What I teach you is real stuff.

An enormous ancient alchemy furnace stands at an angle here. Although it is now half buried in scorched earth, the part that is exposed shows that this is no ordinary object.

Because the surface of the alchemy furnace is engraved with countless ancient inscriptions. Generally speaking, only some ancient artifacts have inscriptions on their surfaces. Moreover, this place was once the main battlefield of the secret realm battlefield, and it may have been a magical artifact of some ancient medicine master.

It's no wonder Han Su was attracted to touch it; it's not that she was greedy, but rather that she was too careless.

Such a powerful and magical artifact, even after countless years, how could it be without any taboos?

While these taboos might not mean much to top experts, they are still incredibly powerful and can cause instant death to ordinary Golden Core cultivators like them.

Ye Tianlin tried to touch the ancient alchemy furnace with a low-level humanoid puppet from the Ye family. As a result, the puppet was ignited by the invisible divine fire on the surface of the furnace the moment it was touched, and was burned to charcoal in front of them in an instant.

Wang Qingying and the others witnessed this scene and gasped in shock.

Recalling the screams of Han Su that I had just heard, and the fact that I had not seen Han Su after arriving here, but only a pile of charred remains.

So that's how Han Su really died. That pile of charred remains was left behind after Han Su's death.

Wang Qingying was shocked and couldn't help but cover her mouth: "There really are taboos on this alchemy furnace."

Ye Tianlin said, "It should be the divine fire that comes with the magic weapon. It has not been extinguished for tens of thousands of years. Judging from its power, it is not much weaker than the fierce fires burning outside."

While it may not compare to the legendary strange fire, it should be quite close.

Hu Tao, standing nearby, couldn't help but swallow hard and said, "This treasure is an incredible opportunity. Should we take it or not?"

Wang Qingying: "With our current capabilities, we simply cannot take it away. Let's ask Teacher Zhou for help."

Wang Qingying and the other two were all at the Golden Core stage. This ancient alchemy furnace was covered with restrictions, and their cultivation would die if they touched it. They simply couldn't handle this incredible opportunity, and such a treasure was not something they should covet. Wang Qingying wanted to contact Zhou Yuan.

But the next second Ye Tianlin stopped him, saying, "Don't rush, the fewer people who know about such a great opportunity, the better. Let me study it first."

Ye Tianlin examined the enormous alchemy furnace. As someone from a family of cultivators, he knew that such a great opportunity was hard to come by, and that missing this chance might mean never encountering such an opportunity again.

It would be best if he could take this opportunity himself, but Ye Tianlin was unwilling to share it with Zhou Yuan, so he began to study the ancient alchemy furnace.

Unexpectedly, he actually noticed something. On one side of the alchemy furnace, there was a flaw in the area where the ancient inscriptions were imprinted, clearly missing a corner. Ye Tianlin found the inscriptions on the furnace somewhat familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

He seemed to have picked up a fragment when he was using the Tongbao Golden Toad to look for opportunities, and that fragment seemed to have similar inscriptions carved on it.

Ye Tianlin searched and soon found it.

When Ye Tianlin found this fragment on the Tongbao Golden Toad, he had a feeling that it was something special, so he intended to keep it. He never expected that it would actually come in handy now.

Ye Tianlin took out the fragment and compared it to the alchemy furnace, and found that it matched perfectly.

He took a deep breath. If he could complete this inscription, he might gain a great opportunity.

Ye Tianlin was excited. He summoned a humanoid puppet made by the Ye family and had the puppet place the fragment on the alchemy furnace. The moment the humanoid puppet touched the furnace, it was burned to ashes.

However, the puppet cannot feel pain. In the instant it was burned to ashes, the fragment that Ye Tianlin found was also pieced back together.

The moment the fragments were pieced together, the entire alchemy furnace emitted a 'humming' sound, as if this ancient elixir had come back to life.

Then, Ye Tianlin, Wang Qingying, and the other two witnessed a scene they would never forget.

At this moment, all the inscriptions engraved on the outer surface of this ancient alchemy furnace, which was buried deep in the scorched earth, were lit up. Then, as if it had a spirit, it slowly rose up from the bottom of the scorched earth on its own.

Then, the enormous ancient alchemy furnace slowly floated in mid-air, and Ye Tianlin was extremely excited, his face beaming with joy.

"An extraordinary treasure! This is definitely an extraordinary treasure!"

Only a true ancient treasure could cause such a commotion. He has truly struck gold this time. Perhaps he will gain an immense opportunity and become a top genius.

Isn't that how it's written in many storybooks? The protagonist either falls off a cliff or obtains a great opportunity in some secret realm, and rises against all odds through his cheat-like abilities and great opportunities, becoming a legend.

This ancient alchemy furnace is clearly no ordinary object; it must be an ancient treasure.

And since Ye Tianlin was the one who completed the last fragment, this thing would definitely recognize him as its master.

Ye Tianlin was still lost in his fantasy when, unexpectedly, the lid of the alchemy furnace slowly opened, and a beam of celestial light shot out, shaking all directions and alarming the entire secret realm.

Ye Tianlin looked at this scene with a pained expression.

"Do not!!"

The alchemy furnace caused such a commotion, shaking the entire secret realm. Wouldn't that attract everyone's attention?
Especially Zhou Yuan, who is the teacher of the Northern Continent Academy and has the highest cultivation level. If he is attracted here, what chance will Ye Tianlin have to seize this opportunity?

He originally intended to keep it all for himself, but with the furnace causing such a commotion, that was clearly impossible.

Ye Tianlin's face was extremely ugly, and things did indeed turn out just as he had expected. The huge commotion caused by the ancient alchemy furnace alarmed the entire secret realm.

Students from other Northern Continent academies within the secret realm, including Zhou Yuan, were all drawn to it at that moment.

Zhou Yuan was digging for an ancient spiritual herb when he suddenly saw a heaven-defying pillar of light shooting into the sky. Zhou Yuan instantly realized that a great treasure had been born.

A beam of light shooting into the sky is an extraordinary phenomenon, indicating a great opportunity.

Zhou Yuan soared into the sky, stepping on the void towards the pillar of light, not even bothering with the ancient spiritual herb.

Before long, Zhou Yuan arrived at the location of the pillar of light.

Here, he saw Wang Qingying, Ye Tianlin, and two others.

Zhou Yuan asked, "What happened?"

Ye Tianlin was dejected when he saw Zhou Yuan arrive; the chance to embezzle the treasure that was within his grasp had just vanished.

Wang Qingying said, "Teacher Zhou, we have discovered an ancient alchemy furnace. Han Su died because of it, but Ye Tianlin repaired the furnace fragments, causing a huge commotion."

Wang Qingying briefly explained what had just happened, and Zhou Yuan also saw the ancient alchemy furnace floating in the sky.

He saw that the alchemy furnace was inscribed with numerous runes, all of which were now illuminated. Even a fool would know that this alchemy furnace was a priceless treasure.

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "I understand. This place is too dangerous. You should leave first."

Upon hearing Zhou Yuan's words, Ye Tianlin's expression immediately darkened.

This old guy told them to leave, was he trying to take the alchemy furnace for himself? Saying it was too dangerous, he clearly just wanted them to leave so he could eat it all by himself.

Ye Tianlin said, "Teacher Zhou, we are all capable of protecting ourselves, and we don't want to miss such an opportunity."

Ye Tianlin wasn't buying it; he simply wouldn't leave.

Zhou Yuan glanced at Ye Tianlin, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. For a moment, he even felt a surge of murderous intent.

After all, who wouldn't want to keep such a treasure all to themselves?
However, considering the considerable power of the Ye family behind Ye Tianlin, Zhou Yuan was hesitant to provoke them, and who knew what kind of trump cards Ye Tianlin might have up his sleeve.

Zhou Yuan weighed the pros and cons but chose not to act, only nodding.

Then everyone's attention was focused on the huge alchemy furnace in the sky.

As time passed, the light and aura of the alchemy furnace grew stronger, attracting more and more of Zhou Yuan's students.

Apart from Han Su, who was already dead, almost all the students had gathered here, their eyes fixed on the ancient alchemy furnace in the sky.

Zhou Yuan and Ye Tianlin's expressions grew increasingly grim.

They all wanted to take it all for themselves, but the number of people here was increasing, and with so many eyes and ears, it was difficult to make a move.

Even Zhou Yuan was the same; although he was a teacher, he had the cultivation level of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, these students are all quite strong, and they will soon be graduating from the academy. Many of them have cultivation levels above the Golden Core stage.

Especially Ye Tianlin and Wang Qingying, who are all extraordinary Golden Core cultivators.

If he were to actually try to seize this ancient alchemy furnace, he might not be able to suppress everyone and take it in the midst of a chaotic battle.

Ye Tianlin is even more troublesome. He comes from a family of cultivators and may have some hidden cards up his sleeve, so Zhou Yuan has to be wary.

Ye Tianlin was also troubled; now there were more and more competitors.

He had even begun to resent this ancient alchemy furnace, wondering why it had caused such a commotion.
However, the next second, with a tremor in the sky, a huge barrier opened, directly enveloping the entire secret realm.

The two Void Refinement experts from the Northern Continent Alliance outside the secret realm were isolated and unable to detect the situation inside for a short period of time.

As the barrier opened, the scorched earth of the secret realm suddenly cracked open.

An ancient sacred mountain of the Medicine Sect slowly rose from the ground, and the magnificent main hall of the Medicine Sect was brought out from the dark underground by this ancient alchemy furnace, revealing its true appearance.

Even Zhou Yuan, who was at the Nascent Soul stage and considered himself to have seen many grand scenes, was deeply shocked when a towering divine peak rose up right in front of him.

Is this the method used by the ancient great sects?
This sacred peak should be the main peak of the ancient Medicine Sect, and the ancient hall on the sacred peak should be the former main hall of the ancient Medicine Sect.

This sacred peak was hidden underground by someone using heaven-defying methods, and deep underground at that. Who would have thought?

The fact that we can see the light of day now is because this ancient alchemy furnace has been activated. It seems that this alchemy furnace is indeed an extremely important treasure in the secret realm.

Zhou Yuan looked at the enormous divine peak and the main hall on it, his eyes filled with undisguised greed.

In the past, the ancient Medicine Sect hid this main hall underground, and no one discovered it for so many years. Even the first group of powerful figures from the Northern Alliance who entered the secret realm did not find it. It is possible that they discovered this ancient alchemy furnace but could not move it or find a way to complete the fragments.

However, one thing is certain: before them, this main hall was well-preserved.

No one knows how many ancient magical treasures are hidden in this main hall; perhaps a complete lineage is preserved within the divine peak.

They were the first to try this new approach. Although Zhou Yuan's cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul stage, he was currently the most powerful cultivator in this secret realm. In other words, if there was indeed an ancient medicine sect's legacy here, he might be the one with the best chance.

How could Zhou Yuan not be excited? He felt his blood boiling, and at this moment, it resonated with the opportunity hidden within this enormous divine peak.

Sure enough, in the next second, a magnificent sound came from the huge ancient furnace in the sky.

"I am the 46th generation sect master of the Sun and Moon Medicine Sect, the Qingnang Medicine Saint. Today, my Sun and Moon Medicine Sect has been attacked by a great enemy and entered the sacred land of the Divine Sect. I fear that we will not be able to protect ourselves. I have left a divine thought to preserve the inheritance of the Medicine Sect and hide it in this Divine Peak. I hope that one day the Divine Peak will reappear in the future and that there will be descendants to inherit the inheritance of my Medicine Sect and rebuild the Sun and Moon Medicine Sect."

......"

The majestic voice resounded within the barrier, and everyone heard the words of the Medicine Saint of the Green Bag. Zhou Yuan and Ye Tianlin were even more excited.

As expected, it is an ancient inheritance. They never thought they would actually encounter a secret realm inheritance. The master of this ancient medicine sect calls himself the Qingnang Medicine Saint. Anyone with the character "Saint" in their name is obviously no ordinary expert. He was probably a regional overlord in ancient times.

If one can inherit his legacy, how can one not stand out in the world of heaven and soar to great heights?
However, the voice of the Medicine Saint of Qingnang came again: "You may enter the Divine Peak to undergo the test. I will select one of you as a successor to impart my inheritance."

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianlin and Zhou Yuan's hearts were once again in suspense.

Anyone can enter the Divine Peak, and the final inheritor will be personally selected by the Medicine Saint of the Green Bag.
This is not a good thing, because no one knows how discerning this Qingnang Medicine Saint is, nor what his selection criteria are. Moreover, the selection criteria of powerful figures in ancient times may be different from those of today.

What if the Medicine Saint of the Green Bag chooses someone else?
Actually, it was Zhou Yuan. He thought that his cultivation level was the highest and that he had the greatest chance of obtaining the inheritance, but he didn't expect that it had nothing to do with cultivation level. The Qingnang Medicine Saint was very likely to choose people based on their talent rather than their cultivation level.

If that's the case, his chances of being selected are much smaller. After all, in terms of talent, Zhou Yuan isn't the most outstanding among these students; he's just someone who has cultivated for more years.

A murderous intent flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes.

He was already considering whether to deal with these students before entering Shenfeng, so that no one would compete with him.

Although he is a teacher and should have professional ethics, times have changed. The ancient inheritance is still too attractive. If he really obtains this inheritance, he can rise to the top in the future. What are a few students?
The mortality rate in the cultivation world is already high. Even if he killed all the students, the academy would at most hold him accountable and revoke his status as a teacher at the Northern Continent Academy. However, the inheritance would still be his own.

Ye Tianlin, who was standing next to him, had the same thought, and the two of them turned their gazes to the others.

Both of them harbored murderous intent. (End of Chapter)