Rise of the Alchemy God

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Since Ethan had entered the fifth stage of cultivation, he had struggled greatly to make any progress.

Gathering Qi, as usual, wasn't a problem since he could accumulate it in large quantities by refining high-level pills one after the other.

The real problem, however, was that unlike the first three stages, where he mostly just needed to gather enough Qi to break through to the next level, starting from the fourth stage, he couldn't do that anymore.

Now, he had to consolidate what he had already gained, work on it depending on the stage he was in, and then gather more.

The fastest part of all this was undoubtedly the Qi collection.

He was fortunate to have the system, which allowed him to accumulate Qi by reproducing pills.

So, unlike other cultivators who spent days gathering and refining Qi, he only had to do the latter.

In the fourth stage, he had to condense the Qi into clouds and then assimilate it into the ring surrounding the glowing sphere.

Now that ring had become much larger than before, and if you looked at it now, you would see a spiral ten times the size of the glowing sphere, swirling with it at the center.

This breathtaking yet frightening scene was what the inside of Ethan's core had become.

He had already noticed that this space had become quite chaotic, and now all the Qi he refined went directly into the sphere, which had become brighter and, somehow, even heavier.

That was the sensation Ethan felt when he visited the space inside his core.

He had also noticed that the further he advanced in cultivation, the more the space seemed to expand and become vaster.

Whereas before, it was just big enough to barely contain the glowing sphere and its thin ring, now it was at least five times bigger, and it seemed to grow larger with each passing day.

Ethan wasn't sure if this was normal or not, but after consulting Bai Yu, he learned that the space in the dantian was different for everyone, so Bai Yu couldn't help him much in this regard.

That said, there were no negative effects of any kind, so Ethan eventually accepted it.

For months, he had been cultivating in the first level of the fifth stage, and he felt that he was close to making a breakthrough to the next level.

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Cultivation: Body and Soul Integration (lvl. 1)

Qi: 1,420,000/2,000,000

Physique: Heavenly Body of the Sacred Flames

Strength: 381 --> 571

Agility: 375 --> 565

Intelligence: 344 --> 547

Soul Strength: 178 --> 223

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[System points]: 18,204,120

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To pass from the fourth stage to the fifth, he had to spend 100K system points. And once he finally reached this stage, he naturally saw how his various stats had increased.

He had to admit that, despite hating it, the requirements for improvement had increased tenfold, once again.

He no longer had any tears left to shed and stopped paying attention to the exorbitant Qi values required for the next levels in this stage of cultivation.

To cheer himself up, he first looked at the enormous amount of SP he had managed to accumulate over the past 25 years, and then finally examined the rest of the functions.

He immediately noticed that his stats for strength, agility, and intelligence had increased not by 20 but by 30 this time, and even his Soul Strength had increased by 10 instead of 5.

This alone was enough to lift his spirits.

He could already feel the pure physical power his body could generate with a single blow. To test it, he went to the nearest mountain.

Once there, he threw a full-force punch at its side, expecting it to break. But the damage went beyond his expectations.

Immediately, he felt the ground tremble, and the side of the mountain, which had been solid before, was no more.

To be more precise, the entire part he hit was pulverized, and a large section of the mountain disappeared.

Ethan didn't know how to react.

He had indeed put all his physical strength into that punch, but he hadn't felt much resistance when he struck the mountain.

Later, he discovered that it was due to his special physique.

Apparently, it increased the potency of his physical attacks.

Since then, Ethan had experimented more to gain better control over his strength.

The last thing he wanted was to accidentally kill someone with just a friendly pat on the back or something similar.

Better to prevent that than take any risks.

So, while he cultivated in his minor dimension, in the city of the sun, in the western area, Da Shu stood in front of the gate of a grand villa.

Unlike his usual attire, today he was wearing elegant robes, clean and perfectly ironed, with a rigid expression on his face as he prepared to step forward and enter the villa.

After much effort, he had finally managed to win over the heart of the girl he loved, who decided to give him a chance.

Their friendly interactions had become something more, and little by little, the distance between them decreased more and more, until at one point, out of nowhere, she asked:

"Tell me, how seriously do you take our relationship?" she asked in a calm voice, looking him straight in the eyes.

Da Shu didn't know why she suddenly asked him this question, but he answered without hesitation:

"I take our relationship very seriously.

In fact, if it were up to me, I'd go ask for your hand in marriage tomorrow," he said, without showing any hesitation.

And it was true.

He had pursued this girl for two years, and now that things between them had progressed to this point, he wouldn't mind taking the next step.

Huo Li's serious expression softened at his words, and with a smile on her face, she said:

"Really?" she asked.

"Absolutely."

"Good, then I'll see you at my family's residence tomorrow morning," she said and walked away.

"..."

'Wait, what?!'

Though he had said he was ready to propose tomorrow if he could, he was mostly saying it to show how serious he was about her.

He didn't think he would actually end up going to her family's manor the next day.