His attempt in alchemy did not go well. His first attempt was a failure because he was unable to control the fire properly.
Although Mo Wen received all of Ji Wuya's heritage before the Divine Illusionary realm and even immersed himself in the latter's life as an alchemist, he was unable to fully master everything in a short time since he did not experience it for himself.
Heritage was something that no one could guarantee anyone would be able to master, even if they possessed the Primordial Soul Pearl. To what extent one could progress largely depended on the wit of the heirs.
That was also why one had to pass through the test by Primordial Soul Pearl to obtain its heritage. Otherwise, even if one got the Primordial Soul Pearl, he might also not be able to obtain the heritage.
Needless to say, Mo Wen had wit. He was born as a Miracle Physician and managed to attain a high level of the realm on his own. He could easily comprehend and combine all his knowledge with Ji Wuya's heritage. Otherwise, he wouldn't have even dared to accept the Battle Platform assessment immediately after obtaining the heritage.
The profound-level second-grade Long Qing Pill was a pill that could directly increase the cultivation level of a Tide Changing Realm cultivator, resulting in splendid effects. It was named after Long Qing grass, the main medicinal herb among all the medicinal herbs used for concoctions. Long Qing Pill, which contained Long Qing grass, was also able to improve one's body constitutions and strengthen it into the Dragon Tiger Body.
Therefore, Long Qing Pill was rather popular among the profound-level second-grade pills. However, it was also much harder to concoct compared to other profound-level second-grade pills.
After the first failure, Mo Wen stopped concocting and closed his eyes to reflect on his previous attempt. He reviewed every single detail, then continued to concoct after some giving it some thought.
In the end, the second attempt also failed. Mo Wen wasted a large amount of precious profound level medicinal herbs, but he was not dispirited by this. Instead, his eyes brightened up as he instantly regained his confidence.
After two attempts, he finally grasped the key to concocting Long Qing Pill.
One had to admit that Mo Wen was a genius in terms of alchemy. He succeeded steadily in his third attempt to concoct the pill.
The instant the cauldron furnace opened, radiance illuminated the sky as the fragrance of the pill spread over a thousand-mile radius. If mortals were to inhale the fragrance, it could strengthen their bodies and prolong their lives.
Three pills the size of a dragon's eyes shot out of the cauldron furnace and attempted to escape as if it had been contained spirituality. However, they were caught by a giant hand that appeared in the sky.
In concocting these three Long Qing Pills, Mo Wen had used up several profound-level medicinal herbs. He wasn't wealthy enough to be able to obtain so much profound-level medicinal herbs for alchemy.
Under normal circumstances, a furnace contained at least six or seven Long Qing Pills. One at the master level could get eight or nine pills, while a furnace of ten or more pills could only be done by a great master.
For his first time, Mo Wen was considered to be adequate to have successfully concocted three pills.
A gigantic swirl suddenly appeared on the Battle Platform. Similar to the swirl at the Fighting Battle Platform on the other side, they both immediately merged to form an even bigger swirl.
Two rays of light descended from the sky and transformed into two ancient runes as it fell onto Mo Wen's hands.
Mo Wen was slightly astonished that two creation talismans appeared at once.
The next second, he was already sucked into the swirl in the sky. This time, he had no options and was forcefully pulled in.
When he reappeared, Mo Wen found himself standing at a corner of a huge Palace Hall.
The Palace Hall was so immense that one could see no end of it. Dots of light filled the place as several bunches of rays were floating in the air.
"So many treasures..."
Mo Wen stared at the bunches of rays in amazement, with treasures enclosed in each one. At one glance, there seemed to be over a hundred thousand bunches of rays.
Ancient Creation Sect was rich and influential. In the bunches of rays, even the lousiest items were also spiritual treasures. Other than that, there was also an array of remarkable powers and secret methods to be chosen from. Inside those were some records of the top-secret methods of alchemy arts and manufacturing techniques.
Mo Wen roamed around the big Palace Hall, passing by each treasure as if he was swimming in an ocean of treasures.
This was the true treasure hunt. Anything that he grabbed became his treasure.
However, anyone who came could take only one treasure at a time. With this in mind, Mo Wen would not choose rashly.
Undoubtedly, the most precious thing in the Palace Hall was an imitation of the other half of illusionary spirit divine wings. That was an imitation of immortal treasures, far superior to normal treasures. Mo Wen was attracted by the many remarkable powers, secret techniques, refined weapons, and alchemy arts. Despite this, he knew they were far less valuable than the imitation of illusionary spirit divine wings.
Furthermore, the old man in grey said that great magical power was hidden in the imitation of the illusionary spirit divine wings. It was a remarkable power secret technique left by the person who concocted the imitation.
To be capable of imitating an immortal treasure like the illusionary spirit divine wings, both that person and the remarkable power secret technique he left behind had to be extraordinary.
Without hesitation, Mo Wen's deified soul scanned the whole Palace Hall. If no one had taken the other half of the imitation, then it should still be in the Palace Hall. Even though ten millennia had passed, Mo Wen believed that no one would take a useless spiritual treasure like the man in the past did.
As expected, a blue light reflected in his eyes. It was the other side of the illusionary spirit divine wings imitation.
The design of the illusionary spirit divine wings was somewhat similar to the wings of a butterfly but even more elegant and beautiful. Both imitations each consisted of only one side of the butterfly wings. Only when the two sides were combined, one would get a complete illusionary spirit divine wings.
As Mo Wen moved his mind, the bunch of blue rays was pulled towards him and slowly landed in his hands.
Spiritual treasures in the Immortal Cultivation world were high-end magical treasures, higher than profound-level weapons but lower than sacred treasures, belonging to the middle class. There were no top, middle or lower class differences for spiritual treasures, but they similarly had three different levels: ordinary, earth and heaven.
In terms of power, Mo Wen's Heavenly Serpent Divine Spear was only on par with ordinary spiritual treasures. Earth and heaven spiritual treasures were both much stronger than any ordinary spiritual treasure.
In the Palace Hall, there were many earth and heaven spiritual treasures, imbued with rather terrifying power. However, the imitation of illusionary spirit divine wings should have been the highest grade spiritual treasure among all. Just half of it would've sufficed to win the best of the heaven spiritual treasures. If the two were to be combined, its power might be on par with sacred treasures.
As the bunch of blue rays fell on Mo Wen's hands, the space in Palace Hall vibrated slightly as Mo Wen instantly vanished.
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The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and many trees lined up to form shade against the sunlight. Beasts were running amok on the land, while birds flew freely in the sky.
By the time Mo Wen reappeared, he had already arrived at a certain place.
"Preliminary ancient land?"
Mo Wen looked around curiously. The eighth stage of the Path of Creation was the preliminary ancient land.
The eighth stage was no longer a stage-level assessment, but a type of ancient land exploration. The ancient land could be called an open space of its own, a self-acclaimed world.
In the past, preliminary ancient land was used by Ancient Creation Sect to assess their disciples. The so-called Path of Creation was a way of assessment for the Ancient Creation Sect to accept disciples. In those days, anyone could enter the Path of Creation for assessment. According to their results in different aspects, it would then be decided if they could join the Ancient Creation Sect.
However, if one was able to pass the first seven stages, he could become an Outer-Sect disciple of Ancient Creation Sect. As for the eighth stage, the preliminary ancient land was a place used to assess Inner-Sect disciples, as well as a cultivator's outdoor survival skills.
"The Fire Leaving Diamond that Ku Ji wanted should be here."
Mo Wen took out a Jade inscription which contained information from Wise Man Ku Ji. The inscription detailed where Fire Leaving Diamond could be found. It was easy to tell that Wise Man Ku Ji had done a lot of preparation work to obtain the Fire Leaving Diamond.
The preliminary ancient land was a natural treasure trove, consisting of many treasures. Of course, whether or not one would receive the treasures depended on their ability to get them. Several powerful living things existed on the preliminary ancient land. In ancient times when Heaven and Earth had not been destructed and hundreds of clans were thriving, the human clan was just one of them. It was said that the preliminary ancient land was used by the Ancient Creation Sect to imprison the foreign clans.
"Archaic creatures in the preliminary ancient land are suppressed by the ancient land, so they can never break through to the Tide Changing Realm. They shouldn't pose much of a threat to me."
Mo Wen pondered deeply. Since this was where the Ancient Creation Sect assessed their disciples, there shouldn't have been any living things that were overwhelmingly powerful. Foreign clans imprisoned here were suppressed by rules of the Heavenly Path, so they could never break through to the Tide Changing Realm.
"But among the archaic creatures in ancient times, some foreign clans were especially gifted and strong. Even if they're unable to break through to Tide Changing Realm, their ability will be on par with that of the Tide Changing Realm. Clans who can beat strong practitioners in the Tide Changing Realm might also appear. I cannot afford to be careless at such an ancient land."
Mo Wen was fully aware that not breaking through to the Tide Changing Realm did not necessarily mean that he was not strong enough. He had yet to break through to the Primordial Soul Realm, but he could still kill normal Primordial Soul Realm cultivators. Some foreign clans had been imprisoned in here for billions of years, so it was difficult to tell how strong they would be.
"I've finally got my hands on the imitation of the illusionary spirit divine wings. I wonder what kind of changes will occur when the two are combined."
Mo Wen removed the distracting thoughts in his mind and focused on the illusionary spirit divine wings which he had just obtained. This object was an imitation of the most valuable legendary treasures. In the Palace Hall, a great force was obstructing the combination of the two Out of the Palace Hall, however, it should be able to return to its original state.
Someone must have intentionally split the illusionary spirit divine wings into two while placing them in the treasure hall. Once out of the hall, it could naturally reinstate.
Two rays of blue light shone on Mo Wen's hands. They were the two sides of the illusionary spirit divine wings imitation. As they appeared, the two wings were immediately attracted to each other like a magnet and combined.
Boom!
The instant they combined, a blue ray surged to the sky through the clouds. Mo Wen, on the other hand, seemed to be struck by lightning. His body shook, and an overwhelming amount of information inexplicably flooded his mind.