Lin Yun was very confident, because even with his current alchemy skills, as an Artisan looking down on the entire era, he couldn't use his own alchemy skills to detoxify the Ancient Poison Dragon's poison.
The potion formula to detoxify the Ancient Poison Dragon's poison had been found in the decaying library. He had casually glanced at it, but he hadn't expected to use it now.
Moreover, the compounding method for this potion had been compounded ten thousand years later by that Saint Alchemist.
Most importantly, the main ingredient of this potion was the grass found in the cracks around the hole. Without those grass, even with the formula, it would be impossible to detoxify the Ancient Poison Dragon's poison.
After all, the most frightening part of the Ancient Poison Dragon wasn't its poison, but rather the fact that every Ancient Poison Dragon's poison was different.
If there was a slight difference in the ingredients, it might not be able to detoxify the poison.
And the main ingredient for detoxifying the poison was in the area where the Ancient Poison Dragon was slumbering. Only in that area could he find the materials that could completely detoxify the poison.
Thus, when Lin Yun discovered the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse, his first reaction wasn't to walk forward, but to frantically search the surroundings.
Sure enough, he found eight stalks of Poison Dragon Grass. Now, Lin Yun had collected all of them, so he wasn't afraid that someone would try to snatch the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse.
In any case, the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse was there, and no one could touch it or move it away. Whoever touched it would die. He would first go back and concoct the antidote before coming back to collect it when he had the time.
Lin Yun unhesitantly left. Deloy was stunned, and he could only helplessly look at the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse while drooling. He could only follow him out of the Poison Mist Valley.
After the Gaugass Battlemages left, Lin Yun didn't immediately lead his people back. Instead, he sent a stranger to keep watch in the vicinity of the Poison Mist Valley. In any case, no one would appear in the vicinity of the Poison Mist Valley. Only the Gaugass Battlemages could appear there.
This time, he found the biggest harvest of the Poison Mist Valley, but he couldn't get it. He believed that the Gaugass Battlemages would lose interest in this place, and without Lin Yun's poison resistance potions, the Poison Mist Valley wouldn't have much value.
Lin Yun wasn't worried. He returned to the laboratory and started compounding the antidote for the Ancient Poison Dragon's poison.
Once all the Poison Dragon Grass around the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse was collected, it would be enough to concoct a lot of antidotes. Moreover, it would be an antidote that could perfectly counteract the Ancient Poison Dragon's poison. This way, the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse would be the same as an ordinary dragon's corpse for those who took the antidote. Not only would it be easier to collect, but it would also allow the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse to display its full effect.
This formula had appeared during Noscent's peak. Although the compounding requirements weren't particularly high, it still required an Artisan to be able to compound it. Lin Yun just happened to be an Artisan with a vision that far surpassed this era.
The compounding process was very complicated. The Poison Dragon Grass itself was highly toxic, and the alchemy tools needed to be specially forged. Just forging a new set of alchemy tools took Lin Yun no less than three days.
Moreover, when compounding the antidote, he had to retain the Poison Dragon Grass' toxicity and make sure that the person taking the antidote wouldn't be poisoned to death. This balance was very important. If there was a slight deviation, the antidote would be the same as the Ancient Poison Dragon's poison, killing people on contact.
With the level of this era's Artisans, if they didn't know the entire compounding process and the details, even a peak Artisan wouldn't be able to successfully compound an antidote without thousands of experiments.
Because this formula came from a Saint Alchemist, the other party had a few tricks at his fingertips, and the details were as precise as a machine. This wasn't something an Artisan could compare to.
Thus, Lin Yun acted as if he was facing a great enemy after compounding it. Not only did he keep his mana revolving, but he also forged a foot-thick Fine Steel Tower Shield on the side. If something happened, he could immediately hide behind it. That foot-thick Fine Steel Tower Shield was enough to stall for at least a second.
That would be enough time for Lin Yun to escape.
After all, that Poison Dragon Grass had grown from absorbing the poison essence of the Ancient Poison Dragon. If an ordinary person touched it, it would be no different from being poisoned by the Ancient Poison Dragon. They would die a very unsightly death.
After a dozen hours of precise and fast operation, he had the efficiency of a machine. He broke down the steps that could only be used by a Saint Alchemist into hundreds of small steps and rapidly compounded them according to the compounding method.
Crushing, dissolving, centrifugation, dialysis, neutralization, catalysis …
A series of operations that could dazzle an ordinary Artisan took no less than a dozen hours to successfully compounded a few bottles of antidote.
Looking at the few bottles of potions on the table, Lin Yun sighed in relief and almost collapsed to the ground.
These few bottles of potions were already at his peak. If he hadn't known the formula and compounding method ahead of time, he simply wouldn't have been able to compound them.
But even so, he almost didn't make it to the last moment.
After all, the most important part of this antidote was the speed at which it was compounded. Every step had to be carried out without hesitation, and the timing had to be very precise. If there was a one-second error in any step, the entire compounding process could be said to have failed.
And now, the few bottles of potions in front of him were enchanted glass bottles with numerous runes engraved on them. Those potions looked like they were stored inside potion bottles, but they were actually floating inside. Because the potion itself was highly toxic, this kind of enchanted potion bottle would corrode upon contact.
There was also a technique to using the potion. If one didn't know the technique, it would be a terrifying poison.
After a few days, Lin Yun came out of the alchemy laboratory with disheveled hair and a dirty face. His subordinates sent news that the Gaugass Battlemages had appeared in the Poison Mist Valley a few days ago, but now, no one had been there for two days.
No one would go to that desolate and dangerous place for no reason.
At night, everyone went to rest. Lin Yun took Xiuban, Reina, and Anderfa and quietly left the Storm Fort, taking advantage of the darkness to enter the Poison Mist Valley.
They once again arrived at the big hole where the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse had been. There were only some traces of human activity in the surroundings, but the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse still looked the same. Green smoke was emitting from the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse, transforming into a green smoke signal that soared into the sky.
Lin Yun reached the bottom of the hole and gave everyone a bottle of antidote. Even Enderfa and the puppet were given a bottle of antidote.
After all, the reason why the Ancient Poison Dragon was so powerful was because its poison was effective against everything. Whether it was a Magic Tool Incarnation, a puppet, or whether it had a life form, even a mountain rock, it would be corroded by the poison.
With the antidote in one hand, Lin Yun walked to the side of the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse with large strides, making the others tremble in fear.
"Sir Merlin, are you sure there is no problem with the antidote?"
Xiuban's face was a bit green, and his legs were shivering. Everyone had clearly seen Kempes' miserable state that day.
If there was a problem, it would be better to just slit their own throats and die.
Lin Yun stopped and coldly snorted before kicking Xiuban.
"Go, touch this Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse. Drink the antidote the instant you touch it. Remember, you have to touch the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse before you drink the antidote, or you will die."
Xiuban was sullen, his face filled with alarm. He was so scared that he sat on the ground, paralyzed. Anderfa and Reina, who were also green, couldn't help looking a bit better.
Seeing that Xiuban was about to piss his pants, Lin Yun curled his lips and walked to the side of the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse. He used one hand to caress the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse as if he was caressing his own pet.
Enderfa's three faces were horrified, as if saying that Lin Yun was crazy.
Xiuban paled as he sat on the ground, his mouth wide open as he looked at Lin Yun's movements.
Reina had already subconsciously rushed towards Lin Yun.
Then, under everyone's alarmed gazes, Lin Yun's left hand softly caressed the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse.
Suddenly, the fingertips of Lin Yun's left hand turned dark green, and the terrifying poison rapidly spread from Lin Yun's fingers to his body. Even his mana was infected by the poison and was spreading at a frightening speed.
Lin Yun's expression didn't change. He raised his head and poured the antidote in his right hand.
In an instant, the wisp of dark green on Lin Yun's left hand turned into a ripple that instantly swept through Lin Yun's body. Lin Yun's skin turned dark green.
Then, that dark green color started emitting a faint light, and every time it flickered, it would become a bit dimmer. After eight flashes, the color of Lin Yun's body returned to normal.
That berserk mana fluctuations also returned to normal.
It only took a few seconds for Xiuban and Reina to be covered in cold sweat. They looked at Lin Yun as if they were looking at a God.
Anderfa's three faces had strange expressions as he looked at Lin Yun with his mouth wide open.
"Merlin, are you sure you aren't the reincarnation of the Plague God? "That's a f * cking Ancient Poison Dragon! You can actually detoxify its poison? Damnit, this world is changing too fast, I can't keep up. Aside from Gods, no one could survive after being poisoned by an Ancient Poison Dragon. You are definitely the first person in Noscent to touch an Ancient Poison Dragon without being affected …"
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