Feng Lin was taken by Elder Wu to a side hall at the outer gate, which was very desolate, and even the carvings on the jade slabs were slightly mottled by the wind and rain, and it was barren everywhere, making it hard to believe that this was also the outer gate of the Alchemist Guild.

A bearded old man was weeding in the flower bed on the side, and when he saw the two of them coming, he didn't even raise his head, as if he didn't see it, still fiddling with those flower seedlings.

Elder Wu led Feng Lin cautiously over.

"Sect master, this is the alchemist of the Yu family, and the young sect master has arranged for you to help him assess the level of alchemist. Elder Wu whispered, his face obviously worried.

"Hmph, the stinky boy will find me trouble, didn't I say, don't bother me with anything in the future?" A cold snort made the old man's face obviously a little impatient.

"This ...... , this is explained by the young master. Elder Wu whispered, his face obviously a little frightened.

"Hmph...... , the little bastard will find trouble for Lao Tzu. Leave this kid behind. The old man snorted, still weeding.

Feng Lin watched from the sidelines, and felt very strange in his heart, where was the old man weeding, he was obviously picking flowers, and the purple and red flower garden turned into a bald head with only green leaves left after a while.

At last all the flowers had been plucked, and the old man smiled with satisfaction.

"It's much better now, it's made of green makeup, and it's pure color. Hahaha......" The old man smiled to himself, very cheerful.

"Boy, do you think the old man takes care of this flower well?"

Looking at the petals all over the ground, Feng Lin frowned, and said in a low voice: "Competing for a hundred days of spring, just for the flowers to bloom in one day, don't the predecessors want to see the blossoms and fruits?"

"What do you know? I'm leaving them in the most beautiful time, and the flowers are blooming all over the ground, and the fragrance is green, and it is better than the remnants of flowers and leaves, and the dust of the wind. The old man scolded lightly, his face a little displeased.

"The blossoming and falling of flowers is the evolution of vicissitudes, and the sun and moon rise are also the movement of stars. The principle of nature, why be too obsessed. Feng Lin sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"Obsession? Is it that I am too obsessed......" the old man muttered softly, his face a little bitter.

Feng Lin waited on the side, and didn't say much, from the old man's cloudy eyes, Feng Lin could obviously feel a trace of the vicissitudes of life, and the sadness of being loveless, which made Feng Lin very curious.

After nearly half an hour, the old man raised his head, glanced at Feng Lin, and said in a low voice, "Aren't you going to assess the level of an alchemist?" ”

Fenglin nodded and hurriedly followed.

The old man took Fenglin to a palace, which was extremely luxuriously decorated, and it was a world away from the old man's residence.

"Young man, do you know how the level of an alchemist is defined?"

Hurriedly shaking his head, Feng Lin said in a low voice: "The junior is participating in the alchemist level assessment for the first time, and he doesn't know anything about these things. I also hope that the seniors will advise. ”

"Who is your master? I haven't even told you such a simple knowledge?" the old man snorted coldly, very serious.

"My master is a physician, a few years ago, I followed my master to practice medicine, although I have a lot of knowledge in the art of alchemy, but I am not very proficient, I hope my predecessors will forgive me. Feng Lin said respectfully, looking humbly asking for advice.

"Okay, I'll give you a good lesson today!" The old man glanced at Fenglin, and his pale long beard was lightly wisped, full of unfathomable looks.

"Although the alchemist is a branch of the physician, but now it is gradually becoming a discipline of its own, and the now recognized alchemist rank is proposed by Emperor Ye, which is divided into nine grades, from low to high from one grade to nine grades, and the corresponding assessment standard is the grade of the refined elixir.

The first-grade pharmacist can be familiar with the medicinal properties of the medicinal materials, complete the refining of most of the medicinal materials, and can refine the general Huangpin pills; the second-grade pharmacist can refine the vast majority of the Huangpin pills, and the soul power must reach the entry, simply put, it is necessary to be able to control the soul power freely, and it can be like a thread, or it can be poured into it all; the third-grade pharmacist can refine the general Xuanpin pills; the fourth-grade pharmacist can refine most of the Xuanpin pills, and the soul power must reach the realm of penetration, simply put, the spleen meridians can be seen inside, and the outside can be seen ten steps away; the fifth-grade pharmacist can refine the general earth-grade pills; and the sixth-grade pharmacist can refine most of the earth-grade pills, and requires the soul power to reach the realm of Fuyao, the scenery within a radius of several miles, in full view; the seventh-grade pharmacist can refine the general heavenly elixir; the eighth-grade pharmacist can refine most of the heavenly elixir, and the soul power requires to reach the realm of Dao Yun; as for the definition of the nine-grade pharmacist, it is a bit broad, but all the elixirs in the world cannot be refined, and if the soul unfolds like a Tao, everything cannot be hidden......" The old man said carefully, with a hint of pride on his face, this is the level exclusive to the pharmacist, and it is a symbol of their status.

"I see, then the assessment of the alchemist level must not only assess the grade of refining pills, but also the soul power of the cultivator, right?" Feng Lin muttered lightly, his face was very curious.

"Nature can be measured, soul power is soul power, which is different from aura and is a special power, and the soul power below the Dao Yun realm can be measured, and the device for measuring soul power is the soul force field!" the old man introduced, leading Feng Lin towards a small secret room.

The secret room was dark all around, and the surrounding walls were made of special materials, so that even light could not penetrate it, Feng Lin felt strange, closed his eyes and unfolded his soul power, and began to explore this space.

There was nothing around, except for a black bell that hung there, and without any traction, it hung motionless in the air.

"This bell ......," Fenglin said softly, full of curiosity.

"This bell is called the Amazing Bell, and it is made of soul stones, which is specially designed to measure soul power. The soul stone is a strange stone that can sense soul power, which is extremely precious and is often used by cultivators to refine horcruxes. ”

"Soul Stone, Horcrux?" Feng Lin was surprised, this was the first time he had heard of such things.

"Okay, let's start testing now, just condense it with your soul power and slam it on the Amazing Bell. Seeing that Fenglin really didn't know anything, the old man couldn't help but lose patience and urged.

"Okay, I'll try!" Fenglin nodded.

Taking a deep breath, Feng Lin's soul power was completely released, but Feng Lin did not rush to knock on the ancient bell, but carefully controlled these soul powers and began to transform.

This process is like Feng Lin carving a martial soul at the beginning, not only is it very slow, but also very painful.

Soul power is different from aura that can operate with the cultivator's exercises and martial arts, while soul power is an ethereal thing, which can only be perceived and touched nowhere to be touched, so it is very troublesome to carve, and only through the subtle control of the cultivator, these soul powers can gradually shrink into the desired state.

"Ah......h It is very difficult and extremely tiring to carve the soul power into shape.

The scattered soul power gradually began to shrink, slowly turning into a very strangely shaped hammer. The old man had already said that he needed to use his soul power to hit the ancient bell hard, and the reason why Feng Lin was so troubled was to shrink his soul power into a piece, and then hit it out hard.

"Huh......" breathed a long sigh of relief, the expression on Fenglin's face changed, and he gritted his teeth, and the strange hammer controlled by his spiritual sense actually swung in the air. As the speed of the hammer's rotation increased, sweat dripped down Fenglin's face like rain.

"It's just the right time, come on!" Feng Lin let out a low sigh, he couldn't hold on any longer, and the huge hammer slammed into the ancient bell.

"Knock...... Boom...... Boom...... Boom...... Boom...... Knock ......"

Six loud bells rang, accompanied by echoes in the secret room, which was particularly deafening.

"The bell rings six times, the realm of swaying?" The old man was stunned, he couldn't believe that the soul power of the young man in front of him could be so strong. For alchemists, the biggest key to the improvement of the grade is not in the method of refining medicine, but in the control in the process of refining, and the root of this control is soul power, so the more high-level alchemists tend to have higher soul power, the most fundamental reason is that refining high-level elixirs requires extremely exquisite control ability, which also requires higher soul power support.

"Dapeng rises with the wind one day and soars up to 90,000 miles, I didn't expect the old man to be able to meet a medicine refining wizard in his lifetime, what a blessing for three lives!" the old man exclaimed, his face full of excitement.

"What do you mean by what the seniors say?" Feng Lin was stunned by the sound of the bell before, and he only recovered at this moment, and he didn't hear the old man's words clearly at all.

"Could you be a disciple of an old monster who deliberately made fun of my old man, right?" You really haven't assessed the level of an alchemist?" the old man's face changed, and he asked in a low voice, but his attitude was much more relaxed than before.

"Senior misunderstood, I really haven't participated in the assessment, I don't know if the level of my soul power can meet the requirements of a fourth-grade alchemist?" Feng Lin asked in a low voice, his face was very expectant,

"Sipin, are you kid looking for a smoke?" the old man snorted coldly, his face slightly red, full of shame.

"Isn't it even the fourth grade?" Feng Lin muttered softly, his face a little embarrassed.

I received so many medicinal materials from Yu Linglong before, but now I haven't even reached the fourth-grade pharmacist, so I can't help at all, so I think it's a little too inauthentic.

"Less than four grades, I can't help the Yu family at all, alas, ......" sighed, full of helplessness.

The old man was so angry with Fenglin that his beard was blown high, so he directly pushed the door open, and pulled Fenglin out without saying a word.

Fenglin's eyes were white, and the old man's expression was strange, staring at him like a monster, and he didn't say a word.

Feng Lin was furious at the sight, and hurriedly took two steps back.

After a while, the old man grabbed Fenglin, glanced left and right, and said to himself, "How do you think you don't look like a person who rings the bell six times?"

Feng Lin didn't know whether the old man's words were positive or negative, his face was a little embarrassed, and he whispered: "Senior, should we continue the assessment?"

"Damn, test!" with a cold snort, the old man walked directly to a side hall next to him with Fenglin.