Rise of the Alchemy God

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The plan of the demon followers had been uncovered, and now it was only necessary to take care of the formation's core, located somewhere in the tournament's underground area.
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However, the exact location of the formation was unknown, and even the giant didn't seem to know precisely where it was placed.

He only knew it was there somewhere, and that as long as the formation was set up around that area, it would function.

Ethan honestly shook his head at this piece of information.

Among the many things he had done during his closed-door cultivation, he had also learned the mastery of formations.

This began when he, having reached the peak of the fourth stage, discovered that nearly all superior beings present in the celestial plane knew at least one or two things about formations, as these were useful for various purposes.

Therefore, each of them knew how to use at least one or two formations.

However, this didn't make them professionals in the field, nor did they intend to become so.

They were satisfied knowing only the formations that could benefit them.

Bai Yu was one of them, and as a result, she also had a few formations up her sleeve, including the Nine Dragons Seal formation.

Bai Yu decided to teach Ethan some formations that were suitable for someone at his level to use.

Ethan personally had reached a point where anything new was a welcome change.

Repeating the same routine for many years in a row had led to boredom, making him lose some interest in everything he did.

That being said, this did not affect his training.

Even though he was no longer as passionate as he once was, the speed of his progress never diminished.

Ethan thought it would be good for him to learn the use of some of these formations as he could see just how versatile and useful they were in different situations.

So, he began learning from her, but he didn't expect that after grasping part of the basic theory, the system would unlock formation mastery in his store.

Although pleased, his joy faded when he saw the prices for learning basic mastery in formations. Currently, his formation mastery was at level 3, and reaching this level had already cost him almost 4 million SP, a hefty sum for him.

Even though the next level would cost 5 million, which he had, he decided to stop for now, as level 3 formation knowledge was already considered beyond the standard knowledge level on the mortal plane.

Ethan had noticed that several important professions in the cultivation world, such as alchemy, formation mastery, forging, and others, were at a very basic level in the mortal plane, and Bai Yu confirmed this fact.

According to what he learned from her, so-called master alchemists, who were already rare on the mortal plane, were abundant in the heavenly plane.

There were even two additional ranks beyond Grandmaster, which was already a highly regarded rank even in the heavenly plane.

That said, with his level 3 knowledge in formations, he knew that just the fact that the formation could function, even if it wasn't perfectly centered in the area covered by the seals, would create some basic issues and affect its effectiveness.

He could tell that if this formation had been set up flawlessly, its effects could extend to the early levels of the fifth cultivation stage.

But noticing the number of minor mistakes made here and there, he could only assume that whoever devised this plan had a formation knowledge level no higher than level 2.

This was an advantage for him since it would make it easier to neutralize the formation and simultaneously locate the person who would activate it.

It was one of those formations that could be activated remotely, and depending on the formation, it could even be triggered from the other side of the continent.

This would have made it difficult to identify the person, but this wasn't the case here. E

than could tell that whoever would activate the formation was likely near the capital, or at best, within its walls.

He discussed it with Bai Yu, and they planned their next moves.

Afterward, he proceeded to cultivate for a few days in his minor dimension, and finally, on the day of the third competition round, he emerged.

Just like the first round, the second one had also gone very well for him, and once again, he didn't waste much time refining against his opponent.

He directly decided to produce some of the more challenging pills with a purity of 97% of level 2, an even harder purity level to reach than 95%.

At first, he thought he could simply refine low-grade level 3 pills, but he could tell that his opponent was far from being able to produce pills of that kind, so he crafted level 2 pills with that purity.

Just like last time, he returned to his seat, while the examiners once again examined his pills at his station with astonished looks.

His opponent, who, though he had low expectations of winning, had intended to do his best to at least make his defeat less embarrassing, found himself suffering an even more crushing defeat than Ethan's previous opponent.

Today, the tournament would be split into two parts, and in the first part, the contestants who would compete were from the first category.

In their group, only two remained after the first round, and after the second, the other male in the team was also eliminated, leaving only Ethan's fan, who also won by a small margin.

Only 50 participants remained in the first category and 30 in the second.

In just two more days at most, the top 10 spots in each category would be determined, and in another two days, the final winners would be decided, marking the end of this year's alchemy tournament.

Ethan and the team all reunited in the lobby of the building where they were staying and headed to the coliseum.

It was already clear that the atmosphere around them had changed.

The members of the two categories were noticeably more social with each other, and even Yan Mei, who hadn't previously taken those her own age with lower alchemical skills seriously, had changed her attitude slightly.

The two eliminated members of their group were absent, and separate areas had been arranged for them where they could watch the rest of the tournament.

The girl who was a fan of Ethan had now given up trying to start a conversation with him, as each attempt was met with a few dismissive words from him.

However, she had socialized with Yan Mei and Xiang Ha, who, though still somewhat distant, was noticeably more open than at the beginning of the tournament.

Eventually, everyone arrived at the coliseum, and it was clear that the number of people left to compete had significantly decreased, making the waiting area much less crowded than before.