When Lin An opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in the Pill Dao Origin Sea.
Unlike the Origin Sea of the Dao of Formations, the Pill Dao Origin Sea is more like a real ocean.
However, this ocean has three very distinctive characteristics.
The water is not water; the seawater is actually composed of countless flowing primordial alchemical patterns, and each drop of seawater contains the lifelong cultivation of an alchemist.
The light is not light; above the Sea of Origin, aurora flows, which is actually the manifestation of the obsessions of fallen alchemists. At this moment, these obsessions of alchemists gather, as if they are discussing the Dao of Alchemy.
The sound was not a sound; the surging waves were the resonant sound of countless alchemical furnaces being opened simultaneously.
"Is this the Pill Dao Origin Sea?"
Looking at the Sea of Origin before him, Lin An felt a strange stirring in his heart, as if he were being summoned by the Sea of Origin, wanting him to immerse himself in it and return to his origin.
Fortunately, Lin An quickly suppressed this thought and instead sat down cross-legged to look at the primordial pill patterns flowing in the Sea of Origin.
At that moment, the system's voice sounded again.
[Do you wish to spend 10,000 attribute points to comprehend the Origin of the Dao of Alchemy?]
"Yes."
Lin An smiled. Since he could use cheat codes, there was no need to waste time.
Otherwise, if he were to comprehend these primordial alchemical patterns on his own, it would probably take him several years to break through the shackles and become Immortal alchemist.
[You consumed 10,000 attribute points to comprehend the Origin of the Dao of Alchemy, and gained a sliver of insight.]
[You consumed 100,000 attribute points to comprehend the Origin of the Dao of Alchemy, and you gained some insights.]
[You consumed one million attribute points to comprehend the Origin of the Dao of Alchemy, and you gained a small amount of insight.]
[...]
Just like before at the Origin of the Dao of Formations, the familiar feeling returned. As his attribute points were rapidly consumed, his understanding of Dao of Alchemy became increasingly profound.
As he gained more and more insights, the aura around him gradually changed, and a large number of primordial pill patterns in his Sea of Origin flew towards him and surrounded him.
Gradually, a lotus platform took shape beneath it, but unlike the Formation Pattern Lotus Platform, this was Pill Pattern Lotus Platform.
Lin An is working towards breaking through to become Immortal Alchemist, while Xu Ming and the others are busy passing the Heavenly Stele assessment.
Although the strange phenomenon caused by Lin An had shocked everyone, they quickly regained their composure and embarked on their own path of Dao of Alchemy.
As time passed, only five days remained before the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele Ruins closed.
Meanwhile, Ning Shanhai and his companions had already arrived before the fiftieth celestial monument.
"I fell before this Heavenly Stele, and I hope that this time I can take another step forward," Ning Shanhai said solemnly.
In fact, his talent for Dao of Alchemy was not good in the same era; in fact, it could be said to be quite poor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lived for so many years, remaining at the Sovereign Rank and unable to break through to the Immortal Rank.
However, he was quite lucky. Many of his contemporaries had either perished or broken through to Immortal and were no longer within the Domain.
This led to him, a latecomer, becoming the number one alchemist in the Domain.
You could say he outlasted everyone else to win first place.
The younger the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele, and the higher their alchemy level, the easier the tests they will actually face.
The older one gets, the more difficult it becomes to pass the Heavenly Stele Test.
Ning Shanhai naturally understood this principle, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and participate in the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele again and again, even if he could only take one step forward each time, it would still be considered progress.
But this time he was disappointed again.
When he saw the question for the fiftieth Heavenly Stele, he knew that although he could complete it, it would be absolutely impossible for him to do so within five days.
"So it's the same again. I'm going to have to stop here once more." Ning Shanhai sighed helplessly. He was already wondering whether he should come in again when the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele opens next time.
At that moment, he began to waver in his convictions.
Compared to Ning Shanhai, Qian Meng, Zheng Guangyuan, and others were slightly better off, but not by much.
On the contrary, Xu Ming, being the youngest among them and entering the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele for the second time, faced a much easier test.
Five days passed quickly.
Ning Shanhai is still before the fiftieth Heavenly Stele.
Of course, it wasn't just him who remained; Qian Meng, Chu Sheng, and a few others accompanied him. Instead Zheng Guangyuan took another step forward and arrived at the fifty-first Heavenly Stele.
As for Xu Ming, he went even further, arriving at the fifty-fifth Heavenly Stele, thus overtaking Ning Shanhai and the others.
"Only fifty-five yuan? Seventeen yuan short of seventy-two."
Looking at the end of the Heavenly Stele, Xu Ming once again realized the enormous gap between himself and Lin An.
"Fortunately, I know Brother Lin, so I can shamelessly ask him for advice more often in the future."
Xu Ming couldn't help but smile. Face is nothing compared to cultivation level.
Soon, another hour passed.
Buzzing...
The entire Pill Forest Heavenly Stele Ruins trembled, and then everyone was enveloped in a burst of spiritual light, instantly teleported away.
Outside the Pill Forest Mountain Range.
A month has passed, but there are still quite a few people here.
"Alas, what a pity. I didn't even get to the poisonous fog area of Pill Forest Heavenly Stele, let alone see its face."
"At least you can recognize your own strength, but some people are different. They are unwilling to leave and choose to remain in that poisonous fog forever."
"Of the million people who entered, only about 100,000 were able to pass through the poisonous fog area, while the remaining 20,000 to 30,000 probably died in the fog."
" King Rank alchemist with a salary of twenty or thirty thousand, what a pity."
"It's a pity, but the next Pill Forest Heavenly Stele will open in a hundred years, and during that time, a large number of King Rank alchemists will be born."
"..."
Within the Domain, King Rank alchemists are not particularly sought-after; they only hold a certain status in some Yellow Rank cities.
Only alchemists at the Sovereign Rank can establish themselves in cities of the Profound or Earth level and above.
To gain a foothold in a Heavenly-level city, even a typical Sovereign Rank alchemist wouldn't be qualified; only a renowned, veteran Sovereign Rank alchemist like Ning Shanhai could.
Splash...
Just as everyone was discussing, flashes of white light appeared, and everyone who had entered the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele Ruins was also brought back out.
"Look, they're coming out. I wonder who went the furthest this time."
"It should still be Senior Ning Shanhai, right? I heard his goal this time is fifty-four Heavenly Steles."
As people were teleported out of the ruins, the surrounding crowd became lively again.
Ning Shanhai also heard these discussions, and sighed inwardly, deciding that he would not enter the Pill Forest Heavenly Stele again after it opened next time.
Xu Ming looked around, searching for Lin An's whereabouts.
But after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find Lin An.
"Strange, where is Brother Lin? Hasn't he come out yet?" Xu Ming wondered.