Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2200

The number one apothecary of the Firmament had indeed reached the pinnacle in terms of control over fire and medicinal properties. As long as Zhang Xuan gave a precise timing and steps, Fu Jiangchen would be able to complete it perfectly.

It didn’t take long for the hundred or so medicinal herbs to fuse together perfectly, forming a fist-sized droplet of medicinal herbs.

Initially, Fu Jiangchen was still a little incredulous when he saw the medicinal herbs fusing together perfectly. But as time went by, he was so shocked that he was already numb to it.

It seemed like as long as the other party followed his instructions, no matter how difficult the medicinal herbs were to fuse together, he would be able to fuse them together perfectly.

Initially, he was still a little perplexed as to why this was possible, but in the end, he realized that the young man’s understanding of medicinal herbs had already reached a level that was ingrained into his very bones.

Take the Saliva of the Azure Serpent Dragon for example. It was an extremely poisonous herb, but if one were to raise its temperature to 1,300 degrees celsius within a breath, its toxicity would dissipate for half a breath. If one were to fuse it with the Deepwood Flower, not only would the toxicity not relapse, it would even retain the energy that stimulated one’s cells.

It was the same for the Hundred Leaves Purple Aromatic Flower. It had the ability to freeze one’s zhenqi, but if one were to fuse it with a specific medicinal herb at a specific temperature, not only would it not affect one’s zhenqi, it would even stabilize one’s meridians and speed up the circulation of one’s zhenqi!

The properties of each and every medicinal herb were brought out perfectly by the young man before him, not going to waste a single bit.

He was already an expert apothecary, but it was only at this moment that he realized that there was such a way to forge pills as well. It was as if a whole new world had opened up in his mind, and he couldn’t close it anymore.

“Wait a moment …”

Fu Jiangchen was just about to heave a sigh of relief when he suddenly thought of something and asked, “You have already forged 107 medicinal herbs. Why haven’t you taken out the main medicinal herb yet?” Zhang Xuan’s eyes widened in astonishment.

He didn’t have the time to think about it at all, so he immediately realized that something was amiss.

He had looked through the pill formula, and there were a total of 108 medicinal herbs. He had already forged 107 of them, so why hadn’t the main medicinal herb appeared yet?

The main medicinal herb was the core of the entire pill. It was similar to the steel bars and pillars of a building. Only with its existence could the final product be completed.

Usually, the main medicinal herb would be placed at the very front, and the other medicinal herbs would be fused together. However, Fu Jiangchen had already forged 107 medicinal herbs, and they were all ingredients …

Are you sure you really want to refine this pill?

Just like stir-frying a dish, it was ready to be served. There were only garlic, ginger, green onions, pepper, thirteen spices, and other condiments. There wasn’t even a main dish to be seen … Are you kidding me?

“Don’t worry, continue heating!”

Zhang Xuan stared at the alchemy furnace in front of him.

“Alright!” Even though Fu Jiangchen was perplexed, he knew that it was an order from the other party. Thus, he didn’t dare to hesitate. He infused his zhenqi into the cauldron furiously, and the flames on the cauldron immediately intensified.

The temperature of the pill furnace increased rapidly.

“Is that enough?”

Fu Jiangchen’s eyebrows shot up as he asked anxiously. The medicinal droplets that he had just forged were beginning to boil, seemingly on the verge of exploding at any moment.

The medicinal liquid had already fused. If he continued to heat it up and caused it to explode, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

“Not enough, continue!”

Zhang Xuan.

Fu Jiangchen gritted his teeth as he channeled his energy frenziedly into the cauldron, causing the temperature of the cauldron to rise further.

“The temperature has reached the limit of my ability …”

In just five short breaths, the number one apothecary of the Firmament was already sweating profusely.

With his current cultivation and strength, the temperature of the cauldron had already reached its limit. If he were to raise the temperature any higher, not only would he run out of zhenqi, he might even lose control of the cauldron and cause it to explode.

“The temperature is still a little lacking …” Zhang Xuan frowned.

The Grass of God King was able to survive even spatial turbulence without being damaged in the slightest. It had a very high requirement on temperature. While the temperature of the flames that Fu Jiangchen was driving was not low, it was still not high enough to melt the Grass of God King.

“But I have already given it my all …” Fu Jiangchen’s face paled. “On top of that, I can only sustain my zhenqi for thirty breaths before it runs dry …”

As powerful as he was, exerting his zhenqi and mental strength to such an extent was extremely taxing on him. Most likely, thirty breaths was his limit.

Once his zhenqi ran dry, all of his previous efforts would go to waste.

Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly.

He had already planned everything out, but who could have thought that Fu Jiangchen’s zhenqi reserves would be so weak?

Furthermore, if the temperature of the flames could not reach the required level, it would be futile even if he were to persist for another thirty breaths!

“There’s no other way …” Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes. “Your current cultivation is at God King realm advanced stage, and you’re about to make a breakthrough to God King realm pinnacle. While the amount of zhenqi in your body won’t increase, the purity of your zhenqi will increase significantly. This way, the temperature of the flames you drive will reach the required level!”

Fu Jiangchen’s cultivation was only at God King realm advanced stage, so he was still a distance away from reaching God King realm pinnacle. However, there was only one way for him to avoid failure, and that was for him to make a breakthrough as soon as possible!

As long as he could reach God King realm pinnacle, his zhenqi would become even purer, and the temperature of the flames would become even higher. By then, he would be able to melt the Grass of God King and successfully forge the pill.

Otherwise, all of his previous efforts would have gone to waste.

“Make a breakthrough?” Hearing those words, Fu Jiangchen’s body trembled. “This isn’t the time to joke around …”

He knew very well how high his cultivation was. If he could have made a breakthrough, he would have done so long ago.

Not to mention, he was in the midst of forging the pill, so he couldn’t care less about anything else … Make a breakthrough?

You must be joking!

“I’m not joking. If you don’t want your pill forging to fail, this is the only way out …” Zhang Xuan harrumphed coldly. “The reason why you’re stuck at God King realm advanced stage is because you have consumed too many pills, causing the pill poison in your body to be unable to be completely purged …”

No matter how good a pill was, if one consumed too many of it, there would still be various kinds of poison left in one’s body. It might not be much of a problem in the short term, but as one’s cultivation rose and one’s zhenqi grew purer and purer, even the tiniest bit of poison would become extremely important.

Take Fu Jiangchen for example. As one of the most famous grandmaster apothecaries in the Firmament, he had many more chances of making a breakthrough through pills than anyone else. It could be said that he had relied on pills to reach his current realm!

It was only natural that the pill poison would accumulate in his body, making it impossible for him to purge it.

No matter what he did, he was still unable to do so.

“I’ll purge the pill poison for you now. You don’t have to worry about anything else. Just focus on pushing for a breakthrough!”

Zhang Xuan said as he flicked his wrist, and dozens of silver needles appeared in his fingertips.

Weng!

The silver needles shot straight toward Fu Jiangchen’s acupoints.

Fu Jiangchen’s eyebrows shot up in astonishment. He was just about to resist when he suddenly gritted his teeth and closed his eyes. “I’ll give it my all!”

Instead of resisting, he allowed the other party to pierce through his body!