Omnipotent Husband System-Chapter 422: Pill Blitz.

The old man, Douglas, brought Hao Ren to his office on the top floor of the Alchemy Association, and it caused a great shock to the people. The old man asked while he stood in front of the window, "So you wish to take the examinations for various grades of alchemist and see where your limit lies?"

Hao Ren had already told that man what his purpose of the visit was, hearing the question he nodded once more and said, "Yes, Association head."

The old man said, "Well, it is not a problem, but you would need to refine at least three pills of the same grade consecutively, can you manage that?"

Hao Ren nodded, "Yes, I can."

Managing that, Hao Ren thought if the old man was kidding him. His realm as a Dao Being was not for show only, and he had a great skill in his pocket thanks to the older version of the system. The old man took out a jade from his space ring and then called over the other elders in the alchemy association.

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Everyone gathered after half an hour, and the old man said, "Today, I would like to initiate the Pill Blitz Exam."

The elders were shocked, one of the asked, "Douglas, who is taking this exam? Have you lost your mind? Do you know the penalty it has?"

Douglas nodded and said, "You will understand what I mean later. Just prepare."

The elders all moved to the President's alchemy room. Hao Ren, who had been standing in the corner silently all this time, also followed them. They were surprised when they saw him carry a cauldron to the center of the room. The cauldron was rusty and plain on the outside, but on the inside it was covered with engravings of nine dragons.

It was a cauldron he refined himself when he was trying to learn forging. He set the cauldron on the ground, covering the array pattern there, then he took a deep breath and Douglas said, "Hao Ren, if the quality of your pills fall below top grade, then you will be disqualified. If you are unsuccessful even once before you reach the fourth grade then you will be disqualified. Do you have any objections?"

Hao Ren shook his head and began to take out the materials from his space ring, and used the Phoenix flames to refine the Body refining pill within five minutes. The pill was refined in the void without the need of the cauldron. The people then observed and scanned the pull, and then Douglas said, "Pass."

Hao Ren then went on to refine a Spirit Rejuvenating Pill, followed by a Soul Calming Pill. While the exam was going on, the news was leaked by a peon outside the association head's office. Pill Blitz was something that held great significance and people were shocked. The times of a Pill Blitz was held can be counted on fingertips.

All the alchemists, big and small, gathered in front of the Alchemist association. At this time, a convoy of old men wearing white robes with golden trims came over. Someone said, "Damn, even the Imperial Physicians are here?"

These people were the Imperial Physicians, they were aloof and very eccentric people and they hardly came to the association. Looking at the crowd at the gates, the leading Alchemist frowned and asked, "Can you tell me what is going on here?"

The passerby turned around and bowed to the man slightly as he said, "Grandmaster, they are conducting a Pill Blitz exam inside."

The old man was not his grandmaster, but a Five star alchemist, someone who reached above the rank of three stars was called a grandmaster. The old man was flaunting his five star alchemist brooch on the lapel. He took a deep breath and after some thought, looked at the top of the dome. The youngster also followed his gaze, and found that out of the nine stars three were lit up brightly even in the daylight one could tell the difference.

The youngster asked, "Grandmaster, what is that?"

The Imperial Physician said, "The Pill Tower, when a Pill Blitz is conducted, you can see the level of pill refined by the examinee. The person inside has reached the Three Star realm. A Pill Master."

As soon as he stopped speaking, the fourth star lit up. Everyone followed his gaze and they gasped. There were only a handful of Alchemists that were capable of reaching the fourth star. Everyone watched with a gasp, this meant that the person had passed the Pill Blitz.

However, they didn't spot the elders coming out of the tower, instead they heard a faint roar of dragons and cries of a phoenix. After half an hour, just when the people were whispering if they should leave, the fifth star on the tower lit up. There were only three five star level alchemists in the Capital, and two more in the entire country. Now adding to one more, imagine how much this person would gain.

The crowd became curious about the identity of the pill Grandmaster, however, nobody came out of the building. Another hour passed, and the sixth star lit up. At this moment, the entire street filled with thousands of people fell silent. The next moment, they all erupted in cheers.

There were only two Level Six Alchemists in the whole nation, and they resided in the capital. One of them was the Chief Imperial Physician, who was not present among the crowd, while the other was the Head of the association. Now that a third one has come out, the people would surely folk around to curry favor.

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In the alchemy room, Hao Ren sighed and said, "Well, Association Head, I cannot make any more pills. This six stars is my limit."

Douglas took a deep breath and replied, "Thank heavens."

Everyone was surprised and the old man said, "What? If this young man were to refine a pill above the sixth grade, won't that mean I have wasted all my life for nothing?"

The people felt embarrassed and some even took a step away as if they wanted to denounce the man. The old man took out a six star brooch from his space ring and said, "Congratulations, Grandmaster Hao."

Hao Ren smiled and he accepted the brooch. Just when he was about to say a few things, someone barged inside the Alchemy room. Douglas turned to look at the new comer and asked, "Old Lao, when will your fucking department learn manners? Do you know this is not your gilded palace? How dare you walk in?"

The old man bowed deeply and said, "Lord Douglas, my master sent me over to get you. The empress is unwell."

Douglas was surprised and asked, "What happened?"

The old man shook his head and said, "We cannot diagnose her at all. That is why the Chief Physician sent it to you."

Douglas nodded and said, "Fine, I will go, also you are in luck, we have tested a new Alchemy Grandmaster. Haha, he will be a good help in this case."

Old Lao hesitated a bit but Douglas waved his hand and said, "I will vouch for this person. Let's go, time is of essence."

Then Douglas looked at Hao Ren and said, "Grandmaster Hao, what are you waiting for?"

Hao Ren chuckled and clasped his fist to the old man and said, "My honour."

He didn't care if Old Lao liked him or not, the fact was that he still had a way to aid the Empress as long as the poison hadn't damaged her soul too much. He followed Douglas calmly, and they walked through the crowd. Many people were curious as to who was the Six Star Alchemist, but they couldn't find it, because Hao Ren stored his brooch in his space ring and didn't put it on his lapel.

He didn't want to attract attention, and his action was noticed by all the staff members who knew what his identity was and they were shocked, never had they imagined a successful person to remain so humble. Douglas had issued a spiritual gag order, if they dared to tell anyone about Hao Ren, they would be dismissed from the association.

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Hao Ren and Douglas reached the palace in a few minutes, it wasn't that hard to reach the place. The young man calmly inspected the scenery and didn't comment on anything because his house, the Crescent Moon Palace, was still much more lavish.

After passing through a long set of corridors under the guidance of the royal maid, they arrived at a grand room entrance. Hao Ren spotted three women standing outside the room, all three of them carried good swords, and they greeted Douglas.

The old man turned to look at Hao Ren and said, "Grandmaster Hao, these three are…"

Hao Ren smiled and said, "Association head, we can surely hold the introductions till we finish curing Her Majesty. Time is of essence."

Then he turned to look at the three ladies and bowed deeply as he said, "I beg your pardon, Sword Fairies, it is about the sovereign's life."

Under the shocked gazes he entered inside the palace room, and approached the bed where the Empress was lying and a young man happened to be walking around anxiously.