Super Sign-in, Alchemist

With this medium-grade spirit vein, the spiritual energy density of the entire Jingyun Sect would rise to a new level.

The benefits were simply too numerous!

Not to mention that it would be easier for the disciples to cultivate, even for elders like them, the hope of breaking through had increased significantly.

Once any of them were lucky enough to break through and produce another Xiantian expert, the crisis facing the Jingyun Sect would be resolved instantly!

Not to mention that with the increase in spiritual energy density, the probability of ordinary plants evolving into spirit herbs would greatly increase. Selling these spirit herbs alone would be enough to fill the Jingyun Sect's coffers!

Similar benefits were countless.

It was enough to make one's heart race with envy.

The elders looked at each other, all seeing the wild joy in each other's eyes.

A single thought emerged in all of them simultaneously.

"The Jingyun Sect is truly rising!"

Compared to the jubilation at the Jingyun Sect, the Blood-Oath Sect was not having a comfortable time. Elder Tian, the head of the eight protectors, waited expectantly.

He had never felt time pass so slowly.

"Third Elder and Fourth Elder have been gone for so long; why is there no news at all?"

He had a bad premonition.

He feared that something had truly happened to the two of them; otherwise, they should have returned long ago.

He did not want to think about it, and he dared not think about it.

One had to know that when they left, they not only carried a heavy treasure of the sect—a Xiantian spirit artifact—but they also took the core of the sect's spirit vein!

Elder Tian's face was filled with madness. As time passed and the figures of Third Elder and Fourth Elder still did not appear, he slowly began to despair.

"Something really happened..."

Elder Tian's face turned ashen. He dared not imagine how great a loss the Blood-Oath Sect had suffered this time.

His heart was bleeding.

He felt pained by the loss of the Xiantian spirit artifact, but not to the point of madness.

But the loss of the spirit vein core...

It would even affect the Sect Master's upcoming breakthrough!

He felt deep regret!

But there was no other way; the spirit vein core had just been extracted and had to be fused as soon as possible, otherwise, it would gradually develop a rejection, making the loss outweigh the gain.

"...Jingyun Sect."

Elder Tian's expression was so gloomy it seemed as if water could drip from it. A terrifying power comparable to the Xiantian realm erupted instantly, causing the palace to shake violently, nearly collapsing under the pressure.

He wanted to strike out and destroy the Jingyun Sect.

But years of reason forced him to suppress this thought.

Right now, the Sect Master's breakthrough was the most important thing; not a single mistake could be made, and he had to remain behind to guard the sect.

"Damn it."

"Jingyun Sect, this Elder will remember you. I swear I will not rest until this grudge is avenged!"

Jingyun Sect, Library Pavilion.

After killing the two men in black, Lin Cheng felt no ripples in his heart. He went about his life as if nothing had happened—eating, sleeping, and cultivating as usual.

He did not care about any external influences.

As for the madness and resentment of the Blood-Oath Sect elder... what did that have to do with him?

Those who do evil will surely face divine retribution.

He was merely acting on behalf of heaven.

In the blink of an eye, another year passed. With only a little over a year left until the sect grading, Lin Cheng's cultivation, aided by the vast amount of treasures obtained through sign-ins, reached the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, successfully breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

It could certainly be considered a rapid advance.

However, the consumption required for cultivation in the Foundation Establishment Realm still greatly exceeded Lin Cheng's expectations. By now, there were few treasures left that were useful for increasing his cultivation.

Among them, the most useful were medicinal pills.

According to records, medicinal pills were divided from low to high into several levels: Unranked, Yellow-grade, Profound-grade, Earth-grade, and Heaven-grade.

Among them, unranked pills like the Foundation-Cultivating Pill were only effective for those below the Xiantian realm.

They were of no use to ordinary Xiantian experts.

Let alone Lin Cheng; eating them was nothing more than a taste test, providing zero improvement to his cultivation.

Even Yellow-grade pills, which were revered as treasures by Xiantian experts, yielded negligible results.

Eating them like meals wasn't even as fast as his own cultivation progress.

At this stage, only pills of Profound-grade or higher were of any use to him, but unfortunately, his reserves were nearly exhausted.

The speed at which he obtained pills from the Sign-in System could not keep up with his consumption.

Now that his cultivation was slowing down more and more, taking a year or two just to advance a minor level, Lin Cheng frowned in displeasure.

"Too slow!"

"I must think of another way."

If it were any other Foundation Establishment cultivator, advancing a level in a year or two would make them wake up laughing in their dreams.

One had to know that in the Foundation Establishment realm, the reserves of true energy were astonishing; each advancement required a process of compression and refilling, repeated until the nine layers were perfected, only then could one step onto the Great Dao of the Golden Core.

Advancing a single layer usually required at least several decades of bitter cultivation.

Staying at this realm for a short period was perfectly normal.

Take the ancestor of the Five Elements Sect, for example; he had broken through to become a Foundation Establishment Venerable countless years ago, yet he remained stuck at the first layer of Foundation Establishment to this day, unable to make any progress.

Who would have thought that Lin Cheng actually felt it was slow!

One could only wonder what other Foundation Establishment Venerables would think if they heard this.

As for obtaining pills from other places.

It was unrealistic.

Even Yellow-grade pills were something few people in the entire Southern Region could refine.

Not to mention Profound-grade pills; even if one were to appear occasionally, it would be snatched up instantly by the major sects to be kept as a sect treasure.

It was impossible for them to be easily brought out.

Of course, Lin Cheng had signed in for many items far more precious than Profound-grade pills, and if he were willing to trade them, it would certainly be possible.

But Lin Cheng wasn't stupid; how could he possibly trade them?

Moreover, even if he could trade, gathering all the Profound-grade pills in the entire Southern Region wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.

"Sigh, how troublesome."

Lin Cheng felt a bit depressed. Having experienced the rapid leaps and bounds of his cultivation, this sudden slowdown felt unprecedentedly uncomfortable.

"Forget it, forget it. There will be a way when the cart reaches the mountain. Let's sign in for today's treasure first."

The next second.

"Ding, sign-in successful. Reward obtained: Immortal Fetus Avatar."

Lin Cheng's eyes lit up.

However, just at this moment.

"Ding, congratulations to the host. You have signed in at the Library Pavilion for four full years. You have obtained one Super Sign-in opportunity. Do you wish to use it?"

Lin Cheng was shocked!

Ever since he transmigrated to this other world so long ago, this was truly the first time he had encountered such a situation!

Super Sign-in?

There was such a thing?

"Sign in!"

"Ding, congratulations to the host. You have obtained the reward: Perfect-grade inheritance, Supreme Alchemy Technique. Successfully unlocked auxiliary profession—Alchemist."

Before Lin Cheng could even be surprised, an electronic box suddenly appeared in his mind.

Host: Lin Cheng.

Alchemist Level: None.

Current Proficiency: 0/10

(System Prompt: Each time you perform alchemy, you can increase your proficiency accordingly. Once proficiency is full, you can promote your Alchemist level.)

This time, Lin Cheng was truly stunned!

He hadn't expected the Sign-in System to have such a magical aspect.

Super Sign-in.

This was the second time he had received a Perfect-grade reward; the first had been the Nine Transformations of the True Spirit!

And this time, it was the Supreme Alchemy Technique!

In that instant, he discovered that his mind had been flooded with a vast amount of precious heritage regarding alchemy techniques.

If one were to speak solely of talent in alchemy, it was likely that even the most top-tier Alchemist in this world could not compare to him.

All he lacked was experience in alchemy.

This point was somewhat similar to cultivating the Nine Transformations of the True Spirit; there were no bottlenecks whatsoever in the improvement of his cultivation. As long as his true energy was sufficient, his cultivation could increase infinitely.

In this way, as long as he continued to practice alchemy, wouldn't it be easy for him to become a top-tier Alchemist?

Wouldn't it be long before he could refine pills that would help him increase his strength?

Lin Cheng's face was full of joy.

This Sign-in System was simply too thoughtful!

With the secondary profession of Alchemist, wouldn't he be free from worries about the source of pills and be able to cultivate without restraint?

Now that he possessed the Nine Transformations of the True Spirit, his physique had long since been completely altered, and his cultivation improvement had no bottlenecks; all he lacked was true energy.

In other words.

What he lacked was pills!

"This auxiliary profession and the Nine Transformations of the True Spirit are a perfect match!"

Lin Cheng also realized this, and he couldn't help but harbor some guesses in his heart. Could it be that this was also specifically arranged by the system?

In fact, he had always had a question in his heart: why did he transmigrate?

Why was he bound to the system?

What was the purpose of the system constantly helping him?

Was it for good or for ill?

All these questions remained unknown.

Lin Cheng took a deep breath, suppressing the churning thoughts in his heart. Regardless of what traps might be waiting for him, increasing his strength was a necessity.

As long as his strength was great, he would naturally have nothing to fear.