The pill on the right was dark red throughout, its markings like blood. It gave off a completely different aura.
Its energy was fierce and scorching, like a sun that burned everything in its path.
It seemed less like a pill than a star compressed to its limit.
The Great Emperor Breakthrough Pill.
Your hand hovered over the jade box, but you did not reach for it yet.
Your gaze had fallen on the few lines carved inside the lid.
"Whoever comes after me, if you see these two pills, the seal remains intact and the uncanny has not entered."
"I offered myself as a sacrifice and sealed the Immortal Domain for ten thousand years, all to preserve these two pills and the alchemical knowledge I gathered over my lifetime."
"The Emperor Origin Pill can separate any life energies that have fused together. It can be used only once in a lifetime. Do not use it lightly unless there is no other choice."
"The Great Emperor Breakthrough Pill can repair the foundation of someone who has fallen from the rank of Great Emperor and help them return to the Emperor Realm."
"Its medicinal power is fierce. Whoever takes it must have immense perseverance and unwavering resolve, or the backlash will destroy both body and soul."
"My lifetime's alchemical teachings are hidden in the Underground Secret Room beneath the Alchemy Scripture Pavilion."
"The entrance is behind the palace. The pill refined during the alchemy trial is the key."
"Whoever comes after me, if you are of the Human Race, use these two pills well."
"If you are of another race—"
The inscription ended there, as though the person carving it had run out of strength.
You remained silent for a long time. Then you carefully closed the jade box and placed