As the notification sound rang out, Lin An felt his body sway, and the next second he was in front of the second Heavenly Stele.
"Does it just increase proficiency directly? What if my proficiency is already maxed out?"
Thinking it over, Lin An immediately opened the panel and began to increase his alchemy proficiency.
[You have consumed 1 billion attribute points, and your alchemy proficiency has reached the Sovereign Rank cap.]
A few minutes later, after digesting all the information, Lin An turned his gaze to the second celestial monument.
Buzz...
On the surface of the monument, a cauldron of boiling yin and yang energies appeared, black on the left and white on the right, pulling at each other.
[If the forces of Yin and Yang clash, how can the elixir be formed?]
Lin An understood; this was a practical test.
Immediately, with a thought, he began to control the cauldron on the stele, carving Taiji Suppression Mark on its inner wall. Then, using his divine thought as a guide, he caused the Yin and Yang energies to flow along the patterns, forming a balance.
Then he saw the rare and precious materials inside rapidly condensing, and it looked like it was about to become a pill. Lin An immediately removed the Taiji Suppression Mark.
Splash...
The Yin and Yang forces, which had just been in balance, erupted again, colliding with each other. Using the force of this clash, the elixir quickly took shape.
At the very moment the pill was formed, the Heavenly Stele trembled, and then another stream of light rushed towards Lin An.
After entering Lin An's brow, the stream of light seemed to realize that Lin An's alchemy proficiency was already at its maximum. After pausing for a few breaths, it finally transformed into a wisp of pill pattern that appeared between Lin An's brows.
"This is... the Origin Pill Mark!"
Lin An's eyes lit up; the moment the pill pattern appeared, he knew its specific function.
He can enter the Pill Dao Origin Sea through this Origin Pill Mark.
However, the Origin Pill Mark are still very weak, only allowing him to establish a slight connection with the Pill Dao Origin Sea, but not enabling him to enter the Pill Dao Origin Sea.
"There are still seventy Heavenly Steles left. If I can decipher them all, the resulting Origin Pill Mark will definitely be enough for me to enter the Pill Dao Origin Sea."
Lin An smiled. This trip was definitely worthwhile. If nothing unexpected happens, he will soon become an Immortal Rank alchemist again.
In a flash, he found himself standing before the third celestial stele.
The first nine celestial steles are basically tests of alchemy principles. As long as you have sufficient theoretical knowledge and pass the practical tests, it is not difficult to pass.
Especially now that Lin An has reached the upper limit of a Sovereign Rank alchemist, these problems are extremely simple for him.
In less than a quarter of an hour, he had passed through nine celestial steles, and the Origin Pill Mark between his brows became even more prominent.
Just as Lin An arrived in front of the tenth Heavenly Stele, several streaks of light suddenly flew in from outside the valley.
The leader was Ning Shanhai, with Xu Ming beside him, and four others. Lin An had also seen the portrait provided by Li Tan before.
It was Qian Meng from the Central Heaven Region, Zheng Guangyuan from the Eastern Extremity Region, Zhou Yangyun from the Southern Gloom Region, and Chu Sheng from the Western Severance Region.
"We six should be the first batch to come in, right?" Xu Ming said with a smile.
"It should be, but Fellow Daoist Xu is still the most impressive. This is only your second time entering the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele, yet you've already passed through the poisonous fog zone so quickly," Qian Meng said with a smile.
These people have been cultivating Dao of Alchemy for many years, and this is not their first time visiting the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele.
Xu Ming, however, is different. He has only been studying Dao of Alchemy for about two hundred years, yet he is already on par with them, which shows his extraordinary talent.
Moreover, the other party also cultivates both Dao of Formations and weapon crafting.
"Wait a minute, look, someone's there."
At this moment, Zheng Guangyuan from the Eastern Extremity Region suddenly spoke, and everyone looked over. Sure enough, they saw a figure already inside the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele.
Moreover, the opponent had already reached the tenth celestial stele.
"How is that possible? Someone actually got here before us."
Xu Ming also looked surprised, and when he saw the person clearly, Xu Ming showed an even greater surprise.
"That figure looks a bit like Brother Lin to me," Xu Ming said.
"It's not just a resemblance, it's him." Ning Shanhai also became serious.
He hadn't expected Lin An to arrive before them, and that he was already at the tenth Heavenly Stele.
If you calculate carefully, only half an hour has passed since we entered the ruins, which is quite fast.
"You two know each other?" Zheng Guangyuan and the others looked at Xu Ming and his companion with curiosity.
"I know him." Xu Ming nodded, but didn't say anything more about Lin An.
"Let's go, let's hurry and catch up with Brother Lin as soon as possible," Xu Ming said.
Then everyone arrived at the first celestial stele, extended their divine senses, and each obtained the test question from the first stele.
Lin An naturally noticed Xu Ming and the others, but he didn't greet them; his gaze was fixed on the tenth Heavenly Stele.
When his divine sense landed on the Heavenly Stele, his figure instantly disappeared from the spot and arrived in a separate space.
[Please learn the " Seven-Turn Stacked Flame Technique " and successfully refine a pill using this technique.]
A streak of light landed in front of Lin An. At the same time, there were some rare and precious materials and a pill refining furnace in this space.
When Lin An touched the flowing light, information about the " Seven-Turn Stacked Flame Technique " immediately flooded his mind.
This is an ancient alchemy method that has reached the Sovereign Rank.
"This Pill Forest Heavenly Stele truly offers many opportunities. Even if others cannot access many steles, simply learning this one alchemy method is already a great gain."
Lin An thought for a moment, then directly used his attribute points.
[You have consumed 2 million attribute points and successfully learned the Seven-Turn Stacked Flame Technique, reaching the beginner level of proficiency.]
"That's enough for beginners."
Lin An immediately went to the alchemy furnace, looked at the rare and precious materials, and decided to refine a Spirit-Nourishing Pill, which could heal injuries to the divine sense.
" The Seven-Turn Stacked Flame Technique first draws fire from wood as a base, then adds fire from stone and fire from water."
"Finally, the four elements of metal, earth, wind, and thunder are simultaneously injected. At the seventh revolution, the direction is reversed, causing the flames to split into inner and outer layers."
As he spoke, Lin An's hands moved swiftly, rapidly refining one rare and precious material after another. In just about five minutes, as the furnace was opened, nine perfectly round Spirit-Nourishing Pill were freshly produced.
Buzz...
After the pill was finished, another stream of light fell into Lin An's brow, deepening the Origin Pill Mark.
Immediately afterward, the teleportation power swept over him, and when Lin An's vision returned, he had already arrived in front of the eleventh Heavenly Stele.
Lin An glanced back and saw that Xu Ming and the others had just passed the first Heavenly Stele.
Just then, Xu Ming and the others also looked at him, and their eyes met.
Lin An smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to the eleventh Heavenly Stele.
Xu Ming and the others looked surprised.
How come they felt that Lin An passed the tenth Heavenly Stele faster than they passed the first one?