Yun Changhai looked at Grand Master Du in astonishment and said, "You mean the last boy to arrive in this hall? He is indeed young, even younger than Yun Qiu. The fact that he managed to get here means he is a talented young man."
He paused for a second before he sighed and began to tell an old story: "Back in the heyday, Sleeping Dragon Sect used to have a lot of talented Alchemists like this young man even better, even our Yun Clan have no way to compare to them. But the sect continued to decline, and eventually, our situation reversed..."
"My Yun Clan become one of the leading alchemy clans in the region but Sleeping Dragon Sect... If it weren't for Old Yao, the Secondary Profession Alchemist in the Sleeping Dragon Sect might have finished a long time ago."
Hearing this, Grand Master Du seemed to have just listened to some new revelation and couldn't help but say, "I didn't know the Secondary Profession Alchemist in the Sleeping Dragon Sect used to be that prosperous..."
Yun Changhai smiled and enlightened him, "It's normal that you don't know because it was a story before a thousand years ago. At that time, the sect's name had not even changed to Sleeping Dragon Sect. "
"Sleeping Dragon Sect isn't their original name?" Grand Master Du was shocked.
Cases of changing sect names were not uncommon in the cultivation world. However, most of them usually did that to cut karma and avoid the disaster caused by the old name sects.
Therefore they needed to create another name and re-start their sects from scratch.
However, the case of the Sleeping Dragon Sect didn't seem like that.
The Sleeping Dragon Sect was one of the oldest sects in the Azure Dragon Region; even a loose cultivator like him was knowledgeable about this sect's history.
Even though the Sleeping Dragon Sect was in decline, no faction dared mess with this sect because their Sect Master was one of the strongest cultivators in the region.
Moreover, they still had a Supreme Protector who was rumored to be alive somewhere in the Sleeping Dragon Mountain and secretly protected the sect.
Meanwhile, Yun Changhai wasn't too surprised by Grand Master Du's reaction as only the members of Guardian Clans, other old factions, and long-lived individuals knew about this matter.
However, this information is not something secret. So, Yun Changhai doesn't really care if other people learn it.
"Their former name was Rising Dragon Sect. It was quite overbearing and resounding even to the other three regions." Yun Changhai said with a smile.
"Rising Dragon Sect... So, why did they decide to change their name? I think that their old name is better than their current name." Grand Master Du asked curiously.
Yun Changhai shook his head and replied, "I'm not so sure. But my Patriarch said they changed their name because their Supreme Protector initiated it..."
"Legend has it that the Supreme Protector of the Sleeping Dragon Sect is asleep somewhere in the Sleeping Dragon Mountain. There will come a time when it wakes up from its long hibernation. Until then, the sect name shall remain as Sleeping Dragon Sect."
"That sounds sophisticated. However, if what your Patriarch said is true, this old man really looking forward to it." Grand Master Du earnestly said.
Even though he wasn't a member of the Sleeping Dragon Sect, he actually admired that sect quite a lot.
The Sleeping Dragon Sect was different from the other sects. This sect is a low-key sect even though they are one of the most prominent sects in the Azure Dragon Region.
The conduct of their disciples is very appropriate and rarely causes trouble in this city. For Ancient Dragon City to rarely experience major occurrences, most of the credits went to the Temple Guardians led by the Sleeping Dragon Sect's core disciples.
If it wasn't for Grand Master Du liking freedom, he might have voluntarily joined the Sleeping Dragon Sect.
Yun Changhai smiled without expressing his opinion.
Seeing Yun Changhai's silence, Grand Master Du also did not say anything else. He sighed softly before turning his gaze once again to the empty hall.
His heart slowly counted the drops of sand marking the time.
Boom!
Another explosion sounded again.
"Oh, your junior blew up the cauldron again, Old Yun."
"..."
***
When the sand in the hourglass fell until only a quarter remained, a light curtain moved abruptly. Immediately, the two Grand Masters' gazes on the high platform were shot over and stared intently at that light curtain.
A hand was extended out of the light curtain and pulled aside. With an expressionless face, a man slowly walked out...
"So he is the one who came out first..."
Eyeing the man with a tall and straight figure, Grand Master Du and Yun Changhai were momentarily blank.
They exchanged glances before they smiled immediately. They had expected this, so they weren't too surprised.
Liang Yang strode out from behind the light curtain. After which, he stopped at the middle of the hall and bowed respected fully at Grand Master Du and Yun Changhai on the high platform.
Not long after Liang Yang came out, a young figure also came out from behind a light curtain.
When Qin Yi saw Liang Yang, who was already standing in the middle of the hall, a slight astonishment immediately appeared on his face.
He thought that Yun Qiu was the one who came out first. It never occurred to him that it would be Liang Yang who would precede him.
A loose cultivator who could outmatch other examinees included Yun Qiu. As he had expected, this person was not a simple person.
Qin Yi slowly walked to the middle of the hall and joined the line beside Liang Yang without saying anything.
'Come to think of it. I haven't extracted all the examinees here except Yun Qiu..." Qin Yi thought.
Thus, he immediately asked the system to extract Liang Yang.
A second later...
[Extraction completed]
[Obtained 8 Cultivation Points]
[Obtained 5 Spiritual Minds]
...
[Obtained a martial skill "Green Serenity Fire." Grade: Earth]
[Obtained Medicine Saint Journal]
...
[Obtained Platinum Dragon Cauldron. Grade: Normal Artifact]
'His Spiritual Mind 5 points higher than Yun Qiu?'
Qin Yi gasped secretly.
He thought Yun Qiu was the most talented person here, but to think there was a dark horse here.
No wonder this guy could surpass Yun Qiu easily...
Aside from that, Qin Yi also obtained several other treasures such as martial arts books, artifacts, and pills. Though, all of them are of low grade.
However, there was one that caught his attention the most. It was a book called Medicine Saint Journal.
This book is not some kind of martial arts or artifact; even the system doesn't rate its grade.
However, since the system decided to extract that book, that meant it wasn't just an ordinary book.
Nevertheless, he would examine it after this exam was over.
A short two to five minutes after Liang Yang and Qin Yi came out, the quiet light curtain was immediately opened one after another, as though a chain reaction had occurred.
In the end, all examinees came out from within them and finally stood in the hall.
Besides Liang Yang and Qin Yi, who were appeared calm, the other three examinees appeared somewhat dejected as they stood in a row.
As the light curtains completely opened, the sand in the hourglass was pouring to the point where it was about to become empty.
A few minutes later, the sand within the hourglass had already completely fallen. Grand Master Du and Yun Changhai immediately stood up.
Yun Changhai clapped his heads as he swept his gaze across the examinees. He softly coughed before saying in a deep voice, "Since everyone has punctually come out, then we shall begin the next section of this exam."
As he said, Yun Changhai took a few steps forward and lifted a black cloth that was located on the platform. Instantly, he revealed a tube that was standing on the table.
"This is a purity measuring instrument called Purity Measuring Tube, which was built by the Refiner Department of our Secondary Profession Association..."
"Although some of you may be able to estimate the level of purity of the pills you concoct, you won't be able to judge them accurately. Meanwhile, this instrument can do that. In addition, the clarity and reliability of the results that this instrument produces can also show you that this exam is fair without any manipulation."
Yun Canghai rubbed the tube, opened the lid, and said, "You just need to put the pills in here-"
After saying this, he pointed to a screen at the foot of the tube and continued explaining, "This screen will reveal the degree of purity. It is out of 100%. 100% is the highest, while 1% point is the lowest. Meanwhile, you need 51% to pass this exam."
"Alright. Now, this old man is done explaining.. Let's start with the person who finished the pill first. Liang Yang, come forward!"