Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Alchemy—

"But I don't know how to do alchemy!"

He slapped his storage bag and took out a jade slip, starting to read it carefully.

This was the basic alchemy spell given to him when he joined the Sect.

Is it too late to learn now?

He allocated all his free attribute points to Comprehension again, raising his Comprehension score to 604.

—This was equivalent to a cultivator of the Dharma Realm with over a dozen layers starting to comprehend the basics of alchemy from scratch.

Advanced alchemy methods couldn't be mastered overnight.

But learning the basics shouldn't be too difficult, right?

Shen Ye looked for a while, made a Kindling Hand Gesture, and shouted, "Ignite!"

The layers of Runes on the Alchemy Furnace lit up instantly.

The fire ignited.

Following the basic operation of alchemy, he started to refine Tranquil Spirit Pills.

Twenty minutes later.

Shen Ye performed a Hand Gesture and said in a low voice, "Open!"

The Alchemical Fire extinguished.

Only to see a pile of black charcoal in the furnace.

The first attempt at alchemy unsurprisingly failed.

Shen Ye didn't mind.

He dumped out all the waste, lit the fire again, and began the next batch of Elixirs.

He practiced continuously until noon.

By then, he was able to refine lower-grade Tranquil Spirit Pills.

The lower-grade Tranquil Spirit Pills were quite common.

—Each upgrade in the pill represented a great improvement in alchemy.

Suddenly.

A Communication Talisman flew into the Pill Room.

"Disciple Nangong Wantu, assemble in the Central Hall in a quarter of an hour, prepare to depart!"

Shen Ye pondered briefly, stepped out of the Pill Room, and approached the Law Enforcement Cultivator.

"Senior Brother," he said with a cupped fist, "I'm at a critical juncture in my alchemy learning; can I rent this Pill Furnace for a few months?"

Yes.

Bring the Pill Furnace to the Indefinite Layered Universe!

Even if the Supreme Binding Life Refining Soul Palace is powerful, it surely can't monitor him across universes.

Then he could take out the stuff hidden in the secret compartment of the Pill Furnace!

"You want to rent it for a few months?"

The Law Enforcement Cultivator was astonished.

One thousand Spirit Stones an hour, the fee was already quite high.

Yet he wanted to rent it for months!

And not for refining high-level Elixirs—

Merely for learning alchemy.

Isn't that a bit much?

"Wait, I need to ask an elder."

The Law Enforcement Cultivator sent out a fire talisman.

The fire talisman soared into the sky, made a few turns, and flew into the Sect Council Hall atop the peaks.

Sect Master Saint and several Supreme Elders were present.

The fire talisman stopped in front of an elder.

The elder took it, read it, and laughed: "That Nangong Wantu wants to rent the Nine Palaces Bagua Dan Furnace, and is asking for several months off the bat."

Hearing this, another elder also joined in on the fun:

"Just now in the Demon-Subduing and Demon-Exorcising Grand Hall, I didn't let him touch the jade wall; he said if he damaged it, he'd compensate me with ten jade walls."

Another person said, "And last night, I heard he spent tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to invite the young masters from various Sects to come over for a debate that lasted all night."

Everyone exchanged glances and all looked towards the Sect Master Saint.

"Sect Master, what do you think we should do about this?" the first elder asked.

Unlike the chatting elders, Sect Master Saint was always present and witnessed Shen Ye's extravagance firsthand.

Plus, his identity as a king species.

"Hmph," Sect Master Saint also felt a bit annoyed and said, "He's rich, isn't he? Let him rent!"

"And how shall we charge him?" asked the elder.

"Every month, pay with one Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow," Sect Master Saint declared.

Everyone gasped.

One Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow could be exchanged for tens of millions of Spirit Stones.

That's asking for too much!

"If he finds it expensive, he doesn't have to rent."

Sect Master Saint felt quite pleased as he uttered those words.

There was something inexplicably satisfying about getting the better of this kid!

Who told him to be so arrogant!

"Yes, I will carry out the Sect Master's order immediately," the elder said.

He touched the fire talisman and sent it back.

After the fire talisman left, everyone continued discussing the Sect's various affairs, periodically seeking the Sect Master's decisions.

The Sect Master gave his opinion, and matters were set.

Occasionally, Communication Talismans flew into the hall and quickly left again.

This was the elders enacting various orders as per the Sect Master's directives.

Soon.

The Sect Master stood up, leading everyone towards the Central Hall.

—This time, to demonstrate the Sect's importance, he intended to personally see off the departing contingent.

When they reached the entrance, Sect Master Saint suddenly scoffed and shook his head repeatedly.

The elders were taken aback.

"Sect Master Saint? Has something happened?"

One elder tentatively asked.

"That kid bought out all the materials for refining Tranquil Spirit Pills, and he rented the Pill Furnace for a year," Sect Master Saint said.

The elders were silent.

For a year, that was twelve Immortal Spirit Jade Marrows.

—Enough to run all the arrays in Supreme Tao Palace for over a decade.

That's just too—

"I'm just worried about the impact..." said an elder.

"Spread the word, he's not allowed to disclose that the Pill Furnace is with him, also announce that the Pill Furnace is under repair, and temporarily unavailable to disciples," Sect Master Saint ordered.

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.

"I have to clean up after him personally," Sect Master Saint said irritably.

Although annoyed, the thought of the twelve Immortal Spirit Jade Marrows already in the account brought a sense of security and satisfaction.

If he had such resources, was well-regarded in the Sect, and was willing to learn a skill like alchemy—

Sect Master Saint suddenly turned and deeply glanced into the void.

Dan Tower.

Shen Ye had finished paying for the alchemy materials and the Pill Furnace fee and was about to collect the Pill Furnace.

Suddenly.

A flame of nothingness on the ground surged up several meters high.

—Supreme Binding Life Refining Soul Palace!

It was changing!

What did this mean?

Shen Ye pretended to be oblivious, speaking earnestly with the Law Enforcement Cultivator:

"Senior Brother, I'm going to collect the Pill Furnace now."

"Alright," the Law Enforcement Cultivator replied dryly, holding the storage bag containing the twelve Immortal Spirit Jade Marrows.

Shen Ye walked back to the Pill Room.

Bang.

The door closed behind him.

A voice rose from the emptiness: