I Can Accumulate Proficiency, Starting from Alchemy

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Han Yi took a deep look at Star River Monarch, who had been dead for many years but whose body remained lifelike with tattered robes. Beneath the robes, the body showed no signs of decay. Then, he turned and left.

The body of a Nascent Soul cultivator was considered a spiritual item for low-level cultivators, after all, it had been tempered for decades or even centuries. It could be used for corpse refinement, artifact forging, or pill refining, which were all good choices. Of course, cultivators who engaged in such practices were considered evil cultivators.

But for him, he was not an evil cultivator, so naturally, he would not do anything to a Nascent Soul corpse.

Leaving the cavern, Han Yi boarded the Immortal Boat once more, heading northwest.

This trip, although time-consuming, had yielded great gains – a semi-damaged spiritual treasure that was of immense use to him, and the main Qiankun Ring of a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator. The ring contained numerous spiritual items and treasures, including a Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone – for Han Yi, this was a significant increase in wealth.

He had adjusted his original plan slightly, not rushing to the Evil Mountain Range, but returning to Xuandan Sect quietly. Entering Vermilion Bird Tower, he laid out defensive formations and a Spirit Gathering Array.

Then, he turned his hand over and took out a jade box, lifting the lid to reveal a dark gold spirit stone the size of a human head.

Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone.

That’s right, Han Yi’s first goal was, of course, to advance his realm. To him, the realm was the foundation of everything. Although he had previously switched to cultivating the “Zizai Sutra” and obtained the “Profound and Free” skill—a technique that involved connecting his cultivation with his realm—it was not as helpful for advancing his realm as this Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone.

Taking a deep breath, Han Yi activated the “Zizai Sutra” and pressed his hand onto the Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone. An incredibly pure spirit energy surged into his body, its intensity even purer than the crystallised energy within his internal space by hundreds of times.

In an instant, his limbs, meridians, and muscular cells rumbled and circulated. Even without the Ancient God Visualization Method, this secret body-refining skill was also indirectly affected, causing the technique’s progress to slowly advance.

As for Han Yi’s internal space, it was a completely different scene. Countless spirit energies flooded in like the dawn of creation. These energies did not need to be transformed into semi-crystallized energy because their grade was too high and could not be compressed, they could instead be directly absorbed by the Nascent Soul.

From a macro perspective, in the Vermilion Bird Tower, the spirit energy from the Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone was absorbed by Han Yi, with 10% of it being consumed by his physical body and 90% flooding his internal space.

Among that 90%, 80% was absorbed by the Nascent Soul seated at the center of his internal space. As the Nascent Soul absorbed the spirit energy drawn from the Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone, it became increasingly solidified and powerful, with its aura visibly intensifying.

The remaining 10% became the nourishment for his internal space, allowing it to expand and grow stronger, laying the foundation for his next realm—Spirit Transformation.

The transformation from Nascent Soul to Spirit Transformation was a critically important step. The internal space would evolve into an Internal Cave World, capable of merging with earth, fire, water, and air, and even developing traces of a small world.

When Han Yi was initially swallowed by the Devouring Sky Evil God, he appeared in its Internal Cave World.

Therefore, the sturdiness and size of one’s internal space also affected the success rate of breaking through during the process of Spirit Transformation.

Three months later.

In Vermilion Bird Tower, the jade box was now empty, but within the Spirit Gathering Array, spirit energy still surged ceaselessly. Han Yi was sitting at the heart of it, maintaining his composure. At some point, he absorbed the spirit energy, and with a pair of eyes opening, a flickering dark gold light appeared.

“After three months, to think that a single Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone could bring about such a significant improvement for my realm.”

Han Yi’s gaze fell on the translucent Proficiency Panel.

[Realm: Early-stage Nascent Soul (49/100)].

“It’s so fast—if there were two or three more Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stones, wouldn’t I be able to break through to the Mid-stage Nascent Soul?”

Little did he know.

If other Nascent Soul or Spirit Transformation cultivators became aware of Han Yi’s thoughts, they would surely curse him as an extravagant waste and long to kill him and take the Spirit Stone for themselves.

After all, this was a Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone. Even Spirit Transformation Experts coveted them and were reluctant to use them for their own cultivation. Some sacred lands only had a few such spirit stones, which they were only willing to use to power Fifth-stage Formations to protect their sects. How could they allow Nascent Soul cultivators to use them for cultivation?

Han Yi put the jade box into the Qiankun Ring. It was a very special artifact that could seal the aura of a Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone.

Next, he began refining the All Heavens True Form Diagram, this time, taking only two months to complete the initial refinement.

Inside Vermilion Bird Tower, Han Yi released the Unaxled Scroll, which turned into a shimmering starlight, making the entire tower seem like a world of stars. If not for Han Yi controlling the extent of the range, the Spiritual Treasure could envelop the whole Xuandan Sect when fully unfolded. However, increasing the range would also weaken its power, making it less useful in combat.

Then, with a single thought, the All Heavens True Form Diagram—now refined and expanded—suddenly shrank back and fell into Han Yi’s robe, fusing with it in an instant.

Speaking of which, Han Yi had recently replaced his robe with an Artifact Level robe called the “World Lord Robe.”

The World Lord Robe was obtained from the Soul Hall seventh hall master Yan Zhan. The robe was gray in color, but once the All Heavens True Form Diagram fused with it, the color deepened, and dozens of stars appeared on it. At a glance, it looked vast like the starry sky.

This was one of Han Yi’s first steps in constructing his defense system. Originally, beneath his robes, there should have been a Corpse Refinement Armor, but that armor had been seized in Daqin Taijing City by the second emperor’s son of Daqin, Qin Yao, and he couldn’t get it back at his current stage.

After using the Half-Immortal Grade Spirit Stone and refining the All Heavens True Form Diagram, Han Yi began refining another spiritual treasure, the Soul Loss Bell. As a Soul Palace Spiritual Treasure, this treasure was primarily used by soul cultivators. Even before Han Yi could finish refining it, he was already able to kill with a single blow in Sumeru Valley. After refining, it was bound to become one of his most powerful weapons.

However,

Four months later.

Just when he was about to complete the refining process, Zhuge Wu You, filled with shock and fear, paid him an abrupt visit, disregarding the fact that Han Yi was in secluded cultivation. His first words immediately set off a chain of thoughts in Han Yi’s mind.

“At the far north of Xuandan Sect, within the Evil Mountain, the Illusion World has descended.”