NOVEL NEXT Chapter 106: Alchemy God
"This garden belonged to an Alchemy God," Noa replied to Qiqi's request. "I think we can work things out."
He shared this information with his usual aloofness.
There was no hint of emotion in his words—it was just his way of telling the little girl that even she could work in this garden.
"Yaaay!" Yun Qiqi exclaimed, her legs already moving.
After finding a spot near the lake, she kneeled and started digging instantly, the soil shifting under her fingers.
The grass also curled around her. It moved shyly at first, like the garden acknowledged her wishes.
'I can control it,' Noa thought, meanwhile.
He had just discovered that he could command nature itself in this room, opening countless possibilities he had yet to understand fully.
One of them was the way he allowed the soil to move the way Yun Qiqi wanted.
Noa could easily deny her everything she wanted to do.
He could even mend the ground, restoring it to its perfect state as if he had healed it with flawless precision.
Shaking his head, Noa did nothing.
Instead, he explored the garden's features in his mind by sensing its subtle energy shifts, silently altering patterns within the realm.
As the little girl had the time of her life and Noa was living in his head, people around them lowered their brows.
Alchemy God.
Not everyone had heard this name.
Especially non-cultivators who didn't even know that gods existed a long time ago.
For them, these divine beings were myths, legends, and sometimes even elements of faith, much like the dragons.
However, there was one big difference between them.
Gods were real, and even if average people didn't know that, every cultivator who was part of the major sects did.
If dragons existed before qi, gods were born from their ashes.
They were the first ones to learn how to control spiritual energy and strengthen their body and minds alike.
Comprehending Dao was child's play for them.
They were born as immortals, and thanks to their near-infinite lifespan and power, they created arts such as array crafting, beast taming, weapon forging, divination, illusion arts, and much more.
Everything that cultivators could achieve right now came from the knowledge gods had bestowed upon humanity.
Alchemy was one of them.
Yanmy the Mute Alchemist was a famous god who had created this art.
According to the myths, he had never spoken more than three words in his entire existence, as his life was dedicated to his craft alone.
He is said to have brewed the first pill from the dying sun.
His potions?
They could change fate itself, dictating and toying with life as if it were his plaything.
Of course, there were rumors about his garden as well. The Divine Silent Sanctuary was named by those who worshipped his craft, and according to them, there was nothing that couldn't grow in this garden.
It is believed that he had even concocted a heart for the planet Ligma—the final organ that gave it life and birthed the world itself.
Cultivators regarded his existence as close to a myth.
But—
The legacy he had left behind still existed, and even though his recipes, his garden, and his products had long disappeared, no alchemists could deny the importance his name held to this day.
Neither Qing Xuan, Xue Hanly, Mo Yuhua, nor her guards knew a lot about this art, but they still understood the significance of this place.
Someone as powerful and ancient as the Alchemy God had perished.
Yet, the place he had spent his entire life—the very location from which he had shaped the world they lived in—emerged right before their eyes.
What's more, now it belonged to Noa.
An entity that seemed even more ancient than the god.
Someone who didn't vanish because of time and casually summoned a dimension no one else could.
The idea of Noa being a primordial entity had long since cemented in their minds.
However, the lack of further information still caused eyes to blink in curiosity and reverence, leaving them silent this entire time.
Even Qing Xuan and Xue Hanly, who wanted to join with Yun Qiqi, stood still.
They had lost the motivation to play around and decided to explore the garden with Noa, following his relaxed walking pace without complaining.
'This place will strive,' Noa thought, not knowing the chaos he had birthed with his previous remark.
Still, he could guess at least.
And the faces he saw were enough indicators for him to understand that his plan had worked.
Now—
Noa had no idea how to fill this place with trees, herbs, and every other important resource he might need in the future.
There was a feature for him to purchase seeds from the system.
However, most of them had a higher rarity than Epic, and they remained locked by his robotic companion.
Thankfully, there was at least a single seed he could purchase and plant at this very moment.
{Ash Berry}
Description: A sweet and sour fruit once favored by the God Council. It grows under dim light, eats ashes instead of water, and blooms with pure qi.
Features: Can be cooked into Godblood Syrup; when eaten raw, it immediately purifies impurities
Growth Time: 3 Starless days
Harvest Yield: 4–7 berries per cycle
Requirement: There is only one garden that can grow this fruit
Rarity: Epic
Price: 15 TP
Noa didn't even hesitate to press his finger on the purchase button.
Although he was left with a single Tycoon Point, there was a satisfied smile plastered on his face.
'I can ask Yo Muhua for other seeds,' he thought, crossing the bridge. 'Until then, I can look after this tree and have some fun with it.'
The bridge took him closer to Yun Qiqi.
She was already humming an unknown song, her hands moving to create a tiny hill from the soil she had collected.
Then, poking at it, she declared, "You are the emperor of this place."
After noticing Noa's approach, she pointed at the hole she had just made and said, her voice full of confidence, "Big Brother Noa, maybe you could plant something here?"