The Alchemy Assessment Hall within Purple Cloud Peak was a spacious and solemn place—lined with rows of ancient cauldrons, fragrance of herbs, and faint mist of spiritual ingredients. Disciples rarely gathered here unless for testing or breakthrough.
Today, the usually silent hall had one special visitor.
A young lady disciple, wearing the violet robes of the Purple Cloud Peak, led Kent King into the stone-paved courtyard. He was calm, holding the jade token given by Lin Lin, the 3-star alchemist.
Outside the hall, an old, bony man with a crooked beard and droopy eyebrows stood like a stone statue. This was Elder Zing, a senior caretaker who had overseen thousands of assessments over the decades.
He took the token with one thin hand, and after confirming the symbol of Lin Lin, his brows furrowed.
"A 1-star assessment?" Elder Zing muttered with a snort. "That little girl Lin Lin sent you for this?"
Kent nodded calmly.
