Chapter 171: Tested, There Isn't a Single Bit of Undying Divine Medicine in the Immortal Pill

Jiang Taixu's condition was quite poor; even Zhang Xuan, at first glance, could hardly believe that this person was the peerless God King of later generations.

At this very moment, inside the Dragon Transformation Pool, there was only a figure of skin and bone, looking like a skeleton, and that figure was pitch-black all over, showing not a shred of life force, just like a dried corpse that had been dead for many years.

At a glance, most would mistake it for a corpse.

Zhang Xuan could hardly imagine how God King Jiang Taixu had managed to survive inside Purple Mountain for these four thousand years, and on that basis, even make a breakthrough to reach the Saint Realm.

Although God King Jiang Taixu appeared weak to the extreme and very fragile on the outside, within the perception of Zhang Xuan's Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art and Indestructible Heavenly Art, the Origin within God King Jiang Taixu's body was shining brilliantly, having reached a very formidable level through that long period of tempering.

Seeing God King Jiang Taixu in this state, the descendants of the God King had tears faintly visible in their eyes; they carefully placed the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill Residual Pill that Zhang Xuan had casually refined in front of God King Jiang Taixu, not even daring to use it directly.

After all, God King Jiang Taixu was currently too weak; if these substances were forced into the God King's body, the God King could only rely on instinct to absorb them, and a large portion would inevitably dissipate.

Jiang Heng took the initiative to exhale a breath of Innate Taixu Essence Qi, mixed it with a portion of his own life Origin to refine that small bit of Immortal Material, and transformed it into a brilliant divine light that submerged into the God King's body.

Boom!

A faint sound of a tiny heartbeat came from within the God King's body, immediately causing this person and the other members of the Jiang Family present to show expressions of excitement.

Yet the group still dared not relax at all; after carefully sensing the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill Residual Pill in his hand, Jiang Heng turned to the side and instructed the people beside him: "The medicinal spirituality within the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill Residual Pill has mostly evaporated; there isn't much left, only this strand of Immortal intent remains."

"And since the God King ancestor is too weak, extending his lifespan cannot immediately restore him from his weakness; it can only stabilize the God King ancestor's condition. We still need to mix in enough Divine Substance and Heaven and Earth Essence. Bring the Divine Source over..."

One massive block of Divine Source after another was taken out and placed into the Dragon Transformation Pool, causing the Life Essence in the Dragon Transformation Pool to boil; the Divine Source taken out in just this short time was enough for Ye Fan to cultivate from the Wheel Sea realm to the Dao Palace Realm, and even travel quite far within the Dao Palace Realm.

But the Divine Source Essence was not immediately placed beside God King Jiang Taixu; instead, they kept a distance, as God King Jiang Taixu was too weak within Purple Mountain.

Having survived four thousand years in the most difficult of times, suddenly giving God King Jiang Taixu too much Life Essence was actually not a good thing; it was mainly a case of being too weak to bear the nourishment.

Zhang Xuan felt a sense of trepidation looking at God King Jiang Taixu, because God King Jiang Taixu was truly weak to an extreme; heaven knows how that group of people had tempered the God King.

But this process of God King Jiang Taixu going from death to life also made Zhang Xuan somewhat mesmerized; combined with the growth process of that Humanoid Undying Divine Medicine, it gave Zhang Xuan deeper and more profound insights.

Seeing the group of Supreme Elders of the Jiang Family carefully exhaling Innate Essence Qi, refining the Essence within the Divine Source bit by bit, and then mixing in a portion of Immortal Material to inject into God King Jiang Taixu's body, Zhang Xuan was quite moved.

After all, this act of consuming one's own Origin Essence to strengthen another's life essence was truly self-sacrificing.

Moreover, in front of this group of people sat a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill Residual Pill, which, if swallowed in one gulp, could extend one's lifespan by a thousand years.

"As expected of those personally selected by Jiang Yi who are more inclined toward the God King, avoiding the appearance of many petty people who would fight for power and plunder the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill. Such a scene truly moves one's heart."

Zhang Xuan nodded in approval.

As for why this group of people was working so hard, Zhang Xuan actually had to take a little bit of the blame.

After all, his Nine-Turn Immortal Pill Residual Pill was a fake; while it wasn't discounted in terms of extending lifespan—in fact, it was even enhanced—the relevant spiritual medicinal properties of a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill were completely absent, as it was just something Zhang Xuan had casually kneaded together using ordinary medicinal herbs; it was merely a shell.

It was like a pill made of starch being sold as a health supplement.

A genuine Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, even a residual one, if fed to God King Jiang Taixu at this moment, would have allowed God King Jiang Taixu to directly rejuvenate and burst forth with vitality.

After all, the medicinal properties of a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill are extremely potent yet very gentle.

Swallowing it directly could even achieve the effect of bringing the dead back to life and regrowing flesh on bones.

"At this pace, although the recovery speed has greatly increased, it will still take a not-insignificant amount of time; it's still a bit slow."

Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly and thought for a moment; a wisp of his Divine Sense landed in the Plantation, looking at the Qilin Undying Divine Medicine that had already grown to a small fraction of its size. A tiny Qilin had already condensed above it, but that Qilin was in its infancy and very small.

Its whiskers, hair, and scales had not yet fully grown, and it looked chubby, more like a meatball.

As his thoughts stirred, the Nine-Orifice Stone Man growing in the earth suddenly shot out a wisp of energy, which happened to strike the Qilin Undying Divine Medicine, causing the Qilin Undying Divine Medicine to spit out nine drops of Essence Blood.

The originally vibrant Qilin Undying Divine Medicine dimmed instantly, and the chubby Qilin growing on it no longer had bright eyes, but it remained stable overall.

Zhang Xuan saw that the original maturity time for the Qilin Undying Divine Medicine was two years, but after this strike, the maturity time increased by another month.

He didn't mind; as his thoughts stirred again, another wisp of energy struck that Humanoid Undying Divine Medicine, and nine drops of emerald-green Essence Blood immediately flowed out from the body of the Humanoid Undying Divine Medicine.

The surging Life Essence was about to bloom, but was directly collected by Zhang Xuan using the special functions of the Plantation.

Then, facing the many Jiang Family members who were busy refining the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, Zhang Xuan smiled and walked forward.

"At this recovery speed, it is still too slow; I fear it will take three days to truly succeed. But this news is not easy to keep sealed; long delays lead to many hitches, and I fear there will be many complications."

Because of the continuous refining by many people, Jiang Heng already had sweat on his forehead and was sitting cross-legged to the side, silently recovering his Essence.

Seeing Zhang Xuan approach, he first expressed his gratitude, then revealed a bitter smile: "If not for the senior's help, three days would not be enough. The family is already rushing to transfer Medicine Kings and related life-extending spiritual medicines over, but these medicines are extremely difficult to collect..."

When Jiang Heng said this, a trace of hatred appeared on his face, but it was quickly restrained; presumably, within the Jiang Family, wanting to mobilize such life-extending spiritual medicines required entering into many discussions and debates.

After all, even the Imperial Lords of the Central Plains' Ancient Imperial Families have to personally venture deep into the Huanggu Jinqu or areas like the Undying Mountain in their later years to pick life-extending divine objects.

The Jiang Family's strength is very powerful, but they cannot cover the sky with one hand; furthermore, such a powerful family has many members, and for the God King's lineage alone to directly use life-extending divine objects with just empty words is truly difficult to obtain in a short time.

It is even possible that other factions would intentionally obstruct them.

Zhang Xuan did not care about these disputes between factions; he indeed had a lot of goodwill toward God King Jiang Taixu, and besides, he estimated that Jiang Taixu would need to carry the banner for a while longer, so he didn't mind helping God King Jiang Taixu.

Therefore, he took the initiative to interrupt Jiang Heng's speech, saying: "I happen to have some Divine Essence Blood left behind by Undying Divine Medicines, which can help with the recovery..."

As he spoke, Zhang Xuan had already taken out a jade bottle; one jade bottle contained a drop of Essence Blood shed by the Qilin Undying Divine Medicine, and the other jade bottle contained Essence Blood left behind by the Humanoid Undying Divine Medicine.

Both jade bottles contained three drops of Essence Blood each, and Zhang Xuan said nonchalantly: "Consider it some of the materials left over from refining the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill in my early years..."

As he said this, Zhang Xuan also secretly apologized in his heart.

His Nine-Turn Immortal Pill didn't contain a single bit of Undying Divine Medicine ingredients.

"I must be more careful when refining Nine-Turn Immortal Pills in the future; I can't just take them out like this. In the eyes of those who know the trade, they might be able to see some clues."

"Next time I refine a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, it would be best to mix in a drop or half a drop of Undying Divine Medicine Essence Blood."

Zhang Xuan calculated silently in his heart, feeling that if he could deal with the people left behind in the Heavenly Court or the people in the Eternal Star Domain in the future, it would be best to mix in a little bit of Undying Divine Medicine substance when using Nine-Turn Immortal Pills.

After all, the people of the Heavenly Court and the Eternal Star Domain have all seen Nine-Turn Immortal Pills, or have a lot of knowledge about them, unlike the current Beidou, which is in a completely novice state.

"This... Senior, your great kindness and virtue, this junior..."

Jiang Heng was truly trembling; even the group of Supreme Elders of the Jiang Family couldn't find words to express their gratitude in the face of such a situation, as the things Zhang Xuan gave were simply too precious.

As soon as the Essence Blood of the Qilin Undying Divine Medicine and the Humanoid Undying Divine Medicine was taken out and the bottle caps were opened, the surging Life Essence and Divine Substance gushed out in this place, making the many people present feel physically refreshed.

Even in the Dragon Transformation Pool, the body of God King Jiang Taixu, which had been dim and lusterless, flickered with points of light, though it was very faint and not easily noticed.

At this, Jiang Heng didn't even dare to take them.

Such a favor was truly heavier than a mountain; even for the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family, it would be very difficult to repay such a favor.

For a moment, Jiang Heng even appeared somewhat hesitant, yet Zhang Xuan remained calm and composed.

Seeing that Jiang Heng did not step forward to take it, he reached out and, amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, opened the jade bottle and poured it into the Dragon Transformation Pool.

"How can it be used like this? This is too extravagant!"

Even figures from the Desolate Ancient Family had never seen such an extravagant scene.

The Demon Race elder who had followed Zhang Xuan was also very unsettled, but he only twitched his lips and had no way to speak up to dissuade him.

The most vigorous Life Essence and Divine Substance were already surging within the Dragon Transformation Pool, even flickering as they mixed with Great Dao Fragments.

It was no longer realistic to try and extract the blood essence of the Undying Divine Medicine from the Dragon Transformation Pool again; several Supreme Elders looked at Zhang Xuan with gratitude-filled eyes while taking the initiative to walk to the side of the Dragon Transformation Pool, pushing their Innate Taiyi Essence Qi as if their lives depended on it, frantically refining this gentle essence to let it submerge into the God King's body.

Before Jiang Heng had time to say more words of gratitude, he saw Zhang Xuan shake his hand and pour another bottle containing three drops of Undying Divine Medicine blood essence into the Dragon Transformation Pool, and he poured it right beside God King Jiang Taixu.

At this, Jiang Heng could not even utter words of dissuasion; he could only frantically push his Taiyi Essence Qi to help the God King refine this powerful divine energy, while simultaneously saying to Zhang Xuan with gratitude-filled words: "Whatever you need in the future, Senior, as long as I, Jiang Heng, can accomplish it, I will certainly exhaust all my strength to do so. Aside from the fact that the family's scriptures cannot be displayed at will, whatever else you desire, Junior will do his utmost to secure it for you."

Even after pausing and hesitating for a moment, seeing that Zhang Xuan had no female companion by his side, Jiang Heng added: "If you are not yet married, Senior, and are willing to take a woman from my Jiang Family as your wife, the scriptures within the family can also be opened to you."

This was a truly monumental promise.

After all, the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family possessed the scriptures left behind by the Hengyu Great Emperor, and the Hengyu Scripture was considered the absolute pinnacle in the Four Extremes Realm, claimed to have reached the very peak of cultivation within this realm.

And if one truly married a woman from the Jiang Family, in a certain sense, one could be considered a figure within the Jiang Family, and that status, position, and situation would be vastly different.

In the original story, when Ye Fan wanted to marry Ji Ziyue, a woman from the Desolate Ancient Ji Family, the price and sacrifices he paid were quite significant.

He himself was a Desolate Ancient Saint Body, and he had broken the curse, cultivating all the way forward; a true Great Accomplishment could even challenge a Great Emperor, yet even with such status and posture, wanting to marry a woman from the Desolate Ancient Ji Family still cost him a great deal and involved many twists and turns.

Yet now, Zhang Xuan had not even met a woman from the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family, and he was already being promised such a thing, even being promised that he could study the supreme Emperor Scripture of the Jiang Family; this treatment was simply heavenly.

And in the original story, Ye Fan was hunted everywhere just for knowing a portion of the Desolate Ancient Ji Family's scriptures; had it not been for God King Jiang Taixu resolving it for him later, Ye Fan would still have had immense enmity with the Desolate Ancient Ji Family.

When Zhang Xuan heard such a promise, he was surprised for a moment.

But after thinking about it, he felt it was reasonable.

In the original story, what Ye Fan gave for God King Jiang Taixu's recovery was about the same as what Zhang Xuan had given.

And later, the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family truly did not treat Ye Fan unfairly at all; not to mention the entire family, as the Desolate Ancient Family was very large and divided into countless factions, just speaking of God King Jiang Taixu's lineage, they had absolutely not treated Ye Fan unfairly.

God King Jiang Taixu took on countless karmas for Ye Fan; before Ye Fan saved the God King, Ye Fan was almost shouted at by everyone in the world: Yaochi Sacred Land, the Desolate Ancient Ji Family, the Yin-Yang Sect, the Demon Race's Peng Wang lineage, the Purple Mansion Holy Land...

Heaven knows how many people wanted to target Ye Fan, but these karmas were all accepted and resolved by Jiang Taixu.

Even God King Jiang Taixu found another top-tier family—the Feng Clan—and directly wanted Ye Fan to marry the most outstanding woman of the Feng Clan.

From this perspective, the God King's lineage was truly quite loyal and righteous.

(End of this chapter)