Chapter 1924: Silver Dan Chen Alchemist

"Senior, I wish to become a Dan Chen alchemist and enter the Pill Battle Arena."

The old man before Ye Yuan was the examiner of the Dan Chen Pavilion.

Over the years, the Dan Chen Pavilion had gained a renowned reputation. Dan Chen alchemists, even the lowest-ranked Bronze Dan Chen alchemists, held a higher status outside than ordinary alchemists.

This was because alchemists who emerged from the Dan Chen Pavilion had survived a series of fierce battles, their skills far surpassing those of ordinary alchemists.

Therefore, to become a Dan Chen alchemist, one naturally had to pass a screening.

It wasn't that anyone who could refine pills could enter the Pill Battle Arena.

The old man before them was the examiner responsible for verifying an alchemist's level.

The elder looked at Ye Yuan, waved his hand, and said, "Young man, this is no place for playing house. Leave."

He saw that Ye Yuan was too young and felt that Ye Yuan could not possibly pass the test, so he naturally appeared impatient.

At Ye Yuan's age, possessing the strength of the Seventh Heaven of Divine God was rare, but not enough to cause great surprise.

However, at his age, wanting to become a Five-Star Divine Pill God was extremely rare, and passing the test was even more impossible.

Although the test was not something very profound, it was not something anyone could pass.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Senior, won't you test my strength?"

The old man said indifferently, "I have been in charge of the Dan Chen Pavilion's examinations for many years and have seen countless alchemists. Whether you can pass this test, I can tell at a glance."

This old man himself was a seasoned Five-Star Divine Pill God with considerable skill in the Dao of alchemy.

Given the Dan Chen Pavilion's popularity, there were far too many alchemists wanting to enter the Pill Battle Arena, and he had indeed seen a great many alchemists.

Thus, he had long formed his own set of experience.

Ye Yuan did not argue but only smiled and said, "Then, Senior, could you give me a chance to gauge my own strength?"

"Kid, don't waste our time. Old Man Ping has seen more alchemists than you've eaten salt. If he says you have no chance, you have no chance."

"Kid, you haven't even grown your feathers yet. What do you know about alchemy?"

"Hahaha..."

The crowd burst into laughter, full of disdain for Ye Yuan.

Even disciples from alchemy families needed to be at least three to five thousand years old to reach the strength required to enter the Dan Chen Pavilion.

At Ye Yuan's age, there was simply no way.

Seeing that Ye Yuan's attitude was sincere and not as arrogant as those from noble families, Old Man Ping stroked his beard and nodded, "Very well, you may give it a try!"

Ye Yuan was overjoyed and cupped his hands, "Thank you, Old Man Ping!"

Old Man Ping waved his hand, "Don't thank me yet. This divine flame is quite wild; don't burn yourself."

The test was simple: control the flame and refine a pill.

Simple as it seemed, many Five-Star Divine Pill Gods could not do it well.

This flame was not ordinary divine fire but an ownerless flame, very wild.

To control it for alchemy required a high level of flame control from the alchemist.

A cluster of azure flame trembled incessantly in the brazier.

"Hey, let's see how pathetic this kid will be in a moment!"

"The Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame is notoriously hard to tame. At his age, how could he possibly control the ownerless Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame?"

"This is what they call overestimating oneself."

...

Those waiting for the test felt that Ye Yuan was wasting time and appeared very impatient.

Ye Yuan slowly approached the brazier, lightly tapped it, and with a smooth motion, the cluster of flame obediently flew toward the cauldron.

The entire process was fluid, without the slightest pause.

Old Man Ping, who had been listless, suddenly stood up from his seat, staring in shock at Ye Yuan's actions.

The hall fell silent, with only Ye Yuan's movements flickering unpredictably.

Then came the alchemy.

The Cloudheart Wolffire was extremely obedient in Ye Yuan's hands, faintly emitting the sound of a wolf's howl.

Inside the medicine cauldron was a fake pill, specially used for alchemist examinations.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

...

From within the medicine cauldron came nine consecutive explosive sounds.

Awoo!

With a wolf's howl, the Cloudheart Wolffire returned to the brazier, seemingly still somewhat unsatisfied.

Boom!

The Cloudheart Wolffire, now back in the brazier, flew out again without anyone controlling it.

But it was blocked by the restrictive force around the brazier.

Everyone stared dumbfounded at this scene, their faces filled with shock.

Nine explosive sounds—could this already be the strength of a Silver Pill Grade alchemist?

And that flame control technique—truly miraculous!

The Cloudheart Wolffire actually tried to break free from its confinement—could it be... wanting Ye Yuan to take it?

...

Ye Yuan completed his examination extremely quickly, taking no more than a few dozen breaths.

But in those few dozen breaths, people witnessed his power.

Refining the fake pill was judged by the number of explosive sounds emitted.

As long as an explosive sound was produced, the examination was passed.

And the maximum number of explosive sounds was nine—Ye Yuan had managed to make all of them sound!

Under normal circumstances, being able to achieve nine sonic booms already indicated the level of a Silver Pill Grade Alchemist.

However, very few people participating in the Pill Grade assessment could accomplish this.

Unless they were those long-established masters who had never taken the Pill Grade assessment before, only then would they display such performance.

But how old was Ye Yuan?

When these people were over a thousand years old, they were still practicing basic skills under their master's whip!

This move truly stunned the entire audience.

"Elder Ping, my assessment is complete." Ye Yuan came before Elder Ping and said calmly.

Elder Ping was startled and came back to his senses.

He looked at Ye Yuan and said with a wry smile, "I apologize to you. I never expected that even I could make a misjudgment."

The crowd was shocked—Elder Ping actually apologized to this young man!

Elder Ping was a Gold Pill Grade Alchemist, yet he apologized to a junior.

But upon reflection, they understood.

With such strength at such a young age, Ye Yuan's future achievements would be limitless!

Ye Yuan cupped his fists and said, "Elder Ping, you flatter me! May I ask if I have passed the assessment?"

"Of course you passed!"

As he spoke, Elder Ping took out a silver token and handed it to Ye Yuan, saying, "Nine sonic booms—your strength has reached the level of a Silver Pill Grade Alchemist. From today on, you are a Silver Pill Grade Alchemist!"

Ye Yuan took the token with some surprise; he hadn't expected to directly advance to Silver Pill Grade Alchemist.

He had learned that alchemists who passed the Pill Grade assessment were only ungraded alchemists.

They had to undergo hundreds or even thousands of pill battles to advance to Bronze Pill Grade Alchemist.

Similarly, Bronze Pill Grade Alchemists needed many pill battles to advance to Silver level.

This process often took decades, centuries, or even thousands or tens of thousands of years.

Ye Yuan had only followed the guidance of the laws within the cauldron and done his best, yet he unexpectedly advanced directly to the Silver level.