Chapter 99 - Chapter 99: Chapter 95 The Purple-Red Stone (2/2)

As everyone received the sheet of paper from “Solar Gold,” they then saw the true names of thirteen Spiritual Gateways.

Gate of Shadow, Gate of Conquest, Gate of Knowledge, Gate of Divine Sacrifice…

Viscount Bast squinted his eyes, contemplatively, showing great interest in the “Gate of Revelation” and “Gate of Knowledge”.

Byrne had not received the paper bearing the true name of the Spiritual Gateway, but he could guess what was written on it – the corresponding thirteen Spiritual Gateways of the thirteen steps of the God Pantheon stairway.

“Alright, let’s stop here,”

Suddenly, the president who sat at the head of the table spoke up, and his emotionless voice made Byrne feel uneasy, almost instinctively doubting whether the president was truly human.

“Alchemy is the greatest of all types of magic, and it will eventually change the Ouden Continent, even the Claud World, completely.”

“My alchemy had already reached a bottleneck, but fortunately, the Forbidden knowledge from the Spirit Realm provided me with a whole new perspective.”

After finishing his speech, the president waved his hand, and a series of purple-red stones appeared out of nowhere, landing in front of everyone present.

Although Byrne did not understand what exactly it was, he could sense both magic power and spiritual power emanating from the purple-red stones!

It seemed like a mysterious rare artifact, yet also like an alchemical tool.

Or perhaps, it was both a mysterious rare artifact and an alchemical tool!

In the past, such a thing did not exist in the world; alchemical tools contained only magic power and not spiritual power.

Back then, the people of Claud World had almost no understanding of the soul and spiritual power, only a handful of necromancers researching the most superficial knowledge.

However, the emergence of the Spirit Realm brought in many fresh pieces of knowledge, and new applications of magic were also expanded, such as breakthroughs in alchemy over the past decade.

The president continued to speak.

“Through the Forbidden knowledge granted by the Spirit Realm, I created this new substance. As an alchemical tool, it has special properties similar to mysterious rare artifacts, hmm, and the spiritual power it contains is probably of collectible class,” the president said.

Indeed, Byrne thought to himself, the purple-red mysterious stones in front of him were the new products created by the president through Forbidden knowledge from the Spirit Realm with alchemy.

The president had not yet finished, continuing to introduce them in a tone devoid of sorrow or joy.

“Although the spiritual power contained is only of collectible class, it is a one-time consumable that can unleash its final power, comparable to the very top treasure-class rare artifacts, when resonated with emotional power,” he explained.

The very top treasure-class rare artifacts!

After hearing this, Byrne felt a surge of immense surprise; top treasure-class rare artifacts commanded prices of thousands or even tens of thousands of Gold Coins.

Even though this purple-red stone had only a one-time effect, it was still extremely valuable.

Nevertheless, the president couldn’t help but sigh a breath of regret, and for the first time, an evident sense of loss emerged in his usually impassive voice.

“Unfortunately, it is still an imitation, still far from the ‘truth’ I seek.”

“Reject it, or present the price you are willing to pay,” he said.

As expected, the purple-red stone was not something given for free but required a corresponding price to be paid.

Byrne decided not to respond immediately, waiting to see what prices others from the Alchemy Council would be willing to pay.

“Solar Gold” first put forth a sample of “the purest of pitch-darkness” brought from the Aphotic Sea – a mysterious substance that was contained in a pitch-black flask, where no color other than black could be seen.

“Spirit Essence” put forward a meteor shard that continuously radiated starlight, which had been collected from a fallen meteor.

“I pay three months of my lifespan.”

The person willing to exchange lifespan for the purple-red stone was “Star Metal”, the one searching for followers of the Lord of the Lost.

Soon, each member of the Alchemy Council had paid their price, and when it was Viscount Bast’s turn, he spoke respectfully.

“I am willing to trade a piece of very important intelligence for it, Mr. President. The item that you have been searching for over the past decade is very likely in the hands of the Sea God Cult,” he proposed.

“Agreed,”

The president nodded his head and said calmly:

“Any one of you who finds that diamond fragment radiating sunlight, I will grant him a wish.”

Byrne silently noted the “diamond fragment radiating sunlight”, hoping that the Fischer family would encounter it indeed.

Finally, it was Byrne’s turn to pay the price.

The resources of the Fischer family were practically non-existent for a transaction of this caliber.

After much contemplation, the only two things he could offer were his lifespan and various pieces of intelligence about the Spirit Realm.

But if he offered the intelligence about the Spirit Realm, and Viscount Bast later asked him how he obtained it, Byrne would be completely unable to answer.

Viscount Bast had mentioned that killing was not permitted within the Alchemy Council, but the president would not care about anything that happened outside.

He initially thought to refuse the purple-red stone, yet considering the imminent dangers his family was about to face, he utterly did not want to give up such a powerful trump card.