102: Chapter 102 Martial King Perfection! Insane Deduction!

[Ding!]

[Ten million years of cultivation time successfully exchanged!]

[Begin cultivation!]

Rumble!!!

The next moment, Chen An felt his Sea of Consciousness shake again. His consciousness once more arrived in the mysterious System space, beginning day after day, year after year of cultivation.

The long passage of ten million years was compressed into just a dozen breaths of time in the outside world within the System space.

Chen An's cultivation soared at an unreasonable speed, like a rocket breaking free from gravity!

Middle Stage of the Martial King Realm!

Late Stage of the Martial King Realm!!

Perfection of the Martial King Realm!!!

It took a full nine million years for his cultivation to break through from the Middle Stage of the Martial King Realm to the Perfection of the Martial King Realm.

"Hoo! ~ ~"

Chen An opened his eyes and let out a long breath of stale air; it was as if a gust of wind had blown through the quiet room.

That breath of stale air contained the aftermath of the majestic True Qi he had condensed through nine million years of arduous cultivation, stirring up a roaring airflow within the sealed quiet room.

Chen An slowly clenched his fist, and a slight sonic boom sounded between his palms.

Feeling the Pill Yuan in his body, which was several times stronger than before, he frowned slightly.

"I didn't expect it to take nine million years to break through two small Realms; it's much slower than I anticipated!"

Chen An's gaze flickered, and then he sighed slightly.

In fact, he knew that the reason for this was that his Aptitude was holding him back.

His Aptitude was only a High-grade Martial Bone, and although this type of Martial Bone was considered quite good among ordinary Martial Artists, it was still not enough in front of true Geniuses.

It was like those math problems from his previous life; some difficult problems that countless mathematicians couldn't solve for two thousand years could be solved by some people in just one morning.

(PS: Don't think I'm being long-winded. It's just that many readers always feel that I'm suppressing the protagonist, but the protagonist's Aptitude is just like that. Not to mention in a Xuanhuan world, even in reality, the gap between people is sometimes greater than the gap between people and dogs. I'm writing this setting clearly here, so I won't mention it again!)

"Aptitude is truly an innate chasm!"

Chen An muttered to himself, his gaze flickering slightly.

A High-grade Martial Bone, placed in an ordinary Family in Chengtian Prefecture, might already be considered good material to be cultivated as a Core Disciple.

But in front of those top-tier Sects and Families with legacies spanning hundreds or thousands of years, it wasn't even worth carrying their shoes.

Those true Prodigies, which one of them didn't have an Earth-grade Martial Bone, Heaven-grade Martial Bone, or even a Physique that surpassed the Heaven-grade?

These people, one day of cultivation is ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times, or even ten thousand, one hundred thousand times that of others.

What can an ordinary person use to compare with them?!

Even with the System as a bug, under the constraints of his Aptitude, he still couldn't bridge that innate gap.

Now, even with a High-grade Martial Bone, it still took ten thousand years to refine one strand of Pill Yuan. If he were still a Medium-grade Martial Bone, it might even take one hundred thousand years.

And an Earth-grade Martial Bone might only take a thousand years, a Heaven-grade Martial Bone only a hundred years, and those Prodigies with special Physiques might only need ten years, one year, one month, or even one day!

He had indeed used the System to cheat, but weren't others also being cheated by the world?!

There is always someone better, and there is always a heaven beyond heaven!!!

"I must find a way to improve my Aptitude!"

Feeling the limitations of his Aptitude, a look of determination flashed in Chen An's eyes.

"Right, perhaps I can learn Alchemy later!"

"Whether it's the marrow cleansing and bone tempering pill or the White Jade Blood Dragon Pill that Manager Luo Feng mentioned, they are all precious medicines that can improve Aptitude!"

"Besides, even if I manage to auction that White Jade Blood Dragon Lotus in a month, it would be best to refine it into a pill; that way, the chance of improvement would be higher!"

In fact, when he was in Wurong County, he had already thought about learning Alchemy, and he even bought a copy of "Introduction to Alchemy" while at the black market.

However, because of the System, his focus was only on Realm and Martial Skills, which led him to neglect the skill of Alchemy.

Of course, this also had to do with time.

Although he was now a Martial Artist at the Perfection of the Martial King Realm, only about seven or eight days had passed since he awakened his memories.

"System, first exchange one hundred years of time to deduce 'Introduction to Alchemy'!"

Chen An didn't dawdle; since he thought of it now, he directly gave the order to the System.

[Ding!]

[One hundred years successfully exchanged!]

[One hundred years of 'Introduction to Alchemy' deduction experience beginning to be imparted...]

Hum!!!

The next moment, a massive amount of knowledge about Alchemy, like a burst dam, instantly flooded into Chen An's Sea of Consciousness!

From the most basic identification of medicinal herbs and the compatibility of medicinal properties to the complex control of heat and the manipulation of the Pill Furnace, to the refining techniques of the sixty-five basic Pill Formulas recorded in the original "Introduction to Alchemy," and even countless summaries of failed experiences and successful insights...

One hundred years of deduction time was compressed into a mere instant by the System!

Chen An only felt a slight swelling in his head, and the next moment, countless pieces of knowledge regarding Alchemy had been engraved deep into his Soul, as if he had truly been immersed in the path of Alchemy for a full one hundred years!

He could even clearly "recall" that he had failed seven hundred and sixty-two times to refine a most basic Body Tempering Pill;

That he had guarded the Pill Furnace for three full years to master the technique of "stewing with slow fire";

That he had tasted over a hundred types of poisonous herbs to verify an alternative plan for a medicinal ingredient, surviving by the skin of his teeth...

"So that's how it is..."

Chen An slowly opened his eyes, a glimmer of understanding flashing in them.

He had originally thought that "Introduction to Alchemy" was just a basic introductory book on Alchemy.

But after the System's one hundred years of deduction and improvement, he realized that the original author of this book was definitely a Great Grandmaster of Alchemy!

The seemingly simple records in the book actually contained the ultimate truths of Alchemy.

Moreover, the System not only allowed him to fully master all the contents of "Introduction to Alchemy" but also corrected seventeen errors in the original work caused by the passage of time.

"For an ordinary Alchemist apprentice, it takes at least three years to get started. To become a Yellow Rank Low Grade Alchemist capable of independently refining basic Medicinal Pills, it takes at least ten years."

"And I, in just an instant, have become an Advanced Alchemist who is proficient in all basic Alchemy and can even deduce new Pill Formulas!"

A smile couldn't help but curl up on the corners of Chen An's mouth.

This was truly an unexpected joy!

"In the future, I will continue to collect more Alchemy classics and brush up my Alchemy experience. In a month, I must at least become a Heaven Rank Alchemist!" Chen An thought to himself.

If others knew his current thoughts, they would think he was crazy!

One must know that in the entire Great Luo Dynasty, the difficulty of advancing as an Alchemist is even more than ten times harder than the Martial Dao.

A Heaven Rank Alchemist would be treated as an honored guest by all major forces, and even experts at the Martial King Realm would have to treat them with courtesy.

Shaking his head, Chen An didn't waste any more time on this matter. The night was long, and he still had quite a few things to do.

"System, help me exchange one hundred thousand years of time to fully deduce the 'Return to Origin Stage' technique, 'Wind-Splitting Leg', 'Raging Sea Saber', 'Black Iron Golden Body Technique', 'Ocean Overturning Wave Palm', 'Heaven-Cleaving God-Slaying Saber', 'Flowing Cloud Thousand-Layer Step', 'Yin Wind Claw', 'Flowing Cloud Flying Sword Technique'..."