When Yán Lian was ten steps away from leaving the pavilion Xiao Zhen stopped in front of her and threatened her to give him what the master had forged for him, but before Yán Lian could open his mouth he appreciated Wang Shang and hit Xiao Zhen.
- "If you cause problems in my ward again, I won't be so polite."
Xiao Zhen got up from the ground and ran until he disappeared into the market.
- "Mr. Shang, where can I find a place to cultivate?"
- "At the end of this street there is a tower where you can cultivate alone, as a thank you let me pay you one day" –Wang Shang told him-
- "Okay, I appreciate it, Mr. Shang," Yán Lian responded before leaving.
Wang Shang took out a bag containing 250 spiritual stones and gave it to Yán Lian. Upon reaching the entrance he noticed a dense energy surrounding the tower. Upon entering he went to the registration area and asked for a day.
- "There are 178 spiritual stones" –a member of the tower answered- Yán Lian gave him the money and entered one of the rooms.
"There are 46 meridians in the body and with these needles I will completely break the channels and meridians and rebuild them" –Yán Lian thought-
Then he began to stick one needle after another into his body until he had them all in place and destroyed his meridians. He felt a heartbreaking pain in his organs and body. After a moment, the channels disappeared and 46 points on his body began to shine brighter and brighter. bright at the last moment came a final wave of pain and the channels formed completely.
Upon completion, a white aura appeared which meant that he had entered the Refining Stage, an incense and a half later he began to cultivate for the remainder of his time, thanks to the cultivation technique of the "Earthly Tree" and the 46 open meridians he was able to reach the 7th Level of Refining.
When she left, she went down the stairs of the tower and headed to the pill pavilion and when a saleswoman entered, she asked her what she wanted to buy, but Yán Lian told her that she wanted to take the exam to become a master alchemist.
The clerk was very surprised, but she took him to the examination room. When he arrived, the people who were there were surprised because a 16-year-old girl wanted to take an exam that they had been trying to pass for years.
An old man came out and announced that people who wanted to take the exam could come in. The people who were waiting began to enter, among them was Yán Lian. When they entered, they saw a room with two rows of tables and they sat down.
-"Hmp, too easy" –Yán Lian thought while he read the questions-
In an incense he finished the questions and waited for the others to finish, when they finished they were correcting the exams and announced the results starting from those who got 70 points until they reached 100 and the last name was Yán Lian.
In the second part they tested the skill with the spiritual fire of the cauldron and thanks to his knowledge of matrices Yán Lian passed, in the last test four people passed and they had to make one of the best-selling pills, the Yue Lin pill that helped recover energy .
At the beginning of the test, the participants began to prepare the pill with the recipe, but Yán Lian put all the herbs in the cauldron and when it began to make a noise, the elders were going to break it so that it would not explode, but when they were going to remove the cauldron, it made a noise. Pure light flooded the entire cauldron, then twelve white pills flew into Yan Lian's hands and he handed them to the elders.
Both elders stared at twelve pearls that filled the entire room and caused the energy to enter more easily through the pores of the skin.
- "Yán Lian, congratulations on becoming a Master Alchemist of 1st Quality" – said one of the elders, almost unable to speak-.
When she finished the exam, she was given a white pill pavilion robe and a first-order master alchemist badge. Yán Lian left the pavilion and with the leftover stones he changed his torn and bloody clothes for white clothes, then he went towards the Xiao residence and when he arrived a male figure appeared on top of the wall.
- "You have finally arrived, my dear Yán Lian"