Alchemist Inheritance

"This is... a chest?" Xiao Se froze for a moment, then a radiant smile spread across his face. He muttered softly, "It seems the person who arrived here before me only took the things on the surface. The real treasures were stored beneath the stone platform."

After taking out the treasure chest, Xiao Se opened it with almost no effort.

Inside the chest lay three scrolls—one red, one white, and one black—arranged neatly side by side. An envelope rested atop them.

Five large characters were written on the front of the envelope: Podocarpus's Autobiography.

"Gulp." Xiao Se swallowed hard, excitement gleaming in his black eyes. "These are Dou Techniques..."

Suppressing the urge to immediately take out the Dou Technique scrolls, Xiao Se opened the envelope and began to read.

I am Podocarpus, a Pill Emperor of the Gama Empire.

I began cultivating Dou Qi at the age of four. At fifteen, I possessed Ninth Stage Dou Qi. At sixteen, I broke through the tenth stage of Dou Qi and condensed a Dou Qi Cyclone. That same year, I took Gu Lao as my master and studied alchemy. At eighteen, I officially became a First-Rank Alchemist.

At twenty, I broke through to become a Dou Shi. That same year, I advanced to Second-Rank Alchemist.

At twenty-five, I broke through to become a Great Fighter.

At thirty, I advanced to Third-Rank Alchemist and broke through to become a Dou Ling that same year.

At fifty, I broke through to become a Dou Huang and advanced to Sixth-Rank Alchemist.

At seventy, I reached the Dou Huang Peak. Alas, my fortune was limited, and I could not break through to the Dou Zong realm. Thus, I entered secluded life-and-death cultivation here.

If a fated person obtains this, you must first press the switch on the back of the chest before taking the Dou Techniques. Within the secret compartment beneath the chest are the origin Beast Flame of a Fifth Order Magical Beast, the Fire Devouring Flood Dragon, along with this old man's lifelong alchemy insights.

Otherwise, the Beast Flame will erupt. For anyone below Dou Wang, the chance of survival is zero.

I hope you will take care.

—Left by Pill Emperor Podocarpus.

After reading the letter, Xiao Se could not help drawing in a sharp breath. He wiped away cold sweat that did not exist from his forehead.

Xiao Se muttered to himself, "Good heavens. So if I hadn't read this letter first and had directly taken the Dou Techniques, the Beast Flame hidden in the chest's secret compartment would have erupted. Not only would I have failed to obtain the Dou Techniques, but even my life would have been hard to save. It seems this Pill Emperor simply didn't want future generations to forget him. And this chest appears to block Soul Power, which explains why the person who came before didn't discover it."

After putting away the letter, Xiao Se walked around to the back of the chest. Upon closer inspection, he indeed found a button the size of a fingernail. He gently pressed it, and the chest automatically slid apart horizontally at its midpoint.

In an instant, the temperature throughout the cave rose sharply.

On the left side of the chest's secret compartment lay a dark green Jade Bottle. Through the dark green Jade Bottle, Xiao Se could vaguely see bluish-white flames flickering within.

"So this is the origin Beast Flame of the Fifth Order Magical Beast, the Fire Devouring Flood Dragon? If it fully erupted, it would be enough to kill any expert below Dou Wang."

Xiao Se did not overestimate himself by trying to touch the thing. With his newly attained Dou Zhe cultivation and without having cultivated any cultivation method, touching it would be nothing short of courting death.

Forcing himself to resist the temptation of the Beast Flame, Xiao Se shifted his gaze to the right side of the secret compartment.

It was a Jet Black Shiny Ring. A dazzling dark-blue gemstone was embedded on its surface, and a single character could vaguely be seen on its inner side.

"This is a Middle Grade Storage Ring." Xiao Se cried out, the joy on his face impossible to conceal.

Taking out the Ring, Xiao Se put it onto his left thumb.

After channeling Dou Qi into it to sense its contents, Xiao Se found a vast space inside. By rough estimation, its Internal Space was at least over one hundred cubic meters.

Xiao Se took out the letter Podocarpus had left behind from his chest and tried to store it in the Ring.

A faint glow shot out from the gemstone embedded in the Ring and shone onto the envelope. The envelope was instantly taken inside.

The next second, the dark-blue gemstone embedded in the Ring projected the translucent upper body of a human figure. The figure was extremely blurry and unstable, as though it could disperse at any moment.

Before Xiao Se could react, it turned into a streak of light and entered his mind through the space between his brows.

The instant the streak of light entered Xiao Se's mind, he felt as though his head were about to explode. An immense flood of alchemist memories—fire control, the use of Soul Power perception, material identification, pill formulas, and more—surged endlessly into his mind.

At the same time, a dignified yet calm voice echoed in Xiao Se's mind.

"Fated one, congratulations. Congratulations on passing my final test. Your choice to immediately store the letter I left behind in the Ring proves that you are a grateful person. This remnant soul contains the alchemy experience I gained throughout my life. You happen to meet the requirements of an alchemist, so go forth and carry on my alchemy arts."

After a long while, once he had fully absorbed the alchemist memories, Xiao Se finally recovered. At that moment, he felt that the world had become far clearer, and the confusion in his heart was no longer so great.

His mind now contained the alchemy memories of a peak Sixth-Rank Alchemist. All he needed now were medicinal ingredients and practice. Once his strength rose, he could become a true Sixth-Rank Alchemist.

"Looks like I've struck it rich this time. To leave behind a remnant soul with Dou Huang Peak strength... it seems Pill Emperor Podocarpus's Soul Power was no less formidable than Han Feng, the peak Sixth-Rank Alchemist from the original story."

Ding, patch installation complete.

Ding, System personal panel automatically opened...

Host: Xiao Se

Gender: Male

Age: Eleven

Cultivation: One-Star Dou Zhe.

Dou Qi Attribute: Fire (mixed with a trace of wood attribute)

Cultivation Method: None

Dou Technique: "Stone Crushing Palm," Yellow Middle Grade

Exchange Attempts: 1

System Warehouse: None (one cubic meter)

Looking at the translucent screen before him, Xiao Se was slightly stunned. This System update had added two functions: a Dou Qi attribute display and the System Warehouse.

Xiao Se took out the Palm Heaven Bottle from the Storage Belt. Such an important supreme treasure naturally could not be kept on his person. He then called out in his mind, "System, store the Palm Heaven Bottle in the System Warehouse."

The moment the words left his mouth, the Palm Heaven Bottle in Xiao Se's hand vanished. Looking at the System panel again, Xiao Se saw that an item named Palm Heaven Bottle had appeared under the warehouse section.

A satisfied smile appeared on Xiao Se's face. "It really is the Palm Heaven Bottle. Looks like I won't need to worry about alchemy in the future. Medicinal ingredients will be practically limitless."

As he spoke, Xiao Se took out the three Dou Technique scrolls from the chest, closed it, and stored the chest, the Beast Flame, and all three scrolls in the Ring.

Then, he took out the Burning Art that had been placed in the Storage Belt.

At this moment, the Burning Art was the only cultivation method left in his arms.

"From Podocarpus's alchemist memories, I learned how to refine the Fire Devouring Flood Dragon's Beast Flame. I'll cultivate the Burning Art first. After devouring the Beast Flame, I should be able to raise the Burning Art to Yellow Middle Grade."

Having made up his mind, he briefly cleaned up the Stone Chamber, then sat cross-legged. He opened the Burning Art with his palm and channeled Dou Qi into it. It transformed into a stream of scorching information that surged into Xiao Se's mind.

The conversion of Dou Qi officially began...

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