Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 16 Begin the Assessment
Ning Fa followed Ning Shaohong on a beautiful fiery red spiritual boat heading towards Lingchang Island. The speed was so fast that they arrived at the island in less than a quarter of an hour.

When the family guards on duty at Lingchang Island saw Ning Shaohong, they immediately saluted respectfully.

Ning Zongliehu showed a hint of smile in his eyes, but he quickly straightened his face, not daring to let Ning Shaohong see the flaw.

Soon, Ning Fa and his companions arrived at the Dan Hall and met Wei Chengzong who seemed to be about to go out.

When Wei Chengzong saw Ning Fa walking in front of him, he couldn't help but frowned and said angrily: "Ning Fa, why don't you give up? Didn't I tell you that I was busy refining pills these five days and didn't have time to host the test for you?"

Ning Fa chuckled, then moved to the side, revealing Ning Shaohong behind him.

Wei Chengzong was startled and said hurriedly, "Ninth Elder! I didn't know you were coming here. I'm sorry for not welcoming you!"

Ning Shaohong looked at him with a half-smile and said calmly, "I heard that Master Wei is busy refining an important elixir these days. I just happened to have some free time, so I came to see what elixir you are refining."

As soon as these words were spoken, Wei Chengzong broke out in a cold sweat and groaned in his heart. At this moment, he knew very well that the Ninth Elder came to support Ning Fa.

"This... this... is not actually an important elixir. How dare I trouble you, Ninth Elder?"

Wei Chengzong smiled awkwardly.

Ning Shaohong's smile faded, and he said coldly, "Since it's not a very important elixir, then Master Wei should still be able to spare the time to host the alchemist assessment for Ning Fa."

Wei Chengzong wiped the sweat off his forehead, weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and immediately made a decision, saying, "Since the Ninth Elder has spoken, this is naturally possible. Please follow me."

In fact, alchemists have a very high status in the world of immortal cultivation. Alchemists who have learned a lot are guests of honor in all major forces. For example, Wei Chengzong, who is the chief alchemist of a family, is usually on the same level as the elders of the family.

His status is even more transcendent. He doesn't need to please others, but other family elders have to please him.

But Wei Chengzong is a little different. Although he is now the chief alchemist of the Ning family and can also refine some of the simplest second-level pills, his efficiency in refining pills is not satisfactory.

As far as Ning Fa knew, Wei Chengzong's success rate in making the most important types of first-grade high-quality elixirs was not very high, only about 20% to 30%.

It would be a stretch to say that it was unsatisfactory, as a lot of Ning family resources have been wasted over the years.

If the Ning family had not seen that he had long been a guest of the family, had always worked hard and was not complaining, and that high-level alchemists were hard to find and there was currently no one in the family who could replace him, his position as chief alchemist would have been lost long ago.

Therefore, Wei Chengzong lacked confidence and was keen on socializing and flattering those who had status in the family.

This is also why Ning Ruiming could easily influence him to stop Ning Fa's alchemist assessment.

Seeing this, Ning Fa immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was given a fair chance for assessment, he was confident that he could definitely pass the alchemist assessment.

He believed that no one in the entire family knew how to refine Zengyuan Pills better than him, not even Master Wei.

Afterwards, Wei Chengzong led everyone to a special alchemy room for examination. This alchemy room was not small, about 100 square meters, with five alchemy areas in total, each with an identical white alchemy furnace.

Looking at this familiar alchemy room, Ning Fa couldn't help but sigh in his heart, because his predecessor had taken the test here for more than ten times in a row, but each time ended in failure and he died in depression.

Wei Chengzong also said solemnly: "Ning Fa, you have been tested many times, you should know the rules. Since this is not your first test, you need to be confident in your spiritual materials. And since you chose the most difficult Zeng Yuan Dan, you don't need to refine other pills. You need to refine three furnaces of Zeng Yuan Dan within five hours. In total, you need to refine at least six Zeng Yuan Dan pills to pass the test."

Ningfa nodded.

Normally, one furnace of Zengyuan Dan can produce a maximum of six genuine pills, and three furnaces can produce a maximum of eighteen genuine pills. The requirement of six pills means a 30% success rate, which is not a low requirement.

Even if Wei Chengzong were to refine the pill, the success rate would only be around 50% to 60% under normal circumstances.

Ning Fa nodded, and under the gaze of Ning Shaohong and others, he chose the alchemy furnace closest to him.

But just as he was about to start, someone suddenly broke into the alchemy room.

"Master Wei! Why did you give Ning Fa the exam? Didn't we agree on this?"

Ning Ruiming rushed in and, without even bothering to look at the other people in the room, he shouted angrily at Wei Chengzong in front of him.

Wei Chengzong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and cursed Ning Ruiming in his heart. He could only cough violently and keep winking at him.

Ning Ruiming realized it later and noticed that there were other people in the alchemy room, one of whom was the ninth elder of the family, Ning Shaohong.

He was startled, and many thoughts flashed through his mind, but he immediately bowed and said, "Rui Ming greets the Ninth Elder."

Ning Shaohong glanced at him with a half-smile, but didn't say anything more about Ning Ruiming's tricks. She just said calmly: "Since you are here, let's take a look together. It would be good to be a witness."

Ning Ruiming frowned. Although his father was the tenth elder of the family, his status and power in the family was far inferior to Ning Shaohong's because he obtained the position illegitimately.

Although his family is close to the third elder, Ning Shaohong is the sister of the second elder of the family.

Therefore, even if he had the guts, he would not dare to act rashly in front of Ning Shaohong, unless he could become the family's chief alchemist in the future and their status would be equal.

So now Ning Ruiming could only suppress the thoughts in his mind and find a place to sit down obediently.

He looked at Ning Fa, a sneer appeared on his lips, and he thought to himself: "So what if I let you take the test? Do you think a loser like you can pass the test?"

At this moment, another beautiful woman walked into the alchemy room. It was Liu Qinghui.

She glanced at everyone, then bowed softly to Ning Shaohong, and then sat down quietly a little away from Ning Ruiming.

(End of this chapter)