Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

The opening of the Alchemy Saint Hall Trial seemed to cause no stir within the Dark Abyss Sect.

After all, there were few people on the Elixir Saint Mountain to witness it.

But this was merely a superficial phenomenon.

Because Chu Yan was a figure not suitable to be openly mentioned within the Dark Abyss Sect, how could anyone easily show enthusiasm for the legacy she left behind?

Yet, in reality, countless entities were secretly paying attention to the happenings here.

No matter who obtained the Pill Saint Inheritance, they were destined to succeed as the Pill Saint Hall Master in the future, overseeing all alchemical affairs of the Dark Abyss Sect.

Possibly, hundreds of years later, becoming a transcendent alchemical saint like Chu Yan!

Who would dare truly ignore such a potential great figure?

Lu Chun’s elimination was somewhat swift, but the overall result did not surprise the crowd.

After all, he was not a direct disciple of the Pill Saint, and the pill refinement classics he obtained were merely two or three out of ten from the Chu Family. Moreover, his mind was restless, and the so-called title of Little Master was more of an honorific forcibly bestowed upon him by others.

Which grandmaster only knows how to refine two or three kinds of Fourth Order Pills!

As for Xinyi Sheng, his shallow foundation was a well-known fact. The fact that he lasted longer than Lu Chun was already a remarkable display of his alchemical talent.

The remaining three were the ones placed with the greatest expectations.

However, everything changed when Mr. Xuan Yan appeared and breached the Pill Saint Hall without any hindrance.

”Didn’t he say he wouldn’t seek the Pill Saint Inheritance again?”

”At such an old age, he could pass away anytime. Not obtaining the inheritance would be fine, but obtaining it would be detrimental rather than beneficial to our Dark Abyss Sect.”

”He can’t be allowed to carry the Chu Yan inheritance to the Netherworld!”

”The ancestor is muddled!”

”It’s hard to say. Doesn’t Mr. Xuan Yan have a direct disciple who went to the Million Mountains to gather herbs? Rumors say that although he keeps a low profile, he indeed reached the Little Master Realm. If he imparts the obtained inheritance to his disciple, it won’t amount to our efforts being in vain.”

”Uh... So, how’s your relationship with the cultivators on Xuan Yan Peak?”

”The relationship can be mended afterward!”

The discussions these people had in secret, to some extent, represented the shared thoughts of the three ancestors of the Dark Abyss Sect.

The Pill Saint Inheritance is right there; whoever takes it, takes it—anyway, the meat shall rot in the pot.

Provided it is taken out!

If a promising youth takes it, that’s naturally good.

Even if it’s the near-death Mr. Xuan Yan who gets it, as long as it continues to be passed down, it’s no big deal.

...

The four in the Alchemy Saint Hall were oblivious to the tumultuous discussions outside.

They were all immersed in the arduous trial of the second stage.

”Dong!”

A dull sound suddenly echoed in the spacious room.

Chu Yu opened the furnace lid with a heavy heart.

As expected, inside was a mass of filthy blackness, devoid of any clarity or spirit.

She raised her hand, staring blankly at her pair of jade-white hands.

”Still not working?”

The ancestors left the Chu Family many things—pill refinement classics, pill formulas, alchemy equipment, and even three blooms of the Sourceless Fire, the most crucial element needed by a Pill Refiner!

Most of these items were taken by the Sect, leaving the Chu Family only some alchemy experiences they could transcribe.

Relying on these alchemy insights, Chu Yu explored and achieved the Grandmaster Realm at less than four hundred years old.

But the greatest gain was beyond these!

After failing the last Alchemy Saint Hall Trial, she went back and perused the alchemy insights left by her ancestors over and over, vaguely discovering a hidden pill technique within.

It seemed ordinary, but it was, in fact, a Compound Elixir Technique composed of dozens of Basic Alchemy Arts!

Upon initially acquiring it, Chu Yan devoted some thought to cultivation, and after entry, discovered that this pill technique was not meant for pill refinement at all, but for decomposing materials.

She didn’t understand the significance of such a pill technique at first.

However, after passing the first trial this time, she finally understood the significance of this pill technique.

The myriad Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the world could all be used in medicine by a Pill Refiner.

The saying ”Refining the heavens, refining the earth, and refining man” is by no means a mere fabrication!

However, there is only one sky, one earth, and one person.

The truly magnificent and miraculous Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are often unique among their kind.

Once used in a failed pill refinement, a Pill Refiner often needs to wait a hundred or even a thousand years, or may never see a second suitable Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure come forth in a lifetime.

All one could do was lament regretfully at a missed once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In such circumstances, the pill technique left by Ancestor Chu Yan becomes invaluable.

By using the Reverse Practice Technique to decompose the main materials from a failed Waste Pill, there would now be a second or even a third chance.

Furthermore, for some pill formulas that have already been lost, existing elixirs could also be reverse-practiced to decompose the raw materials, deducing the original material composition and deriving the original pill formula.

This is the significance of the technique named ”Returning Old Appearance” Pill Technique.

Alas, it wasn’t until now that Chu Yu truly grasped its importance.

”If I mastered this technique, the second trial would be a breeze for me!”

”I only resent that due to Luo Chen’s arrival, the trial started earlier...”

This feeling of resentment faded in an instant.

Because Chu Yu couldn’t deceive herself, she had not been very concerned with that pill technique before.

Her realm in the Dao of Alchemy was still in the phase of continually ascending, so why would she be passionate about a pill technique that reverses back to the essence?