Bound by Essence Blood

"The sun is truly burning! This must be the sun's true fire!"

There was no smell of smoke, only pure and high-temperature flames. Chunyu Tiying stared intently at the feather of the Golden Crow Great Emperor.

The flames on the feather were so stable that Zhang Xuezhou could control them almost at will, making them as intense or as weak as he wanted.

Chunyu Tiying had never seen anyone use the True Fire of the Sun, a top-tier flame, to refine pills. Even finding a source of fire from the Earth's core would be considered a top-tier condition for them.

Fire control is an extremely important part of alchemy. If the fire can be controlled, it basically means that the success rate of alchemy is 50%.

The remaining steps involve crucial aspects such as the proportions of the Pill Formula and the timing of adding the herbs.

Zhang Xuezhou's fire is top-notch, and the proportions are also flawless.

With the help of the Law Artifact 'Balance', Zhang Xuezhou was so precise with the dosage of the medicine that Chunyu Tiying was speechless. Even when Zhang Xuezhou added water, he used 'Balance', almost following the most standard procedure that Chunyu Tiying had described in the alchemy.

Alchemy is very complex, involving essential ingredients, heat control, formulas, and the intricacies of alchemy. Each of these aspects is a secret that is difficult for ordinary people to know, which makes the art of alchemy seem quite sophisticated and high-level.

However, once the conditions are met, many steps are undoubtedly simplified, leaving only the step-by-step refining process.

"The water refining method is still better. If I were to use the fire refining method, I would need to tumble the pills through the Pill Furnace, and my cultivation level is simply not enough to control that!"

Chunyu Tiying had one idea, while Zhang Xuezhou had another.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't refine some of the advanced Pill Formula given by Zou Bugui, but he was too familiar with the water refining method. After all, this was the method he used most often in reality, and he didn't know how to use the fire refining method to make pills.

The water-refining method is relatively gentle, and the resulting pills usually have mild effects. However, it is precisely because of this gentleness that water-refined pills are prone to leaving behind impurities that are difficult to remove.

These kinds of elixirs are mostly made to nourish the body, but if the formula contains highly toxic substances that counteract the medicinal effects, then the water-refining method cannot be used.

Zhang Xuezhou's procedures for refining pills with water are so standardized that if he were to use the fire refining method, it would be very difficult for him to succeed in making even one pill, let alone three complete tonic pills.

"Gentlemen, my wife has fainted three times from the pain after regaining consciousness. That Doctor Zheng said she's about to give birth and there's a high chance she'll die. Please hurry!"

Outside the Alchemy Chamber, Chen Zhangxin was extremely anxious, pacing back and forth between the side room where Wei Shao'er was and the Alchemy Chamber itself.

Even with his fastest speed, Chen Zhang only managed to gather all the necessary medicine today.

Wei Shao'er received the medicine and immediately delivered it over.

He was only regretting his low status at the moment, as it had taken him more than half a month to get three large doses of medicine.

If he had obtained these powerful medicines earlier, he wouldn't need to wait for the Alchemist to refine the pills now.

Chen Zhang sighed repeatedly as he walked back and forth, when suddenly a sound came from inside the Alchemy Chamber.

"Hey you, come in here and bring me a drop of your Essence Blood to fuse with the pill!"

Chunyu Tiying's voice prompted Chen Zhang to gently push open the door and enter.

The Alchemy Chamber was not scalding hot, but rather cool and quiet, with only a bright flame burning beneath the Pill Cauldron and the Pill Cauldron himself making a hissing sound.

Zhang Xuezhou was stirring the Pill Cauldron with a wooden spoon, while Chunyu Tiying took out a long needle.

She waved to Chen Zhang, signaling him to come closer.

"You and Wei Shao'er are bound by blood; adding a drop of your Essence Blood to the elixir can protect the child's life," Chunyu Tiying said.

"Oh, okay, take as much as you like. Even ten or twenty drops are fine," Chen Zhang replied quickly.

"Please remove your sleeves and extend your hands," Chunyu Tiying gestured.

"Wait, I'd like to ask, if the child in Chen Zhang's and Wei Shao'er's wombs isn't connected by blood, will this Essence Blood cause side effects?" Zhang Xuezhou interjected.

"When Essence Blood are connected, life is preserved; when Essence Blood clash, death is inevitable. Why are you asking this?" Chunyu Tiying said.

Think about why I asked that!

Zhang Xuezhou replied, which made Chunyu Tiying retract the long needle she was about to stab at Chen Zhang's arm, and she looked at Chen Zhang with a face full of sympathy.

"Alright, you can go now," Chunyu Tiying finally said.

"You haven't taken my Essence Blood yet!"

"No, get out!"

Chunyu Tiying waved her hand, indicating that Chen Zhang was useless and shouldn't get in the Pill Formula.

"I can't stand you mystical Alchemist!"

Chen Zhang muttered something, still not understanding why a woman like Chunyu Tiying would change her mind so quickly.

He grumbled a few times, but had no choice but to obediently leave the Alchemy Chamber.

Inside the room, Wei Shao'er let out another painful cry, waking up once more from the pain.

"Dr. Zheng, how is my wife?"

When Zheng Wukong was escorted out, Chen Zhang couldn't help but quickly ask him questions.

"Four times... four times already... she has three more chances. After seven rounds of labor pains and resuscitation, she will inevitably experience dystocia, and the outcome will be unpredictable!"

Zheng Wukong's body was unable to move; only his eyeballs could move, and he still had a mouth to eat and speak.

He explained his judgment and indicated that he would do his best and leave the rest to fate.

This is the consequence of not meeting Chunyu Tiying's requirements; they are currently not only suffering from physical problems, but also lack access to elixirs.

"That pill..."

"The pill is still being stirred. Just now, Doctor Chunyu called me in to take a drop of my Essence Blood, but somehow, after hearing something from Scholar Dongfang, she kicked me out!"

Just as Zheng Wukong was about to ask about alchemy, Master Chen quickly recounted everything that had happened in the Alchemy Chamber.

"What did Scholar Dongfang say?" Zheng Wukong asked, frowning.

"He asked if there was no blood connection between me and the child in the child's womb, and whether this Essence Blood would cause side effects," Chen Zhangdao said.

"How can there be no blood connection? As long as the child is yours, there will definitely be a blood connection, unless the child is not yours," Zheng Wukong retorted.

"The child is definitely mine!"

"Then your Essence Blood can be used!"

"Physician Chunyu..."

"Roll!"

Chen Zhang's reaction was undoubtedly somewhat slow. It wasn't until Chunyu Tiying reprimanded him again that even Zheng Wukong came to his senses.

"Quickly, quickly, go and find the child's father!" Zheng Wukong said.

"I am the child's father," Chen Zhang argued.

"There's another one," Zheng Wukong said with a headache, "Go find the child's other father. If you don't know him, then hurry up and ask this Wei Shao'er. Try your best to find the child's father to protect him, lest both of them die!"

Zheng Wukong thought that young people these days really know how to have fun; they're at the age where they want to have children, and they still don't know if they're the father.

"The social customs of officials' families have become so open!"

Zheng Wukong grumbled and complained, feeling that not marrying or having children was truly the right choice in life, thus saving him from these nonsensical ethical entanglements.