Medical Sage

Eight Patterned Golden Pill—these four words alone carried a meaning sufficient to drive any Alchemist, or even any Cultivator, mad! This was a legendary, top-tier quality for a pill, a heaven-defying power second only to the Nine-Patterned Gold Pill and the mythical Ten Pattern Flawless Perfect Pill from the ancient records, which no one even knew was real or just a story.

A pill of such quality and rank was destined to be a rare and priceless treasure.

Even during Zhen Jingkong’s storied youth in the Inner Region, an eight-patterned pill was something almost entirely beyond his reach. This fact only highlighted the rarity and terrifying value of such a treasured pill.

If word of this got out, it would undoubtedly cause a colossal uproar, enough to shake the heavens and the earth.

He still remembered hearing a story about two Fifth Level Pill Masters who fought over a Seven Patterned Golden Pill excavated from an ancient tomb. The resulting madness and turmoil shrouded an entire city in a thick veil of blood. The ground was stained red, and even late-stage Foundation Establishment True Persons perished in the conflict. And now?

The pill in Chen Fei’s hands was even more terrifying than that Seven Patterned Golden Pill. Eight... eight patterns?

Overwhelmed by a shock he could barely conceal, Zhen Jingkong fell into a long silence. Our Young Master Chen, however, took a more direct approach. He promptly placed the Eight Patterned Blood-tempering Purple Cloud Pill into his mouth and forced his body into a cross-legged meditation posture.

Afterward, seven or eight days quietly passed in the Alchemy Room.

「Seven or eight days later.」

Inside the Alchemy Room, Chen Fei sat in silent meditation. Suddenly, his eyes shot open, and an intensely hot aura and a sharp glint of light burst forth from them.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

HUM!

As the Sword Qi of Sanyang True Fire soared out, it began to swirl in the air before him. A scalding glow reddened the entire room and emitted a faint hum. The Sword Qi condensed into a potent, tangible form, hovering in midair and radiating terrifying power.

”This power... Is this my Qi Refining Seventh Layer realm?” As Chen Fei’s eyes gradually cleared and he felt the transformation within him, a smile of astonishment couldn’t help but appear on his lips.

Relying on that Eight Patterned Blood-tempering Purple Cloud Pill, he had, without a doubt, triumphantly broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer Realm after consuming it. Based on his current state, he estimated that if he were to face the King of Gilded Toads at the Peak of Qi Refining Eighth Layer again, he could kill it without question as long as he fought with his full strength.

As for the other so-called Qi Refining Eighth Layer Powerhouses? It was unlikely they could withstand more than a few of his moves.

To put it bluntly, they weren’t even qualified to contend with him.

His current power was enough to crush anyone below the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. He might even be able to contend with the so-called Cave Master Level Powerhouses of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. After all, his foundation and his trump cards were simply too strong and numerous.

”Truly worthy of being an Eight Patterned Golden Pill. Its medicinal effect is terrifying,” Zhen Jingkong sighed in the sea of consciousness. ”Otherwise, with your body having undergone four Spirit Qi Baptisms, I reckon you would have needed a foundation at least ten times greater than other Cultivators at the same realm, and the breakthrough itself would have been far more difficult. I never thought it would happen so quickly. Who could have expected this...”

Clearly, even after seven or eight days, the shock and awe in his heart had not yet completely faded.

Worthy of the legendary Eight Patterned Golden Pill, its effects were simply too terrifying.

Hearing this, Chen Fei nodded in deep agreement. He knew his own situation best. The amount of energy and the level of difficulty required for him to break through to a new realm were immense... at least ten times that of his peers. No, perhaps even thirty or fifty times more.

Such a figure was undoubtedly horrifying, enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

But looking at it from another perspective, this difficulty was an immense treasure in itself.

Such a challenging cultivation path was destined to make his foundation and strength far more formidable than that of other Cultivators at the same realm.

And wasn’t that what all Cultivators dreamed of achieving?

”Indeed, there’s no doubting the efficacy of this Eight Patterned Blood-tempering Purple Cloud Pill. However, my current cultivation speed still feels a little too slow. It seems I don’t have much time left,” Chen Fei said, nodding slightly before frowning with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Although his current cultivation speed would be considered terrifying in anyone else’s eyes, the problem was that time waits for no one. If he wanted to secure Eagle Gorge firmly in his grasp and make a trip back to Earth, this pace was still a little too slow to keep up.

Hearing this, Zhen Jingkong fell silent. The goal in Chen Fei’s heart was one he himself had half-suggested and half-coaxed him into pursuing. Was Chen Fei’s cultivation speed really that slow? No, but it was true that it wasn’t quite fast enough...

”If you want to achieve that goal as soon as possible, you’ll have to work even harder,” Zhen Jingkong finally said slowly after a moment. ”Besides, with your Alchemy Ability to support you, it wouldn’t hurt to consider some shortcuts. Just like that task you had the young Alchemist handle before.”