In the end, Fa Ma accepted Gu Yi's explanation.
After all, neither Gu Yi's cultivation nor his alchemy skills could be faked.
To improve so much within a single year, the only possibility was obtaining an ancient inheritance.
The ancient era was tens of thousands of years removed from the present. It was not impossible for it to possess treasures capable of rapidly advancing one's cultivation without harming one's foundation.
What was more, Gu Yi took several scrolls from his storage ring and handed them to Fa Ma.
They recorded various profound pill formulas, alchemy techniques never seen before, and a Soul Cultivation Method.
—This Soul Cultivation Method was not the Remnant Soul Heavenly Art cultivated by Gu Yi, but another technique from the Venerable's memories. It was merely low-grade earth rank.
Yet to Fa Ma, its value was immeasurable.
There were Soul Cultivation Methods on the Dou Qi Continent as well.
However, they were exceedingly rare. The Northwest Continent, where the Jia Ma Empire was located, had none at all.
Only the Eight Ancient Clans of Central Plains, the Alchemy Tower and alchemy families skilled in pill refinement, as well as a small number of eighth-tier alchemists, possessed Soul Cultivation Methods.
Fa Ma, who had previously only been a peak fifth-tier alchemist and was now an early sixth-tier alchemist, had never been qualified to come into contact with one.
Now that Gu Yi had brought out several such scrolls, he had no choice but to believe that Gu Yi had obtained an ancient inheritance.
The moment he received this soul technique, Fa Ma's excitement was beyond words.
With this technique, his soul realm might one day advance from the Mortal Realm into the Spirit Realm.
His alchemy skills would then have a chance of reaching the seventh tier, or