The requirements for advancing to Alchemy Grandmaster were not actually that high. As long as there were enough alchemical items nearby to trigger the alchemical energy within the person advancing, it was enough.
One had to understand that after the Alchemy Master inscription had shattered, the transformed alchemical energy had already become a higher form of energy. It was far beyond what spiritual force alone could control; only the vitality of the alchemical energy itself could accomplish that.
This had something in common with deities as well. Deities needed enough believers to increase their Faith Power, which was then transformed into divine power for their use.
The alchemical energy within Abel was the same. It needed a large number of alchemical items to resonate with it, ultimately allowing it to come alive on its own.
It was like nurturing a life. The alchemical energy within Abel continued to flicker, and in his perception, it seemed to be developing a hazy consciousness.
Outside, the entire Golden Castle, along with the Super Teleportation Array attached to it, was emitting alternating flashes of light.
It was not just the Golden Castle. Even the alchemical potions in the warehouse were flashing on and off.
Everyone in the Golden Castle stopped what they were doing. The servants forgot their work, the chefs forgot the dishes cooking in their pots, and Steward Meyer forgot to greet the guests.
The guests, meanwhile, stared at the changes before them in stunned silence. Every one of them had lived for over a hundred years, or even several hundred, yet none had ever seen anything like this.
The hazy consciousness born from the alchemical energy was extremely simple. To Abel, it was like a basic calculator.
He transmitted the Alchemy Grandmaster inscription into the alchemical energy. The complicated inscription made