Pills were divided into nine tiers. The first three were the elixirs and miracle medicines of common understanding.
Those of the fourth tier and above possessed such mighty, extraordinary properties that they were called Golden Pills.
Even one as high as the ninth tier could be called a Nine-Turn Golden Pill!
Among all these tiers, only Tier 5 Pills stood apart, bearing the symbolism of the "divine" and the "sacred."
Whether divine pills or sacred medicines, they contained the creative power of heaven and earth.
That was why one figure in the Mountain Sea World's Central Province was known as the Pill Saint: he could refine Tier 5 sacred medicines.
When Luo Chen had first entered the Alchemy Dao, his imagination had run wild. He had even boasted that one day he would stand shoulder to shoulder with the Pill Saint.
But that had only ever been a boast.
He had never expected to truly attempt such a feat one day.
Yet a feat was called a feat precisely because no ordinary person could accomplish it.
A month later.
Atop the towering summit, an explosion rang out from within the Primal Chaos Cauldron.
Powerful Medicinal Power burst through the pill's restrictions, forming a circular ripple that swept in every direction.
Luo Chen whipped his sleeves, fanning away much of the blast, but the remaining shockwave still struck him and sent him flying hundreds of yards.
On the ground, Qi Armor surged around him. The Profound Dust Armor had generated it on its own to block the shockwave.
Luo Chen slowly flew back, his face dark.
Failure had come faster than he had imagined.
And the extent of it was harder to accept still.
Something had gone wrong in the very first stage, when the ingredients were broken down and fused.