Rise of the Alchemy God

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A level 4 pill on its own would be a godsend, while a level 5 pill would be like a living legend manifesting here in the mortal plane.

According to the knowledge provided by the system and what he had learned from Bai Yu, level 5 pills were highly regarded even in the celestial plane.

This was because only three-star grandmasters could actually attempt to produce them.

Below that rank, it was impossible to even try, as the control over the mixture and the chemical reactions was something that mere master alchemists or even newly advanced grandmasters could not manage, inevitably leading to the pill's failure.

When Ethan refined a low-grade level 4 pill for the first time, he noticed that although it took almost an entire day, the rewards were far from meager.

Even for a low-grade pill, one could gain a total of 1,000 SP, which was still within Ethan's expectations, and 1,000 QI, which, although it seemed small, was a drastic increase considering that a perfect-grade level 3 pill provided only 70 QI.

This was a significant jump, and it didn't end there.

For the subsequent grades, the value increased tenfold, reaching a staggering 1,000,000 QI at the perfect grade of level 4.

This alone was enough to make it clear that level 5 pills would be nothing short of extraordinary, and for Ethan, who had now reached a level of mastery sufficient to produce pills of this caliber, there were few opportunities to do so.

This was because producing such high-level pills required equally high-level materials, and for now, he only possessed materials suitable for producing high-grade level 4 pills.

That said, this level of pill was more than sufficient for Ethan, as the amount of QI he needed could be filled by these pills.

Now that he was at the peak of the first stage, it was time for him to head to the place where the four demons were slumbering.

Bai Yu had told him that, before the opening of the separate dimension, demons had never been discovered in their world.

Therefore, when the gods of the divine plane sealed the rift they had opened, they were fairly certain that none of the demon race would remain alive, especially after a thorough cleansing of the celestial plane.

It might not seem like it, but the dimensions of the celestial plane were vastly larger than those of the mortal plane.

According to Bai Yu, the celestial plane was so vast that there were still many unexplored areas, and this was due to various factors, including climatic conditions.

Intrinsic natural laws made certain regions difficult to traverse, risking death if one was not cautious, while others were protected by abominations, beings neither monsters nor humans with power levels at the peak of the spiritual rank, making it challenging for anyone to venture into their territories.

Of course, one could certainly form expedition squads to confront them together, but merely assembling a team with so many experts at the peak of the spiritual rank was a challenging task.

All experts at this level were true powerhouses who had their own territories to manage and would prefer to cultivate and attempt the celestial tribulation in hopes of ascending to divine realm rather than reducing their chances of continued cultivation by hunting a monster on the other side of the world.

These powerhouses tended to remain in isolation, dedicating themselves entirely to their cultivation, and would not emerge unless a significant event involving them occurred, such as the destruction of their sect or the appearance of a high-grade object, and so on...

When Ethan heard about the existence of these places, he wanted to ask why they hadn't considered that some demons might have hidden there, but then he decided not to ask.

From what he had learned, the gods themselves had participated to some extent in the elimination of the demon race.

It was impossibile that these so-called abominations could have survived against their power. Therefore, if any demons had managed to infiltrate one of these places, the gods would have surely been able to detect them.

In the end, from the little information he could gather on this topic from the demon Mo Yan, they had used an ancient artifact to open a second rift.

Ethan was not sure why, as the demon named Mo Yan did not seem to be someone important in their insurrection group. Consequently, his knowledge on the matter was limited. Still, Ethan could form an idea since he also knew a thing or two about the element of space.

Although the matter was extremely difficult to actualize, if it were true that the demons had some kind of ancient artifact related to the element of space, then it was possible they had reconnected the spatial coordinates left from the first rift opened by the gods of the divine plane.

Of course, this was only a conjecture, but with the limited information, there was really little else he could think of.

In any case, he didn't dwell too much on the matter, because in the end, he would have to eliminate these remaining demons as well.

And it was certain that he would obtain important information from them.

Therefore, after stabilizing his cultivation and training his new combat techniques, he finally left the minor dimension, ready to travel to where the demons resided.

Ethan had wondered why he had not been able to sense the presence of these beings when, after ascending to the spiritual realm, he had scoured all three continents.

Indeed, he had even ventured a bit further in the hope of finding other lands, but he found nothing. The only clear traces of demons were primarily from the demonic continent.

Those on the beast continent, however, were too faint to notice back then, especially because he had not expected any to be there in the first place.

As such, his attention was not as sharp then. But after he visited and encountered the Guo brothers, he learned of their presence.

He initially believed that perhaps he had failed to perceive these four demons of the spiritual realm because they had entered a state similar to Mo Yan's, hidden enough not to be detected by the consciousness of the celestial plane.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

However, the fact was that the consciousness would have only detected them if they had unleashed their power on this plane.

And then he would have identified any high-level formations with his spiritual sense, yet he did not, and the reason for all of this was that the demons had hidden in the one place no one would have immediately thought of.

A place everyone had avoided, even those at the peak of the mortal cultivation realm. A vast location that seemingly covered most of the mortal plane's surface.

The ocean.

At Ethan's current level, he could travel from one continent to another with just one step in that direction, reaching the location in an instant. Yet, to arrive at the exact spot where the demons were hiding, he had to take several such steps. Finally, in the middle of nowhere, he appeared in the air.

No matter where one looked, there was only the great expanse of water, teeming with creatures of all kinds.

After just a quick and rapid glance, he could identify dozens of beings at the fourth and even the fifth stage within a radius of only a few miles.

This alone made it clear that the sea was by no means lacking in terrifying beings that lived and ruled there comfortably.

He understood why no one ever returned alive after traveling a certain distance from the continent.

If the number of marine creatures at this stage was so great, there was no way anyone could realistically travel long distances in complete safety.

Even more so because he could sense the presence of several creatures at the peak of the mortal realm, some of them even close to reaching the spiritual realm.

Feeling the presence of these beings, which seemed to have noticed him, he couldn't help but shake his head.

' Truly a good place to hide,' he thought as he looked down and sent a spiritual wave into the water.

Even though he had arrived at the exact location based on the demon's memories, he couldn't sense the presence of those four demons. So he decided to explore the ocean depths to confirm if they were really there.

The spiritual wave traveled at high speed, and in no time, it had already reached a depth of several miles. Yet, despite all this, he could still say there was a long way to go before reaching the ocean floor.

He continued descending with his spiritual wave, and after a full 20 miles, he finally sensed something. His eyebrows furrowed slightly as he finally detected the presence of something below. Find your next adventure on empire

Normally, he would have been able to see what lay even at this depth. Yet, for some reason, his perception of the place was slightly distorted, as if something down there was interfering with his understanding of the environment.

He didn't know why, but he suddenly had a certain premonition.

This wasn't just due to his instincts but also because a certain object within his sea of consciousness had finally started showing signs of activity after remaining silent for more than a century.