Chapter 1203 - 831: Alchemy

What’s the use of reducing eighteen percent of the pain?

Is Zhang Chen the kind of person who’s short of that eighteen percent?

Moreover, implicating innocent people is absolutely not Zhang Chen’s style.

Zhang Chen can endure this eighteen percent of pain, but those Powerful Warriors absolutely cannot.

Zhang Chen can endure it because he has a Primordial Spirit. The pain stimulates the Primordial Spirit, and the Primordial Spirit can recover, but those warriors don’t even have souls; their resistance is weakened, and they would directly faint from the pain or even die from it.

Of course, there are readers who might say that Zhang Chen can transfer eighteen percent of the damage. Wouldn’t it be fine if he did it a few more times and transferred it to a few more people? After all, people are the least lacking thing in the mountain, or perhaps he could find a Spirit Beast to transfer it to. But the Causal Effect Transfer Technique doesn’t calculate like that. No matter how many times Zhang Chen uses it, he can only transfer eighteen percent. Once it reaches the eighteen percent threshold, no matter how many more times Zhang Chen uses it, he can’t transfer more unless he raises the level of the Causal Effect Transfer Technique.

Since only eighteen percent can be transferred, why would Zhang Chen bother anyone else?

For him, is there any difference between bearing eighteen percent more pain and reducing eighteen percent of the pain?

"Take them away, don’t implicate others." Zhang Chen looked at the two naive-looking warriors standing at the entrance of the great hall, a bitter look in his eyes.

"Under such excruciating pain, you can’t practice cultivation at all. If it delays your progress, the punishment from the Queen Mother of the West will be even more severe when the time comes, I’m afraid..." Lady Biyun looked at Zhang Chen, her voice full of concern.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen grinned, the broken jawbone hurting so much that his face twisted: "There is no need to implicate the innocent. They have no Primordial Spirit and simply can’t withstand such pain."

This pain contains the Power of Law, thousands of times more painful than being cut by a knife. It’s pain that acts directly on the soul. Zhang Chen, although not a good person, doesn’t want to harm others.

Lady Biyun was stunned upon hearing this, staring at Zhang Chen, at his twisted face, yet still struggling to give her a smile. Her heart couldn’t help but tremble slightly, then she turned her body and said, "Whatever you want!"

Then she said to the two warriors outside the door, "You may leave."

The two warriors, although not knowing what had happened, from the conversation, they knew that they had taken a walk at Death’s door, and were shocked with their legs trembling, quickly running away.

The following afternoon, a noisy sound came from the Alchemy Hall, followed by the sight of warriors carrying large boxes, stacking them neatly inside the great hall.

There were hundreds of boxes, filling more than half of the great hall.

Lady Biyun walked out from the great hall, looking at Zhang Chen still curled up under the Alchemy Furnace, and lightly sighed: "Perhaps I should call for two more warriors, so you can transfer the pain out, reducing even a bit of the pain is good. If you continue like this, it will delay your cultivation, and even after a hundred years, it will still not complete. By then, how will you face the Queen Mother of the West? Your punishment will only become more severe."

Zhang Chen opened his eyes at her words, looked up at Lady Biyun, and simply said, "They are also living beings with intelligence, one by one."

"Here in Kunlun Mountain, they are beasts, no different from those uncivilized beasts." Lady Biyun replied.

"What about me? Am I any different from those beasts?" Zhang Chen grinned, revealing his bleeding teeth, with blood foam splattering out.

"If you can’t complete the tasks from the Queen Mother of the West, you’re also... like them." Lady Biyun wanted to say, ’also beasts,’ but seeing Zhang Chen’s pitiful face, her heart trembled inexplicably, and she changed her wording.

Zhang Chen glanced at Lady Biyun, sensing the change in her tone, and then closed his eyes. In fact, for him, repairing the damage on his body was not difficult, although he hadn’t brought the Blood Control Technique, he still had the Law of Life. It’s just that under the eyes of the Queen Mother of the West, he couldn’t do it.

"Inside these boxes in the great hall, they’re all Spirit Medicines from Kunlun Mountain. Consuming them can repair injuries and also speed up the cultivation process." Lady Biyun pointed at the boxes and said.

"Directly consume the Spirit Medicines?" Zhang Chen opened his eyes to this and said, "That would waste the medicinal properties too much."

"In the entire Kunlun Mountain, only the Queen Mother of the West knows Alchemy. Are you thinking of asking her to make medicine for you?" Lady Biyun questioned.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen remained silent. How could the Queen Mother of the West, with her esteemed status, waste a single moment on him? It was, after all, as impossible as a slave owner doing tasks for a slave.

Lady Biyun, holding a green jar, approached Zhang Chen, replaced his medicine once more, then walked to a chest, and took out a Spirit Medicine. This Spirit Medicine was nine feet long and resembled a cactus, but it was different. Unique patterns shimmered on its surface, with threads of Innate Qi flowing through it, and it was covered with small blossoms.

"This Spirit Medicine has been cultivated in the medicine garden for ten thousand years. It can help you repair your muscles and bones. Once you are healed, commence your cultivation immediately. You’ve already delayed a day, and you shouldn’t delay any further. If you fail the Queen Mother of the West’s task, you’ll suffer physical pain again." Lady Biyun plucked a bit of the Spirit Medicine, causing it to transform into a liquid that poured into Zhang Chen’s mouth and nose. As the Spirit Medicine entered his abdomen, its powerful medicinal properties spread, and Zhang Chen’s bones began to crackle and regenerate continuously.

After finishing her method, Lady Biyun glanced at Zhang Chen, sighed slightly but said nothing, and turned to disappear within the grand hall.

"The Queen Mother of the West is an exceptionally stingy person, giving me Spirit Medicine directly, which is difficult to preserve," Zhang Chen muttered to himself, curling up in the corner and enduring the pain as he silently worked to assist the absorption of the Spirit Medicine.

Kunlun Mountain had an abundant supply of various Spirit Medicines, even if an arm was severed, it could grow back. By the next morning, Zhang Chen’s bones were thoroughly healed, and even the ghastly flesh wounds had mended. However, there were red whip marks like tattoos branding his skin, and the piercing pain continued with no sign of fading.

The injuries healing only allowed him to cultivate, but the pain showed no sign of diminishing.

"The methods of the Queen Mother of the West are truly incredible," Zhang Chen thought, filled with disbelief as he looked at the whip marks on his body.

While countless thoughts flickered in his mind, Lady Biyun walked in from outside, checking Zhang Chen’s injuries and nodding with satisfaction, "You can cultivate today!"

With a helpless smile, Zhang Chen suppressed the pain and stood up, approaching the chest. The chests were as large as a modern truck’s cargo compartment. Zhang Chen opened one to find numerous unknown Spirit Medicines inside.

Ignoring the properties of the Spirit Medicines, Zhang Chen casually picked one up and started gnawing it. As its potent properties rose in his abdomen, the points began to accumulate swiftly.

Lady Biyun said nothing upon seeing this, merely nodding to Zhang Chen, then turning and leaving.

Watching Lady Biyun’s departing figure, Zhang Chen casually grabbed another Spirit Medicine and started chewing: "I wonder if I could learn the art of Alchemy from the Queen Mother of the West? Otherwise, stuffing these many Spirit Medicines into the Ascension Pool just won’t do."

Zhang Chen wanted to learn the art of Alchemy. If he could master it, it would be another skill in his arsenal.

"To learn Alchemy, one needs a strong Primordial Spirit. Do I have a chance to study Primordial Spirit division techniques?" Zhang Chen hadn’t forgotten that he needed the division of the Primordial Spirit to fully control the Tree of Life.

"Furthermore, my continual requests could test the Queen Mother of the West’s tolerance towards me, possibly marking a red line for my future actions. It could also be an opportunity to peep into her objectives." Zhang Chen made up his mind and sat down in meditation to ponder the Five Elements Law.

The next day, Lady Biyun arrived, and Zhang Chen awoke from his meditation, addressing her, "Sister, I request an audience with the Queen Mother of the West."

"The Queen Mother of the West has issued strict orders, forbidding you from leaving the Medicine Hall. You’re already discrediting the Queen Mother. If you provoke her further, I’m afraid..." Although Lady Biyun didn’t finish her sentence, her meaning was clear.

"These Spirit Medicines are too precious to waste like this. I wish to learn the art of Alchemy from the Queen Mother to refine the Spirit Medicines into pills. It would speed up my cultivation," Zhang Chen explained.

"Learning Alchemy is no easy feat. It requires a lot of time, and the Queen Mother of the West is already displeased with your current cultivation speed. How would she allow you to waste time learning Alchemy? You should focus on your cultivation and stop overthinking it." Lady Biyun rejected Zhang Chen’s proposal.

Zhang Chen heard this and forced a silent smile, watching Lady Biyun leave. He wanted to argue more, but just as Lady Biyun was about to step out, she paused, her voice reaching him: "I will ask the Queen Mother on your behalf to see if she can grant me the art of Alchemy, and I’ll make pills for you. This way, the Spirit Medicines can be perfectly utilized without wasting your time."

After speaking, Lady Biyun’s form vanished, leaving Zhang Chen stunned in the grand hall. His well-thought-out plan to exploit a loophole was utterly thwarted by Lady Biyun.

"Sigh, what should I do next? This is tricky! Should I try to access the Innate Spirit Root and set my sights on the Peach Tree?" Zhang Chen took two peach pits from his sleeve, played with them for a while, then tucked them back into his sleeve and continued working quietly: "Resource accumulation first!"

The following day, Lady Biyun entered the hall holding a Golden Book, sat down in front of the Alchemy Furnace, and pondered.