Those Who Succeeded and the One Who Shut Himself Away

Zhong Rang taking the Snake Cave Elixir, lost his mind and began to fight and kill. Zhou Tianhao, after taking the same elixir, also lost his mind and fought indiscriminately.

Zhang Xuezhou felt like his head was smoking after taking a large amount of medication. He was rational and normal, but he almost lost control.

The medicine from the snake pit is excellent, but it's not suitable for everyone.

Too low a dosage will have no effect, only providing protection against snake venom, just like the effect of three pills taken by Zuo Lianguang and others. Too high a dosage, on the other hand, can easily lead to loss of reason.

"It requires great mental strength and a very strong physique!"

Mental strength can maintain mental clarity, while physical strength can withstand the impact of drugs, thereby guiding the efficient absorption and utilization of blood agents.

Leaving aside Zhou Tianhao, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he needed to be very physically strong to take the medicine, so that his body could fully utilize the blood serum during its effects.

"Old Zhang, could you deliver another one?"

Seeing that Zhang Xuezhou seemed to have made a judgment, Zuo Teng hesitated a little before making his move.

He quickly asked a question, only to see Zhang Xuezhou shake his head.

"With more practice, reaching the Fourth Sequence won't be difficult," Zhang Xuezhou said. "It's better to take this medicine when facing difficult sequences, to avoid the need for large doses due to drug resistance buildup, which could lead to being unable to handle it!"

"Which hurdle?" Zuo Teng pressed.

"I think it could be the Seventh Sequence!"

Zhang Xuezhou stretched out his finger and pointed to the laboratory.

"This medicine originates from a snake cave in Qinmeng, where there are tens of millions of snakes and a giant python. Currently, due to a lack of raw materials, it can only be prepared for a very small number of people!" Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Then when will we ever reach the Seventh Sequence?" Zuo Denggao said disappointedly.

"You can't pass the Seventh Sequence, but many people can," Zuo Teng said through gritted teeth.

The medicine that is somewhat wasteful for Zuo Teng and others to use now is a necessity for Zuo Lianguang and others in the old mansion, and there may even be insufficient dosage.

"This isn't a necessary medication," Zhang Xuezhou emphasized. "I can think clearly and control my body. Tianhao is trapped in past memories, but his muscle memory remains, leading to an excessive absorption of the blood drug. If one can't withstand the hallucinogenic effects, or if their physical constitution isn't strong enough, this drug won't be as effective. Too little won't have any effect, and too much will prevent them from controlling their body!"

"It seems this medicine requires guidance based on one's own physical condition," Ren Anran nodded. "If the guidance is inadequate, the effect will be minimal, and it won't achieve the kind of breakthroughs Xuezhou and Tianhao have!"

"We might be able to try our luck at the lower stages," Zhang Manqian said hesitantly. "Would it work if we took a large dose at the higher sequence levels?"

"I'm going to train my physique until I can outlast Tianhao!"

Zhang Xuezhou felt he could withstand mental stimulation and thus remain conscious and not descend into madness, but he was not confident that his body could simultaneously withstand the effects of drugs and blood serum.

He was always used to taking shortcuts. Although Zhang Xuezhou was advising Zuo Teng and others to take the drugs in the Seventh Sequence, he didn't have such strict requirements for himself.

Not to mention the Seventh Sequence, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he would need to take medication even in the Fifth Sequence and Sixth Sequence.

This also meant that his constant medication would lead to drug resistance, and the dosage he needed would inevitably be many times higher than that of Sequence Holder.

However, compared to the need for high-dose, high-specification gene blood culture under his weak gene conditions, which involves a relatively long period of time, and further compounded by the impact of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, Zhang Xuezhou felt that it would be difficult for him to proceed steadily and surely.

He squeezed Zhou Tianhao's broad arm and then gestured to his own body.

"I'll try consulting with the professor, Committee Member Zuo, and Committee Member Zhu again, and see how the comparison goes!"

Zhang Xuezhou originally intended to use the Snake Cave Medicine to concoct some special drugs, thereby inducing Qimeng Haige to trade catalysts. He never imagined that the drugs would end up being used on Ren Yisheng and others.

However, Zhang Xuezhou cannot guarantee that Ren Yisheng and others will achieve good results when using it.

Firstly, their sequence levels are low, and the amount of drug they take is limited, making it difficult to directly compare with higher sequences.

Secondly, there is a difference between beast extracts and blood serums; the ability to activate blood serums does not necessarily catalyze the effects of beast extracts.

Zhang Manqian's hesitation also reflects this point.

Whether it will succeed or not depends on Zhang Xuezhou conducting further tests.

"Wait until they fail before testing the drug's efficacy," Ren Anran advised.

"That's true!"

After a moment's thought, Zhang Xuezhou quickly agreed.

Let alone Zuo Lianguang and Zhu Bufan, even Ren Yisheng would never randomly test drugs and introduce unexpected factors when attempting to break through to the Seventh Sequence.

Those who can reach the Seventh Sequence don't need this medicine, let alone add to their already impressive abilities.

Taking medication in advance is of little use. If everyone succeeds in reaching the Seventh Sequence by using medication, they will be confident that it is due to their own abilities rather than the effects of the medication. They may even think that taking the medication adds to the risk because the effects of the medication cause stimulation and turmoil.

Only if everyone fails to reach the Seventh Sequence can the drug's efficacy be properly verified.

As Zhang Xuezhou said before, this is not a necessary medicine. It can be used by those who are just a step behind, or perhaps they can take a risk at a higher level.

He originally intended to send Ren Yisheng and the others the surveillance video recordings of himself and Zhou Tianhao, but ultimately forwarded the message to the three of them.

"Be sure to let me know when the results for the Seventh Sequence challenge are in!"

The message was copied and pasted three times, and Zhang Xuezhou also sent the message to Ren Yisheng, Zhu Bufan, and Zuo Lianguang respectively.

As for Wang Haoran, Wang Haoran is a match for the extract of the eight-armed spider beast, he is still some distance from the Seventh Sequence, and he will not need this test drug for the time being.

However, there are currently no suitable Sixth Sequence users to use the ferocious beasts, such as the giant deer and the one-horned rhinoceros, that Qin Meng hunted.

Zhang Xuezhou thought for a moment, then thought about Zhou Rihui of the Sixth Sequence, and also about Changkong Kongyinghao and others who had no confidence in the Seventh Sequence.

He didn't dare to mess with the younger generation for the time being. Only older people like Zhu Bufan and Zuo Lianguang, who had no way out, would become test subjects, thus allowing Zhang Xuezhou to have a rough estimate of the role the drug would play in the breakthrough of the Seventh Sequence.

"Old Zuo failed to break into the Seventh Sequence these past two days, he's depressed. I just succeeded, let's share the joy!"

Zhang Xuezhou didn't expect to get a reply immediately after sending the message, but he received a reply rather quickly.

In the old mansion, Zhu Bufan, who didn't like using modern communication tools, quickly sent a message and also sent Zhang Xuezhou a string of smiley face emojis.

"It's done!"

Ren Yisheng's information came a little later, but not by much, and the content was extremely brief.

The three of them attempted to break through to the Seventh Sequence at a very close time. The reason was simple: they hunted the same batch of ferocious beasts and began researching and extracting them at almost the same time. They obtained the beast extracts around the same time and were full of confidence as they made their attempts.

Of all the people, only Zuo Lianguang failed to cross this threshold.