Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]

Chapter 534: Alchemist Token 2

"How?" Zhen Yuan asked as soon as he saw Shen Xu.

"Good." The double said and excitedly showed his level nine identity token.

After that, the two followed an attendant to the third floor, and stopped outside a room.

"The level ten test will be here." The attendant said and Shen Xu nodded.

"You are also taking the test? This is my second time." A female cultivator said, looking at the two.

"He is not taking it." Shen Xu said, pointing at Zhen Yuan.

"Is the test different from the previous ones?" He asked and the female cultivator nodded.

"Five people will take the test at the same time, and the examiners will be in the room with us." She said and quickly continued.

"I failed the last time because I wasn’t used to the change and couldn’t focus on my refining." She explained and Shen Xu raised an eyebrow.

"What pill did they ask you to refine?" He asked and the female cultivator sighed before speaking.

"The level ten five essence pill." She said and Shen Xu couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

After advancing to the void immortal realm, cultivators gained an endless lifespan and wouldn’t die unless killed by external forces.

However, there was always an exception to everything!

For some unknown reason, some immortals developed a rare illness called the five decays of man and heaven. This illness was terminal, but the five essence pill could slow the body’s deterioration.

However, the five essence pill was not only one of the most difficult immortal pills to refine, but also required rare immortal grasses.

Considering that, Shen Xu was surprised to hear that the alchemy association used the pill to test alchemists.

As if noticing his surprise, the female cultivator began to explain.

"It’s rare for the five essence pill to come up in a test but it’s not impossible." She said.

"Do we get to keep the pills?" Shen Xu asked but the female cultivator shook her head.

"You can keep most of the lower level pills but all the pills refined in the immortal level tests must be handed in to the association. Even the spare immortal grasses must be returned." She said and Shen Xu nodded.

"Makes sense." He said.

"You are almost up." Zhen Yuan said, tipping his head towards the door that had just opened.

"Good luck." He said.

"Wait for me." Shen Xu said and followed the female cultivator into the room.

"Take your places." A voice instructed and Shen Xu turned to see three immortal cultivators.

At a glance, one was a true immortal realm cultivator, and the other two were void immortals.

’Let’s get this over with.’ Shen Xu thought and walked to a worktable.

When everyone took their place, one of the examiners reached into a bag and took out a paper.

After that, he unfolded the paper and revealed it to everyone.

"The level ten skin clearing pill." He read and most of the examinees sighed in relief.

Most immortals were good-looking and rarely had skin problems.

However, it wasn’t impossible for someone to develop acne due to a variety of reasons including poisoning.

As the name suggested, the skin clearing pill could remove acne and other skin flaws. Most importantly, it was easy to refine and didn’t require precious materials.

"You have half an hour." One of the examiners said and the test-takers immediately walked to the examiners’ table to get their materials.

After that, Shen Xu returned to his workable and began working.

First was to check the immortal grasses and when that was done, he cleaned them and methodically put them in his pill furnace.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye and as expected, the five examinees got their level ten tokens.

"Our luck was not bad." The female cultivator excitedly said when they exited the test room.

"Mmh." Shen Xu agreed.

Although he wasn’t worried about drawing more difficult pills, he was grateful that the test was easy.

After all, he still had two tests and couldn’t afford to waste too much energy.

"Fellow alchemist, shall we have a meal to celebrate?" The female cultivator offered but Shen Xu shook his head.

"I still have to take the level eleven test." He revealed and the female cultivator couldn’t help but be shocked.

"You want to take the level eleven test? Are you testing the waters or..." She asked.

"I will try my luck." The double said.

Hearing this, the female cultivator shook her head and left with a regretful look.

In the end, Shen Xu got a level eleven identity token but discovered that Fu’an town’s alchemy association did not offer level twelve and thirteen tests.

"I can’t believe we were scammed so many immortal stones.We should have known better than to pay for all the tests at once." The double complained as he and Zhen Yuan left the association building.

"I have an idea." Zhen Yuan said and the double turned to him with expectant eyes.

"Let’s put the clerk in a sack and give her a few well deserved kicks." He said and the double’s mouth fell open.

’Shouldn’t this be something I would normally say? When did it become Zhen Yuan’s turn?’ He wondered and immediately calmed down.

"Let’s treat it as tuition for a life lesson." He finally said and Zhen Yuan forcibly suppressed an amused smile.

After thinking about it, Zhen Yuan decided to take his talismans master test in another town.

However, they still sold some pills to earn immortal stones for travel expenses and other resources.

When that was done, they walked around the town but didn’t discover any treasures so they returned to the Inn.

"Where should we go next?" Shen Xu asked, looking at the map of the lower heaven.

"Let’s go to the task building tomorrow." Zhen Yuan suggested and the double immediately brightened.

"You want to take tasks and travel west while completing them?" He asked and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"We can earn immortal stones and explore the lower heaven while travelling towards Chaohu city." He said.