HCB Chapter 159: Immortal List Thirty-One
Chapter 159: Immortal List Thirty-One
Lu Yu glanced at the only set of materials and immediately felt a bit hesitant.
He didn't immediately start refining the Spirit Beast Pill, but instead took out the Hualing Changchun Pill from his storage ring.
After offering the Hualing Changchun Pill, the spiritual turtle swallowed it with great intelligence, and then emitted a green light all over its body.
Boom!
Seemingly sensing the change in the spiritual turtle, a dark green light suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the quiet room and fiercely struck the turtle shell of the spiritual turtle.
However, in the blink of an eye, the two different shades of green light merged together, and the dark green light that had paused on the turtle shell turned towards the wooden stake.
A burst of white mist surged from the wooden stake, and after the mist dispersed, it left behind a layer of pockmarks and scars on the stake.
Seeing this, Lu Yu sighed slightly.
The result was still somewhat unexpected for Lu Yu.
This green attribute attack was obviously very powerful, and it was a wood attribute technique.
However, the pill formula in the jade slip ultimately used earth attribute magic as a defense. If he had directly used the refining method just now, the result probably wouldn't have been much different from now.
In the preliminary assessment, he only managed to refine half of the Haohuo Extinguishing Pill.
But this assessment was facing such a difficult problem!
Could it be that Qingyun Shop wanted to test the self-defense ability of alchemists in combat?
This thought flashed through his mind, but Lu Yu immediately rejected it.
Qingyun Shop was responsible for fighting with others.
Moreover, the environment where shops like Qingyun Shop could operate, such as the immortal residences in the city, also had a certain level of security. They shouldn't require cultivators engaged in production to test their combat abilities.
But since this was the assessment for the Tianji guest alchemist of Qingyun Shop, even if there was only a slight possibility, he had to give it his all.
After much consideration, Lu Yu flipped his palm and took out the Hualing Fuyan Pill and the Haohuo Extinguishing Pill from his storage ring.
He let the spiritual turtle consume them one by one.
This time, the spiritual turtle emitted a light red light all over its body, and even a spiritual flame appeared on the soles of its four feet.
Sensing the change in the spiritual turtle, the dark green light appeared in the center of the quiet room again.
But it couldn't hold on for long either. The wooden stake once again bore many pockmarks and scars.
However, it could be perceived that the marks were much shallower.
But they were still shallow, and there was still no indication of passing the assessment.
This assessment was too abnormal!
Lu Yu couldn't help but feel doubtful.
He thought that his ability to refine Spirit Beast Pills was already not inferior to a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Building.
But with this level of skill, it was impossible to pass this assessment. How strong were those cultivators who could pass the assessment?
Lu Yu's mood became a bit low as he sat cross-legged.
He recalled the hopeful eyes of his wives and concubines when they parted.
If he could use a magical tool and combine it with the Haohuo Extinguishing Pill, there might be a chance to use fire attribute magic to consume that dark green attack magic.
But...
He found himself in a very difficult situation. After finally reaching this point, could he just give up so easily?
No, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Lu Yu's mind.
Although he couldn't use a beast soul magical tool, why couldn't he try to communicate with the spiritual turtle?
He was a Tier 9 Earth-ranked beast tamer, after all.
Lu Yu extended a strand of divine sense towards the spiritual turtle, and unexpectedly, the spiritual turtle immediately conveyed a gentle goodwill.
Could this be the benefit of having a +7 affinity with the beast soul?
Moreover, the feedback of this goodwill made Lu Yu feel somewhat majestic. Obviously, the rank of this spiritual turtle was not low.
He tried to explain to the spiritual turtle with his divine sense that he wanted to use fire attribute magic to consume the dark green light cluster. After the spiritual turtle understood, it nodded intelligently.
Lu Yu felt a surge of joy in his heart and slowly stood up.
He had already reached the final moment of becoming a guest alchemist of Tianji. He couldn't give up easily.
He silently encouraged himself.
I didn't use a beast soul artifact, so it's not cheating!
Lu Yu looked at the surface of the pitted wooden stake and made a ruthless decision. He directly threw half a bag of spirit beast pills towards the spirit turtle.
The spirit turtle opened its mouth and, under Lu Yu's command, swallowed one pill after another.
Until it felt a hint of hesitation in its consciousness...
Almost half a bag of spirit beast pills were consumed, and layers of faint red light covered the spirit turtle, forming a deep red color at its center.
The entire quiet room was also tinged with a faint red glow.
Suddenly, the red light on the spirit turtle receded, almost completely retracting into its shell.
As the red glow receded, a scorching hot fireball brewed in the turtle's mouth.
At this moment, in the center of the quiet room, the dark green light reappeared.
"Attack!"
Lu Yu's heart pounded.
Boom!
The spirit turtle closed its mouth, and the fireball in its mouth shot towards the dark green light.
The red and green lights in the quiet room clashed, but the green light consistently suppressed the red light.
Unexpectedly, the spirit turtle brewed another scorching hot fireball in its mouth and continued to shoot it towards the dark green light.
After shooting nearly a hundred fireballs in succession, a faint red light once again enveloped the spirit turtle.
The dark green light no longer remained dark green, but faded into a light shade of green. The light merged into the spirit turtle and was instantly devoured.
"One-star guest alchemist Lu Yu."
"Congratulations on passing the positioning assessment!"
That numb and emotionless voice sounded again.
At the same time...
The jade slip that proved Lu Yu's assessment suddenly lit up with a white light.
In Xingzhongzhou, Jingguo Poyun City... One-star guest alchemist Lu Yu, positioning assessment result: 31st on the Immortal List.
Shortly after the white light flashed...
Inside the side hall, the silver-robed cultivator in charge of the assessment had a drastic change in his expression.
A Law Manifestation phantom suddenly appeared beside him.
"This assessment has produced a good seedling. You should know what to do."
The silver-robed cultivator quickly bowed and raised his right palm, swearing, "I, Huangshan, swear with my heart of seeking the Dao that I will keep the identity of this Immortal List cultivator confidential. If I violate this oath, I shall be punished by heaven and earth, and my soul shall be destroyed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Law Manifestation phantom immediately dissipated.
The heavy stone in the silver-robed cultivator's heart finally fell, but soon, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
He didn't expect that there would be someone who could enter the Immortal List in this Tianji guest cultivator assessment.
"Could it be Fellow Daoist's niece?"
"Most likely."
He speculated in his heart.
Any cultivator participating in the assessment who can enter the Immortal List cannot have their results easily accessed, not even by the chief examiner.
...
Inside the assessment quiet room.
Lu Yu looked at the sudden appearance of a green circular mark in the palm of his hand, showing a puzzled expression.
When did this appear?
What kind of mark is this? Could it threaten my life?
Suddenly, the surrounding white light dimmed, and the scenery around him retreated. Lu Yu found himself back in the side hall.
But at this moment, the side hall was silent.
"It was all thanks to that spirit turtle that I was able to pass the assessment so easily."
"I didn't expect it to be able to swallow almost half a bag of spirit beast pills and neutralize the attack of the dark green light spell, leaving it with little power."
"If I had known, I should have restrained that spirit turtle a bit."