Reborn as a Villain in Tales of Demons and Gods

Shen Yue started to organize his memorizes at this point in the story. Nie Li would now go to Alchemist Guild to form a partnership while he gave them many high rank pill formulas and split the profits. Shen Yue decided to expand his knowledge by going to Alchemist guild as well. He had already taken in all the books in his family's library and academy's library. He has very basic knowledge on alchemy, inscription and various cultivation techniques. But compared to mc his knowledge is very much lacking. Although his power level is much higher now he knows the mc will catch up easily.

Shen Yue decided to change his hairstyle and wear normal commoner clothes when he arrived at the alchemist guild alone. He is still trying to keep a low profile until he figured out how to deal with incoming crisis involving his family. He arrived at a front desk where a young girl in white robes with alchemist emblem greeted him.

"Can I help you?"

"Yes, I am trying to take an alchemist exam. "

"The primary alchemist exams are already done a few days ago. If you still want to test, you will have to pay ten thousand demon spirit coins."

"I am willing to pay for that. Can I ask if you have books related to the exam?"

"Yes. The exam will be ready in about four hours. The books for studying for primary exam are in the first floor in the west wing. For the guild library, you can only go in there if you have passed the primary exam and obtained the alchemist license."

"Thank you."

Shen Yue went to the area where the basic materials for the exam were kept. He found there were about a hundred books in the bookstall. There was only an old man sitting on a desk at the entrance. He told him he's here to find books for the exam and started flipping through the books. His speed has increased after getting used to the Library, he was able to flip through all the books in three rows of book stalls in over four hours. The old man at the desk was looking at him with disdain in his eyes. In his eyes, Shen Yue seemed to be just showing off.

Shen Yue went back to the front desk to take the test. The girl guided towards a room where two elders with white robes were sitting on a desk. They gave him a short glance and pointed at the test papers on the small table in the center. He grabbed a chair and started going through the problems. After he has assimilated all the knowledge through the Library, he was able to figure out most of the problems on the test. They were all dealing with fundamental principles in alchemy and instructions on concocting low level pill formulae. He finished the test in an hour half the assigned time and gave the papers to the elders.

The elders gave a sigh when they saw him finish early and thought he had given up.
"We will let you know the result in an hour. Please wait outside."

"Thank you elders."

Shen Yue went out to wait as suggested. He was very tired at this point. He has absorbed a lot of information during the four hours before the test and had to utilize most of them during the test. He is however quite confident of his performance in the test.
The elders came out after an hour and congratulated him.

"You…you had a perfect score. Congratulations, you are now a primary alchemist! May we ask your name? Who is your teacher?" The elders were shocked. Just a few days ago, a young boy named Nie Li had come and surprised them all with his brilliance at the tests as well as his high ranking pill formulae.

"Thank you elders. My name is Yue Shen. My teacher is not from Glory city. He doesn't like to tell others his origin." 'He decided to just reverse his name and formed an imaginary teacher like Nie Li did to cover up his performance. Although passing the primary test is not as impressive as Nie Li had done by giving them high rank pill formulae, he still decided to be careful to avoid any suspicions to his identity. A young man like him cannot become primary alchemist without a strong backing behind him.

"We…we understand. No need to worry about it. Here's your badge."

"Thank you elder."

Shen Yue walked out and went to the direction of the Guild's library. With the license, he entered the library and started flipping through the books. There was a beautiful mature woman in the library but he couldn't pay attention to her. She seemed to be looking at him from time to time as she read a book.

After a whole day Shen Yue was done with looking through thousands of books in the library. Normally, it would take several days to finish all of them but Shen Yue's Library has upgraded. He only needed to grab the book and flip any page inside and the whole book will be recorded in his Library. The books were all focused on techniques on pill concocting, medicinal properties of different herbs. After finally done, he decided to sit at a corner and closed his eyes to assimilate all the knowledge he gained. He was now very tired and sleepy so he decided to leave for home. As he was about to walk out when he heard a small voice, "Hello".

Shen Yue looked at the origin of the voice and saw that beautiful woman from earlier. Her figure was excellent with her cleavage tantalizing from her huge breasts. Her butt was also very enticing as she got up and walked towards him. The woman smiled with satisfaction as she noticed his gaze. Nobody can resist her charm. She was now convinced that this guy was just trying to attract her attention by flipping through the books. Although she was a little annoyed, she was still curious as to his identity as she has seen all the alchemists in the guild but this one.

"Hi, I am Director Yang Xin. You are?"

"Hello, I am Yue Shen. I recently passed the primary alchemist exam."

"Oh, I see. I see you must have read a lot of books. I was wondering if you could help me with something." She decided to give this guy a hard time who tried to show off in front of her.

"Sure. No problem." Shen Yue understood her intention but was not worried.

" How do you neutralize the reaction when you mix misty spirit grass with spanda herbs?" This was one of the problems occurring during the concocting of spirit recovery pill. If this problem were to be resolved, the efficiency of production would almost double. She decided to stump this arrogant show off with a difficult question even grandmasters had difficulty with. She was kind of already frustrated with Nie Li who acted all mysterious when he came over last time and dazzled all the senior alchemists.

"That is simple, misty spirit is ying leaning and spanda herbs is both ying and yang, add some lemon grass or some cheap ying leaning herb to balance ying and yang. Lemon grass itself should not affect the final product." ‘As long as if I can give Library has enough information, this type of problem is easy to analyze’.

Yang Xin was stunned. She never considered to look at the problem this way before. If this succeeded, it will be a great profit for the guild. Nie Li has given them several high ranking pill formulae but they still have to figure out the steps of concoction and efficiency is still very low. She was now very curious about his young boy who seems humble and easy going.

"What about the reaction for mixing purple grass with dog tail leaves?" Her tone was now more respectful. It was one of the problems occurring during concocting of spirit calming pill.

"Mix them with vinegar and add some yin leaning spirit grass. The effects should stabilize."

Yang Xin was now shocked. She was convinced that this young boy before him was a significant expert. She needed to ask him more questions about other pills. Fortunately, he doesn't seem too arrogant or resistant to her charms like Nie Li.

"Director Yang Xin, I need to leave now. If you have any questions, maybe we can discuss them later." Shen Yue's eyes lingered on her figure for a moment. 'I am not going to give out all the secrets. You gotta give me something if you want my precious advice. Haha. Now that I think of it, in the story, this woman kind of fell for Nie Li but he rejected him.’

Yang Xin's eyes gleamed. As she thought, this youth is attracted to her. If she played her cards right, she might get all the secrets out of this boy. She never considered that she could be taken advantage by such as young boy.

"Of course, how about we discuss tonight at my place over dinner?" She thought it better to start now before he runs away. She was sure she could totally handle him. She sent him a flirtatious smile.

"Yes, that would be great. Can you give your address?" Shen Yue wrote down her address, said goodbye and quickly left. He was full of anticipation for the night.