Chapter 1309 - 1309: Artifact Source Essence

Jiang Cheng and the Three-Eyed Tiger had no idea about these details.

Since they didn't have a Transmission Immortal Talisman, they deviated from the direction of the venue as soon as they entered.

They were directly sent into the depths of Brahma Painting Mountain.

In front of them appeared a Pill entirely bright red and spherical in shape.

The formerly glaringly pale surroundings were turned into a fiery red sunset.

Besides that, an intense danger was upon them.

It was a unique attack belonging to the Refining Heart Dao.

Shapeless and intangible, yet pervasive and inescapable.

The first moment the Three-Eyed Tiger saw the Pill, he made a glamourous exit.

If it was another Tier Eight Pill Master or Daoist Artifact Master, they could rely on their formidable combat strength to block it for a moment.

In case of misjudgment, they could even retreat with an injured body.

But how could the Three-Eyed Tiger manage that?

His combat power was zero; even calling him pathetic was a compliment.

This place was severely out of his league, like teleporting a newbie just born at the Newbie Village to the ultimate BOSS.

He got insta-killed, not even having the time to grunt.

Brother Cheng, with quick eyes and hands, grabbed a few strands of tiger fur, temporarily giving him a chance for Resurrection.

Then he continued toward that mysterious Pill.

Unlike the Three-Eyed Tiger, he didn't feel any danger; instead, he found the fiery red glow around warm and soothing.

This guy quickly realized what was going on.

"I was previously acknowledged by the Pill Origin, no matter how magical and domineering this Pill is, it ultimately stems from the Pill Origin, so it won't harm me."

Understanding this, he let out a sigh of relief but also felt a bit disappointed.

"I thought I could get knocked out once."

"What a waste of emotion!"

He quickly came to the mysterious Pill and naturally reached out to grab it.

The next moment, countless Alchemy knowledge exploded into his mind.

The vast Alchemy knowledge encompassed everything, covering all Alchemy Magic Techniques ever existed in the Primordial Immortal Realm.

No matter how insignificant, whether effective or not, even if it was just someone's one-time failed experiment, it was all crammed in.

No other Pill Master could possibly accomplish this.

Because they haven't been acknowledged by the Pill Origin, they can't even touch this miraculous Pill.

At most, they could only comprehend a bit of its lingering charm from a manageable distance, then get injured by the pervasive attack and be forced to flee.

But Jiang Cheng felt no pressure.

Being acknowledged by the Origin gives such confidence.

However, at first, the massive Alchemy knowledge was of no use to him.

Because he had already learned it all from the System Refining Technique.

The knowledge currently imparted from the Pill was all below the Emperor Pill level, and soon upgraded to First Grade Emperor Pill, Second Grade Emperor Pill…

Jiang Cheng continued holding the Pill.

Until the knowledge gradually upgraded to Ninth-grade Emperor Pill, then he finally gained something new.

Because that was a domain he hadn't reached before.

Holding the Pill, his expression kept changing.

This time, unlike directly bestowed by the system, it required some part of his own understanding.

But this was something countless people dreamed of having.

After all, Ninth-grade Emperor Pill is considered a legendary domain.

After a long time, his expression finally calmed down.

And the Pill in his hand had long vanished without a trace.

However, the fiery glow here hadn't disappeared, still filled with suffocating Pill Power.

Jiang Cheng opened his eyes, clearly aware that he had stepped into the realm of a Ninth-grade Emperor Alchemist.

All he needed was to skillfully digest today's gains in the future, and it would come naturally.

Opening the System Skills panel, his Alchemy had indeed improved significantly, just one step away from Level 14.

Moving forward, through that fiery glow, was a field of azure mist ahead.

This time, as soon as Jiang Cheng stepped into it, he was attacked.

The attack was also pervasive and exceptionally sharp.

In that attack, he felt the intense Artifact Power.

Sure enough, this should be the test of Artifact Refining.

He hadn't received the Artifact Origin's recognition, so he could only rely on his strength to fend it off.

Thankfully, his Alchemy had already reached the Emperor Level Ninth Grade.

In the Refining Heart Dao, he already had unprecedented combat power beyond ten thousand.

The mist's attacks didn't inflict much damage on him.

Step by step, he eventually reached a small blue sword.

With the experience from the previous Pill, Brother Cheng knew what the small sword represented.

As long as he could grab this small sword and hold on for a while, he'd receive a lot of Artifact Refining knowledge out of nowhere, up to the peak level of a Ninth-grade Daoist Artifact Master.

"This is really both worthwhile and easy."

In the four arts of Pill, Artifact, and Talisman Array, he only enhanced System Refining Technique.

Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, and Array Building he was still at Ninth-grade Immortal Artifact and Immortal Talisman levels from the Ancient Immortal Realm days.

Not that he didn't want to enhance them, but all Immortal Yuan Points were used to boost combat power.

If unnecessary, he was also unwilling to waste it on these Professional Skills.

And the opportunity ahead was a big chance for him.

Once successful, it would save him nearly a trillion in enhancement costs.

So he grabbed it without hesitation.

The next moment, he gloriously exited.

Without the Artifact Origin's recognition, this small sword couldn't be touched.

Having been so smooth with the Pill, Brother Cheng forgot how dangerous it was here, and also forgot he was initially hoping to be killed.

Now suddenly being knocked out, he was a bit caught off guard.

Luckily, the system prompt rang out.

"Ding! The host has been killed, detecting enemy power, arranging resurrection plan."

"Ding! The host successfully refined the Refining Heart Dao Artifact Source Essence."

So this thing is called Artifact Source Essence?

Brother Cheng pondered.

If the Refining Heart Dao is considered a world, this thing should be akin to the world's core.

No surprise there should be Talisman Source Essence and Array Source Essence later.

If he refines all of them, does it mean he'd become half the master of the Refining Heart Dao?

"Ding! The host successfully resurrected!"

This time after Brother Cheng came back to life, the small sword also vanished.

The azure mist around no longer rejected him in the slightest, nor did it pose any attacks.

The biggest change was within himself.

Countless Artifact Refinement knowledge poured into his mind like seawater, spanning from Mortal Rank to Tier Nine Dao Artifact, all-encompassing.

Jiang Cheng took a long time to finally calm down.

At this point, his System Refining Art progress bar also skyrocketed.

Level 10, Level 11, Level 12…

Until it was more than halfway through Level 13, did it finally stop.

This means he was just one step away from being a Ninth-grade Daoist Artifact Master.