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Xu Jiawei took a nap after finishing her meal, only to be woken up by staff members and realize that the test was about to begin.

Xu Jiawei followed the staff to the testing location, which was more like a fighting ring than an exam room.

The audience was packed with people. It seems that Ryan went to great lengths to find a place to fight, even setting up a ring. Once he stepped onto the ring, all the noise from the audience disappeared, apparently to prevent the audience from disturbing the person on stage.

There were two identical crucibles on the ring, the same type as the one Grace had sent to her.

When Xu Jiawei arrived, Gu Lin was already waiting on the stage. Gu Lin was full of confidence and said, "You're so slow. I've been waiting for ages."

Xu Jiawei remained silent, waiting for the proctor to announce the exam rules. Soon, the exam began, and the first item was to refine the three basic potions within one hour. Rein was very confident; his apprentice could already make some intermediate potions without mixing herbs, and he was sure to win this round.

Xu Jiawei glanced at the exam content. That's it?

So he started making the potion in a relaxed manner, his movements were also very casual. Looking at the ancient forest next to him, he seemed very serious, and he had a special posture for throwing in each herb.

Grace didn't teach her that way; she just told her to pay attention to the order, timing, and firepower.

Xu Jiawei paid no attention to Gu Lin and, just like she had practiced hundreds and thousands of times before, easily produced a pot of intermediate-level potion.

Gu Lin glanced at Xu Jiawei beside him, who had already finished, and broke out in a cold sweat, feeling somewhat anxious.

Seeing his unstable fighting spirit caused by his own emotions, Gu Lin quickly calmed himself down. That woman could make medicine so quickly; it must be a basic potion. As long as he could make a mid-level potion, he could win.

So Gu Lin took a deep breath, stopped worrying about anything else, and focused on brewing the medicinal soup.

But at this moment, Renn's face was already ashen. This little girl actually made a pot of intermediate-level potion so quickly, and even without the help of mixing herbs. How could this be? She looks like she's only in her early twenties. How could this be?

Even with his prized talent, it took him over fifty years to learn it, and Renn felt an indescribable sense of frustration.

Xu Jiawei slowly poured the medicine into a glass bottle and then waited for Gu Lin to finish.

About 15 minutes later, Gu Lin also finished brewing. Gu Lin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. He was lucky this time, and he had seven or eight bottles of intermediate-level potion.

Gu Lin looked at Xu Jiawei with a provocative gaze, as if he had already won.

Xu Jiawei was speechless. After she finished, she kept staring at Gu Lin's refining. The potion he refined was almost the same as the one Xu Jiawei had refined before she became his apprentice. Why did he look like he was sure to win?

It was exactly one hour after Gu Lin bottled the medicine.

After the time was up, the examiner came to test the potions. He went to Gu Lin first. Gu Lin proudly raised his head. The examiner checked the potions one by one and finally nodded with satisfaction. "Not bad, 8 bottles of intermediate potions and 72 bottles of basic potions. As expected of Master Rein's apprentice, you have such good talent at such a young age."

Upon hearing the examiner's words, Gu Lin bowed and said, "Thank you for your praise."

Exclamations of surprise came from the audience, all praising Gulin as a genius and the next Master Renn.

Upon hearing this, Gu Lin's lips curled up, and he looked at Renn below the stage with delight. However, his teacher was not happy at this moment; instead, his face was ashen, and he looked extremely frustrated.

Gu Lin was puzzled as to what was wrong with his master.

At this moment, the examiner came to Xu Jiawei's side. The examiner first looked at Xu Jiawei with curiosity. He was also very curious about what kind of disciple Master Grace was.

Upon seeing the potions Xu Jiawei had concocted, his expression froze, and after a long pause, he finally spoke in a trembling voice, "103 bottles of intermediate-grade potions!"

The entire room fell silent instantly, and Gu Lin's smile froze, making him look somewhat comical.

Then an even more heated discussion broke out in the audience: "Truly worthy of being Master Grace's disciple, she is incomparable to others."

"What's this person's name? His talent is unparalleled in the world. No wonder even Master Grace couldn't resist taking him as a disciple."

Gu Lin couldn't believe it and muttered to himself, "This is impossible, how could there be such a person?" He seemed to have been struck by a blow.

The examiner coughed lightly and raised his voice, "Both of you have passed the first round of the exam. Now we will proceed to the second round. Please make three different potions at your leisure. You may choose the ingredients yourself."

Soon, staff brought over two plates of herbs and placed them in front of the two.

Gu Lin regained his composure; he couldn't panic, there were still two rounds left.

The second round of the exam lasted three hours, during which three types of potions were prepared, so there was still plenty of time.

Xu Jiawei did not forget that she was still in a competition, so she prepared to refine an intermediate-level potion.

Xu Jiawei is preparing to make intermediate-level energy potion, intermediate-level purification potion, and disguise potion.

After taking out the necessary herbs, Xu Jiawei began to refine them. This was not a difficult task, after all, Xu Jiawei had practiced countless times.

In less than an hour and a half, Xu Jiawei finished making the three kinds of potions, and there were still many herbs left on the tray.

Xu Jiawei turned her gaze to Gu Lin, who was covered in sweat. He had just failed to refine a mid-level disguise potion, and it seemed that the competition had affected him. He also wanted to refine a mid-level potion.

So he quickly took out the materials needed for another type of intermediate potion from the tray and began to make other intermediate potions.

Xu Jiawei was somewhat surprised. So this worked. As long as you successfully make three kinds by the time the time is up, it counts as a success? It seems quite simple.

Despite the previous failure, Gu Lin still managed to complete the refining process within three hours.

After the previous round, the examiners were even more interested in Xu Jiawei, so they went to check on her first. The examiners were amazed, as the quality of this potion was very good for an intermediate-level potion.

"Three intermediate-grade potions, excellent! I never expected to see such a genius in my lifetime. I am truly fortunate." The examiner couldn't help but exclaim.

Gu Lin's face turned even paler upon hearing the examiner's evaluation. He had lost, lost utterly and completely.

The examiner approached Gu Lin, examined the potions, and seeing Gu Lin's disappointed look, still comforted him, "Two basic potions and one intermediate potion. For your age, being able to refine an intermediate potion is already very good. There's still one more round of the exam, so cheer up."

Gu Lin lowered his head and finally nodded with all his might.

"Both of you have passed the second round of exams. Now we will proceed to the final round: making an intermediate-level potion."

The two had already completed the intermediate-level potion in the second round, so the third round was a foregone conclusion. They quickly finished refining it, and after the examiner checked it, he announced: "The exam is over. Both of you have passed the test and have obtained the Level 1 Pharmacist Certificate."

Before coming here, Xu Jiawei hadn't known that pharmacists really were divided into different levels.