Chapter 2259 - 2260: Refining Poison Pills! (First Update)
Whenever Ye Qiu appears, he attracts the attention of others inside the small world.
Some of the young members of the Dugu clan boldly approach him to comfort Ye Qiu, hoping he doesn’t feel too pressured, which makes Ye Qiu at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
He knows these young fellows mean well for him.
It was quite unexpected that Dugu Qing did not show up to sneer at him. Given that guy’s habitual nature, Ye Qiu naturally doesn’t believe he’s changed; there’s definitely something that has delayed him.
And indeed, as Ye Qiu expected, Dugu Qing is currently in a critical phase of cultivation, which is why he hasn’t appeared.
Even the other geniuses like Dugu Cheng and Dugu Yan haven’t shown up, seeming to be busy.
Ever since Ye Qiu destroyed two heavenly palaces, it made the talents in the small world realize the gap between them and Ye Qiu, causing them not to slack off and all want to lessen the gap with him.
After wandering around, Ye Qiu returned to his residence to continue cultivating.
His Bloodline Power had just increased not long ago, and there’s still much room for improvement. After calming his mind, he continued to forge himself to increase his Bloodline Power.
As for Zhuang Miao Shan, he’s currently not in the small world, having gone out to help find something.
This self-tempering lasted several days, and with other geniuses in the small world chasing relentlessly, Ye Qiu naturally wouldn’t relax; he must continue to improve, with breaking through the limits of Bloodline Power as his short-term goal.
Moreover, when he cultivates, he’s quite crazy, tempering himself for days without giving himself time to rest.
After one round of tempering, he continues with another, greatly speeding up the increase in his Bloodline Power.
Ye Qiu’s intense way of cultivation is something few can achieve in the small world.
After all, the process of tempering oneself is too painful, and without great perseverance, one simply can’t endure it.
Ye Qiu had previously experienced this extreme pain, so his pain tolerance is quite substantial, having long trained his nerves to be strong and his endurance to be high.
After Ye Qiu tempered himself for a week straight, Zhuang Miao Shan returned, awakening him from cultivation.
Feeling a subtle yet discernible change in Ye Qiu’s aura, Zhuang Miao Shan glanced at him a few times, finding himself very satisfied with his disciple, as young geniuses who work as hard as Ye Qiu are increasingly rare.
"Kid, you’ve grown stronger again," Zhuang Miao Shan said with a smile.
"Sadly, I still can’t catch up with you, teacher." Ye Qiu replied with a smile.
Zhuang Miao Shan rolled his eyes, wanting to say that with all other means, even as a teacher, I might not be a match for you.
The number of celestial level mighty beings Ye Qiu has slain, although not ten or eight, is still three or five.
And this is just Ye Qiu’s power at the Supreme Saint level; when Ye Qiu truly reaches the celestial level, he’ll definitely be of a sweeping caliber.
At that point, even Zhuang Miao Shan himself would likely avoid encountering an opponent like Ye Qiu.
"Alright, business first. This time in the Eastern Wilderness, I’ve obtained all the materials you wanted," Zhuang Miao Shan said while waving his arm.
Suddenly, a pile of Spiritual Medicine appeared on the table, including all kinds of Spiritual Medicine of various types.
"Thank you for your hard work, teacher," Ye Qiu expressed his gratitude.
"Don’t be so polite with me. Are you planning to continue Alchemy with so much Spiritual Medicine?" Zhuang Miao Shan asked.
Ye Qiu nodded. Previously, when destroying the branches of the Palace of Emperor Kun and Emperor Luan, aside from the surprise attack, part of the credit goes to the poison pills, which Ye Qiu hasn’t forgotten.
So, contemplating his next moves, Ye Qiu’s thoughts turned to poison pill creation. Although he’s out of poison pills now, he can create them himself.
Ye Qiu isn’t just proficient in making normal pills; he’s adept at poison pills too.
In his mind are numerous recipes and methods for creating poison pills, but Ye Qiu previously avoided making them, not only because he didn’t want to touch such pills but also because of their destructive nature.
Once a poison pill disperses into a gaseous form, it becomes the most deadly poison in the world.
Killing living beings becomes too simple.
From Ye Qiu’s perspective, it harms the world, which is why he hasn’t made poison pills.
But now, with Ye Qiu almost seen as a person who ought to be killed by everyone on the ancestral land, he feels there’s no need to adhere to those inner rules.
Why not kill with poison pills?
If he doesn’t kill, people will kill him.
He then explained to his teacher Zhuang Miao Shan about his plans to create poison pills. Hearing this, Zhuang Miao Shan was slightly startled but understood him.
"Rest assured, kid, do what you need to do. As your teacher, I’ll always support you from behind. Even if you plan to overthrow the entire ancestral land, I won’t frown and will join you in action," said Zhuang Miao Shan.
Ye Qiu felt moved; his teacher Zhuang Miao Shan has helped him quite a lot. Since becoming his mentor, Ye Qiu has gained extensive knowledge, and they have fought together on the Star River Road, providing significant assistance. Without Zhuang Miao Shan, he wouldn’t have come this far.
However, between men, some feelings needn’t be expressed; clarity in one’s heart is enough.
Through the days of self-tempering, Ye Qiu’s soul and spiritual power have greatly improved, significantly boosting his Alchemy skills.
After adjusting himself, Ye Qiu began preparing to refine pills.
With Zhuang Miao Shan here, the small world won’t be dangerous, ensuring no interruptions in his Alchemy process.
The master and disciple arrived at a mountain area, ready to start refining pills.
But before beginning, Ye Qiu placed layers of Formation around the area.
To prevent an Alchemist’s mistake that could lead to poison pill leakage, harming not just himself but others too.
Certainly, the probability of this happening is very small, but Ye Qiu did this just to prevent unexpected occurrences.
As the cauldron came to life, fire emerged from the void, blazing under the cauldron.
Soon, the cauldron turned red hot, and with a thought from Ye Qiu, the cauldron’s lid flew open.
Touching his storage ring, numerous Spiritual Medicine floated in the air, grabbed by two hands, and Ye Qiu swiftly placed them into the cauldron, along with the pill recipe.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The Spiritual Medicine continued to be placed inside, producing white vapors.
Boom!
The people inside the small world heard a loud bang, startling everyone.
What was that sound? Was it thunder?
But it’s a clear, sunny day, it shouldn’t be thunder.
Then followed another loud boom, causing people to be perplexed and curious, prompting them to trace the sound’s source.
As the crowd searched, they finally arrived at the location of the booming sound.
"This is..."
Those who came weren’t only some ordinary people among the Dugu clan descendants but a long-standing elder as well.
Upon seeing the heavenly phenomenon caused within this large Formation, he was taken aback.