The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1077: Initial Step of Forming a Faction

"Master Moore, if it’s not too much to ask, can you share that medicinal recipe with me? I’m willing to pay you with contribution points for it," another Alchemy Master approached Alchemy Master Moore expectantly.

Any Alchemy Master could see that the medicinal recipe Alchemy Master Moore had just learned was extraordinary.

After all, it was one thing to use rank-6 ingredients to refine a rank-6 divine medicine. On the other hand, it was a completely different story to use rank-5 ingredients to refine a rank-6 deviant medicine.

Alchemy was the art of combining different magical plants and herbal extracts to produce medicine of a specific effect and potency. Generally, the quality of the medicine wouldn’t exceed the rank of ingredients used in its refinement.

As such, alchemy recipes that could produce higher-ranking medicines with lower-ranking ingredients were rare and more valuable.

Even if divine medicines and deviant medicines of the same rank wouldn’t have much difference in effect and potency, deviant medicines contained the true essence of alchemy. They were great study materials that could help Alchemy Masters gain a deeper level of insight and understanding of the Alchemy Law.

Hundreds of Alchemy Masters quickly flocked toward Master Moore, eyes beaming with excitement and desire despite their crippling ailments.

"Master Moore, could you also share the deviant recipe with us? We are also willing to pay for it with contribution points," the group of Alchemy Masters sincerely requested.

Master Moore shook his head with a soft sigh and said, "My comrades, this deviant recipe was a gift to us from the generous almsgiver. How could I possibly charge anyone for it? That would be a very selfish and ugly thing to do."

Even Master Moore didn’t share the deviant recipe, people could still learn it from the cured Junior Disciple. Moreover, the solution was still recorded on the Wall of Dilemma; they just had to look for it.

As such, Master Moore wouldn’t pursue such short-term gains, even if he were a greedy person. It wasn’t worth offending the other Alchemy Masters or lowering his standing among them.

Regardless of the place and time, alchemy was a respected profession.

The only reason why thousands of Alchemy Masters outside the Grand Chamber of Dilemma were ignored and not valued was due to their low alchemy attainments. After all, Alchemy Masters were only considered beginners on the divine path; they could only refine rank-6 medicine.

Rank-6 medicine was far too common within the Outer Palace. There was an oversupply and insufficient demand.

More importantly, only Divine Warriors would be interested in rank-6 medicine. Divine Knights and higher-level beings wouldn’t be interested at all.

One would have to be an Alchemy Grandmaster to attract some attention. Even so, it would still be limited.

Only Alchemy Lords were worthy of everyone’s attention and investment within the Outer Palace.

The barrier between a Divine Knight and a Divine Lord was considered the first major bottleneck in the divine path. Most denizens of Chaos wouldn’t be able to overcome it with sheer talent alone.

That’s why even the weakest of Divine Lords were qualified to establish and rule Tier-1 Star Kingdoms.

However, such a significant barrier could easily be overcome by consuming rank-8 breakthrough medicines refined by the Alchemy Lords.

If Master Moore lost his place within the circle of alchemy, his fate would be worse than a beggar’s; he would be worthless.

"It seems we have underestimated the vastness of Master Moore’s heart. Hahaha, my apologies, my apologies."

The Alchemy Masters viewed Master Moore favorably after hearing he would share the deviant recipe free of charge.

Nevertheless, once the first cured Junior Disciple established a precedent, a second and third precedent were bound to follow.

The selected Junior Disciples were unable to suppress their eagerness and began entering the Grand Chamber of Dilemma one by one, seeking out the answers to their problems on the Wall of Dilemma. ⱤàN𝖔ᛒËṤ

Within half an hour, more successful cases of curing disabled Junior Disciples appeared outside the Grand Chamber of Dilemma, and a new wave of excitement and joy swept across the sea region.

"Thank Damona, I’m cured! Ahhh, I’m so glad I was able to endure for so long and become part of such a historic moment! May the Sea Gods bless Noble Vaan and safeguard his road to divinity!" a cured Junior Disciple prayed with joy.

Many fish-men who snuck inside the Grand Chamber of Dilemma were able to sneak a glance at Vaan’s figure and discover his identity.

At the same time, with the ever-increasing number of successful treatments, those who already knew of his arrival were no longer afraid to reveal his identity to their peers. The truth of reality had silenced the doubts in everyone’s heart.

The genuine joy from the cured Junior Disciples had proven that the written answers on the Wall of Dilemma were authentic and not nonsense.

"Our great benefactor is Noble Vaan, the new Noble Being who just joined the Outer Palace recently...?! Oh my Aegaeon, wasn’t Noble Vaan’s bone age only 21 Gaian Years? Are all Noble Beings this fearsome!?" a Junior Disciple exclaimed with shock and disbelief.

A 21-year-old Junior Disciple casually solved hundreds to thousands of problems that even million-year-old Junior Disciples couldn’t solve. This was no longer a matter of talent and potential.

"Oh my Aegaeon, how was such a genius raised?! This depth of knowledge isn’t something a 21-year-old human can possess, even if he was raised with the strictest teachings. Could Noble Vaan be a reincarnated god?"

"A reincarnated god, really? While not uncommon, reincarnated gods aren’t exactly common either. However, don’t forget that Noble Vaan is also a Noble Being! The chances of Noble Vaan being a reincarnated god and a stray Noble Being at the same time are almost non-existent!"

"Yeah, that’s true! I’m more inclined to believe that an extremely powerful True Divinity-level Ancient Family is backing Noble Vaan. It shouldn’t be strange for True Divinities to possess some secret inheritance or miraculous techniques."

"You may be right. How can we even begin to fathom what the True Divinities of an Ancient Family are capable of?"

Vaan’s background suddenly became a hot topic among the Junior Disciples.

Whether Vaan had extraordinary backing or a True Divinity-level past life, both possibilities were equally fearsome. Many people would have to think twice before offending him, lest they suffer a miserable fate.

Nevertheless, the Junior Disciples didn’t really care whether Vaan was a reincarnated god or a descendant of a True Divinity-level Ancient Family. His means and boundless generosity had completely won them over.

Even if he were a nobody, it wouldn’t change their opinion of him; they had decided to follow him.

"I have decided. Noble Vaan will be the only Lord I support. Even if I am lacking in many areas, I want to be his strength and aid him on his road to divinity."

"Aha, taken the words right out of my mouth. Even if Noble Vaan doesn’t take me in, I will still support him from the shadows. Only a benevolent being like Noble Vaan deserves our complete devotion and loyalty."

As cured Junior Disciples shared their sincere opinions, many other Junior Disciples waiting in line couldn’t help but share the same sentiments.

If Vaan’s solutions also cured them, they would serve him with all their heart.

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"What do you think of this situation, Brother Tertis? Do you think Noble Vaan planned for all of this to happen? If he did, he would have proven himself to be quite impressive, eh?"

Divine Lord Buquilus casually asked Divine Lord Tertis. However, his eyes remained focused on observing the situation surrounding the Grand Chamber of Dilemma without missing a single detail.

Divine Lord Tertis thought deeply for a moment before shaking his head.

"Impressive? No, he is terrifying," Divine Lord Tertis stated before saying, "Noble Vaan has chosen not to receive the special privileges handed out to him. Many beings assumed he would have a hard time advancing his cultivation in the future."

"However, he had already grabbed the biggest opportunity lying around in the Outer Palace! With the complete support of these Junior Disciples, Noble Vaan will have no issue forming his own faction. Even if he doesn’t work hard to earn contribution points, they will still flow into his account by the hands of these Junior Disciples!"

"He has already secured his future with a single move before anyone could act against him. How can I not be horrified at such decisiveness and capability? People will have to think twice before acting against him," Divine Lord Tertis solemnly thought.

"You’re blowing Noble Vaan’s achievement way out of proportion, Brother Tertis. Did his action move you? Are you thinking of switching sides and turning your back on your lord?" Divine Lord Paio made a ridiculing remark.

Divine Lord Tertis immediately frowned with gloom.

"Hmph, truly feels like talking to a stupid donkey! If you don’t understand the gravity of my words, then just shut up. Why embarrass yourself in front of everyone with your lacking comprehension?" Divine Lord Tertis scoffed.

Divine Lord Paio’s expression quickly turned ugly. He felt like he had just swallowed some stray mulm; it left a nasty taste in his mouth.

He didn’t expect Divine Lord Tertis’s rebuttal to be so venomous and insulting.