Chapter 322: Chapter 138: Wild Methods (Part 3)

Lin Zheyu: “…”

Lin Zheyu was utterly speechless; this guy was truly greedy, having taken two taels of gold and still unwilling to continue speaking.

If the content mentioned by the shopkeeper later did not satisfy him, Lin Zheyu guaranteed to make the shopkeeper regret today’s actions.

He took out another tael of gold from his pocket and handed it over.

The shopkeeper accepted the gold, showing a bright smile, and continued speaking.

“In ancient times, some families secretly researched ghost secret skills, attempting to find life from certain death, transforming into an existence similar to demons.”

“But without exception, they all faced extinction in the end, becoming mindless zombies.”

“And that village understood this, hence they changed their approach.”

“This concoction is extremely potent, and they hoped to activate the blood energy within the demons with medicines containing terrifying power.”

“If they could cultivate blood energy from within the demons that could coexist with yin and evil forces, they might find a way for life essence to coexist with yin and evil forces.”

“However, let me remind you of one thing, just for your reference.”

“The people of that village are crazy; how could they possibly cultivate blood energy from within demons?”

“Blood energy is refined from the fusion of life essence and blood, under a mixed state of spirit.”

“Demons are dead objects, without life, and cannot possibly give birth to blood energy.”

The shopkeeper chuckled as he spoke.

As the shopkeeper of a major pharmacy, often dealing with prescriptions and medicinal materials, what he just mentioned was all hearsay.

However, the prescription was real.

“The shopkeeper is overthinking. I am purchasing this prescription not for researching demons, but simply for cultivating ferocious beasts.”

Lin Zheyu shook his head and said with a smile.

This shopkeeper seemed somewhat honest, as he reminded Lin Zheyu of the ineffectiveness of the concoction after taking thirty silver taels from him.

In his view, those who purchase such potent concoctions without worrying about side effects typically use them for researching demons.

Such prescriptions do not account for conflicts between drug effects and do not neutralize the toxic and harmful effects inside when configuring.

They only pursue the strongest medicinal effects and the most potent drug efficacy.

Even when diluted, the toxicity contained within is astonishingly strong, and the side effects caused by ferocious beasts using it are much more severe than the enhancements obtained.

Only lifeless demons could endure it.

There are many powerful martial artists in the Central Plains, and traces of demons’ activities frequently appear in the deep mountains.

Some martial artists, after capturing demons, are curious enough to research them; the shopkeeper had come across martial artists seeking such prescriptions before.

“That’s good then.”

“The prescription costs two thousand silver taels, and each set of medicinal materials costs five hundred silver taels. Might I know how many sets the customer needs?”

The shopkeeper said with a smile.

He was quite adept at grasping customers’ psychology.

All these martial artists have their own opinions and won’t abandon purchasing a prescription just because of a reminder from him.

In any case, after they research for a period and realize it is ineffective, they will cease buying it.

It’s better to remind them, enhancing goodwill and building the image of a conscientious shopkeeper.

“So expensive!”

Upon hearing the price, Lin Zheyu couldn’t help but click his tongue.

He could understand the high cost of the prescription, but the exorbitant price of the medicinal materials was a bit outrageous.

The medicinal materials he had purchased previously, the most expensive Dust-Free Blood Coagulation Powder, cost only seventy-five silver taels.

“I wonder how many times more potent this prescription’s effect is compared to the Dust-Free Blood Coagulation Powder?” Lin Zheyu asked.

Five hundred silver taels were enough for him to buy six sets of Dust-Free Blood Coagulation Powder.

“At least ten times that of Dust-Free Blood Coagulation Powder,” the shopkeeper said.

“Alright, I’ll buy the prescription, and please fetch two sets of medicinal materials,” Lin Zheyu said after pondering for a moment.

Jishi Hall, being a renowned pharmacy in Wuling City, had a reputation worth more than a thousand gold coins, so there was no need for them to lie and deceive him for a bit of silver.

“Alright, please hold on a moment.”

The shopkeeper turned around and went inside to prepare the materials.

Soon, he came out with a yellow paper with the recipe written on it, along with two sets of medicinal materials.

“Here is your prescription and two sets of medicinal materials.”

The shopkeeper said respectfully.

Lin Zheyu took the prescription and looked at the name on it: Fiery Flame Blood-Burning Powder.

“Fiery Flame Blood-Burning Powder can’t be used on ordinary ferocious beasts, and definitely not on martial artists.”

“After consumption, it feels like being burned by fire, with blood boiling, and the blood energy burning like flames.”

“Even immensely powerful ferocious beasts cannot withstand this terrifying medicinal power.”

“Moreover, during the concoction of this prescription, attention must be paid to the sequence, as it is much more complicated than regular medicinal decoctions.”

“If there is any mistake in the sequence or procedure, not only will the effect weaken, but the toxicity contained in the concoction will increase.”

The shopkeeper cautioned.

Lin Zheyu faintly nodded.

He paid the silver taels and walked out of the shop carrying the materials.

He utilized Source Power to enhance, drawing directly useful medicinal power from the materials without needing to brew them first.

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Returning to the courtyard.

Lin Zheyu took out the stone pestle.

The pestle was often used in pharmacies to grind medicinal materials into powder.

He placed the medicinal materials into the pestle and ground them into powder one by one.

“As expected of the Central Plains, martial artists here have wild paths, capturing and researching demons, and even attempting to activate blood energy from a demon’s body with powerful medicine, truly imaginative.”

“This idea seems to have some feasibility.”

“Fiery Flame Blood-Burning Powder doesn’t achieve that, perhaps due to an issue with the prescription; swapping it for another prescription might work.”

“Right, in the Seven Evils Ghost Canon, if a similar potion were added, might there be a possibility of creating a zombie where blood energy and yin and evil forces coexist?”

Lin Zheyu’s thoughts ran wild; the shopkeeper’s words had sparked many inspirations.

When he becomes powerful and wealthy enough, he plans also to capture a demon for research.

Lin Zheyu was rather interested in such bizarre creatures.

He ground both sets of medicinal materials into medicinal powder.

He took out a wooden basin, poured in clean water, added a packet of Fiery Flame Blood-Burning Powder, and stirred it evenly with his hand.

“Let’s begin.”

Lin Zheyu said to himself.

He only placed in one set of Fiery Flame Blood-Burning Powder.

Previously, elevating from Qi Blood Three Transformations to Qi Blood Four Transformations required about a hundred and thirty sets of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup materials.

Now aiming to elevate from Qi Blood Four Transformations to Qi Blood Five Transformations, it would at least require the power of a hundred and sixty or even a hundred and eighty sets of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup.

One set of Dust-Free Blood Coagulation Powder is equivalent to the power of fourteen sets of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup.

If one set of Fiery Flame Blood-Burning Powder equals ten sets of Dust-Free Blood Coagulation Powder,

then the power of one set of Fiery Flame Blood-Burning Powder equals the sum of a hundred and forty sets of Blood-Nourishing and Bone-Strengthening Soup.

If so, the power contained within is truly terrifying.

Five hundred silver taels were indeed worth the price.

He closed his eyes.

A thought was transmitted.

’Use five units of Source Power to enhance Qianyuan Skill.’

In an instant, Lin Zheyu’s spirit felt disoriented and entered the familiar consciousness space.

Enhancing with Source Power greatly depletes the spirit.

Previously, the maximum he had used was five units of Source Power for enhancement, leaving his spirit nearly exhausted afterward.

Now Lin Zheyu’s strength has improved significantly, and his spiritual resilience and intensity have also been enhanced.

He estimated he might be able to tolerate an enhancement of eight units at once.

However, to be safe, he only used five units of Source Power.

In the consciousness space.

Lin Zheyu ceaselessly and frantically cultivated, with the surging blood energy circulating through his body.

Without the protective energy derived from burning Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and lacking the support of secret medicines and heart methods, using blood energy to impact acupoints imposed a tremendous impact on the body.

Every time the blood energy circulated through an acupoint, Lin Zheyu felt that part was as if being pierced and stirred by countless spikey needles.

The pain made the muscles on his face twitch involuntarily.

Fortunately, he had the experience of practicing the Hundred Refinements Treasure Canon, so this bit of pain was nothing to him.

“Luckily, I held back a little earlier, without using eight units of Source Power at once, otherwise, I might have exhausted my spirit this time.”

Lin Zheyu murmured quietly.

Enduring pain greatly depletes the spirit.

Although it’s far less intense than burning Essence, Qi, and Spirit,

yet in using five units of Source Power at once, this depletion is extremely terrifying.

In the courtyard.

Lin Zheyu kept his eyes closed, brows furrowed, showing a somewhat grim expression.

As Qianyuan Skill circulated and the blood energy navigated through the acupoints all over his body, he was constantly enduring intense pain.

However, feeling the blood energy become a bit purer after circulating through an acupoint made the pain seem trivial.

A few breaths quickly passed.

The blood energy within Lin Zheyu’s body, under the influence of grand mysterious energy and medicinal power, became increasingly pure and powerful.

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