Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2163

The largest square in Drifting Specter Royal City was already packed with people even before the appointed time. Zhang Xuan had thought that a hundred thousand people would be the limit, but the number before him had far exceeded that number.

Other than the elevated platform that had been set up in advance, the square was filled with people. There were even quite a few people riding on aerial celestial beasts to float in the air.

“The number of people who have come … has probably exceeded five hundred thousand!”

A gray-robed elder sitting on the back of an aerial celestial beast looked at the huge crowd before him with a frown.

“I can only say that the influence of the Beauty Pill is simply too great!” a black-robed elder said.

“Indeed. I bought this pill and studied it carefully. From the looks of it, it’s just an ordinary low-tier God Essence Pill. Be it the medicinal composition or the forging method, it’s identical. However, for some reason, its effects are truly astounding!”

The gray-robed elder shook his head.

The Beauty Pill was extremely popular in Royal City, so he had ordered his men to buy it and study it. It took him three whole days to come up with the conclusion that … it was just an ordinary low-tier God Essence Pill!

Back then, he felt like he had been screwed.

A low-tier God Essence Pill could be bought with a single Divine Coin, but the price of the Beauty Pill was 1,500 times that of the Beauty Pill. He had consumed it himself, and he could clearly feel its effects!

The trauma that he had sustained from an accident had been healed with ease, and his skin looked much better than before.

Yet, he had taken out an ordinary God Essence Pill, but it was completely ineffective.

Even after studying it for several days, he was still unable to make sense of what was going on.

That was why he had rushed over to take a look at the person who was able to forge such a pill with his own eyes.

“I have studied it as well, and the conclusion I came to is the same as yours,” the black-robed elder said with a bitter smile. “Based on what I know, the entire Apothecary Guild in Royal City is doing the same as well, and they came to the same conclusion. It seems like their guild leader is on the verge of going insane.”

“You mean Apothecary Zhou Feng?” the gray-robed elder asked.

“That’s right.” The black-robed elder nodded.

“Zhou Feng is Fu Jiangchen’s direct disciple. His skill in pill forging is above even yours and mine, but even he failed to figure it out?” the gray-robed elder asked doubtfully.

Fu Jiangchen was the most famous apothecary in the Firmament. It was said that he had once forged pills for a God Monarch.

His disciples could be found all over the God World, and every single one of them was famous. Among his disciples, Zhou Feng could be considered to be one of the strongest.

“I once taught an apothecary in their guild, and he told me personally that when the Beauty Pill first appeared on the market, they had already purchased three of them through a special channel. They had even studied the medicinal herbs used to forge the Beauty Pill in reverse, and the forging method is identical to that of low-tier God Essence Pills!” Zhang Xuan said.

The grey-robed elder said.

Reverse research on medicinal herbs was to use a special method to deduce the composition of the medicinal pill and the heat control needed to refine it.

To reverse engineer a finished product, one would need to master extremely profound alchemy knowledge. Even if they wanted to do it, it would take a lot of time.

“Indeed. However, it’s a pity that the Beauty Pill isn’t a God Essence Pill. There must be something within it that we are unable to detect …” Hearing that the guild leader of the Apothecary Guild was in the same state as them, the black-robed elder heaved a sigh of relief.

The fact that even the guild leader of the Beauty Pill was unable to do so did not mean that his pill forging skills were lacking. Rather, the apothecary who had forged the Beauty Pill was simply too powerful.

Just as the black-robed elder was about to finish his words, the anxious voice of the grey-robed elder sounded. “Look, isn’t that … Grandmaster Fu Jiangchen?”

The black-robed elder quickly raised his head and saw an aerial divine beast appearing not too far away. At the very front of the divine beast was an old man with a white beard. There were a few people standing behind him, not daring to sit down.

The one standing at the very front was the Apothecary Zhou Feng whom they had spoken of earlier.

“It’s him!”

The black-robed elder exclaimed in disbelief. “Back then, when I was traveling the Myriad Worlds, I was fortunate enough to meet him and listen to his lecture. His demeanor as a grandmaster is truly mesmerizing … But why would he come here personally?”

“Indeed. He’s a God King … Why would he come here personally? Could it be that he has studied the Beauty Pill before and is unable to figure out what’s going on? “the grey-robed elder asked hesitantly.

This was the only reason he could think of.

“That’s possible … Even the most famous apothecary of the Firmament is unable to figure out how formidable the person who forged the Beauty Pill is …”

The black-robed elder looked at the elevated platform with a look of disbelief.

That was Fu Jiangchen, a God King who had forged pills for even God Monarchs in the past!

He didn’t even know who the creator of the Beauty Pill was.

…

“Since the Beauty Pill is so formidable, why don’t you sneak over and capture the apothecary to obtain the pill forging method?”

Amidst the crowd, a middle-aged man looked at his companion doubtfully. “Don’t tell me that you are afraid of the rules of the Sky of Drifting Specter and the fact that this is Drifting Specter Royal City?”

As the capital of the Sky of Drifting Specter, even though there were many rules in place, robberies were still a common occurrence.

The Beauty Pill was clearly a profitable business, and it had stolen the livelihood of many people the moment it was released. How could the experts of Royal City possibly allow the apothecary to remain unscathed and appear in public?

“In the face of profit, who would care so much?”

His companion replied with a bitter smile. “I’ve sent my strongest subordinates out, but three high-tier Celestial Gods didn’t return at all. They were easily killed!”

“Three high-tier Celestial Gods were killed? Is the apothecary that formidable? “the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes in astonishment.

In the Firmament, high-tier Celestial Gods could already be considered as experts. Yet, all three of them had been killed. Could it be that the apothecary was a God King?

“It’s not that he’s formidable, but the Qi Clan!” his companion replied.

“The Qi Clan?”

“That’s right. The God King of the Qi Clan has publicly declared that anyone who touches the apothecary is equivalent to offending the Qi Clan. There was once a God King who refused to submit to the Qi Clan, but before he could even get close to the Qi Clan, he was severely injured and chased out of the Qi Clan.

“The old ancestor of the Qi Clan? Are you referring to the Conferred God King Qi Meng?” the middle-aged man’s face paled.

He had been thinking that if the apothecary’s medicine was really as miraculous as the rumors made it out to be, he would find an opportunity to capture the apothecary and force the apothecary out of him. Who could have thought that the old ancestor of the Qi Clan would make a move on him?

Qi Meng was an expert who had once fought alongside a God Monarch. In the Sky of Drifting Specter, he could be considered as one of the top geniuses in the world. As long as a God Monarch did not make a move, no one would be able to stop him.

If someone like that dared to cause trouble for him … he must be tired of living!

“Indeed. I advise you to keep your thoughts to yourself, or else you might not even know how you died,” his companion warned.

If the apothecary did not have any means to protect himself, he would have been killed long ago.

The Firmament, even the Royal City of the Sky of Drifting Specter, was not as peaceful as it seemed.

…

“Old ancestor, I have looked into the matter, and it was indeed the old ancestor of the Qi Clan who made a move!”

In a massive floating residence in the Sky of Drifting Specter, a middle-aged man clasped his fist and reported.

“Qi Meng is the same as me. He has been injured in the past, and his lifespan is already nearing its end. He has never cared about worldly affairs, so why would he suddenly protect a mere apothecary? No matter how miraculous his pill is, it shouldn’t be of much use to a Conferred God King! ”

A perplexed voice echoed in the room.

It was the other Conferred God King of the Sky of Drifting Specter, Beitang Xue!

At their level of cultivation, there were very few things that could attract their attention.

Under normal circumstances, they would spend their time in seclusion, not bothering themselves with worldly affairs. Why would they suddenly choose to protect a mere apothecary?

Not only so, they even made a move to deal with a God King and severely injure the latter.

By doing so, they would have offended the power behind the other party, and that could very well lead to an even greater conflict.

“I’m not too sure about the exact details, but I do know that the Qi Clan has purchased a thousand Beauty Pills. Those who consume the pills are able to enhance their talents and fighting prowess significantly. This is especially so for Qi Yue. It’s said that he has already managed to peer into the secrets of the God King realm, and he’s on the verge of making a breakthrough! ”

The middle-aged man outside reported respectfully.

“On the verge of making a breakthrough?” Beitang Xue was taken aback. “Are the pills really that miraculous?”

“That’s right!” The middle-aged man flicked his wrist, and a jade box appeared in his palm. “I have specially purchased this. Old ancestor, please take a look!”

Hu!

The jade box flew over.

In the room, Beitang Xue picked up the pill and examined it. Perplexed, he swallowed the pill.

“This …”

Beitang Xue narrowed his eyes. “I sense the aura of a God Monarch!”

“A God Monarch?” the middle-aged man exclaimed in shock.

“Indeed. If I’m not mistaken, this pill is only an ordinary low-tier God Essence Pill. However, it harnesses the God Monarch zhenqi that only God Monarchs are capable of cultivating.

Of course, this is only my conjecture. A true God Monarch zhenqi should be even purer than this, but it doesn’t have the effect of healing internal injuries. I’ll have to meet Qi Meng to understand the details! ”

He had fought alongside a God Monarch, and he had seen a God Monarch in action.

Their strength was pure, and it carried with it the pressure of the world.

The pill before him exuded such a feeling as well, but it was clearly many times weaker.

“Old ancestor, are you going to meet that person from the Qi Clan?” the middle-aged man asked.

“Indeed. I thought that the old fellow doesn’t care about anything, but from the looks of it now, it seems like I’ve fallen behind. Even if the person who forged this pill isn’t a God Monarch, he must be closely related to a God Monarch. Once we fall behind, we’ll always fall behind. It’s one thing if we don’t know about it, but once we do, our Beitang Clan will be left in the dust by the Qi Clan! ”

Beitang Xue said as he stood up.

He had no idea how the pill was forged, but the fact that it was effective meant that it was real.

Given that he was unable to comprehend the authenticity of the pill, there was no doubt that it had something to do with a God Monarch.

Even as a Conferred God King, he dared not say too much about the matter. It would be best if he could find a way to interfere in the matter, or else it would be too late if he missed this opportunity.