Rebirth : The Alchemist's Path

"Wow, there's quite a lot of good stuff here."

Sylvus examined the items and found that most were Grade Three Deity-level materials, with some being Grade Four, but he didn't see any Grade Five.

Among these materials were some that could be used to build the Heavenly Battleship.

In addition, there were five million Deity Crystals.

"So this is a Deity Crystal?"

Sylvus took out a black diamond-shaped stone. Compared to magic crystals, Deity Crystals contained Deity power, making them far more valuable.

"System, can these Deity Crystals be converted into points?"

Sylvus asked curiously.

[System Prompt: Once the system update is complete, the exchange rate will be provided.]

Sylvus nodded.

Since the system said so, it meant Deity Crystals could definitely be exchanged for points; he just didn't know the exact rate yet.

"These items aren't bad, but the key is that I obtained quite a few more abilities."

Sylvus checked the twenty-three abilities he had just gained.

Though all were Deity-level, some were still fairly useless in his eyes.

For example, there was one called Wood's Resilience.

Even though it was Deity-level, all it did was enhance his defensive endurance, which was of no use to Sylvus.

After all, when had Sylvus ever taken a beating?

"These two abilities, however, are pretty good."

After looking through all of them, Sylvus picked out the two best abilities.

Life Drain: A Deity-level ability that allows the user to drain a target's life force to a certain extent. The weaker the target's level, the more life force can be drained.

Golden Crow's Falling Petals: A Deity-level ability that creates a field of falling petals. Anyone touched by the petals is immobilized for one minute. This ability doesn't affect targets more than three major levels above the user.

These two abilities were the best of the ones he had obtained.

One could drain a target's life, while the other was a form of control.

However, whether or not Sylvus would use them remained uncertain—after all, Sylvus was already quite powerful.

"Now I can go take a look at the Giant Spirit Peak."

Sylvus stored everything in the system space and continued flying forward.

On the way, he occasionally encountered others who tried to rob him, but Sylvus easily dealt with all of them.

"Finally made it."

After about two days, Sylvus finally reached the foot of the Giant Spirit Peak.

The entire peak was smooth and had no vegetation—only a long staircase.

Looking up, Sylvus noticed that there were already quite a few people on the mountain.

"I've finally reached the Giant Spirit Peak. I heard there's some sort of inheritance at the top, and that the Divine Domain opens once every ten years. Most people come for that inheritance."

"Who knows what's actually at the top? No one has ever made it up there, but there must be something valuable."

"Have you heard of Senior Philo? It's said that a hundred years ago, he reached the top. Before that, he was of average talent, but after obtaining the treasure from the peak, he became a True Deity within just a century."

"Enough talk—let's start climbing. Even if we can't get the treasure, it'll be a valuable experience."

Just then, a few figures flew over from a distance.

They glanced at Sylvus but ignored him, heading straight for the mountain.

"Treasure?"

Sylvus looked up, curious about what treasure might be there.

He was also a bit surprised—why weren't these people flying up instead of climbing?

"Could there be an anti-flight barrier here?"

Sylvus frowned and activated his Deity power, flying upwards.

"Look at that guy—is he trying to fly up?"

"Is he an idiot? There's a powerful anti-flight barrier on Giant Spirit Peak; it's impossible to fly up."

"If we could fly, why would we waste our time climbing? He really thinks he's clever."

Seeing Sylvus's actions, the people nearby looked on mockingly, and Sylvus frowned.

Although he managed to fly about a meter high, he felt an immense pressure preventing him from continuing.

"So there is an anti-flight barrier, but that doesn't matter to me."

Sylvus smiled faintly and used his Void Spirit Magic, entering a void state. The pressure immediately vanished.

"It really works."

Sylvus's eyes lit up—there was a reason it was called forbidden magic.

Even in the Divine Realm, it was still incredibly effective.

"Let's go take a look."

Without hesitation, Sylvus's form turned into a stream of light, flying quickly upwards.

Before leaving, a flash of red appeared in his eyes.

"Strange, where did that guy go? Did he run away out of embarrassment?"

"Ran away? With such weak mental strength, he thinks he can covet the treasure on Giant Spirit Peak? Ridiculous."

"Why bother with such clowns? Let's keep climbing—otherwise, we might... uh..."

Suddenly, the people talking froze in place, their eyes losing focus.

A violent aura erupted from their bodies.

Sylvus continued flying leisurely upwards, seeing many others climbing the Giant Spirit Peak.

However, most of them had stopped to rest on the stairs.

It seemed that even climbing these steps required facing powerful pressure.

"Are there hundreds of thousands of steps on this mountain?"

Sylvus looked up. He had been flying for a minute now but still couldn't see the top.

He couldn't help but wonder who had made such a gigantic mountain and filled it with so many steps—who had the time for that?

After five minutes, Sylvus still hadn't reached the top.

After ten minutes, he still couldn't see the summit.

Finally, after about half an hour, Sylvus's eyes lit up.

He had finally seen the peak.

At the summit, there was a beam of white light shining.

This must be the treasure everyone was seeking.

Even though he could see the summit, it took Sylvus another half-hour to finally reach it.

"So this is the view from the top?"

Landing at the summit, Sylvus looked ahead.

There was a massive gate, and the white light was emanating from a huge white pearl atop the gate.

"There doesn't seem to be any treasure here—could it be behind that gate?"

Sylvus squinted and walked towards the gate.

He knew that the white pearl wasn't anything important—just a luminous pearl for lighting.

At best, it was a Grade One treasure.

The entire Divine Domain was so bright because of this pearl.

...

As Sylvus approached the gate, it began to open slowly.

At the same time, a figure appeared before Sylvus.