Chapter 527 - 290: Replicating Secret Medicines, Aiding Body Refinement

Chapter 527: Chapter 290: Replicating Secret Medicines, Aiding Body Refinement

He glanced at the other potions floating beside him. He hadn’t noticed before, but now he saw that even these common Tier One Potions had dozens of different formulas.

’On second thought, that makes sense.’

This world was vast, with each continent spanning billions of kilometers. From one end of the world to the other, the medicinal ingredients naturally varied by region.

An Alchemist might travel to various continents.

If he found himself in a place without the necessary ingredients, he would have to slightly modify the formula.

Over time,

the number of formulas would naturally multiply.

In this world, while the ingredients differed, their medicinal properties were often interchangeable.

’It’s like how there are countless types of wood in the world, but I don’t really care what kind it is. As long as it contains the wood Element, I can use it.’

It was the same with medicinal properties.

Many ingredients could be substituted for one another; one just needed to extract the relevant properties.

With his `Divine Level Replica` Talent,

Lu Cang felt he could even ignore the required Level. As long as he had the right materials, he could perfectly replicate the Potion’s creation process.

It would be a flawless copy, down to the last detail.

’The only problem is... it’s a perfect one-to-one Replica. If the original process is time-consuming, I have no way to shorten it.’

’Shortening the process would require me to actually understand it.’

’Still, this is good enough.’

Lu Cang reined in his aura.

Yukelyn’s pupils contracted slightly as he stared at the golden Potion in Lu Cang’s hand.

"Excuse me,"

"Is this Potion...?"

As a Level 7 Alchemist, he could naturally tell this Potion was no simple concoction.

Lu Cang didn’t beat around the bush. "Realm of Ascension."

’It really is... the legendary Realm of Ascension...’

’The Divine Medicine said to lower the requirements for Profession advancement is in this kid’s hands. Just how many secrets is he hiding?’

"May I have a look?"

"I won’t drink it," Yukelyn said.

Lu Cang tossed the Realm of Ascension to him.

"If you have the materials I need, you can just have this bottle."

"And the materials you need are...?" Yukelyn asked.

Lu Cang replied, "Dustfall Spirit Liquid, Flower of No Source, Void Demon Eye..."

All the materials he listed were ingredients for making the Realm of Ascension.

Yukelyn used his Perception to search through his Storage Space.

He did have quite a few of them.

’But what does he want these ingredients for?’

Even as a Level 7 Alchemist, he couldn’t guess what Potion Lu Cang intended to make based on his request.

After they completed another trade,

Lu Cang casually built a relatively stable shelter out in the wilds. He had no idea how long it would be until he could leave this place.

Another day passed after his promotion to a Level 2 Alchemist.

During that day, Lu Cang created Replicas of many new medicines.

He even replicated Yukelyn’s Secret Medicine.

Secret Medicines could normally only be crafted by Alchemists who had personally comprehended the formula; other Alchemists couldn’t replicate them. However, as a Level 7 Alchemist, Yukelyn had a collection of Secret Medicines from other Alchemists.

He didn’t drink them, just stockpiled them.

These things were like Root Magic. Although one couldn’t learn another’s Root Magic, simply studying and discussing them could provide a great deal of inspiration.

Yukelyn had also stockpiled the corresponding ingredients for these Secret Medicines.

And then...

Lu Cang bought those materials. Then, using the Secret Medicines he got from Yukelyn to learn their formulas, he attempted to replicate them.

’In this time and space, even though these people don’t have souls and it’s all a hypothetical world...’

’...it still feels incredibly real. I wonder if I can take the physical items I get here back with me?’

’If I can’t take them with me...’

’...then I’d better convert all these things into my own combat power as soon as possible.’

Tier Five Secret Medicine—Ultimate Perfect Cognition

Cognition.

This Potion could expand one’s Sea of Consciousness, making it clearer. It could also expand one’s Perception Range, improve concentration, memory, and more.

So far, this was the Potion with a relatively short crafting time.

Lu Cang had spent the entire day replicating this very Potion.

Yukelyn had no idea how Lu Cang had managed to replicate this Potion.

’He’s just a Level 2 Alchemist, yet he whipped up a Tier Five Potion out of thin air?’

It was as terrifying as a Level 2 Mage casting a Tier Five Root Magic.

’And someone else’s Root Magic, at that.’

’And an *improved* version!’

Holding the `Ultimate Perfect Cognition` that Lu Cang had refined, Yukelyn was shocked beyond measure.

’Why is the Potion he replicated even more perfect than the original?’

Yukelyn felt like he was going crazy. The whole world had gone mad.

As payment for providing the Secret Medicine and ingredients, Yukelyn received the refined Potion. In return, the Secret Medicine’s formula now belonged to Lu Cang.

It seemed that Lu Cang had only gotten the regular version of the Secret Medicine in exchange.

But what Yukelyn didn’t know was that Lu Cang didn’t even need to personally refine a Potion to transform it into its `Ultimate Perfection` form.

「Several days later.」

During the day, Lu Cang engaged in brutal, hand-to-hand combat with the Golden Dragon, comprehending Combat Skills in the heat of battle. At the same time, he also used the moments when time stopped to contemplate Magic.

His Tier Five Root Magic involved changing the very fundamentals of the Elements.

Rather than combat, this Root Magic was geared more toward creation—creating unique Magic that only he could use.

At night, he would study alchemy.

He attempted to replicate other Secret Medicines.

Lu Cang also made several more batches of the `Cognition` Potion.

’As expected, Potions like this that are quick to make and require simple ingredients are still the most suitable for me right now...’

With every bottle of `Cognition` he drank, Lu Cang felt his Perception Range expand by a thousand kilometers. Based on his current tolerance, the Effect would diminish after twenty bottles. He had no idea what the final limit was.

Time passed quietly.

Tombs were built for the dead, and powerful experts arrived from afar. Lu Cang could feel emotions of mourning and anger spreading across the distant sky.

The ruins were cleared away, and plans were made to build new cities.

As for the Golden Dragon incident, it seemed to have been quietly swept under the rug.

Rumor had it that a powerful expert had defeated the Golden Dragon, taught it a proper lesson, and taken it as a mount. With that, the matter was considered closed.

What else could they do?

Seek revenge on a Tier Seven Golden Dragon? Or risk provoking the powerful expert who had subdued it?

’It seems... my idea was right.’

’As long as you’re strong enough, no one dares to cause you trouble.’

A continent, a nation, a city.

Once destroyed, they were simply gone.

Who would avenge them? Who would seek justice on their behalf?

’Having enough strength of your own is the only thing that truly matters.’

Another seven days passed. He hadn’t expected to stay here for so long. In that time, Lu Cang managed to recreate two more different Secret Medicines.

One of them was a Tier Six Secret Medicine.

Its name was `Life and Death Realm`.

Drinking this Potion would drastically activate the body’s potential, simulating the sensation of being in a life-or-death battle.

At the very least, it could help a Level 6 Warrior break through their physical limits once.

As for its other effects...

Many powerful experts achieved their ultimate epiphanies through life-or-death struggles.

The fact that this Potion could substitute for a real battle to achieve that state proved its immense value.

The refining conditions were also extremely harsh. It could only be successfully refined during a month of war, on a battlefield of life and death.

Yukelyn had no earthly idea how Lu Cang did it, but the fact remained that he had actually succeeded.

Besides that,

over the past seven days, Lu Cang had also refined a number of Potions that could help him break through his physical limits and assist with Body Refinement.

Combined with the Body Refining Technique he already possessed,

his physical strength had improved by leaps and bounds.

Now when he fought the Golden Dragon, he no longer needed to wait more than ten minutes. A mere two or three minutes of warm-up was enough to completely suppress it.