forehand."That's not what I meant, I can cure your illness."Ye Bufan retracted his right hand, "Sister, are you the daughter of the head"Zhao Yuan nodded: "My mother passed away early, and my father a..."Oh! You can be assessed now, please show your fourth-order alchemist badge."

No sooner had the young man's words left his mouth than Ma Kai beside him couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"He's not even a first-rank alchemist, and you're asking him for the badge of a fourth-rank alchemist."

The young man was taken aback: "Master, don't you have the badge of a fourth-order alchemist"

Ye Bufan touched his nose and smiled awkwardly: "That... Can you directly assess a fifth-rank alchemist here"

"This won't work."

The young man patiently said, "It seems you can only take the test for a first-rank alchemist today. If you pass, come back tomorrow to take the second-rank assessment."

Ye Bufan frowned, if that was the case, when could he get the badge of a fifth-order alchemist He might miss the Alchemist Competition!

"Can you only assess first-order tasks in a day here"

The young man said, "That's not true. After entering the Hall of Assessment, as long as you pass a level, you can keep taking it until the fifth stage."

The gap between each level is huge, and few people can pass two levels in a row.

And now we only have one hour left before the assessment hall closes, and there's not enough time...

Hearing that he could keep taking the exam, Ye Bufan let out a sigh of relief. An hour was enough for him, and even less than that would have sufficed.

"Alright, then just take me to the assessment."

He took out a jade pendant and handed it to Ye Bufan: "Master, take this to enter the Assessment Hall. However, you will be teleported out after an hour, so your assessment must be completed within an hour."

"Okay, thank you!"

Ye Bufan took the jade pendant and strode towards the examination hall next to him.

Approaching the gate, he placed his token on a stone pedestal at its entrance. As a flicker of light appeared, the imposing stone door creaked open slowly.

He stepped inside, and the stone door behind him closed slowly.

Before one's eyes is a room of roughly seventy to eighty square meters, filled with various ores and metals. There is also a massive furnace hearth, a platform for hammering iron, and buckets for water used in quenching.

He was not unfamiliar with these things. Although the form was somewhat different, the essence was not much different from Lu Zhaozong's blacksmith shop before.

The only difference was that there was an extra testing area beside it, faintly radiating fluctuations of a formation. It was used to test whether the refined magic weapon was successful.

After making sure he had a good look, Ye Bufan didn't hesitate. With a wave of his hand, seven or eight kinds of metals and ores flew up from beside him, hovering in mid-air.

As an outstanding alchemist, one's strength mainly manifests in four aspects. First, powerful mental energy, which allows for accurate grasp of the refining process and the location of any flaws.

The second point is that the stronger one's cultivation, the faster the speed of refining artifacts.

Third, there is flame. A good flame not only speeds up the process of refining artifacts but also enhances their quality level.

The last one is about the feeling of alchemy. It seems like talent is something mysterious and profound.

That is why not all powerful cultivators can become alchemists. Without talent, even a cultivator of the Tribulation Transcendence Period would be useless.

And Ye Bufan obtained the inheritance of Kunlun Artifact God Lu Chaozong, fully comprehending the Heavenly Craft Forging Technique. His cultivation base was comparable to that of a Great Perfection-stage expert. These basic assessment operations were child's play for him.

He didn't use the stove provided in the room, but instead used his true essence to conjure a large cauldron out of thin air.

The Void Refining Technique can only be used by blacksmiths with a high enough level.

Heaps of heavy metal and stone were thrown into the large cauldron, followed by swirling blue flames that engulfed the entire furnace.

"Sizzle, sizzle..."

Under the scorching heat, these metals and ores melted away in the blink of an eye, turning into fiery red liquid that flowed everywhere.

"Give me a high five!"

Ye Bufan reached out his hand, and with a grasp in the void, these melted iron juices also began to slowly merge.

With his current mastery of forging, everything came effortlessly, as if it were second nature.

In the blink of an eye, the refining and integration process was completely finished.

Ye Bufan nodded in satisfaction. This was the first time he had used it for refining since the heteroflame had upgraded, and the speed was almost twice as fast as before.

Next came the step of forging the weapon's core. To increase speed, he wouldn't do this labor-intensive task himself, but instead directly manifested a dharma body and summoned Ye Erlang.

In alchemy, forging the vessel is a crucial but time-consuming step.

Because this kind of tempering requires extremely high demands on the smith's strength and precision.

But these posed no problem for Dao Shen's upper body and Ye Erlang. Each held a massive iron hammer, their coordination flawless.

One blow after another, with powerful force, sparks flying everywhere.

These two people's cultivation levels are terrifyingly high, with immense power. A single blow from their hammers is equivalent to hundreds of strikes from an ordinary weapon refiner.

In the blink of an eye, a piece of iron was forged into a sword embryo.

The last step was tempering. Dao Shen's lower body just stood there, idly waiting for the two of them to tire themselves out. Then, with a single kick, he sent the iron sword embryo flying into a nearby bucket of water.

With a hiss, steam rose and smoke billowed.

The red-hot iron sword embryo churned incessantly in the water. Ye Bufan extended his hand, hooking it out once more.

Quenching looks simple, but it's actually quite skillful. The same water quality quenching for different times will result in different final effects.

Before, ore and metal were used in dozens of types, fused together completely different.

If the heat of tempering is not controlled properly, it will not only fail to bring out the full potential of various metals, but also suppress each other, ultimately diminishing the effectiveness of the weapon and even destroying it.

On the contrary, if the heat is well controlled, it can greatly improve the grade of weapons.

“Alright, that’s it.”

A iron sword appeared before him, faintly radiating spiritual energy fluctuations. Although he didn't think much of it, it was considered a high-quality artifact among magic weapons.

He casually tossed the iron sword into the testing area.

This is an array setup, specifically designed to detect whether a crafted weapon has reached the required level.

After a flash of light and a buzzing sound, a mechanical-like voice spoke.

"Superior artifacts are forged from the simplest black stones, azure steel, and white sandstone. A first-order alchemist passes the assessment."

After that, another door slowly opened beside it: "The second-order alchemist assessment will begin."

Ye Bufan strode forward. Crafting this iron sword wasn't as troublesome as it seemed; in fact, it only took him five minutes from start to finish.

After he entered, he looked around the room. The facilities inside were similar to before, just slightly larger. There was a greater accumulation of ore and steel with higher grades.

The assessment for a Second-Order Alchemist is more difficult than that of a First-Order Alchemist. This difficulty could take an ordinary Alchemist ten or even eight years to overcome.

But for him, it was completely negligible, still not too simple.

Another five minutes passed, the detection zone flickered with light, and the second-stage assessment was passed.

Next to it, another door creaked open slowly. Ye Bufan took another step and walked in.this madman!"A multitude of his disciples surged behind him, ready to strike.Ye Bufan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharp and piercing as he looked at the crowd before him. His voice...