Vile Dominion

Chapter 68: Soaring Ambition

Three years passed after Li Gang got the land in the Capital.

He was a Rank 5 alchemy master, a rare profession in the entirety of the Northern Continent.

The Northern Continent lacks Spiritual Essence, and thus, there are fewer than ten Rank 6 Warriors on this continent. There are around 20-30 Rank 5 Warriors and fewer than a hundred Rank 4 Warriors. The gap between Rank 3 and Rank 4 is huge. This can be understood by the fact that even though there are fewer than a hundred Rank 4 Warriors, there are hundreds of thousands of Rank 3 Warriors in this continent!

With a huge population, the need for alchemists is also great. Thus, someone like Li Gang, who has a Rank 5 alchemy master status, is a blessing for this continent. Is it that there are no other high-level alchemists here?

No, it is possible there are some hidden old masters present somewhere. Who knows where one can find a hidden dragon or crouching tiger? However, this doesn't diminish Li Gang's status. Rank 5 alchemists are already rare even in the Central Continent, not to mention in this Northern Continent!

With a high attainment in alchemy, it was easy for him to create his own reputation. In these three years, Li Gang's fame spread throughout the whole Wei Dynasty. The Wei Dynasty covers a very large area. It is not easy to spread influence in such a short time. Then what boosted his business?

It is well said that 'In the hour of need, the wise turn remedy into riches.'

His pills were top-notch and also reasonably priced. Due to the catastrophe, there were many Warriors suffering from the aftermath. Thus, his alchemy pills became one of the best sellers in the whole dynasty. Li Gang opened his shop of alchemy pills at the very moment the world needed them. His business expanded and his pills became best sellers. Soon, he started recruiting more alchemy talents and taught them methods to refine lower-grade pills. This also shifted his burden in the expansion of his business. With the help of Wu Meng, he had already started recruiting talents before he even established the shop!

His reputation increased to the point that even the king noticed him. He also invited him to his abode to meet him multiple times. However, Li Gang rejected him, saying he was busy.

At this time, Li Gang was within his room, refining a blood-colored soup.

He glanced at the cauldron and murmured inwardly, 'This recipe is no longer useful. I need the blood of a higher-ranked Warrior, but they are very rare, and I am not strong enough.'

In the past few years, Li Gang had been refining a soup called Bloodroot Essence. It uses the blood essence of a Warrior to increase talent. It is a forbidden recipe he found in Lin Fan's memory, and if it becomes known to the outside world, it could even create chaos!

The blood required for the recipe is huge, and just to increase the talent from D grade to C grade may need the sacrifice of millions of people! The quality of blood decides how much the talent will grow—a higher-ranked Warrior's blood is more potent and increases more talent.

Within a person's blood, there exists a special essence, called Soulbind Ether. Just like its name, it binds the soul to the body. The soul has a special attraction toward this ether, and thus it wears a body. Spiritual Imprint is a special mark on the soul that enhances this attraction, while it also has a trace of Heavenly Dao. This trace provides a certain ability and affinity towards a certain element!

After the catastrophe, Li Gang collected all the corpses he could, especially those of higher rank. He had already massacred billions of people and stored most of those corpses. In the last few years, he had been refining all the blood essence of these corpses and using them as an ingredient for Bloodroot Essence to increase his talent.