Alchemy Master

Chapter 555, Advancement in Realm

Translator: Silavin

*Whoosh!*

As the cyclone shrank to its absolute limit, Qin Yichen’s entire body suddenly trembled, and a feeling as though he had undergone sublimation arose from the depths of his heart.

When he looked inward again, the cyclone in his Dantian that had moved him so deeply had completely vanished without a trace!

[What!? Did I cripple my own cultivation!?] Qin Yichen cried out in alarm within his heart, hastily directing his consciousness towards his Martial Body Bead.

Upon seeing the bead, his body shook violently, his consciousness staring in disbelief at the bottom of the Martial Body Bead.

There, a droplet resembling water lay quietly within.

“Liq… liquefaction?!” Qin Yichen softly murmured, his palm involuntarily supporting his forehead. Only one thought remained in his mind: he had merely undergone a normal breakthrough, so how had his Yuan Energy liquefied?! Wasn’t that something that only occurred when a Peak Stage Martial King attempted to break through to the next Major Realm? How had it happened to someone like him, who was merely advancing from the Early Stage to Mid Stage Martial King Realm? Wasn’t this joke a bit too extreme?

One must understand that for Martial Arts Cultivation, this was actually quite a serious matter.

For instance, at a Martial King, one’s Yuan Energy would become gaseous. If gaseous Yuan Energy appeared within the body of a Martial Master, there would be only one result… explosive death!

Why?

The reason was simple: because a Martial Master’s body could not withstand Yuan Energy of such intensity.

Just as a Martial King’s body similarly could not withstand liquid Yuan Energy.

Therefore, when Qin Yichen saw the liquid Yuan Energy within his Martial Body Bead, his first reaction was not delight, but… horror!

He truly feared that in the next second, his body would explode from being unable to withstand Yuan Energy of such intensity.

Ten minutes passed…

There was no change whatsoever; the Yuan Energy flowed normally through his meridians.

Half an hour passed…

Still no change.

After anxiously observing for nearly a full hour, Qin Yichen finally confirmed… his body could indeed withstand Yuan Energy of such intensity!

[Could it be…] At this moment, Qin Yichen’s eyes finally revealed a hint of joy.

If he could withstand it, there was only one reason… his Physique had already reached that Realm, or at least, was approaching that Realm!

[This should not be possible though.]

One must know that Qin Yichen’s Physique had already reached the level of a Peak Martial King. After being cleansed by the energy of a High Grade Spirit Seed last time and receiving further enhancement, this was actually normal.

However, Qin Yichen could still sense that his Physique alone had not yet broken through to the next Realm; it should still be at the Peak Martial King Realm.

It was just that the distance to the Martial Emperor Realm was probably only that final step away.

“Spirit Seeds are really wonderful!”

Qin Yichen’s eyes were filled with joy.

The energy of the Spirit Seed had not only enhanced his Yuan Energy, but had also incidentally improved his Physique. This could truly be called killing two birds with one stone.

Immediately, his desire for Spirit Seeds increased twofold again!

Fortunately, those Spirit Seeds that were so expensive that ordinary people could not accept them were not particularly difficult for him to obtain. Otherwise, where would he find so many gold coins to buy Spirit Seeds costing several hundred thousand each?

Crystal gambling?

Better forget it. Even ordinary Divine Appraisers would not dare claim they could guarantee profit without loss, let alone others.

*Phew…* After examining himself internally and opening his eyes again, Qin Yichen exhaled deeply. “Peak Mid Stage Martial King Realm.”

After refining that Mid Grade Spirit Seed and these two Low Grade Spirit Seeds, his Physique was infinitely close to the Martial Emperor Realm, while his cultivation was only one step away from the High Stage Martial King Ream.

Such strength, while not particularly formidable, when combined with various other methods, would allow Qin Yichen to have some measure of self-preservation even if he encountered assassination attempts from ordinary Martial Emperors.

If not resistance, then at least escape was possible.

Looking at the remaining Mid Grade Spirit Seed and ordinary Spirit Seed, Qin Yichen very much wanted to refine them. In that case, he should be able to advance his cultivation to the High Stage Martial King Realm.

However, if he did so, he would lack the funds to purchase more Shooting Star Spirit Crystals.

He had to ensure he possessed sufficient funds.

His target was not Low Grade Spirit Seeds, nor Mid Grade Spirit Seeds, but… High Grade Spirit Seeds!

Even those scraps from the North Dipper Auction House could yield a High Grade Spirit Seed. However, such incidents were almost non-existent. They hardly ever happened.

Qin Yichen clearly remembered that in the various Crystal Houses, those Shooting Star Spirit Crystals that had previously yielded High Grade Spirit Seeds were each priced at no less than three million gold coins!

This was because those Shooting Star Spirit Crystals had Spiritual Energy emanating from them, appearing quite eye-catching, with an extremely high probability of containing Spirit Seeds.

Of course, it was also possible they would yield no Spirit Seeds, though such a possibility was quite small.

Even if such spiritual Energy emanated from Shooting Star Spirit Crystals only yielded ordinary Spirit Seeds or Low Grade Spirit Seeds, one would still lose over a million gold coins.

Only by producing Mid Grade or higher Spirit Seeds was there a possibility of profit.

However, such probability was not much greater than ordinary Shooting Star Spirit Crystals producing regular Spirit Seeds.

Therefore, unless one was seeking the thrill of gambling, it was definitely more economical to purchase Spirit Seeds directly with gold coins.

*Knock knock…*

The door was knocked upon, and only then did Qin Yichen realise that dawn had broken.

Outside the door was Shen Fangu.

“Ah, Manor Master.” Qin Yichen was somewhat surprised as to why he would come seeking him so early, though upon seeing Shen Ling pouting behind him, he understood.

“Qin Yichen, this is far too precious. You should take it back.”

As expected, Shen Fangu took out the Spirit Seed he had given to Shen Ling.

Although it was an ordinary Spirit Seed, it was still worth a million gold coins.

For Shen Fangu, this was indeed far too precious.

Because of Shen Fanwen’s presence, he had never received attention within the Shen Family, and had even been dispatched to remote places like the Ten Corner Region.

A million gold coins was something he dared not even imagine.

Qin Yichen glanced at Shen Ling.

Clearly, Shen Ling had not told Shen Fangu everything. For instance, his unopened Shooting Star Spirit Crystals.

Still, Shen Fangu was reacting in this manner.

“Manor Master, how could there be any reason to take back something that’s been given away?” Qin Yichen said with a smile, showing no intention of accepting it.

“But this is far too precious…” Shen Fangu smiled bitterly, shaking his head.

One could see he was an honest man, which was why when the Family sent him to remote, barren places like the Ten Corner Region, he still bore no resentment towards the Family.

“Haha, it’s merely a small token of my gratitude.” Qin Yichen chuckled.

After much coaxing and persuasion, Shen Fangu, glancing at Shen Ling whose gaze had remained fixed on Qin Yichen, finally accepted it.

When Shen Ling had asked him for it back, he had fobbed her off with the excuse that “Your Father will keep it safe for you, and will give it to you when you need it.” leaving Shen Ling perpetually sullen.

Silavin: Typical excuse of Asian parents.