Pill Poison

Zhang Xuezhou was not a stingy person; he was never stingy with others unless it was something he urgently needed.

But he was genuinely afraid that something might happen to Dong Zhongshu.

"This medicine has a problem; it will cause illness in most people," Zhang Xuezhou said cautiously. "Please don't think I'm being stingy by not giving it to you!"

"This medicine might cause problems for you, but it won't cause problems for me!"

Dong Zhongshu pointed to Zhang Xuezhou, whose face was rosy as if he had taken a tonic, and then carefully looked at the uncontrollable Law Power aura on Zhang Xuezhou's body. He felt that Zhang Xuezhou's state was exactly what he had been dreaming of.

For Dong Zhongshu, who cultivated both literary and martial arts, balancing his internal condition and guiding it upwards simultaneously was a difficult task.

No two pills in the world are exactly the same, and no Qi and Blood Pill and pills for Law Power are of the same quality and quantity. It is troublesome to find one that is suitable for his physical condition.

Dong Zhongshu struggled for a long time with how to simultaneously advance his cultivation, let alone step into the realm of seeking his True Self.

"Don't rush, try it first!"

Before storing the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill, Zhang Xuezhou tested its effects. He was fairly satisfied with its toxicity and felt that he could practice the Poison Avoidance Technique in his spare time, striving to match his progress with his real-world self, and even achieve reverse feedback.

As for the Eight-Step Ascension Pill assisting in cultivation, that's another matter entirely, since Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation has fallen into an awkward situation.

If he cannot change his cultivation method, he will either have to rely on consuming Human Pill to cultivate, or he will have to use the method of imitating Human Pill to promote his cultivation, so that he may be able to guide his Realm Technique upward.

Aside from the benefits of cultivation, only the effects of the poison brought Zhang Xuezhou some benefit.

But Zhang Xuezhou did not expect that Dong Zhongshu had such a strong desire for the Eight-Step Immortal Elixir.

"Try a little bit first," Zhang Xuezhou advised. "As long as you feel good after trying it, you can take as much as you like!"

Zhang Xuezhou did not underestimate Dong Zhongshu. Dong Zhongshu had achieved some success in physical combat and poison avoidance techniques, and in terms of risk-taking, he was second only to the fearless Li Shaojun.

He and Li Shaojun were able to try taking it in moderation, but others might not be able to.

Given the possibility of producing the Eight-Step Ascension Pill in the future, Li Shaojun had no interest in these foul-smelling pills, and Zhang Xuezhou only used them as materials for cultivating the Poison Avoidance Technique.

Seeing Dong Zhongshu's eagerness to try, he suggested that Dong Zhongshu try these external elixir powders first.

"I'm sure I'll feel great!"

Dong Zhongshu considered himself very composed; he had personally witnessed Zhang Xuezhou taking the elixir before drawing his conclusion.

It's impossible that Zhang Xuezhou's consumption had one effect, while his own consumption had another.

He picked up some powder with his fingernail and then swallowed it, just like Zhang Xuezhou.

As expected, Dong Zhongshu's Qi and Blood and Law Power were activated simultaneously. Just as a slight smile appeared on his face, everything went black before his eyes, and two drops of blood fell onto the desk in the study.

"Such a powerful corrosive force!"

Dong Zhongshu touched his nose and shook his head vigorously.

His Qi and Blood circulated throughout his body, and his Law Power continuously cleansed his body. The stimulating effects of the medicine had largely subsided, but the erosion he was experiencing was real.

Even a tiny amount of powder can cause his nose to bleed, and swallowing a large dose could lead to death from bleeding from all five or even seven orifices.

Li Shaojun's disdain was not without reason, and Zhang Xuezhou's caution was also quite normal.

"This medicine is very potent," Dong Zhongshu said in a deep voice. "Without a large dose of counteracting pills, taking this medicine rashly could very well be fatal!"

"This medicine is originally just a catalyst," Zhang Xuezhou nodded. "Normally, it's better to take it in conjunction with the Creation Pill. This can enhance the Creation Pill's effects, whether it's improving cultivation or breaking through to a higher realm!"

"I'll try combining it with other medications!"

The Creation Pill is not an easily obtained elixir. Even after Tian Fen recovered his own Law Power, he chose to consume three Spirit-Forging Pill instead of the Creation Pill.

This elixir may be used in life-or-death struggles or to break through the threshold of cultivation.

Zhang Xuezhou has only given Hongku three gifts over the years.

When Zhang Xuezhou saw Dong Zhongshu swallow two Creation Pills of different colors in one gulp to test the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill, he couldn't help but marvel, feeling that Dong Zhongshu was really using his life savings for testing.

But that was just Dong Zhongshu's nature; he would never be stingy with anything he needed, even if it meant using up all the resources.

After swallowing the two Creation Pills, Dong Zhongshu's face flushed slightly, and his accumulated Law Power began to diffuse and dissipate.

He glanced at the two drops of blood on the table, then took a small piece of the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill and swallowed it.

His Qi and Blood and blood, along with his Law Power, surged and spread throughout his body in a short moment. Dong Zhongshu's eyes widened as he forcefully suppressed the restless energy within his body in order to examine the side effects of the elixir. He felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, as if he had been struck on the head with a club.

When Dong Zhongshu came to his senses, he saw a pool of blood on the table, and his vision blurred.

"If you need this pill, please wait a little longer. We are currently refining the second batch. This pill has been contaminated with the Essence Blood of the Nine Spirits Primal Sage, which should have produced pill poison, and the properties of the pill may have changed!"

When Zhang Xuezhou's voice came, Dong Zhongshu shook his head vigorously to clear his mind.

The crackling sounds kept echoing in various acupoints throughout his body, and Dong Zhongshu vaguely felt that the sky bridge above his head seemed to solidify a bit.

The state of True Self will guide the solidification of the two bridges of heaven and earth, thereby guiding the internal circulation of the body to achieve a complete cycle.

Just as the moon revolves around the world, this holistic approach also signifies that the cultivator becomes a truly independent individual.

In this state, the cultivator is in a state of being sealed off, and the power in the body will circulate continuously without being dissipated or consumed. The power constantly generated within the body will accumulate the cultivation to the limit of the True Self, thus possessing extraordinary top-level power.

Any absorption, regurgitation, or consumption of elixirs will bring a continuous source of power, making cultivators at this level extremely difficult to deal with.

Without top-tier killing techniques, cultivators at the True Self Realm would engage in prolonged battles.

This closed-off state of the universe also has many functions, such as avoiding the erosion of Technique Method, cutting off evil curses, and reducing the impact of ordinary Technique Method.

The step between the Sole Self Realm and the True Self Realm is also the distance between a master and a super master.

This was the realm that Dong Zhongshu kept in mind.

At this moment, the elixir took effect on him, giving him sensations he had never experienced before. Dong Zhongshu no longer cared about the elixir poisoning.

If this medicine caused erysipelas, Dong Zhongshu also believed that it was a type of erysipelas that had played a beneficial role.

As he listened to Zhang Xuezhou's rambling explanation of the Eight-Step Ascension Pill, Dong Zhongshu felt that the normal Eight-Step Ascension Pill probably didn't have this effect.

"Perhaps the real usefulness lies in erysipelas!"

Dong Zhongshu carefully wiped away the blood that had seeped from his head with his sleeve.

The Creation Pill he had swallowed was still emitting its medicinal power, even slightly stronger than when taken normally, causing his body to continuously overflow with a mist of Law Power, and also causing his Qi and Blood to surge violently.

But what truly benefited Dong Zhongshu was perhaps the moment when his vision went black and he almost lost control of his body.

Perhaps it was the effect of the Nine Spirits Primal Sage's Essence Blood, or perhaps it was the combination of the Nine Spirits Primal Sage's Essence Blood with the Eight-Step Ascension Pill that produced a subtle effect.

Dong Zhongshu felt that his two bridges to heaven and earth had been hardened without his knowledge, and he had taken a step closer to the hard requirements of the True Self Realm in a short period of time.