Each With His Own Thoughts
The main purpose of the Supreme Fortune Pill is not to restore Qi and Blood strength, but to break through to the Sole Self Realm and the True Self Realm.
This is a top-tier cultivation aid pill, which is fiercely contested by martial arts cultivators who need to advance their cultivation level, seeking to ensure the unimpeded flow of their body's Qi and Blood when crossing realms.
Most cultivators never see a top-grade Qi and Blood Fortune Pill in their entire lives; obtaining a high-grade Fortune Pill to assist in improving one's cultivation level is already considered quite wealthy.
"Wonderful!"
Although it wasn't the Law Power- Fortune Pill he needed, Zhang Xuezhou was still happy to see a top-grade pill produced.
This means that, given a large number of alchemists, Tai Sui can indeed produce miraculous effects.
Other Alchemist refine pills in small quantities of three to five, or meticulously refine pills in large quantities of ten to eight. Even if these people refined pills for ten or eight years, they still couldn't match the number of pills Zhang Xuezhou could refine in a single day.
Although he may have only refined a few batches of pills, the sheer quantity and abundance of the pills far surpassed those of others, which also created an opportunity for the Tai Sui to exert its influence.
"Twelve of them!"
The Alchemy Chamber was hot, but Wei Qing still gasped for breath, feeling a chill run down his spine.
Putting aside others, if these top-grade Qi and Blood Fortune Pill boosted cultivation, Wei Qing felt that the probability of the new emperor entering the Sole Self Realm would increase by at least 20%.
A martial artist's strength is closely related to their martial arts skills. Reaching the Sole Self Realm" does not instantly make one a top expert, but the "Sole Self Realm " has a very special feature: one will no longer be directly suppressed by cultivators in the True Self Realm," and will not be easily defeated in clashes between top experts.
To put it even more simply, it means you won't be instantly killed.
This single function is enough to make many self-important cultivators at the Divine Ability Realm flock to pursue it.
This level is the lowest level between the top of the Three Realms, at least enough to make a name for oneself among the top cultivators. As for the individual strength that can be displayed, that's another matter entirely.
"It's a pity the Marquis isn't here, otherwise he would be overjoyed!"
Wei Qing's first thought was not of himself, but of the new emperor.
He knew very well that only if the new emperor was doing well could he and his close advisors also be doing well.
This was Wei Qing's understanding of the situation.
"The Marquis seems to like it very much!"
Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the drowsy Huo Qubing, then nodded in agreement.
Whether for personal use or to cultivate important officials, the new emperor would obviously be better suited to utilize them than others.
The new emperor and he share the Qi and Blood Fortune Pill in a 90/10 ratio. Zhang Xuezhou will also receive one of the twelve top-grade Fortune Pill. However, Zhang Xuezhou doesn't really have any good friends who are particularly good at martial arts. At most, he has someone like Dong Zhongshu who is half scholar and half martial artist.
If the new emperor were to offer a top-grade Law Power Fortune Pill in exchange, Zhang Xuezhou estimated that the other party might not be able to produce one.
He didn't mind that he had a large and varied collection of elixirs, knowing they might come in handy in the future.
"Collect the pills and distribute them," Zhang Xuezhou instructed.
"Alright!"
Wei Qing happily agreed, and his previously drowsy mind instantly cleared up. For a moment, he felt that he could hold on for another three days and three nights.
"I wonder if they can produce a top-grade Tenfold Complete Great Tonic Pill!"
Zhang Xuezhou's focus in alchemy was clearly not on the first batch, and his proportion of the Qi and Blood Fortune Pill was also very low. His real alchemy involved freely configuring the pills after he had used up Demon Core.
As Zhang Xuezhou's second choice, the Tenfold Complete Great Tonic Pill must be refined. This kind of pill has the miraculous effect of nourishing the body and prolonging life. Zhang Xuezhou also wants to refine some top-level pills and then quickly advance the cultivation of the Nine Revolutions Qi Uniting Technique of the Medical School to a high level.
The Ninth Cycle of Nine Revolutions Qi Uniting Technique can stop bleeding by holding one's breath, and it can also harmonize Qi and promote blood circulation.
This ability may sound unremarkable, but its effects include surviving decapitation, regenerating severed limbs, and extending life by having one's heart removed, making it almost equivalent to being half-immortal.
Most importantly, Medical School who are also skilled in alchemy and medicine have also progressed far on the path of rapid cultivation. The Nine Revolutions Qi Uniting Technique places great emphasis on the effects of taking elixirs, rather than on cultivation aptitude.
It's no surprise that Zhang Xuezhou is interested in this kind of technique. He is indeed very curious about the ninth stage of the Nine Revolutions Qi Uniting Technique and wants to see what the ultimate form of the Medical School Technique Method like. Under the right conditions, it is imperative to promote the seventh stage of reaching the Divine Ability Realm.
He had previously successfully prepared and refined the Tenfold Complete Great Tonic Pill, and had also entrusted the new emperor to obtain good medicine from the Office of the Inner Clerk, which is why he had a low share of the Qi and Blood Fortune Pill.
"That's it for this batch of pills!"
Zhang Xuezhou pointed to the last batch of Qi and Blood Fortune Pill.
With numerous top-grade and superior-grade pills protecting him, his attitude towards the final batch of pills was quite ordinary.
Although Wei Qing was still muttering prayers to the ancestral master, Zhang Xuezhou had a general understanding of the basic principles of how Tai Sui works, and his mystical posturing was less pronounced.
"The Qi and Blood and blood are concentrated in the radiance; the elixir actually emits a glow, just like those legendary gems and jades. This kind of elixir..."
Zhang Xuezhou and Wei Qing regained their composure after a moment, Huo Qubing lost his energy and fell asleep while refining elixirs, while Zhufu Yan was unable to calm his mind.
For him, what he saw in the Alchemy Chamber almost overturned all his previous beliefs.
He never imagined that the Fortune Pill, which cultivators pursued their entire lives, would be produced in batches, and that among them were even the legendary top-tier pills.
Zhufu Yan felt he had broadened his horizons, but the bitterness in his heart was beyond words.
"Lord Wei, how can we obtain this top-grade elixir?"
When he found an opening, Zhufu Yan quickly revealed his true intentions.
How to do it?
Wei Qing exclaimed in surprise.
The Great Han Dynasty had very few top-grade elixirs. Wei Qing had served the new emperor for more than ten years, and he had never seen the emperor use any top-grade elixirs.
While the control exerted by Palace of Peace and Happiness and Changxin Palace played a role, the elixirs used by the emperor were rarely of the highest quality, so it was undoubtedly wishful thinking for a subject to obtain them. Only those like Zhang Xuezhou, who participated in the initial public offering (IPO), could freely dispose of them.
"That requires being very close to His Majesty, and also letting His Majesty know that you are a promising talent who happens to need this top-grade elixir!"
Wei Qing thought about it for a while, and finally responded.
"Why give them to His Majesty? Can't we keep a few with the Marquis?" Zhufu Yan whispered, "As long as the three of us don't say a word, no one outside will know, and His Majesty certainly won't find out!"
"That's a bad idea!"
Wei Qing shook his head and then ignored Zhufu Yan.
Wei Qing glanced at Zhang Xuezhou and realized that there was a reason why he and Zhang Xuezhou had become the most trusted advisors to the new emperor. Zhang Xuezhou was openly asking the new emperor for things, while Wei Qing had no such ulterior motives at all.
They either possess abilities that the emperor cannot relinquish, or they need to earn the emperor's trust.
The 782 boxes of medicinal herbs in the Office of the Inner Clerk were not roadside weeds, but real gold and silver. Each box of herbs was of extraordinary value, and some were even more valuable than gold of the same size.
With such a significant investment, how could the new emperor not crave a return?
Only with a greater return can the new emperor's all-or-nothing gamble continue. Any short-sighted action would be tantamount to cutting off his own escape route and eliminating any possibility of survival within the Great Han Dynasty.