Chapter 26: Unfathomable

Instantly, the microscopic vision of the Seven-Colored Eyes became unstoppable.

It rapidly drilled through the fine pores of the pill’s outermost layer. In the blink of an eye, it penetrated the epidermal layer and entered the pill’s inner flesh.

The microscopic vision continued forward, slipping through the countless gaps within the inner flesh layer as effortlessly as a needle passing through an empty field.

Before long, it had completely penetrated the inner flesh and reached the pill’s core layer.

However, the moment Reed attempted to push his microscopic vision deeper into the core, something unexpected happened.

A layer of gray, mysterious energy suddenly appeared before his vision.

It was like an impenetrable wall, firmly blocking his path.

No matter how forcefully Reed circulated the Origin Power within his body, his microscopic vision couldn’t advance even an inch. The gray energy completely sealed off the pill’s core, preventing him from seeing what lay within.

Reed’s expression gradually became solemn.

If he couldn’t penetrate to the very center of the pill’s core layer, then he wouldn’t be able to identify its fundamental ingredients, let alone deduce the crucial refining techniques used to create it.

If this had been a high-grade pill, he could have understood such a phenomenon.

But this was merely a First-Tier pill. Yet he couldn’t see through it.

Uncle Reed had never encountered such a frustrating situation in all his years as an appraiser.

’Impossible...’

He still refused to believe it. His expression suddenly darkened as he frantically circulated his Origin Energy Sea once more. Dense cyan Origin Sea Bloodline surged through his body, flowing toward his eyes in an endless stream.

The dazzling light within his pupils intensified.

Reed pushed his Seven-Colored Eyes to its absolute limit. His face gradually flushed red, becoming as crimson as pig’s liver. The veins on both sides of his temples bulged prominently, while his eyes became frighteningly bloodshot.

Yet despite exerting every ounce of strength he possessed, it was still useless.

That layer of mysterious gray energy remained completely unmoved.

It stood before his microscopic vision like an invincible wall, allowing nothing to pass through.

No matter how desperately Reed struggled, he simply couldn’t penetrate it.

"Pfft!" Suddenly, Reed’s body trembled. Perhaps because he had pushed himself beyond his limits, his face instantly turned deathly pale, and he suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood mist.

His already powerful aura weakened dramatically.

The dense cyan Origin Sea Bloodline surrounding his body dissipated in an instant, while the brilliant, multicolored light in his pupils faded away until his eyes became completely dim.

"Uncle Reed, are you alright?!" Elena was startled.

She hurriedly stepped forward, her expression filled with concern.

"I’m fine. It’s only a minor injury." Reed slowly steadied his breathing. His face remained pale as paper, and his complexion looked somewhat frightening.

After suppressing the chaotic Origin energy within his body, he glanced at the three pills on the table with a complicated expression.

"But, Miss... you really do have good judgment." A bitter smile appeared on his face. "This Masterpiece pill is indeed extraordinary."

He paused for a moment before continuing. "That kid is strange as well. It seems giving him the Winters Token wasn’t a loss after all."

Reed had never expected that he would make such a blunder today. He had been completely humiliated by three mere First-Tier pills.

But the more he thought about it, the more serious his expression became.

A tiny First-Tier pill possessed such terrifying protective measures that even his full strength was unable to penetrate it.

That could only mean one thing. The person behind these pills had an extraordinary background.

And if that was the case, giving Ryan the Winters Token had indeed been appropriate.

"Why do you say that?" Elena was both shocked and confused.

Seeing Reed in such an unusual state, she couldn’t help but ask, "What exactly happened just now?"

Reed took a slow breath before answering. "Just now, when the power of my Seven-Colored Eyes attempted to penetrate the pill’s core layer, it was suddenly blocked by a layer of gray, mysterious energy."

He gave a bitter smile. "To be honest, I have never failed to see through even a Low Grade pill before."

His expression gradually became solemn. "The alchemist behind these pills is by no means an ordinary person."

Reed’s voice even carried a trace of awe. "His attainments are like the vast ocean, deep and unfathomable. And his strength is like a towering mountain, so immense that it makes one feel powerless before it."

He shook his head. "Compared to such a person, I’m afraid I’m far, far inferior."

Elena’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

Reed continued, "To incorporate such powerful anti-imitation measures into a First-Tier pill is already astonishing. But these aren’t ordinary anti-counterfeiting measures."

His gaze fell upon the three pills. "They are extremely powerful and domineering."

"Even when I used my full strength, I couldn’t break through that layer of protection. I was almost struck by a backlash from my own secret art."

Reed’s expression became increasingly complicated. He had no idea that the truth was completely different from what he imagined.

These pills hadn’t been refined by an alchemist. More accurately... They hadn’t been refined by a ’person’ at all. They had been created by the Boundless Creation Furnace.

And the Creation Furnace was currently displaying less than one-tenth of its true power.

First, the waste pills were reduced to their most basic energy, which was then used to activate the Boundless Origin Energy, allowing it to circulate through the damaged furnace and gradually repair it.

Afterward, an incredibly tiny amount of Boundless Origin Energy, diluted billions of times, was extracted and mixed with the basic energy obtained from the waste pills.

Finally, the two were combined... And the result was a Top Grade pill.

Even though the Boundless Origin Energy had been diluted by billions of times, its fundamental quality remained an existence that could rarely be encountered anywhere in the world.

How could a mere Origin Ascendant Realm cultivator possibly see through it?

If Reed knew the truth, he would probably be so furious that he would spit out another half-liter of blood.

"What? Much stronger than you?"

Upon hearing this, Elena’s expression changed drastically.

If her previous conjectures had only been seven or eight tenths certain, then at this moment, she became completely convinced.

She had truly given the Winters Token to the right person.

Amidst her shock, Elena stared blankly at the three First-Tier Top Grade pills lying on the table. Her beautiful eyes flickered with a strange light as countless thoughts raced through her mind.

"Who exactly is this Ryan... and what kind of power stands behind him?"

In her eyes, the young Ryan had become increasingly mysterious.

Everything about him seemed shrouded in a layer of fog that she simply couldn’t see through.

His cultivation was clearly only at the Elemental Power Realm, Stage One, and his Bloodline was merely a D-Grade Ordinary Spider Bloodline.

Yet he possessed Masterpiece-level Top Grade pills protected by mysterious energy that even Reed couldn’t penetrate.

The greater the mystery surrounding him became, the stronger Elena’s curiosity grew.

Beside her, Reed merely shook his head and said nothing more.

His gaze remained fixed on the few First-Tier Top Grade pills lying before him.

For some reason, a faint trace of fear flashed deep within his eyes.

Even now, he couldn’t understand what kind of existence could create such extraordinary pills.