Chapter 713 - 646: Getting on the Right Track, I’m a Kind Person

’In the Holy Land, to exchange for a Blood Exchange Martial Saint Level Cultivation Technique, you either need to have reached the Second Bone Marrow Cleansing in your Cultivation or become a Top Level Pharmacist. Otherwise, you don’t even qualify!’

Inside his courtyard at the Pill Pavilion, Yang Chan hadn’t bothered to change the name. Just like his previous one on Chiyu Peak, it was still called Yuanqing Courtyard.

Including this one, Yang Chan now had three courtyards named Yuanqing Courtyard. However, the one in the Cyan Yuan Sect was likely occupied by someone else by now, leaving only the two in the Merak Sacred Land.

Yang Chan had just returned from the Spirit Medicine Tower not long ago and was mulling over the information he had recently gathered.

His Martial Arts Cultivation had already reached the Second Bone Marrow Cleansing, bringing him ever closer to the Blood Exchange Martial Saint realm. Naturally, he wanted to obtain a Blood Exchange Level Cultivation Technique—specifically, the one that followed his current path.

Aside from the Cultivation Resources, the main reason Yang Chan had come to the Merak Sacred Land was for a Blood Exchange Level Cultivation Technique.

It was the next installment in the Cultivation Method he had been practicing all along. The technique was quite famous in the Merak Sacred Land, and other disciples had followed the same path as Yang Chan, but very, very few ever made it to the end.

Martial Arts Cultivation was already extremely difficult in the Late Stages. The path Yang Chan had chosen was even harder, as it required subduing various forms of Demon Intent, which significantly increased the difficulty of Cultivation. Therefore, while some people chose this path, they were not numerous.

Yang Chan was currently practicing the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture. To advance further, he needed the Demon Dragon Blood Exchange Technique from the Merak Sacred Land. This was a powerful Blood Exchange Technique, but the difficulty of subduing the Demon Dragon was considerably higher, requiring immense Spiritual Power. Consequently, one needed exceptional talent in Martial Seal Cultivation and had to cultivate all the previous Martial Seals to an extremely high Realm to even have a chance of subduing the Dragon Demon True Intent. The power one wielded after mastering it was immense, and it was considered a Superior technique within the Merak Sacred Land.

However, to unleash the extraordinary power of the Demon Dragon Blood Exchange Technique, one had to have already mastered the Ox Demon’s Mighty Fist, Tiger Demon Bone-Refining Fist, Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method, and Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture. These Cultivation Techniques were complementary; practiced alone, the technique was rather mediocre.

For this reason, disciples in the Merak Sacred Land who didn’t start with the Ox Demon’s Mighty Fist path almost never switched to it later. The time investment to re-cultivate was simply too great, and most people were unwilling to make such a sacrifice.

The reason Princess Lan Yue had previously switched to the Royal Technique, the Emperor’s Shocking Book, was precisely because it lacked such restrictions and allowed for a direct transition.

’My current Martial Arts Cultivation already meets the requirements to exchange for the Demon Dragon Blood Exchange Technique, but I don’t plan on revealing it for now. I’d better focus my efforts on my path as a Pharmacist.’

’Besides, if I become a Top Level Pharmacist, my status in the Merak Sacred Land will be higher, and I’ll be able to avoid getting involved in so much trouble.’

Lately, Yang Chan had been busy handling all sorts of troublesome trivialities. Though he was quite adept at it, he would much rather not be involved if he had the choice.

And if he became a Top Level Pharmacist, he would earn that privilege.

Furthermore, according to Pavilion Master Bai Keyi, if he became a Top Level Pharmacist first, he might even gain control of the Spirit Medicine Tower. That would make it much more convenient to requisition the Spirit Medicines he needed, and his authority would be far greater.

Although he was currently one of the three Stewards of the Spirit Medicine Tower, he was not first in line for things like receiving Spirit Medicines. Pavilion Master Bai Keyi and the other Top Level Pharmacists all had priority.

Only after them did it become the turn of the three Stewards from the Spirit Medicine Tower.

This didn’t have much of an impact on him for now, but as his Pharmacist Ability continued to improve, it wouldn’t be long before it did. Besides, there was no need to be secretive about his talents as a Pharmacist.

Since he had already revealed his talent as a Pharmacist, he might as well reveal a bit more. This aligned with both his current strategy and his needs.

Even if he became a Top Level Pharmacist, the repercussions wouldn’t be significant. Since he wasn’t competing for the position of Saint Master, neither the Merak Saint Son nor the Merak Saintess would see him as a threat. Instead, they would only try harder to win him over.

This would be true for both the Merak Saint Son and the Merak Saintess. After all, every Top Level Pharmacist was extremely important in the Merak Sacred Land, which was why they held such a respected and detached status.

Therefore, once Yang Chan became a Top Level Pharmacist, his own status would change as well. With this in mind, he had increased the rate at which he spent Potential Points on his Pharmacist profession these past few days.

Although leveling up his Pharmacist profession wouldn’t instantly raise his Alchemy skills to the level of a Top Level Pharmacist, the knowledge and insights transmitted into his mind—along with the lessons from past failures—would be immensely beneficial and help him advance to that rank quickly.

The Potential Point cost for his Pharmacist profession had skyrocketed after reaching the Tier Four Masterful level, and each new bit of progress was more expensive than the last. Even so, it was still faster than advancing the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture. Moreover, during this time, he had already progressed to 55% in the Tier Four Masterful level. This was the combined result of using Potential Points, absorbing knowledge from countless books, and practicing Alchemy. All these efforts were accelerating his progress toward becoming a Top Level Pharmacist.

Furthermore, since shifting his focus to his Pharmacist profession during this period, Yang Chan’s progress had accelerated even more.

Under normal circumstances, Yang Chan estimated his Pharmacist profession would level up within half a year. Within a year, he was highly confident he could become a Top Level Pharmacist. When that time came, he would have far more options.

If his Daily Potential Point Collection increased in the future, the time required would be even shorter. Then, his Martial Arts Cultivation would also advance rapidly, and perhaps he could finally begin practicing the Demon Dragon Blood Exchange Technique.