Pill Emperor's Alchemy Legacy

In an instant, Su Zhao felt a fierce heat erupt in his lower abdomen. A mass of scorching energy exploded within him, as though he had swallowed a burning sun!

That blazing heat instantly spread from his lower abdomen through his limbs and bones. The terrifying purple fire energy contained within the Companion Amethyst Source charged wildly through his meridians, carrying the savage momentum of a beast as it sought to tear them apart!

Su Zhao grunted and immediately circulated the Red Flame Art, guiding that violent purple fire energy through his meridians to refine it.

Deep within his dantian, the crimson Origin Flame seemed to have caught the scent of something delicious and began burning on its own. The blaze suddenly surged as it took the initiative to meet the purple fire energy flooding into his dantian, devouring and refining it clump by clump like a starving tiger pouncing on prey.

The Companion Amethyst Source was the very origin of purple fire, condensed over many years by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. For an ordinary human, swallowing it was no different from swallowing a mass of magma.

But Su Zhao possessed a fire spirit body. His Origin Flame naturally suppressed and devoured all flames. After the purple fire energy churned through his body for a moment, it gradually became docile under the pull of that crimson flame, refined and absorbed bit by bit before merging into his battle qi.

In the distance, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King watched the scene, and a trace of astonishment flashed through its crimson-gold beast eyes.

"He actually swallowed the Companion Amethyst Source directly..."

"If a Magic Beast consumed this, it would naturally be harmless. But if a human swallowed it directly, their meridians would be scorched at best, and their internal organs reduced to ashes at worst. Master was only at the peak of the Fighter realm, yet he can swallow the Amethyst Source and remain seated without moving. His physique... must be extraordinary!"

Little Doctor smiled softly. She had long grown used to Su Zhao's unreasonable cultivation methods.

When he had devoured the three beast flames before, he had swallowed them just as directly. Flames that others avoided at all costs were like delicious delicacies to him instead.

According to Su Zhao himself, the fire spirit body was born as the lord of all flames. Any flame entering his body would barely resist at all, making it twice as easy to devour.

Time passed slowly, and this cultivation session lasted an entire day.

From dusk to midnight, from midnight to dawn, and then until dusk the next day, Su Zhao remained seated in that clearing without moving an inch.

Not until the following evening, when the setting sun dyed the entire valley golden-red, did Su Zhao's body suddenly shudder!

A powerful aura erupted from within him. A solid gauze-like layer of battle qi instantly appeared over his body, gleaming with the flowing luster of flame.

Battle qi gauze armor—this was the mark of breaking through to the Battle Master realm!

At the same time, the instant Su Zhao broke through, a familiar, ethereal notification suddenly rang out in his mind—

[Ding, congratulations to the host for breaking through to Battle Master and successfully advancing!]

[Reward: one "Advancement Gift Pack"!]

The corners of Su Zhao's lips curled upward unconsciously. With a thought, he immediately ordered, "Open it."

[Ding, the "Advancement Gift Pack" has been opened!]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining: Pill Emperor's Alchemy Legacy! (In ancient times, there was a Pill Emperor who achieved the Dou Emperor realm through the path of alchemy. The pinnacle of alchemy could be nothing more than this!)]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining: Scarlet Origin Heaven-Burning Art!]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining: Fire Spirit Battle Halberd!]

As the string of system notifications ended, Su Zhao's pupils contracted slightly.

Good heavens, the system was truly generous!

The Pill Emperor's Alchemy Legacy, the Scarlet Origin Heaven-Burning Art, and the Fire Spirit Battle Halberd—it had rewarded him with three items at once.

There was no need to mention the Pill Emperor's Alchemy Legacy. The system had already explained it—it belonged to a peerless expert from ancient times who had attained the Dou Emperor realm through alchemy, renowned as unmatched in the Dao of alchemy!

The value of such a legacy was enough to drive every alchemist on the continent mad.

The Scarlet Origin Heaven-Burning Art was obviously a cultivation technique, while the Fire Spirit Battle Halberd was clearly a weapon. The system had equipped him with everything he needed for cultivation!

[Ding, does the host wish to accept the legacy?]

What was there to think about?

"Accept!"

Su Zhao answered without the slightest hesitation in his heart.

The instant his words fell, an immeasurable torrent of memories surged violently into his mind!

Su Zhao grunted, his body swaying slightly. He hurriedly sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, guarding his mind with all his strength.

That inherited memory was too vast, crashing into his soul like a raging ocean.

All kinds of alchemy techniques, alchemy skills, pill formulas and medicinal principles, methods of controlling fire, methods of identifying herbs, and even scenes of pill refinement—from Subordinate First Rank to emperor grade, from the most basic melting and extraction to the most advanced soul pill-splitting—everything surged, intertwined, and settled within his mind like a tidal wave.

The impact was so fierce that even Su Zhao's soul, forged over two lifetimes, could not fully endure it. He felt as though his skull were about to burst open, the swelling pain splitting his head apart as even his consciousness began to blur.

Just as he felt he was about to collapse, a gentle yet immense power suddenly flowed into his mind. Like spring rain nourishing parched earth, it slowly enveloped, moistened, and nourished his nearly ruptured soul.

Under the nourishment of that power, his wavering soul suddenly expanded. It changed from frail to resilient, from narrow to vast, barely managing to contain that enormous torrent of memories.

Su Zhao sat outside for half a day before he finally managed to accept that inherited memory.

When he finally opened his eyes, the sky outside had gone completely dark. Stars hung overhead, and the valley was silent.

Little Doctor sat nearby with Little Purple in her arms. The moment she saw him awaken, she immediately stood and walked over. Su You and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King also turned their gazes toward him.

"How was it? Are you alright? Did the breakthrough go smoothly?"

Little Doctor asked anxiously.

Su Zhao slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. Feeling the massive, dizzying repository of memories in his mind, he smiled faintly. "Don't worry. What could possibly happen from breaking through to Battle Master? It was only because my physique underwent some changes after the breakthrough, so I needed to cultivate a while longer to stabilize it."

Only then did Little Doctor relax, patting her chest. "That's good. You've already broken through to Battle Master, so I can't slow down either."

"Hehe."

Su Zhao chuckled.

Want to catch up to me? Then you'll have to work hard. Next, I'm going to subdue my first Heavenly Flame. Once my physique improves, I'll start cultivating by consuming poison too. Then catching up to me will be impossible for you.

Little Doctor curled her lips. "Forget it. I'm not competing with a monster like you."

"Why are you insulting me now?"

The two immediately burst into laughter and playful bickering.

That night, the bonfire in the valley burned brightly.

Sitting beside the fire, Su Zhao began carefully sorting through the contents of the Pill Emperor's Alchemy Legacy in his mind.

That legacy truly was perfected to the extreme. From the most basic herb identification and melting techniques to the insights needed to refine emperor-grade pills, it contained everything.