Chapter 38

"Ten Thousand Ancient Pill, he actually wants to escape......"

"Great Heaven Creation Palm!"

A massive energy palm print, carrying intense wind pressure, suddenly descended from the sky, fiercely striking the light. With one slap, it dispersed the light surrounding the figure. As the light dissipated, a trembling, graceful figure appeared in Xiao Long and Xiao Li’s line of sight.

The figure had long, black hair, a delicate and alluring body, and beautiful large eyes that looked at Xiao Yan with fear, appearing pitiful.

"Born just now, yet possessing such intelligence, and using such methods to bewitch people. Imperial-grade pills are indeed extraordinary." Xiao Yan looked at the beautiful woman before him, who was naked, with a peculiar gaze and smiled lightly, saying, "Pills have no gender. Your appearance must have changed just a moment ago......"

Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, the beautiful woman, who had looked pitiful, was instantly startled and quickly retreated.

Xiao Yan took a step forward, appearing directly in front of the woman. He pointed out, and with the speed of lightning, his finger landed on her forehead. A soul mark immediately appeared, and as the mark emerged, the woman’s body trembled. Her form gradually became ethereal, transforming into a pill the size of a longan, emitting various fragrances, and appearing as a pale yellow, round pill.

Xiao Yan took out a jade bottle from his storage ring and carefully placed the Imperial-grade Ten Thousand Ancient Pill, which he had painstakingly refined for the first time, into the bottle.

Seeing Xiao Yan put the pill into his storage ring, many people below showed envious expressions.

At this moment, Long Yi had already flown to Xiao Yan’s side. Xiao Yan turned his head and looked at the two ancestors beside him, saying, "Thank you, Ancestor." Xiao Yan bowed to Xiao Long.

"Each generation has its talented individuals. Your talent in alchemy is truly astonishing. In the entire Xiao Clan, such a genius is probably only you. However, although you have successfully refined an Imperial-grade pill and advanced to the first rank of the Imperial grade, with your current alchemy skills, even in the Imperial Province, you are not unique. You should know that the Imperial grade is not the highest quality of pills." Xiao Long looked at Xiao Yan, who had been uncontrollably overjoyed after refining the Imperial-grade pill, and smiled.

"First rank of the Imperial grade? What rank is that? The Imperial-grade pill is not the highest quality?"

Xiao Li nodded and said that there might be too much to explain about pills, and it would take a while to clarify. He directly flicked his finger, and a beam of light shot directly into Xiao Yan’s forehead.

Information about alchemists and pills immediately appeared in Xiao Yan’s mind.

The profession of alchemists on this continent has been greatly strengthened. Alchemists have categorized many levels into five stages and ten ranks, totaling ten levels: the first rank of the Imperial grade is the Imperial grade. As long as you can refine an Imperial-grade pill, you are considered an Imperial-grade alchemist, with no intermediate stage; the second and third ranks of the Imperial grade are the Yellow stage alchemists; the fourth and fifth ranks are the Black stage; the sixth and seventh ranks are the Earth stage; the eighth and ninth ranks are the Heaven stage; and beyond the ninth rank of the Imperial grade is the Nether stage.

In the Dou Di continent, which is somewhat different from the Dou Qi continent, although it is not easy to advance from one rank to another within the same stage, with diligence and sufficient materials, it is not as difficult as imagined, though it does consume a lot of resources. Therefore, powerful families can still cultivate them. The difficult part is advancing from one stage to another, such as from a common ninth rank to the first rank of the Imperial grade, from the third rank of the Yellow stage to the fourth rank of the Black stage, from the fifth rank of the Black stage to the sixth rank of the Earth stage, and from the seventh rank of the Earth stage to the eighth rank of the Heaven stage. These advancements are not just a matter of diligence and resources; they are far more difficult than imagined! Countless alchemists spend their entire lives unable to break through, even at the cost of their lives. Why? Pill Tribulation! The cross-stage pill tribulation is ten times stronger than the ordinary pill tribulation! This causes countless alchemists to be stuck at the stage advancement barrier, let alone the Nether stage, which is beyond the Heaven stage.

Therefore, ordinary Imperial-grade alchemists make up the majority, while Yellow stage alchemists are already rare, and Black stage alchemists are even rarer. In the Imperial Province, there are none. As for Earth stage alchemists, there are only a few on the entire continent. Heaven stage alchemists can be said to be non-existent, and Nether stage alchemists are such terrifying beings that even the Dou Di continent cannot confine them.

The Imperial realm is no longer the domain of soul power. On this continent, soul power has become even more mysterious and unpredictable. Above the Imperial realm, soul power is divided into three levels: the Realm of Intent, the Realm of World, and the Realm of Universe. However, very few have truly crossed these levels. Even the Realm of Intent is rare on the continent, and the Realm of World is almost nonexistent. The Realm of Universe is a legendary level.

It is said that those with the Realm of Intent can travel a thousand miles in an instant and sense things even further away. Those who reach the Realm of World can create their own space. As for the Realm of Universe, they can create a realm to support countless lives. Compared to these, the soul power of the Imperial realm is virtually worthless.

Understanding this information, Xiao Yan instantly felt an intense longing for such realms.

"You understand now, right? Although you successfully refined an Imperial-grade pill for the first time and advanced to the first rank of the Imperial grade, if you rely on your own exploration, it will still be very difficult to advance to the Yellow stage alchemist. I am at the third rank of the Imperial grade. Perhaps I can teach you, but I don’t know if you are willing?"