However, no one could resist the temptation of the Sanctuary-realm. After reading Rogge's magic notes, Sendros was even more eager to improve his strength. Other than a long period of meditation, the only thing that could achieve that was probably the legendary Tribute of Darkness, the Undead Sacred Medicine.
The Tribute of Darkness was known as the Sacred Medicine of the Undead, and was a treasure that Necromancers coveted. It was said that anyone who consumed the Tribute of Darkness would immediately turn into a dark form. This was also one of the forms closest to the origin of magic. Under the state of darkness, manipulating the dark magical elements would become a kind of instinct. It was a kind of complete mastery and perfect control, just like the legendary incarnation of darkness.
With Sendros' years of accumulation and the magic notes of the powerful Sanctuary Master Rogge, he would definitely be able to enter the Sanctuary-realm if he could really obtain the Tribute of Darkness. The Sanctuary-realm was the ultimate pursuit of every ambitious mage, and no one could resist the temptation of the Sanctuary-realm.
Hence, despite feeling a little embarrassed, Sendros couldn't help but ask Lin Li about it. After all, Sendros already knew that Lin Li should have reached the Guru-level in pharmaceutics through the incident where Lin Li had detoxified the poison of the pope of the Brilliance Shrine. In the entire world of Anril, Lin Li was the only pharmacist who could concoct the Tribute of Darkness.
"Well, I should have some confidence, but I lack a lot of the materials needed to concoct the Tribute of Darkness, especially a few of the main herbs," Lin Li answered after some hesitation.
The concoction of the Tribute of Darkness was actually a deal that Lin Li had made with Sendros a long time ago when he was still an Archmage. Sendros gave Lin Li the Heart of the Fallen that he had collected, and helped him integrate it into the soul fire of the Humerus Wyrm on the condition that Lin Li could help him concoct the Tribute of Darkness after his abilities reached a certain level.
At that time, Lin Li wanted to turn him down, because although he was also a pharmaceutics Guru, he was less than 30% confident in concocting the Tribute of Darkness. The Tribute of Darkness was the most difficult to concoct among all the Guru-level potions. In fact, in the opinion of many pharmacists, one would probably have to reach the level of a Divine Smith in order to successfully concoct the Tribute of Darkness.
However, after such a long period of training, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Lin Li was at the peak of the Guru realm even though he was still at the level of a pharmaceutics Guru. In particular, this time, he had a slight understanding of the power of the Sanctuary-realm in the field of magic. Although it was not absolute, the clarity of the essence of power had also allowed him to make a significant improvement in the preparation of potions.
Hence, if he were to formulate the Tribute of Darkness now, he would be 70% to 80% confident in being able to do so. However, the difficulty in concocting the Tribute of Darkness didn't just lie in the technical aspect. The rarity of the materials was also an important reason why many people were deterred. The two main herbs that Lin Li had never seen before were the Everfrost Flower of the Arctic Icefield and the fruit of the Heart-devouring Tree below the 33rd floor of the abyss.
"In that case, what if you have all the materials? How confident are you in being able to formulate it?" Sendros asked frantically.
"Why? Have you already collected all the herbs you need?" Lin Li asked, feeling shocked upon hearing Sendros' words. He knew that many precious herbs couldn't be bought with money, nor could they be found with strength. They were things that could only be found by luck and couldn't be sought after.
Under Lin Li's gaze, Sendros nodded slowly, and said, "You also know that although the Darkness Shrine has only been around for more than 1,000 years, the Eternal Shrine that preceded the Darkness Shrine has existed in Anril for countless years. Although there isn't much left of the inheritance that we received back then, we still have the ability to gather all the herbs needed for the Tribute of Darkness. "
In fact, with Sendros' current strength and Rogge's magic notes, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to step into the Sanctuary-realm even without the help of the Tribute of Darkness. All he needed was time. However, through the incident this time, Sendros had a vague premonition that Anril might soon become chaotic even though the calamity did not happen. Under such circumstances, it was necessary for him and the Darkness Shrine to step into the Sanctuary-realm as soon as possible.
"However, I'm only about 80% confident. Unless there's another chance of failure, I suggest you wait a little longer if you don't have enough materials," Lin Li said conservatively. He had no choice but to be conservative. The value of the herbs needed to concoct the Tribute of Darkness was probably enough to buy the entire Felan Kingdom. If the concoction failed, the loss would be too great.
After hearing Lin Li's words, Sendros couldn't help but hesitate. He was also a pharmaceutics Master, and had a deep understanding of the value of various herbs. He also knew how difficult it was to concoct the Tribute of Darkness. However, after hesitating for a moment, he still said to Lin Li, "Although the materials are only enough to concoct one potion, I still want to give it a try. Those herbs may be precious, but they won't be of any value if they can't be concocted into a potion. "
Sendros's thoughts were actually very simple. After all, the Divine Smith had always existed in legends, and was a rather illusory existence to most people. Although Lin Li was now a pharmaceutics Guru, he had no idea how long he would have to wait for him to become a Divine Smith. With the time he had to wait, Sendros might have already stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, and wouldn't need the help of the Tribute of Darkness at all.
Lin Li also understood Sendros' thoughts. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Okay, I can give it a try, but in order to ensure the success rate, I have to make some preparations beforehand."
Sendros was overjoyed, and he hurriedly said to Lin Li, "Thank you very much, then. Feel free to let me know if you need anything. I'll get them to cooperate fully." Although he did not have the ability to concoct the Tribute of Darkness, he also knew that there was a lot of preparatory work to concoct a potion of that level, and it couldn't be concocted just by gathering the herbs.
Lin Li's original plan was to settle the matter after coming out of the big rift, and then put an end to the matters in the Darkness Shrine. However, he didn't expect Sendros to suddenly suggest concocting the Tribute of Darkness. Since they had already agreed on that a long time ago, Lin Li naturally had nothing to say about it.
Although the herbs were all provided by Sendros, Lin Li didn't really want to waste the precious herbs that were hard to come by. Hence, before he began to concoct the potion, he did a lot of preparation work. First of all, he had to do a lot of calculations to separate each step of the concoction process, and then analyze it to find a solution to the difficulties. Lin Li said that he was 80% confident, but since he had promised Sendros, he had to do his best. After all, the herbs that Sendros had were barely enough to concoct the Tribute of Darkness. Once he failed, there would be no chance at all. Hence, many things had to be written on paper first, which required a lot of calculations.
However, it was not enough to just talk on paper. He had to conduct a lot of experiments to verify various concoction techniques. Although he used some herbs that were easier to obtain, the consumption was also extremely shocking. Fortunately, although the Darkness Shrine had declined, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse, and they were still quite wealthy. Otherwise, the consumption of the experiments alone would have been enough to make people flinch at the sight of it.
"Joan, go and get some more herbs according to the list. We're running out of supplies in the laboratory." In the laboratory that Sendros had specially arranged for him, Lin Li yelled at his assistant while operating the equipment in his hands.
"Yes, Master Felic, I'll go right away." Joan had been Lin Li's assistant for the past few days. Although he was called an assistant, he actually couldn't help much. He mainly helped to retrieve various herbs. In the past few days, he felt that his heart had begun to bleed as he watched a large number of precious herbs being moved over and turned into worthless waste. The process was simply too torturous.
However, Joan didn't dare to say anything, because the chief high priest had personally instructed him to listen to Master Felic more and speak less. Although he didn't know what Master Felic was going to do, he reckoned that it had to be a very important matter since the chief high priest attached so much importance to it.
The calamity of the Darkness Shrine this time, including what Lin Li had done and the incarnation of the God of Darkness, were only known by Sendros and a few other senior executives. Apart from a few senior executives, Lin Li was just a distinguished guest invited by the chief high priest, Sendros, in the eyes of the ordinary believers of Darkness. Those who were more well-informed would also know about the Tower of Dusk and some of the cooperation between the Tower of Dusk and the Darkness Shrine.
Joan took the list that Lin Li had given him, and when he looked at the various herbs written on it, he couldn't help but be secretly astonished. Although the Ghostgrass and lilies were not extremely precious herbs, their value was rather shocking when combined with the quantity.
"Nark, carry these herbs quickly," Joan said as he handed the list to the black-robed priest, Nark, who was in charge of guarding the herbs.
"Oh my God, why are you here again? Did the higher-ups ask you to build another warehouse somewhere else!?" It was no wonder that Nark said that. The herbs that he had taken away from him over the past few days were almost half of the inventory in the warehouse.
"Don't make wild guesses, hurry up and get ready," Joan said with a wry smile. If Nark knew that the herbs that he had taken away over the past few days had already turned into waste, he would probably vomit blood.
Nark had also received instructions from Sendros. Hence, he only expressed his surprise for a moment before turning around to retrieve the herbs from the storeroom. As he walked, he looked at the herbs on the list and shook his head. This time, there's going to be another huge space in the storeroom!
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