Alchemy Master

Chapter 938, Day After Day

Translator: Silavin

At this moment, Yu Qianqiu was somewhat troubled. How had he so readily agreed to let Li Yuanba and Mu Yanzhen go to that Ancient Heaven Ascension Tomb?

These two individuals held extremely sensitive positions!

The Brilliant Sky Sacred Land Disciples guarding outside the Ancient Heaven Ascension Tomb felt utterly helpless upon learning of the Sacred Land’s decision.

They naturally understood that before the final result emerged, they absolutely could not disturb the two Sacred Master Candidates. Otherwise, the situation that had just stabilised might once again see great turbulence.

At this moment, they could only gaze hopefully at the Ancient Heaven Ascension Tomb’s entrance, as if hoping a miracle would occur and Li Yuanba and Mu Yanzhen could walk out safe and sound.

After all, if anything happened to either of these two, it would trigger an upheaval within Brilliant Sky Sacred Land.

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In the boundless, vast expanse of Heaven and Earth, the sky was dark and overcast. Rain drops sharp as blades, carrying a chill sufficient to freeze Spiritual Energy into ice sculptures, descended from above.

Upon entering the illusion of the Nine Illusions Life Extinguishing Flower, Qin Yichen had known there was no turning back. Now, the only thing he could do was persevere. Otherwise, he would completely sink into this illusion, becoming a wandering Soul.

The Nine Illusions Life Extinguishing Flower’s illusion trials were extremely cruel, though fortunately Qin Yichen had anticipated this. There were no free gifts falling from the sky in this world. To transform from a cocoon to a butterfly required enduring endless trials.

The torrential rain like water swords poured down from the sky. The dark red earth had already become shrouded in white mist, a palpable cold energy rose from this world.

In a corner of this misty earth, a slender figure lay prone in a shallow pool of water. His body was covered with wounds the size of pin pricks, crimson blood continuously flowing from within his body. The moment it dripped down, it froze into brilliant ice crystals.

Rain drops continuously bombarded this broken body, yet this figure had never moved even slightly.

Who knew how much time passed before the dark clouds filling the sky gradually dispersed, and the cold mist permeating the world also gradually receded.

When Heaven and Earth once again returned to silence, a glimmer of consciousness flickered in the depths of that figure’s eyes. Then, his body suddenly began to tremble.

“Ahhh…” An extremely hoarse, low roar, like a beast on the verge of death, echoed across the world.

The moment that bone-chilling cold sufficient to freeze one’s Soul receded, the suddenly erupting excruciating pain was enough to drive even someone with a Will as firm as rock to madness.

This agonized howling continued for nearly half an hour before the figure’s trembling gradually ceased. At this moment, his body lay powerlessly on the ground, without even the strength to blink.

“This perverted Nine Illusions Life Extinguishing Flower…” Qin Yichen lay on the ground, his eyes gazing up at the dim sky, his expression extremely haggard.

The passage of time here seemed somewhat different from the outside world. Logically speaking, Yu Qianqiu would awaken him after three months, but he had already been inside for a full half a year, yet still had not sensed anything!

In this world of Spiritual Energy, every single day he passed was all in endless suffering. With each trial, he deeply felt the taste of death.

Even with his resolute Will, there were several times when he nearly lost himself in this pain that penetrated his Soul.

Moreover, Qin Yichen discovered that the various ordeals here seemed to become more severe each time.

It was precisely this sense of crisis that compelled Qin Yichen’s body to grow somewhat stronger after enduring each terrible suffering. If not for this continuous growth through the constant tempering, he probably would have been unable to endure long ago and failed.

This body was not his physical form, but his Spiritual Body. In other words, his Spiritual Body was gradually becoming more powerful!

This progress was extremely slow, but it clearly existed!

*Haa…* After quite some time, Qin Yichen raised his head to gaze at this boundless world. The conviction in his eyes had not diminished due to this tempering. He firmly believed that one day, he would be able to face this tempering without fear!

In this illusory world of Spiritual Energy, the concept of time was quite vague. Moreover, the flow of time here seemed vastly different from the outside world.

Previously, Qin Yichen had been able to roughly calculate time in his mind at the beginning, but as the pain his body endured daily intensified, he could no longer spare even a shred of consciousness for this and could only fully resist that pain emanating from his Soul and the threat of death.

Time slowly passed. The hellish tempering never ceased, continuing day after day, repeating in cycles.

One year…

Two years…

Three years!

In this hellish world, that lean figure was growing stronger bit by bit under repeated threats of death.

He endured pain beyond what ordinary people could imagine, just like a silkworm in its cocoon, accumulating strength, waiting for the day to break free and transform into a butterfly!

Still the dim sky, black clouds shrouding everything. Lightning like Lightning Dragons rampaged through the dark clouds. From time to time, bolts of lightning several metres wide, like enraged Dragons, tore through the air and howled downward.

On the dark red earth, a figure walked at an unhurried pace. That lightning struck this figure at extreme speed.

However, this figure did not become scorched and battered as before. In fact, his body did not even tremble slightly. His footsteps remained steady, completely unaffected.

*Boom! Boom!*

Bolts of lightning like silver water columns continuously bombarded down. Compared to when he first entered this place, these attacks had already become several times more powerful.

Yet now, these attacks could no longer pose any threat to Qin Yichen. That seemingly shocking lightning appeared extremely pale and powerless at this moment.

How many years had he endured the tempering here? Three years? Five years? Or ten years?

The blurred concept of time had made it impossible for Qin Yichen to remember clearly. During this time, he did not know how many times he had nearly collapsed. All he knew now was that this seemingly terrifying tempering could no longer cause him much harm. He had become strong enough to resist it!

The thunder clouds dispersed, and violent winds connecting Heaven and Earth swept forth.

Qin Yichen lowered his head, looking at his own pale palm. From the beginning, this was a powerless, strengthless palm. However, at this moment, it had become…

“All of this… should end now!” Qin Yichen smiled, his palm reaching toward the tornado raging at the edge of the horizon, grasping at it from afar.