Paragon Of Sin

Chapter 1743: Alchemy Flourishes (3)

When words were treated as gold, rarely spent, highly valued, the advice given was similarly precious. And King, this Omega Saber Soul, delivered a pep talk that could invigorate stone and inspire immortals. Even Wei Wuyin found it hard for his blood to not boil, finding that his thoughts earlier were genuinely a little pathetic and unbefitting of his chosen path.

Wait? Just wait until his previous methods were effective? Wait until he acquired immortal materials or reached a suitable cultivation? Past achievements were astounding, and previous heaven-defying acts were world-shaking, but if his thoughts were to become so steady, then he would never continuously break past conventions and his previous limits!

”If thereʼs a will…” Wei Wuyin muttered an obscure, ancient saying of the Myriad Yore Continent.

”THEREʼS A WAY!” Ori hyped.

Wei Wuyin chuckled to himself. King was the master of timing, truly. ”Thank you,” stretching his limbs, Wei Wuyin patted his alchemist robes before rubbing his face with vigorous movements as if to wake him up.

Firstly, he determined the problem: him. If he had to identify a box that had restricted his thinking, which was himself, then he simply had to think outside of it.

Secondly, he pondered his past convention-breaking ways, including how he used Mystic-Rank materials to bypass his inability to access the principles, essence, and energies of Mysticism needed for transcendent-quality and Mystic-Rank products. Later, he relied on the Mystic Light within his World Sea birthed by the World Rune to reliably concoct transcendent-quality products!

By using this crazy method that surpassed any other, he directly became the first Mortal Saint Alchemist!

And lastly, he began to consider different paths.

”Perhaps I should make a return to the Onestar Galaxy and locate the Solar Star that the Jiaolong, the existence that was said to have failed to ascend to immortality, and utilize its Solar Essence to act as an adhesive to the aura of eternity throughout the concoction process.”

This was aligned with his previous path, but it was undoubtedly a long shot. In the end, he shook his head. This might be possible, but this was bound to generate conflict with the Ascended Sovereigns of the Onestar Galaxy, and by his estimation, they could be Resonant Soul Realm experts. While it was only a small chance, he had a feeling that doing so wasnʼt risky, but a little stupid and suicidal.

There was too much he couldnʼt verify about the Jiaolong or the Onestar Galaxy despite his acquisitions of knowledge and information within the Endless Purgatory. Moreover, from what he had learned, it only reinforced his belief that this was no different than cutting off his own head and crushing his soul, hoping for a positive outcome after.

”...” King might have given an incredible pep talk, but it was unable to offer any further assistance. It was an Omega Saber Soul, not an Alchemic Saber Soul. Its inherent knowledge of that path was limited.

Eden, shockingly, was silent. It was clear from its pulsating thick roots within his Sea of Consciousness that it was providing boosts to Wei Wuyinʼs mental capacity while trying to conceive an alternative as well.

Wei Wuyin went deep into his thoughts.

Meanwhile, outside, an entire stellar region was in an upheaval!

Bai Xiuʼs unintended actions of dumping the excess of Utmost Purity Mist outside due to her greed were creating a hectic commotion. Countless souls within the span of this week learned of the grade two mist that was raining down from the Original Dawn Palace, falling onto the Utmost Purity Hall, and they were all driven with desire.

Hao Chengxue could only make a hasty return from his networking activities during this rather active period of the galaxy. When he finally did, he was flabbergasted by the Original Dawn Palaceʼs situation. Observing for a while, he noticed that the saber formation would belch out grade two mist. Furthermore, this mist was of astonishing quality, containing properties linked to Wei Wuyinʼs Alchemic Dao, and capable of elevating mental energies and bestowing sporadic insights.

Every Utmost Purity Mist was unique at its core, mostly formed by the essential alchemical powers of the alchemist who created it. Oftentimes, the mist would be an amalgamation of numerous properties from varying alchemists using the same cauldron, but this mist was created by a single entity, yet was unnaturally profound. Was this the Neo-Dawn Alchemic Saintʼs brand of Utmost Purity Mist?!

During Wei Wuyinʼs initial debut into the Grand Cyclic Stellar Regionʼs alchemy scene, Mu Yura, the Twilight Alchemic Sovereign had, during her assessment of his convention-shattering Neo-Dawn Eclipse Pill, breathed in the mist with an intoxicated expression. The mist then was already grade two, practically an unseen grade, and possessed Edenʼs properties inherent in its Dao of Alchemy, which included the Seven Source Soul Light. Back then, the mist had heightened the quality and quantity of her mental energies and bestowed alchemical insights.

Typically, the primary effect of elevating mental energies was a passive effect of all of Wei Wuyinʼs concocted products and could be largely considered as his distinct signature. The alchemical insights were only effective to other alchemists. Considering this grade two mist was pouring down, and a good portion of the Tiny Heart Starfield, and even the Swirling Growth Stellar Region, were alchemists, how could they not find this as a fortune of the heavens?!

Hao Chengxue sneakily extracted a small amount before refining the mist carefully, and as the insights poured in, his eyes brightened greedily! Utmost Purity Mist was the result of consecutive successes, not a single failure, so it was, by extension, an amalgamation of true and faultless alchemy! The insights could only be right—never wrong!

A single wad of mist and Hao Chengxue had solved a difficult problem that had plagued him for nearly eight hundred years within a few minutes. His heart was racing! The urge to seal off this location and hoard it all for himself was birthed within his greedy little heart.

Unfortunately…HE WAS TOO LATE!

By the time he returned, there were already eyes of several Mystic Overlords and Sage-level beings watching, even Dao Enforcers! When they sensed the endless flood of Utmost Purity Mist, seeing how the citizens were, without Wei Wuyinʼs direct permission, but his tacit allowing of them taking and using it for themselves, how could they not want a portion of the benefits?

Of course, they werenʼt too selfish. They sent their alchemists over, mostly juniors beneath the age of 1,500 and within the Mystic Ascendant Realm, and only an elder or two to observe.

Hao Chengxue could seal the place up, but he would effectively be going against the benefit of others! He was naturally not the type to fight against the world. Moreover, he didnʼt dare to lie and say that Wei Wuyin had restricted access to his Utmost Purity Hall. He wouldnʼt dare to presume the intentions of an Exalted Worldly Saint Alchemist on the verge of becoming a Heavenly Saint Alchemist!

Not to mention, Wei Wuyin was almost certainly a connected individual with relations beyond his knowledge, such as the Incandescent Star Palace. Or that his cultivation had likely reached supreme levels!

In the end, Voidships from all over made their way over. No one dared to be too audacious, causing a tacit agreement to be made that prohibited the usage of storage or siphoning treasures that were too strong and restricting Worldly Saint Alchemists from entering the contest. Only a single Earthly Saint Alchemist and those young juniors were allowed with reasonable treasures.

Initially, some were too scared to partake recklessly, fearing that Wei Wuyin might be unaware and could take offense to these scrambling thieves. They sent urgent messages to Wei Wuyinʼs assistant, not daring to disrupt Wei Wuyinʼs cultivation which was clearly at a critical point. Luo Ning was besieged by messages, and she could only helplessly smile at everything unfolding. She inevitably had to contact Wei Wuyin. She received a piece of news that shook her.

It was a simple message: ”Do what you think is best.”

Then, a few seconds later, she received: ”If you canʼt decide, just let Cao Cuifen know.”

As for the Utmost Purity Mist spewing into the continent below, he didnʼt make any comments. However, this had occurred on the ninth day of Wei Wuyinʼs three-month seclusion and itʼs been two whole days since any belching had occurred! Still, there was quite a lot of Utmost Purity Mist remaining.

Luo Ning first sent a message to Cao Cuifen, who was focused on developing her martial path and received a dismissive response. Cao Cuifen would normally handle such negotiations for benefits, but she was too enthralled with her own matters. She even softly admonished Luo Ning for contacting her, suggesting that this was an opportunity for her to display her business acumen. Wei Wuyin had only left her an avenue to contact her in desperation if she was overwhelmed with indecision. For it to be the first thing she did was a little disappointing.

Luo Ning was taken aback and her mind was shaken by this revelation. Wei Wuyin was trusting her to handle this! However, she hadnʼt taken the initiative and instead sought help before anything else. It was a little…pathetic…

Seeing this for what it was, an opportunity, Luo Ning decided to change her mentality. While she was advocating and elevating the prestigious and mysterious Neo-Dawn Alchemic Lineage within the eyes of the Utmost Purity Galaxyʼs denizens, she was doing so under Wei Wuyinʼs long-ago issued orders to proliferate his name and their lineage in every new area they entered as his proxy.

She decided to take the helm of this ship. Furthermore, her hardened heart and focused mind from this lesson of life were timely as, without any warning, the belching and dumping of Utmost Purity Mist began to intensify!

Intensify to an EXTREME!!!

By the eleventh day, the neighboring stellar regions could no longer stay and watch. A holy land of the Alchemic Dao was being formed!!

Wei Wuyinʼs eyes were preternaturally focused and his mystic forces were incredibly active as he sat before, not one, but two cauldrons! Bai Xiu had pouted and verbally protested, but after her mischievous actions of unintentionally expelling mist were exposed, she could only grunt.

Both cauldrons were being used. At the same time!

Earlier, Wei Wuyinʼs Second Mind had taken control over his body to complete the Magi trials and tribulations. This time, Wei Wuyin was seizing control over his Second Mind in much the same way! The feeling was wondrous and unexpected, and he felt as if he had genuinely divided himself into two entities.

This was likely how most experienced a division of minds. Unlike his who seemed to have obtained its own id, ego, and superego loosely separated from himself while being intimately and naturally connected. They were capable of sharing memories, and restricting unnecessary or useless information while remaining unaware of the other activities.

He wasnʼt foolish to think that his Second Mind wasnʼt an abnormal entity given its ability to exert a degree of independence, but he also knew that they were eternally connected as one. And this has helped them both, especially considering they had different passions and goals. It was as if his psyche had been genuinely split.

Now, he was hijacking his Second Mind, and that felt initially odd before giving away to an utterly breathtaking experience. His Second Mind was the primary development of Enlightened Scholarly Mist, and while he developed some on his own as well, the sheer quantity and quality within the Palace of Eden under its control was damn near excessive.

To begin, the Enlightened Scholarly Mist of his Second Mind had long since condensed into liquid form within his Sea of Consciousness, intermixing inexplicably with his Mental Energies that constituted that sea and long since had leaked into his Mindʼs Eye after the Magi trials. What Wei Wuyin hadnʼt realized was that after consolidating their knowledge and gains, his Second Mindʼs Palace of Eden was flooded with this liquid!

The entire Palace of Eden was submerged from wall to wall in liquid. When he entered for the first time, he felt profoundly overwhelmed by it all.

He then learned that the Enlightened Scholarly Mist had levels as well, and this could be considered a grade five mist. It had transformed from mist to liquid! What a wondrous change! If his estimations were correct, this degree of Enlightened Scholarly Mist suggested an absurd wealth of knowledge! No wonder his Second Mind dominated the Dao Acknowledge of Scholarly Virtue when it came to the Dao of Creation!

Of course, this knowledge was extensive, including in regards to talismans, cultivation methods, forging techniques, and much more, but Wei Wuyinʼs exchanged knowledge was curated to relevance, and he definitely would not be able to immediately craft talismans with as much ease as his alchemy. That said, he was already fascinated by the possibility of expanding his practical knowledge and techniques in other fields!

Wei Wuyin had decided to explore the Palace of Eden in hopes of finding a solution to his conundrum, but he hadnʼt expected that just entering the Palace would inspire him instantly!

”I know what I need to do!”

Because of that, he seized control over his Second Mind, using a rarely used Dual Mind Technique that was common with split minds, and brought out a second cauldron.

”My failings are due to myself. I canʼt refine the aura of eternity. The reason is obvious: I lack the fundamental ability to do so. If I tried to rely on past methods, either finding an immortal-grade material or reaching the threshold to sense the aura of eternity naturally, that might take too long or not work. After all, who says that anyone but an immortal can sense this aura? If so, then by the time I can sense it, I will be able to create it myself naturally!

”No! No! I can not do that. King is right; I must continue on this path without looking back or down! I can not decide to just catch up with the others, or rely on old methods to achieve future achievements. If I must do so, then Iʼll do so now rather than later. Because…if I do so later, I might never get that chance.”

The eighteen Calamities of Hell had never been underestimated by Wei Wuyin. He just had to get unlucky once, and his existence would vanish entirely. Or worse—he could become another suave Wei Wuyin of that timeline who decided to rely on only his innate endowments or current advantages in life. While that might bring about a great path ahead of him, that type of stagnant thinking was ruinous.

He refused to lose anyone.

”Anyone!”

”So Iʼll have to eliminate myself from the potential solution! Iʼll use a method that is outside the box and way further beyond! The box that alchemic soul cultivators would never think of doing!” Wei Wuyinʼs eyes pulsated with the light of madness.

”Iʼll create alchemical energy on par with the aura of eternity! IʼLL CREATE UTMOST PURITY MIST TO THAT LEVEL!!” Wei Wuyinʼs decision was insane!

”YES!” Kratos roared, sending his heart racing with excitement tinged by insanity!

”...” Eden was deeply silent.

While Ori was hyping Wei Wuyin up to the utmost with incessant cheering. ”You can do it! You can do it!”

To non-Alchemic Soul alchemists, they all relied on external methods to create their alchemical energies to certain levels based on their cultivation base, but Utmost Purity Mist had the unique ability to elevate this ability to rival Alchemic Soul alchemists! If that was possible, why not create a Utmost Purity Mist that can elevate external alchemical energies that can attach itself to the aura of eternity?

Wei Wuyin used the Thirty-Three Heavenly Concoction Method on both cauldrons at the same time, using Mystic-World products of all the lineages he acquired from the White Abyssal Galaxy and Resolute Dusk Galaxy! From the lineages that Enlightened Sage Springfield knew! That those within the Endless Purgatory knew!

All that he KNEW!!!