Chapter 1189: A Monumental Harvest
Jiang Cheng’s lecture lasted for three months.
For others, this lecture was extremely brief.
Especially compared to those lectures that can last tens of thousands of years, it was not worth mentioning.
But for Brother Cheng, it was very long.
In order to give his old friends a gift, he made an exception and showed great patience.
He actually knew when those people from the Purification Pill Stream and Yidan Stream came over.
However, considering that he is now the Chief of the Celestial Pill Department, he thought it wouldn’t take any extra effort to let a few more people listen, so he didn’t drive them away.
"Alright, that’s it, it’s over!"
"Everyone go back home, it’s over!"
As he stood up, the Daoist Cloud in the sky reluctantly dispersed.
Jiang Cheng unexpectedly found that his Pill’s Profound Pattern had rushed from the Twelfth Layer to the Thirteenth Layer!
Moreover, he gained recognition from the Pill Origin.
This effect was the same as the recognition of the Ice Origin.
In other words, he could now directly mobilize the Pill Origin in battles.
"What’s going on here?"
"Just giving a lecture, and there’s such a huge effect?"
He underestimated the significance of this lecture.
It was an undertaking enough to change the alchemy landscape of the Primordial Immortal Realm, and elevate the overall level of alchemy in the Primordial Immortal Realm.
The Alchemy Dao was about to thrive, so the Pill Origin certainly recognized him and rewarded him.
Raising the Profound Pattern from the Twelfth Layer to the Thirteenth Layer wasn’t a small expenditure.
Jiang Cheng currently had just over ten billion Immortal Yuan Points, and moving from the Twelfth Layer to the Thirteenth Layer required a full 150 billion Immortal Yuan Points.
That means this lecture saved him over a hundred billion Immortal Yuan Points.
The Rule Comprehension Level of his Pill Rule thus miraculously reached the level of Daoist Venerable, and among Daoist Venerables, he was the best of the best.
"So now my strongest isn’t the Ice Rule, but rather the Pill Rule?"
This left Brother Cheng both amused and helpless.
"But the Pill Rule isn’t suitable for fighting."
"Am I really going to summon the Pill Origin during battles in the future? Isn’t that too ridiculous?"
No matter what he thought in his heart, he received real benefits.
And at this moment, the sky returned to its clear state.
Under the washed azure skies, many people still sat cross-legged in mid-air, pondering deeply.
Those Pill Masters who woke up couldn’t help but gather around.
"Sect Leader Jiang, is it over?"
"Please tell us more, I was just starting to get to the good part!"
"Yes, Elder Jiang, how come it ended so soon?"
"I still have several difficulties, could I consult you in private?"
"Get in line behind me, Elder Jiang, I want to have a long talk with you through the night..."
"Bah! Who do you think you are? What kind of status does Elder Jiang have, and would he talk with you through the night?"
"Elder Jiang, don’t leave, take a look at me!"
In a flash, Brother Cheng was surrounded by a crowd.
"Wishful thinking, no more!"
"I didn’t even get a single pill, and I worked for nothing, it’s too unworthy."
Clearly, he had gained monumental benefits, yet he pretended as if he had suffered a huge loss.
He pulled up the system panel and glanced at the record of Reputation Value.
He was almost startled; nearly everyone in the Celestial Pill Department had developed a feeling of idolization towards him.
An immense amount of Immortal Yuan Points finally soothed his regretful heart.
Among the people who idolized him were even the two ancestors from the Purification Pill Stream, Beihe and Tian Lin.
No wonder, after listening for these three months, they were thoroughly convinced.
One time after another they felt as if they had newfound realization, each time enlightening them profoundly.
Jiang Cheng knew so much, in comparison, they felt ignorant and insignificant.
When the lecture concluded, they looked at the Pill Masters from Ancient Pill Stream and Yidan Stream around them and surprisingly felt no aversion.
Because they had accepted so many concepts from those two streams themselves.
They only felt that these three streams were meant to be integrated.
Nobody had managed to achieve this before because no one comprehended all three streams thoroughly, nor could anyone integrate all three streams with marvelous skill to form a new Alchemy Dao.
But now, that person had appeared.
"Elder Jiang!"
The two slowly flew to face Brother Cheng.
They bowed deeply, bending to the ground.
"It is enough to hear the Dao in the morning, to die in the evening!"
This time, they bowed not because of the Jade Cauldron Seal, but out of respect for a Grandmaster who created a brand new stream.
"Previously we were foolish enough to regard you as a fraudster."
"In hindsight, it’s truly pathetic and laughable."
"Your accomplishments in the Alchemy Dao astonish both ancient and modern times, far exceeding our imagination..."
"We are convinced!"
"You becoming the Chief of the Celestial Pill Department is driven by Celestial Fate, and it is the honor of our entire Celestial Pill Department!"
Upon hearing this, a chorus of agreement resonated throughout the venue.
Even Jin Pi and Zhengxu, the leaders of the Yidan Stream who had had grudges with Brother Cheng, didn’t voice any objections, only sighed with complexity.
They too had listened to the Dao just now.
And they had greatly benefited as well.
They deeply understood the significance of this individual to the Celestial Pill Department.
They also finally believed that he had passed the Immortal Furnace trial by virtue of his ability.
"Alas, who would’ve thought such a person could exist in the world?"
"Indeed, it is the calling of Celestial Fate!"
"The Celestial Pill Department never had a Chief before, perhaps only to await his arrival."
"It’s just a pity for Ancestor Yi Yuan, if he wasn’t so determined to eliminate Elder Jiang, he could have had great gains by now..."
After this lecture, Jiang Cheng completely won over everyone in the Celestial Pill Department.
His position as Chief was even more solid than King Lv in the Law Enforcement Department.
In the following period, many Pill Masters in the Celestial Pill Department broke through their original tiers.
Fifth-Grade Emperor Alchemists refined Sixth-grade Emperor Pills.
Sixth-grade Emperor Alchemists advanced to Seventh-grade Emperor Alchemists.
And those who didn’t promote also had significant gains.
Either the efficiency of alchemy greatly improved or the success rate of alchemy increased.
The entire Celestial Pill Department was filled with an atmosphere of joy and progress.
The only one unhappy was Jiang Cheng.
He discovered that the newly acquired Pill Origin couldn’t be controlled at all.
The Pill Origin recognized him, mirroring the effect of the Ice Origin before.
If future development goes well, he might become a Pill God.
Thus, even though he hadn’t reached Celestial Venerable, he could already mobilize a part of the Origin from the Pill Origin for his own use.
The process of mobilizing was very smooth.
The key was the Pill Origin being too powerful.
His Ice Origin was already robust enough, yet the Pill Origin was twice as intense as the Ice Origin.
This kind of strength had already surpassed most Daoist Venerables and stood on par with some Divine Monarch’s origins!
And in fact, this was only natural.
The entire Pill Origin functioned as if it belonged to him, unlike how other Ultimate Daoist Venerables obtained their origins.
Plus, his Pill’s Profound Pattern was even a level higher than Ice’s Profound Pattern.
Therefore, the Origin he could obtain was naturally more robust.