Everyone Has a Temper

Just as I thought!

Zhang Xuezhou's judgment of medicinal properties does not stem from instrumental analysis of components, but rather from considerations such as the source of the medicine, its growing environment, and finally, tasting it to make a judgment.

The purple gladiolus has a slightly sour and bitter taste.

When venom from a snake is injected into the bloodstream, it can cause a violent reaction, while venom that is ingested orally will be digested as it does not enter the bloodstream.

When the gladiolus is alive, it has a powerful hallucinogenic effect, but once it is cut off, it loses this magical property, and even if ingested, it has no effect whatsoever.

Activating this ability requires the power of elixirs.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't expect to refine the sword orchid into a potent Spirit-Forging Pill or even a Creation Pill. Since Zhou Yueyan and others needed it, he was currently more focused on the negative effects.

His Spirit-Forging Pill is given to people who do not need Law Power to recover, which will cause a strong vomiting effect due to Law Power stimulation, and secondly, an unavoidable hallucinogenic effect.

Even Zhang Xuezhou himself was not immune to the poisoning of this kind of pill and could only rely on the Poison Repelling Technique to mitigate its effects.

After taking another small dose of the ointment, Zhang Xuezhou felt as if the tables and chairs in the entire laboratory were singing.

The Law Power restoration from the Spirit-Forging Pill ointment remained largely unchanged, but its hallucinogenic properties were clearly enhanced dramatically.

Even Zhang Xuezhou never imagined that his Pill Formula would extend in this way, turning tonics into toxic agents.

However, the market for this kind of poison pill is relatively small, and normal people would not take it. There is no need to force others to take it, and it would be better to choose any other medicine than to use such a rare material.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that the medicine might only be useful against some large-sized exotic beasts or ferocious beasts, and its effectiveness would need to be verified. Moreover, only people like the Zhou Household, who were skilled in defense, could administer the medicine to ferocious beasts.

The drug's uses and customers are very limited, making it a failure from a normal economic perspective.

Zhang Xuezhou sang along with the chair for three minutes.

He couldn't help but marvel. The purple gladiolus from the Luo Ke Emperor's Mausoleum hadn't had a hallucinogenic effect on him, but it had a different effect after being made into a pill.

The purple gladiolus found in the tombs of Emperors Luo Shan and Luo Yongwen is thicker and larger, and Zhang Xuezhou believes that its medicinal effects are likely to be even better.

The elixir was successfully refined, but Zhang Xuezhou always felt that his Pill Formula was flawed.

Each medicinal herb has its own toxic side effects as well as its own beneficial effects. When combined, these effects can be maximized while eliminating the toxic side effects, thus creating a remedy that can cure diseases and save lives.

However, Zhang Xuezhou's current approach to pharmaceutical manufacturing leans more towards leveraging the negative effects of herbs.

"I need to ask my godfather about this herb and then seek his advice!"

As a mediocre Alchemist, Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't struggle to solve problems on his own; instead, he would call upon others.

He needs to learn tracking Technique Method from Dong Zhongshu, and also needs to discuss Zou Bugui with Zhou Bugui.

Of course, Zhang Xuezhou still needs to find Li Shaojun.

He also had the idea of returning to Chang'an City as soon as possible to have Zheng Wukong and others check his health.

The complexity of these matters is no less than the intricate issues Zhang Xuezhou has been dealing with in reality these past few days.

However, Zhang Xuezhou has been working very quickly in the past ten days. Firstly, he has been spreading the "Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity Pian" (Treatise on the Interaction Between Heaven and Man), which has promoted the development of real-world case studies. He even had Ren Yisheng help him improve and apply the "Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity Pian," which saved him a lot of trouble.

Secondly, it sought an alliance with the many elderly residents of the Old Age Mansion, which has broad prospects for development.

Thirdly, it was the first time he had tracked down Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon within the Scarlet Alliance State. It was always better to discover such things early than to deal with them late, so as to avoid being passively drawn into them and suffering turmoil.

Fourthly, Zhang Xuezhou also promoted the Yin-Yang dualistic realm techniques, combining them with Dong Zhongshu's "Chunqiu Fanlu" in a steady and rapid manner.

If he works harder, he might be able to advance both realm techniques simultaneously in the next twelve days of training.

His schedule was extremely full due to a multitude of tasks.

Stepping out of his laboratory, Zhang Xuezhou took a deep breath, realizing how rarely he had a moment of leisure in his life.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that the time when he could finally relax and enjoy life in both worlds would be the perfect time for him to achieve his goals.

"Zhang Xuezhou, what have you been doing in the lab? We haven't been able to contact you for so many days!"

It was already 9 p. m. When Zhang Xuezhou came out of the research institute and looked at the night, he didn't expect there to be other outsiders in the institute.

"Didn't you use the R32 catalyst to advance the sequence? What are you doing here?"

The person speaking in the research institute was Zuo Teng. Zhang Xuezhou was quite curious about Zuo Teng's behavior of wandering around, and even the possibility that he might stay overnight at his research institute.

He had already given the Beast Belt to Song Sijia, so Zuo Teng should theoretically have no need to come to the B13 Research Institute anymore.

"Was the image you sent me last time really the result of my father's body scan?" Zuo Teng asked.

"You're asking about this?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise. "Of course it's your dad's medical report. Your dad left right after the test, and Professor Zhou asked me to help him, so I took the photos and sent them offline!"

"You're not lying to me?" Zuo Teng asked doubtfully.

"We did the testing collectively at the High-tech Agricultural Products Research Center. I was the first to go in, your dad was the second, and Professor Zhou was the third," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I can't very well send you my own test report. Besides, Professor Zhou gave me the report. I've said what I needed to say. If you don't believe me, then believe it or not!"

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's that my dad can't accept the reality of having a tumor," Zuo Teng said with a headache. "He even got angry at me when I tried to persuade him!"

"Then what?"

"And then he hit me!"

"And then what happened?"

"I hit him, and then he called me a rebellious son and ordered a bunch of people to kick me out!"

Zuo Teng shrugged, indicating that he couldn't go home right now, and going back would likely lead to another fight with Zuo Quan.

"I can't interfere in your family affairs," Zhang Xuezhou waved his hands repeatedly. "If you want to stay overnight, find an empty room yourself. There are chickens and eggs in the backyard; help yourself, don't be shy!"

"I moved in a few days ago and have been eating eggs for several days in a row," Zuo Teng said sullenly.

"Keep eating, there's plenty!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked at Zuo Teng with considerable sympathy, thinking that Zuo Quan was a man of little ability but with a big temper.

Of course, Zuo Teng, who beat up his sick father, also had a bad temper. He had only entered the Third Sequence for about ten days before fighting with his father.

The feuds and grudges among the wealthy were too outrageous, and Zhang Xuezhou felt he didn't want to get involved, nor did he have the ability to help Zuo Teng deal with such matters.

Considering that R32 catalyst needs to be continuously supplied by Zuo Teng, he allowed Zuo Teng to take refuge here.

Of course, as the one who was going to lie down, Zhang Xuezhou hoped that Zuo Teng would behave himself and not disturb his rest, and that any problems would be dealt with quickly.

What's inside the imperial tombs?

Only after Zhang Xuezhou confessed did Zuo Teng ask in a low voice.

"I checked my father's previous records. He didn't have a tumor just half a month ago. It's very illogical that he developed a tumor after going to the imperial tomb," Zuo Teng said in a low voice.

"There's no logic to how acute tumors grow; they can be perfectly fine today and pass away tomorrow," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"An acute tumor always needs a trigger; it can't just suddenly grow in a healthy person," Zuo Teng said. "What exactly did you do in the Eastern Mountain Imperial Mausoleum?"

The fact that Zhang Xuezhou was able to obtain Zuo Quan's medical examination images only proves that he was also a member of the operation.

Zuo Quan wouldn't say, Zuo Jin didn't want to say either. Zuo Teng and Zuo Jin also had a terrible relationship, so he could only ask Zhang Xuezhou.

"I feel like my dad not only has a tumor, but his thinking seems to have changed too," Zuo Teng said in a low voice. "When he looks at me, it's like he's looking at a dog he utterly despises; he doesn't want to be close to me at all!"

"That's an interesting adjective!"

"His strength has also faltered. If he gets angry and targets me, and attacks relentlessly, someone like me, a newcomer to the Third Sequence, is no match for him. But I beat him so badly he was screaming on the ground without even managing to retaliate, which I find unbelievable!"

"It seems he still loves you very much and couldn't bring himself to hurt you too badly!"

Zhang Xuezhou had no desire to get involved in the Zuo Household's affairs, and when Zuo Teng talked to him, he was always just giving perfunctory answers.

It wasn't until Zuo Teng mentioned that Zuo Quan was struggling to control his anger and threatened to sever their father-son relationship that Zhang Xuezhou took it seriously.

"You're not going to use this as an excuse to say that without Lineage support, you can't afford to manufacture the R32 catalyst for me, are you?" Zhang Xuezhou frowned and said, "This is just the R32 catalyst. The way you're doing it makes it difficult for me to include you in the cooperation on R33 and other catalysts."

"I didn't have that idea, although... but I'll get it done for you right now!"

Zuo Teng responded dejectedly.

He kept wondering what had happened during the investigation of the imperial tomb that caused Zuo Quan's change in temperament.

But Zuo Teng didn't expect that Zhang Xuezhou's thoughts were completely on a different wavelength from his.

However, Zhang Xuezhou's thinking was not wrong. If he could not get along well with Zuo Quan, and Zuo Quan restricted his access to the laboratory, Zuo Teng would really not be able to cooperate with Zhang Xuezhou.