From the earlier pill forging, Fu Jiangchen could not help but feel a deep sense of respect for the young man before him. To be able to study medicinal herbs and pill forging to such a level, how could the other party possibly harm him?
Even though he knew that he would be in danger if he did not resist, he could only grit his teeth and accept it.
Pu pu pu!
As the silver needles pierced into his acupoints, surges of zhenqi gushed into his body. The meridians that had been blocked by the pill poison earlier immediately burst open under the surge of zhenqi.
The sealed zhenqi in his body surged upward like a torrent breaking through a dam.
Kacha! Kacha!
In the blink of an eye, his vitality and zhenqi purity had undergone a massive transformation. At the same time, his disposition had risen to a whole new level.
"I managed to achieve a breakthrough just like that?"
Fu Jiangchen was stunned.
The bottleneck that had plagued him for many years had been resolved just like that?
How could the young man before him have accomplished something that even Fairy Linglong had failed to resolve so easily?
Seeing that Fu Jiangchen was in a daze, Zhang Xuan quickly bellowed, "It has already been twenty breaths. Hurry up and heat up the cauldron!"
Fu Jiangchen had channeled all of his zhenqi into the cauldron, but he had only been able to last thirty breaths. It had taken him a total of twenty breaths to make a breakthrough. If he did not hurry up, once his zhenqi ran dry, the pill forging would fail as well.
As he had not added the Grass of God King into the cauldron, even if he failed, it would only be a waste of a cauldron of medicinal herbs. However, Zhang Xuan did not have that much time!
It had already taken him four hours to forge the 107 medicinal herbs. He had to find the medicinal herbs once more and wait for Fu Jiangchen to regain his stamina.
By the time he returned to compete for the slot to enter Spirit God Palace, it would already be too late.
So, he had to succeed no matter what!
"Alright!" Fu Jiangchen gritted his teeth.
Even though he had made a breakthrough to God King realm pinnacle, he had not had the time to cultivate, so the zhenqi reserve in his body did not increase. As such, he could only last for ten breaths.
He had no idea why Fu Jiangchen wanted him to heat up the cauldron, but he had no choice but to follow his orders.
Xiong xiong!
As Fu Jiangchen's zhenqi grew purer, the flames beneath the cauldron grew even more ferocious, and the temperature began rising once more.
Another five breaths later, beads of sweat began forming on his forehead once more. Fu Jiangchen turned to Fu Jiangchen and said, "I have reached my limit once more.
Even though Zhang Xuan had made a breakthrough in his cultivation, he had not stabilized it properly. As such, there was a limit to the increase in his temperature. If he still could not reach that level, there was really nothing he could do about it.
"The temperature is high enough … continue to maintain it!"
Zhang Xuan's eyes were also a little red.
As expected of someone who broke through by eating medicine. Otherwise, his foundation would not be so good.
Zhang Xuan thought that as long as he reached God King realm pinnacle, he would be able to easily match the temperature of his flames, perhaps even surpassing it.
This kind of critical point was equivalent to the lowest temperature at which the Grass of God King could be melted. Originally, he thought the pill would have a hundred percent chance of success. But now, he no longer had any confidence!
"Whatever …"
Knowing that he could not afford to hesitate any longer, Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and took out the Grass of God King. With a wave of his hand, he infused the four stalks with his Pathos of Heaven zhenqi before tossing them into the cauldron simultaneously.
Boom!
As soon as the True Qi came into contact with the boiling hot medicinal liquid in the furnace, it immediately began to burn inside the furnace. The temperature that had just reached the critical point once again rose.
Huala!
The extremely tough Grass of God King immediately melted and fused perfectly with the medicinal liquid from before.
Three breaths!
Two breaths …
"Hurry up!" Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly.
Even though the Grass of God King had melted, it would still take some time for it to fuse perfectly with the medicinal liquid. However, Fu Jiangchen was clearly unable to hold on any longer.
One breath!
"I'm sorry, but I really can't hold on any longer …"
Fu Jiangchen's face paled as he collapsed to the ground.
His zhenqi had already been sapped dry.
Without the augmentation of a God King, the flames in the cauldron immediately extinguished, and the temperature within the cauldron began to shrink.
Boom!
The fusion of the Grass of God King and the medicinal liquid had also reached the final step. As soon as the energy dissipated, it was finally complete. With a deafening rumble, four pills leaped out of the cauldron and shot into the sky.
The God King Breakthrough Pill had been completed!
"I don't have the strength to control the cauldron anymore …"
Fu Jiangchen was overjoyed to see the pills leaping out of the cauldron.
He was overjoyed that he did not screw up at the very last moment and managed to successfully forge the pills. However, he was frustrated that the pills had already gained their own sentience. If he did not grab hold of them quickly and erase their sentience, there was a good chance that he would end up with nothing in the forging.
Given that Zhang Xuan's cultivation was only at high-tier Celestial God, the pills before him might not have reached the level of a God King, but they were not too far from it.
Even before Fu Jiangchen achieved a breakthrough, it would have been difficult for him to grab hold of the four pills, let alone now.
In other words …
Even though he had successfully forged the pills, he could only watch helplessly as the pills flew away.
Wuuuuuu!
Just as he had expected, the pills immediately broke through the seal on the cauldron and soared into the sky.
"Why are there so few?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
Based on his calculations, with four Grass of God King, he should have been able to forge at least ten pills. He did not think that there would only be four pills.
However, this was not the time for him to be thinking about such things. With a leap, he appeared in the sky and whipped out a sword.
Hula!
Countless strands of sword qi burst forth, forming a massive net in the sky.
Heart Like Two Nets, Countless Knots!
Knowing how formidable these pills were, Zhang Xuan immediately executed his strongest swordsmanship right from the start.
This was the swordsmanship that he had comprehended back in the Azure, and it had been modified upon reaching the Firmament. Paired with a God King realm sword, it covered the entire area.
The gaps between the nets were huge, but as soon as the sword qi came into contact with it, it would close up.
The net of the heavens had a long way to go!
Jijijijiji!
As soon as the sword qi net came into contact with the pills, they were unable to break free. In an instant, their spirits were erased, and they were kept into a jade box.
"It's done!"
Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief after catching the escaping pill. Just as he was about to say something, the sight before him suddenly blurred. Another pill shot out from the cauldron, and in the blink of an eye, it soared into the clouds, turning into a black dot that was on the verge of disappearing.
"Sh * t, there's another Pill King!"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
Under normal circumstances, the effects of the pills forged from the same cauldron wouldn't differ too much, but there were exceptions.
Take this time, for example. Due to the heat from the flames being too short, he had used too much Grass of God King, and Fu Jiangchen had expended too much of his energy, causing him to be unable to distribute the essence of the pills evenly, resulting in the formation of the strongest Pill King!
The effects of this pill were several times stronger than the others. In terms of strength, it was already on par with a God King!
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