Alchemy Master

Chapter 509, Endure What Others Cannot

Translator: Silavin

The moment he swallowed the Pill, Qin Yichen felt as if his entire body was in a furnace. Every part of him, every cell, felt as though it was being washed in boiling water. The sensation made Qin Yichen feel as if he were set ablaze.

This was not merely limited to his flesh; it quickly penetrated into all his internal organs.

These were the body’s most vulnerable organs, now suffering from energy scorching them like raging flames.

It went far beyond just the internal organs; even within his bones, flames seemed to be dancing. The burning sensation transformed Qin Yichen instantly into a man of fire.

Soon, this feeling spread to his Knowledge Sea.

Scalding energy rushed in like a flood, the burning sensation like having one’s Soul roasted over a fire. Even though Qin Yichen had prepared himself, he could not help but shudder, drawing in a sharp breath.

That pain, penetrating to the depths of his Soul, was simply indescribable.

However, even under such agony, Qin Yichen still maintained his mental clarity, He would methodically absorb the energy from the Flaming Heart Pill, strengthening himself and elevating his cultivation realm.

Taking the Flaming Heart Pill was a shortcut to raising one’s cultivation realm. But this shortcut was not one that anyone could take. The slightest mistake would cast one into the abyss, beyond redemption.

In truth, the efficacy of the Flaming Heart Pill alone was not so powerful. It was because Qin Yichen had used many auxiliary medicinal herbs to stimulate the Flaming Heart Pill, that it was like pouring oil onto a fire. It was only with those other materials that the medicinal properties of the Flaming Heart Pill were made to its fullest potential.

With just the Flaming Heart Pill alone, it would actually be very difficult to break through to the Spiritual Rupture Realm!

Currently, Qin Yichen’s Spiritual Energy cultivation has not yet reached the Peak Spiritual Flow Realm yet. So, he had to take the gamble, he had to risk it once.

Without reaching the Spiritual Rupture Realm, even if he went to the Heavenly Dragon Imperial City, he would not be able to accomplish much.

At this moment, the domineering energy from the Flaming Heart Pill was filling Qin Yichen’s entire body. This was not just in his Knowledge Sea, but throughout his entire being.

The scorching, magma-like energy washed through every corner inside his body, over and over again.

The dual agony from both flesh and Soul impacted Qin Yichen’s consciousness, like the claws of a Demon trying to drag him into a dark abyss.

Qin Yichen sat like an old monk in meditation, regarding this pain as nothing, focusing solely on maintaining that sliver of awareness.

Even so, he was like a small boat on a vast sea, rising and falling with the waves, at risk of being submerged at any moment.

The sliver of his consciousness was like a candle in the wind, dimming and brightening, but stubbornly continuing to burn.

It was in this turbulence that Qin Yichen’s Spiritual Energy was being repeatedly tempered… and his Knowledge Sea, like a sponge, absorbed the surging energy from the Flaming Heart Pill.

At the same time, his Spiritual Energy cultivation was also increasing.

Soon, he was approaching the Peak Spiritual Flow Realm.

As his Knowledge Sea faced this threshold, it seemed to reach a critical point, completely saturated and unable to absorb any more energy.

But the energy from the Flaming Heart Pill continued to pour in unabated, giving his Knowledge Sea the feeling that it might burst at any moment.

“I must quickly break through!” Qin Yichen knew clearly that if he did not quickly break through to the Spiritual Rupture Realm, then the energy from the Flaming Heart Pill would claim his life.

The Flaming Heart Pill was indeed a double-edged sword! If one could absorb all its energy, one’s strength would certainly increase tremendously.

But in a situation like this, if he could not break through, his Knowledge Sea would definitely rupture.

“Spirit God Technique!” While maintaining his mental clarity, Qin Yichen put all his effort into the Spirit God Technique, guiding the Spiritual Energy in his Knowledge Sea to begin circulating in a methodical pattern.

However, under the flood-like impact of the Flaming Heart Pill’s energy, this pattern was instantly shattered and submerged in its force.

Qin Yichen seemed to have anticipated this.

After being overwhelmed, he did not become discouraged but continued to employ the Spirit God Technique to guide his Spiritual Energy again.

Under his persistence, slowly, the embryonic form of a Spiritual Energy vortex appeared in the centre of his Knowledge Sea.

This vortex was not meant to resist the flood-like energy of the Flaming Heart Pill, but to guide that violent energy.

That energy was like an out-of-control sword, and now, Qin Yichen was not trying to reject this sword, but to control it!

Because, with Qin Yichen’s current strength alone, it would be impossible to achieve a breakthrough. He needed to harness the energy of the Flaming Heart Pill!

Everyone knew that the higher the Grade of a Pill, the greater the energy it contained. But this did not mean that an ordinary Martial Artist could use a Fifth Grade Pill. If consumed, there would only be one outcome… explosion and death!

Therefore, in this world, legends of taking miraculous Pills to achieve instant success were absolutely impossible.

Yet, Qin Yichen was now risking taking an enhanced Flaming Heart Pill, which was equivalent to a Sixth Grade Pill.

For a normal Spiritual Flow Realm Alchemy Master, taking this would leave virtually no suspense about the outcome.

What Qin Yichen was doing now, in this world, was something absolutely no one else would pull off.

The reason he dared to do this was, of course, because he possessed an unimaginable level of mastery in controlling Spiritual Energy.

The vortex collapsed and reformed time after time.

Qin Yichen’s face, with his eyes tightly closed, alternated between becoming pale and flushed.

Each collapse of the vortex caused him tremendous impact, the excruciating pain was like daggers piercing his Soul!

An ordinary Spiritual Flow Realm Alchemy Master probably could not withstand even one such collapse, yet Qin Yichen had already endured dozens in a short time.

To endure what others cannot is to transcend beyond the ordinary!

This was the price that geniuses had to pay.

Behind every genius was a history of hardship; they were arrogant because they had endured suffering that ordinary people could not.

This was the fundamental reason why they looked down on ordinary people.

This was also the fundamental reason why people worshipped the strong.

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After just a brief moment, Qin Yichen’s body began to show signs of convulsions, to the point where he could not maintain his cross-legged meditation posture.

Pain from the depths of his Soul impacted his nerves again and again.

This made him want to faint, but the pain was bone-deep, preventing him from even the relief of unconsciousness.

Even under these circumstances, a clear sliver of consciousness remained, and the vortex continued to form, growing larger and larger.

Soon, at the centre of his Knowledge Sea, the vortex took complete shape and stabilized.

*Whoosh…* The surrounding flood-like energy was drawn in, producing substantial wave-like sounds.

With the vortex condensed to a certain degree in his Knowledge Sea, Qin Yichen set his target on… his Divine Soul Bead.

Spiritual Rupture Realm.

[Only after rupturing the current status quo can the reforming truly begin.]