Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 553 The fact that Gordon Woods , a martial arts master from Bridgefields , had secretly infiltrated Jayrodale went unnoticed by Andrew .

Even if Andrew had known , he likely wouldnt have cared .

Over the years , Andrew had collected nearly 30 rare medicinal herbs , all of which he had refined into a single golden pill , glimmering like a piece of yellow crystal .

The Five Convergence Pill ! In the martial arts world , it also went by more illustrious names such as the Ascension Pill or Immortal Pill .

As the name suggests , consuming it was said to grant one immortality .

Of course , this was merely a romanticized and exaggerated notion within martial circles .

While the Ascension Pill was extraordinary , it wasnt a magical elixir that could defy death or wrest control of life from the heavens .

If it truly granted immortality , the world would have been overrun with immortals by now .

In truth , the pills effects , while not literally divine , were indeed transformative , capable of turning the ordinary into the extraordinary with ease .

In this age of dwindling martial traditions , knowledge of alchemy was exceedingly rare .

lives , adhered to the natural cycle of birth ,

number , had glimpsed the path to mastering life itself

, and enhancing their essence , they attained

martial artists were often more powerful than ordinary people and controlled far more

one profession stood out as the rarest , most revered , and highly sought

alchemists capable of refining pills were a rarity

the martial arts world , every alchemist was a

of refining fifth grade pills or higher , were considered true

regional governors becoming their

artists , traveling the martial world with unparalleled

, might even establish their own families or martial arts sects , ruling over entire

to align themselves with powerful families , noble houses , or even royal

such families and clans

access to an endless supply of ingredients

had already astonished the

family , Andrew was a genius in