Chapter 12: Progress Surges Again
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“You say Su Yun intends to concoct the Sect-Breaking Pill! Could it be that he is still a sixth-grade alchemist?” Fama was taken aback, his face full of astonishment.
Mittel Tengshan smiled faintly. “The chairman has gone to the Mittel family; naturally, he will know about this matter. I cannot say much.”
Fama spoke sternly, “Lead the way.”
“Please.”
Jia Xiantian waited inside the room for a long time but saw no sign of Fama’s return, an ominous feeling creeping into his heart. He summoned the guards and asked, “Where is your chairman?”
“The chairman has gone to the Mittel family. He instructed that if you cannot wait, you may return to the imperial city first.”
“What!”
...
The Mittel Family.
Fama followed Mittel Tengshan into the mansion and saw the white-clad youth who had effortlessly defeated opponents above the imperial capital that day sitting quietly here.
The tranquility emanating from the youth made it difficult to associate him with the overwhelming poisonous power akin to a netherworldly venomous pool.
“Young one, you must be Fama. We met briefly that day.”
Su Yun was not tall, but before him, Fama felt as if he was being looked down upon from a height.
“Greetings, sir.”
Fama cupped his hands respectfully. The next moment, a surging spiritual force swept through his body.
Fama’s expression turned horrified. Before coming, he had doubts about Su Yun’s status as a sixth-grade alchemist, but now he was completely convinced.
Su Yun frowned slightly. “Your spiritual power is weak.”
Fama felt aggrieved. As a fifth-grade alchemist, only Gu He in the Gamma Empire surpassed him in spiritual power.
Hearing this from Su Yun, it felt like a stray dog barking by the roadside.
“I am a fifth-grade alchemist. Though I cannot compare to you, I am still respectable in the Gamma Empire.”
Fama was quite confident in his alchemical skills, which he took pride in.
Unexpectedly, Su Yun shook his head. “You might hold your ground in the Northwestern Continent, but in the Central Region, you wouldn’t even qualify to enter the Pill Tower for training.”
“...Not comparable to the prodigies of the Central Region.”
Su Yun said calmly, “I heard you have a sixth-grade alchemical cauldron. May I borrow it for a while? I won’t take advantage of you. I will publicly refine the Sect-Breaking Pill in the imperial capital. You may come to observe.”
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“Thank you. I would be honored,” Fama replied eagerly.
Fama actually did not want to lend his cauldron, but thinking of Jia Xiantian who was still healing, he had no choice but to feign willingness.
“Since you are a sixth-grade alchemist, why don’t you have your own cauldron?”
Su Yun sighed, “The power of the exotic flame is too intense. Even a sixth-grade cauldron cannot withstand the scorching of hundreds of exotic fires. Our cauldron was destroyed during one refining session. Later, we encountered a formidable enemy and fell into a dormant state in haste, so we have not had time to get a new one.”
[Ding.]
[Your lie convinced Fama and is classified as fabrication. You gain 100 authenticity points.]
[Remaining authenticity points: 110,904]
Fama was somewhat embarrassed. The issue of a cauldron being destroyed was something he had only encountered when first learning alchemy.
Is this what they call a fortunate trouble?
Fama knew Su Yun was an ancient powerhouse from a thousand years ago and did not doubt his lie.
After three months, Su Yun’s information was distributed to every major faction in the imperial capital.
Except for the extremely secretive detail that Su Yun possessed the Calamity Poison Body, all other matters were uncovered clearly.
This was partly because Su Yun never hid his own information, making it easier for them to inquire.
“Our sect will refine the Sect-Breaking Pill in one month. You may return and await news. As for the sixth-grade cauldron, leave it here with our sect for the time being.”
“Yes.”
Reluctantly, Fama took his cauldron from his spatial ring, casting a final glance at it as if looking at an old companion about to be mistreated.
Su Yun casually stored it into his ring and had Mittel Tengshan see Fama off.
“Speaking of cauldrons, it’s best to get a Heavenly Cauldron.”
Exotic flames were extremely violent; unless it was a Heavenly Cauldron, no matter how fine the cauldron, it would be ruined after a certain number of uses.
Su Yun was aware of two Heavenly Cauldrons on the Northwestern Continent: one was the Black Demon Cauldron of Elder Yao, the other the Myriad Beasts Cauldron held by Han Feng.
Su Yun lightly tapped the armrest, deciding to set aside the Black Demon Cauldron for now.
He had no grievances with Xiao Yan or Elder Yao. In fact, their help was essential for him to successfully carry out his grand deception and obtain the Calamity Poison Body.
Besides, if he moved against Xiao Yan, someone would make him pay dearly.
As for Han Feng, despite his Starfall Pavilion background, he was suspected by Elder Feng for having killed his master. Even if he colluded with the Soul Hall, it was only mutual exploitation.
“Besides, this guy has been collecting exotic flames, trying to evolve the Burning Decision. If he knew I had Netherworld Poison Fire, he wouldn’t need me to seek him out; he might come looking for trouble himself...”
Su Yun smiled coldly. They were natural enemies, so it was better to strike first.
For now, Su Yun set the cauldron matter aside and opened the system panel.
Perhaps with time, his story was gradually spreading throughout the Gamma Empire, and more people believed it as truth. The manifestation speed of his skills and combat techniques had seen a significant increase.
[“Netherworld Poison Codex” manifesting, progress: 26%...
“Jade Miasma Phantom Sword” manifesting, progress: 32%...
“Poison Absolute Nine Heavens Gang” manifesting, progress: 32%...
“Netherworld Bone-Eroding Butterfly” manifesting, progress: 76%...]
“Because during that day’s battle, I summoned countless poisonous fire butterflies, which people took as the combat skill ‘Netherworld Bone-Eroding Butterfly,’ its progress is the highest.”
Compared to that, the other skills and techniques appeared mediocre.
Su Yun pondered, “People always tend to believe what they see with their own eyes...”
He was in no rush to fully manifest the skills and techniques, preferring to let the progress rise a little more.
...
Time passed quickly. One month later, alchemists from all corners of the Gamma Empire filled the vast square.
Su Yun sat serenely in the center with his eyes closed, surrounded by numerous medicinal ingredients and a sixth-grade cauldron.
He had chosen this moment to refine the Sect-Breaking Pill precisely so the Mittel family could spread the news.
When the midday sun shone brightly, Su Yun opened his eyes.
“Our sect has been dormant for a thousand years and awakens here by fate. Sensing the decline of alchemical inheritance in the Gamma Empire, I publicly refine the Sect-Breaking Pill today.
During this process, I will also explain the difficult and intricate points of the pill’s concoction. How much you learn depends on your own ability.”
Su Yun’s clear voice echoed across the entire square.
“This alchemist from a thousand years ago is truly generous.”
“The Sect-Breaking Pill... even Pill King Gu He could not refine it. It’s unimaginable how profound his alchemical skills must be.”
“...”
The crowd buzzed with admiration for Su Yun.
In truth, most alchemists present found it difficult to comprehend the refining techniques of a sixth-grade pill.
Yet this did not prevent them from revering Su Yun’s noble character.