Chapter 259 Option D: None of the Above Three

The last question: Which of the six treatises on alchemy is correct? Say what you mean.

Translated, it means, among the six theories in The Alchemist, which one do you agree with? Tell us what you agree with.

Chu Ning couldn't think of a correct answer to this question.

Not to mention newcomers like them, not even the master alchemist can convince the other five sects, otherwise there would be no six sects in the alchemy realm.

I am a disciple of the Danshan Sect, which belongs to the Traditional Sect. From the perspective of a disciple of the Danshan Sect, I naturally have to agree with the theory of the Traditional Sect.

Refining alchemy lies in the word "refining".

Only by practicing more can you make progress.

The disciples of Danshan Sect are very diligent in refining alchemy. Apart from participating in sect tasks, they spend most of their time refining alchemy in the cave.

Like the bustling scene in Hongri Peak of Xiyue Sect, where many disciples came to visit the market from time to time, it almost never happened in Danshan Sect, at least Chu Ning never encountered it in the hundreds of years of Danshan Sect.

After thinking for a while, Chu Ning put the problem aside for the time being and started to check the previous questions.

The first twenty questions are about medicinal materials. (For everyone to understand, the descriptions are in modern writing)

【1. Explain the maturity signs and medicinal properties of gray treasure grass. 】

[2. The fusion of Wujin Stone and that kind of medicinal material will produce a medicinal solution that is beneficial to the increase of the soul. 】

[3. Among the four patterns below, which one is the 500-year-old Xuanling grass? 】

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Chu Ning couldn't use the Mystic Mirror to cheat on these twenty questions, but the good thing was that when he was in Xinhuo Palace, he spent most of his time in the library and read many introductions to elixirs.

When I first read the encyclopedia of elixir introductions, I was afraid that I would miss out on rare elixirs if I encountered them later, but I didn't expect that I would use them during this exam.

After completing twenty questions about medicinal materials, the next question became questions about elixirs.

But after reading these elixir questions, Chu Ning just wanted to say that the senior who asked the questions was really an old man, and he found pitfalls in every corner.

[1. Which of the following medicinal materials are required for refining Huichun Powder? 】

①Ebony root ②Ebony branch ③Ebony leaf ④Fire dragon stone

Chu Ning is still very confident in his memory. Fire Dragon Stone is a medicinal material needed to refine Huichun Powder, but it is not the first three.

But this kind of question gives people the feeling that the correct answer should be one of the first three.

[2. When refining Fengxing Dan, the Wind Speed ​​Stone is missing. At this time, one of the following medicinal materials can be used instead. 】

① Galloping grass ② Latent clear stone ③ Bright marrow ④ None of the above three

Even Chu Ning didn't know how to choose this question, because in his understanding, the medicinal materials of Fengxing Dan were not the above three.

Except for the first of the three medicinal materials in the options, he had never heard of the remaining two. As for whether they could replace Fengjishi, he couldn't even judge.

Maybe it's because he's not at a high level now, and these medicinal materials are relatively high-grade or rare, so he doesn't know.

If there were only three options, he would be confused between the second and third options, but when the fourth option came out, he was immediately confused.

Chu Ning felt like she was back in the mood when she took the exam in high school. Did the person who asked the question read the Huanggang Secret Paper?

Chu Ning left the jade slip with his consciousness and glanced at the other people in the square. He found that many people were also frowning, which made him sigh in relief. It seemed that he was not the only one who was in a state of confusion.

On the high platform, strong men from various factions started talking when they saw the players' frowns.

"It seems that the questions prepared by Danta this time are very difficult, and all the contestants looked solemn."

"It can be seen from the first round that the questions in this session are probably the most difficult in the past ten sessions."

In the stands of Danshan Sect, the four elders Qi Shiyun were also communicating at the moment.

"If the questions are too difficult, I'm afraid the scores of all the players will not be too high, which is a good thing for some B and C level players."

Qin Libang smiled and said, "If the questions are very difficult, even popular A-level players like Tong Shouxian will have a hard time answering them. But for some medium-difficulty questions, B- and C-level players can also answer them, and everyone's scores will be lower." almost.

In three days, Chu Ning completed fifty questions.

The next question was a practical question on alchemy. Although he knew that the question would be very confusing given the bad taste of the person who asked the question, Chu Ning felt bad after reading the first question.

[1. When refining Shuiyue Dan reaches the final stage of shaping, cracks are found in the alchemy furnace. What should you do at this time? 】

①Stop refining alchemy and replace the alchemy furnace ②Reduce the heat to prevent the alchemy furnace from exploding ③Shout "Destiny is mine" and continue refining alchemy

Normal people would choose the second option for this question. Stopping the alchemy is equivalent to abolishing it. Although lowering the heat may cause the polymorph to fail, it is only possible.

"not that simple?"

Chu Ning thought about his experience in answering questions in his previous life. Generally, the most unreliable answers for such old question-answers are often correct.

"So the answer is the third one. The first one means giving up. The second one means there is a possibility of failure, and the third one means there is a possibility of success."

"Although the second and third bets seem to have the same probability, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that the two are different. The second bet is that the elixir will not fail due to the decrease in heat, while the third bet is It’s the alchemy furnace that won’t explode.”

For some reason, a word suddenly popped into Chu Ning's mind: subjective initiative!

The second type is subjectively aimed at preventing failure, while the third type is aimed at the success of alchemy.

Therefore, this question does not test the level of alchemy but the attitude when making alchemy.

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Two days passed like this, Chu Ning looked at the last question left and chose to relax first.

These five days were longer than he had felt in the past fifty years, and they were simply excruciating.

Watching the last question again, Chu Ning had a different idea from the beginning.

When he first saw the last question, he felt that the question maker was deliberately digging a hole, but after completing the previous questions, Chu Ning suddenly understood a truth.

The person who asked the questions didn't just dig holes, but wanted to see the attitude of these players.

"If the six sects represent the different beliefs of alchemists, then my belief should be the doctrine of borrowing."

Chu Ning whispered in his heart that many ethnic groups in previous lives had their own beliefs, but the Chinese people had the least belief. To be precise, the Chinese people only believed in their own ancestors.

What the Chinese people focus on is pragmatism.

During the Republic of China in the previous life, many Western churches went to the Republic of China to preach, and those priests thought they had influenced many people.

Little did he know that if it weren't for the buns and food distributed in the church, he would go to the church to attend classes.

For the Chinese people, what is good for them is the good folk customs, and what is bad for them is the feudal dross.

If the left eye makes money, it is a feudal superstition that I should be rewarded for doing good deeds for many years, and if the right eye makes misfortune, then it is a feudal superstition.

This set of practical borrowing principles is also useful for this last question.

If you follow the question writer's previous question style, you can actually apply it to this last question.

No matter what theory it is, as long as it allows me to successfully refine the elixir, it is a useful theory.

Chu Ning quickly gave the answer to the last question.

[Six Treatises on Alchemy: If it benefits me, I will follow it; if it does not benefit me, I will oppose it. 】

After completing the hundred questions, Chu Ning did not choose to check them again. All the things that should be thought about have been thought over in the past few days. Going back to check at this time may make the originally correct ones become wrong again.

The exam experience in his previous life told him that the more uncertain the questions, the less likely they are to check, because no matter how much you check, you will not know the answer in your heart, and the answers given later are not guaranteed to be correct, so just trust the first judgment.

Chu Ning withdrew his consciousness from the jade slip and looked around. It was already the sixth day, and many contestants had finished the questions.

Although these contestants finished the questions, Chu Ning could not see confidence or joy on their faces, but more confusion and uncertainty.

Popular players including Tong Shouxian and Lu Sizhong were all holding their chins in deep thought at the moment.

Contestants like Chu Ning have been immersed in solving problems these days, but the alchemists watching around the square have taken a big hit.

In the first round of assessment, Chu Ning got second place in the second class. This ranking, which was obviously inconsistent with the results, aroused discussion among the monks who were watching.

And while the onlookers were discussing, there happened to be a few disciples of the Danshan Sect in the crowd, and someone happened to ask these disciples about Chu Ning's situation.

Therefore, through the narrations of the Danshan Sect disciples, the onlookers came to know about Chu Ning's past in the Dan Realm.

To be precise, it started when Chu Ning took the assessment when he was in the lower domain, and was given a D-level rating at the Xinhuo Palace, as well as what happened after Chu Ning joined the Danshan Sect.

What these disciples of the Danshan Sect have said above are all true, including why Chu Ning is a D-level person, the evaluation given by a senior named Chen in the Xinhuo Palace, and Chu Ning’s plea to a senior named Sun to go to Danshan. opportunity.

The content was explained in extremely detail, and even these Danshan Sect disciples recited what Chu Ning said to Sun Chengyang, as if they heard it with their own ears at the scene.

As for why Danshan Sect asked for new recruits from Xinhuo Palace, these disciples did not hide the fact that Qihuo Sect was poaching people, including that it was Li Tao who was poaching, and they also made it clear how they were poached.

According to the accounts of Danshan Sect disciples, Qihuomen is the villain, Li Tao has become a treacherous villain, and Chu Ning is an inspirational monk from the lower realm.

Some monks sighed and said: The conversation between Chu Ning and Senior Sun can be called a portrayal of the monks in the lower realm. We are in the Dan Realm. I don’t know how many unknown foods these lower realm monks have eaten in order to come to the Dan Realm. bitter.

An alchemist who also came from the lower realm shed tears after hearing this, and said: "The words of fellow Daoist Chu have exhausted the sufferings of my fellow monks from the lower realm. The sufferings that this person endured are bearable, but he suffered in front of others. The neglect and discrimination are the hardest to bear."

In this atmosphere, some monks whispered softly, will the score given by Xinhuo Palace to Chu Ning be low?

However, there were only a few monks who made such remarks, and no other monks around him dared to say this.

The rating of the Xinhuo Palace was given by six senior Transformation Gods. To question the Palace of Xinhuo is to question these six powerful masters of Transformation.

"This fellow Taoist, what you told about Chu Ning was before he went to Danshan Sect. What about Chu Ning's performance after he arrived at Danshan Sect?"

Some monks grasped the key point. The disciples of Danshan Sect had vague memories of Chu Ning’s performance after going to Danshan Sect, but Chu Ning’s experience in Danshan Sect was the key point they wanted to understand.

It should be very exciting to think about how a D-level newcomer, who went to Danshan Sect, stood out among the many new disciples of Danshan Sect, and finally got a spot in the competition.

"That's a good question, Fellow Taoist." Tian Wanfeng nodded: "I really haven't said much about Junior Brother Chu in the sect. The main reason is that as soon as Junior Brother Chu came to my mountain sect, the elders were very discerning and discovered Junior Brother Chu. With his alchemy talent, an elder took Junior Brother Chu under his wing on the spot."

"Junior Brother Chu was taken into the disciples by the elders, and he concentrated on refining elixirs. There is really nothing to talk about. I can't tell you what elixirs Junior Brother Chu made in such and such a year."

Tian Wanfeng spread his hands, and the monks around him heard this.

When Chu Ning entered Danshan Sect, he was accepted as a disciple by the elders of Danshan Sect. That would have completed the counterattack, and there really was nothing more to say.

"Hehe, but since you fellow Taoists have asked about it, I will tell you a piece of news. Please don't spread it."

Tian Wanfeng suddenly lowered his voice, but as the monks around him were all in the Golden Core realm, his lowered voice was no different from holding a loudspeaker.

"After accepting Junior Brother Chu as his disciple, Elder Yan of our sect had doubts about the Xinhuo Palace and felt that the rating given by the Palace of Xinhuo to Junior Brother Chu was low."

hiss!

The expressions of many monks at the scene changed instantly. It was nothing if they questioned the Xinhuo Hall. It was a small talk, but if the elders of Danshan Sect questioned the Xinhuo Hall, it would be a big deal.

"Our elder Yan originally wanted to go to the Xinhuo Palace to question us, but in the end we were persuaded by other elders."

"If the Xinhuo Palace had not only given Junior Brother Chu the D level, Junior Brother Chu would not have come to our Danshan Sect. This shows that Junior Brother Chu is destined to be a disciple of my Danshan Sect."

"It was after Elder Yan heard these words that he calmed down his anger and did not question Xinhuo Palace."

Listening to Tian Wanfeng's words, the monks present also laughed.

you do not say.

Even if Xinhuo Palace really gave Chu Ning a low rating, the Danshan Sect would be the one who got the advantage, so why bother to embarrass Xinhuo Palace, or even thank Xinhuo Palace for giving Chu Ning a low rating.

"This Elder Yan wants to seek justice for Chu Ning and protects Chu Ning so much. It seems that Chu Ning has become his disciple."

Hearing what a monk said, Tian Wanfeng rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "We, Elder Yan, love and care for all the disciples of the sect."

This sentence was taught to him by Elder Yan. If someone asks such a question, he should answer it in this way.

When he heard Elder Yan's explanation, he was completely shocked.

As expected of Elder Yan, Jiang is still very old.

Although this answer did not admit that Junior Brother Chu was his disciple, it gave people the feeling that Junior Brother Chu was Elder Yan's disciple.

The key point is that even if Elder Qi or other elders from the Sixth Peak hear it, there is nothing they can do against Elder Yan.

With Tian Wanfeng and several other disciples of the Danshan Sect spreading the word, the news that Chu Ning encountered unfair treatment in the Xinhuo Palace spread quickly.

"The Xinhuo Palace in the Dan Realm actually suppressed Chu Ning like this. Is it related to the Zixiao Sect?"

Zhao Qin also heard the rumors, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. Xie Feng on the side smiled slightly and said: "If Zixiao Sect can let Danyu Xinhuo Palace look at his face, then Danyu will not have a transcendent status in the Central Territory. ”

"Even if it's not because of the Zixiao Sect, the man named Chen in Xinhuo Palace is not a good person."

Zhao Qin is not so respectful to the God Transformation monks. After all, his own senior brother is a God Transformation monk.

Zhao Qin has arrogance in his bones, otherwise he wouldn't have drunkenly said such arrogant words as "If I can't defeat you with three moves, I, Zhao Qin, will commit suicide."

"If Chu Ning is able to obtain Grade A in the end, the Danta Society will definitely investigate."

Xie Feng still knows a lot about the Alchemy Domain. In the Alchemy Domain, the Danta Society is the absolute authority, and the Danta Society must maintain absolute authority. In addition to the fact that the elders of the Danta Society are all alchemy masters, the more important point is that the Danta Society is the absolute authority. The tower would be fair enough.

This is why, when the Danta Association gave Chu Ning second place, which was obviously inconsistent with the results, the alchemists in Danyu were just shocked. No one questioned that Danta would deliberately favor Chu Ning.

Xinhuo Palace!

The expressions of the six Wang Dongliangs were a little solemn. Sun Chengyang glanced at Chen An and found that Chen An's face was very gloomy.

Some rumors from Dan City have already reached Xinhuo Palace.

The main reason is that the six people present have many friends who are in Dan City at the moment, and the matter about Chu Ning has been discussed the most recently, and Chu Ning came out of the Xinhuo Palace. These friends who learned the news were the ones who passed the news to them. Sounded.

"Fellow Taoists, if Chu Ning really gets the second grade in the end, we will have to think about how to explain it to the elders."

Wang Dongliang smiled bitterly and said, not all of the contestants in the rookie competition came from the Xinhuo Palace, many of them were geniuses from the Dan Realm itself.

But even with the geniuses in the Alchemy Domain and the newcomers coming from the Lower Domain, in this case, if Chu Ning, a D-level newcomer, gets a B-level evaluation in the end, it will really be their fault of Xinhuo Palace. .

Normally speaking, for the Grade A newcomers given by Xinhuo Palace, it is acceptable to obtain Grade A and Grade B in the rookie competition. If they fall to Grade C, it will depend on the specific circumstances of other players. If they fall to Grade C, When it reaches level D, it is a rating error.

Similarly, the D-level newcomers they gave...

Well……

There seems to be no example of D-level newcomers from the Lower Domain participating in the Newcomer Competition. The Danshan Sect will ask Xinhuo Palace for people, and there is no other way.

"What does Danshan Sect mean? It's because they suspect that the ratings given by the six of me are wrong."

Chen An's face was cold, and there was anger in his words. Even if they made a mistake in rating, it would not be an advantage for you, Danshan Sect.

Since you Danshan Sect took advantage of this, shouldn't you thank our Xinhuo Palace?

As soon as Chen An said this, the other five people had different expressions, and Sun Chengyang even had a faint smile on his face.

If the elders really wanted to investigate Chu Ning's rating, it had nothing to do with him. He had spoken for Chu Ning in the first place.

And according to the information from his friends, he was considered by everyone to be Chu Ning's benefactor, and the elders could not hit him.

If Chu Ning gets Grade A, in order to calm down the public anger, the elders will not only punish Chen An, but also push him out to restore the reputation of Xinhuo Palace.

It seems that he can still benefit from Chu Ning.

Sun Chengyang could think of it, and others present could also think of it. Feeling the envious looks cast by Wang Dongliang and others, Sun Chengyang suddenly realized that recommending Chu Ning to take charge of Shanzong would be the most correct thing he has done in the past thousand years. one thing.

Chen An stared at the light screen. The seventh day has arrived, and the results of the second round will be announced soon. He now only hopes that Chu Ning will get the D grade this round, and the C grade will be acceptable. , if it is still Class B...