Meiyang City, in a small single-door courtyard near the river.

Secret room.

Different from the space where Si Honglun Mountain is located, the secret room at this moment is only the size of an ordinary room.

There are only a dozen luminous pearls scattered around the top of the head, emitting bright but soft light, illuminating every detail in the room.

Zhou Miaoli's eyes were slightly closed, and she was sitting on a futon, with magic power surging around her body. From time to time, accompanied by strange cries, there would be a flash of blood.

She is practicing the [Soul-Swallowing and Life-melting Technique].

This technique is not difficult for him.

After some study, at this moment, I have reached the level of cultivation.

In the lingering blood light, I saw a female nun in white with a plain face and a long red gold hairpin on her bun, which was the only decoration.

This long hairpin is the magic weapon that Si Hong specially prepared for her for this mission. It has the same effect as [Bloodless Face], it can transform the shape and hide the feet.

For a moment, she slowly stopped her power, and the blood and cries around her disappeared in an instant.

Zhou Miaoli opened her eyes, scanned her consciousness, and immediately commanded in a deep voice: "Come in!"

The door not far away was immediately pushed open, and an older man in a brocade robe walked in cautiously. He was short in stature and had a simple and honest face. He gave people a sense of honesty and reliability.

He bowed and said: "My subordinate Fan Dechang has seen..."

"It doesn't have to be like this." Zhou Miaoli looked at his respectful look, but frowned and interrupted in a deep voice, "Next, you and I need to play father and daughter. You are Fan Dechang, a casual cultivator who was born and raised in Meiyang City. Because you are good at merchants,

He is quite wealthy, and he is considered a prominent person in the county."

"I am your only beloved daughter Fan Jusong!"

As she spoke, Zhou Miaoli's original disguise changed again. Soon, her figure quietly adjusted, and her face changed from cold and beautiful to charming and charming.

Her eyebrows are apricot-shaped, her cheeks are pink, her bun is tied with colorful silk ribbons, and her two-foot-long tassels hang down, making her look more lively and pretty.

Even the white clothes with no ornaments on her body were changed into a short jacket with cinnabar bottom embroidered with twining branches and fern flowers, a crimson tooth and white skirt, and a turquoise-bottomed wide-sleeved cardigan with golden eagles in their heads.

, the waist is even more decorated with beads and jade, and the dress is gorgeous.

Zhou Miaoli continued calmly, "The real Fan Jusong has returned to the Holy Sect. When you cooperate with me to complete this task, you and your daughter will naturally be reunited in the Holy Sect."

"From now on, you are my father and I am your only daughter."

"How can a father speak to his daughter with such respect and fear?"

Fan Dechang hurriedly said: "Yes!"

He originally wanted to bow down to answer, but was stopped abruptly by Zhou Miaoli's glare. He straightened his back subconsciously, took out a jade slip, and said in as normal a tone as possible: "This is what happened in Meiyang City before today."

All the lists of alchemists who came to participate in the Alchemy Ceremony have been repeatedly checked and confirmed to be true."

Zhou Miaoli nodded, took the jade slip and checked it.

According to Si Hong's understanding, there are about three hundred ninth-grade alchemists in Meiyang City at the moment.

Most of them are alchemists cultivated by the dynasty themselves, and the smaller half are casual cultivators from outside;

The number of eighth-grade alchemists suddenly dropped to more than fifty people, most of whom were students from county colleges, and the number of casual practitioners was very few;

At the level of seventh-grade alchemist, the number of people has dropped sharply again, with only a dozen people.

There are only three casual cultivators, namely Xie Chang, who came from the Jiuyi Mountain, and cultivated in the pill-forming stage; Qi Qiongwu, who came from Su Zhentian, and cultivated in the pill-forming stage; and the one who came from Yan Xicheng.

Pang Rong is at his peak cultivation level in the later stage of foundation building.

Although these three people look young, they are actually around 70 or 80 years old.

There are eight sixth-grade alchemists, all of whom are local alchemists who came from the Liuhu Dynasty Academy.

As for the fifth-grade alchemist, there are only two.

One is Nangong Su, the chief alchemist of Anmin Hao in Meiyang City; the other is Xun Wuchang, the alchemy master of the best academy in the county. Meiyang Academy spent a lot of money to hire it last year.

Of these two, the grandfather of the former was a high-ranking member of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was born in a noble family. When he was young, he was discovered to have outstanding talents in alchemy. Under the arrangement of his family, he became a disciple of a certain dynasty's alchemy priest. He was a typical famous teacher.

Gao Tu. With Nangong Su's background and attainments in alchemy, he took up the post of Anmin in Meiyang City just to accumulate prestige and qualifications.

Sooner or later in the future, he will enter Taiyuan Hospital and serve in the center.

Even if one's alchemy attainments reach a higher level, it is not impossible to imitate his master and serve the imperial court.

Xun Wuhuang, on the other hand, was a typical proud man from a poor family.

He was born into an ordinary family in a small town in the dynasty. Within three generations of his family, there was no monk. His own cultivation talent was also very mediocre, but he discovered the excellent alchemy skills at the children's enlightenment school opened by the dynasty.

Qualifications.

Funded by the public treasury of the small city, it was cultivated all the way to Yulin Academy, the best in the dynasty.

He eventually graduated as the leader of the alchemy path at Yulin Academy. After competing among many colleges, he was finally attracted by the many favorable conditions offered by Meiyang Academy and chose to work locally.

Although these two people already have official positions in the dynasty, since they are still under a hundred years old, in order to make their resumes more glamorous, they will definitely not miss the opportunity to participate in the Dan Dan Ceremony and win the ranking.

Judging from their experiences, it is obvious that these two are strong rivals in the ceremony!

Above these two people, there is a fourth-grade alchemist who is also the most skilled in alchemy in Meiyang County. His name is Tu He, who is the examiner of this county examination.

After reading it, Zhou Miaoli pondered slightly.

Seeing this, Fan Dechang quickly added: "The county examination has not yet started, and there are still few alchemists in the county. Moreover, a few days ago, the dynasty temporarily changed the rules of the Alchemy Ceremony, and a considerable number of alchemists of fifth grade and above have already arrived.

The county seat has been temporarily transferred to other counties to serve as examiners for auditions and government examinations, and it will be difficult to arrive in the near future."

"After some time, there will definitely be more suitable targets."

"There are too few targets at the moment. Even if there are suitable ones, they are all protected by the imperial monks at all times."

"It will be easier to cover up when the county examination is approaching and alchemists gather in the county before we take action."

Hearing this, Zhou Miaoli nodded and immediately said: "I have no understanding of alchemy. In this way, even if the alchemist's memory and alchemy experience are deprived of by the [Soul-Swallowing Life-melting Technique], I have never touched the alchemy furnace once.

I’m afraid I’m just watching from afar, and once I start operating, it will be easy to expose flaws.”

"So, you can find me a real alchemist and teach me some general techniques and tricks."

Fan Dechang hurriedly said: "Yes!"
Chapter completed!