The distance between the foot of the mountain to the peak was not far. Even so, James took three days to arrive at the peak. Now, he was only a few hundred meters away from the finishing line. As if he had experienced a fierce battle, he was currently in a wretched state. He was feeling great discomfort throughout his body, and he could not exert even a single ounce of strength. He lay on the ground, his life hanging by a thread. Even breathing now required a great deal of effort. Currently, he was the closest to the finishing line. Though he was resting on the ground, his soul was being crushed. James knew that he would have to end this as quickly as possible. The longer he dragged this out, the lower the chances of him reaching the finishing line. If this continued, he would slowly be crippled.He stood up with great difficulty and took a step forward. Immediately, he collapsed to the ground, and he began bleeding profusely all over his body. Gritting his teeth, he held on. Stan
Soon, his injuries recovered. Standing up, he stretched his muscles and looked in the direction in front of him. At the moment, there were about thirty alchemists who were within a kilometer of the finishing line.James knew that these alchemists must have had an ace up their sleeves and should be able to reach the end. If everything went as he expected, these alchemists would compete against him in the final round. Whoever emerged victorious would represent the Stardust Realm to participate in the examination of the Medicine Pavilion.James simply waited patiently by the sidelines.Myrddin, on the other hand, glanced at James. Though James was considered young, he possessed extraordinary Soul Power. This changed Myrddin’s perception of him. However, as a Divine Rank alchemist, he had met countless prodigies. Though James was distinguished, he was not considered the best of the best.Time passed.A day after James arrived at the end, a second alchemist crossed the finishing line.
Saying that, Daley’s expression turned grim, and his voice turned solemn.“The Overworld is many times more powerful than the Stardust Realm. If they attack with full force, we stand no chance against them. There have been many worlds in this universe that were annihilated since antiquity. If we fail to deal with this crisis appropriately, the Stardust Realm may be destroyed.”Hearing this, an alchemist asked, “Sir, is there no way around this? Can’t we find a way to settle the feud?”Daley sighed. “The crisis would have been resolved if it were that easy. This is an impossible task. All these years, I’ve tried negotiating with the Overworld. However, since they refused to even grant me an audience, I have no other way.”The other alchemists were all wearing grim expressions. They were all creatures of the Stardust Realm. This was their home.James, on the other hand, was an outsider. As he had no feelings toward the Stardust Realm whatsoever, the fate of those living here was non
“My name is Yevpraksiya Halkyone. The Lord of the Stardust Realm has instructed me to serve you until the end of the Alchemy Tournament. After the tournament, you’ll be allowed to take me along on your journey if you believe my service to be satisfactory. If you don’t wish to take me along, that’s fine too.”Yevpraksiya said softly while keeping her head low. She yearned to be taken away by James. Though she had reached the Sage Rank, being a Sage was nothing to be proud of in this world where Divine Rank cultivators were everywhere. Not only was James a young and handsome alchemist, but he also possessed immense potential.“Lift your head.”James said.Yevpraksiya lifted her head.James could now have a clear glimpse of her face. Yevpraksiya was about eighteen years of age. Her skin was smooth and fair, and her eyes were big and lively. Though she was a Sage, James could sense that she had low self-esteem. This feeling of inferiority must have taken quite some time to take root
James waved his hand slightly to indicate that he had no need for that.“I’m returning to my room to rest. Notify me when the alchemy test is about to begin.”Saying that, he turned to leave, as his Soul Power had been severely depleted. Though some had been restored, he had not yet completely recovered. Besides, alchemy severely depleted Soul Power.“Understood.”Yevpraksiya said respectfully.James, on the other hand, returned to his room and sat in a lotus position. He planned to use meditation to restore his depleted Soul Power.He waited for a month. His depleted Soul Power recovered over this past month.A month later, knocks came from the door.Knock! Knock! Knock!“Master.”Hearing this, James stopped his meditation, stood up, and walked toward the door to open it. A glamorous woman with a slender figure was standing outside.It was Yevpraksiya.“Master, I just received news from the guards at the City Lord’s Mansion. Tomorrow will be the alchemy test, which will be
Hearing this, the alchemists were all confused.Choosing herbs to create an elixir? They had gone to great lengths to prepare an elixir formula and herbs of their own for this Alchemy Tournament. Yet, here was Myrddin stating that they had to choose from the herbs prepared for them.It would be extremely challenging as there might be herbs that were not necessarily needed for their formulas among the selection presented. This tested their accumulation of alchemy knowledge. The more formulas they studied, the easier it would be to create a combination of these herbs.Every alchemist was wearing a grim expression, except for James. There was nothing for him to prepare in advance. After all, what he learned was an inheritance of an Emperor Rank alchemist. There were countless formulas inside his head. He was also familiar with all sorts of Empyrean herbs. Not only did he know the effects of these herbs, but he could even concoct a new elixir by randomly mixing any of these herbs.Myrd
There were many types of Empyrean herbs in the Alchemy Tournament organized in the Stardust Realm. There were at least a thousand of them, and each type had at least ten or more samples. However, they were all common herbs. Even so, these herbs would cost a fortune. No ordinary person would be able to present so many herbs at once.James scanned the herbs one by one, pondering what sort of elixir he could concoct. At the same time, he observed the other alchemists. From the herbs they chose, he could roughly guess what sort of elixir they wished to concoct.Those present were no pushovers.James realized that the elixirs they were concocting were at least at the Sage Rank’s Fifteenth Grade and above. Though these were all high-quality herbs, they only acquired them so that the final product would be of certain quality even if there were slight mistakes during the concoction process. It appeared that the Spirit Tool was right. To emerge victorious, he would have to concoct an elixir
After returning to her seat, she glanced at James, who had been waiting patiently and flashed him a faint smile. Then, she casually waved her hand, and a purple light materialized. Afterward, a purple alchemy furnace appeared in full view.The alchemy furnace was tens of meters in height, and it emitted a faint purple flow.“A-A Divine Rank alchemy furnace?”Myrddin immediately stood up and fixed his gaze on the alchemy furnace summoned by the woman. He was stunned. Though he was a Divine Rank alchemist, he did not have a Divine Rank alchemy furnace.Who was this woman? Why did she have a Divine Rank alchemy furnace?Myrddin was envious of her. Though he had traveled far and wide and became a well-renowned alchemist long ago, he never had a Divine Rank alchemy furnace even though so many years had passed. Now, how could he not be envious of a youngster who had one?Many alchemists gathered around. They failed to advance to the final round, but they could tell that it was a Divine