Ask for help

Time flies, and years pass like shuttles!

In a flash, half a month had already passed.

During this period, for Wu Yue and Shi Xiaotian, it was arguably the darkest time of their lives!

Heaven have mercy!

Two dignified Alchemy Masters were tormented to the brink of death by a few pills, suffering unbearable pain!

The pills Zhong Qing refined were clearly all made from the same material.

However, each time they were refined, they had different medicinal properties.

If it wasn't vomiting and diarrhea today, it would be pus and sores tomorrow.

Yet, every time, Zhong Qing would earnestly refine pills, hoping to create a truly good and sacred medicine.

Goodness, if you said he had no talent, he could still form the pills, and the side effects were comparable to potent poisons, capable of knocking out Sun Profound Realm powerhouses.

If you said he had talent, every time the pills he refined were bizarre, standing out precisely because they were so different.

“I wonder what kind of pill this bane of our existence will refine today?”

Under the scorching sun, in a secluded small courtyard, Wu Yue spoke with lingering fear.

“I hope it’s not a pill that causes vomiting and diarrhea!”

Shi Xiaotian said with a pained expression.

A dignified Sacred Land Elder, a Sun Profound Realm powerhouse, yet he had to carry that thing in his pocket.

He was hundreds of years old; if this got out, he might not be able to preserve his reputation in his later years!

Just as the two were feeling apprehensive, Zhong Qing’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

Wu Yue and Shi Xiaotian exchanged glances.

Since they arrived at Mufu Peak, rain or shine, he would always force-feed them a few high-quality poisonous pills.

Did the sun rise from the west today?

Or did he finally have a change of heart?

Zhong Qing, who was being talked about by the two, was currently reading in the inner courtyard.

It was precisely the Myriad Origin Pill Scripture rewarded by the system.

This was an Emperor-level scripture.

Its content was all-encompassing, profound, and expounded upon the origin of alchemy.

It recorded numerous divine pill formulas and secret medicines, as well as various alchemy methods and the path to forming pills.

His own Myriad Spirit Pill clearly had no possibility of success in a short time.

Instead of going down this path blindly, it would be better to change his approach.

And with this research, he discovered a heaven-defying pill formula.

“Using the Five Elements as fire, drawing the power of the sun, moon, and stars as fuel, gathering the mountains and rivers from all directions as a furnace, and using the Heaven-Supplementing Earth-Gathering Secret Art to seize the spiritual liquid of heaven and earth, a perfect Foundation Establishment Pill can be formed!”

“Those who take this pill before the age of sixteen can forge a perfect Dao Foundation.”

“Once a perfect Dao Foundation is formed, cultivation speed will advance by leaps and bounds, capable of contending with the ancient divine and sacred physiques!”

This pill formula made Zhong Qing’s heart burn with excitement.

Now, his two Disciples, after experiencing a hundredfold cultivation amplification, returned tenfold to him.

Their cultivation speed could not be described as anything but fast.

However, if, on this basis, the cultivation speed of the two Disciples increased by another large margin, then he would be making a spatial leap directly on top of taking off from a standstill!

When it comes to cultivation speed, it is naturally the faster, the better.

No one would complain that their cultivation was increasing too quickly.

They only wished it could be even faster on top of the existing speed.

“It’s just that the time left for me doesn’t seem to be much!”

Zhong Qing’s eyes were deep as he muttered to himself.

The pill formula indicated that it must be taken by someone under the age of sixteen to forge a perfect foundation.

Otherwise, the effect would be greatly diminished.

And Lin Feng, if he remembered correctly, that kid was almost sixteen, wasn’t he?

“Time waits for no one!”

Zhong Qing casually tossed the Origin Pill Scripture aside, his mind rapidly thinking about how to refine the pill before Lin Feng turned sixteen.

Then, he realized that he simply didn’t have the ability to produce the pill within that time frame by himself.

Other things aside, just the Heaven-Supplementing Earth-Gathering Secret Art involved a vast reserve of alchemy knowledge.

Unless one possessed a considerably profound foundation in alchemy, it would be impossible to thoroughly grasp this secret art in a short period.

Although Zhong Qing had shown sufficient passion for alchemy during this time,

ultimately, in the field of alchemy, he was still a novice.

As it concerned the future Dao path of his Disciple, Zhong Qing naturally couldn’t waste time trying to refine pills casually.

“It seems I can only ask for outside help!”

His gaze turned to the window, and when he saw the figures of Wu Yue and Shi Xiaotian, he was slightly taken aback.

“Aren’t these the perfect candidates right here!”

He immediately got up and headed out of the house.

In the inner courtyard, Wu Yue and Shi Xiaotian were tied up with ropes beneath a jujube tree.

Seeing Zhong Qing’s figure, both their faces immediately turned bitter.

“Today, are we still unable to escape a calamity?”

“Forget it, forget it. Sticking your head out is one slice, pulling it back is also one slice. Might as well be resolute.”

The two unconsciously puffed out their chests, like warriors heading to the battlefield.

Only waiting for the cruel battlefield to descend.

At this moment, Zhong Qing had arrived before them.

He asked straightforwardly, “I remember you two are alchemists, aren’t you?”

The two were somewhat confused.

They didn’t know what tricks Zhong Qing was up to now.

Was it to see alchemists struggle and wail under the poisonous pills he refined, to feel a greater sense of accomplishment?

Their faces were somewhat terrified, as if they had imagined some perverse scene.

Zhong Qing naturally didn’t know what they were thinking and continued, “Can you help me refine two pills?”

“If you succeed, I’ll let you go, and I won’t hold past matters against you anymore.”

“You two think about it and give me your answer when you’ve decided!”

As soon as Zhong Qing finished speaking, he heard the two say in unison,

“No need to consider, we agree!”

Oh Heaven!

Oh Earth!

They finally received the treatment alchemists deserved.

With their identities, wherever they went, they were the focus of attention, the object of countless people’s fawning.

How many people cried and begged them to help refine a batch of pills, yet couldn’t get it.

Yet here, Zhong Qing captured them and did not give them special treatment because of their identities; instead, he treated them as test subjects.

Now, it was finally time for them to show off their skills.

They were also prepared to give Zhong Qing a good demonstration.

What a true alchemist was.

Seeing the two agree so readily, Zhong Qing was a little uneasy.

After all, this was a major matter concerning his Disciple’s future Dao path.

“Are you sure you can refine it? Do you want to see the pill formula first?”

If these words had come from anyone else, Wu Yue and Shi Xiaotian would have immediately given them a big slap.

It was truly a huge joke.

Looking across the entire Eastern Domain, their attainments in the Dao of Alchemy were among the top-ranked existences.

If even they, working together, couldn’t refine a pill, then no one in the entire Eastern Domain would dare to claim they could refine it.

This was the confidence and arrogance of being top-tier alchemists in the Eastern Domain Continent.

Of course, when dealing with Zhong Qing, that was another matter entirely.

After all, both their lives were currently in his hands.

Therefore, although they were displeased, Wu Yue still patiently said, “Don’t worry!”

“Just let us take a look at the pill formula.”

“We will show you what the demeanor of the Eastern Domain’s top-tier alchemists truly is!”

At this moment, they seemed to have returned to their home ground.

They found the glory exclusive to alchemists.

The two made up their minds.

They were going to teach Zhong Qing a good lesson.

To let him know what true alchemy was, and what kind of garbage he had refined before.

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