Chapter 5 - 5

Chapter 368 - Saint Alchemist (II)

Two old men sat on a large flying carpet flying in one direction; they both had long white hair and beard, with slightly tan skin. One of them was wearing a red robe while the other was black.

"Do you think that little boy could pass the test?" asked the red robe elder.

"I do not know but it will certainly be interesting if he did."

"True. In the past two generations, Fu Caiyun was the only person in the Origin Dao Pill Sect that became a Saint Alchemist in the Divine Body Realm. If Lou Cheng managed to succeed, with the latter's small mind, his chances of surviving are really small."

"Not necessarily." replied the red robe elder. "The Supreme Elders have tolerated Fu Caiyun's destructive ways because of his talent. If this Lou Cheng shows as much talent as him, they could use him to balance him."

"You are too optimistic about the situation. There is currently only three Tier 6 Quasi-Emperor Alchemist in the sect. One of them decided to remain neutral, the other one is fully devoted to the growth of the Origin Pill Dao Sect, and Fu Caiyun is the youngest one.

"From recent rumors, Fu Caiyun's success rate seems to have recently surpassed the other two. This is enough to drastically increase his influence."

The two elders became quiet for a moment before deciding to talk about something else. These two were high members of the Alchemy Association and were heading to the headquarters to serve as judges.

Based on the rules, when someone wants to become a Saint Alchemist, the judges of the test have to be of the same level.

Because these two old men lived a little far away, they were the last to arrive. The Alchemy Association Main Brach was located at the foot of the Origin Pill Dao Sect.

So, as soon as they arrived, they rushed to the location. To their surprise, they discovered two unexpected people: Ye Lao and Fu Caiyun, both with serious looks on their faces.

After thinking about it for a while, it made sense that they were here. Ye Lao was a Supreme Grade Alchemist and should not care about a little Saint Alchemist.

However, it was his disciple involved so he came. As for Fu Caiyin's presence…

The two elders looked at one another for a moment and a playful smile could be seen on their faces. They quickly approached the two to salute. Although these two were the same generation and have the same cultivation level, it did not change the fact that they were not in the same league when it came to Alchemy.

So, they had to respect their betters.

Fu Caiyun just glanced at these two before ignoring them. Both of them were not surprised by this. By now, the latter's reputation as being extremely arrogant was already known to the world.

Once the red robe old man turned his head away, a small smile could be seen on the corner of his mouth. He could not help but think about what happened a few hundred years ago when it was revealed that Fu Caiyun's wife had placed a green hat on his head.

This was a major scandal. Although the Origin Pill Dao Sect did their best to reduce the impact of the scandal, however, things instead escalated for a while.

It was revealed that Fu Caiyun's wife was very resentful of his treatment of her and decided to make him pay. So, she slept with many people as a form of revenge–not just the Academy's Teacher.

This was a shock in the Alchemy World. Luckily, Fu Caiyun was ruthless in the way he handled the situation. All the people who had weak backgrounds were quickly killed.

As for the powerful one, he used his massive wealth and resources to essentially end the career of these people. From now on, these people would never exit their sect.

To the outside world, they are essentially dead. Many of them quickly sealed themselves to become their faction's foundation and escape the situation.

The two elders quickly saluted Ye Lao before taking their position and waiting for the assessment. Although the sect master was more approachable, these two knew that it was best not to be too close to him given his current predicament.

Although these people did not like Fu Caiyun, they could not ignore his influence.

A few minutes passed before it was time for the test. There was 7 Saint Alchemist along with Ye Lao and Fu Caiyun. Soon, Wang Wei walked into the room. He first bowed to his master before bowing to the other judges.

Then, he glanced at a Fu Caiyin before beginning. He took out a talisman and activated it. An invisible barrier was placed to surround him. This barrier will allow the judges to use their Divine Sense to check his work but if they try to interfere in any way possible, the talisman will activate to protect Wang Wei.

Fu Caiyun squinted his eyes after seeing this. He understood that Wang Wei's action was directed at; he was basically insinuating that he did not trust him a judge.

Despite his arrogance, he was also a shred person so he would never try t cheat in such a test where many people were paying attention to. And Lou Cheng should know this fact yet he still did this.

Fu Caiyun snorted inside while also secretly sneering; he did not think that this Lou Cheng could refine a Saint Pill. Many years ago he had already tested the latter's talent.

Besides his somewhat above-average flame control, there was nothing remarkable about him. Just the fact that he became a Tier 3 Alchemist was already shocking enough.

Fu Caiyun gave a side glance a Ye Lao. To him, Lou Cheng was nothing but a puppet created by Ye Lao to fight him. Even his recent increase in Alchemy Talent might be related to him.

'Let's see what this kid is made of,' thought Fu Caiyun with no expression on his face.

…

After Wang Wei made sufficient preparation, he took his cauldron along with the materials. He placed them in the cauldron and used his flame to remove the impurities.

One by one, he purified the materials. Over the years, Wang Wei has been practicing Alchemy with the Heavenly Destruction Flame to train his control. On top of Lou Cheng's Innate Talent, he accomplished a lot.

The process took two days before being completed. Then, Wang Wei mixed the purified herbs with the appropriate ratio. He was so detailed in the ratio that all the judges immediately began to pay attention.

"Is that…"

"Yes, it should be his Innate Talent," replied one of the judges. Although no runes appeared on Wang Wei's body like in the Supernatural Realm when using his talent, the people could still tell based on his aura and the fluctuation of his origin essence.

The shock of the judges did not end here. After using the perfect ratio for the pill, Wang Wei began to engrave the runes. However, his engraving could also be described as perfect, or better yet, precise.

It was like he completely knew the exact amount of spiritual power required to engraved every single line in the runes; he did not hesitate nor did pause or made mistakes.

Envy appeared on the face of the judges; this kind of talent was too perfect for Alchemy. However, they quickly shook their heads to remove this emotion.

The Innate Talent was one of the great things about the Origin System. It can allow a mediocre person to change their destiny. However, it still requires the person to develop.

Obviously, Lou Cheng not only found a direction to develop his talent but also found a way to do it.

While these judges were deep in their thoughts, Wang Wei was more focused on the task at hand. With deep concentration, he focused on engraving the runes.

By the time he engraved ten million divine runes, his complexion was already pale because of the depletion of his spiritual energy. Anyone whit discerning eyes could see that this was his limit, the limit of his cultivation realm and talent.

With Wang Wei's soul, he did not have such a problem but the same cannot be said for Lou Cheng. Luckily, he was prepared.

He touched his cauldron and activated the formation inside. Immediately, the spiritual energy stored inside entered his body and replenish it. That way, he could engrave more runes.

That way, he continued his engraving. Every time he was depleted, the cauldron would activate on its own and send spiritual energy to help him.

That way, Wang Wei engraved 80 million divine runes before the energy stored inside was depleted. Unfortunately, this was not enough to be counted as a Saint Pill.

The lowest Saint Pill required 100 million runes, and anything below that will be counted as Semi-Holy Pills.

Once the spiritual energy was depleted, a pill suddenly came from the cauldron, turned into a mist, and entered Wang Wei's body. This pill quickly replenished his spiritual energy.

According to the Association Rules, this was allowed. However, few Alchemists could do such a thing because the rapid increase in spiritual power usually makes it very difficult to control and thus engrave runes.

Fortunately, Wang Wei had perfect control over his spiritual power. So, with the aid of a few pills, he quickly finished engraving the 10th million runes. And by then, Wang Wei looked pale as a paper.

He had a terrible migraine; he felt that his head was about to burst. As a body refiner, Wang Wei was used to pain, but most physical pain. Because of his strong pain, he rarely felt that kind of spiritual pain.

Using his strong will, he resisted fainting as he knew that things were not over.

One of the reasons that Heaven Grade Pill and above can only be refined by Void Shattering Realm Cultivator is because of the Law. An alchemist is required to use their own Law to resonate with the Law of Heaven and Earth to baptize the pill and perform the final transformation.

However, a person of low cultivation like Wang Wei does not even have a Primordial Spirit to see the Laws between Heaven and Earth. So, they have to rely on their feeling or instinct to guide the Law Baptisement.

This requires very high talent.

Immediately, Wang Wei popped another pill in his mouth. His complexion once again became rosy and full of energy. However, he knew that this was only temporary.

So, he quickly closed his eyes and begin to guide the Law Baptisement Process. All the judges in the room became extremely quiet as they waited for the final outcome.. They did not even dare to use their Divine Sense to spy on Wang Wei.

Chapter 369 - Saint Alchemist (III)

After closing his eyes, Wang Wei connected his Divine Sense with the pill. Using the engraved runes, he began to feel the power of law and guide them.

According to years of studying, cultivators have concluded that divine runes are a physical manifestation of the rules of Heaven and Earth, of the law. Normally, Law is invisible, unnoticeable, unreal, and indescribable.

However, through divine runes, the Law can become a physical and observable concept.

If Wang Wei was in the Void Shattered Realm, he could control his Law to resonate with the Law of Heaven and Earth, then guide such law to fuse with the divine runes in the pill to facilitate its final transformation.

Now, he has to use his senses, intuition, and skills to do so. Even if he was in the Primordial Spirit, this process would be a lot easier as he could actually see the law.

But now, he had to rely on his "senses." Luckily, he had practiced in the past 200 years.

So, with his Divine Sense, he felt which runes resonated with which law, then based on the intensity of the resonance, he would guide them to fuse. The process took a few days, and by the end, he not only became pale, but very thin.

This was a sign of not only an overdraft of spiritual power but also his origin essence.

Nevertheless, he still succeeded after swallowing pills like they were grains of rice. The moment he finished, a mysterious light emanated from the pill showing its extraordinary nature.

All the judges waited with bated breath as they waited for the final stage of this test: PIll Tribulation. All of them showed anticipation on their faces–of course, Fu Caiyun was the exception.

His face looked extremely calm and even indifferent. The only thing that showed his true emotion is his clenched hands under his robe.

In his generation, he was the only one who became a Saint Alchemist while in the Divine Body Stage. At that time, he was also in a bad state like the current Lou Cheng–albeit not bad.

This was because he had a more powerful soul than the latter and had more spiritual power to use. Unfortunately, this fact did not make him happy. With this mediocre soul, Lou Cheng was able to achieve the same accomplishment as him, this can only show that his talent might be even better.

When it comes to the deficiency of the soul, as an Emperor Lineage, the Origin PIll Dao Sect has many ways to make it up for Lou Cheng. Thinking of this, a deep killing intent flashed deep inside Fu Caiyun's mind.

'This Lou Cheng has to go,' he tough to himself, however, his face still remain cold and indifferent; even his killing intent did not show.

Talent Alchemists in this world have a high status for a very specific reason: Immortal Pill.

The limit of all Alchemists is Tier 6 Quasi-Alchemist. Emperor Pills involved the power of Grand Dao Source, and unfortunately, only Great Emperors and Dao Venerables can have access to such power.

Because Great Emperors can directly control Grand Dao Source while Dao Venerables can only borrow the power, the pills that they make are divided into Emperor Pills and Dao Pills.

The problem with these two pills is the fact that not all Great Emperors or Dao Venerables can refine them. If they are not alchemists or do not have Alchemy Talent, the pill they refined can be best described as Pseudo-Emperor Pill.

Over the years, cultivators have come up with a way to deal with such situations. As long as an Alchemist can refine a perfect quality Quasi-Emperor PIll, then as long as a Great Emperor or Venerable baptized the pill with the Grand Dao Source, the pill can evolve into an Emperor or Dao Pill.

This discovery should have been a great thing, however, it only showed that the world is cruel and unfair. Alchemists all over the world realized that in their entire life, their accomplishment has been determined.

Without becoming an Emperor or relying on one, they could never refine a Tier 7 Pill. This was a sad and devastating truth that destroyed the Dao Heart of many people.

At one time, the majority of Professions like Talisman Makers and the others lost their direction in life. However, one rumor brought hope to these professions.

A talented person from another World Community managed to refine an Immortal Pill while being only a Quasi-Emperor Alchemist. And that person used that pill to become an Immortal Venerable without the help of a Great Emperor.

The cultivator world was shocked by this news and thought that it was a lie. However, the Emperor Lineages with the ability to travel to other World Communities went and verified that this news was true.

So, all the professions went crazy; this was their only chance at controlling their destiny and escaping the control of "Great Emperors". Since then, this has been the goal of all professions: creating Immortal Tier works.

Over the years, the pursuit of these professions had diminished slightly after so many years of trying and not succeeding. Many people even believed that the Emperor Lineages might have lied to motivate the Professionals in the world and repaired their Dao Heart.

Then, in the Middle Emperor Era, a loose cultivator Alchemist in the Myriad Emperor World also succeeded: to be precise, she half-succeeded. She create a pill that managed to draw Immortal Qi from the universe.

Unfortunately, the pill failed the Tribulation and was considered a half-finished product. Nevertheless, after swallowing it, her body developed Immortal Aura, and her lifespan drastically increased.

Not long after, she disappeared from the world. Many people believed that she was assassinated by some people who did not want Great Emperors to lose their control of the world by granting people immortality.

Many people also believed that she went to wherever all those Great Emperors disappeared to. It was unfortunate that she did not leave her recipe or any legacy in the world.

However, her success showed the people that their path was possible; they had a way forward. As a result of this, talented professionals like Fu Caiyun have a very high status in the world and are tolerated no matter their terrible flaws.

This is one of the reasons that so many Association of Different Professions were created: to develop talent and exchange ideas to cultivate a Tier 7 Immortal Professional.

…

After Wang Wei's pill underwent the Law Baptisement, it flew straight into the sky. Clouds started gathering on top of the Association's Main Branch. The process lasted for more than an hour.

Finally, thunder fell on the pill.

When it comes to Pill Tribulation, cultivators can usually help their pill to survive the process. However, according to the rules of the test, this was not allowed.

This is because tribulation is a test of Heaven and Earth to the pill. The tribulation–usually in the form of thunder–will target the flaws of the pill in an attempt to decide its worthiness or capability.

If the pill survived the process, the thunder inside will turn into the power of good fortune and nourish the pill instead; even elevating the quality and effect of the pill.

While everyone was looking at the pill in the sky with anticipation, Wang Wei took this time to heal his current situation. Anyway, there was nothing he could do to help–even if he wanted to.

According to the rules of the Association, the Saint Alchemist Test had 20 attempts at refining their pills. As long as they succeed once, and the quality of the pill is ordinary, then they will pass the test.

So, a success rate of 5% is needed to become a Saint Alchemist.

A few hours later, the dark clouds in the sky dissipated and a small colorful auspicious cloud appeared around the pill.

"Success," said one of the judges.

Then, 8 of the judges appeared in the sky to look at the pill.

"It's peak Average Quality, can even be called half-step Superior Quality."

This fact surprised the other judges. According to the rules, even if Wang Wei refined an inferior quality pill, he would still pass the test because of his lower cultivation realm.

More importantly, these Alchemists could tell that the reason that this pill was not higher in quality was not because of Wang Wei's refining process, but more to do with the fact that he had to constantly stop during the Rune Engraving Process to replenish his spiritual energy.

While observing this Domain Extension Pill–which allowed Saints to temporarily extend the range of their domains and increase their fighting abilities–they could not help glancing at the rapidly departing Fu Caiyun.

From what they know, Fu Caiyun only refined a Peak Inferior Quality Pill during his generation.

Nevertheless, they did not say anything. Instead, they began to congratulate Sect Master Ye Lao for cultivating such a promising and talented disciple.

As for Wang Wei, he slightly opened his eyes to check everything before returning to his recuperation.

'The first step is complete.. Let's begin the next soon.'

Chapter 370 - Request

In the sky, only the seven judges remained as Ye Lao took his apprentice away so that he could recuperate. The remaining judges were still a little shocked by what just occurred.

"First there was Yan Liling, now, there is this Lou Cheng."

"As the heir of the Yan family–one of the four great factions of the Dao Opening Sect, it is quite reasonable for her to become a Saint Alchemist at such a young age.

"After all, she is a superior bloodline and the resources. But this Lou Cheng is nothing but a mediocre disciple of Sect Master Ye. A few people even wondered why he accepted him as a personal disciple."

"Be careful of your words; Lou Cheng is now the same rank as us, and his future is not something we can talk about."

"My bad, slip of the tongue."

Luckily, they were talking using their Divine Sense so the chances of someone listening in was greatly reduced.

"Do you think in this generation an Immortal Tier Professional will finally appear?"

"There is a great possibility," replied the red robe old man. "In the Origin Rune Palace, there is Wu Ming who became a Saint Array Master at a young age."

"Then, there is Chen Chen from Origin Weapon Mountain and Tong Ruobing from Great Talisman City. These Young Saint Professionals all have the possibility of succeeding."

"This is truly a Glorious Age. One in hundred generation talents can be found everywhere." freēwebnovel.com

However, one of the judges shook his head and said: "All these people you mentioned are people who inspired to become Emperors. How could they care about our little cause."

"In the end, only one of them can sit on the throne," replied another person with a sneer. "If the loser wants to achieve longevity, they will have no choice but to follow our cause otherwise after a few million years, they will also turn into bags of bones."

The judges became momentarily quiet before changing the topic. After chatting for a while, they returned to the Association to finish their duties.

As for Wang Wei, he was back on his cave cultivating and recuperating; he had to ensure that his Dao Foundation was not damaged and his cultivation level regressing.

While he was distracted healing, the entire world was in a little frenzy–especially for Professionals. His news rapidly traveled to all four continents at an unnatural pace.

Obviously, someone was ensuring that this news traveled far and wide.

As a result, many Elders of the Origin Pill Dao Sect came to see Wang Wei; to congratulate and make connections with him. His third senior sister, sixth and seventh fellow brother, and sister also came to see him.

The only exception was his first senior who could not accept the fact who then closed his cave and used the excuse of entering seclusion. Another person was his second senior brother who was already in seclusion.

The people who came to see Wang Wei did not have the chance since he was still recuperating, but his fellow brothers and sisters still send their congratulation through Communication Talisman.

Lan Ling's message was quite sweet and personal.

Many people regretted that they did not have access to Lou Cheng's Communication Talisman. Who would have thought that a mediocre person like Lou Cheng would one day turn from a chicken into a phoenix and soar into the Nine Heavens?

A few days later, Wang Wei woke up and he was already healed. His origin essence was replenished, and so was his spiritual power. And because of the constant overdraft and refill, his spiritual power has doubled.

So, he could now engrave 20 million runes before running out of oil.

After standing up, he immediately rushed to his master's cave. As soon as he entered, Ye Lao was looking at him with a big smile; he seems to be almost grinning.

The old man was more than satisfied with his apprentice. Although the latter told him about the future development of his Innate Talent, he did not think that he would be able to develop in just a few measly hundred years.

He guessed that the latter must have worked very hard to succeed, and also relied heavily on the fortunate encounters he received. After a quick check, he found that Lou Cheng's Qi Luck Dragon was now golden, with a hint of purple.

Additionally, the purple was slowly increasing.

With a smile on his face, Ye Lao took out a badge from his ring with the word "Tier 4" written on it. With a proud look, he personally changed the previous badge with the new one.

"Xiao Cheng, this badge can withstand five full-blow attacks from a Quasi-Emperor. Additionally, it also contained a Quasi-Emperor Grade Void Breaking Talisman that can allow you to escape any dangerous situation."

"How can it be so precious?" asked Wang Wei in surprise.

"For special talents like you, the Alchemy Association has allied with the Refining Association and designed special badges that can ensure your safety and survival."

Wang Wei thanked him, then, Ye Lao invited him to seat while brewing tea.

"So, what brings you to see me today?"

"Master, I want to change cultivation technique."

Ye Lao became pensive. If it was before, he would have dismissed his disciple's request with a few comforting words. However, with his new status and ability, he had to be more careful.

"Is there a reason?"

"Yes. Disciple feels like the [Flame Controlling Art] no longer improved my ability. Additionally, I need a way to make up for my cultivation realm, speed, and more importantly, spiritual power.

"The current technique is not enough."

Ye Lao frowned a little as he began to ponder. The sect had five Emperor Scriptures, however, three of them were unique.

The [Pill Consuming Sutra] allowed the cultivator to remove their Pill Resistance. This might sound like a normal ability but was truly terrifying.

No matter what the pill was, after consuming a certain amount, they will become invalid because of pill resistance. And some pills can only be consumed once in a cultivator's life.

However, after cultivating this sutra to a high level, a cultivator can remove the pill resistance and allow the same pill to continue to have an effect. As for the amount of time pill resistance can be removed, it is based on the pill.

However, when it comes to unique pills that can only be eaten once in a lifetime, the amount of time that they can be used is 10. However, [PIll Consuming Sutra] has to be cultivated to a high level.

If Lou Cheng could cultivate this sutra, he could consume a bunch of Soul Expanding Pills to increase his soul and spiritual power. Then, removed his Pill Resistances to swallow these pills again until they no longer have any effect.

Not to mention other pills like Soul Nourishing Pills, Yin Soul Pill, Ghost Qi Pills, etc, which can increase the strength and quality of the soul.

As long as he consumed them in large quantities, he would no longer have a problem with spiritual power. Of course, there is still a limit that his soul can reach and that is based on talent and whether his body can bear it.

Nevertheless, this sutra is the most precious thing for people with low-level talent as they can pile their cultivation through resources only. Of course, said people also need a certain level of comprehension otherwise they would never be able to understand an Emperor Tier Scripture.

After thinking about this, Ye Lao secretly shook his head in denial.

The second unique method of the sect is the [Ilusory Pill Canon]. This scripture was created more for fighting. It allows the user to create a fake or illusory pill that can be consumed, and have an effect.

No material is needed since the pill is not real.

In the first level, the user has to have the specially prepared ingredients needed for the illusory pill. After scanning it, the technique allowed the user to gather the aura or Dao Rhyme of the ingredient to make the Illusory Pill.

At the second level, the user can use any material in his possession or the surrounding environment without specially preparing them. As long as they scanned it, the material can be used for the Illusory Pill.

In the third level, the user can just create any pill he or she wants as long as they have the recipe and can refine it. The process is instant and does not require any material whatsoever.

There is a fourth level where the user can create Illusory Pill based on pills that have existed in the past, even without the recipe or ability to refine it themselves.

This sutra is a combination of Alchemy Dao, Real and Unreal Dao, and even a little Time Dao. Of course, it is not perfect.

In the early stages, only the alchemist can consume the Illusory Pill. However, later on, other people can too. The person cultivating the sutra has to have high alchemy attainment.

Finally, the effect of the Illusory Pill is not permanent. Even if cultivated to the highest level and the effect can last for days or more, the effect will still disappear after a certain amount of time.

Ye Lao did not want his disciple to cultivate this technique as it was more used for Alchemists who wanted to have high combat power.

Finally, there is only one scripture left: [The Origin Pill Flame Scripture].

After thinking about it for a bit, a flash of determination appeared deep in his eyes and he said:

"Wait for me for a few days.. I will bring you somewhere."

Chapter 371 - Rebirth

A few days later, Wang Wei was called to his cheap master's cave. As soon as he entered, he could feel that the latter was more serious than ever, so he secretly became more solemn.

"This is for you," said Ye Lao as he handed a bottle to his apprentice. Using his Divine Sense, he saw a bright red pill with a small phoenix drawn on it. Inside, he felt a vast amount of vitality contained.

"Phoenix Heart Pill," muttered Wang Wei with a slight smile on his face. During his last encounter with his master, he hinted that he was worried about his safety exactly for this pill.

"Master, isn't this a little too precious?"

"You do not have to worry about such a thing. With your current status, talent, and future, the sect will do everything to train and protect you."

"Thank you, master and the sect. This disciple will forever be grateful," replied Wang Wei as he swallowed the pill. He did not believe Ye Lao's words.

He guessed that it was not that easy for him to get this pill–especially the Quasi-Emperor Tier. From what he knew and analyzed about Fu Caiyun, he would not let things go so easily.

After swallowing the pill, it did not dissipate into his body to take effect but instead lodge into one of the chambers of his heart, ready to release large quantities of vitality when needed.

'With this pill, the time needed to finish the second step of tempering my blood should be reduced by a great deal.'

"Master, where are we going?" as Wang Wei once he was done.

Immediately, the sect master became serious. Ye Lao did not answer him but took out a token. After activating it, the two of them teleported to a secret realm.

Then, Wang Wei saw his cheap master speak to an old man for a few minutes before he teleported somewhere else again. Although the old man did not say anything, Wang Wei could feel a few people following the two of them afterward.

After exiting the Secret Realm, Ye Lao took Wang Wei into a Void Boat and headed to the Central Continent. During the entire trip, the old man was very secretive and seemed very on guard.

And it seems it was for a very good reason.

Two days into their trip, Wang Wei could feel a few True Monarchs fighting in the sky. He guessed most likely that Fu Caiyun had sent assassins after him.

Nevertheless, he pretended that he did not know anything.

After a week, they finally arrived at their destination. It was a small island between the Central and Eastern Continent.

Although he called the island small, it was relative to the Domains in the other continents. If you compared it to Wang Wei's previous life, this island is probably the same size as the sun.

The place that he was currently was known as the Eastern Sea Domain. Countless islands existed in that area with many cultivators occupying them, mostly loose cultivators and small families.

They fight and compete for resources.

Saint families are usually the most powerful and occupy the island with the richest resources. Unfortunately, the lack of resources makes it very difficult to train True Monarchs in this region.

Additionally, the Sea Race has established this region as their own and will not allow powerful human factions to exist there.

White Heart Island:

After secretly landing, Ye Lao brought Wang Wei to a forest in the north and gave him a token. After activating it, a white light enveloped him and he disappeared. Meanwhile, Ye Lao was not surprised by this and waited outside for him.

Wang Wei found himself in a room with two rows of flames on each side. However, he did not feel the temperature rise or change, it was very normal.

Then, he heard a female voice echoing in the room:

"Welcome to the Flame Emperor Inheritance Trial. Please display the [Flame Control Art]."

"Interesting," muttered Wang Wei. There were rumors that the Flame Emperor was born in one of the islands in the Eastern Sea Domain, and rose there as a loose cultivator before proving the Dao.

Without hesitation, Wang Wei began to display his mastery of the Flame Controlling Art.

"Flame Controlling Art 6th level. Pass," said the Inheritance Spirit.

A white light suddenly appeared and entered Wang Wei's Sea of Consciousness. After closing his eyes, he found the information for the 7th to 10th level of this art.

He also received the information that this was the basic reward for passing this test and coming here.

"Let's begin the second test," said the female voice. Then, a strange flower appeared in front of him, and he was asked to purify it. According to the information, the better he purified the material, the higher his score, and the better the reward he will receive.

A bright flame appeared in his hand as he sat down in front of the flower and began the process of purification. With his ability, this should have been a very easy task but he was wrong.

The beginning part was as easy as he expected, however, later on, he discovered that the purity inside this flower seems to have some form of consciousness and would actively run away, making it very difficult to cleanse.

Additionally, they were very good at hiding so Wang Wei had to take a lot of time and effort to remove it while also making sure that he did not destroy the medicinal property of the herb.

At some point, he even take out his Cleansing-Purifying Flame to see whether he could use it. And the spirit told him that it was allowed.

So, he used this Heavenly Flame for the final step.

"You have received a Perfect Grade and passed this trial. Please receive your reward."

According to the grading system of this trial, there are five grades: Inferior, Average, Above Average, Passing Line, Excellent, and Perfect.

A green seed appeared in front of Wang Wei and he could see a small flame inside. Then, the knowledge of this reward was placed inside his mind.

Between Heaven and Earth, there are magical flames that are bred under certain circumstances or environments. These flames have a variety of functions or purposes and are very rare. As such, cultivators often hunt for them to use as their own.

The seed given to him by the trial contained a Heavenly Flame called Earth Spirit Flame. Its main purpose is to nourish spiritual herbs to increase their age, accelerate their growth time, and even evolved them into better herbs.

This was an excellent flame for Alchemist as it can also be helpful during the refining process. So, with a smile on his face, Wang Wei put it away. This was a worthwhile award.

Then, Wang Wei wanted to be cheeky as he asked the Inheritance Spirit if she could give him another one of the flowers used in this test. Based on his knowledge, he had never seen this flower before.

She agreed.

For the next trial, a book appeared in front of Wang Wei and he was asked to use his Divine Sense to list all the herbs he knew along with their description, his understanding of them and their properties, and the different recipes that they can be used on.

And without hesitation, he did so. He already guessed that the better he performed, the more rewards he will receive from this trial, so he did not hesitate.

In this part of the exam, he even expressed his idea of unified measures for herbs and mixing ratios. With Lou Cheng's Precision Talent, he modified many Pill Recipes with this system in mind.

"You have passed this trial," said the female voice. However, Wang Wei noticed that he was no longer calm or monotonous; there was a sense of excitement and surprise in it.

Immediately afterward, two jade talismans appeared in front of him. And after checking them with his Divine Sense, he was a little surprised. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

One of the books contained information about many herbs and analysis of them, while the other contained many recipes. The precious thing about these things was the fact they were personally written by the Flame Emperor himself.

With a wider smile, he placed the talismans away.

For the next part of the test, a rune appeared in front of Wang Wei. For some reason, he had the feeling that this rune was perfect He then noticed was that he did not recognize it. Additionally, he quickly realized that this rune was made of countless other runes.

He could not understand how they fit so perfectly together, so he quickly began to understand.

After an unknown amount of time, he realized that this rune was made up of 1.269 trillion runes that fit together. Unfortunately, he could barely identify a few hundred million of them.

This was a small blow to Wang Wei who had become a little inflated after his years of studying the Natural Array Mountain and his little Alchemy accomplishment.

Nevertheless, he quickly remembered the entire to study later. Additionally, based on the runes he identified, he still passed the trial.

As for the reward, he was actually once again a little surprised.

It was a Quasi-Emperor Pill called Dao Foundation Patching Pill. After swallowing it, the pill reforged or patch Lou Cheng's previously weak foundation.

In a few moments, his cultivation was abolished and started over.

His previous 10th layer Blood Qi Realm became 12, transforming from a Holy Foundation to a Dao Foundation.

His Divine Sea was wider, more solid, and his origin qi purer. His Divine Altar was now engraved with 365 Veins. Unfortunately, it still contained a small crack and was not perfect.

His previous 11-color Good Fortunate Flame turned into 12. His Sea of Consciousness expanded and his soul drastically increased in size.

In other words, this Lou Cheng was reborn into a new and better version of himself; he could now accept the title of Heaven Chosen solely based on his foundation.

Wang Wei had to sigh at this reward. He was aware of the Dao Foundation Patching Pill as it was one of the most difficult Quasi-Emperor Pill to refine. Most Emperor Lineages only had a few.

After thanking the inheritance Spirit for the reward, he proceeded to the final trial–which turned out to be quite simple. All he had to do was refine the highest possible pill in his capabilities.

So, Wang Wei refined another Saint Pill. However, unlike last time, he was not that tired. Although still paled but not as bad.

"You have passed the final trial. Congratulation, you are now the successor of the Flame Emperor."

A book containing Dao Rhyme appeared in front of Wang Wei with the title: [Ten Thousand Flame Art].

He smiled as he was a little interested in this Emperor Scripture–especially since the Flame Emperor cultivated a Chaos Flame like himself. So, he raised his hand to take it and give it a quick check.

Unfortunately, his body suddenly paused, unable to move a single inch.

Chapter 372 - Not The Destined One

Wang Wei was not the only one momentarily frozen but also everything around him. The flame in the room, the dust on the ground, the spirit of inheritance, and even the space in the surrounding.

When everything returned to normal, Wang Wei found himself standing in his original place, before he raised his hand to take the scripture. He could not tell whether time returned backward before he raised his hand, or he just subconsciously did so.

He did not know when but a young man stood in front of him, He had long hair dancing with the wind, dressed in blue robes with flame patterns on them.

He was handsome but not too handsome; he appeared to be more like a mortal than a cultivator. His eyes were very bright, and after one glance at them, Wang Wei was almost fascinated.

He saw time, space, matter, chaos, and many other concepts. But all of these concepts were burned off by this indescribable flame. This flame seemed to be one yet millions of different ones at once.

If he did not control himself, he could feel that he would be lost in these eyes, and even would his Dao would be affected and change to Flame. So, he used his will to remove himself from the state of enlightenment that he felt was coming.

Immediately, he guessed the identity of this person: the Flame Emperor. After realizing this, Wang Wei was a little surprised as the Flame Emperor gave him a different feeling than Emperor Kong that he met.

He felt more mysterious, more powerful.

'From what I guessed, Emperor Kong was most likely an Empyrean, does that mean the Flame Emperor is a Paragon? Or is he in a higher stage than Empyrean but not yer a Paragon?'

While Wang Wei was looking at the Flame Emperor and analyzing him, the latter was doing the same too. A few seconds after appearing, the Emperor finally spoke.

"What an ingenious method, stealing the fate of someone and taking on their identity, talent, memories, soul, Luck, and even Karma."

Then, he slightly waved his hand and Wang Wei and Lou Cheng were instantly separated. Lou Cheng laud unconscious on the floor while Wang Wei stood calmly looking at the Flame Emperor.

Meanwhile, the latter waved his hand and the [Ten Thousand Flame Sutra] that was floating in the air rushed into Lou Cheng's Sea of Consciousness and was sealed away.

"Although this lad is not as talented as you, he is destined to inherit my mantle," said the Flame Emperor as he looked at Wang Wei.

"Are you the descendant of the Qiyuan Emperor?"

"Junior has seen the Flame Emperor."

"*Sigh* Your Wang Clan is truly a blessed bloodline."

Wang Wei felt that these words did not just praise his talent but had a different meaning. However, he did not ask any further questions. The moment he saw the Flame Emperor, he had the urge to ask about his plan to use the Origin Pill Flame Scripture to refine his Primordial Spirit; whether it was possible to succeed, and what other things to watch out for.

However, he refrained from doing so as this would involve his Paragon Soul. Wu Hong has warned him not to reveal this secret to anyone, and she even helps train in the [Empress Wu Sealing Sutra] to place a seal on his soul to prevent others from peeping at it.

So, he immediately gave up the idea.

"I understand that one of the main reasons that he was able to achieve so much in such a short period of time is because of you. So, I will not let you waste your time in vain," continued the Flame Emperor.

With a wave of his hand, a blue cauldron appeared in the room, then, Wang Wei was absorbed inside of it. Meanwhile, the Flame Emperor shook his head calmly.

"What a talented young lad. As an Eternal Talent, he has a high chance of becoming an Eternal Emperor."

Thinking about Eternal Emperors, the Flame Emperor sighed with a little dejection. When he proved the Dao, he was so close to becoming one, you could say that he missed a single step.

Back then, he had the strength of an Eternal Emperor but unfortunately, not their means and abilities. This has been a sore spot for him in his path of cultivation.

After shaking his head slightly, he had a look of regret on his face:

"If this lad was not a Supreme Outlaw, his accomplishments would still be unimaginable. And if survived, he will probably shake things in the Eternal Ascencion World and maybe even cut off the roots of these parasites."

After saying these words, the Flame Emperor paused as he suddenly had a whim. As higher dimensional creatures, his whims were not for no reason. So, his eyes suddenly changed to contain space and time.

He no longer perceived time as one-dimensional or linear but experienced all of it at once: past, present, and future. That way, he can calculate the reason for his whim.

After seeing countless futures and possibilities, Flame Emperor began to deduce the truth. And right he was about to succeed, he felt an instinctive fear: the fear of death.

So, he immediately withdraw from his deduction with the information he managed to gather.

"Ultimate Taboo? Is this kid involved with the ultimate taboo?"

The Flame Emperor frowned deeply. The last time the Ultimate Taboo occurred, he did want to participate so he ran to hide in Chaos. However, even then, he was not totally safe.

Nevertheless, his actions allowed him to survive the incident intact, without losing much of his powers. Yet, part of him still regretted it.

"This time, I may not be able to run away," he muttered. "In that case, I should take this opportunity to accomplish my dream; I have to escape this cage."

After making a decision, the Flame Emperor no longer hesitated. A seed appeared in his hand before throwing it into Lou Cheng's body. The seed blended with his bloodline, changing his natural talent for the better.

As for Wang Wei, after entering the cauldron, he found himself in a world of fire: yellow fire. The fire began to burn his body. To be precise, the impurities and imperfection in his fleshly body.

The things that even Wang Wei and Wu Hong could not spot. After all, the current Empress Wu was nothing compared to her former self, she has too many limitations and worries.

The process was quite painful but nothing he could not bear. And once everything was over, Wang Wei knew what the main change occurred to him.

After refining Ji Song's Heavy Ax Physique, he did not completely absorb all his talents since his alchemy back then was shoddy at best. There were many residues left in his body that was not properly absorbed.

Now, the Yellow Flame helped him absorb these residues, thus increasing the strength of his fleshly body by a few percent, and increasing his talent for body refining. And the changes did not stop there. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

The flame optimized all the other body parts that he previously tempered–including the 7 Chakras. After he was done, Wang Wei really felt that he achieved "true perfection".

The yellow flame entered his heart where the Phoenix Heart Pill was located and absorbed it. Then, an unimaginable amount of life force came out from the flame heading towards Wang Wei's blood.

His blood seemed very thirsty as they absorbed as much life force that was granted. In the process, they quickly turned golden-purple. Wang Wei did not know how long the process lasted.

Maybe an instant, maybe days, months, and even years. However, what he knew was that once it was finished, he completed the second step of tempering his blood: Life Force Absorption.

Only the last step of Comprehension remained.

Standing inside this world of flame, Wang Wei clenched his hand to feel the power flowing through his veins. According to his calculation, he was only one single step from the strength of Quasi-Emperors.

And regular Quasi-Emperors could not kill him.

'Is this was Sun Wukong felt like in Laotzu's Furnace?' thought Wang Wei for a moment before removing this thought from his head. The Yellow Flame gave him one last opportunity.

It gave him the Flame Emperor's understanding and use of the Chaos Flame. Immediately afterward, Wang Wei found himself in the previous inheritance space with only Lou Cheng on the floor.

Another message was sent into his mind. He can continue his plans as Lou Cheng but the latter must not be harmed in any way. Wang Wei hesitated for a moment before using the [Fate Stealing Technique] once more to become him.

Then, he exited the space.

As soon as he left, he met his cheap master who has been waiting for him outside.

"Did you succeed?"

Wang Wei shook his head. Although the sutra was sealed inside Lou Cheng's mind, he could not get access to it.

"So, even you cannot pass this trial?"

"Master, I did pass it. However, the Flame Emperor appeared and said that it was not the destined time for his inheritance to appear.. So, he sealed inside my Sea of Consciousness."

Chapter 373 - Failure As A Master

Wang Wei had no choice but, to tell the truth. According to the Flame Emperor's seal, once he left, Lou Cheng will be able to gain access to the [Ten Thousand Flame Art].

After hearing this, Ye Lao said: "Let me see."

He then used his Divine Sense to check inside Lou Cheng's Sea of Consciousness. The Niwan Palace is a very fragile and important part of a cultivator's journey.

So, normally, they would never allow anyone to randomly check it. However, as master and disciple, socially and culturally, their relationship is better than father and sons.

As such, although Wang Wei was very uncomfortable with Ye Lao's request, he had to accept it since he was currently playing as Lou Cheng. Anyway, it was not his Sea of Consciousness that was being scanned.

So, he immediately adjusted his mood and hid the Infatuation Flower deep inside his soul.

Meanwhile, Ye Lao did not notice the strange mood change of his disciple. After checking the latter, he discovered a book with a powerful seal inside; the seal was similar to many bans that were placed on Emperor Scriptures to prevent them from being leaked.

He tried to discover the conditions necessary to release such a ban, unfortunately, he was only a little Saint so he was powerless.

Then, a deep frown appeared on his face. The main reason he wanted his disciple to pass this trial and acquire this scripture was to use it as a bargaining chip to gain access to the [Origin Pill Flame Scripture].

Although the [Ten Thousand Flame Art] might be powerful, but Ye Lao–who knew some secrets as a sect master–did not think that it was as good as the [Origin Pill Flame Scripture].

And even it was, he would still want his disciple to cultivate the former. After all, it is the orthodox inheritance of their sect. These old and conservative Supreme Elders would not complain because of this.

One of the reasons that Fu Caiyun is so heavily supported in the sect is because he is the only person that succeeded in cultivating this scripture. Even Ye Lao failed during his generation.

So, as long as one of his disciples managed to do the same thing, he can drastically decrease Fu Caiyun's influence. Unfortunately, Ye Lao could see that things would not go as easily as he imagined.

So, after complimenting Lou Cheng for passing the trial and giving him a few words of reassurance, Ye Lao quickly returned to the sect. On their way back, they also suffered a few assassinations attack.

However, the sect master seemed to be prepared and ensured that his disciple was not the wiser. Of course, with Wang Wei's senses, he could still feel some of the battles that occurred. He just pretended that he did know anything.

After returning to the Origin Pill Dao Sect, back to his cave, Wang Wei began to analyze the changes that occurred to Lou Cheng while waiting for news from his cheap master.

He realized that some changes had occurred in Lou Cheng's bloodline which radically increase not only his talent for cultivation but also for Alchemy.

During the process of refining pills, Wang Wei now did not have to use his understanding and senses as Lou Cheng's talent was more than enough. This was somewhat of good news for Wang Wei as it reduced the chances of him being discovered.

Additionally, once he leaves this body, Lou Cheng can more easily inherit all the abilities and status that Wang Wei created for him. However, at the same time, he was also worried.

His intuition told him that Lou Cheng's inheriting this scripture has him falling into the Flame Emperor's calculation. And in the end, he might end up very miserable.

Truth be told, Wang Wei guessed that even if he fell into some sort of calculation. If you think about it, there is no way that a person like Lou Cheng could pass the Inheritance Trial without his help.

After thinking about it, he felt that he was right. So, he thoroughly checked Lou Cheng's body and his but did not find anything. So, he became a little worried since he could not figure out what the Flame Emperor wanted to do.

In the end, he calmed down as he realized that he was not Lou Cheng; he is still the Sacred Son of the most powerful sect in the world. It was not that easy to scheme against him–even for a Great Emperor.

And if all fails, he still has a mysterious wife that he cannot fathom how powerful she is. Additionally, as long as he becomes a Great Emperor, he will not care about the Flame Emperor.

So, no matter what, the one who will suffer is probably Lou Cheng.

After figuring this out, he was relieved and just waited for news from his cheap master. Right now, he was so close to achieving his goal. Although he was excited, he still managed to properly control his emotions.

A few days later, Wang Wei was called into his master's cave. As soon as he entered, he saw that the old man had a haggard look on his face; tiredness oozed out of his body.

Wang Wei even smelled a faint odor of alcohol. Although Ye Lao tried to remove the scent, as an alchemist, his sense of smell was better than most dog demons.

"Master, is everything alright?"

"Little fifth, do you think that your master is useless?"

Wang Wei guessed that something happened the moment he saw the state of this old man. Most likely, he failed in his mission. But he did not expect him to be in such a state.

"Master, what happened?"

"I tried to get you the [Origin Pill Flame Scripture] but Fu Caiyun and many of the Elders and even Supreme Elders rejected my proposal. Even when I said that you have acquired the [Ten Thousand Flame Art], they did not believe me.

"No, they insisted on checking your Sea of Consciousness to ensure that I was not lying. How could I not see the malicious nature in their words? If I let that happen, Heaven knows what would happen to you in the process."

Ye Lao looked at his hand and sighed deeply, full of melancholy.

"I knew that Fu Caiyin controlled a lot of the upper echelons of the sect but I did not expect it to be so bad. Today, when I saw so many people siding with him, I felt useless, broken, and unworthy.

"As a sect master, I have so little power in my own sect. The worse thing is that the situation would have been even worse if not for you recently becoming a Saint Alchemist."

After saying this, Ye Lao seemed to have aged by a lot; a depressed aura emanated from his body.

"Master, you're not useless."

He laughed sarcastically at himself:

"As a master, I am forced to rely on my apprentice to sustain the most basic level of face. If I'm not useless, then what am I?"

Wang Wei was momentarily quiet as he sighed internally to himself. In the cultivating world, everyone has difficulties that they have to go through–no matter the strength and status. freewebnøvel.coɱ

Look at Ye Lao, to the outside world, he is the sect master of a powerful Emperor Lineage, has high cultivation and level, and is a respected Tier 5 Alchemist.

Yet, who would have thought that he was almost like a Puppet Leader in his faction, not being able to control the resources of the sect.

Looking at Wang Wei. To the outside world, he is the future leader of the most powerful sect in this world. In his life, he has nothing to worry about and he has a beautiful and powerful wife.

Yet, how many people know how much pressure he is under, how many people's lives are depending on him, waiting for him to bring the sect to prosperity.

Over the years, he appeared to have lived up to these expectations. However, he along with everyone knows that if he cannot become a Great Emperor, then everything is veined.

So, everyone has their problem.

"Master, this is not the time to wallow in pity," said Wang Wei.

"What else can I do?"

"You said it yourself, as long as I acquire the Origin Pill Flame Sutra, Fu Caiyun's power in the sect will be drastically decreased. Additionally, I have the Flame Emperor inheritance. With those two scriptures, wouldn't be easy to deal with him?"

Ye Lao's eyes became brighter after hearing this, then the luster slightly abated:

"But I cannot get access to the Origin Pill Flame Sutra?"

"Is there really no way? There should be a way for me to acquire it without giving Fu Caiyun any chance at stopping at it."

Ye Lao frowned as he pondered deeply. Then, his eyes suddenly began to shine brighter than the sun itself.

"The Pill Sage Trial."

Chapter 374 - Pill Sage Trial

Wang Wei frowned after hearing his master's words, faking a look of confusion. Of course, he knew what the Pill Sage Trial was, after all, he did extensive research on the Origin Dao Pill Sect.

However, he did not know how it could help him acquire the Origin Pill Flame Sutra. This should one of the secrets that only the sect master or a few people could know.

After seeing his disciple's confused face, Ye Lao explained:

"May different sects and Emperor Lineages have different ways of choosing a Heaven Chosen to cultivated in each generation. When it comes to our Origin Pill Dao Sect, the Pill Sage Trial is one of them."

"Master, I do not think that becoming the sect's Heaven Chosen will have any effect on our situation."

"Normally, you would be correct. However, our sect's trial is different. Above the Heaven Chosen, in this trial, there is a level referred to as Ancestor's Blessing.

"As long as you can acquire this grade in the trial, according to our ancestor's rules, all the resources of the sect will available to you without hesitation."

"So simple?"

"Simple? Boy, you do not know anything. Since the sect's inception, the number of people who got that grade can be counted on one hand."

"What about Fu Caiyun? Did he get an Ancestor Blessing?"

"Even he failed," replied Ye Lao with a sigh. With Fu Caiyun's talent, many people thought that he would succeed but he did not. At that time, Ye Lao was both relieved and disappointed at the same time.

"What exactly is this Ancestral Blessing you talk about?" asked Wang Wei in confusion. He had never heard of this, so, he wanted to gather as much information as possible.

"The so-called Ancestral Blessing has to do with our founder, the Danyuan Emperor, and the current predicament of professionals in this world."

Wang Wei remained silent as he listened intently.

"Alchemist is in a very hard predicament in this world. When it comes to proving the Dao and becoming Emperor, Alchemists are at a disadvantage as the Heaven Will requires strength to acquire.

"Most Alchemists focus their lives on cultivating their Pill Refining Level and are usually very weak in terms of combat. And every Alchemist that becomes Emperor must be excellent in both Pill Refinement and have high combat value.

"The majority of cultivators have to spend their entire lives increasing their combat power, how could they have time to raise their Alchemy Level to a truly profound level that can bear the Heaven Will?"

Wang Wei was silent as he already realized the unfairness of the situation to Alchemists. When it comes to other professions like Weapon Refining, Talisman Making, and Array Master, they usually have some combat power in the later stage of cultivation–especially Talisman Makers and Array Masters.

Nevertheless, it does not change the fact that they are at a disadvantage when it comes to the Battle of Heaven Will. As a result of the current situation, all the Great Emperors who proved the Dao through Alchemy are usually extremely talented geniuses or extremely lucky individuals.

"While traveling to other World Communities, the Danyuan Emperor once discovered a Heaven Will World called Myriad Pill World. In this world, only Pill Refiners can become Great Emperors."

Wang Wei's eyes lit up after hearing this. In the Endless Void, anything is possible. The Laws of Heaven and Earth of each Heaven Will World is different, leading to different cultivation system, different Dao, philosophies, ideas, and civilization.

One day, he will experience all of them to broaden his vision.

"Master, what about other professions? Can they also become Great Emperors too?"

"All the other professions are used to develop Alchemy. In this world, most Alchemists will dabble in other professions to find inspiration on how to develop their Alchemy. And no, other professions cannot become Emperor."

"Then, how do they compete for the Heaven Will?"

"During the Heaven Will Battle, alchemists will simply compete on their skills. The person who has a better pill refinement method will become Emperor.

"However, despite how simple things seem, the competition is not."

Ye Lao momentarily paused with a look of yearning on his face.

"According to description, in this world, Alchemy is developed beyond your imagination. Countless techniques, ideas, and methods of Alchemy are invented every day.

"The Alchemists in this world is all about innovation, surpassing the predecessors. So, each generation, new ideas or ways of thinking in the Dao of Alchemy is created."

"This sounds like the Paradise and the Hell for Alchemists," replied Wang Wei.

"Indeed."

In this kind of world, only the truly talented Alchemist can thrive while the others will become foils to others, forever bound by the shackles called "mediocrity".

In the Myriad Emperor Word, all Alchemists have some level of status–no matter how low they are. That is mainly because the ratio of Alchemists and cultivators is so low that they are unique.

However, in a world where almost everybody is an Alchemists, only the truly elite can shine, only they can have respected status, wealth, and power.

"Master, what does this have to do with the Pill Sage Trial?"

"After traveling to that world, our founder established the Pill Sage Trial and the Ancestral Blessing Level."

"You mean…"

"Yes. To acquire the Ancestral Blessing Grade, you have to innovate. Whether it is a brand new Alchemy concept, techniques, refining process, or even philosophy. As long as it is something new and original, the Will of the Ancestors in the trial will judge this innovation and decide whether you can get their blessing.

"If you succeed, you will be the default Sect Master of the sect, gaining access to all the resources–including the Origin Pill Flame Scripture."

Wang Wei frowned while in deep thought. This is harder than it sounds. He could guess the reason that the Danyuan Emperor created this level of this trial. However, unlike the people of the Myriad Pill World that are used to innovation, the majority of people in this world are very conservative.

They take the words of the ancestors, of the sages of the past, as doctrines that must be followed. And when people actually try to innovate, they are criticized for being unorthodox and even killed.

A perfect example of that is how the Formation Ancestor killed his junior brother for creating a new path for the Dao of Formation.

Of course, Wang Wei does not have such problems. Not to mention that his mind is not shackled by the achievements and ideologies of the people who came before him, he is still a transmigrator who has access to a completely different civilization.

In his mind, there are many ideas on how to innovate Alchemy. However, there is still the issue of turning these ideas into reality; he needs time and more information.

"Master, do you have any information on the people who received the Ancestral Blessing?"

Ye Lao nodded his head before entering one of the rooms in his cave. A few minutes later, he returned with two jade talismans. In one of them, there was information about the previous people who received the blessing.

Meanwhile, in the other, there was a recording.

With intrigue, he looked at the recording. He saw a woman refining a pill. Based on the materials and runes that were engraved, Wang Wei knew that it was a Saint Grade Enlightening Pill.

The process was standard, and the technique she used was sublime. However, there was nothing new or innovative. Or so he thought.

After she was done, 14 pills were floating inside her cauldron, all perfect quality. Then, she arranged 13 of the pills in different locations with the last one at the center.

A small formation was created by the 13 pills. The Pill formation allowed the other pills to transfer their medicinal materials and strength to the one in the middle, elevating it to a Quasi-Supreme Pill.

"Ingenious," suddenly muttered Wang Wei,

"Indeed. At that time, she had just invented this technique so it was not perfect. Later that year, she further refined this method and was able to create a real Supreme Tier Pill.

"At that time, she was also in the Divine Body Realm like you."

"Master, who is she? Such a genius should not be unknown, right?"

"She's the Illusory Pill Emperor."

"That makes sense."

Based on the description of the [Illusory Pill Canon], it is obvious that she took inspiration from Array Masters and Talisman Makers. In the later stages, talented people in these professions can set up instant formations or instant talismans.

Most like, the Illusory Pill Emperor had the idea of instant pills so she studies these other professions intensively for inspiration. And even succeeded.

"So, little Cheng, what do you think? Can you pass the trial and receive the Ancestor Blessing?"

Wang Wei pondered for a moment. He was not worried that he could not pass the trial. What he was worried about was whether the Will of any of the sect's Great Emperor would manifest itself if he succeeded.

After his encounter with the Flame Emperor, he knew that his method was ineffective. So, after pondering for a while, he decided to take the risk.

"Master, give me some time to prepare and there should be no problem."

Chapter 375 - Body As Heaven And Earth

Wang Wei took at least five years before he entered the Pill Sage Trial, preparing for what to do to receive the Ancestral Blessing. Additionally, since he feared that he might be discovered, he called the Dao Opening Sect to secretly stay close to the Origin Pill Dao Sect.

If his identity is revealed, he can use his background to smooth things out. Albeit it will be a little embarrassing, as long as the sect comes forward to explain this situation and pay a certain price, everything should be fine.

After all, who would not give the Dao Opening Sect's face.

On top of it all, he can use this opportunity to explain the situation and ask for an exchange of scripture. As long as they agreed, he did not mind exchanging any of the Emperor Scripture of his sect with them.

They can both sign the highest contract and swore the heaviest oath to prevent these scriptures.

And if the Origin Pill Dao Sect did not agree with all these conditions, then Wang Wei will not hesitate to start an Emperor Dao War with them.

The [Origin Pill Flame Scripture] is not only necessary for him to create a Primordial Spirit, but to create a unique one that can help in his path of cultivation.

So, he did not want to forfeit the benefits and advantages of doing so. Nor did he want to change to another cultivation system to deal with the issue of his Paragon-Quality Soul. That would bring another set of problems.

So, when the time arrived, Ye Lao summoned the Elders to open the trial. This time, things went smoothly. Although Fu Caiyun tried to interfere or delay the process, he did not have any valid reason.

Anyone could see that he was doing it out of pure spite. This time, the Elders sided with Ye Lao. After all, Lou Cheng has proven that he is as talented as Fu Caiyun–if not more. It was in their benefit to give him a little favor in case, later on, he became successful.

At the very least, remove his resentment for the previous thing.

All the Elders could guess what Ye Lao was going to do. Although they did not think that he would succeed, they wanted to see him try–just in case.

So, without much effort or struggle, Wang Wei entered the small realm where the trial would take place. It was a large room with five statues in the middle.

These statues were of the Great Emperors of the sect. He bowed to the statues to show his respect to the ancestors, while in secret, he was checking to see whether there were any residual Will or Spirit inside these statues.

He did not dare use his Divine Sense but he used his True Vision. Unfortunately, he could not detect anything nor did he dare use extreme means as he knew that his master and the elders of the sect were watching.

After bowing, three choices were given to Wang Wei as there there are two different trials: The Battle Trial, the Pill Refining Trial. According to the sect's rule, a person can become the Heaven Chosen of the sect if he has a high combat level, so this part of the trial was added.

However, if someone chose the Battle Trial, they are still required to have some level of attainment in Alchemy. After all, this is an alchemy sect. Wang Wei chose the Pill Refinement test.

During his time as Lou Cheng, he has never displayed any form of high combat power. After making a choice, he immediately began.

He took out a bunch of materials from his space ring. Then, he moved his fingers to cast a strange spell making the herbs disappear. When they appeared, they were inside his Divine Sea, floating on top of his Origin Sea.

The people who were watching this trial through formations were puzzled by his actions. Then, to their surprise, the trial began to display what was happening inside Lou Cheng's Divine Sea.

The latter started using his origin essence to wash every single part of these herbs–both inside and outside. Once that was done, a fire came out from his heart and traveled to his Divine Sea.

The Flame then began to purify the materials one by one, once done, the medicinal liquids of these herbs were mixed at the appropriate ratio.

"Could he be…" muttered Ye Lao in surprise.

"He's using his body as a cauldron to refine pills. What a great idea. However, this should not be enough," commented another Elder.

"You're wrong. He's not using his body as a cauldron, but as Heaven and Earth," added another person.

"Using Heaven and Earth to refine pills. Wouldn't that be classified as an Innate Pill?"

No one answered this question as they focused on what Lou Cheng was doing.

To use the body as Heaven and Earth does not mean just placing the material inside the Divine Sea that it will work. No, you have to treat the body as a universe and makes behave like one.

And how did Wang Wei accomplish that?

Simple. In the Heaven Stage of the Divine Body Realm, cultivators have to control the power of Heaven and Earth, which is a precursor to understanding the law.

Wang Wei studied that power deeply and created a way for the Divine Sea to exude similar property as Heaven and Earth. After all, the Divine Sea is similar to a small world inside the human body.

This was the second step in refining this Pseudo-Innate Pill. The first step is when he washed away the materials with his origin essence. Innate materials are needed to refine Innate Pills.

However, he does not have them, nor does he plan to use them. So, he come up with another method: wash away these materials with his origin essence so that they are branded with his Divine Sea.

That way, it would be as if they were grown by the Divine Sea just like Heaven and Earth grow Innate Materials. According to Wang Wei's theory, it would be best to raise these herbs inside the Divine Sea in the future before using his technique to refine the pill.

When it comes to the final step of rune engraving, the situation became more delicate. Divine runes are a language discovered by cultivators that allow them to resonate with the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

As a result of this, every World's runes are unique since the Laws of every World are different. This also meant that Wang Wei's Divine Sea is different since he is treating it as a World on his own.

So, he cannot use the same runes he used on the outside, at least not completely. Since Wang Wei is imitating the Power of Heaven and Earth of the Myriad Emperor Law, there are still many similarities.

He had to adjust the runes accordingly to fit his Divine Sea.

This step alone will make this technique very difficult for ordinary Alchemists to use. Each person's Divine Sea is different, so when using this technique, they have to rely on their deep understanding of runes to modify them accordingly.

Without high affinity and understanding of runes, ordinary Alchemists will never be able to use this method. Truth be told, Wang Wei has thought of a solution to this problem:

Material Alchemy.

Removing the rune engraving process entirely and relying solely on a large number of herbs to refine the pill. Material Alchemy was perfectly fit for this new technique.

Despite this, Wang Wei did not use this method as the Origin Pill Dao Sect was an "orthodox" sect in the Rune Way. Not to mention that they are largely responsible for the decline of the Material Way.

After the Rune Engravement was finished, Wang Wei had to deal with one last issue: the Law Baptisement.

After a pill is refined, the runes inside will resonate with the Laws of Heaven and Earth and underwent a baptism that elevates the pill to a higher level. The Heaven and Earth of the Myriad Emperor World contained all the Laws in existence making pills have endless possibilities in their effects and abilities.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Wang Wei's Divine Sea. Even if he was in the Void Shattered Realm and possessed the Law in his body, it would be a specific Law.

And that Law might not be the one he needed for the baptism of his pill. Based on his fact, the highest level of pill that his method can refine is Top Earth Grade.

When it comes to higher grades, each alchemist could only refine specific pills based on the Laws that they have comprehended in the Void Shattered Realm.

Of course, Wang Wei was prepared for this problem.

He took two pills from his space ring and swallowed them. The first one is an already existing pill called Second Primordial Spirit Pill. freeweɓnøvel.com

This pill allowed cultivators to create a second and temporary Primordial Sprit. This pill is mainly used when facing soul backlash, the cultivator can use this pill to use a second Primordial Spirit to withstand the backlash for them and prevent injury.

This pill is also very rare as few places have a recipe. This is mainly because of the second effect: The Second Primordial Spirit can slightly increase the comprehension of cultivators and help them understand the Law and reached the next cultivation level.

After taking the pill, a temporarily Primordial Spirit appeared on his Sea of Consciousness.

As for the second pill, that is something that he created himself.

(AN: The volume finally ended in the privilege section, and it was longer than anticipated, but I'm still satisfied in general with the entire thing despite the pacing.. Tomorrow is my birthday, so I will most likely not post from now on and take a week's break.)

Chapter 376 - Finally Succeeded

The second Pill is a Saint Pill called Provisional Law Pill created by Wang Wei, especially for this occasion. As the name implied, this pill will allow him to have temporary access and control some specific law, which will then be used for the final step of this pill.

Essentially, this pill can also be called the Law Baptism Pill.

For example, the pill that he is refining inside his Divine Sea is called Five Elements Balance Pill. This pill can be used to heal injuries by balancing the five elements in the body and can help Void Shattering Cultivators temper their bodies.

Because of the nature of the pill, the Law of Five Elements is needed for the final baptism. However, Wang Wei does not have any law inside his body let alone the Five Element.

However, the Provisional Law Pill contained runes that attracted Five Elements Laws, runes that bind these laws inside the pill, and herbs that allow a person to absorb these laws and temporarily used them.

Of course, this pill has better used than this. At first, he invented the pill for the sake of this Pill Sage Trial. However, once it was made, he realized the real benefit of this pill.

With it, Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators can have advance control of the Law before the Void Shattered Realm; they can practice wielding and controlling the Law to establish a firm foundation before entering the next cultivation realm.

Additionally, Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators can take this opportunity to understand the law. After all, the Laws of Heaven and Earth are very difficult to understand.

However, with this pill, the Law will be revealed to them and controlled by them making it easier to comprehend. For many people who have no hope of entering the Void Shattering Realm, this pill can be a great opportunity for them.

Of course, this pill still has many limitations. For example, powerful Laws like Time, Destruction, Fate, Karma, and many more are not that easy to make. After all, the runes that can resonate with these Laws are very rare and may not even exist.

And even if they did, how many people would be able to engrave them on a pill? What kind of talent would need to do so? What grade of pills will be created in the end? These are all issues that limit the true value of this pill formula.

Nevertheless, it does not change some of its value. After creating this pill, Wang Wei hesitated whether to hide for his sect only and not show it to other people.

However, after pondering about it for a while, he still decided to spread it. His grand plan for when he becomes a Great Emperor requires for the entire Myriad Emperor World to become more powerful.

The more powerful the world is, the more benefit he will receive. And given the fact that this pill can create more Void Shattering Realm cultivators and increase the overall strength of the world, he decided to spread it.

After all, if he wants to achieve great things in the future–especially for his future plans, he will need to have a big heart; he should be able to look at the grand scheme of things and not be bothered by temporary and small gains.

Pettiness and smallmindedness will be a great enemy for his plans.

As for the Dao Opening Sect, when he proves the Dao and becomes a Great Emperor, then, he will leave truly magnificent things that will grant his sect an advantage over others.

After eating the pill, Wang Wei's fake Primordial Spirit was washed away by the Five Element Law. However, soon afterward, he coughed out a big mouthful of blood.

His master who was watching the trial had a worried look on his face, wondering what had gone wrong.

After checking, Wang Wei realized where he made the mistake. To enter the Void Shattering Realm, both the body and the Primordial spirit need to be baptized by the Law.

However, although he had a Primordial Spirit (fake), he was currently at the first level of the Divine Body Real; his weak body was simply incapable of withstanding the power of Law.

After finding the problem, he took action to remedy the situation. He took out a Middle Earth Tier Pill called Golden Body Pill. This is a pill created based on the Metal Element which can temporarily strengthen his body to the peak of the Divine Body Realm. freёwebnovel.com

Once that was done, he was able to finally control the Five Element Law. Then, he began to use it for the baptism. He essentially acted as Heaven and Earth and guided the process of Law Infusion.

Once the process was finished, he fused the Law of Water, Fire, and Metal to created Thunder. Finally, Wang Wei acted as Heavenly Dao and lowered Thunder Tribulation as the final step of this Five Element Balance Pill.

Regrettably, he was not satisfied with the final outcome. Thunder Tribulation will not only destroy the deficiency of a pill but also repair it after passing it. Unfortunately, the Thunder that Wang Wei created did not have the power to repair deficiency, only destroy it.

So, he had to use his origin essence for that process which is nothing compared to the real of Pill Tribulation.

After sighing with a little regret, he removed the Pill from his Divine Sea. As the pill floated in the air, a bright light came out of the five statues and began to scan the pill.

Truth be told, this pill can be considered a wonder in the Alchemic World. Because "Heaven and Earth" created it, the purity of the materials reached an imaginable level. Additionally, the medical strength of the spiritual herbs used was pushed to the limit in terms of efficiency, and the Law was almost perfectly engraved.

As such, the quality of this pill has gone beyond the level of perfection in terms of efficiency and could probably be classified as a grade of its own.

This Pill is almost qualified as an "Innate Pill: with only a few things that disqualified it:

The first one is Wang Wei's cultivation level. When it comes to using his body as a universe or controlling the law, his current body as Lou Cheng and his low-level cultivation have hindered him in the process of creating this pill.

After all, he is still in the Divine Body Realm; he does not have a real Primordial Spirit nor does he have any experience in controlling the Law. No matter how talented he is, he cannot easily make these gaps that require personal experience.

The second problem is the herb used for the pill. With this new technique he created, the best way to use the spiritual herbs is to let them be nourished inside his Origin Sea before using them.

Although he washed them with his Origin Essence before the refinement, it was still not enough.

And the last thing that prevented this pill from being classified as Innate Pill is the lack of Innate Qi. Innate Qi is a higher form of energy than Spiritual Qi that is more beneficial to cultivators, animals, herbs, or ores.

It can make them stronger, live longer, have faster cultivation speed, increase the chances of having high talent, increase the possibility of entering a state of epiphany, and many more.

Without Innate Qi, the pill Wang Wei made can only be categorized as Pseudo-Innate Pill. In fact, Wang Wei has an even better method: to use formation. The who concept of formation/array is to borrow the Power of Heaven and Earth as it is usually more powerful than the individual power.

With the right Formation, he could also use the Power of Heaven and Earth to refine a pill, and the process would be much better than the current one. The reason he did not use this method instead was that it required high attainment in the Dao of Formation,

Lou Cheng has never studied formation besides basic level ones. So, it would raise many questions if he used this method.

Nevertheless, the fact that he created a way to make this Pseudi-Innate Pill had great ramifications.

For one, a golden banner suddenly appeared in the middle of the room. He knew that this was an indication that he did receive the Ancestor Blessing. After seeing this, he was relieved that no other Emperors of the Origin Pill Dao Sect showed up.

And this was not the end.

Auspicious clouds appeared on top of the sect, alerting all the disciples and Elders. Then, a small purple orb descended from the sky penetrating the space of the trial, and floated in front of Wang Wei.

Instantly, he recognized that orb: it was Merit. And Purple merit of the highest caliber. Although it was small, Wang Wei guessed that it was only because this new technique was just invented.

If he spread it out to other Alchemists, the amount of merit he will receive will also increase. So, with a smile on his face, he placed it away.. His bright smile was not only because of the merit but also because he was one step closer to achieving his goal.

Chapter 377: Origin Pill Flame Sutra

The auspicious clouds in the sky over the sect only lasted for a few minutes but it still alerted many people. Whether it was the disciples, elders, or spies from other factions.

Most of them were wondering who receive the merit and for what reason. Unfortunately, only a few people were privy to this kind of information.

After receiving the Ancestral Blessing, a token was given to Wang Wei that displayed his status as the Young Pill Sage of the Origin Pill Dao Sect. Then, he was sent out of the trial.

As soon as he left, Wang Wei found himself surrounded by the Elders of the sect. All of them praised him for his excellent talent, and that his future was bright.

Wang Wei smiled after seeing this while secretly sneering. He knew that the majority of these people were responsible for preventing him from accessing the Origin Pill Flame Scripture a few years back. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

And the only reason that they were so nice to him now was that they were interested in his Innate Pill Technique, while a few were interested in his merit.

Nevertheless, Wang Wei did not act out or ignored these people to show his dissatisfaction. He understood this was part of politics and he knew how to play the game.

So, he placed a smile on his face and return the salute of all the people who came to praise him. However, when they asked about his technique, he always answered in a perfunctory manner.

Some people even heavily suggested or implied that he should hand over the Merit to the sect in return for sect points, even trying to imply that the sect raise him and he should pay back or return some interest.

To these people, Wang Wei pretended that he did not understand their insinuation. In the end, Ye Lao was still the sect master so people had to give him face. He immediately sent these people away while bringing Wang Wei back to his cultivation cave

During the entire ordeal, only one person never showed up their face: Fu Caiyun. The moment Wang Wei passed the trial, he left to return to his cave.

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Back at his cheap master's cave, Wang Wei handed over a jade talisman that contained a detailed explanation of this Innate Pill Technique. After browsing through it briefly, Ye Lao said:

"Give me a few days, then you'll have access to all 5 Emperor Scriptures of the sect."

Wang Wei knew that his master can use this technique to take some power and control of the sect from Fu Caiyun. So, he did not hesitate to give it to him. This can be considered a way to pay a little of the Cause and Effect of being his apprentice, and for when he acquire the Origin Pill Flame Scripture.

Three days later, Wang Wei was called by the old man and brought to the Scripture Hall which contained countless books. After seeing it, Wang Wei was a little surprised as this one was almost in comparison to the Scripture Pavillion of the Dao Opening Sect.

However, thinking about the fact that this sect also existed since the Ancient Emperor Era, it made sense that they have such a heritage. Any sect that can survive so many Eras will usually have a very deep foundation that is acquired through time.

Only a few will actually waste that foundation over time.

The Scripture Hall was divided into seven layers: The first layer contained history books, geography, basic information about the world, along with countless esoteric scriptures that are used as Early Enlightenment for the young disciples.

This layer can be said to be the most useless and the most valuable at the same time because of these scriptures. The reason for that is that those scriptures contained the Ancestor's understanding of Heaven and Earth, their observation of the world, and even some comprehension of the law.

Even if a disciple does not understand them, as long as they remembered them, when the time is right, these scriptures can be used as the basis for their sudden enlightenment.

This is one of the reasons that the aristocratic education of people like Wang Wei, Li Jun, Yang Liling, and all the other Heaven Chosens requires them to read, understand, and memorize these scriptures at a young age.

The second layer of the Scripture Hall contained Profound Tier cultivation method, techniques, and spells which can be used from the Blood Qi Realm to the Divine Altar Realm.

The third layer is for Earth Tier, the fourth layer for Heaven Tier, the fifth layer for Saint Tier, the sixth layer for Supreme and Quasi-Emperor Tier, and the last one for Emperor Scriptures.

Ye Lao easily took Wang Wei through each of the layers. With his sect master token, the formation blocking each layer immediately let them pass through after scanning the token. However, when they tried to enter the last layer, the process took a few minutes.

While entering the last layer, Wang Wei could feel that they entered a different Heaven and Earth. Most likely, this layer was located inside another small world that was different from the Myriad Emperor World; a separate space and time.

As soon as he arrived at his destination, he could feel a powerful Divine Sense secretly scanning their bodies. And the level was at the Supreme Realm. He guessed that this was the Supreme Elder in charge of guarding this place.

After that person found the token in Ye Lao's hand, he seemed to not care, until the sect master took out Wang Wei's Young Pill Sage Token. Then, that person finally retreated.

Immediately afterward, a medium-size wooden house suddenly appeared in front of the two. In general, the house looked nothing extraordinary. After entering it, Wang Wei quickly realized that the space inside was larger than the outside.

Most likely, a formation was used to expand the space inside the house.

Ye Lao led him to a place with 5 stones that were each 10 meters tall, exuding a strange rhyme; these were Inheritance Stones. His gaze fixed on the one in the middle as he immediately knew that this was the one he was looking for.

His master nodded to him before leaving him alone. After taking a deep breath, Wang Wei walked in front of the middle stone and sat cross-legged. He injected his Divine Sense into it.

Immediately afterward, an unknown power broke into his body and began to scan both his body and soul. Every single inch of his body and soul was thoroughly searched. And during the entire process, Wang Wei was on guard in case something went wrong.

Luckily, he was worried for nothing. Once this power finished its search, a strange rune appeared deep inside his soul. He knew that this was a ban to prevent him from leaking the Scripture to outsiders.

Finally, the content of the [Origin Pill Flame Scripture]. He could hear a male voice explaining the content of the scripture step by step to him. Wang Wei immediately entered a state of deep enlightenment, completely ignoring the outside world.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Wei opened his eyes that were gleaming with wisdom and profoundness, then muttered: "What an ingenious method."

The [Origin Pill Flame Sutra] is composed of three main Dao: the Dao of Alchemy, Flame Dao, and the Dao of Good of Fortune. The first two are self-explanatory, while the Good Fortune Dao can be explained into a few words:

Changing something rotten into something magical, into something precious.

And this is the essence of that scripture: the Good Fortunate Flame, also called Origin Pill Flame. Not the one that cultivators used in their cultivation. After entering the Primordial Spirit Realm, the Good Fortunate Flame will disappear while the one condensed from this scripture will not.

Wang Wei could see that the Danyuan Emperor took inspiration from the Good Fortunate Flame when creating the Origin Pill Flame.

This flame allows an Alchemist to refine everything between Heaven and Earth into medicinal properties for pill. Whether it was ordinary and useless things like sands, rocks, or dirt.

Or even important like the Law of Heaven and Earth, you can refine them and transform them into something else, into something more valuable.

There were rumors that the Danyuan once refined an entire Great Thousand World into a pill. There were even rumors that he used the Origin Pill Flame to create a brand new race that can help him with his alchemy.

After reading this scripture, Wang Wei believed in those rumors; this flame was that magical. With the power of Good Fortune, as long as the Danyuan Emperor has the right material, he can easily create life.

Even he himself will be able to do it once he cultivated this scripture to a high enough level.

Now, when it comes to his soul, he was no longer worried as he already had an idea on how he would refine it into a Primodordial Spirit, and not just an ordinary one.

With a smile on his face, Wang Wei went to the stone that contained the [Pill Washing Sutra]. He was interested in this scripture since he had a feeling it would be useful for his Body Refining.

However, he did not comprehend it immediately but instead used his privilege as a Young Pill Sage to condense a book of the scripture with Dao Rhymes on them.

Then, he finally left the seventh layer.