Standing near the furnace and looking down from above, Kai saw a green pill floating in the centre of the open furnace.
It wasn't large, but in that brief moment while the lid was open, the smell had already begun to spread. Kai felt as if he was in a spring garden. Smelling it, the notes of fruit were remotely perceptible.
- Mmm, what a pleasant aroma! - Kai said in admiration.
After standing for a bit, he carefully reached out and picked up the green bead.
Opening his palm, he used the finger of his other hand to gently roll it over and examine it. It was a pale green and shimmered slightly on the surface. It was as if it was encased in a shell that glowed with different colours.
- I am not an aesthete, but my first pill is quite beautiful. Hehe - Laughing said Kai as he examined the bead in his hand.
''When I successfully reach the Border Beast City, I definitely need to stop by the Alchemist Organisation. I need to find out what level my abilities are at, so that I don't get into a dangerous situation..." - Examining the pill, Kai thought.
So far, Kai had never met an Alchemist in the outside world before. The girl named Taemi from Lord Flick's banquet didn't count, as he hadn't seen her in action as an alchemist.
He needed to see who he could compare his skills and knowledge to now. And whether alchemy had changed in ten thousand years. Perhaps the craft looked different now.
But given that the craftsmen in ancient times were far more powerful than Kai's contemporaries. It's possible that alchemy might have degenerated.
"My skills may seem very wild or strange... Master Mo has warned me more than once to be careful with my techniques and secrets. If someone much stronger than me wants to get their hands on my techniques, I might not realise the moment of my death..." - Pensively Kai stood, looking into the palm of his hand.
Kai had already decided that he would start by going to scout the Alchemists Organisation. And if he could fulfil orders in the Border Beast City, then get Diso to rent a secure and nice room for him. There, he'll safely create an array and create medicines.
He definitely shouldn't show off his Astral Sacrifice Fire and the marvellous furnace that arises out of thin air....
Although it seemed that there were few people who could recognise the Heavenly Fire right now. Especially to assume that some guy had managed to obtain it and subdue it would be insane. No one in their right mind would believe such a thing.
Moreover, the Astral Sacrifice Fire was strange, even among the Heavenly Fires. And it had most likely left this world at the demise of the Astral Fire Sect. Right now, there was hardly anyone who knew about him. No one would even guess that tens of thousands of years ago, there was another civilisation.
"Most likely, the only remaining copy, was the Astral Emperor Alchemy Fire, sealed here, deep underground..." - Pondered Kai.
- Another secret, come on what may... Need to get stronger faster. So much so that others won't even think of getting my stuff! - Kai said firmly and popped the pill into his mouth.
As soon as the green bead entered his mouth, it brought with it a very pleasant taste. Then, it immediately travelled to his stomach.
It felt like it began to dissolve and be absorbed by the body even on the way, quickly being absorbed into the body.
It wasn't some incredible pill. It was simply to restore the body, and heal all the internal wounds. It also seemed that due to the properties of the herbs, it was strengthening the body.
It was just that Kai's body, was already much stronger than ordinary masters. This was through cultivating the Invisible King Torture Technique. For an ordinary master, this pill would have a serious effect, but for Kai, it was barely felt at all.
- Surprisingly, it seems like I underestimated the energy of Kings... I feel like this pill could enhance an ordinary cultivator well, but here it's not even close to comparing to the benefits of absorbing Kings. And that's considering that the pill was made from very precious herbs... It would probably cost a lot on the outside! - Kai said in shock.
After getting his thoughts in order a bit, he sat down in the lotus pose and began to absorb the beneficial properties of the pill. Kai didn't want to waste it.
After a few hours, he stood up and stretched.
- The alchemy is truly incredible! I wouldn't be able to recover to my peak state so quickly. Even if I ate the fruit in the garden day and night, it would just fill the energy to capacity. There would be no more effects... - Saying that, Kai walked towards the lake. He wanted to wash all the dirt off of himself.
Although Kai's regeneration was incredible... But while absorbing the Astral Sacrifice Fire, he had indeed received severe damage to his entire body and even his brain. The pill healed even the most minimal and imperceptible damage very quickly, in a very short period of time.
Thinking about this, Kai leisurely washed himself and climbed ashore. He was now standing completely naked, in his situation there was no one to be embarrassed by.
Now even his body and musculature looked like that of a sixteen-year-old boy. His facial features were sharper and more masculine. During his time in Astral Grad, Kai's hair had grown back a lot. Except that it had been severely burned in the process of absorbing the Heavenly Fire. Right now, it was just above his waist.
He slowly took all of his hair in his fist, and looked at the burnt ends. Taking out a dagger, he deftly cut them off, and threw them back over his shoulders.
Kai's snow-white hair was now just below his shoulders again.
With a wave of his palm, a set of his usual clean clothes appeared in his hands. It was lying in his spatial ring.
- It's a good thing that in addition to dry rations and waterbags, I decided to bring a few sets of clothes... - Kai said to himself and began to slowly dress.
On the day he had left for the Endless Wasteland, Kai remembered how after a fierce battle with the Ghost Halberd Gang, his clothes were just rags. Thinking about it then, he decided to grab two extra sets just in case.
After finishing dressing himself, Kai finally started to look neat and clean again. His appearance was already completely healthy, and he had a smile on his face.
- Hehehe, this feels so good! Too bad there's no wine. Well, let's get started! - Said Kai and went to pick fruit.
Going round the whole garden, he first collected every kind of plant suitable for alchemy and put them in rows. Then he divided them into groups and categorised them.
- Fruits, vegetables, herbs, roots, leaves, mushrooms, bark, moss... - Looking at the various neatly arranged piles, Kai listed them aloud.
There were many different ingredients for alchemy. Even animal parts, blood, and other minerals were suitable. The main thing was that they had energy in them, and useful properties that could be extracted. It was just that right now, Kai was surrounded only by the garden.
He sat down and stretched his arms out in front of him. In the air, the Otherworldly Furnace began to form again....
His training had begun!
For the next few months, Kai tried creating pills from completely different ingredients, learning how to work with them. He was consolidating step by step all the theoretical knowledge he had inherited from the Astral King of Alchemy.
After Alchemy training, Kai would go to the Emperor's chambers, and try to study and copy the array. It seemed that with the discovery of the Spiritual Sea, his ability to learn and study had also skyrocketed by several orders of magnitude. He was now noticing more and more patterns and laws, as well as starting to put forward his theories and test them.
After a while, he even started drawing a simplified version of the array in the garden. After a lot of trial and error, he finally made one! It seemed to further enhance the effects and speed up the herbs.
It seemed that now, they processed faster and the process of depleting the liquids went smoother. As a result, the pills were created in a shorter amount of time, and came out with stronger effects. Then, Kai realised that the array had a positive effect on the ingredients, rather than his furnace or fire.
Continuing like this, one day, Kai filled his rings to the brim with various types of herbs, and walked towards the palace.
He now stood before the array in an underground cavern.
- ''Thank you Astral Emperor of Alchemy! I will definitely fulfil your instructions! For now, it's time for me to go! - Saying this, Kai resolutely stepped into the array, and instantly disappeared!