After the initial excitement, Jing Zhe suddenly remembered something.
"Master, was it you making this enhanced version of the jujube pills that day in the forbidden area of Changsheng Mountain?"
The old apprentice nodded: "Everything was ready at the time, except for a Breakthrough Flower, which is why I went to get it."
"..."
Listen to what true dominance looks like.
He was clearly going to steal, but he said he would take it very naturally. Jing Zhe felt that his shamelessness was comparable to that of his master!
"So, when Master asked me to give it to those two old monsters, he had already thought it through?"
The old medicine boy nodded calmly, keeping his merits and fame hidden.
"You're just one step away from the middle stage of the sixth level. If you find a new girl around the sixth level, give her this enhanced version of the Jujube Pill, and practice for one night, you'll definitely reach the middle stage of the sixth level. If it works well, you might even reach the peak of the sixth level! Of course, that girl from Wuxian Pavilion has already practiced with you, so there's no need to find her. The effect of practicing with her won't be very obvious, and it would be a waste!"
"..."
Jing Zhe thought for a moment, then feigned shyness and said, "Master, girls around the sixth level of cultivation are hard to find! I'll just leave it to fate!"
It wouldn't be good to be seen as a casual person!
But the old medicine boy didn't believe him at all, glancing at him and saying, "It might be hard to find for others, but it's too easy for you! From my observation, the girl from Qingyun Sect and the girl from Kunlun Mirror Sect are both suitable. If you ask me, the girl from Kunlun Mirror Sect is of a higher cultivation level and will be of the greatest help to you!"
"Forehead…"
I never imagined that my master would create conditions for me to find women even when there were none!
"By the way, I don't care if you find other women, but you must leave one of these enhanced jujube pills for Mo Chen. You two are from the same school, so you'll complement each other perfectly when practicing!"
"Yes, Master..."
After saying that, the old medicine boy nodded with great satisfaction and smiled, "If everything goes smoothly, you will become the youngest grandmaster in the world. Hehe, when I come out again then, I will have a lot of face."
"..."
As the master of the King of Pretenders, his pretentious routines are equally fresh and elegant. The master is actually my disciple. What could be more awesome than this?
"Oh, by the way, you should take this enhanced version of the Jujube Pill when you cross the boundary. Also, besides helping you break through, it can also have miraculous effects if you are injured, have damaged your meridians, or have disturbed your true energy!"
After saying this, the old medicine boy turned around and prepared to leave.
Upon seeing this, Jing Zhe immediately called out, "Master, wait a minute..."
"What, is there something else?"
"Master, didn't you say you were refining a medicine to cure all poisons? Have you finished it yet?"
"What, are you poisoned?"
The old apprentice looked Jing Zhe up and down and asked.
"It wasn't me, it was a friend of mine who got hit by the Half-Month Powder..."
"That girl from Tongtianque, isn't she?"
"Um... how did Master know?"
In front of the old medicine boy, I felt as if I had no secrets left, and this feeling was not comfortable.
"Isn't that simple? You first entered the forbidden area of Changsheng Mountain to find that girl, right? And only people from Tongtianque can be poisoned by the Half-Moon Powder. Just think about it and you'll understand."
Jing Zhe nodded and immediately asked, "Can the medicine Master concocted counteract the effects of Half-Moon Powder?"
The old apprentice shook his head, shattering Jing Zhe's last shred of hope: "This Half-Moon Powder is particularly strange. I've refined quite a few over the years, but I've never truly cured it; at most, it's only a temporary antidote..."
"Alas, it seems the Twin Monsters of Heaven were right; no one in the world can counteract the Half-Moon Powder they refined!"
Jing Zhe sighed.
"What utter bullshit!"
Although the old medicine boy was a grandmaster, he considered himself an alchemist, which is why he had the nickname "old medicine boy".
He might not care if you say he's not good at martial arts, but if you say he's bad at alchemy—that's just slapping him in the face.
He immediately flew into a rage and said, "I've refined more secret medicines in my entire life than those two old monsters have eaten, and I still can't cure it?"
"..."
Jing Zhe didn't speak, but just shrugged, as if to say, "You really don't have a solution either," which made the old medicine boy even more furious.
"That's because I've never seen this Half-Moon Powder before. I only tried to refine it myself based on what the disciples of Tongtianque who were on missions outside said. So what if I failed? If you give me a Half-Moon Powder, I can make the antidote in less than three days!"
Perhaps out of sheer anger, the old apprentice stopped addressing himself as "Master" and instead called himself "this old man," patting his chest as if to guarantee it. He seemed more like a child than a grandmaster.
"Here, Master, this is the Half-Moon Powder!"
Seeing the old medicine boy's sincerity, Jing Zhe had no choice but to help him!
"..."
The old apprentice hadn't expected that Jing Zhe would actually take out the Half-Moon Powder after just one sentence. He paused for a moment, then reached out and took it, tilting his head back—
"Hey hey hey—"
Jing Zhe was stunned. He hesitated for a long time, but it was all in vain. He watched helplessly as the old medicine boy swallowed the Half-Moon Powder as if it were candy, and seemed to enjoy it.
Is this... a sign of illness?
"Master...why...did you eat?"
"If you want to concoct an antidote, you naturally need to experience what the poison feels like first. Otherwise, how can you detoxify? But to experience the poison, just listening to others is like the blind men and the elephant; you can't really understand it. So the fastest and best way is to eat it!"
"..."
Jing Zhe was silent for a moment, then asked, "Master, did you take all those poisons before you made the antidote?"
The old medicine boy nodded proudly: "Of course!"
"..."
Jing Zhe suddenly felt that it was a miracle that the old medicine boy had survived until now!
However, this also shows that the old medicine apprentice was absolutely confident in his medicine-making skills, which is why he was able to do such a thing!
"Master, this Half-Moon Powder is not some other poison after all. Master, please don't be careless—Hey, hey, hey… Master, don't go! Master, I have… I have…"
Jing Zhe wanted to advise the old medicine apprentice, "You're not young anymore. Even if you have excellent skills, there's no need to risk your life."
What if you happen to find one that works quickly?
But before he could finish speaking, the old apprentice, seemingly annoyed by his rambling or displeased with his distrustful attitude, stomped his foot and ran off without a word to him…
"There's an antidote..."
Watching his figure disappear into the horizon, Jing Zhe finally uttered his last few words, then shook his head and sighed.
However, the old medicine apprentice was able to refine a phased antidote without ever having seen the Half-Moon Powder. Now that he has taken the Half-Moon Powder, he should be able to refine it very soon!
Thinking about this made me feel cheerful again!
Then I'll take the enchantress Qianqian with me and we'll travel the world together with our swords!
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(Some readers have pointed out that the previous chapter, which combined two parts, was less than 4000 words. Well, that's because of unforeseen circumstances, you know what I mean...)
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