All these factors contributed to his rapid progress in learning this skill, completing the task in just a mere ten days.

As for the third and fourth skills, both were related to material purification. For those who haven't mastered the Engraving Technique, they might seem like a Heavenly Book. But for Fang Hong, who held mastery over the Engraving Technique, they weren't so difficult; it was merely another practical application of the Engraving Technique.

So he spent half a month on each to pass.

The fifth skill was 'Multiple Construct.'

The Elf Alchemists of the Numelin Era certainly wouldn't, like modern Mortal Alchemists, craft the magic components individually before assembling them piece by piece, allowing the precision of the assembly process to significantly affect the capability of the Magic Guided Conductor.

In fact, the Elves' Alchemy was all formed as a whole, and the product shape was directly completed after refining.

Just like the scene Anluose had shown him before.

This skill, though, is not unattainable for mortals with the aid of a Magic Guided Furnace; some top-notch craftsmen also master similar skills. However, for ordinary alchemists, even the single component casting and refining is complex enough, especially for high-quality, structurally complex materials that, viewed from the perspective of the Magic Furnace—its structural points are an expansive star sky.

Not to mention multiple components and different material types formed into one whole? Without some experience, relying solely on calculations, it's nearly driving most alchemists to their graves.

Fang Hong spent considerable time learning this skill.

After all, according to Anluose, this was the first 'Advanced Skills' among the ten ancient skills he encountered. But even for an advanced skill, he only took twenty-seven days to complete, considering the breaks in between, the five skills didn't take more than three months in total.

However, the skill 'Elemental Filtration' ultimately left him perplexed.

According to Anluose, Elemental Filtration first requires sensing an element—though it's not necessarily specified which type of element, at least one must possess an Elemental Attribute.

"Even though this skill is also advanced," at the time, Anluose saw Fang Hong looking unwell and comforted him: "But it shouldn't be too difficult for you. Starting from the Ether, seeking the elemental structure, to put it frankly, it's also dependent on calculations and analysis."

Ordinarily, this is indeed the case, but when the Tower Guard said this, he evidently forgot there's a category of people in this world.

This category of people are called non-elemental self-aptitude bearers.

And Fang Hong clearly belongs to this group.

In fact, when Fang Hong heard this topic, his heart sank halfway; he knows his own situation best. The reason he became a Combat Artisan wasn't due to Elemental Affinity, but merely because of the legacy of Hain Famm.

He is a stowaway, not harmonized with the Glow Objects.

Nor does he have Elemental Affinity.

Naturally, with a mentality of cautious optimism, he attempted once or twice, but the results did not exceed his expectations.

However, simply giving up evidently wasn't in Fang Hong's dictionary. After that, he experimented with various methods.

Fang Hong couldn't even recall how many times he'd meditated into the Ether World—his Ether World is a web-like world—but Ether Magic Power is merely the upper structure of the world, he still needs to delve into the lower layers to find the more basic structure of this world.

Elements.

The array in his hand flickered once again with a faint golden glow, yet after a gleaming radiance, when Fang Hong opened his eyes, gazing at his empty palm, he couldn't help but sigh—another failure.

He couldn't remember exactly how many times he had failed.

Half of the month's deadline had already passed (twelve hours in the world behind the door as a day), but he still hadn't even a clue.

Beside him, Tata was powerless to intervene, merely watching her knight with some worry.

"Perhaps a rest is in order, Ade?" she gently suggested.

Fang Hong blinked in surprise, rarely did Miss Tata call him directly by his name.

But seeing the concern in Miss Dragon Soul's eyes, his heart warmed, and he replied: "Don't worry, Miss Tata, I understand." He would certainly try his utmost, but that didn't mean he'd stubbornly stick to one way. Numelin Elves' Alchemy might have some merits, but it doesn't mean it's the absolute truth.

Otherwise, modern Mortal Alchemy wouldn't have been born.

Having it is good, but not having it he can also accept. As for attempting every possibility, it's merely Fang Hong's ingrained habit.

He sat down, sharing a small piece of biscuit with Miss Tata—this afternoon rest seemed to have become a silent agreement between them. However, Tata, holding a biscuit in both hands, couldn't quite relax, only looking steadily up at him.

Fang Hong turned back, inadvertently noticing the starlight flicker in Miss Fairy's eyes, causing him to pause slightly.

He wished to ask something, but suddenly he recalled his days learning Alchemy with Kapuka—Miss Tata's eyes' glints seemed to shine like the starlight of this world.

In Eteliria, the flickering starlight composes everything—

However, starlight does not compose substance itself.

When this high-dimensional information traverses the Ether Sea, it presents different attributes, with Ether like underlying code, programming Starlight into different formats—thus under different codes, the Starlight composes the foundation of this world.

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