Chapter 524: The Power of the Alchemist: The Switching Altar Everyone Is Fighting Over (2/7, Request Subscription)

After signing the contract, Wu Ming returned home with a thrilled heart.

On the way, he smiled at everyone he met, leaving neighbors and passersby puzzled.

"Has Wu's idiot son finally woken up? He used to be a bookworm, now he actually greets people?"

The Wu household.

"Dad, Mom, I've switched to Alchemist! I've already signed a contract with the Adventurer's Guild—hundred-thousand-credit monthly salary!"

"What? Alchemist?"

"Can you brew immortal pills?"

Wu Ming smiled and explained one by one: "Of course not. Switching just unlocks personal potential—it lets you accumulate experience and grow. You can't leap to the top in one step."

"That's true. Leaping to the top? That's not good. Stay grounded—your future achievements might be even greater."

"Yes, my son has always been smart—he'll be excellent at alchemy."

After sharing his joy with his parents, Wu Ming returned to his bedroom, turned on his computer, and checked yesterday's post.

Holy crap—it had already piled up to over fifteen hundred replies, and the count was visibly climbing.

"Oh no, I just spent tens of thousands of credits," Wu Ming groaned, wanting to retract his promise.

But then he remembered he'd already switched to Alchemist—if he broke his word, he'd become a laughingstock.

He quickly opened the settlement page and sent fifty credits to each person.

Yes, the one who had loudly claimed yesterday in the post that he'd switch to Sword Immortal was Wu Ming.

"Wow, the big shot settled up—did he really become a Sword Immortal?"

"Husband, look over here!"

"I'm your long-lost son, Dad!"

There were plenty of shameless creatures on the forum—Wu Ming was long used to it.

【Didn't switch to Sword Immortal—only switched to Alchemist. Still, not bad.】

"Not bad? My friend switched to Alchemist—he's already making hundreds of thousands per month!"

"Whoa, that's insane! Isn't that even better than a top university?"

"High-tier professions are just like top universities. Once you accumulate experience, you'll quickly become a Gao Jie professional. You yourself are productivity—you're basically your own company."

"I want to switch! Aaaah!"

"Husband, how does switching work?"

"Husband, say something!"

"By the way, hasn't anyone switched to a combat profession? Isn't Alchemist kind of weak?"

【Weak? The Alchemist's description clearly states—Alchemists can refine anything. With sufficient power, they can crush enemies entirely into the alchemical furnace and turn them to ash.】

【I can prove it—I switched to Spirit Gardener, another life profession. But the profession description says: at its peak, a Spirit Gardener can condense powerful plants. Wow, I'm going to summon the Tree Realm!】

"Uh… so, Big Shot, what can you control now々｀?"

【I can control ordinary aquatic weeds like water hyacinth—catching a small fish is no problem.】

"…"

"You're still a long way from summoning the Tree Realm, Big Shot!"

In the Cave Heaven.

Su Xiao lay on her bed, watching online discussions about switched professions, her little feet bouncing happily as she absentmindedly grabbed potato chips and tossed them into her mouth.

She opened the chat group.

Su Xiao: "Taixuan Brother, you said in the Switching Altar that Alchemists can suppress enemies—is that true?"

Xiao Mai: "Isn't Alchemist a life profession? I remember you posted the profession introduction before."

Gai Baily: "I remember too."

Zhang Taixuan: "Of course. Think about it—who are the people who play alchemy?"

Ye Hei: "Cultivators!"

Han Paopao: "In myths and legends, those who brew pills are all big shots."

Zhang Taixuan: "So, anyone who switches to Alchemist has strong cultivation talent. They just have even stronger alchemy talent than cultivation talent!"

Su Xiao: "Wow, so that's how it is. But if they focus solely on alchemy and neglect their cultivation talent, won't we be wasting talent?"

Ye Hei: "Yeah, that's true. They have excellent cultivation talent, but after switching, they get blinded by alchemy and only study it. Originally they could achieve immortality, yet end up as just a handful of earth—what a pity."

Han Paopao: "It's definitely a waste."

Zhang Taixuan: "??? What do you think Alchemist is? This profession depends on insight and talent. Anyone who switches to Alchemist is an inner genius—sharp-minded and spiritually attuned!"

Zhang Taixuan: "These sharp minds would never abandon Qi Refining."

Zhang Sanfeng: "Indeed. Since alchemy is so closely tied to cultivation, if they can't see that, even if they switched to a cultivation profession, their ultimate achievement would be limited."

Lin Fengjiao: "The Dao Lord's concern is spot on. As a Huaren, if you can't understand the link between cultivation and alchemy, I doubt you're even native."

Yue Buqun: "That's absolutely correct."

Su Xiao: "Then what about Spirit Gardener? Can they really summon the Tree Realm?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Switching unlocks human potential and gives them a very high starting point. Whether it's summoning the Tree Realm or manifesting the Susano-o Buddha—it all depends on the cultivator's talent."

Su Xiao: "So—it's entirely possible!"

Zhang Taixuan: "Exactly. How high the heart reaches, so far the cultivator can go. The path of cultivation is limited not just by external conditions, but by imagination."

Zhang Junbao: "Dao Lord, will our Tai Xuan Realm set up Switching Altars?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Of course. I'll place altars in the Mortal Realm, the Lesser Immortal Realm, the Earth Immortal Realm, and even Yuli's world."

Xiao Mai: "Wow, Dao Lord Brother is so generous!"

Su Xiao: "【LOL】Xiao Mai, you forgot—those worlds are all under Dao Lord's control. Placing those altars is like upgrading your own world, accelerating its advancement!"

Ying Zheng: "The welfare in the Dao Lord's world is amazing. Without this chat group, I'd never have dreamed of ascending to the Dao Lord's realm!"

Li Shimin: "Who can deny it! Su Xiao has to pay for it, but in the Dao Lord's world, it's simply granted."

Zhang Junbao: "【Proud】 What can I say? That's our Ancestral Master!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "The Dao Lord is also our Wudang's Ancestral Master. 【Wink】"

Han Paopao: "｀ 」 The Dao Lord is also our Profound Heaven Sect's Ancestral Master! 【Seeking Recognition】"

Xiao Mai: "Wow, you're all throwing away your dignity for the Transmutation Altar. Even True Person Zhang has learned to be cute."

Ying Zheng No. 2: "Cute for a million? I'm doing it too! 【Seeking Recognition】"

Su Xiao: "… Where's your dignity? Where's your self-respect!"

Zhang Taixuan: "Hmm, you probably can't afford this anytime soon. How about this—I'll leave one Transmutation Altar for rent. Ten thousand points per month. How many you can transmute depends on your own ability."

Zhang Taixuan: "After all, the Dao is not lightly passed on. Things too easily obtained are rarely cherished."

Su Xiao: "Does it come with cultivation techniques? That'd be a loss."

Zhang Taixuan: "It only unlocks potential, the interface, the leveling system, and the most basic techniques. If you want divine arts, teach them yourselves—you already have plenty of techniques in hand."

Zhang Sanfeng: "【Thank you】 Unlocking potential is already excellent."

Lin Fengjiao: "【Agree】"

Ying Zheng: "I'll take the Altar. Perfect—I'll transmute my Supernatural Army."

Ying Zheng No. 2: "Damn, spending ten thousand points on that was worth it. But my Supernatural Army is still too small—who should I transmute?"

Su Xiao: "If you transmute a few rebels, Brother Zheng's head will explode."

Li Shimin: "【Laughing Hard】 Exactly."

Ying Zheng No. 2: "Laugh at me? Laugh all you want, Li Er—your aristocratic clans aren't even united with you, are they? Keep them under tight control, or you'll crash. If they come begging for help in this group, it'll be hilarious."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Right, none of you should point fingers at the other."

Ying Zheng: "What, Old Zhu thinks your side's fine? Just look at your own generation—you've got more than a few oddball sons. Transmute them, and the whole realm will collapse."

Zhu Youjian: "…"

Su Xiao: "【Sly Smile】 Emperor Chongzhen, you're holding back your laughter, aren't you? Laugh all you want—as long as you don't step onto the arena, Zhu Yuanzhang can't reach you."