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 , aging , illness , and death , completing

in number , had glimpsed the path to mastering

cultivating their energy , refining their bodies , and enhancing their essence , they attained

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

profession stood out as the rarest , most

of refining pills were a rarity

, in the martial arts world , every alchemist was a

ranking alchemists , capable of refining fifth grade pills or higher ,

alchemists were often recruited by regional governors becoming their indispensable allies

top tier martial artists , traveling the martial

, with great renown and influence , might even establish their own families or martial arts sects , ruling over entire territories and expanding their legacies

to align themselves with

families and clans controlled immense resources and wielded vast influence

ingredients

or alchemy , had already astonished the imperial capital a decade ago

prodigy of the Lloyd family , Andrew was a genius in every discipline he