Chapter 60: Surpassing the Limit, Breaking Through 10,000 Combat Power!

Name: Ye Chuyun
Level: Level 10 (113680/200000)
Reputation: 180
Title: Favored by the Heavenly Dao
Strength: 1334 (Grade D, Strength Enhancement +534)
Agility: 856
Constitution: 1476 (Grade D Constitution Enhancement, +590)
Spirit: 1537 (Grade E Super Spirit, +307)
Combat Power: 10776 (10406 + 370)

"!! My combat power has reached ten thousand just like that??"

The moment he saw his attribute panel, Ye Chuyun was instantly stunned.
Previously, he had believed that breaking through the ten-thousand combat power mark at Level 10 would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
He never expected that walking this path step by step would turn out to be so effortless.

He had already consumed all the essence spirits from the Poisonous Fog Swamp up to the maximum limit.
However, he had not yet consumed Body Tempering Pills, Mighty Pills, or the newly acquired recipe, the Five-Spirit Pill, up to their limits.
There were also various spiritual fruits he had yet to max out.

In other words, ten thousand combat power was still not his limit!

"Then let me see just what kind of combat power constitutes my true limit."

Ye Chuyun licked his lips with an excited expression.
Taking out the Cyan Jade Pill Furnace, he immediately began alchemy.
The large number of spiritual herbs in his spatial storage could finally be consumed now.

Ye Chuyun opened the pill furnace and skillfully placed the spiritual herbs inside.
Immediately afterward, his gaze turned sharp as a ball of red flame appeared out of thin air, igniting the furnace.
A few minutes later, a Body Tempering Pill was successfully refined.

[Successfully refined Body Tempering Pill, proficiency did not increase!]

"This proficiency is truly difficult to raise. I wonder when I'll be able to advance to an intermediate alchemist."

Ye Chuyun shook his head and continued refining.

[Successfully refined Body Tempering Pill, proficiency +1!]
[Successfully refined Body Tempering Pill, proficiency did not increase!]
...
[Refined Mighty Pill, proficiency did not increase!]

Another two hours passed.
Only then did Ye Chuyun exhaust all the materials he had for refining Body Tempering Pills and Mighty Pills.
In the end, he successfully refined 15 Body Tempering Pills and 16 Mighty Pills, increasing his proficiency by a little over 30 points.
Advancing to an intermediate alchemist still felt a long way off.

Unfortunately, due to insufficient proficiency, a single batch of materials for the Body Tempering Pill and Mighty Pill could only yield one pill each.
If he were like his past life, having already advanced to an intermediate alchemist,
he would have been able to produce two to three pills from a single batch of materials.
Not to mention advanced alchemists, grandmasters, or grandmaster-level alchemists.

Although Ye Chuyun possessed the alchemy experience of an intermediate alchemist, his actual alchemy rank was still only at the primary level.
He could only improve his success rate, not the quantity of pills produced.
This was an irreversible rule.

"Next, let's try the Five-Spirit Pill."

Ye Chuyun was filled with anticipation.
In his past life, he was merely a laborer who had to brew Body Tempering Pills day in and day out.
He had never been exposed to any other pill recipes.
For one, the faction he belonged to did not provide them to him.
Secondly, pill recipes were far too expensive for him to afford.

The Five-Spirit Pill was the first Tier 2 pill he had ever encountered.
Brewing the Five-Spirit Pill meant starting everything from scratch.

After memorizing the recipe, Ye Chuyun opened the trading house to begin collecting the materials needed for the Five-Spirit Pill.
The ingredients required for the Five-Spirit Pill were all Tier 2 spiritual herbs.
Fortunately, the resources of Village 118 had multiplied several times over, and Tier 2 spiritual herbs were no longer rare treasures.

Soon, Ye Chuyun gathered enough materials for about thirty attempts at the Five-Spirit Pill recipe.
With narrowed eyes and careful movements, he opened the pill furnace and placed the ingredients for the Five-Spirit Pill inside.
This time, he was no longer as casual as he had been when refining Body Tempering Pills and Mighty Pills.

Ten minutes later, black smoke began to billow from the pill furnace.
A burning smell drifted out from within.
Ye Chuyun's expression sank slightly.
With a single glance, he knew that this batch of alchemy had failed.

"After all, it's my first time refining it. Failure is completely normal. Let's continue."

Ye Chuyun shook his head and kept going.

The second attempt failed.
The third attempt failed.
...
It wasn't until the fifth attempt that a rich medicinal fragrance wafted from the pill furnace.

[Successfully refined Five-Spirit Pill, proficiency increased by 2 points!]

"It finally succeeded!"

Ye Chuyun's eyes brightened.
The next second, an additional pill, as transparent as crystal, rested in his palm.

[Five-Spirit Pill: Consuming it improves the physical body.]

"I wonder what the effects of this Five-Spirit Pill will be like."

Ye Chuyun observed it closely for a moment before consuming the Five-Spirit Pill.
Instantly, he felt a strange energy coursing continuously through his body.
His physique was steadily strengthening as well.

[Notice: Your body has been improved by the Five-Spirit Pill. Strength +5, Constitution +5, Agility +5, Spirit +5!]

"A single Five-Spirit Pill actually increased my attributes by a total of 20 points!"

Ye Chuyun was ecstatic.
As expected of a Tier 2 pill.
Body Tempering Pills and Mighty Pills could only increase a single attribute by 10 points.
Yet the Five-Spirit Pill provided an all-around enhancement.
Even after reaching his personal consumption limit, he could still put them up for sale.
This Five-Spirit Pill would undoubtedly become another lucrative avenue for him to make a fortune.

With that, Ye Chuyun continuously acquired spiritual herbs from the trading house and refined pills.

[Successfully refined Body Tempering Pill, proficiency increased by 1 point!]
[Successfully refined Mighty Pill, proficiency did not increase!]
[Successfully refined Five-Spirit Pill, proficiency increased by 2 points!]
...
[Notice: Consuming Body Tempering Pill. Due to your body developing a drug resistance, Constitution +8.]
[Notice: Consuming Body Tempering Pill. Due to your body developing a drug resistance, Constitution +7.]
[Notice: Consuming Body Tempering Pill. Due to your body developing a drug resistance, Constitution +6.]
[Notice: Your body's drug resistance has reached its limit. Consuming Body Tempering Pills again will yield no further effects.]

[Notice: Consuming Mighty Pill, Strength +10.]
...
[Notice: Consuming Mighty Pill. Due to your body developing a drug resistance, Strength +9.]
[Notice: Your body's drug resistance has reached its limit. Consuming Mighty Pills again will yield no further effects.]
...
[Notice: Consuming Five-Spirit Pill. Due to your body developing a drug resistance, Strength +4, Constitution +4, Agility +4, Spirit +4.]
[Notice: Your body's drug resistance has reached its limit. Consuming Five-Spirit Pills again will yield no further effects.]

In one breath, Ye Chuyun consumed Body Tempering Pills, Mighty Pills, and Five-Spirit Pills all the way to their respective limits.
His combat power received another massive boost.

Combat Power: 11412 (11042 + 370)

"I've broken through 11,000 combat power."

Ye Chuyun was immensely thrilled.
Afterward, he took out enhancement stones and skill stones, beginning to upgrade his equipment and skills.