Chapter 270 Wu Yuan, the Pill King of the Azure Sky
This alchemist was not tall, and his appearance remained that of someone in his forties, with a fair complexion and a refined, scholarly look.
He had been calmly carrying a top-grade pill as he walked out, but now he was only holding a handful of dust, which was leaking out from between his fingers.
—After much research, a new elixir formula was finally completed, and then, with great difficulty, a top-quality elixir was refined. This should have been a joyous occasion! But given the current situation, where is there any joy to be found?
The attendant, kneeling on the ground, kept his head down and dared not utter a sound.
King Wu Yuandan has always had a bad temper, and now that he has suddenly heard this report, who knows how he will vent his anger...
The attendant was already tense.
Sure enough, the next moment, the pale-faced scholar kicked his attendant.
A kick from someone at the peak of the Fusion Realm is no small matter. Even though his follower was also at the Fusion Realm, he was sent flying backward by the force of the kick, crashing into the wall with a loud "bang".
The attendant got up, but still didn't dare to utter a sound.
The pale-faced scholar, panting heavily, paced angrily around the room for a long time before finally shouting, "Go and get me the list of names on the Dan Ranking!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the attendant instantly produced a register and presented it to the scholar.
The pale-faced scholar quickly unfolded.
At a glance, I saw the name that had replaced his.
[Tenth place: Zhong Cai.]
The pale-faced scholar took a deep breath, but still couldn't suppress his anger. He ordered, "Where did this scoundrel come from, ruining my plans? Tell me in detail!"
The attendant recounted the story in great detail, starting from the earliest news.
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Wu Yuan, the pale-faced scholar, was originally the Pill King, ranked tenth on the Sky Pill Master Ranking. He had merged his peak strength and was 732 years old.
He knows more than a hundred kinds of pill formulas, of which 62 can be refined into top-grade ones. He has also developed dozens of pill and medicine formulas on his own, as well as dozens of research ideas for various semi-finished products, not to mention some ideas that have not yet taken shape.
However, although he was also very talented in alchemy, he was more skilled at making pills with positive effects than at making poisons. Over the years, he had only developed three or four relatively common poison formulas, let alone creating his own deadly poisons or recreating ancient poison formulas.
If Wu Yuan's biggest regret is anything, it's that he has very poor innate talent.
In the beginning, Wu Yuan's companion treasure was only a top-grade level three alchemy furnace, which, if converted, would only be of medium quality, like the Yellow Grade!
The potential represented by such aptitude means that if Wu Yuan doesn't find some methods, he can only cultivate to the Suspended Illumination Realm at most!
Meanwhile, Wu Yuan was born in a very remote place, and he became a "little genius" in his family simply because he summoned the alchemy furnace, and received a certain degree of training.
With such aptitude, Wu Yuan's cultivation speed was naturally very slow, but he quickly demonstrated a certain talent for alchemy, constantly consuming pills to cultivate, thus increasing his strength much faster than cultivators with similar aptitude...
In order to achieve a smooth and painless breakthrough, Wu Yuan had to find a way to refine pills beyond his level. His talent in alchemy was exceptional, so it wasn't too difficult for him.
However, in addition to his poor aptitude and low potential for cultivation, Wu Yuan also had a major weakness—
His comprehension in cultivation is extremely poor!
His poor comprehension makes it difficult for him to overcome even slightly technical cultivation challenges. In fact, when he tries to break through a major realm, he may not be able to pinpoint the bottleneck, causing him to be stuck at a certain level for a long time.
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As Wu Yuan's strength increased and his alchemy skills improved, the level of his own power also continued to rise.
Centuries later, after finally reaching the bottom of the Sky Ranking with his peak Suspended Illumination Realm and his ability to refine pills beyond his level, he was finally recruited by an eighth-level power in the Golden Sui Domain.
At that time, the rewards given to him by the Sky Ranking were very generous, including a kind of "Qiongguang Dew" that could slowly improve his aptitude.
Using Qiongguang Dew to water companion treasures can improve their quality very slowly.
Although the eighth-level power, the Whirlwind Cloud Sect, recruited Wu Yuan, in addition to the due treatment, they only provided him with some rare and precious materials that could slowly improve his aptitude—not of very high grade, because better materials were to be provided to geniuses in martial arts.
It's not that the Whirlwind Cloud Sect doesn't value Wu Yuan, it's just that they don't value him to that extent. The key reason is that Wu Yuan's comprehension is poor.
If Wu Yuan's comprehension hadn't been a hindrance, the Whirlwind Cloud Sect wouldn't have hesitated to find more rare and precious materials to enhance his talent and help him reach his full potential. However, his comprehension was simply too poor. He was only able to break through to the Suspended Illumination Realm because he used countless pills, and because the physical dangers in the earlier realms were greater—and these dangers could almost all be resolved with pills.
However, the higher the level, the more difficult it is to break through.
Wu Yuanlian had already struggled with the previous few realms, so naturally, he had to slow down his efforts regarding potential.
Ultimately, Wu Yuan was only a fifth-level Pill King. Even if individual Pill Kings at this level were not as strong as Wu Yuan, their numbers were enormous. A large eighth-level force could not possibly lack fifth-level pills, and Wu Yuan's existence was by no means indispensable.
Therefore, with the help of the low-level upgrade treasures given by the Whirlwind Sect and the monthly application of Qiongguang Dew, Wu Yuan gradually improved the quality of his companion treasure to the Xuan grade, which meant that its potential reached the level of the Spirit Transformation stage.
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This situation changed when Wu Yuan finally climbed to tenth place on the Dan Ranking.
At that time, Wu Yuan had already reached the peak of fusion.
In fact, he was already capable of attempting to refine level six pills, but for the sake of those Qiongguang Dews, Wu Yuan dared not do so rashly—if he broke through to become a level six alchemist and was unable to make the list in a short period of time, wouldn't he have no benefit to gain?
In addition to the Qiongguang Dew, the top ten on the list also have the opportunity to receive a enlightenment boost!
It was a token that allowed one to travel to the Celestial Temple. In the herb garden there was a giant Enlightenment Tree. With the token, one could have a seat under the tree, where the light of enlightenment would fall from the leaves and fall on the cultivators who were sitting cross-legged in their seats.
A cultivator bathed in the light of enlightenment can rapidly increase their comprehension to ten times its original level!
Although Wu Yuan's tenfold comprehension can only be described as above average, what does it matter? It already allows Wu Yuan to reach the bottleneck sooner!
The token given each month only grants one hour for enlightenment.
This was Wu Yuan's only hope of breaking through to the Palace Building Realm, and every hour he missed was excruciating! Moreover, Zhong Cai was quite knowledgeable in poisons, and the poison formulas he devised were extremely terrifying. Wu Yuan knew that if he couldn't make a breakthrough in this area, he would probably never be able to pull Zhong Cai down again…
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Wu Yuan originally thought that, like in the previous decades, he would still be ranked tenth, so he didn't pay much attention to it and instead focused on studying the pill formula.
On the day the Sky Ranking was updated, a mustard seed bag containing resources naturally appeared beside him. This was a common reward, and it had been similar for many years. However, he was at a critical moment and did not look at it carefully.
After finishing his research, Wu Yuan learned the news from his attendant...
After scanning the mustard seed bag with his spiritual sense, the familiar token was indeed no longer inside!
How could Wu Yuan not hate the other party?
If he had been given a few more years, he would have been able to reach the threshold of palace construction, but now everything has vanished.
This is already an enmity for obstructing our path!
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After his anger subsided, Wu Yuan still needed to find a solution.
He paced back and forth, wondering if he could find other alchemists to trade tokens with.
However, those ranked below him have no chance of obtaining resources of this level. The nine alchemists who were previously ranked above him are all quite old and are in a similar situation to him. They are very likely to possess such tokens. After all, if their aptitude and comprehension were not a hindrance and there were no other reasons, they would have already become sixth-level or even higher-level alchemists, and perhaps they have already become regulars on higher-level Sky Rankings!
But would they really be willing to sacrifice a few hours of practice to improve their comprehension?
The alchemy skills of the top nine alchemy kings are extremely powerful. Once they break through, they no longer need to worry about the rewards of the Sky Ranking and can quickly become sixth-level alchemists!
Who would be willing to sacrifice themselves to fulfill his wishes?
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Wu Yuan smashed all the surrounding furnishings and porcelain vases.
That young Zhong Cai's talent far surpasses his; no matter how hard he tries, he can't pull him down!
While the ninth person, like him, wasn't skilled in poisons, he surpassed him in every other aspect...
He couldn't think of a way to get back into the top ten!
Ever since Wu Yuan learned the news, he has been surrounded by a strong killing intent.
He wanted to kill Zhong Cai!
As long as Zhong Cai dies, he will still be in the top ten!
But no matter how much Wu Yuan hated it, he understood that Zhong Cai had entered a level nine power in the Great Domain, while he had entered a level eight power in the Central Domain. Their positions in their respective powers were also different. Zhong Cai's aptitude and comprehension must also be quite good, otherwise he wouldn't have reached the Xuanzhan stage at such a young age. In the eyes of the level nine power, he was undoubtedly a seed of a level nine alchemist!
As for Wu Yuan, he needs to build a palace before his lifespan ends. After that, he not only needs to become a seventh-level alchemist, but also needs to climb the Sky Ranking again before he can gain further attention from the Whirlwind Cloud Sect and be willing to spend a lot of effort to improve his aptitude...
Wu Yuan paced back and forth again.
In the end, he couldn't hold back his anger any longer.
Wu Yuan gestured for his attendants to rise.
The attendant immediately obeyed and stepped forward.
Wu Yuan whispered a few instructions and then gave a mustard seed bag to his attendant.
The attendants quickly left.
However, a deep sense of worry suddenly arose in his heart.
...Wu Danwang actually went to the Red Fiend Tower to issue a bounty, ordering the assassins or rogue cultivators in the tower to kill Zhong Cai.
This task is probably impossible to complete.
Once discovered, neither the Lingxian Sect nor the War God Hall will likely let Wu Danwang off the hook.
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Their lives and fortunes were in Wu Yuan's hands, and no matter how worried the attendants were, they could only do as he asked.
Soon, such a quest appeared in the Crimson Tower, which could be accepted at will, and the rewards were very generous...
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