Free Web NovelChapter 251: Chapter 250: 1 Pill Formula
As Qin Ya was muttering to himself, Ancient King and Yur Piaoyun landed before him. The moment they touched down, Yur Piaoyun rushed forward and asked urgently, "Little Brother Qin, do you have any more Nourishing Spirit Pills? I’m willing to purchase them at a high price."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ya put away his wine flask and took out a list of medicinal ingredients he had already prepared. He handed it to Yur Piaoyun, saying, "I’ll give you three days to gather the ingredients on this pill formula. As for the Nourishing Spirit Pills, the ones from yesterday were the last bottle."
Hearing this, both Yur Piaoyun and Ancient King showed undisguised disappointment. Yur Piaoyun took the pill formula and glanced at it, his expression turning to one of astonishment. As he continued to read, his eyes widened progressively until his face was flushed red and his hands were trembling uncontrollably. Panting, he gasped, "What is this? How can this be?"
"Impossible! How can these two ingredients be paired together?"
"No, that’s not right... So that’s how it is. So that’s how it is!"
"To think they can be combined like this... It’s marvelous! Truly marvelous!"
"But why...? I’m so close..."
Yur Piaoyun clutched the pill formula, his face crimson as he muttered to himself. One moment he was flailing his arms and legs wildly, the next he was hanging his head in despair, scratching his ears and rubbing his cheeks in agitation. Finally, he began to roar and shout like a man possessed.
"Friend! Friend, what’s wrong?"
Ancient King’s face fell. He rushed forward to check on him, but Yur Piaoyun paid him no mind, acting like he was possessed—laughing one moment, raging the next, then falling silent. freewebnσvel.cøm
Qin Ya’s brow furrowed. ’I didn’t expect Yur Piaoyun to be so devoted to the Alchemy Dao. Unfortunately, his Realm is insufficient to grasp the profound mysteries of that pill formula. Yet, he was unwilling to give up and forced himself to comprehend it, which is what led to his current state.’
"Knock him out," Qin Ya said indifferently.
"What did you do?" Ancient King roared, turning to face him. His tiger-like eyes radiated a thick Evil Qi, and an overwhelming aura erupted from his body.
Facing the enraged King, Qin Ya showed no fear and said coldly, "You’d better knock him out now. Otherwise, there’s no telling what might happen."
Qin Ya wasn’t joking. Since ancient times, there had been no shortage of Alchemists driven mad by their craft; some had even died from excessive deliberation.
Even Qin Ya had experienced this several times in his past life. Fortunately, his tenacious willpower had seen him through it every time. In fact, his understanding of the Alchemy Dao had greatly improved as a result. If not for that, the figure known as the Pill Venerable might never have existed ten thousand years ago.
"You..."
Ancient King glanced at the frenzied Yur Piaoyun, gritted his teeth, and roared, "If anything happens to my friend, Qin Ya, I’ll make sure you’re buried with him!"
With that, he delivered a palm strike to Yur Piaoyun’s head.
Yur Piaoyun instinctively tried to resist, but as a mere Sky-Controlling High Rank expert, how could he possibly be a match for a Martial Arts King like Ancient King? He was knocked unconscious in an instant.
Even after passing out, Yur Piaoyun still clutched the pill formula tightly. Ancient King’s gaze sharpened as he pried open his friend’s fingers and took the sheet of paper.
Derivative Flower, Fog Divine Water, Seven-Star Rock Sparrow Eggs...
Countless ingredients were densely written on the paper, at least several hundred of them. Ancient King was no Alchemist; while he recognized some of the names, there were others he had never even heard of. He did, however, recognize one: Glazed Moon Heart Grass. It was an extremely precious Ninth-Grade Marvel, and someone had even presented it to him as a gift a few years prior.
But he couldn’t understand. It was clearly just a pill formula. At worst, the ingredients listed were incredibly expensive. Why would his friend Yur Piaoyun go into a frenzy upon seeing it, to the point of seeming to lose his mind?
"Don’t bother looking. You’re not an Alchemist."
Seeing Ancient King puzzling over the pill formula, Qin Ya spoke indifferently.
In the hands of an Alchemist, this pill formula could be a supreme treasure or a deadly weapon. But in the hands of any other Martial Artist, it was no different from a worthless piece of paper.
"What happened to my friend?" Ancient King asked, his voice cold.
"He was driven mad by the Dao of Alchemy. He is... far too obsessed." Qin Ya glanced indifferently at the unconscious Yur Piaoyun on the ground, a look of both appreciation and pity in his eyes.
"Don’t worry. He’ll be fine in a little while." freeωebnovēl.c૦m
Hearing this, Ancient King finally relaxed a bit and asked, "Would you tell this King what is so mysterious about your pill formula? Why did it affect my friend so?"
"It’s nothing special. Just a Spirit Pill Formula."
Upon hearing this, Ancient King drew in a sharp breath.
’A Spirit Pill Formula! To think this young man actually possessed such a thing!’
At this realization, he no longer found his friend’s sudden breakdown strange. For a Ninth-Grade Alchemist who had dedicated years to studying the Alchemy Dao, it would have been stranger if he *hadn’t* reacted upon suddenly seeing a Spirit Pill Formula.
About half an hour later, Yur Piaoyun groggily awoke.
"My head is so dizzy... What happened?"
Yur Piaoyun could only remember taking the pill formula from Qin Ya. ’Wait, the pill formula...’ As soon as he thought of it, the names of countless ingredients flooded his mind.
It was as if the ingredients possessed some magical power; their countless combinations and medicinal transformations began to unfurl one by one in his mind, sending a jolt through his consciousness.
"Stop trying to recall it," Qin Ya said coolly.
Jolted by Qin Ya’s shout, Yur Piaoyun finally managed to tear his mind away from the various ingredients on the pill formula. He panted heavily, his face pale. He hadn’t even realized that his robes were soaked through with cold sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water.
"That pill formula... it’s..." Yur Piaoyun’s lips trembled as he stared at Qin Ya, his eyes filled with a mixture of shock and anticipation, waiting to hear the name...
"Just as you thought. A Spirit Pill Formula!"
Yur Piaoyun took a deep breath and said in shock, "So it’s true."
At that moment, Ancient King walked up and asked with concern, "Friend, how are you?"
Yur Piaoyun shook his head. "I’m fine. To think I would get to see a Spirit Pill Formula in this lifetime... my life has been worth living."
A Spirit Pill Formula was incomparably precious.
There were only a handful of known Spirit Pills in the Azure Sky Realm, and their formulas were not in public circulation, all of them tightly controlled by a few colossal powers.
Yet today, he had seen one here.
In the hands of a young man!
"A Spirit Pill Formula is profoundly mysterious, far beyond what Ninth-Grade Elixirs can compare to. At your current Alchemy Realm, trying to comprehend it by force will only bring you harm. I failed to consider this before giving you the formula. It was my mistake. I apologize."
Hearing Qin Ya’s apology, Yur Piaoyun was stunned for a moment before frantically waving his hands. "Young Friend Qin, you mustn’t say that! You mustn’t! I am the one who should be thanking you. If not for you, I would have gone my entire life without ever seeing a Spirit Pill Formula."
Qin Ya nodded, then added, "You should rest and recuperate for the next few days. Don’t do any Alchemy. You may copy down this Spirit Pill Formula, section by section, but do not try to comprehend it by force. Wait until your Alchemy Realm is sufficient in the future, then you can slowly work to understand it. Otherwise, the consequences will be dire."
What? Yur Piaoyun froze.
’Copy it down slowly?’ Yur Piaoyun could hardly believe his ears.
To let him copy such a priceless Spirit Pill Formula... ’How is that any different from simply giving it to me?’ At this thought, an irrepressible excitement lit up Yur Piaoyun’s eyes. "Is... is this real?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
