Research

The materials required to develop the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine are complex, and the issue of blood plasma means that only a very small number of people can advance the research and development process.

In the past, Zhang Xuezhou and his team's research would have inevitably left various oversights and loopholes, which would have led to their investigation at the North Rehe Research Institute.

But once Ren Yisheng and others take office, this research will become a medical research project.

All related information will be encrypted by Ren Yisheng, and only committee members can verify it, or even a joint investigation is required to decrypt the information.

Few people would be so stubborn if they didn't incur public wrath and were involved in more important interests.

Of course, even if clues are uncovered to prove that Zhang Xuezhou and others were researching the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine, it wouldn't be a big deal. After all, they didn't conduct live experiments, and many of the finished products were consumed internally. They didn't violate any laws and were within the scope of normal research.

Ren Yisheng and Wang Haoran helped arrange and manage many things.

If we exclude the portion of World-Saving Healthcare Group that was divided up more than 30 years ago, the shares currently held jointly by Ren Yisheng and Wang Haoran would give them absolute control over the group.

The arrangements regarding raw materials were made in just five days.

What gave Zhang Xuezhou a headache was how to proceed.

In all his years of alchemy, he has never added serum or similar substances to his elixirs, as these substances change in properties whether boiled or heated.

The Heavenly God General involves many animal and plant medicinal materials, but in some key aspects, it differs significantly from alchemy.

"Adding serum is not advisable, adding blood... that's a bit strange, this seems to be a method of Outer Core!"

Blood is an extremely uncommon ingredient in Inner Core alchemy, but it is more commonly used in Outer Core alchemy.

For example, Li Shaojun's Soul-Guiding Powder used menstrual blood and black dog blood, among other unclean substances, while Zhang Xuezhou and others had previously used pig blood to make fake talismans. Blood does indeed play an irreplaceable role in certain situations.

The only problem is that Zhang Xuezhou has extremely little experience in this area.

He combined numerous medicinal materials involved in the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine dozens of times, and the finished products were all clumps of powder of various colors.

To be more precise, these were "waste pills." Apart from tasting so bitter that it numbed his taste buds, these waste pills did not produce any special effects in Zhang Xuezhou's body.

Zhang Xuezhou would never inject these powders mixed with serum or other substances; his body is only resistant to toxins, not to intentional self-harm.

"This secret medicine is far too potent!"

Zhang Xuezhou was messing around, while Ren Anran was making the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine according to the normal procedure.

The equipment in B13 Laboratory was considered high-end even decades ago, and it was fully capable of performing the same replication operation. The production time of the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine was approximately ten to fifteen days. When Zhang Xuezhou regained consciousness in the next cycle, they would have a batch of spare Heavenly God General Secret Medicine.

Having tried the drug before, the group didn't have any particular expectations.

This drug is suitable for accumulating mental energy in the early stages. Once the mental strength is high, it should only be injected during mental transformation to avoid mental pain without any beneficial effect.

Even if someone could use the Supreme Purity True Technique to suppress Zhang Xuezhou's physical pain, the mental stimulation he received was real, and it would be difficult to use the mental energy derived from such stimulation to repair his sea of consciousness.

"Making a mild medicine is very difficult. The fundamental idea behind the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine is to induce spiritual growth through intense stimulation; it's a secret medicine that extracts potential!"

Without personally preparing the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine and communicating with Zhang Xuezhou about pharmacology, Ren Anran would have found it difficult to discern the true nature of the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine.

"Can't we just inject this medicine randomly?"

Zhang Manqian, who was in charge of helping out, originally had high expectations for the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine. She was even looking forward to seeing if Zhang Xuezhou could come up with any new medicine.

However, Ren Anran's assessment of the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine was clearly flawed, while Zhang Xuezhou's drug development efforts repeatedly failed.

Both of them have spent a lot of time these past few days, but the results are zero.

Zhang Manqian glanced at Zhang Xuezhou, who was listless but physically normal, and then at Ren Anran, who was in excellent spirits but appeared somewhat weak. She realized that the two were developing completely different drugs and were in completely different states.

After helping them with the adjustments, she couldn't help but ask them questions.

"You haven't been injected with the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine yet, but you can be injected once it's successfully developed in a few days," Ren Anran said with a smile.

"My sister used to use X432 Medical Enhancement to advance her Mental Strengthening to the third chapter. It would be a waste to use it to advance to the fourth chapter," Zhang Xuezhou said, shaking his head.

"If you need to quickly gain strength, using it in Chapter Four won't be a bad idea. The first three chapters of Mental Strengthening are not much different from the first three realms of Realm Technique; they're useful but not particularly useful. However, Chapter Four can bring a significant improvement, even enhancing memory. This improvement will also be beneficial for Manqian's progress in the Poison Avoidance Instruction, giving her better conditions to push her body into a better state!"

"This seems a bit too eager for quick success!"

Ren Yisheng only received the Heavenly God General Secret Medicine after entering the seventh chapter of Mental Strengthening. Zhang Xuezhou considered the opportunity to use this secret medicine, which had a limited number of uses, extremely rare, and always felt that he could use it when his skill level was higher.

He recited it aloud, and couldn't help but think of his past spiritual practice.

In Zhang Xuezhou's past, he used whatever he had, regardless of the future, he had to survive first, which led to all sorts of wasteful behavior.

He was extremely wasteful and made many mistakes. When he was vetting Zhang Manqian, he undoubtedly wanted to insert the right opportunity at the right time.

"Do what you need; being faster has its advantages."

"For other forms of spiritual practice, I wouldn't be too stingy with medicine, but I have too few mental remedies!"

"How could you possibly know that our research wouldn't progress, and that the secret medicine was Manqian's only option!"

Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran engaged in a debate.

This even made Zhang Manqian wonder if the two of them would argue because of her, or even leave a bad impression on each other.

What finally put Zhang Manqian at ease was that, despite their arguments, Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran were surprisingly calm and composed during their discussion.

This resembles an academic dispute between the two, except that the subject of the dispute is Zhang Manqian.

Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't treat Zhang Manqian badly, and Ren Anran wouldn't harm Zhang Manqian. One of them was considering the long term, while the other was considering the present, and this involved issues related to research and promoting development.

Actually, I still want to be a little smarter right now!

Zhang Manqian whispered her thoughts to the two of them, mentioning her true feelings as the person being discussed.

Having witnessed Ning Que's rapid development, Zhang Manqian was not arrogant at all; she even felt that she was just an ordinary girl who had gotten lucky.

Zhang Manqian felt that she was finding it too difficult to practice the Poison Avoidance Instruction and other related skills. Zhang Manqian felt she had an urgent need to improve her aptitude for learning about the body.

She is currently trapped in a vicious cycle, and only by breaking through one of the loops can she quickly leap upwards and become a cultivator with a three-pronged approach to spiritual development, Gene Fighting Technique, and Realm Technique.

Zhang Xuezhou's power and network of connections grew stronger, and Zhang Manqian also sensed that Zhang Xuezhou was becoming overwhelmed. Zhang Xuezhou originally had his own plans, but Zhang Xuezhou lucid moments were limited, making it difficult for him to handle related matters.

She clearly hoped to replace Zhang Xuezhou in her role, thus freeing Zhang Xuezhou from the limited time available.