Chapter 159 - 158: Top Level Mortal Alchemist

Chapter 159: Chapter 158: Top Level Mortal Alchemist

Xia Wuyang, that scoundrel, soon found his Spiritual Power hitting a bottleneck once again.

However, breaking through this Spiritual Power bottleneck was truly simple for him; it was the easiest of the three aspects of Essence, Qi, and Spirit to improve.

As a new day dawned, his Spiritual Power smoothly increased by a point, breaking through a minor shackle.

points!

Prior to this, Xia Wuyang had been immersed in the cultivation of Alchemy. During the day, he spent some time dallying with his beauties, maintaining his image as a dissolute elder Crown Prince.

The rest of his time was dedicated to Cultivation, with Alchemy taking up a significant portion.

He wasn’t just studying during his epiphanies; he contemplated his arts at all other times, never stopping for a single day.

He had also refined a considerable number of Elixirs and was gaining a deeper understanding of various illnesses.

Unwittingly, both his medical skills and Alchemy were approaching the next level.

But without the help of an epiphany, it would have likely taken several more months, or perhaps even longer.

Now, with the aid of an epiphany, he could break through tonight.

As the epiphany arrived, all sorts of insights glittered like a myriad of stars, shining endlessly in his Sea of Consciousness.

The properties, tastes, and channel-entry of over a thousand medicinal herbs, understanding the deep principles of their synergistic and antagonistic relationships... The exquisite timing for switching between Civil and Martial Fire, comprehending the perfect point of fusion between heat and medicinal properties... The common principles of healing the sick, how to better resolve various ailments... Understanding the evolution of medicinal properties inside the Pill Furnace, mastering the process of refining herbs into Elixirs... All these insights merged, searching for the opportunity to break through to the rank of Top Level Mortal Alchemist!

As if it were a river naturally carving its channel, many of the obscure and difficult concepts within the Herbal Tomb suddenly became clear. Xia Wuyang could almost see countless patients being healed by him with ease, and he watched as various herbs transformed into streams of light, entering the Pill Furnace and finally coalescing into a complete Elixir. Every single detail was crystal clear.

All at once, the various insights washed over him like a spiritual baptism. Inspiration struck, and Xia Wuyang finally grasped the true essence of a Top Level Mortal Alchemist.

The pill forms with principle; its transformation is without intent!

From this point on, his Alchemy officially advanced, reaching a new level.

Top Level Mortal Alchemist!

In just a few short months, he had gone from being completely ignorant of medical arts and Alchemy to becoming a Top Level Mortal Doctor and a Top Level Mortal Alchemist. Such a world-shocking speed was enough to leave any ordinary person dumbfounded.

Other Martial Artists might spend decades or even centuries and still struggle to become a Middle-High Level Mortal Alchemist. But Xia Wuyang, with the help of multiple epiphanies, had impressively become a Top Level Mortal Alchemist in just a few short months.

His mastery of various medical arts, poisons, sedatives, Alchemy, and pharmacology... all of it would be extremely important for his future Cultivation and for combat.

To test his new Alchemy Skill, Xia Wuyang brought out a purple Pill Furnace. This was the Purple Cloud Furnace, a Top Level Mortal Artifact he had obtained from the Inner Treasury.

Even in the entire Great Xia Dynasty, there were only a few Alchemy Furnaces of this caliber.

He took out dozens of Top Level mortal herbs and processed them in an orderly fashion. Soon, a flame ignited, and he placed the prepared herbs into the Purple Cloud Furnace one by one.

He barely seemed to consciously control the heat, yet it was perfectly exquisite as the various medicinal ingredients continuously fused within the Pill Furnace.

Nor did he force their medicinal properties to combine; the ingredients merged with a fluency born of perfect mastery.

He was currently refining a Top Level Mortal Pill, the Red Snake Pill, which was also one of the most commonly used supplementary Elixirs for Super Grade Celestial Humans.

Although it was just a Top Level Mortal Pill for daily cultivation, its price was staggering. A single one could easily be exchanged for a manor in White Jade City, a testament to its value.

A little over an hour later, the sound of a snake’s hiss echoed from the Pill Furnace. Accompanied by this sound, several Red Snake Pills emerged.

With the aid of his epiphany, his first attempt at refining was quite smooth, succeeding on the first try.

After inspecting the quality of the Red Snake Pills, Xia Wuyang nodded in satisfaction. ’As expected of a Top Level Mortal Alchemist. Refining these is indeed a breeze.’

After carefully consolidating and adapting to his current medical skills and Alchemy, he gained a deeper understanding of his own strength.

He could now easily refine almost all High Level Mortal Pills and most Top Level Mortal Pills. Only a small number of the more difficult Top Level Mortal Pills still posed a challenge to refine, which would likely require a good deal more practice.

His understanding of medicine and pharmacology had grown even more profound. Among Body Refining Martial Artists, there were basically no ailments that could stump him.

The so-called cutting-edge medical techniques from his past life were now child’s play for him, posing no difficulty whatsoever.

Even procedures hailed as the pinnacle of global surgery, Xia Wuyang could handle with ease, especially with the assistance of his Extraordinary Spiritual Power. In terms of medical skill, he probably had no rival at the Mortal Alchemist level.

If he were to study the Heart-devouring Poison again now, he should be able to make some progress.

Medical arts, Alchemy, and the Martial Dao... they all complemented each other, allowing him to better advance his Martial Dao cultivation, clearly understand his body’s internal condition, and adjust his practice accordingly.

Contemplating his current medical and Alchemy skills, Xia Wuyang nodded with satisfaction.

Next, while consolidating and adapting, he planned to spend some time researching the Heart-devouring Poison and continue to improve his Alchemy. That way, when his Cultivation Realm broke through to the True Monarch Realm, his medical skills and Alchemy could also break through immediately.

Currently, the rate of improvement in his medical skills and Alchemy had surpassed that of his Cultivation and realm. He would need to spend more time on his Cultivation and realm going forward. After all, to become a Spirit Pill Master, one’s Cultivation Realm was also a requirement—one had to be an Extraordinary True Monarch.

Once he advanced to True Monarch and then broke through to become a Spirit Pill Master, it wouldn’t just be about curing Pan Mo; he should also be capable of dealing with his many enemies.

After the breakthrough, things grew quiet again. Xia Wuyang’s strength continued to grow steadily—at least, it seemed steady to him.

But if the outside world knew, they wouldn’t call it "steady growth." They would call it advancing a thousand miles a day, or even ten thousand.

An epiphany that an ordinary person might not experience in a lifetime was something Xia Wuyang received every ten days or so, sometimes even more frequently.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for him to improve slowly even if he wanted to.

If he could just lay low and develop for a few more years, looking across the vast Xia Dynasty, how many people could possibly be his match?

However, there are always things that prevent one from living in peace.

Even though it didn’t affect Xia Wuyang much at the moment, now that he had sufficient strength, he ought to do something.

One afternoon, just after a tryst with Hanik’s Heart and before he had even returned to his Practice Room, he received news from "the little animal" and the Grand General of the Imperial Guard, Tantai Zhan.

Mo Qianqiu, the former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and now a Wenyuan Pavilion Scholar, had been targeted by assassins. He had nearly died a violent death and would have already perished in his own mansion if not for a bit of good luck.