Pil berwarna biru yang diselimuti lapisan cahaya perak melayang di udara, bergoyang dan memantul halus. Cahaya setipis pensil yang membubung di atasnya tampak statis, seolah-olah bukan terhubung langsung dengan pil itu, melainkan proyeksi atau ilusi tanpa asal-usul. Pemandangan yang ganjil. Namun, saat pil itu digerakkan, koneksinya tak terbantahkan karena cahaya itu ikut terbawa.
"Mungkinkah cahaya itu adalah Jembatan Keabadian?" tanya Wei Wuyin, tanpa mengharap jawaban. Ia hanya perlu menyuarakan pemikirannya.
"Jembatan Keabadian? Aku belum pernah mendengarnya," Roh Perang Surgawi memiliki pengetahuan yang terlalu rendah untuk memahami hal ini. Jika ditanya soal perang, ia punya jawaban siap pakai, tetapi untuk prinsip kultivasi tingkat lanjut dan Dao eksternal di luar Dao Perang, ia sama awamnya dengan bayi.
Wei Wuyin tidak terlalu memercayai kisah mitologi di benua asalnya. Ceritanya banyak dan beragam, namun ia juga tidak bisa mengabaikannya begitu saja.
"Tuan! Aku merasakan sesuatu yang aneh!" seru Bai Xiu kecil sambil menatap ruang alkimia yang memuai paksa dan retak-retak. Suaranya membuat Wei Wuyin fokus. Dunia bergetar dengan cara yang hampir tak terasa. Jika bukan karena spiritual sense miliknya yang mampu merasakan molekul di dalam ruangan bergetar, ia takkan menyadari keanehan ini.
Namun, ia tidak panik. Meski telanjang bulat, ia mengamati dan menunggu. Jika dugaannya benar, maka…
"Dao Alkimia sedang menghitung," Wei Wuyin memperkuat keyakinannya dengan beberapa petunjuk. Berbeda dari sebelumnya, tidak ada fenomena ledakan seperti Kebangkitan Duniawi. Jika harus menebak, berdasarkan pemahamannya yang mendalam tentang Dao Alkimia, pencapaiannya meracik produk tingkat Mistis-Dunia yang transenden ini bukan sekadar menjungkirbalikkan tingkatan sistematis Dao Alkimia, melainkan sebuah prestasi yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya.
Di satu sisi, Wei Wuyin dan Jiwa Astral-nya berada di persimpangan Dao Fana dan Dao Mistis, namun ia menampilkan sesuatu yang setara dengan Dao Abadi dalam alkimianya. Sama seperti Pil Penempaan Paragon Neo-Dawn miliknya dulu, ia mendapatkan berkah dari Dao agung.
Apa klasifikasi pencapaiannya?
Jika mengikuti klasifikasi sistematis normal, Wei Wuyin telah melakukan sesuatu yang setara dengan meracik produk tingkat Fana yang transenden melalui desain sengaja yang mencampurkan kefanaan dan mistisisme. Itu cukup untuk membuka tingkat kedua Bintang Alkimia, yaitu tingkat Transendensi Spiritual. Itu adalah tingkatan kedua dari apa yang bisa dianggap sebagai Niat Dao Alkimia, prestasi mencengangkan yang bahkan tidak dicapai oleh sebagian besar Alkemis Suci Duniawi seumur hidup mereka!
Lalu, bagaimana dengan ini? Mencampurkan mistisisme dengan keabadian, melampaui batas, dan membangun jembatan keabadian tentu saja belum pernah terjadi dan tak terduga! Tidak heran jika Dao Fana dan Dao Mistis berkumpul—Dao Fana mengamati dari dalam dirinya, dan Dao Mistis mengamati dari luar—menyebabkan kegemparan.
Dao Alkimia kemungkinan sedang memutuskan apakah ia telah mencapai tingkat penguasaan tersebut. Jika harus menebak lagi, ini mungkin salah satu cara untuk mencapai tingkat kelima Bintang Alkimia, melampaui tingkat keempat.
Namun, setelah satu jam berlalu, ia menyadari ada masalah; Dao Alkimia mungkin sedang menghadapi dilema sulit.
"Benar… bagaimana mungkin aku mendapatkan tingkat kelima tanpa tingkat keempat?" Jika logikanya konsisten, untuk tingkat keempat, salah satu dari tujuh cara yang diperlukan adalah penciptaan unik produk tingkat Mistis-Surga miliknya sendiri, dan tingkat kelima memerlukan produk tingkat Mistis-Jiwa yang baru ditemukan. Ia harus merintis warisan setingkat itu!
Wei Wuyin telah mencapai Bintang Alkimia Transendensi Spiritual melalui penguasaan fana penuh atas racikan transenden yang disengaja, dan Bintang Alkimia Kemurnian Transenden dengan menciptakan produk tingkat Mistis-Dunia, Pil Gerhana Dunia Neo-Dawn.
Bai Xiu mengunyah gumpalan kabut tujuh warna dengan mata berbinar. Ia sangat mengamati dunia dalam satu jam terakhir. Tubuhnya tampak semakin nyata, dan tingginya sudah bertambah satu inci. Selain itu, ada tanda-tanda kedua kuali memperbaiki diri dengan menyerap kabut tingkat empat di sekitarnya.
Roh Perang Surgawi berputar-putar di Lautan Kesadaran Wei Wuyin sebagai massa emas yang gelisah. Ia tak pernah menyangka manusia fana yang membelinya dengan Jiwa Perang dulu akan tumbuh menjadi eksistensi yang menentang akal sehat. Namun, ia sangat bersemangat menanti apa yang akan terjadi. Satu-satunya kekhawatiran adalah tenggat waktunya yang mendekat.
Namun, ia memercayainya. Sepenuh hati.
Akhirnya, empat jam berlalu. Wei Wuyin tetap berdiri, mengamati dunia dari berbagai sudut seolah membaca pikiran. Saat itu, ia menerima transmisi spiritual dari Ming Shufeng. Nadanya mendesak, menggunakan mantra unik untuk meningkatkan prioritas pesan.
Sebagai Kaisar Neo-Dawn, pembangunan Altar Void memiliki tujuan berlapis, salah satunya menerima transmisi dari Galaksi Onestar. Ia tetap berhubungan dengan Xue Yifei, Bai Yinyin, dan lainnya. Pesan itu berbunyi: "Yang Mulia, melalui ramalan dan nubuat yang meresahkan di galaksi, terdengar kata-kata: 'Keheningan di saat tiga ksatria—keberuntungan, malapetaka, dan misteri takdir menanti Sang Agung dan Sang Tercerahkan yang berani bicara, tanpa keberuntungan, penerimaan malapetaka, dan keterlibatan takdir yang tak terhapuskan.'"
"Saya khawatir nubuat ini terhubung dengan serangkaian peristiwa di Paviliun Dao Ksatria. Saya tidak bisa menelusuri asalnya, tetapi melalui mantra yang mengorbankan hampir seabad umur saya, saya menyimpulkan bahwa seorang Peramal Surgawi telah meramalkannya. Jauh lebih kuat dari saya. Saya mohon agar Anda tetap waspada."
Bintang Alkimia Wei Wuyin memusat seperti pupil mata. Nubuat bukanlah hal sepele. Itu adalah intrik Dao Surgawi atau arah yang telah ditentukan dari Tren Duniawi. Nubuat tentang saudari Tuan Muda Shang sebagai entitas keberuntungan dan kemalangan galaksi sudah menunjukkan betapa jauh jangkauannya.
Ini perkembangan menarik. Larangan tidak langsung bagi Sage Tercerahkan dan Sage Agung untuk terlibat? Untuk apa? Peringatan untuk tidak campur tangan? Minatnya langsung terpancing.
Ia menghabiskan dua jam lima puluh sembilan menit berikutnya membaca pesan dan membalasnya. Kewaspadaannya berkurang. Ia memutuskan untuk mengakui dirinya sebagai Alkemis Suci Duniawi Exalted. Ia telah meracik banyak produk tingkat Mistis-Dunia puncak menggunakan Metode Racikan Tiga Puluh Tiga Surgawi, membenarkan gelar ini. Itu juga memvalidasi keinginannya untuk mencoba meracik produk tingkat Mistis-Surga dalam waktu dekat.
"Kemungkinan itu akan menjadi Pil tipe Domain," Ori mendengus, menyembunyikan tawa.
Wei Wuyin ingin memutar bola matanya. Sudah jadi lelucon di antara mereka bahwa meskipun produknya beragam, ia berspesialisasi dalam pil tipe Domain. Pil biru itu adalah bukti terbesar bias bawaannya.
*Pah!*
Suara letupan udara bergema, mengguncang dunia di dalam ruangan, dan seluruh sikap Wei Wuyin berubah saat bintang alkimianya melepaskan cahaya tujuh warna yang bercampur dengan pendaran mistis.
Jam ketujuh.
Dao Alkimia telah menyelesaikan perhitungannya!
Fenomena apa yang akan terjadi?! Akankah mengguncang seluruh galaksi? Memperingatkan semua orang?!
Lalu, itu terjadi.
Dalam diam, Dao Alkimia…
…pergi.
Getaran dunia berakhir. Tidak ada gelombang pujian skala galaksi atau Guncangan Roh.
Selama beberapa detik, Wei Wuyin tetap di sana, masih telanjang, tidak yakin. Ia menatap Bai Xiu yang menatap empat sudut ruangan dengan cemas. Tubuh mungilnya melayang ke sana kemari dengan kecepatan kilat.
"Ba-bagaimana bisa?! Kau meracik produk Mistis-Dunia transenden hanya dengan kemampuanmu sendiri! Bagaimana mungkin ia tidak mengenalimu—"
Kata-katanya terputus saat matanya mendarat pada Wei Wuyin.
"..."
"Kau! Kau! Kau!!" Suaranya berubah dari ragu menjadi jeritan. Wei Wuyin memeriksa permukaan tubuhnya, tetapi tidak menemukan perubahan.
"MATAMU!!!" Bai Xiu terbang mendekat dan mencengkeram pipi Wei Wuyin, menatap matanya dengan obsesif.
Wei Wuyin memunculkan cermin besar. Ia melihat pantulannya. Bintang Alkimia Kemurnian Transenden, yang merupakan eksistensi bintang empat sudut yang menyentuh tepi iris, telah lenyap.
Ada bintang tujuh sudut yang menggantikan pupilnya, dan di dalamnya terdapat kosmos bintang warna-warni yang sedang menciptakan, tumbuh, bertransformasi, berfusi, dan menampilkan prinsip Dao Alkimia lainnya secara mendalam. Di dalam sklera putihnya, tujuh cincin konsentris yang terlihat jelas meluas keluar dari pupilnya dengan tujuh warna berbeda.
Wei Wuyin terpana. Lalu, sebuah lagu meletus dari Eden!
Sangat indah dengan tujuh nada yang terus berulang, singkat namun luar biasa. Wujud Astral Eden bersinar dengan cahaya intens.
Lalu, inkarnasi mental Wei Wuyin bermanifestasi di dalam Lautan Kesadaran.
Di atas mahkota daun Eden…
Ada cahaya statis yang membubung ke batas atas Lautan Kesadaran, seperti jembatan vertikal. Aura keabadian meresap! Namun, itu disirkulasikan oleh tujuh bintang kecil yang meredup dan berkembang secara sporadis.
Pikiran Wei Wuyin dibanjiri informasi!
Dao Alkimia tidak terbatas!
Wei Wuyin langsung diberitahu tentang keputusan Dao Alkimia saat itu! Tingkat keempat Bintang Alkimia dikenal sebagai Bintang Alkimia Pencerahan Murni! Tingkat kelima Bintang Alkimia tidak lain adalah Bintang Alkimia Jiwa Tercerahkan!
Namun, sepasang Bintang Alkimia ini bukan milik Bintang Alkimia Pencerahan Murni atau Bintang Alkimia Jiwa Tercerahkan! Bukan pula tingkat keenam atau ketujuh!
Tidak!!
Ini sesuatu yang sama sekali berbeda!
Ini milik Wei Wuyin sendiri… yang belum pernah ada sebelumnya…
BINTANG ALKIMIA!
"Bintang Alkimia Penciptaan Tiada Tanding!!!!!"
Berdasarkan dekrit Dao Alkimia, jalan konvensinya yang menentang tidak lagi layak dibatasi oleh standar kuno Dao Alkimia! Ia akan menempa jalan baru yang berkembang bersamanya!! Ia akan membuktikan dirinya… tak terbatas!
The azure-colored pill shrouded by a layer of silvery light hovered in mid-air with subtle bounces and sways. The pencil-thin light rising above it was static, almost as if it wasn't directly linked to the pill, but a projection or illusion without an origin. It was a curious sight to witness. Yet upon moving the pill, the connection was undoubtedly there as it seemed to travel along with it.
"Is it possible that light there could be the Bridge of Immortality?" Wei Wuyin asked, not expecting an answer. He simply needed to get that out into the world.
"Bridge of Immortality? I've never heard of that before," The Heavenly War Spirit's inherent knowledge was far too inferior to know anything about this. If asked about all things war, she would have an answer at the ready, but when it came to advanced principles of cultivation and external Daos beyond the Dao of War, she was as ignorant as an infant.
Wei Wuyin didn't put too much credence into the mythological and fantastical stories of his original continent. They were numerous and varied, yet he was unable to dismiss those stories either.
"Master! I feel something strange happening!" The tiny Bai Xiu exclaimed as she looked around the forcefully expanded and fissure-ridden alchemical chamber. Her voice alerted Wei Wuyin as he focused. The world was shaking in an almost imperceptible manner. If it wasn't for his great spiritual sense that can feel the molecules within the room vibrating, he wouldn't have noticed this abnormality.
He didn't panic, however. While stark naked, he observed and waited. If his guess was correct, then…
"The Alchemic Dao is calculating," Wei Wuyin reinforced his belief with a few clues. Unlike before, there was a distinct lack of explosive phenomena such as the Earthly or Worldly Awakening. If he had to continue guessing, relying solely on the depth of his understanding of the Alchemic Dao, his current achievement of concocting a transcendent Mystic-Rank product hadn't just overturned the systemic levels previously determined by Alchemic Dao, but was certainly an unprecedented feat.
In a way, Wei Wuyin and his Astral Souls were at the crossroads of the Mortal Dao and Mystic Dao, yet he displayed what should have been the equivalent of the Immortal Dao in his alchemy. Just like his Neo-Dawn Paragon-Forging Pill had done inexplicably, obtaining the blessings of the great daos.
What was his achievement classified as?
If he had to go under the normal systematic classification, then Wei Wuyin had performed the equivalent of concocting a transcendent Mortal-Rank product by wilful design and intended purpose of intermixing mortal and mysticism, which was enough to qualify one to unlock the second level of the Alchemic Stars, the tier of Spiritual Transcendence. That was the second grade of what could be considered as Intent of the Alchemic Dao, an astonishing achievement that most Worldly Saint Alchemists hadn't reached in their lifetime! It was typical for them to wait until the non-Alchemic Soul cultivators to reach the Ascended Saint Phase with the first tier before awakening that second tier, already indicating how difficult it was to reach!
As for this? Intermixing mysticism with eternity, transcending far beyond the limits, and building a bridge of immortality was certainly unprecedented and unexpected! There was no wonder that the Mortal Dao and Mystic Dao had gathered, the Mortal Dao observing from within him and the Mystic Dao observing from outside, causing quite the commotion.
The Alchemic Dao was likely trying to decide if he had obtained that degree of mastery. If he had to make yet another guess, then this might be one of the ways to obtain the fifth level of Alchemic Stars, surpassing the fourth tier.
However, after an entire hour had passed, he realized there was an issue with this, and the Alchemic Dao might actually be saddled with a difficult problem.
"Right…how can I possibly obtain the fifth tier of recognition without the fourth? If the logic remained consistent, then for the fourth tier, one of the seven ways to attain required the unique creation of his own Mystic-Heaven grade product, and the fifth tier required a newly invented Mystic-Soul grade product. He would have to pioneer a legacy of that level!
Wei Wuyin had attained the Alchemic Stars of Spiritual Transcendence by the complete mortal mastery of wilful transcendent concoction and the Alchemic Stars of Transcendent Purity by creating the Mystic-World grade product, the Neo-Dawn World-Eclipsing Pill.
Bai Xiu was gnawing on a bundle of seven-colored mist with bright eyes as she blinked. She was highly observant of the world in this last hour. Her body seemed to have grown increasingly realistic, and she had already grown an inch in overall size. Additionally, there were signs of both cauldrons repairing themselves by absorbing the grade four mist in the surroundings.
The Heavenly War Spirit was swirling about in Wei Wuyin's Sea of Consciousness as a golden mass idly and anxiously. She had never thought that the mortal that bought her with War Souls all those days ago would grow into such an ungodly defiant existence to common sense. However, she was genuinely excited for what was to come. The only thing she was a little concerned with was her approaching deadline. The temporal acceleration was unable to affect it as it relied on the principles of the Dao of War externally, but the days in the world kept ticking.
She trusted him, however.
Wholeheartedly.
Eventually, four hours passed. Wei Wuyin had remained standing, not moving, while observing the world from different angles trying to sense the various fluctuations and changes within as if he were reading thoughts. While doing so, Wei Wuyin, still completely nude as he was born, received a spiritual transmission from Ming Shufeng. It carried an urgent tone, using a unique spell to enhance the priority of the message.
As the Neo-Dawn Emperor, building the Void Altars had multi-layered purposes, and one of those was to receive transmissions from the Onestar Galaxy. He kept in contact with Xue Yifei, Bai Yinyin, and others, including receiving various reports on the empire's developments, and this often caused him to form a queue during his secluded cultivation sessions. And so, he made sure to teach those of his followers a unique spell to up their priority just in case an incident that needed his attention or knowledge he had to be made aware of came to light.
It read: "Your Majesty, I've recently discovered through my arts of divinations and unsettling prophecies circulating about in the galaxy. The words are: 'Silence at the time of knights three—fortune, calamity, and fate's inevitable mystery awaits the Supreme and the Enlightened who dares speak, absent of fortune, acceptance of calamity, and indelible involvement of fate.'
"While it isn't publicly known, I have my concerns. I believe this prophecy might be connected to the Knightly Dao Pavilion's recent series of events. I couldn't delve into its origins, but through my spell that cost almost a century of my lifespan, I can conclude that a Heavenly Seer had divined it. Far, far, far stronger than me. I ask that, whether there's any credence to my concerns, that you remain vigilant and healthy."
Wei Wuyin's Alchemic Stars all concentrated like pupils in unison. Prophecies were not something he took lightly. They were either the Heavenly Daos' greatest series of machinations or predetermined and highly expected directions of the Worldly Trend. The prophecy of Young Master Shang's sister was one of three infants heralded by three Supreme Seers as entities of galactic fortune and misfortune was already telling of how far-reaching they could be.
This was an interesting development. An indirect prohibition of Enlightened Sages and Supreme Sages to be involved? What for? Moreover, it felt more like a warning to not intervene in the events that might occur. What could happen?! His interest was piqued instantly.
He spent the next two hours and fifty-nine minutes reading messages and sending replies. His vigilance waned. This wasn't directly letting his guard down, but the deliberation of a Dao was something he was unfamiliar with. If his guesses were correct or even roughly accurate, he didn't have any means of accelerating or assisting in the process.
He could only remain unmoving and respectfully wait.
Wei Wuyin thought about his two-year session, and he finally decided to recognize himself as an Exalted Worldly Saint Alchemist. He had concocted an extreme number of peak-tier Mystic-World graded products using the Thirty-Three Heavenly Concoction Method, justifying this title. It also validated his desire to attempt to concoct a Mystic-Heaven grade product in the near future.
Earlier, he hadn't dared to try.
He only wondered if the Soul Pill should be his first product or if he should try to gather Mystic-Heaven grade products and find inspiration to elevate his lineage properly. To be honest, his baseline of expectations was to concoct an original product as his entry into the ranks of the Mystic-Heaven grade.
He had done it with the Neo-Dawn World-Eclipsing Pill all those years ago, directly obtaining the most difficult path to the Alchemic Stars of Transcendent Purity, and the most powerful, and so his intent never wavered and expectations of himself couldn't be lowered.
"It'll likely be a Domain-type Pill," Ori huffed, hiding its giggles.
Wei Wuyin had an urge to roll his eyes. There was already an ongoing joke amongst them that despite the variety of products in his lineage, he specialized in Domain-type pills. In a way, they weren't wrong.
The azure pill was the greatest evidence of his innate bias.
Pah!
A sound of air popping resounded that shook the immediate world within the chamber, and Wei Wuyin's entire demeanor changed as his alchemic stars released seven-colored light intermixed with mystic radiance.
The seventh hour.
The Alchemic Dao had finished its calculations!
What phenomenon will occur here?! Will it shake the entire galaxy? Alert everyone?!
Then, it happened.
Silently, the Alchemic Dao…
…left.
The trembling of the immediate world and its subtle vibrations ended.
There was no galactic-wide wave of praise or Spiritquake.
For several seconds, Wei Wuyin remained there, still nude, uncertain as he looked about. He looked to Bai Xiu who was anxiously looking at the room's four corners as if trying to find the Alchemic Dao. Her tiny body floated here and there with lightning speed. He didn't know what she was trying to do, but a faint warm smile surfaced on his face as he chuckled.
He drew her attention to him, turning around, as she complained, "How could that be it? You concocted a transcendent Mystic-World product using only your own abilities! That's not right! How could it not recognize yo—"
Her words came to an abrupt end as her aggrieved eyes landed on Wei Wuyin. She had long since grown used to Wei Wuyin's body, and while amazing, her reaction would not be like this.
"..."
"Yo-you! You! Your! YOUR! YOUR!!" Her voice went from hesitant to outright screaming. Wei Wuyin instantly inspected the surface of his body but found no changes on his skin or body.
"YOUR EYES!!!" Bai Xiu flew over and grabbed Wei Wuyin's cheeks as she stared almost obsessively into his eyes.
Wei Wuyin conjured a large body-size mirror. Then, he saw his reflection. The Alchemic Stars of Transcendent Purity, which were a four-pointed star-like existence that touched upon the edges of the iris, breaching the pupils' dark sea into his sclera, had vanished.
There was a seven-pointed star that had replaced his pupils, and within it was a cosmos of colorful stars that were creating, growing, transforming, fusion, and exhibiting the other principles of the Alchemic Dao endlessly and profoundly, while within his white sclera, seven-visible concentric rings were expanding outwards from his pupils of seven different colors.
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