Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 734 - 711: Holy Pharmacist (1/3)
Chapter 734: Chapter 711: Holy Pharmacist (1/3)
"Eh, Brother Zhou, how did we get out?" Yang Xiaoxiong, who had been dragged along by Zhou Heng, finally came to his senses, his face full of bewilderment.
This guy almost got him killed!
Zhou Heng thought to himself, but as dangerous as the trip was, it also allowed him to uncover some secrets. It’s hard to say whether this guy was a curse or a blessing! He waved his hand and said, "I’m going back to the inn to rest!"
"Brother Zhou, it’s still early, why don’t we go have some fun at the Spring Full Building?" Yang Xiaoxiong suggested with a lecherous grin on his face.
The Spring Full Building, you could tell by the name what kind of place it was.
Zhou Heng shook his head; with so many beautiful ladies around him, did he really need to go to a brothel to find pleasure?
Back at the inn, he entered his Immortal Residence and shared the events that had transpired with Huo Tian. He felt that the terrifying power seeking the Heavenly Mysterious Spirit Crystals was very likely connected with the collapse of the Immortal Realm.
Because they were strong!
Wang Youyue must be a Super Creation Emperor by now, even stronger than the Blue Dragon Empress, so the ultimate leader of that power must be an existence like the Dragon Emperor, or perhaps even more terrifying!
At such a level, they could easily wipe out the Immortal Realm with just one hand!
"Heavenly Mysterious Spirit Crystal?" Huo Tian pondered with a contemplative look and her delicate hand trembling slightly, as if she remembered something. However, after a long while, she still shook her head, "I have no recollection; they shouldn’t be my enemies!"
Not enemies?
Zhou Heng was astonished; how could such a powerful force not be the culprit behind the destruction of the Immortal Realm? But a being like Huo Tian, on her level of strength, had powerful intuition. If she said they were not, then they definitely were not.
This also dissuaded Zhou Heng from the thought of taking Huo Tian to suppress them. Since they weren’t enemies of Huo Tian, how could he engage in a fight to the death with them just because they were looking for the Heavenly Mysterious Spirit Crystals?
Spiritual Objects of Heaven and Earth, those with destiny shall obtain them.
Moreover, now that the rune on his forehead was gone, the Heavenly Mysterious Spirit Crystals were currently of no use to him; he seemed to be miles away from that level.
For him, advancing to the Sublimation Realm was the urgent priority.
After staying in Taiyin City for a full eleven days, the Pharmacists Association finally completed their audit and agreed to grant Zhou Heng the title of Earth Pharmacist!
This was a supreme honor, and the whole of Taiyin City celebrated for ten days. However, on the second day of the celebrations, Zhou Heng set off for North Chou City to claim the title of Nine Stars Pharmacist and then enter North Zi City.
In the end, he would become a Ten Stars Pharmacist and enter Juexian City!
A month later, he arrived at a main city in North Chou City. He had already communicated with the Pharmacists Association, and as soon as he arrived, they immediately began the certification for Nine Stars Pharmacist!
This, too, caused a sensation throughout North Chou City. Even the pharmacists from North Zi City came rushing over to witness the splendor of the reincarnation of the Medicine Venerate, hoping to catch some of the immortal aura and improve their own alchemy success rate.
Zhou Heng’s momentum was already established; now, all he needed to do was continue his miraculous performance, and his reputation would grow even higher, bringing him closer to the throne of the Medicine Venerate.
The certification of an Eight Stars Pharmacist was already incredibly strict, but that of a Nine Stars Pharmacist was even more challenging. He had to concoct ten different types of Ninth Grade Pills and had to ensure a significant pill success rate. Failing even once would mean all his efforts were in vain.
The good part was that at this level, the materials needed for alchemy would not be provided by Zhou Heng; all he had to do was the alchemy itself. The Pharmacists Association was wealthy and generous when it came to spending money on high-tier pill masters.
How many Holy Pharmacists and Heavenly Pharmacists were there in the entire Immortal Realm?
Altogether, there were only about twenty!
And Zhou Heng was likely to become one of them!
In the vast Immortal Realm, there were only twenty such beings, standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid, wielding supreme power, wealth, and resources!
In less than an hour, Zhou Heng finished his work, leaving behind a crowd whose views on life and the world were so twisted they were on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, the momentum of the reincarnation of the Medicine Venerate had been established, and others who could not accept it could attribute it to the name of the Medicine Venerate.
The Medicine Venerate, what was there he couldn’t do?
Because he had already caused a sensation in North Yin City, and since most people had seen the recorded images on the Message Transmitting Stone, their tolerance had increased considerably.
But to be able to produce a furnace of Ninth Grade Pills in just five minutes, with top-grade quality and a hundred percent success rate, still stunned a large number of people.
Indeed, there were geniuses in this world, heights that common people could not reach in a lifetime, yet for them, it was simply a matter of reach!
The heavens truly were unfair!
Knowing that Zhou Heng still had to undergo the certification for Ten Stars Pharmacist, and since at least half of the pharmacists from North Zi City were there anyway, they simply decided to do the certification there!
Exceptional circumstances call for exceptional measures!
However, concocting Tenth Grade Pills was not only difficult but also required materials that were too precious and rare. It wasn’t possible to find so many of them in a short time, not even for the Pharmacists Association!
——The certification of a Ten-Star Pharmacist, in relative terms, has actually become simpler! Although one still has to concoct ten Tenth Grade pills and faces complete failure with just one failure, the Pharmacist can choose the pills they are skilled at concocting, and there is no rigid rule dictating which ten kinds must be concocted.
The reason is that many ingredients cannot be found in a short period of time!
Zhou Heng announced that he would concoct the pills as long as the various noble families provided the ingredients; in return for the certification as a Holy Pharmacist, the pills that were successfully concocted could belong to the families that provided the ingredients.
Once this news was released, not to mention the noble families of North Zi City being moved, even the noble families from the other three Zi Immortal Cities scrambled to come over!
The materials required for Tenth Grade pills are precious, and the loss is huge if the concoction fails, causing even noble families of the Creation Emperor level to wince at the loss! But Zhou Heng’s series of miraculous achievements had already proven his talent in the Alchemy Dao, and the word "failure" simply could not be associated with him!
Giving materials to Zhou Heng for concoction not only meant owing a favor to a future Holy Pharmacist, or even Medicine Venerate, but also meant obtaining Tenth Grade pills for free, what a deal!
Keep in mind that if they were to hire another Holy Pharmacist to concoct Tenth Grade pills, they would not only have to pay a hefty appearance fee but also could not guarantee a success rate, and even if the pills were successfully concocted, they’d have to split them in half!
Thus, the noble families with materials for Tenth Grade pills were all excited, afraid of missing out because Zhou Heng only needed to concoct ten types of pills, and the number was limited!
If one family didn’t have enough materials, then two or three families would band together, how to divide the pills later was a matter for the future; materials are just materials when left unused.
Under the allure of Tenth Grade pills, within just a month, Zhou Heng had acquired enough materials for pill concoction.
During this time, he had reached a considerable understanding of the Dharma Aspect, with the breakthrough teetering on the edge. The strength of his companions and the Black Donkey improved even more terrifyingly—they were increasing their cultivation level by one Sun Wheel every ten days or so, and now they had all successively broken through to become Sunshine Sovereigns, continuing to advance forcefully.
Zhou Heng immediately began alchemy, launching his assault on the highest pharmacy accomplishment in the Immortal Realm—becoming a Holy Pharmacist—under the eyes of countless onlookers.
Oh, Holy Pharmacist, there were only five in the entire Immortal Realm to date, countable on one hand.
All eyes were focused on Zhou Heng. They had already become accustomed to Zhou Heng’s "techniques" in alchemy, no longer finding his actions strange. Even the most bizarre things become natural when heard enough times.
In less than an hour, all ten kinds of pills were concocted successfully.
An elder in purple robes glided onto the stage; although he was only at the Sublimation Emperor cultivation level, he had an imposing air, as if he could stand tall even before a Creation Emperor.
"Hey, isn’t that Great Master Han Yuming!"
"One of the five Holy Pharmacists!"
"He actually came in person!"
"Of course! Certifying a Ten-Star Pharmacist is a matter of great importance. The last time was twenty thousand years ago, so it’s only proper for a Holy Pharmacist to be present!"
"Soon there will be six great Holy Pharmacists!"
"But, have any of you ever seen a Pharmacist that can concoct Tenth Grade pills in five minutes?"
"This newly-promoted Holy Pharmacist truly has unrivaled strength throughout history! No wonder people from the Pharmacists Association are saying he’s the reincarnation of the Medicine Venerate; otherwise, could there really be such an alchemy prodigy in the world?"
Amidst the clamorous discussions, the purple-robed elder Han Yuming began the evaluation.
His status was high above. Once he stood on the platform, none of the Pharmacists below dared to come up, even Nine-Star Pharmacists felt the same!
For all Pharmacists, a Holy Pharmacist is akin to a deity!
"As a Holy Pharmacist, I affirm that these Tenth Grade pills have all been successfully concocted, and every single one is of the top grade!" said the Holy Pharmacist after at least two hours.
Upon his declaration, the entire place erupted into an uproar!
After so many years, so many years, an Immortal Realm had finally produced another Ten-Star Pharmacist!
Zhou Heng remained unexcited; although the Fire Divine Furnace was capricious, it was capable of resonating with the Black Sword, making the concoction of Tenth Grade pills naturally not an issue!
The Nine-Star Pharmacist badge need not be made as he could skip it. With a Holy Pharmacist speaking out, coupled with the guarantees from ten Nine-Star Pharmacists and testimonies from tens of thousands of Creation Realm experts, Zhou Heng’s Ten-Star Pharmacist credentials were beyond doubt.
In about five days’ time, his Ten-Star Pharmacist badge would be made and delivered into his hands.
For a while, the inn where Zhou Heng was staying was packed with big-shots from various noble families, all trying their best to meet with Zhou Heng, even if it were just to show their faces!
Even experts of high realms cannot guarantee they will never need pills, and the stronger the power, the more precious are the pills they need, which are usually impossible to buy.
With just a few Holy Pharmacists in the Immortal Realm, only by forging good relations with them could one request their pill concoction when it mattered. Which of these masters didn’t carry their noses high in the air?
Zhou Heng patiently waited. Although his current cultivation level wasn’t high, the title of Holy Pharmacist allowed him to disregard even Creation Emperors, an existence in the Immortal Realm limited to only six!
When the Ten-Star Pharmacist badge was delivered, Zhou Heng immediately set out on a journey, this time heading straight for Juexian City.
——This mysteriously existent city of legend, the central nexus of power in the Immortal Realm, hidden with all the secrets of the Immortal Realm! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
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