THE EXTREME ALCHEMIST OF THE MIGHTY CAULDRON

Chapter 822: 822 Chapter: Heavy News

The sensation of having his feet on solid ground made Fang Lin’s heart relax slightly.

All around was darkness, with hardly any light, and the sinister aura was incredibly rich; if an ordinary person were to fall into this place, even without the Earth Qi erupting, they would be frozen in an instant.

Fang Lin circulated the power of his blood and Qi, ensuring that the gloomy aura here had no effect on him, and took out two Crystal Stones which emitted a soft glow, instantly brightening up the space.

The space beneath the Pill Well wasn’t spacious, feeling somewhat claustrophobic, at most able to accommodate four or five people seated in meditation.

“Hmm?” Fang Lin frowned slightly as he saw a broken bone in a corner.

He picked up the bone carefully to inspect it and found it wasn’t human but rather a piece of Beast Bone, presumably from a Demon Beast that had died here, leaving only this remnant behind.

Discarding the bone, Fang Lin took out a meditation cushion, placed it underneath him, and sat down cross-legged.

He would be staying here for a hundred days; the time wasn’t exactly long, but neither was it short. As long as nothing strange happened, Fang Lin didn’t have to worry about anything.

In the blink of an eye, a month quietly passed.

During that month, Fang Lin encountered three Earth Qi eruptions, all of which he resolved safely without any trouble.

However, over the course of the month, Fang Lin also discovered that the aura beneath the Abyss Pill Well was unsuitable for cultivation, as it greatly slowed down a Martial Artist’s cultivation progress, and the invasion of one’s body by the sinister aura here could cause even more trouble.

Luckily, Fang Lin cultivated the Nine Cauldron Skypassing Spell, which improved his realm by absorbing Pill Furnaces, thus he could avoid these troubles.

Inside the Nine Palace Bag that he had snatched from those several descendants of the Hall Master, there were many top-quality Pill Furnaces. With nothing else to do at the moment, it was naturally time to absorb and assimilate them one by one.

After consuming four or five Pill Furnaces in succession, Fang Lin felt a significant improvement in his realm, but he had not yet broken through to the eighth layer of Heavenly Origin.

It wasn’t that Fang Lin didn’t want to break through, but that he had already started preparing for the Spirit Vein realm.

If Fang Lin really pursued rapid breakthroughs, he had many ways to achieve it, but by doing so, he couldn’t guarantee the strength of his cultivation.

Fang Lin was preparing for the Spirit Vein realm, suppressing his own realm, to accumulate more, with the aim of unblocking seventy-two meridians before the peak of the ninth layer of Heavenly Origin. By accomplishing this, just like reaching the true limit of the Earth Element’s tenth layer, Fang Lin would reach the true extreme of the Heavenly Origin realm.

After such a breakthrough into the Spirit Vein, Fang Lin’s strength would see a very significant increase, and it would be hard to find any rivals within the Spirit Vein realm.

Of course, this way of cultivation was extremely difficult; unblocking seventy-two meridians before the peak of the ninth layer of Heavenly Origin was something few people, if any, had achieved through the ages.

Normally, Martial Artists would only start to slowly unblock the seventy-two meridians after reaching the ninth layer of Heavenly Origin, progressing until they fully unblocked them before stepping into the Spirit Vein realm.

And for Fang Lin at the moment, several of his meridians had been unblocked, but there was still a long way to go before all were open.

Unblocking the seventy-two meridians is a lengthy process, especially since these meridians are naturally blocked from birth. Unblocking them one by one requires a tremendous amount of effort and resources.

Some stay in this realm for dozens of years without being able to step into the Spirit Vein realm, and others are trapped by it for life.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Just as Fang Lin was silently cultivating, the Earth Qi erupted once more, ferociously assaulting him as if it wanted to tear him apart.

Fang Lin jumped up, protecting his body with his Inner Strength, not attempting to counter the Earth Qi.

Because the Earth Qi was extremely fierce; countering it might trigger even stronger eruptions, so he only needed to ensure he wasn’t affected by it.

Boom!

But this time the eruption of Earth Qi was unlike any before. The ground beneath the Pill Well suddenly cracked open, and a gigantic centipede burst forth.

Fang Lin didn’t show much panic; such things did occasionally happen deep down at the Abyss Pill Well.

However, it was rare for demon beasts to burst out from beneath the Abyss Pill Well, making Fang Lin rather unlucky to encounter it.

The centipede was enormous, its countless legs on either side of its body writhing. Adding to that, billows of green smoke spewed from the centipede’s mouth. One needn’t think too hard to know that this smoke was undoubtedly poisonous.

Fang Lin held his breath and focused, swallowing a Detoxification Pill. Then, he immediately employed the Kylin Fist, slamming it fiercely into the giant centipede.

The centipede clearly hadn’t expected to encounter a human as soon as it emerged. Caught off guard and attempting to retaliate, it was swiftly smashed by Fang Lin’s fist, causing it to scream in pain.

“Four Transformations, third layer?” After delivering his punch, Fang Lin more or less discerned the magnitude of the gigantic centipede’s realm, which was comparable to a martial artist of the Human Clan’s Spirit Vein third layer. However, to him, such a realm was hardly worth considering.

It didn’t take long before Fang Lin dealt with the centipede.

Looking at the colossal corpse of the centipede, an idea struck Fang Lin, and he slapped his Beast Bag, taking out three beast eggs.

These three beast eggs were gifts from the Golden Scale Ant King, containing the brood of the next generation. However, they had not yet hatched.

But Fang Lin knew of a method to use the corpse of a demon beast as an incubator for quickly hatching the beast eggs.

Now, the corpse of this huge centipede seemed perfect for the job. Firstly, being at the level of Four Transformations, it had enough vigor and flesh to nurture the three beast eggs.

Secondly, even though the centipede was a poisonous creature, it belonged to the insect category of demon beasts, just like the Golden Scale Ant King, making it somewhat compatible.

Of course, whether Fang Lin could successfully hatch the three little Golden Scale Ant Kings was uncertain; he could only try.

He placed the three beast eggs into the abdomen of the giant centipede, allowing the eggs to absorb its flesh and blood.

Fang Lin then sat down cross-legged on the head of the centipede, quietly waiting.

Outside, explosive news suddenly broke.

The Qin Emperor, the Tang Emperor, and the Yuan Emperor collectively announced the commencement of a new tournament: the Nine Countries Talent Battle.

This news, originally known to only a select few, caught many by surprise as the three great emperors acted so swiftly.

The Nine Countries Talent Battle was a grand warfare sweeping across all Nine Countries, a contest that every young talent aspired to join.

Anyone under forty years old could participate in this Nine Countries Talent Battle, with age restrictions slightly more relaxed than the previous tournament.

This event, personally organized by the three emperors, sent the entire Nine Countries into a fervor. Geniuses and heroes were all sharpening their swords, eager to stand out in this significant event.

Although the Nine Countries Talent Battle had commenced, the actual competition would not start immediately; it required some time.

First was the registration process. Every individual from the Nine Countries, even the solitary martial artists, could participate.

Registration would continue for half a year, and after that, it would close, signaling the start of the actual battle among the Talents.

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