I Have Medicine

Chapter 595 - (The Might of a God) This is not scientific!

Gu Zuo was also a little surprised by what he saw.

The testing tool looked like a giant water tank, about ten meters wide, filled with a light blue liquid. Floating within this liquid were countless identical white spheres, each about the size of a fist, bobbing up and down in a beautiful sight.

But how was this thing supposed to test one’s psyche cultivation?

Seeing Gu Zuo’s surprised expression, the handsome young man gave a knowing smile. He said, “Inside this tank, the light blue substance is Jue Ling Zhong Water. It is completely incompatible with a pharmacist’s psyche power, and every drop weighs a kilogram. The white spheres are Bai Sun Pearls. When your psyche power is strong enough, you can make them collide to cut or shatter them. They’ll recover in no time, though.”

At this, Gu Zuo began to understand the method of the test.

Sure enough, the handsome young man continued his explanation: “When the test begins, the Bai Sun Pearls will start to move rapidly. If your psyche cultivation is low, you will send your psyche power inside to dodge them. The more you dodge within the time limit of one incense stick, the better your score. If your psyche cultivation is high, you can release your Divine Spirit and get a better score by cutting down more of the Bai Sun Pearls within the same time.”

The meaning was quite clear.

In other words, for those with a psyche cultivation at or above the Spirit Psyche Realm, the test was about the agility and fortitude of their Divine Spirit. For those below the Spirit Psyche Realm, it was about the agility and fortitude of their psyche power.

…It was easy to imagine that since the Jue Ling Zhong Water was completely incompatible with psyche power and so heavy, when psyche power was sent in, it would be hindered. If one’s psyche power wasn’t tough enough, it would be hard to even move, let alone dodge the Bai Sun Pearls.

From this, it was clear that while the test was novel, it was also very difficult. When it came to the real thing, it would be anything but fun.

After understanding the rules, Gu Zuo wasn’t intimidated.

If nothing else, he had great confidence in his Divine Spirit.

So, Gu Zuo took a step forward and came before the “water tank.”

His action drew the attention of some of the people also in the side hall. They weren’t necessarily here to be tested, but rather were waiting for others to finish their training in other rooms adjacent to this hall. Now, they were watching a new student’s test, so they all gathered around from a distance.

At this moment, someone glanced at Gu Zuo, a hint of a sneer in their eyes.

The handsome young man said, “Junior Brother Gu, please send your psyche power in from here.”

Gu Zuo looked and saw many transparent cylinders protruding from the top of the tank. They seemed to be made of a special material that prevented the Jue Ling Zhong Water from overflowing, and this limited entry point served as another restriction on a pharmacist’s psyche power.

This still didn’t stump Gu Zuo. When he concocted medicine, his psyche power was unrestrained and wild. This small restriction was truly nothing.

Immediately, Gu Zuo released his psyche power.

In an instant, a man in a green robe who had been standing to the left of the “water tank” changed his expression slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The other onlookers also noticed a tremendous pressure suddenly appear around them, causing their hearts to skip a beat.

They all thought: ‘This is not ordinary psyche power!’

Or perhaps they thought to themselves: ‘How much psyche power did this person release in an instant? It’s terrifying!’

But in this moment, no one dared to underestimate Gu Zuo’s age, and they realized that his psyche cultivation was probably not as low as they had initially thought.

That’s right, when Gu Zuo first arrived for the test, his age alone caused many people to look down on him.

After all, psyche cultivation was much harder to improve than martial arts cultivation; otherwise, Pill Kings and Pill Emperors wouldn’t be so rare in this world. And the people present had some discerning eyes. They could tell that this young-faced pharmacist’s age matched his appearance, so why would they think he had truly strong abilities? At most, they thought he was just another talented person who came to Longque Academy for advanced studies.

Of course, it was true that he was there for advanced studies and had talent, but Gu Zuo’s strength was greatly underestimated.

Now that Gu Zuo had released just a bit of his psyche power, everyone immediately felt that this young man was probably not an unknown figure. Otherwise, for his age, the pressure he exhibited would never have made them feel threatened!

Gu Zuo didn’t know what others were thinking. Since he came with his big brother and had the backing of the Ten Ultimates Sect, he wasn’t going to hold back. He wanted to do his best to get better treatment and make his big brother proud of him.

So, he simply drew out half of his psyche power and sent it directly into the “water tank.” The reason he didn’t draw out all of it was simply because he was worried about having no reserve power.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, that psyche power instantly solidified in the water tank. Not only did the ethereal power condense into a tangible form, but this form quickly transformed into a long wheel!

This wheel seemed small, but it was a silvery-white color, and its shape was strange yet beautiful. Every detail seemed real, full of life, and quite charming.

As soon as the others saw it, they understood completely.

This was clearly a Divine Spirit that had already broken out of its shell!

A mere youth of this age, whose psyche power was so strong it had already birthed a Divine Spirit!

It was truly… terrifying.

Immediately, everyone held their breath to watch Gu Zuo’s performance.

The silver wheel darted through the Jue Ling Zhong Water as fast as lightning, as if completely unaffected by it. In the blink of an eye, it pressed towards a Bai Sun Pearl, incredibly swift and sharp. The Bai Sun Pearl couldn’t resist the wheel’s edge at all. All they saw was a blur, and that one Bai Sun Pearl was already cut in half!

Someone praised, “What a fast silver wheel!”

Another person added, “It cut down a Bai Sun Pearl so easily. The wheel’s quality is extraordinary.”

And another exclaimed in a low voice, “Look! It wasn’t just one Bai Sun Pearl!”

At this moment, many people looked again and saw that after the silver wheel passed through one Bai Sun Pearl, its afterimage had actually cut four or five pearls into halves!

Then, the silver wheel charged left and right, like a spinning frisbee, cutting through every Bai Sun Pearl in its path! The pearls naturally didn’t just sit there; they moved extremely fast, changing routes multiple times in the span of a single breath. If anyone else had been taking the test, this alone would have exhausted their psyche power, forcing them to quit and rest.

However, Gu Zuo’s silver wheel seemed to have no such worries.

The Bai Sun Pearls were fast, but the silver wheel was faster. The onlookers almost felt as if they could hear the clear sound of the wheel’s rotation. The water, too, seemed to be cut with gashes in the wake of the wheel’s increasingly fast path. In many cases, the water didn’t even have time to close up after the wheel had already passed through. This showed just how swift the silver wheel was!

After the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn, everyone was stunned, and they only snapped out of it when a clear sound rang out.

It was time to tally Gu Zuo’s score.

The handsome young man looked at the man in the green robe.

The green-robed man’s expression was a little strange. “Test subject Gu Zuo, cut down one thousand nine hundred and eighty Bai Sun Pearls within the time of one incense stick.”

As soon as he spoke, many of the Longque Academy students were in an uproar:

“One thousand nine hundred and eighty? You must be joking!”

“How can a mere youth achieve such a score? Isn’t this too far-fetched?”

“There must be a mistake! I hope the elder will investigate thoroughly!”

It wasn’t that these students were overreacting or that they were inexperienced; it was that they had already seen that Gu Zuo’s cultivation was at the Low Rank of the Spirit Psyche Realm, meaning he had just entered the realm and had only just birthed his Divine Spirit. Any such novice Divine Spirit pharmacist, while their Divine Spirit was stronger than their previous solidified psyche power, was only slightly so. The Divine Spirit and the pharmacist’s bond wasn’t strong enough, and fine-tuned control was quite difficult.

Therefore, normally, such a low-level Divine Spirit pharmacist would be doing well to cut down three hundred Bai Sun Pearls. Even a more experienced low-level Divine Spirit pharmacist could at most cut down seven or eight hundred. But Gu Zuo had gotten one thousand nine hundred and eighty! That was more than double the score of an experienced pharmacist!

Was this even possible?

Because of this, they had good reason to doubt the accuracy of the score.

Gu Zuo, who was controlling his own Divine Spirit, knew the number was correct, but he hadn’t expected it to cause such a huge stir. For a moment, he was a little conflicted.

‘Seriously? It’s not that exaggerated, is it?’

The green-robed man’s gaze sharpened. “I have been in charge of this role for a hundred years and have tested countless pharmacist students. How dare you doubt my integrity? Not only do I not know this boy, but even if he were my own nephew, I would never do such a thing!”

Seeing the green-robed man’s anger, the handsome young man quickly spoke to calm him down. “Elder Xun has always been known for his impartiality. The Dean trusts Elder Xun completely; he would never make a mistake.”

When the students who had questioned the score heard it was Elder Xun, they immediately fell silent.

It turned out that Elder Xun’s family was also very prominent. There had once been a talented pharmacist from his clan who wanted to enter the academy but was slightly short of the required score. Elder Xun could have easily let him in, but not only did he not do so, he ordered the young man to study diligently for three years in the clan and improve his character before trying again. This showed his true impartiality and why the Dean trusted him so much.

Today, he naturally wouldn’t intentionally create such an “astounding” score.

In an instant, everyone’s eyes fell on Gu Zuo.

‘If Elder Xun didn’t fake or miscalculate the score, it means that this person’s Divine Spirit is truly this powerful?’

The handsome young man was quite calm. He immediately smiled at Gu Zuo. “Junior Brother Gu, please come and test your inner energy cultivation.”

Gu Zuo blinked.

‘My inner energy cultivation… that’s really not my strong suit.’