Chapter 505: Alchemy Flying Ship

’A Sixth Grade Venerable Origin Pill can give a Tier Five Third Layer Martial Sect a near 100% chance of breaking through to become a Tier Six Martial Venerable. But the ingredients for this Pill are extremely specialized, with two of them being exceptionally rare. Plus, the side effects are severe. A Martial Venerable who breaks through using it will find it incredibly difficult to advance even an inch in cultivation for the next one to two years. It’s not suitable for me.’

’Besides that one, other Pills that can help someone break through from Tier Five Third Layer to Tier Six Martial Venerable include the Sixth Grade Pure Origin Pill, the Sixth Grade Venerable Transformation Pill, the Tier Seven Spirit Medicine Dreamheart Parting Fruit...’

Various Pills and Spirit Medicines flashed through Ye Xuan’s mind, nearly ten different options in total.

The lowest-grade of these Pills was the Fifth Grade Venerable-breaking Pill; the rest were mostly Sixth Grade.

However, most of them had certain side effects, so Ye Xuan eliminated them from his list.

In the end, only three remained.

’The Sixth Grade Venerable Transformation Pill is refined from ingredients like Venerable Intent Grass, Bright Heart Stone, and Ancient Orchid. It allows a Tier Five Third Layer Martial Sect’s Profound Power to slowly evolve, letting them step into the Tier Six Martial Venerable Realm after ten days. The benefit is that it has no side effects. The downside is that the entire evolution process takes ten days, which is rather slow.’

’The Sixth Grade Gumo Menglan Pill uses the Tier Six Spirit Medicine Gumo Menglan as its primary ingredient, supplemented with materials like Starlight Marrow and Celestial Pure Sand. It can also help a Tier Five Martial Sect step into the Tier Six Martial Venerable Realm with no side effects.’

’The Tier Seven Spirit Medicine, Rainbow Spirit Fruit, contains potent Heaven and Earth Profound Power. It can allow any Martial Artist below Tier Seven to advance one tier unconditionally. It can even give a powerful Tier Seven Martial King a fifty percent chance of breaking through. If refined into a Seventh Grade Rainbow Spirit Pill, it would give a Tier Six Third Layer Martial Venerable a greater than sixty percent chance of breaking through to the Martial King realm.’

These were the three Pills and Spirit Medicines that Ye Xuan ultimately selected.

But right now, he only had some of the auxiliary ingredients for the Venerable Transformation Pill and the Gumo Menglan Pill. He had none of the main ingredients.

As for the Rainbow Spirit Fruit, that was even more out of the question. A treasure like that was similar to the Seven-Colored Lotus; it had immense effects on Tier Seven Martial Kings, and even Tier Eight Martial Emperors. It wasn’t something one could find just anywhere.

’They say this Gale Light Academy has abundant resources. Perhaps I can find a way to get these ingredients from the academy.’

Ye Xuan quickly thought of a solution and called Zhang Lie over.

"Young Master Ye, you want to purchase Tier Six Spirit Medicine?" Zhang Lie looked at Ye Xuan, slightly astonished.

Not long ago, experts from the Profound Mystery Sect had wreaked havoc in the academy. And in just two days was the final martial selection of the Gale Light Academy’s inner court assessment.

For Ye Xuan, who was at the center of this storm, to be thinking about buying Spirit Medicine at a time like this completely baffled Zhang Lie.

Still, he pondered for a moment before quickly saying, "Academy students are indeed eligible to purchase various cultivation resources. For things like Spirit Medicine, you’ll need to apply at the Spirit Medicine Element. But from what I know, there are conditions for applying to purchase Spirit Medicine. You’ll have to ask the Spirit Medicine Element for the specifics."

Ye Xuan nodded. A moment later, he arrived at the Spirit Medicine Element.

The entire Spirit Medicine Element was located in a corner of Gale Light Academy. It had an ancient, rustic feel, and the air was filled with the fragrance of various herbs the moment one stepped inside.

It was a massive hall where many people were conversing and refining something. Surrounding the hall were individual refining chambers.

"Look, it’s that Xuan Ye."

"What’s he doing here?"

"Is he trying to buy some Pills?"

Some of the students in the hall began to whisper amongst themselves when they saw Ye Xuan, pointing from a distance.

Ye Xuan frowned. He really didn’t know much about this Spirit Medicine Element.

"Xuan Ye, what are you doing here?"

Just then, a gentle voice suddenly sounded by his ear. Ye Xuan turned to see Dongfang Zisi.

Ye Xuan felt a wave of relief. He had finally found someone he knew.

After Ye Xuan explained his purpose, Dongfang Zisi smiled. "This is the refining hall. If you need to purchase Pills or Spirit Medicine, you should go to the student exchange area or the Spirit Medicine Element’s resource area. You can only buy the Spirit Medicine or Pills you want there."

As Dongfang Zisi led the way, she asked with curiosity, "By the way, what Spirit Medicine do you actually want?"

She was well aware that Ye Xuan, who had caused such a stir in the Sky Empire, definitely had no shortage of Spirit Medicine. She still remembered the extravagant sum he had paid to buy the Seven-Colored Chaos Soil from her back then.

When Ye Xuan listed the ingredients he needed to buy, Dongfang Zisi’s expression froze, and she stopped in her tracks.

"Venerable Intent Grass? Gumo Menglan? Rainbow Spirit Fruit?"

Dongfang Zisi stared at Ye Xuan, speechless. Listening to the increasingly outrageous Spirit Medicines he listed, she was at a complete loss for words.

"What’s wrong? Is it not possible?" Ye Xuan frowned, sensing intuitively that something was amiss.

Dongfang Zisi shook her head. "The Spirit Medicines you listed are all Tier Six or higher. Even the ’worst’ of them, the Venerable Intent Grass, is a top-tier item among Tier Six Spirit Medicines. As an outer court disciple, you are simply not qualified to purchase them."

"What?" Ye Xuan was stunned. "There’s a rule like that?"

Dongfang Zisi nodded. "Gale Light Academy’s regulations state that the purchasing limit for outer court disciples is Tier Six Spirit Medicine and Fifth Grade Pills. That is to say, outer court disciples can buy Tier Six Spirit Medicine, but this refers to common Tier Six Spirit Medicines. They don’t have the authority to purchase particularly precious and rare ones. It’s the same for Pills."

Dongfang Zisi continued, "Aside from Pills, the same restrictions apply to various secret manuals, Soul Crystals, and so on. It’s not something you can buy just because you want to. If you were looking for other Spirit Medicines, I might be able to help you find them, but for things like the Venerable Intent Grass you mentioned, I can’t help."

"Is there no other way?" Ye Xuan asked with a frown.

"Aren’t you participating in the inner court assessment? Once you join the inner court and become an inner court disciple, it will naturally be no problem. As far as I know, inner court disciples have very high privileges. They can purchase treasures including Tier Seven Spirit Medicine and Sixth Grade Pills. At that time, as long as the academy has the Venerable Intent Pills you need, there won’t be an issue."

Ye Xuan was speechless. After all that, it still came down to becoming an inner court disciple first.

But on second thought, it made sense. The students of Gale Light Academy came from all over the Dream Realm Plain. If anyone could buy whatever Spirit Medicine they wanted, the academy’s good stuff would have been cleaned out long ago.

After all, some of the students at Gale Light Academy came from major top-tier powers.

They were just studying here incognito.

Having figured this out, Ye Xuan didn’t dwell on it any longer. He didn’t even go to the resource area and headed straight back to his dorm.

’In any case, I can’t buy them with my current status. So what if the resource area has Venerable Intent Grass and the other Spirit Medicines?’

The most pressing task was still to enter the inner court.

「Two days passed in the blink of an eye as Ye Xuan cultivated in silence.」

Soon, the day of the final inner court assessment arrived.

At dawn, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, the thirty disciples who had passed the preliminary rounds gathered in the academy’s plaza.

Every one of these students sat cross-legged in silence, cultivating quietly, unwilling to waste even a single moment.

They all knew that today would be the day that decided their future.

When everyone had gathered...

WHOOSH!

Several figures suddenly descended from the sky, appearing before the crowd. It was Lu Jun and the other instructors.

Seeing them appear, all thirty students in the plaza opened their eyes and stood up.

Lu Jun’s gaze slowly swept over the thirty students in the plaza. It paused for a moment on Ye Xuan’s face before continuing on to the others. Seeing that no one was absent, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Students, today is the final round of the second martial selection for the inner court assessment. This time, the martial selection will be a survival test."

"I’m sure you all have some understanding of what a survival test is. Of course, for those who don’t, I can explain. A so-called survival test is one that involves casualties. According to our records, students get injured, and even perish, during every survival test. Therefore, before we begin, I must ask you: Are you all prepared? If anyone is unwilling to participate in the survival test, you may step forward now."

Lu Jun’s sharp gaze swept over everyone present.

The crowd was silent as a tomb. At a time like this, it was obvious no one would step forward.

In their hearts, what were a few casualties? For a Martial Artist, living life on a blade’s edge was the most normal thing in the world.

"Good. Very good." Lu Jun nodded. "Since no one is refusing, it means you all agree. Remember, once the assessment begins, there is no turning back."

As his voice fell, Lu Jun suddenly waved his hand.

WHOOSH!

A black Flying Ship, several meters wide and twenty meters long, appeared before the crowd.

"An Alchemy Flying Ship..." Ye Xuan was taken aback. This black Flying Ship was a product of the continent’s alchemy—an Alchemy Flying Ship.

A typical Alchemy Flying Ship required at least a Tier Six or higher master alchemist to craft. Compared to a flight-type Spiritual Treasure, an Alchemy Flying Ship was a cut above in both materials and crafting difficulty.

"Everyone, this is our Gale Light Academy’s Alchemy Flying Ship, and it will be your transportation for this trip. All of you, get on board." Seeing the shocked looks on Ye Xuan and the others, Lu Jun couldn’t help but grin.

Ye Xuan and the others boarded the Alchemy Flying Ship one by one.

The Alchemy Flying Ship wasn’t large on the outside, only twenty meters long and a few meters wide. But stepping inside, it felt like a whole new world. Rows of seats appeared neatly before them, and the space felt incredibly wide.

"Everyone find a seat," Lu Jun said.

The students quickly found their seats. By the time Ye Xuan walked in, many of the spots were already taken.

Seeing Ye Xuan’s gaze fall on them, many students’ eyes filled with wariness. Although they said nothing, their expressions and gazes were clearly unwelcoming.