Alchemy Master

Chapter 927, A Pool of Gold Light

Translator: Silavin

“So during this half year, you should focus on strengthening your physical body. Perhaps you might even manage to climb one or two Heaven Stairway relying on your Physique.” Yu Qianqiu’s words gave Qin Yichen no face whatsoever.

He had no intention of belittling Qin Yichen. On the contrary, his expectations were already quite high.

However, Qin Yichen’s cultivation realm was simply too low. He was only a Martial Emperor.

“One or two steps?”

At this, Qin Yichen could only smile awkwardly. Although he was confident, he was not blindly arrogant. The Heaven Stairway was constructed jointly by several Great Saints of the Human Race. How could it be climbed by any ordinary person!?

“Your physical body can already rival that of Martial Ancestors. During this period, you must advance your Physique one step further. Otherwise, don’t even think about participating in the Heaven Stairway.”

Hearing this, Qin Yichen couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. His body had just been tempered in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake, and before his cultivation realm advanced, it had already reached a bottleneck. To improve it further in such a short time, how incredibly difficult it would be!

“Erm… Sacred Master, this seems rather difficult.” Qin Yichen laughed dryly and answered honestly.

“As long as you can endure, this is not difficult at all.” Yu Qianqiu suddenly turned his head back. On his calm face, Qin Yichen seemed to see a trace of a smile. The kind of smile that made his heart involuntarily shudder.

As they spoke, Yu Qianqiu’s speed gradually slowed. Qin Yichen looked up to see an enormous mountain peak appearing before them, and Yu Qianqiu led him flying toward the mountain’s summit.

When approaching this mountain peak, Qin Yichen felt as though he had penetrated through a barrier-like layer. Immediately after, he sensed an oppressive aura descending, making him feel several times heavier.

“What is this place?” A flash of surprise crossed Qin Yichen’s eyes as he looked up to ask.

Yu Qianqiu did not answer. His figure descended directly toward the summit, then stopped. Qin Yichen hurriedly followed, only then seeing that atop the mountain peak was an incomparably massive sunken crater.

*Weng…*

The crater’s area was extremely vast. Above it, thick clouds and mist concealed it. Faintly, golden light could be seen flickering. That oppressive sensation made even the air appear to twist and fluctuate.

“This feeling…” Qin Yichen’s body trembled as he stared intently at the pool-like crater atop the mountain summit. From within it, he seemed to sense a somewhat familiar feeling.

“Do not use Yuan Energy.” Just as Qin Yichen prepared to circulate his Yuan Energy to help his body resist that oppressive force, Yu Qianqiu’s indifferent voice rang out again, making him halt his actions.

Then, with a wave of Yu Qianqiu’s sleeve, the clouds and mist above the crater were swept aside as if by an invisible giant hand, revealing what lay within.

“This… is this all Hundredth Refined Gold Light?”

Looking at the pool of golden liquid below, Qin Yichen’s pupils suddenly contracted.

This liquid seemed identical to the Hundredth Refined Gold Light he had absorbed at thirty metres depth in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake. However, the oppressive sensation emanating from it felt somewhat different.

“Hundredth Refined Gold Light? Hehe, it seems you still don’t know why the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake exists…” Yu Qianqiu chuckled lightly, a trace of pride flashing across his face as he said, “This is a war trophy from one of our Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s Ancestors!”

“War trophy?” Hearing this, Qin Yichen’s eyes narrowed slightly. [Could it have been brought back from that place? Moreover, to be classified as a war trophy…]

Qin Yichen’s gaze couldn’t help but look down from this mountain peak, only then discovering that the mountain beneath him extended continuously, as if forming one enormous body.

“Could it be the corpse of a Nine Darkness Clansman!?” A trace of solemnity flashed through Qin Yichen’s eyes.

On the continent, there existed various Races far more powerful than the Human Race. Even with the protection of the Saint Heaven Manor, there was no shortage of Foreign Races wanting to enter this sole remaining territory. Because in the eyes of many Foreign Races, Humans were like Miracle Pills. Consuming them alive brought them tremendous benefits!

The Nine Darkness Clan was among the Myriad Races, one whose physical bodies were extremely formidable. It was said that any adult Nine Darkness Clansman’s body far surpassed that of Human experts who specialized in body cultivation. The more powerful among the Nine Darkness Clan could even easily overturn mountains and seas with their physical might!

[Could this be the corpse of an expert from the Nine Darkness Clan? And the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake, could it have been nurtured from this corpse’s Blood Essence?]

“For the next month or so, this place will be your cultivation ground.”

The hair-raising smile on Yu Qianqiu’s face seemed to grow even more intense. He pointed at the giant pool flickering with golden light below, and with one sentence made Qin Yichen’s scalp go numb.

If he jumped down there, even if he did not die, he would lose a layer of skin!

*Peng!* Just as Qin Yichen hesitated about whether to jump in, Yu Qianqiu suddenly extended his foot and kicked him down.

“Sacred Master, you…” Disbelief covered Qin Yichen’s face. In the next instant, he was swallowed by the golden light.

The moment he was engulfed, Yu Qianqiu’s expression suddenly became solemn. His eyes gleaming brightly, he stared at that mass of golden light, as if ready to rescue him at any moment.

Falling into the Hundredth Refined Gold Light, for Qin Yichen, was no different from plunging into a sea of fire or a mountain of blades.

In that instant, countless strands of Hundredth Refined Gold Light drilled into his pores, seeping into his body. That sensation was like ten thousand steel needles piercing into his flesh, pain reaching deep into his Soul.

Qin Yichen dared not hesitate. He immediately sat cross-legged and activated the Supreme Tyrant Body.

Faintly, a pattern appeared on his body, interweaving red and white.

The crimson red was Sun Spiritual Essence.

The silver white was Moon Spiritual Essence.

The two complemented each other, converging into a pattern that appeared on Qin Yichen’s body, frantically absorbing those strands of Hundredth Refined Gold Light surging into him.

Clearly, this pattern was gradually taking shape, which also proved that Qin Yichen’s Supreme Tyrant Body was approaching the Partially Accomplished Stage.

However, even so, his body still trembled continuously.

Those hair-like strands of Hundredth Refined Gold Light shuttled through his flesh, as if riddling his flesh with countless holes. They wound around his bones, as if ten thousand blades scraped across his skeleton. This kind of pain was impossible to describe with words.

Even though Qin Yichen had experienced this once before, at this moment he was still in such agony he nearly passed out.

He could sense that the density of the Hundredth Refined Gold Light here was at least a hundred times that of the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake, perhaps even higher!

He did not blame Yu Qianqiu for kicking him down. On the contrary, if he could not even endure this, what business did he have climbing the Heaven Stairway?!

Without doubt, the pressure on the Heaven Stairway would definitely be worse, not better.