Chapter 788: Helping You Break Through

"Very well, here is a Void Origin Pill. It can restore your body to its peak, help you break through the final step, and allow you to sense the Heavenly Mystery and glimpse that trace of the Great Dao between heaven and earth." Chen Yu took out a Void Origin Pill he had extracted a few days ago and handed it to Zhang Zhengwen.

"Void Origin Pill..." Even Zhang Xiaojiu was startled.

He had heard of this kind of spirit pill; it was a spirit pill that only alchemists from the ancient era could refine by using fire, forming the pill, and supplementing it with precious Traditional Chinese Medicine and countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, expending immense effort to succeed.

This kind of spirit pill could restore a person's bodily functions to their prime, cleanse the marrow and temper the bones, and make one feel brand new. If your cultivation was stagnant, one pill could help you break through.

However, this kind of spirit pill was extremely difficult to refine, and since the path of alchemy was nearly lost, apart from the occasional one or two pills held by some Hidden Sects, ordinary Martial Artists would find it hard to obtain even one, even if they exhausted their family wealth and the power of the entire world. Yet, Chen Yu actually had one right here?

"Many thanks... Mr. Chen." Zhang Zhengwen's expression was agitated. He took the Void Origin Pill from Chen Yu's hand, his two hands trembling with excitement. He glanced at the medicine in his hand and then swallowed it in one gulp without the slightest hesitation.

Hou Xiao, standing to the side, was startled. If he were Zhang Zhengwen, he would absolutely not have such courage, because Chen Yu was a master of using medicine; who knew if there was any problem with his medicine?

Moreover, even if the medicine really was a Void Origin Pill as Chen Yu claimed, he would not swallow it in one gulp without verifying its efficacy first.

After the medicine was taken, the three of them stared fixedly at Zhang Zhengwen. They saw that after Zhang Zhengwen took the medicine, his complexion grew increasingly ruddy. Suddenly, a strange thing happened: his head of white hair slowly turned black, and his slightly hunched body became straight.

More importantly, the wrinkles on his face slowly disappeared, and fine black beads of sweat seeped out from his pores.

"Bone Marrow Cleansing and Body Tempering, Sumeru Rebirth?" Zhang Xiaojiu's reaction was the fastest, and he couldn't help but be startled.

Sumeru Rebirth refers to a phenomenon of returning to one's youth when a Martial Artist reaches a supreme realm. Zhang Zhengwen was not young, and his foundation and bones were already set, but if he possessed the opportunity for Sumeru Rebirth, that was a tremendous stroke of good fortune for him.

Because this way, his state would reach the prime of his youth, and at this time, his insights into the Martial Dao had already reached the limit; the reason he did not break through was that his physical state did not allow it.

Now that his body had returned to its peak, combined with his insights, he could break through to the Martial Ancestor Realm in one go.

One must know that a state like Sumeru Rebirth is something a Martial Artist can only hope for but never seek; it is a stroke of good fortune granted by the favor of heaven and earth. His master's pill actually had such an effect?

Zhang Zhengwen let out a clear whistle, and a stream of white Qi surged from the top of his head. This white Qi surged into three clouds above his forehead, and then these three clouds shot straight into the sky. A stream of True Qi around his body transformed into a yellow dragon, circled his body once, and then hid within his body.

He actually... suddenly reached the Martial Ancestor Realm, and the breakthrough was accompanied by the state of Three Flowers Gather at the Crown.

One must know that breaking through to Martial Ancestor might not be difficult, but having the omen of Three Flowers Gather at the Crown during the breakthrough is a situation where both one's good fortune and cultivation are recognized by heaven and earth. Such a person, in the future, has a high probability of stepping into the realm of a Dharma Cultivator.

"Sumeru Rebirth, Three Flowers Gather at the Crown..." Zhang Zhengwen let out a clear whistle that broke through the nine heavens. Tears rolled down his face. He turned around, knelt on the ground before Chen Yu, and with tears streaming down his face and a firm voice, said: "Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your guidance. This old man is willing to serve Mr. Chen as a dog or horse for the rest of his life."

"Not bad. The omen of Three Flowers Gather at the Crown during the breakthrough is something even I did not expect. This is the result of your decades of cultivation, and it is also your good fortune. Get up." Chen Yu nodded slightly; he was satisfied with the effect of the Void Origin Pill.

Zhang Zhengwen bowed deeply to Chen Yu before getting up. He wiped away his tears, his face full of joy. The Zhang Clan would finally get ahead from now on.

Hou Xiao was also shocked. The effect achieved by the Void Origin Pill was indeed like a divine medicine. He steadied himself: "Mr. Chen is truly a master. I wonder how many more Void Origin Pills Mr. Chen has?"

"There are nine more," Chen Yu said indifferently.

"Where did the medicine come from?" Hou Xiao looked at Chen Yu and asked tentatively.

"I refined it myself. Don't forget, I am a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine." Chen Yu smiled: "Some time ago, I was fortunate enough to comprehend the Extraction Pill Technique, so on a whim, I just extracted a few. I didn't expect the effect to be quite good."

"Nine pills, Extraction Technique?" Hou Xiao was simply shocked.

One must know that the lineage of alchemists originated in the ancient era. Ancient Martial Artists or great cultivators could take Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, communicate with heaven and earth with their own bodies, and gather Origin Power and Spiritual Power into pills.

These pills could either return one to youth, assist in cultivation, or allow one to remain forever young or even achieve immortality. It was just rumored that this Extraction Pill Technique was too heaven-defying, so it was not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao and thus disappeared into the long river of history.

Now, even some large families or sects only occasionally had a few pills of average grade, but they were treated like treasures and worshipped. Chen Yu brought out ten pills at once, and gave one to Zhang Zhengwen just like that.

If he had this pill, he was certain he could directly enter the state of a Half-step Dharma Cultivator, or if he dissolved the pill, he could allow ten of his disciples to open their mysterious orifices and leap to become Martial Truth experts.

"Ten Void Origin Pills, this..." Zhang Xiaojiu was stunned. He was truly a little glad that he had chosen the right master. One must know that the Void Origin Pills currently existing in Martial Artist families added up to no more than a few dozen, and every family hid them away like treasures.

Moreover, these things, even for Dharma Cultivators, would be regarded as treasures. Chen Yu possessed so many alone, and he himself was an alchemist; this wealth was truly unmatched.

"Mr. Chen, regarding the Martial Alliance, I will definitely stand on your side. If you can bestow this medicine upon me, allowing the ten great disciples under my name to open their mysterious orifices and step into Martial Truth, then from now on, our sect will follow Mr. Chen's lead." Hou Xiao was no fool; now was the time for him to show his loyalty.

"Empty words are no proof." Chen Yu glanced at Hou Xiao. This old man was a fence-sitter; merely expressing loyalty was not enough for Chen Yu to trust him.

Hou Xiao raised his left hand and swore: "I, Hou Xiao, swear that from now on, all disciples of the Hou Sect, starting from me, will serve Mr. Chen as our master. If I break this oath, may it be like this finger."

Hou Xiao suddenly stretched out his right hand and slammed it violently onto his extended left hand. With a 'Crack!', the little finger and ring finger of his left hand were broken at the root.

Breaking a finger to swear an oath.

Chen Yu looked at this old man; it seemed he had also made a great determination, otherwise, he would not have had the heart to break two of his own fingers.

He nodded slightly and said: "Good, as long as you have this determination. These are two Void Origin Pills; handle them as you see fit."