Chapter 728 - 653: Bottlenecks Are a Limitation for Ordinary People, Too Eager to Improve

’The Pharmacist profession is now at Tier Four Masterful, 75% complete. With only 25% left, I should be able to advance to Tier Five in just over a month at my current rate of Potential Point consumption!’

Yang Chan mentally calculated the progress of his Pharmacist profession. As his Daily Potential Point Collection increased, his advancement speed grew rapidly, far exceeding his expectations.

For Yang Chan, however, this was undoubtedly a good thing.

The sooner his Pharmacist profession advanced, the more it would benefit his Alchemy. While it didn’t directly improve his Alchemy Ability, the associated experience and insights were the most valuable rewards.

Each advancement granted him a complete set of memories.

The current Pharmacist examinations in the Taiyu Divine Continent leaned heavily toward Alchemy, but the memories Yang Chan gained from advancing his profession were far more comprehensive.

During previous advancements of his Pharmacist profession, Yang Chan had obtained similarly complete memories, which had been immensely beneficial.

This knowledge had been a great help in refining various poisons for self-protection. He had even created a poison capable of harming a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster, though he’d never had an opportunity to use it.

As for dealing with a Blood Exchange Martial Saint, however, Yang Chan was currently at a loss. At that level, a cultivator could use Blood Exchange techniques to expel poisons from their body, even if the toxins had penetrated their blood, bone marrow, or heart.

This detoxification method was far more formidable than that of an Inner Master, and its effectiveness was astounding.

A poison that could affect an Inner Master might be considered ordinary. But a poison that could harm a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster would have to be a virulent substance infused with a Spiritual Object. If such a poison were to enter the body of an Inner Master, it would be instantly fatal, leaving no chance for detoxification.

Consequently, the concoction process was extremely complex, and the refining was even more difficult. Yang Chan hadn’t prepared much of it. He had originally planned to use it only at a critical moment or when he wanted to avoid revealing his Cultivation level, but for now, there was no occasion for it.

Here at the Merak Sacred Land’s Pill Pavilion Spirit Medicine Tower, he hadn’t encountered any danger. On the contrary, life had been quite peaceful. As operations at the Spirit Medicine Tower became more organized, the time required of him had decreased.

With Han Bingyu, Xu Gaocen, and the others in charge, major problems were unlikely. If they faced a decision they couldn’t make, they could always come to him. In any case, Yang Chan’s residence in the Pill Pavilion was not far from the Spirit Medicine Tower.

’After my Pharmacist profession advances, I’ll go back to allocating Potential Points to my Martial Arts Cultivation!’

’I’ll also keep improving my Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill and Sword Master profession. By then, my Daily Potential Point Collection should have increased significantly again, so I can afford to spend more points on them.’

’The Taiyuan Soul Sword and Peng Demon Martial Seal can be improved further as well!’

With his Daily Potential Point Collection on the rise, Yang Chan naturally adjusted his point allocation strategy.

Take the Sword Master profession, for example. He hadn’t planned on advancing it further, but now he could resume allocating points to it. Although progress was difficult, consistent effort would surely yield results over time.

Besides, advancing as a Sword Master didn’t have a restriction like needing a Divine Vein. Others hit a wall due to a combination of factors like Talent and Comprehension, but for Yang Chan, these were non-issues.

For his Potential Points and his status panel, no bottleneck was an obstacle. As long as he had enough Potential Points, any bottleneck could be shattered. For him, they simply didn’t exist.

Bottlenecks were a limitation for ordinary people, not for Yang Chan.

Previously, advancing his Sword Master profession had also spurred the improvement of his Taiyuan Soul Sword. That was why he had put upgrading the Taiyuan Soul Sword on the back burner; after all, once his Sword Master profession leveled up, cultivating the Taiyuan Soul Sword would become twice as effective.

’I’ll keep postponing cultivating the Health Cultivation Techniques from the Merak Sacred Land. I’ll reconsider it after my Pharmacist profession advances. Right now, I don’t have enough time to spend on other Health Cultivation Techniques!’

Cultivating Health Cultivation Techniques could increase his Lifespan and Martial Arts Talent. However, with his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill at its current level, the benefits from ordinary Health Cultivation Techniques were no longer very significant.

The normal cultivation speed for a Health Cultivation Technique was not fast; in fact, one could even call it slow. This was true even with his extremely high Martial Arts Talent and the bonus from his panel. It would be better to just use Potential Points to upgrade it when the time came.

And since he didn’t plan on adding any new skills that would consume his Potential Points, he naturally had no intention of cultivating other Health Cultivation Techniques at the moment.

For now, his Wind-Stepping Technique and Demon Suppressing Swordsmanship were sufficient, so he wasn’t in a hurry to upgrade them. Besides, ever since his Sword Master profession reached Tier Three Mastery, his terrifying Sword Domain was enough to handle most problems.

Yang Chan’s Meditation and Breath Holding Technique had reached Tier Five, allowing him to completely conceal his aura. Since he no longer had to worry about being exposed, he naturally had no plans to improve it further.

As for the Yuanzhen Mutual Sensing Technique, a Dual Cultivation Method, Yang Chan had no intention of using Potential Points to upgrade it. He much preferred to rely on his own "efforts." This also helped Han Bingyu and Princess Lan Yue improve their Martial Arts Cultivation, killing three birds with one stone, so to speak. Under these circumstances, relying on Potential Points would imply he wasn’t quite... *up* to the task.

Yang Chan was a real man; naturally, he had to prove himself. That was why he had always relied on his own power to advance the Yuanzhen Mutual Sensing Technique, bringing it all the way to its current level of Tier Three Mastery. With a little more hard work, he was confident he could reach Tier Four Masterful.

In this matter, Yang Chan was extremely diligent. He was basically never idle at night, always focusing his heart and soul on improving the Yuanzhen Mutual Sensing Technique. And the two women, Han Bingyu and Princess Lan Yue, both reaped immense benefits from it.