The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Chapter 123 I See, I Understand, I Control—The Advancement of the Alchemist Doctor!

Five days later, Xue Jiansheng and Lu Yan finally returned to the Original Academy.

"I need to take care of something first, I'll contact you when I'm done."

Xue Jiansheng gave a few simple instructions, then his figure flashed and flew straight to the highest point of the dome.

Lu Yan had no intention of resting and rushed straight to the experimental building without stopping.

He wanted to verify a hypothesis: whether every sequence could give birth to a corresponding Tree of God.

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw a group of people gathered around a large screen, arguing heatedly.

Lu Yan glanced at it and was instantly stunned. The screen clearly displayed the academy's ranking list.

"The Primal Academy is indeed extremely enthusiastic about the new path."

Lu Yan understood that compared to the dangerous and unknown original sequence, the newly developed branch path was undoubtedly more cost-effective.

However, the higher-ups clearly have no intention of abandoning the original sequence, otherwise they would not have launched the tracing project.

But the next second, his gaze was drawn to the rankings, and a thought struck him: "My soldier contract rank is actually this high?"

This list is ranked by popularity, and his military strategy path has already broken into the top ten, and the ranking is still steadily climbing!

Lu Yan immediately calmed his mind and looked inward at the tree of soldiers.

Sure enough, the branches of the sapling became much thicker and more lush, and they continued to feed the purified nutrients back to the main trunk, helping it to grow faster.

[The Divine Martial Saint absorbs the branch insights, refines them, and increases progress by 5%]

Lu Yan nodded in satisfaction. Although it was only 5%, it was already extremely valuable for Sequence 6.

This is just the beginning. As the popularity of the military contract sequence increases, the subsequent bonuses will only become more and more terrifying.

Without lingering any longer, Lu Yan plunged into the laboratory, while the debate in the hall behind him continued unabated.

"This military contract sequence absolutely cannot be a branch sequence!"

A scholar with thick glasses and a slightly balding head spoke with absolute certainty and a firm tone, "All of its data far exceed the upper limit of the branch sequence; there's definitely something wrong with it!"

Many people below nodded in agreement—this scholar, named Chang Tai, was a frequent visitor to the experimental building, had developed many high-quality branch sequences, and his words carried considerable weight.

Seeing everyone's support, Chang Tai became even more smug. When he looked at the "Teacher" designation on the list, a hint of disgust appeared in his eyes.

"This path, which is obviously riddled with flaws, is clearly something some rich kid did to gild their resume on the leaderboard! They casually created a path that could potentially harm countless unsuspecting superhumans!"

"Exceeded the limit? The limit you're talking about, is it your own limit?"

A clear, cold voice suddenly broke the noise from the crowd. Chang Tai frowned, about to retort angrily, but after seeing who it was, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The speaker was none other than Chu Ci, the eldest son of Chu Sheng, the third presiding judge, and a specially appointed professor at the Primordial Academy.

He looked eight or nine parts like Chu Xuan, but he didn't have Chu Xuan's arrogance. Instead, he exuded composure and elegance.

Seeing Chang Tai back down, a hint of disdain flashed in Chu Ci's eyes.

These so-called scholars are all stuck in their ways and follow old ways. The several sequences developed by Changtai are just slight modifications based on others' work, with no innovation whatsoever. Yet they still dare to spout nonsense and act self-righteously here.

Chu Ci's gaze, sharp as a torch, swept across the entire room, finally settling on the military contract sequence on the screen, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration. To develop such an excellent branch sequence, this [Teacher] truly deserves the title of "scholar."

Perhaps this person can help him solve the inherent drawbacks of the Chu family's system?

The endorsement of the eldest son of the Chu family caused the popularity of the [Military Contract] sequence to surge again.

Before everyone could process this news, the researcher codenamed "Teacher" launched three new branch paths in succession: "Pain," "Harvest," and "Beast King."

The three paths were completely different, yet all the data exceeded everyone's expectations.

In an instant, the academy was completely divided into two factions.

One group strongly questioned the sequences introduced by the [Teacher], since no one could develop so many top-tier branch sequences in just a few days.

Another group highly praises these sequences, and many are already eager to try to awaken.

The two sides argued endlessly, neither able to convince the other, until the academy's golden rankings were changed, at which point the dissenting voices finally subsided.

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The academy has four leaderboards: Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold, corresponding to students from Sequence 9 to Sequence 6, with the aim of stimulating competition among students.

Especially the Golden List, all of whom are outstanding young talents, and the top ten rankings have been fixed for the past two years, with few people able to shake them.

This morning, Ning Ran, who has been ranked tenth for years, defeated Xiahou Yu, who was ranked ninth, in the fighting arena, and even challenged the eighth-ranked player to a fight on the spot!

Everyone knew that Ning Ran's main sequence had not broken through; the only thing that could cause his combat power to surge was the newly awakened branch path.

And this branch is precisely the [Military Contract]!

For a time, the four branch paths under the "Teacher" title became the hottest topic in the college.

Those students who had been stuck in a bottleneck for a long time were eager to discover the path that suited them best.

Those who couldn't find a suitable path were also urging the teachers to develop new sequences through various channels.

Unbeknownst to anyone, this "teacher," who was leading the academy in a new direction, was currently struggling with the issue of promotion.

Inside the cultivation building of Lu Yan Manor.

[Requirement 1 for promotion to PhD in Alchemy: Research on five branch sequences up to sequence 7 (5/5) - Completed]

With the completion of the three branch paths of [Pain], [Harvest], and [Beast King], Dr. Alchemist's first promotion condition has finally been met.

At this moment, Lu Yan already had four divine trees in his mind, all of which were growing vigorously and nourishing their respective sequences in reverse.

Especially Dr. Alchemist, who led the development of these branch sequences, received the most significant bonuses, and his progress increased almost every moment, reaching perfection at any time.

Right now, only the most demanding third promotion criterion remains, which has yet to be met.

[Dr. Alchemy Promotion Requirement 3: Master one skill from another Sequence 6 through analysis (0/1)]

Lu Yan originally thought that if he asked the alchemist to develop more branch sequences, he would find inspiration for the analysis, but after so many days, he still had no clue.

He also tried to get his other Sequence 6s to assist him, but all of them failed.

"It seems that only a Sequence 6 ability that I have never mastered before can work."

Lu Yan was somewhat helpless. Sequence 6 involved domain power, which was almost firmly controlled by major forces and would not be easily passed on to outsiders.

He stroked his chin, mentally reviewing his network of contacts.

If you ask your master Xue Jiansheng for the Sequence 6 information of the trial or punishment path, he will most likely give it to you. However, these two paths are of the same origin as his executioner sequence, so they may not meet the analysis requirements.

The sequence of Xiao Yiren's trio is completely different from his, but their relationship is not yet close enough to share the core skills of sequence 6.

As for Yao Qing, he was certain that she would give it to him if he asked, but the rumors about the Witch Sequence made him uneasy.

A sequence that can forcibly change gender is truly bizarre and terrifying.

"It's a pity that we couldn't get the information about the Emperor's Path in Chu Xuan's dream back then."

Lu Yan sighed softly, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him. He quickly took out the three Primal Cards he possessed.

Although he doesn't have direct information about other paths, the Primal Cards themselves carry the power of the corresponding paths, so he might be able to extract the required skills from them!

After a moment's hesitation, Lu Yan chose the Duke of Entropy as the object of his analysis. The Alchemist possesses mysterious deconstruction abilities, but his direct combat strength is relatively weak. The Emperor's path corresponding to the Duke of Entropy might be able to compensate for this shortcoming.

Lu Yan calmed his mind and waited for his mental energy to fully recover before activating the Mystic Analysis.

Suddenly, everything around them froze, leaving only the Duke of Entropy suspended in the air, slowly rotating.

The next instant, a massive amount of chaotic information gushed out from the Primal Cards and violently flooded into Lu Yan's mind.

At the same time, the Duke of Entropy activated on his own, accelerating the decay of surrounding objects and the consumption of energy, including Lu Yan himself.

Clearly, the secrets of the original cards are not so easy to decipher.

[Having realized the Primal Cards were out of control, they are suppressing them ——————]

[Suppression successful!]

As the panel subtitles flashed, the [Duke of Entropy]'s out-of-control state subsided. Lu Yan seized this fleeting opportunity, fully activating the Alchemist Doctor's analytical abilities to sort through the chaotic information in his mind.

Gradually, the chaotic intelligence was sorted out and made clear, and some of the secrets of the Emperor's path were slowly revealed to Lu Yan.

"So, one needs to devour other transcendents of the same type to break through to Sequence 3?"

Lu Yan was startled. He was unsure whether this drawback was unique to the Emperor's path or whether it existed in all paths.

If it were only the Emperor's Path that was unique to it, that would be understandable. But if all primordial sequences were like this, then the true purpose of the Origin Project becomes questionable.

However, Lu Yan also knew that now was not the right time to ponder these matters, so he quickly composed himself and continued to analyze.

Finally, when Lu Yan sorted out the last piece of information, Dr. Alchemy gave him a long-awaited response.

[Dr. Alchemy provides in-depth analysis of the Emperor's Path information, enabling the mastery of the secret technique, Life Siphon!]

[Secret Technique - Life Drain: After activating this technique, one can forcibly plunder the target's life force. The amount plundered is determined by the difference in the life essence between the two parties.]

Lu Yan suddenly understood and gestured towards a green plant in the cultivation room.

The next instant, a wisp of emerald green life energy was drawn from the plant, landed steadily in his palm, and was quickly absorbed by him.

After losing its life energy, the plant withered quickly and died on the spot.

[Dr. Alchemy Promotion Requirement 3: Master one skill from another Sequence 6 through analysis (1/1) - Completed]

"It actually works!"

Lu Yan could not hide his excitement, and a flash of understanding appeared in his eyes.

He finally saw the path forward for Dr. Alchemist: I see, I understand, I control!

With enough knowledge, Dr. Alchemist can master even more secret techniques and become a truly invincible sequence!

And now, Dr. Alchemist has finally reached the moment of his promotion!

[Alchemist (100%): Upgradeable!]

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