But the young man looked very serious, as if he were accomplishing something extraordinary.
Next, the young man began to refine medicine. His technique was clumsy and even a bit rough. Just by looking at the various burns on his palms, one could tell that he had suffered losses in the past.
After watching for a while, until the young man even tasted the half-finished product in the boiler to test the medicinal properties, Shen Qian suddenly realized who the young man was.
Emperor Yan, Shennong!
Legend has it that Emperor Yan tasted hundreds of herbs, which enabled him to create the ancient art of alchemy, providing humanity with a powerful trump card to stand out among all races.
Everything around, including Emperor Yan himself, radiated a kind of memory-like glow.
"Emperor Yan in his youth..."
He seemed to be deep in thought before sinking down, and as time went by, he seemed to understand something.
This should be the content of the "Compendium of Materia Medica"!
Legend has it that the "Compendium of Materia Medica" records the entire process of Emperor Yan's journey from first learning about alchemy to gradually developing the entire alchemy system, and finally becoming the Great Alchemist of Destiny.
It involves countless prescriptions and alchemy techniques, which is why it is revered as the holy book of alchemy.
Shen Qian gradually became immersed in it. It has to be said that this was a feast for Shen Qian, and only Shen Qian could benefit the most from it.
The reason is simple: those qualified to come to this place are all high-level alchemists. They have stood out from thousands of people and have gone through a long learning career, possessing an extremely solid foundation in alchemy.
Many have even attained the "Tao" through alchemy, becoming rare alchemists in the world.
Shen Qian, however, had never systematically practiced alchemy for various reasons; all his knowledge of alchemy was acquired in a superficial and hasty manner.
Now, it's as if he's following the first person in the alchemy school to learn the art of alchemy from scratch.
Many long-standing confusions and questions stemming from an unstable foundation are beginning to be addressed.
Just as Chen Qian was immersed in the ocean of knowledge and couldn't extricate himself, he was suddenly awakened from that strange state by the stimulation of the system.
At this moment, he was in a wide square where many people had gathered. Emperor Yan, who had become a master alchemist in his middle age, was preaching the knowledge of alchemy.
Just now, before sinking, he seemed to have become one of them, pondering how to perfectly compress different flames together.
After being startled awake by the system, Shen Qian was initially a little dazed, but he soon seemed to realize something and couldn't help but look down at his body.
Upon seeing this, Shen Qian couldn't help but gasp.
His body had somehow become quite ethereal.
His head was also throbbing, as if some inexplicable force was tearing at him, but he hadn't felt much of it because he was so immersed in the moment before.
Shen Qian suddenly realized that in the process of studying the "Compendium of Materia Medica", it was also eroding him in some way.
As he awoke with a start, the surrounding scenery seemed to freeze in time, like a painting.
Shen Qian frowned, lost in thought.
He is now in a dilemma.
Escaping this world of the "Compendium of Materia Medica" is extremely difficult, especially when the other party wants to devour you.
Moreover, deep down, Shen Qian was unwilling to leave like this.
But if he continues to immerse himself in it, he will likely be completely consumed and become one of them before long.
"Damn it, this is the best I can do..."
Chen Qian sighed and stopped hesitating. It wasn't that he wanted to put on airs and prevent the system from taking action; it was just that in this lonely ancient world, Chen Qian prioritized saving the system's energy in everything he did.
But the opportunity before him was so great that he couldn't refuse it.
He glanced at the system's remaining energy; after repeated consumption in the Nine Heavens Battlefield, it still had about 130% remaining.
"Hopefully the consumption won't be as great as we imagined."
The solution is actually quite simple.
When the "Compendium of Materia Medica" attempted to absorb Shen Qian, the other party had actually completely opened itself up to Shen Qian.
The only chance of survival before sinking is to turn the tables and take control of the other before they devour you.
This was actually something that was originally impossible.
The "Compendium of Materia Medica" is so vast that even if only half of it remains, it is still the masterpiece of Emperor Shennong. Even a great alchemist would probably not have the ability to master it in a short period of time.
Therefore, many alchemists who enter this place, whether they are grandmasters or great alchemists, can only become nourishment for the "Hundred Herbs Classic".
He wouldn't have had this ability before he sank.
However, the system's extraordinary learning ability makes such a comeback possible.
In fact, given his confidence in the system, he was not afraid of anything, not even the incomplete "Compendium of Materia Medica," but even the complete one.
As the system went online, Shen Qian's eyes changed color.
After a brief pause, the previously still painting suddenly came back to life and began to flow at an even faster speed.
The invisible pulling force between heaven and earth that was pulling towards the sinking began to intensify.
But the scroll was flowing faster and faster, and by the time the invisible pulling force reacted, the scroll had almost turned into a muddy lake due to the rapid flow.
The heavens and earth trembled, as if they were also angry. The pulling force suddenly increased several times, and the figure sinking forward began to become more and more transparent.
But Shen's expression remained indifferent, as if he didn't care at all that he was being devoured. His eyes flashed with various divine lights, all of which were feedback after absorbing the essence of the "Hundred Herbs Classic".
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