Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi-Chapter 46: T-shaped Room

The attire of a Cyan Yuan Sect Pharmacist was different from that of an Official Disciple. Instead of all-cyan robes, they wore blue and white ones. This was the distinctive uniform of a Pharmacist, and it signified a further elevation in status compared to an Official Disciple.

The most obvious difference was the level of importance the Sect placed on them. If a special situation arose where a choice had to be made between an Official Disciple and a Pharmacist, the Sect would invariably choose the Pharmacist.

In Yang Chan’s eyes, Zhao Qiyang was a hidden danger. To prevent a situation like that from ever happening, Yang Chan became a Pharmacist first, leaving no room for such a choice to be made.

’One has to be cautious. So cautious that you don’t even give them a choice.’

When Yang Chan went to find Xu Gaocen with his Pharmacist’s Token, Xu Gaocen looked completely surprised. He hadn’t expected Yang Chan to pass the Pharmacist assessment so quickly.

Xu Gaocen had always been optimistic about Yang Chan’s talent for pharmacology. He felt that if Yang Chan’s interpersonal skills had been a little better, he would have likely given the spot for Pharmacist training to him last time.

In the end, however, Yang Chan had still managed to get a spot in the Pharmacist training thanks to a Sect reward.

After a few words of congratulations, Xu Gaocen assigned Yang Chan to be in charge of the T-shaped Room.

A Pharmacist’s duties were different from those of a Pharmacist’s Assistant. They were assigned directly to a building ward, responsible for matters such as treating injured Cyan Yuan Sect Disciples and preparing medicinal packets.

The Pharmacist would make a diagnosis, write a prescription, and have the Pharmacist’s Assistants gather and compound the medicine. They would then follow up after a period of time. They didn’t need to watch over the patient constantly, so they had free time in between.

The task of preparing medicinal packets was assigned by the head of the Pharmacy, Xu Gaocen. They generally prepared the medicine every other day. This duty was much more relaxed compared to the work of a Pharmacist’s Assistant.

The more skilled one was, the more autonomy they had, and the greater the rewards.

When Yang Chan returned to the Pharmacy, Sun Qi Wu, Shu Yu, and the others all looked as if they had seen a ghost. The blue and white Pharmacist’s attire he wore, along with the Pharmacist Token at his waist, all indicated that Yang Chan had passed the assessment and become a Pharmacist.

As Pharmacist’s Assistants, they were the most qualified to speak on how difficult it was to become a Pharmacist. They all knew how complex the required skills were for the assessment. Mastering them was a matter of grinding away over time, studying nonstop, just for a chance at success.

This was especially true for Shu Yu and the others, who had been Pharmacist’s Assistants for several years but still hadn’t managed to pass the assessment. During the test, if their accumulated knowledge was just slightly off or if they made a single mistake, they would fail instantly. There were no second chances; they could only wait another year to try again.

When it was time to prepare for the assessment again, they had to frantically cram all sorts of pharmacology-related knowledge, which took up an enormous amount of time.

Take Xu Gaocen’s former Pharmacist’s Assistant, Chu Mo, for example. Even after his Cultivation broke through to the External Refining realm, he still couldn’t pass the Pharmacist assessment. Naturally, he stopped wasting his time on the path of a Pharmacist.

In this world, martial strength was what ultimately mattered. The Cyan Yuan Sect was the hegemon of Qing State not because it had many Pharmacists, but because it had the strongest experts in the state. The large number of Inner Masters within the Sect—that was the key.

"Master Yang... Pharmacist Yang, you passed... passed the Pharmacist assessment... No, I mean, congratulations, Pharmacist Yang, on passing the Pharmacist assessment."

Seeing Yang Chan’s new appearance, Sun Qi Wu stammered, only managing to get his words out clearly at the end.

"Junior Brother Sun, are you stuttering?"

Yang Chan looked at Sun Qi Wu with an amused smile.

’He’s probably not the only one reacting this way; the others must be just as shocked. The news is just that unexpected.’

"No, it’s just very unexpected."

Sun Qi Wu shook his head and quickly replied.

"From now on, I’ll be the Pharmacist for the T-shaped Room. I spoke with Pharmacist Xu, and you’ll be working with me in the T-shaped Room for a while,"

Yang Chan said with a smile.

"Oh, right. That goes for the rest of you, too."

Yang Chan turned his head to look at the few Pharmacist’s Assistants next to Sun Qi Wu. He had worked with them before.

Having worked with them, he knew their capabilities, which would save him the time of getting used to new people.

When Yang Chan had mentioned this to Xu Gaocen, he hadn’t refused.

"Thank you, Pharmacist Yang."

After the assistants snapped out of their surprise, they quickly spoke up.

This was good news for them. From now on, they would only be responsible for the T-shaped Room, not all the wards. As long as they handled their work properly, they wouldn’t have to pull all-nighters anymore.

No one likes pulling all-nighters, especially women.

Seeing this, Shu Yu wanted to speak but stopped herself.

Her relationship with Yang Chan had become rather strained when they competed for the Pharmacist training spot. Besides, she couldn’t bring herself to swallow her pride.

"No need to thank me. The workload in the T-shaped Room won’t be light either."

As Yang Chan spoke with a smile, his gaze was drawn to a malicious stare coming from a distance.

His senses were very sharp, especially when it came to malice.

Yang Chan followed the direction of the malevolent feeling and saw Zhao Qiyang, who was glaring at him with a grim expression. He was clearly very unhappy that Yang Chan had become a Basic Level Pharmacist.

Now that they were both Pharmacists, their status was on the same level. In fact, since Yang Chan had become a Basic Level Pharmacist at such a young age, he would be valued even more by the Cyan Yuan Sect.

Zhao Qiyang had originally planned to wait a while before using his status as a Pharmacist to cause trouble for Yang Chan, but now that was no longer possible.

Now, he would have to resort to other means.

The greater Yang Chan’s talent as a Pharmacist, the more he felt the need to eliminate him. It was something he had to do, whether for revenge against the Cyan Yuan Sect or to avenge Zhao Ziqing.

Only by eliminating Yang Chan could he be at peace and allow Zhao Ziqing to rest in peace.

He had already received news that Zhao Ziqing had been publicly executed by the Cyan Yuan Sect, along with many other spies hidden within the Sect.

This was the Cyan Yuan Sect’s attitude toward traitors: kill them all, leaving none alive.

Furthermore, anyone who found and reported clues about these traitors could receive a reward from the Sect. This policy motivated not only the Official Disciples but the Servant Disciples as well. Some Servant Disciples even started hiding at night, and a few actually succeeded in finding spies lurking within the Cyan Yuan Sect, earning themselves handsome rewards.

But what tormented Zhao Qiyang the most was that after Zhao Ziqing was executed, his body was thrown into a mass grave, denying him peace even in death.

Zhao Qiyang was powerless to do anything about it. All he could do was direct all his hatred toward the Cyan Yuan Sect and toward Yang Chan, the main culprit. He wished he could eat his flesh and drink his blood, to make Yang Chan die without a proper burial.

He seethed with these thoughts, but he hadn’t dared to make a move for the past few days because he was being watched. His previous attempt on Yang Chan had clearly failed, and now suspicion had fallen on him.

For his own safety, he couldn’t do anything for the time being. If he were discovered, he would only follow in Zhao Ziqing’s footsteps, losing even the chance to avenge him.

The Zhao Family line was now extinguished.

That was the last thing he had wanted to see.