti said, leading Mu Zi Xi into another refining room.

This was Sang Lao's beloved disciple, so he naturally wanted to personally supervise and see what level this little girl could reach.

As for Xu Xiaoshou, he handed him over to another receptionist.

In the refining room.

Xu Xiaoshou looked at the elder in front of him, feeling somewhat curious.

"Senior is...?"

"Aren't the reception duties usually handled by those young ladies? Why trouble a senior to come personally?"

He saw that the elder was wearing refining clothes with a badge on his chest.

The refining master's badge was easy to recognize; besides the gold background, it had only a simple cloud and cauldron design.

The cauldron naturally symbolized the lifeblood of the refining master, the cauldron; the cloud was even easier to recognize—the number of clouds indicated the grade!

Xu Xiaoshou looked at the elder's badge, which had six clouds supporting a cauldron, so that was a six-grade refining master.

How could such a distinguished figure come to receive him?

"I am Yun He."

The elder said with a smile: "Little brother, being brought by the president to the seventh floor for assessment means you are quite extraordinary."

"The seventh floor of Dan Ta doesn't have receptionists; after all, few people come on normal days—it's just some old fellows chatting idly."

"If someone truly comes for assessment, we old men who are bored to death naturally find something to do."

"I see..." Xu Xiaoshou said, then asked: "So, how is the assessment conducted?"

Yun He smiled: "Little brother, what grade of refining master are you?"

"I don't have a grade."

"No grade... Hmm, no grade?"

The elder's eyes widened: "If you don't have a grade, how did President Shi Ti bring you to the seventh floor for assessment?"

"Uh."

Xu Xiaoshou was taken aback: "Isn't it possible for anyone?"

Yun He: ???

Anyone?

If anyone could come to the seventh floor, would we old men have time for tea?

This was only for half-step masters at the seven-to-six grade level—they had the qualification to come here!

Otherwise, why do you think we're so idle?

Although master-level assessments were fewer now, occasionally some old fellows brought some seven-to-eight grades over to show them around.

But that also depended on qualifications and background!

Fu Yin Hong was like that, but the Fu surname—in the entire Tian Sang City—how many could compare?

"Received suspicion, passive value, 1."

"Received suspicion, passive value, 1."

Xu Xiaoshou blinked; he hadn't expected this old man to have such a rich inner monologue.

"If not anyone, then by connections?"

Yun He was speechless; that was exactly what he had been thinking.

"Hehe."

He laughed awkwardly: "Little brother has good connections... Do you know the young master of the city lord's mansion?"

Xu Xiaoshou laughed; it seemed this guy hadn't dared to eavesdrop on their conversation!

"Sort of know him—Fu Xing calls me bro."

Yun He's face stiffened; so this one was also from the city lord's mansion?

No wonder—his connections were big enough to come directly to the seventh floor...

But the city lord's mansion only had one young master?

If the young master called him bro, then this one was...

A super young master?

"Received suspicion, passive value, 1."

Xu Xiaoshou waved his hand indifferently: "Let's not talk about that—you haven't explained the assessment method yet!"

Yun He finally came to his senses and said with a smile: "Since the young master hasn't taken the exam before, then naturally you'll start from the tenth grade."

"How is the exam conducted?"

"Very simple: choose a tenth-grade pill and successfully refine it."

"The materials?"

"Dan Ta provides them—you have three chances, and the minimum requirement is to refine a superior-grade pill."

Superior-grade... Xu Xiaoshou raised an eyebrow; Dan Ta's standards were quite high—it seemed they wouldn't let people pass by simply muddling through.

He asked again: "Besides these, is there anything else?"

"Nothing, just these."

"Good."

Xu Xiaoshou responded, pointing to the cauldron and earth fire in the refining room: "Can I not use these? I want to use my own."

Yun He looked at him with slightly more respect.

Anyone who said this was generally someone who had been immersed in the Dan Dao for many years, had their own flame, and a certain spiritual connection with their own cauldron.

Although this increased the success rate for the refiner, in the tenth-grade assessment, there was no such restriction.

This young man...

Could he be one of those who had been exploring the Dan Dao alone for a long time, remaining silent until he made a big splash?