Alchemy Master

Chapter 861, Attention from All Quarters

Translator: Silavin

“Although Qin Yichen is impressive, no matter how capable he is, he cannot compare to you, Big Brother. Big Brother is the most outstanding talent among the younger generation of our Brilliant Sky Sacred Land!”

Mu Yanzhen curled her lips as she spoke. In truth, she was extremely shocked inside. Back during the Imperial Dynasties Assembly, she hadn’t even given him a proper glance. Who would have thought that in such a short time, that fellow had already made quite a name for himself in the Sacred Land. His reputation was soaring like a Phoenix.

“Hehe, it’s merely an empty claim. According to the Sacred Land’s records, I’m not the most outstanding. Perhaps in the future, I’ll be surpassed by others as well.” Mu Yanfeng smiled lightly. As he spoke these words, it seemed he thought of something, and a strange gleam appeared in his eyes.

“To accomplish this much in just the Martial Emperor Realm is already extremely remarkable.” A trace of solemnity appeared on Mu Yanfeng’s face. Back then, if he hadn’t touched upon the threshold of the Martial Ancestor Realm during his time in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake and emerged to break through, he could have persisted for longer.

Therefore, while he found Qin Yichen’s achievements somewhat surprising, he was not overly moved by them.

“But…” Mu Yanzhen hesitated before continuing, “He has persisted inside for two and a half days, and there’s still no sign of him coming out!”

The moment these words fell, Mu Yanzhen detected Mu Yanfeng’s body tensing slightly. Clearly, her words had stirred up considerable waves within him.

“You’re saying he’s still inside and hasn’t emerged?”

A trace of astonishment colored Mu Yanfeng’s voice as he asked.

“En, quite a few Disciples have run over to watch now.”

Mu Yanzhen spoke with some surprise. A fellow from the Imperial Dynasties who had only gained entry to the Sacred Land on Li Yuanba’s account had actually such results in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake. It truly made her find it difficult to believe.

“It seems sending you out was an excellent decision after all, allowing the Sacred Land to recruit two promising seedlings.” Mu Yanfeng said with a smile.

Hearing him mention two people, Mu Yanzhen’s pretty face reddened, then she muttered, “Big Brother, where does he get such great ability? He hasn’t been crushed to fragments by the pressure in the Sacred Lake, has he?”

“Every time the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake opens, Elders are watching over it. If he’d been crushed, how could the Elders fail to notice?” Mu Yanfeng smiled without taking her words to heart.

…

In the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake.

It had already become the most lively location in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land. On the mountain peaks surrounding the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake, the sound of wind-breaking constantly echoed as figures descended onto the surrounding peaks.

Their gazes all looked toward the same direction, that frozen whirlpool at the centre of the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake.

Qin Yichen had persisted at the thirty-meter depth for nearly three days. This matter had already caused a commotion throughout the entire Brilliant Sky Sacred Land, known to everyone.

Even many important figures from the Inner Sect were paying extremely close attention to this.

Most crucially, three days had almost passed, yet Qin Yichen, who was in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake, still showed no signs of breaking through the lake surface to emerge.

*Splash!*

Thirty meters deep in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake.

A light sphere resembling a golden cocoon emitted dazzling Golden Radiance. Around it, viscous Hundredth Refined Golden Radiance flowed like liquid, continuously surging toward that golden cocoon.

As more and more Hundredth Refined Golden Radiance was refined, from within that golden cocoon, a faint yet shocking fluctuation emanated. The aura from that indistinct figure grew increasingly profound and powerful.

Three full days had passed since entering the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake. The outside world had become extremely agitated and shocked because of this, but at the bottom of the Sacred Lake, apart from the liquid-like Hundredth Refined Golden Radiance flowing, there was no other disturbance.

During this time, the Hundredth Refined Golden Radiance in the Sacred Lake had become increasingly viscous. With these changes, the pressure within had also reached a terrifying degree.

At this moment, at the thirty-meter depth, even an ordinary Martial Ancestor would not be able to persist for much longer.

Within the golden cocoon, a figure sat cross-legged like an ancient monk in meditation. On the surface of his body, a layer of colourless Yuan Energy covered him like armour.

If one’s vision could penetrate within, they would see that beneath this layer of Yuan Energy, Qin Yichen’s skin had been compressed into traces by that terrifyingly immense pressure.

After three days of accumulation, that pressure had gradually reached the limit of what Qin Yichen could endure. If not for his physique already far surpassing experts of the same level, plus the special nature of his Yuan Energy, he would have long ago been crushed into meat paste by that terrifying pressure.

Although Qin Yichen’s body already bore wounds difficult to withstand, his eyes remained tightly closed as the Supreme Tyrant Body Art continuously circulated, frantically devouring and refining the surrounding influx of Hundredth Refined Golden Radiance.

Under this frenzied absorption, Qin Yichen could clearly sense the Yuan Energy within his body increasing at an extremely rapid pace.

At this moment, he had not only consolidated his Mid Stage Martial Emperor Realm cultivation, but was even faintly showing signs of pushing toward the Late Stage Martial Emperor Realm.

After Lu Linghan and Little Ling’er had been taken away, Qin Yichen knew that with his current strength, forget about finding them, he could not even make contact with the Lunar Palace!

Right now, he desperately needed strength. Otherwise, when facing that kind of situation again in the future, he would be powerless. This was a feeling he did not want to experience it a second time!

*Crack!*

During this cultivation, a faint shattering sound suddenly rang out. On the surface of his body, the already somewhat thin Yuan Energy armour finally dimmed to its limit. Cracks appeared across it, and that terrifying pressure began penetrating toward Qin Yichen’s body.

*Siii…*

Under this pressure, wounds directly split open across Qin Yichen’s skin. Blood spurted out uncontrollably, dyeing his surroundings red. It was an extremely unsettling sight.

Sensing the intense pain from his body, Qin Yichen’s brow furrowed sharply. Right now, he was fully concentrating on refining the Hundredth Refined Golden Radiance and couldn’t spare the mental focus to deal with this pressure.

[I can’t hold on any longer?] Qin Yichen murmured inwardly. The Hundredth Refined Golden Radiance in this Sacred Lake was extremely rare. If he missed this opportunity, who knew how long it would be before he could obtain another chance to enter the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake.

After all, countless Inner Sect Disciples coveted those annual slots. There were undoubtedly many powerful Martial Ancestors among them. With his current strength, competing for those slots would be far from easy.

[Hold on a bit longer. At least till I reach one step away from the Late Stage Martial Emperor Realm!]

Although Qin Yichen’s expression was somewhat grave, there wasn’t excessive panic. Though the surrounding pressure was terrifying, it hadn’t yet forced him into a corner with no way out.