Invincible Divine Sword - Chapter 200
Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Revoking Yang Xiaotian’s Pharmacist License?
In the Empire’s Pharmacist community, I have no footing!
Gu Shaozong’s words were an unmistakable threat.
Behind Yang Xiaotian, light surged, and the Black Flood Dragon King emerged.
Sensing the Black Flood Dragon King’s daunting and prison-like aura, Gu Shaozong and the others’ faces changed.
“You are not welcome here,” Yang Xiaotian said coldly to the other party.
Seeing Yang Xiaotian outright order him to leave, Gu Shaozong’s face darkened, “Yang Xiaotian, you had better think this through carefully. If I inherit the Empire Pharmacist Hall…”
Yang Xiaotian immediately interrupted, “Talk about it after you have inherited the Empire Pharmacist Hall.”
Gu Shaozong’s face turned ugly. He glanced at the Black Flood Dragon King behind Yang Xiaotian, suppressed the rage in his heart, and said, “Yang Xiaotian, I hope you won’t regret this later.”
After speaking, he packed away the Pharmacopoeia of the Medicine God, the Roc’s egg, and the other four items and left with his followers.
Once Gu Shaozong had left, Luo Qing said angrily, “This Gu Shaozong really thinks he can 100% win first place in this Pharmacist competition!”
Wu Qi, however, did not speak.
He knew Luo Qing believed their young master would take first place in this Empire’s Pharmacist competition, but thinking of Yang Xiaotian’s cultivation, Wu Qi silently sighed.
This time, at the Empire Pharmacist competition, almost all the disciples from the Supreme Sects participating were at the Emperor Realm.
Yet, Yang Xiaotian wasn’t even a Martial Ancestor. Compared to Gu Shaozong, Zhu Xuan, and others, his strength was far too lacking.
Even if Yang Xiaotian’s natural talent in Alchemy was extraordinarily high, winning against Gu Shaozong, Zhu Xuan, and others would be difficult—harder than ascending to the heavens!
Elixirs are graded from low to high as Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid, Innate Spirit Pill, Treasure Pill, and above Treasure Pill is the Profound Pill.
Unless Yang Xiaotian could refine a Profound Pill, it would be impossible for him to win against Gu Shaozong and the others.
However, only those above Martial Ancestors could refine a Profound Pill, and Yang Xiaotian was not even a Martial Ancestor—how could he possibly refine a Profound Level elixir?
After Gu Shaozong left the Azure Dragon Residence with his followers, the more he thought about how Yang Xiaotian had repeatedly rejected him and driven him out, the colder his face became.
“Once I take over the Empire Pharmacist Hall, I will definitely revoke Yang Xiaotian’s Pharmacist status!” Gu Shaozong looked back at the Azure Dragon Residence and said fiercely.
Once he inherits the Empire Pharmacist Hall, he will have the authority to revoke the status of any three-star Pharmacist and those below within the Empire.
If Yang Xiaotian’s Pharmacist status is revoked, it would be an immense disgrace. By then, the news will reach the Divine Sea Kingdom, shaving shame on the entire Kingdom, and Yang Xiaotian will be the laughingstock of others for life.
“Young Master, what about the Innate Sword Spirit?” his follower asked cautiously.
Gu Shaozong’s face turned grim as he said, “Look into others.”
The one in Yang Xiaotian’s hands, he had no hopes of acquiring now.
After tonight, Yang Xiaotian would have definitely refined the Innate Sword Spirit, and it would be impossible for him to take it even if he wanted to later.
He could only look into other leads.
“Use every possible method, every power at our disposal, to gather news about the Innate Sword Spirit!” Gu Shaozong commanded in fury, “I’m giving you three more months. If I don’t get the Innate Sword Spirit by then, you know the consequences!”
His followers nodded obediently.
After Gu Shaozong had left, Yang Xiaotian began to browse through Hong Feng’s cave dwelling for secret Alchemy techniques.
He remembered that he had once seen an alchemical book which mentioned that it was possible to refine pills across realms.
Today, he took out the book again and scrutinized it carefully.
Yang Xiaotian quickly finished reading.
According to the book, to refine a Profound Level elixir at the Martial King Realm, one must meet four conditions: first, the True Yuan must be extremely robust, comparable to the Martial Ancestor Realm.
Second, one must possess one of the top ten Abnormal Fires.
Third, one’s soul perception has to far exceed those within the same realm.
Fourth, master extraordinarily advanced alchemy techniques, using two such techniques at the same time to concoct elixirs.
Each of these four conditions is extremely stringent.
To fulfill all four conditions simultaneously, it is feared that not even a handful of individuals could be found in a million years.
However, having cultivated the Primordial Dragon Art and constantly consumed Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Water, Yang Xiaotian’s True Yuan had become so profound that it surpassed many Martial Ancestors at both the first and even second level.
He possessed one of the top ten Abnormal Fires.
The sensitivity of his soul had been growing continuously over the last two years, and it was now stronger than that of many four-star Pharmacists.
As for advanced alchemy techniques, he didn’t lack any—he had already mastered five out of the ten major alchemy methods.
The only thing he was missing now was how to use two alchemy methods at the same time to concoct elixirs.
He had always used a single method in his alchemy practice. He had truly never tried concocting with two different methods at once, because of the extreme difficulty involved.
It was ten times more difficult than using just one method.
With less than ten days left until the Pharmacist Competition, he needed to hurry and practice.
In the following days, Yang Xiaotian practiced using two methods at the same time to concoct elixirs during the day, while at night, he refined the Innate Sword Spirit.
One day, while Yang Xiaotian was practicing alchemy, Luo Qing came in to report that the experts from the True Dragon Divine Sect had already arrived at the Imperial Capital.
“Oh, who has come, and is my sister among them?” Yang Xiaotian quickly asked.
“The Second Miss did not come. The Old Ancestor from the True Dragon Divine Sect, Liang Yafei, has come, and so has his disciple Zhu Miaomiao. Zhu Miaomiao is here to participate in this edition of the Empire Pharmacist Competition,” Luo Qing replied. “Zhu Miaomiao has the highest alchemy level among the young generation of the True Dragon Divine Sect.”
Pausing for a moment, he continued, “Zhu Miaomiao and Zhu Xuan are both from the Zhu Family, with Zhu Miaomiao being Zhu Xuan’s cousin.”
Yang Xiaotian was surprised.
In recent days, he had also learned about the various powers within the Empire.
There were many powerful ancient families within the Empire, like the Long Family, Tian Family, Zhu Family, Zhang Family, Gu Family—all of which had complex and intertwined influences.
Among the Empire’s ten Supreme Sects, there were quite a few disciples from these ancient families.
While Luo Qing was reporting to Yang Xiaotian, Zhu Xuan was sitting in Zhu Miaomiao’s courtyard, smiling and asking her, “How is the matter I discussed with you last time progressing?”
Shaking her head, Zhu Miaomiao said, “Yang Ling’er is now the personal disciple of our Sect Master. Her affairs are not something my master can decide. My master said that after the Empire Pharmacist Competition is over, he will discuss this matter with the elders.”
Zhu Xuan smiled and said, “If this matter can be successfully resolved, my master and I will certainly express our gratitude to my sister.”
“If this matter succeeds, it will be beneficial for both the True Dragon Divine Sect and the Sky-Stepping Sect. There’s no need to thank me,” Zhu Miaomiao replied.
This matter would be beneficial for both the True Dragon Divine Sect and the Sky-Stepping Sect, but that might not be the case for Yang Ling’er.
“But Yang Ling’er may not be willing,” said Zhu Xuan.
“Not willing?” Zhu Miaomiao scoffed. “This is a significant matter for the sect. If the elders and the Sect Master agree, it’s not up to her to decide if she’s willing.”
“Even if she’s not willing, she will have to be!”
As the Empire Pharmacist Competition approached, forces from various parts of the Empire converged on the Imperial Capital, making it exceptionally bustling.
On the eve of the Pharmacist Competition, Yang Xiaotian finally fully refined the exceptional Innate Sword Spirit.
With the help of this Innate Sword Spirit, he brought his mastery of three Swordsmanship Ultimate Divine Powers to the Summit Mastery level.
Adding those to the previous eleven, he now had mastered fourteen.
It was just a pity that this time refining the Innate Sword Spirit did not result in the successful formation of the eighth Sword Heart.
Tomorrow was the day of the Pharmacist Competition, and Yang Xiaotian did not practice anymore, intending to take everyone to the Green Lotus Tavern for a feast.
