Finally, the banquet ended with 80% of them joining Grayson, 15% joining Salmon, who wore a bitter face in defeat, and the other 5% remaining neutral.
Alex didn't join anyone and remained neutral since he doesn't care who takes that position as long as they don't interfere with his life. If a chance comes, he wouldn't mind participating himself.
Alex did not intend to stay any longer in this place, so he turned around to depart with Mia following behind him.
When Mia reached her dorm, she turned her head.
"Bye, big brother Alex," she said in a blush as she drank some strong spirit wine.
"Bye," said Alex, continuing toward his dorm. Despite Mia's desire to say something, he didn't pause and swiftly ran to his room at full strength.
Once back in his room, Alex promptly headed to his training area, closed his eyes, and entered the black dimension once again.
Along the way, the Black Book continued to vibrate, its intensity increasing with each passing moment.
As Alex entered the black dimension, the black book erupted with a burst of white light as if it was waiting for him.
Soon a fist-sized white crystal hovered in the air, absorbing 25% of the purple energy at a drastic spedd, transforming itself into a purple crystal.
Despite Alex's hesitation who was thinking whether to touch it, the purple crystal acted swiftly, turning into a ray of light that beamed at him, penetrating his mind instantly.
Bang!
An explosion echoed in Alex's head, catching him off guard. Countless lights seemed to glow inside him, causing intense pain as if every cell was erupting and tearing apart.
Simultaneously, a barrage of images rushed into his mind.
It felt like he was immersed in a vivid dream, yet the experience was undeniably real. In this dream, he found himself living the memories of someone from another world.
This world, named Aroma World, held Alchemy and Formation masters in high regard.
Formation masters specialized in creating arrays using nature and special symbols. These arrays served various purposes, such as accelerating mana gathering from veins, setting up protective measures, crafting illusion formations, and deploying attacking formations.
However, each formation required substantial energy sources, and once depleted, they needed time to reset.
In Aroma World, Alchemy and Formation masters held a supreme status, boasting advanced knowledge compared to Alex's own world.
But their cultivation methods were very backward, with their main focus on increasing their lifespan and weak strength in each stage. They gave importance only to researching new alchemy techniques and formations.
After hundreds of generations, a monstrous genius was born, later known as the Pill God by the people of the Aroma World.
Currently, Alex was experiencing the memories of that boy. He started refining medicine pills at the age of ten, becoming a well-known alchemy genius at the age of 20 and reaching Innate Rank in Alchemy.
At age 30, he began traveling the world, becoming the King Rank Alchemist, fawned over by all, when he was only 45.
At the age of 1000 years, he already reached the DemiGod Peak stage in both Alchemy and cultivation with a lifespan of 25,000 years.
Not only did he master the inherited knowledge of alchemy from the people of the past, but he also went on to learn formation techniques, becoming a Demi-God Rank Formation master at the age of 2000 years.
For the next 1000 years, he focused on researching God Rank pills, as his strength was very weak, and he aimed to create a pill that could help him ascend the world.
However, there were no ingredients capable of withstanding the Heavenly Tribulations and becoming a God Rank pill.For 5000 years, he delved into creating new alchemy techniques that could aid in making a pill reaching God Rank.
Establishing the Pill God Palace, a supreme authority, he summoned Alchemists and Formation masters from Mortal Rank to Demi-God Rank, seeking innovative ideas and collaborative research.
After an additional 3,000 years of combined effort, they finally pioneered an inscription technique—Heaven and Earth Inscription Technique.
This breakthrough promised to enhance pill efficiency by more than one Rank with the same ingredients, marking a monumental achievement in their quest for mastery.
The Heaven and Earth Inscription Technique harnessed the world as an energy source, utilizing elements as symbols. Employed during the last stage of pill formation, it inscribed compatible symbols, significantly elevating pill efficiency by more than one rank.
After an additional 3000 years of arduous effort, he completely mastered this technique, structured into four levels.
Finally, utilizing Demigod Rank ingredients, he succeeded in creating a God Rank Pill, propelling him to ascend to the Higher World.
During his ascent, he uttered, "I will be waiting for you in the higher world, my successor."
At that moment, a Golden throne materialized behind Alex's consciousness in the black dimension. Its appearance struck fear into both the dimension and the Black Book, evoking a sense of deep terror.
Seated on the throne, the figure gently caressed Alex's head, murmuring, " **** forgive *****," before vanishing into the unknown.
Meanwhile, Alex's soul continued its expansion, fueled by the pure white energy released by the Black Book. Absorbing this energy, his soul grew exponentially:
- 250 meters
- 350 meters
- 600 meters
- 750 meters
- 800 meters
- 950 meters
Finally, it stopped expanding at an impressive size 990 meters, radiating a brilliance incomparable to other souls of similar size.
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The next day, Alex awoke from the boundless dream.
Everything felt like a dream, and the passage of time was indeterminate. Whether a mere second or perhaps 10,000 years had passed was unknown.
"Huh, huh, huh!"
Alex couldn't cease panting. In that fleeting moment, it seemed as if his entire life had unfolded before him, as if he had lived another life when he awakened.
He experienced every aspect in the dream — the uncertainty of learning to refine medicinal pills, the glory of becoming the Demigod Alchemist and Formation master, the foundation of the Pill God Palace, mastering the Heaven and Earth Inscription Technique, and ultimately crafting the God Rank pill, a feat unparalleled in the Aroma World.
Each scenario felt vivid, as though he had truly lived through that era, embodying the Pill God himself.
Even though Alex knew he had only inherited the memories and must work tirelessly to reach the same stage as the Pill God, he felt confident.
With the guidance of Pill God memories as his master and his celestial eyes, revealing flaws while refining pills, he believed he could attain the same rank as the Pill God, his master.