There is no calendar in the mountains, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Meng Hao wandered between the martial arts training ground and the Swallow Cave every day, enduring the double torture of Jingshu and Feiyunyan.

Hard work will always pay off, Meng Hao's actual combat ability has improved by leaps and bounds, and the essence in his body has changed from the first three to twelve, which is one step closer to the goal of building a foundation.

On the martial arts training ground, two wind-like figures kept flashing and staggering, and from time to time there would be the sound of fists colliding.

After a hundred moves, a figure flew out of the distance and fell to the ground, representing the end of this exchange. The grizzled Meng Hao patted the dust on his body and stood up, his eyes were full of excitement, not at all like a loser.

Jing Shu opposite Meng Hao was depressed at the moment, just in just half a month, Meng Hao could already rely on You Longbu to fight with himself in a hundred moves before he was defeated, such a talent undoubtedly made Jing Shu suffer a lot of blows.

"Buzz... ”

Meng Hao was still excited, and suddenly seven melodious bells rang from Damao Peak in the distance, and the disciples on the martial arts training ground suddenly became commotionous and ran towards the mountain like flying, this scene made Meng Hao not understand what was going on.

"Haha, the day has come to hand out the elixir. Jingshu, who was originally depressed, suddenly changed to a happy expression.

The Maoshan faction will distribute a batch of magic medicine free of charge every month, as long as it is an inner disciple, it can be received, and the bell just now is the bell to receive the magic medicine.

In order to encourage the disciples to practice hard, the Maoshan Party will provide different elixirs to the disciples, and the higher the disciple in the disciple competition, the more the elixir will be given, and the better the quality. This is also the reason why every time a disciple is ranked, disciples who are outside or in retreat compete to participate.

"You haven't tried the effect of the elixir, I'll take you there. Jing Shu said, and then led Meng Hao to follow the flow of people and run down the mountain.

Meng Hao only knew what was going on through the puzzle of Jingshu, no wonder he had heard seven bells ringing in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion last month, but he didn't know what it meant and didn't pay attention to it.

When Meng Hao followed Jingshu to the Wonderful Medicine Pavilion at the foot of the Medicine King Peak, this place was already overcrowded, and many disciples were waiting in line to get the medicine. While waiting, Meng Hao accidentally found Chen Yu's figure, who was maintaining order at the scene as a medicine apprentice at the moment.

Finally it was Meng Hao's turn and Jing Shu's turn, the two entered the Miao Yao Pavilion and handed their identity token to the elders at the medicine collection office to check, and then Meng Hao received a small glass bottle containing five black pills, while Jing Shu received thirty pills.

"This is a Essence Qi Pill, suitable for disciples of the Qi Condensation Realm, taking one pill while cultivating will increase the condensation speed of Essence Qi. Jingshu told Meng Hao about the efficacy of this medicine.

The next morning, Meng Hao took a essence pill to test the effect, and not long after taking it, Meng Hao felt that the essence in his body began to stir, and his whole body became hot and unbearable. When Meng Hao began to practice boxing, the heat suddenly turned into a cool force that traveled all over his body with his moves.

The medicinal effect of the essence pill lasted for an hour, and when the medicinal effect disappeared, Meng Hao suddenly found that there were two more essences in his body, and the effect of the essence pill shocked Meng Hao.

For the next four days, Meng Hao would take one essence pill every morning exercise, and when Meng Hao finished taking the five pills, twenty-four essence qi had been condensed in his body, and the progress was terrifying.

Meng Hao realized the power of the elixir and had the urge to become an alchemist, on this day, Meng Hao grabbed Chen Yu, who was about to leave after finishing his morning exercises, and said that he wanted to learn alchemy.

"It's not easy to learn alchemy, you can think about it. Chen Yu reminded.

"Figured it out. Meng Hao's gaze was unprecedentedly firm.

"Okay, then I'll take you to the Hall of Merit to take care of the medicine field, it's nothing big to take care of the medicine field, as long as you ensure the growth of the medicinal materials, just hand in a certain amount of medicinal materials every month, and the excess medicinal materials can be left to refine the medicine yourself." Chen Yu said.

If you want to become an alchemist, you must first become a medicine apprentice, and only in this way can you be qualified to learn the knowledge of medicine refining from the elders in the Miao Medicine Pavilion. The study of alchemy is broad and profound, and it is not only possible to comprehend it by relying on the knowledge in books, but also needs to follow the master to practice.

If you want to become a medicine apprentice, you need to be proficient in the appearance and pharmacological properties of thousands of medicinal materials, so that you can be qualified to be a medicine apprentice. The easiest thing to master the knowledge of medicinal materials is undoubtedly the task of taking care of the medicinal fields, which can not only learn the theory of medicinal materials, but also earn the corresponding merit points, so it is the choice of many disciples who are preparing to take the exam.

Soon Meng Hao and Chen Yu came to the peak of the Meritorious Peak, Meng Hao found that there was more than one Great Hall of Merit here, there was a huge rock wall outside the Hall of Merit, and there were countless task profiles emitting a glowing white light on it, and many disciples were checking under the wall, obviously this was the task wall that Chen Yu said.

"What's the difference between this inner door and the outer door?" Meng Hao looked at it for a moment and asked his doubts, there was a distinction between inside and outside before the introduction of each task.

"The inner gate is the task issued by the sect itself, there are easy tasks such as taking care of the medicine field and cleaning the main hall, there are also difficult tasks such as refining magic weapons and refining magic medicine, and there are dangerous tasks such as going out to hunt ghosts and slaying demons. ”

"The outer door is the task taken by the outside world, Maoshan faction is a Taoist holy land, every day there will be many people come to pray for blessings, most of them are to pray for wealth, for promotion to pray for blessings, for famous prayers, these rude requests we ignore. ”

"But there are some people who really need help, who encounter strange things in their lives, or who are bullied by wicked people, and they sincerely pray for peace, and we will treat them as specific. ”

"Every year, the Maoshan faction will replace an elder of the inner gate to sit in the Wanfu Palace in the outside world, listen to the problems of those who sincerely seek blessings, and the elders will compile the troubles and difficulties of the people seeking blessings into tasks and release them to the merit hall of the inner gate, and the merit points of each outer gate task will not be low, driving the disciples to rush to complete it. ”

"When we complete the task and help them solve their difficulties, they will also have more respect for Maoshan and form a corresponding meritorious will, which will not only be blessed on the luck of the Maoshan sect, but also on the disciples who help them. ”

"I see. Meng Hao was stunned, and at the same time had a good impression of Maoshan's approach.

According to Chen Yu's suggestion, Meng Hao chose the task of taking care of the No. 93 medicine field, and then under the leadership of Chen Yu, he went to the medicine field on the west side of Yaowang Peak, which was full of 100 acres.

The 100 acres of medicine fields are divided into 100 fenced courtyards, each yard has an acre of medicine fields, and there is a dilapidated hut, the house is very simple, a table and a chair, and in addition to the tools for farm work.

There is a heavy yellow book on the desk, on which are written four big characters 'Detailed Explanation of Herbs', which contains the introduction of all the medicinal materials in the medicinal field, covering the survival environment of the medicinal materials, images, medicinal properties, etc., which is very complete.

"My medicine field is right next to you, so you can always ask me any questions. Chen Yu led Meng Hao to the No. 93 medicine field, and then pointed to the small courtyard next to Meng Hao and said.

Meng Hao thanked Chen Yu, and then plunged into the hut of the medicine field, and began to look through the medicine book explained in detail by Baicao, striving to master the knowledge of the entire book in the shortest possible time.

In the following half a month, Meng Hao can be said to be the whole person planted in the medicine field, he didn't even go to the morning work, he walked in the medicine field during the day to learn about the herbs, and he didn't go back to his residence at night, so he stayed in the small dilapidated house in the medicine field to learn the knowledge of medicinal materials.

Soon it was the end of the month, and the end of each month was the day of the assessment of medicine apprentices, and Chen Yu, who had just finished his morning work, had just walked to the medicine field and was stopped by Meng Hao who came out of the medicine field.

"What, you want to assess the medicine apprentice?" Chen Yu was shocked when he heard Meng Hao ask where to assess the medicine apprentice, you must know that Meng Hao had only been in the medicine field for half a month.

"Meng Hao, are you sure you want to take the medicine apprentice exam, I started taking care of the medicine field four years ago, and I started to take the exam two years ago, and it took five exams to pass, are you sure you want to take the exam now?" Chen Yu asked again with some uncertainty.

"Sure. Meng Hao's expression was a little haggard, but his eyes were full of confidence.

"Okay, I'll take you there. Chen Yu was succumbed to Meng Hao's confident gaze and led Meng Hao towards the Wonderful Medicine Pavilion.

When Meng Hao followed Chen Yu to the assessment hall, he found that there were not many people who assessed medicine apprentices, only more than thirty people.

Chen Yu and Meng Hao talked about the process of the exam and went out to wait, while Meng Hao found a seat at random and sat down, and it didn't take long for the two old men to walk in with slow steps, and the assessment hall suddenly fell into silence and did not dare to make a sound.

"There are quite a few disciples who have assessed medicine disciples this month. One of the old men in green clothes and white beard glanced around at the assessment hall and said.

"There's a new face. Another white-haired old man in Tsing Yi also glanced around the hall, and then stopped his gaze on Meng Hao's body.

The two old men have been in charge of the monthly assessment of medicine apprentices, so they are basically familiar with the disciples who come to the assessment, and they can tell if they are newcomers at a glance.

"What's your name?" asked the white-haired old man.

"Elder Hui, disciple Meng Hao. Meng Hao hurriedly got up and made a respectful attitude.

"Oh, how many years have you been in the medicine field?" the white-haired old man asked Meng Hao with a smile. Those who come to take the medicine apprenticeship test have basically stayed in the medicine field, and generally the longer the time, the greater the chance of passing the assessment.

"Back to Elder, half a month. Meng Hao said truthfully.

"Half a month?" Not only was the white-haired old man stunned, but all the disciples present who assessed the medicine apprentices were stunned.

"When did you join Maoshan, did you do work related to medicinal materials before joining the faction?"

"Elder Hui, the disciple has been in Maoshan for less than two months, and he has not done any work related to medicinal materials. Meng Hao's answer plunged the assessment hall into a tumult.

"Is there a mistake, you only stayed in the medicine field for half a month before you dared to come to the assessment? Isn't this a joke?"

"I've been in the medicine field for three years, and I don't dare to guarantee that I will pass this assessment, so you dare to come in half a month?"

"Maybe you just want to come over and find out how difficult it is to assess the medicine apprentices, right?"

The people around him began to talk about it, but Meng Hao had an indifferent expression, not affected by the discussion of the surrounding disciples in the slightest.

"Quiet !!" The white-haired old man snorted coldly, and a sense of oppression came towards everyone, and the hall suddenly returned to quiet, not daring to make a sound. The two old men didn't ask Meng Hao any more, obviously losing interest in Meng Hao.

"The exam begins. ”

The white-bearded old man said in a deep voice, pinching his fingers, only to see that the examination papers in front of him rose without wind, drifted to the sky above the assessment hall, accurately dispersed to the top of everyone's heads, and then slowly fell on the examination table of each disciple, and this hand alone made Meng Hao look at the white-bearded old man with admiration.

The examination room became very quiet, only the sound of rummaging through the exam papers could be heard, and it was not the first time that the thirty or so people except Meng Hao had taken the pharmacy exam, but they still couldn't hide their inner nervousness, and began to answer the questions quickly.

Meng Hao looked at the test paper in front of him and found that there were more than ten pages, each page was densely packed, and there were more than three hundred questions, no wonder these people were still in such a hurry at the assessment time of an hour.

The assessment of pharmacists is divided into two sessions, the first is the written test, the written test has a variety of question types, including looking at the picture to judge the medicine, filling in the medicinal properties, explaining the pharmacology, etc., but it revolves around the knowledge recorded in the detailed explanation of the herbs and the herbs in the medicine field. Meng Hao had already memorized this, and without the slightest panic, he started to write the answers on the test paper quickly.

Time passed bit by bit, and soon an hour passed, and when the white-bearded old man announced the end of the exam, Meng Hao finally finished writing the answer to the last question.

"Brush Brush Brush"

Not only the test papers in front of Meng Hao, but the test papers of all the candidates floated under the action of a wind and returned to the hands of the white-bearded old man.

Meng Hao wiped the sweat from his forehead, it was the first time to take such a nervous exam, but fortunately he had finished answering. Glancing around at the disciples, he found that many of the disciples had a look of remorse on their faces, and even a few disciples got up and left directly, obviously knowing that they had no chance of success this time.

The two old men didn't care at all, and began to lower their heads to correct the test papers, and the atmosphere in the assessment hall became depressed again, and everyone stared at the test papers in the old man's hands, maybe that one was their own.

The speed of correction by the two old men was very fast, and the test papers of more than 30 people were finished in only ten minutes. When the white-haired old man corrected the last test paper in his hand, the disciples who had been paying attention to him suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the old man.

The white-haired old man's face changed very strangely, as if he had discovered something terrible, and when he finally finished correcting the test paper, the white-haired old man raised his head and took a deep look at Meng Hao, so that the surrounding disciples noticed, and began to speculate in his heart again.

"I must not have even gotten fifty points, you can see that the elder's face has changed color. ”

"What the hell, why is the elder looking at him, is this guy doing well in the exam?"

"It's not like you didn't get a single question right, right?"

The white-bearded old man also seemed to notice the incompatibility of the white-haired old man next to him, and subconsciously glanced at the test paper in his hand, and his eyes immediately froze, revealing the same expression as the white-haired old man, which undoubtedly made many disciples more curious.

"The announcement of the results of the first exam began. After sorting out the answers to the test papers, the white-bearded old man said in a deep voice, and the disciples in the hall suddenly became focused.

"Yang Yi, 85 points, unqualified. The white-bearded old man said sternly, and then Meng Hao saw a disciple beside him sigh deeply, and stood up and left the assessment hall in frustration.

Chen Xiaoran, 108 points, failed. ”

Zhang Tianyi, 158 points, failed. ”

shouted three names in a row, all of which failed, which made the hearts of the disciples who were waiting for the results heavier and heavier.

Gu Yifeng, 201 points, pass. ”

Finally, the fourth person's results made everyone's hearts have a trace of anticipation, only to see that the disciple who was called suddenly jumped up happily, and then realized that the assessment was not over, and hurriedly sat back again, but it was still difficult to hide the excitement in his heart. The surrounding disciples all cast congratulatory or jealous glances.

One by one, the names were pronounced, and more and more disciples showed disappointed expressions, and when only Meng Hao's results were not announced, there were only seven disciples left in the assessment hall.

"Meng Hao, 300 points. The white-bearded old man paused for a long time before he said Meng Hao's achievements in a deep voice, except for Meng Hao's expected appearance, the ten disciples present were completely fried.

"How can it be ??? full score, it turned out to be a perfect score!!"

"My God, he must be lying, how can he get a perfect score in just half a month???"

"I don't believe it, I must have heard it wrong, yes, I must have heard it wrong!!"

The two old men also looked at Meng Hao indifferently in the distance with emotion at this moment, and they couldn't calm down for a long time, how many years did the written examination of the medicine apprentice have not had a full score, and Meng Hao has only studied for half a month, and his future achievements are limitless.