Crack!
With a faint cracking sound from the old nun's dantian, the soul stone that had held back the Witch Gu Lineage's cultivation suddenly shattered.
The instant the soul stone vanished, the long-lost sensation of drawing in spiritual power spread through her entire body.
The old nun trembled. Breathing rapidly, she examined her dantian, and when she discovered that she could absorb Heaven and Earth spiritual power again, indescribable excitement filled her face.
Six years!
She had been stuck at the peak Yellow tier for six whole years!
Over those six years, she had dreamed countless times of being able to absorb Heaven and Earth spiritual power and cultivate again.
Unfortunately, the Witch Gu Lineage's innate defect had left her unable to escape that fate. She could only watch others of her generation advance to Black tier martial artists while she remained trapped at the peak Yellow tier.
Today, that curse, which had plagued her for six years, had finally been broken.
And the one who had broken it was a grandmaster-level (fourth-grade) alchemist who was only twenty years old.
In truth, even more than the joy of having the soul stone in her dantian destroyed, the old nun was stunned by Jun Wangchen's monstrous abilities.
Although she was not an alchemist herself, she knew just how much influence a grandmaster-level (fourth-grade) alchemist wielded. A single command could send tens of thousands of people risking their lives for them.
That immense influence also reflected how difficult it was to reach the level of a grandmaster-level (fourth-grade) alchemist.
Ordinary alchemists could spend their entire lives barely hovering around Apprentice Level (second grade).
Those with greater comprehension could become quasi-master (third-grade) alchemists.
Only truly gifted alchemists could reach the grandmaster level (fourth grade).
Even then, it took a very long time. Across