67: News from Zhongzhou: Alchemy?

"The information I'm telling you is from a thousand years ago. Once you reach the Central Continent, you'll still have to judge for yourself."

"To avoid interfering with your judgment, I'll only mention the largest powers in the Central Continent."

"They are divided into One Sect, Two Towers, Three Buildings, and Four Pavilions, totaling ten powers."

"These powers have stood in the Central Continent for tens of thousands of years; they shouldn't suddenly collapse in just a thousand years."

Xie Chonghe said. During the years he struggled in the Central Continent, these ten powers already stood firm.

Now that a thousand years have passed, such a short time shouldn't have brought significant changes.

"The one sect is the Wu Ling Sect, and the two towers are the Pill Tower and the Martial Refining Tower..." Xie Chonghe explained to Zhang Yang and Ling Yue.

"Pill Tower? Is Alchemy popular in the Central Continent?"

Zhang Yang asked. From the information he currently knew, Martial Artists at or above the Infant Transformation Realm could generally Cultivate by absorbing Origin Qi from the void.

Martial Artists didn't have a great need for Medicinal Pills; usually, just taking Purple Sun Pills was enough.

"Yeah, what is Alchemy like over there?"

Ling Yue also asked curiously. Although he had encountered Alchemy methods, it was only for refining Purple Sun Pills using Origin Qi.

In the Southern Region, generally only Cultivators below the Nascent Transformation Realm would learn to refine pills using Heaven And Earth Treasures.

"Alchemy there is different from here. The environment is completely different, and the Rank of Heaven And Earth Treasures there is very high."

"There are Earth-rank High Grade or even Heaven Rank Heaven And Earth Treasures, which contain the power of Law."

"By extracting that and mixing it with other Heaven And Earth Treasures, law pills are refined."

"They can speed up the rate at which Martial Artists at or above the Grotto-Heaven Realm comprehend the Laws of heaven and earth!"

"In the Southern Region, Earth Rank Heaven And Earth Treasures are very rare, and those containing the power of Law are basically non-existent."

"That's why the Southern Region basically lacks the Law Alchemy Technique; it only has Alchemy for refining Purple Sun Pills or common Heaven And Earth Treasures for those below the Nascent Transformation Realm."

"The Law Alchemy Technique is something generally only those in the Grotto-Heaven Realm can Cultivate."

Xie Chonghe explained.

After hearing Xie Chonghe's explanation, Zhang Yang understood. The lack of demand for Alchemy in the Southern Region was due to material differences caused by the geographical environment.

Below the Profound Core Realm, Medicinal Pills refined from Profound Rank Heaven And Earth Treasures were far less effective than directly consuming Purple Sun Pills. One didn't have to worry about drug resistance; they melted in the mouth and were entirely transformed from Origin Energy.

For the Nascent Transformation Realm, one could directly absorb Origin Qi from the void.

As for the Grotto-Heaven Realm, they basically all went to the Central Continent, and the Southern Region couldn't find many Heaven And Earth Treasures containing the Laws of heaven and earth anyway.

After finishing his explanation of the ten powers, Xie Chonghe continued:

"In the Central Continent, within the territory of the Four Pavilions, there are four massive portals. Generally, those teleporting from the East, West, South, and North Regions to the Central Continent will randomly emerge from one of these four portals."

"With the protection of the Four Pavilions nearby, there isn't much danger."

"They occasionally allow these people teleporting from the four regions to join their powers."

"After all, those who can teleport there are all Grotto-Heaven Realm Martial Artists. To reach the Grotto-Heaven Realm in the East, West, South, and North Regions, their talent shouldn't be bad."

Xie Chonghe looked at Ling Yue: "If you can, you could also join a power called the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion."

"I was an Elder there back then. Within the Qing Feng Lineage, there were many Disciples from the Clear Wind Sect who had gone to the Central Continent."

"I wonder how it is now." Xie Chonghe sighed with some emotion.

"Oh! Revered Master, this is the first time you've mentioned this!" Ling Yue said in surprise.

Hearing this, Zhang Yang was also quite surprised. He hadn't expected Xie Chonghe to have been an Elder of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion, one of the Four Pavilions!

He even managed the Qing Feng Lineage, which mostly consisted of Clear Wind Sect Disciples who had gone to the Central Continent.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore." Xie Chonghe waved his hand.

"Zhang Yang, take a rest. Ling Yue, come here. I'll train you a bit so you can get used to your power."

Xie Chonghe looked at Ling Yue. Ling Yue's face froze, and his body involuntarily shuddered twice as he recalled unpleasant memories of the past.

Sparring with his Revered Master was pure masochism.

"What? Unwilling?" Xie Chonghe raised an eyebrow.

"I'm willing! Thank you for your guidance, Revered Master!"

Ling Yue gritted his teeth. He also knew that upon reaching the Central Continent, he would no longer be a top Grotto-Heaven Realm Martial Artist like in the Southern Region.

Increasing his combat strength by even a bit would provide an extra layer of security.

Over the next ten days, Xie Chonghe sparred with Ling Yue and guided him.

At the same time, he was also guiding Zhang Yang in fusing the myriad Laws, while Ling Yue also sparred with Zhang Yang.

Fifteen days later, because the sparring had delayed his Cultivation a bit, Zhang Yang only reached the Ninth Level of the Profound Core Realm after fifteen days. He was on the verge of a Breakthrough to the Nascent Transformation Realm!

Although his Cultivation was delayed, his gains in fusing the myriad Laws were significant.

Of Zhang Yang's current Five Scriptures, only one remained—the Saber Scripture had not yet been fully fused.

Zhang Yang's physical body had now reached the limit of the Infant Transformation Realm. With just his physical strength alone, Zhang Yang could dominate the Southern Region.

Combined with Origin Energy and Martial Skills, even an opponent like Ling Yue, who had recently broken through to the Cave Heaven Realm First Layer, would find it a bit difficult to take Zhang Yang's strongest strike head-on.

The main reason was that Zhang Yang's current Origin Energy reserves were too small to unleash the true Martial Skill power!

Boom!

After one exchange, Zhang Yang and Ling Yue both retreated dozens of steps.

"Senior Brother, you're the real freak! I've already pushed my Origin Energy to the Grotto-Heaven Realm, yet I still can't take you down!"

Ling Yue looked at Zhang Yang with a bitter expression, his heart filled with shock.

He believed that after breaking through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm and training under his Revered Master, no one in the Southern Region—except for his Revered Master and the Grand Elders of the Clear Wind Sect—would be his match.

But he never expected he wouldn't be able to defeat Zhang Yang, who was only at the Ninth Level of the Profound Core Realm.

"Not at all. If Senior Brother used his full strength, I wouldn't fare so well," Zhang Yang said modestly. He knew Ling Yue hadn't used his full power yet.

The Spatial Power mastered by the Grotto-Heaven Realm was almost overwhelming against lower-level Martial Artists.

Hearing what Zhang Yang said, Ling Yue shook his head. Even if he used his full strength, he couldn't kill Zhang Yang, and he might even be seriously injured if he wasn't careful.

"Ahem," Xie Chonghe said with a laugh from the side.

"Zhang Yang, you don't need to be modest. In my experience, even the top geniuses of the Central Continent couldn't have combat power like yours at the Profound Core Realm."

"It's about time. Prepare to Breakthrough to the Nascent Transformation Realm. By then, you should be able to fully fuse the Saber Scripture." Xie Chonghe said with a smile.

"These are various insights from the sect's geniuses who broke through to the Nascent Transformation Realm in previous years. Take them and study them!"

"Mhm."

Zhang Yang nodded. It was indeed time. The Earth-rank High Grade Sky-Falling Star-Slaying Art, though an incomplete fragment with only one move, was extremely powerful and the most difficult to fuse.

Zhang Yang was stuck on the Fusion between this move and the other Profound Truths.

Zhang Yang had a premonition that if he didn't Breakthrough to the Infant Transformation Realm, he might be stuck here for a long time.

Therefore, it was time to Breakthrough to the Nascent Transformation Realm!

Zhang Yang picked up the insights and began to read!