They were closing their eyes to rest, but when Pei Ling walked in, they slowly opened their eyes.

The female cultivator pointed to the futon in front of her: "Sit down."

Pei Ling didn't understand what he meant, but he still followed the instructions and lifted his robe and sat down.

As soon as he sat firmly, the female cultivator stretched out her hand and held his shoulder.

For a moment, Pei Ling only felt that his muscles and bones were numb, as if he was frozen, and he couldn't even blink!

Then, under his surprised gaze, the elderly female cultivator moved her hands quickly, along his shoulders, and began to carefully touch the bones, all the way to his ankles.

He even touched it again from the beginning worriedly, then nodded slightly and looked at the male cultivator beside him.

The male cultivator took out a pitch-black bead with illusory circles on it, overlapping layer by layer. It looked deep and cold, as if it were the pupils of some kind of monster.

Before Pei Ling could react to what had just happened, his eyes were attracted to this bead. For a moment, he felt a "buzzing" in his head. He felt dizzy and his pupils dilated instantly. He instinctively wanted to close his eyes, but his eyes failed.

It was as if it was stuck, unable to move even an inch.

This abnormality only lasted for a short moment. The male cultivator quickly took back the beads and said calmly: "There is no problem with the soul."

"Wang Gao, right?" The female cultivator nodded and said to Pei Ling, "There is no problem with your identity. You can go in and take the county examination."

So this is a test before the county examination?

Pei Ling took a few sharp breaths, resisted the urge to reach out and touch [Bloodless Face], and quickly stood up and left.

After going out, he saw the servant in green who had just led the way waiting outside. He led him through the courtyard and finally entered a large hall.

In this large hall, there are a large number of tables, chairs and refreshments. In the middle, a four-legged dragon-like pattern is embedded in a square tripod. Green smoke curls up and fills the entire hall with a calming aroma.

After Pei Ling entered, he glanced around and recognized many acquaintances, all of whom were alchemists who had done business with him at the alchemist trade fair.

"Fellow Daoist Wang!" When these people saw Pei Ling, they all came up to say hello, "Long time no see! I wonder how you are lately?"

"Did something happen to fellow Taoist fellow Daoist who prevented you from attending the last trade fair?"

"Yes, Mr. Sun prepared several prescriptions for elixirs, but it was a pity that fellow Taoist disciples did not go there that time. It really made Mr. Sun anxious!"

"Okay, okay, let's not look at what time and place it is now. Let's talk about the transaction later. It's better not to disturb Wang Daoyou, lest your performance will be affected later."

"Hey, you and I need to be calm and collected at this moment. How can young talents like Wang Daoyou be the same as you and me?"

Seeing that most of the alchemists in the hall came up to talk to each other, Pei Ling had no choice but to bow his hands to everyone and explained: "I have been refining alchemy in seclusion recently. If I hadn't been reminded by the paperwork, I might have forgotten even the county examination. Please forgive me.

"

"It's okay." Many alchemists said quickly, "This is a common thing. To be honest with you Daoist Wang, I also sensed the movement of the documents today, and then I remembered the county examination..."

"Yes, it's common for me and the alchemist to be immersed in the alchemy path and forget to eat and sleep."

"I guess Fellow Daoist Wang's alchemy has improved again..."

"I would like to wish you, Daoist Wang, a successful start, a smooth passing of the county examination, and the early entry into the imperial capital!"

In the wide hall, Pei Ling was chatting with everyone. At this moment, in a study room behind Baigong Yamen, Tu He changed into the robe of a fourth-level alchemist, and his hair and beard were carefully trimmed.

, looking particularly majestic.

Right now, he was sitting at his desk and flipping through a list in front of him.

This records the names, origins, cultivation levels, performance in the assessment, etc. of all the alchemists in the entire Meiyang County who passed the government examination.

Although after two screenings, there were not many alchemists in each city who could pass the county examination, the number of alchemists added up was still very large.

In order to prevent impersonation or other attempts to take advantage of the loopholes, these alchemists must undergo an identity check again before the start of the county examination.

Although there are dedicated monks responsible for this matter, as the examiner of Meiyang County, Tu He still habitually goes through it personally and writes down the specific situation of each alchemist so that he can make targeted observations during the assessment process.

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Just as he was flipping through the pages, a subordinate hurried in.

Tu He raised his head: "What's the matter?"

"Lao Tu." The subordinate answered with cupped hands, "Wang Gao came over to take part in the county examination."

Tu He immediately sat up straight. There were quite a few alchemists participating in the county examination this time! But as far as he knew, so far, among all the alchemists selected in the entire Meiyang County, Wang Gao was the most skilled in alchemy.

!

However, Tu He had previously suspected that this person had used some kind of face-preserving technique to maintain the vitality of his face like that of a teenager. His actual age was probably not much different from his.

Therefore, before the start of the county examination, Tu He had ordered that the opponent's bone age must be strictly checked!

But after discovering that it only took ten days for the other party to refine the Life-defying Pill, he was a little unsure.

Is the other party pretending to be old, or is the dynasty full of luck and a peerless genius in alchemy descended from heaven?

After all, even a fourth-grade alchemist who has never come into contact with the fate-defying pill would not be able to make a pill in such a short period of time, let alone a top-grade pill!

If it is other elixirs, it may also be the case that the other party has practiced it privately beforehand.

But it is absolutely impossible to die for the Fate Defying Pill!

This reward from "Xiao Zizaitian", not to mention Wang Gao, a casual cultivator from outside the country, and even the entire Liulu Dynasty, except Tu He himself, did not have any alchemy masters to master it.

Wang Gao was able to achieve a top-grade elixir in just ten days. Obviously, his speed in mastering unfamiliar elixir recipes was simply unbelievable compared to Tu He!

Such a gap cannot be resolved by age at all.

It can only be talent!

All in all, now that the subordinates have come to report, there must be results!

Thinking of this, Tu He immediately put down what he was doing, calmed down, and then asked: "How?"

"Go back to Tu Lao." The subordinate said, "Several adults have unanimously concluded that there is no problem with Wang Gao's bone age. He is only as old as a crown."

What?!

Only the crown?!

Although he was mentally prepared, Tu He was still shocked!

At only twenty years old, you can become a fifth-grade alchemist?

The subordinate added: "In addition, in order to prevent him from being a high-level monk who took away his young body, just as he walked in, several adults secretly used magic weapons to test the compatibility between his soul and his body, and found that they were a perfect fit.

.So, the possibility of seizing the body has been eliminated."

There is no problem with bone age or soul.
Chapter completed!