After leaving the bustling Anyost City, Abel stood in the cultivation room on the fifth floor of Ao Ya Royal Palace. He had done nothing since getting up that morning, merely sitting there quietly and relaxing his body and mind.
According to Master Mara, noon offered the highest chance of successfully advancing to a Senior Alchemist. It was also best to reach one's optimal physical and mental state before advancing. These were the experiences accumulated by elven alchemists over many years.
The time had come. Abel's heart stirred, and the Intermediate Alchemy Rune in his mind blazed with golden light. His mental power focused completely on the Intermediate Alchemy Rune.
The Intermediate Alchemy Rune, which had already been filled to the brim, grew brighter and brighter under the influence of his mental power. It began to soften.
This was a crucial stage in upgrading an Intermediate Alchemy Rune into an Advanced Alchemy Pattern. It was also the stage at which the greatest number of alchemists failed.
The golden energy had formed the Intermediate Alchemy Rune, which had already solidified. Now, he had to use his mental power to liquefy it. If anything went wrong, the entire Intermediate Alchemy Rune would collapse.
However, Abel's mental power was extremely strong now, more than enough to control the entire liquefaction process.
As time passed, the Intermediate Alchemy Rune grew softer and softer. He now understood why the advancement had to take place at noon: the golden energy within the Intermediate Alchemy Rune was most active at that time.
Once the entire Intermediate Alchemy Rune had completely transformed into golden liquid, Abel's mental power became a Rune Brush, while the golden liquid became rune ink.
However, the golden liquid had to be drawn into an Advanced Alchemy Pattern within a very short time. Otherwise,