Three months passed.
Su Yun, dressed in a simple white robe, sat quietly in the hall, his slender fingers lightly tapping a celadon teacup. He took a small sip from his thin lips, and as the tea flowed down his throat, a look of contentment appeared in his eyes.
Ya Fei waited beside him, her eyes downcast, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the patterns on her sleeve, feeling her scalp tingle.
Because the teacup contained a potent poison that could easily kill a Dou Wang expert!
She truly didn't know why this individual had such a strange habit.
"The grade is unsightly; the only thing worth mentioning is the taste."
Su Yun shook his head. With his current cultivation, A fifth-tier poison offered him no assistance whatsoever.
"Have the things I requested not been fully gathered yet?"
Ya Fei's crimson lips moved: "The Family has already dispatched people to the Chu Yun Empire to procure poisons.
However, the journey is long, and the Chu Yun Empire is hostile towards the Gama Empire. It's difficult to guarantee that the merchant caravan won't be targeted, so it will still be some time before the caravan can return."
"Alright."
Su Yun did not blame her, as due to geographical reasons, the production of poisonous herbs in the Gama Empire was actually not high.
The neighboring Chu Yun Empire, however, was different. It was a country where miasma permeated the entire territory, and various poisons emerged endlessly.
It was no wonder that after Little Fairy Doctor's Calamity Poison Body Awakening in the original story, she would run to the Chu Yun Empire; it could be considered a paradise for the Calamity Poison Body.
"As for those precious medicinal ingredients you requested…"
"Those medicinal ingredients have been almost entirely collected."
Mittel Tengshan strode in through the doorway with powerful steps.
Su Yun put down his teacup and said, "The medicinal ingredients for refining the Po Zong Pill are even more valuable than those poisons.
The poisons haven't been found yet, but the medicinal ingredients have been gathered first?"
That's right, the medicinal ingredients Su Yun had the Mittel Family collect were for refining the Po Zong Pill!
In the identity he meticulously designed, this Calamity Poison Body was a Six-Rank Alchemist, capable of refining the Po Zong Pill!
"Your Excellency is unaware, but the Gama Empire only has one Six-Rank Alchemist, Dan Wang Gu He, and he hasn't been a Six-Rank for many years, so he cannot refine the Po Zong Pill.
Therefore, while these medicinal ingredients are precious, they are far from scarce. I had my subordinates collect them with full effort, and the progress was indeed very smooth."
Mittel Tengshan was very attentive upon learning that Su Yun wanted medicinal ingredients to refine the Po Zong Pill.
If this individual were to advance to Dou Zong, the status of the Mittel Family would also rise significantly.
"Why do you think this Sovereign needs to personally refine the Po Zong Pill instead of finding other Six-Rank Alchemists?"
Su Yun said indifferently.
Mittel Tengshan chuckled, "Your Excellency is not familiar with the current Era, and likely has no channels to find a Six-Rank Alchemist.
"Therefore, it's more probable that Your Excellency yourself is a Six-Rank Alchemist capable of refining the Po Zong Pill.
"Most importantly, while you had us collect medicinal ingredients, you never inquired about information regarding Six-Rank Alchemists."
"No wonder you could manage the Mittel Family to the extent of being as rich as an Empire. You are a clever person."
Su Yun rarely praised, which made Mittel Tengshan feel flattered.
"Have you prepared a Medicine Cauldron?"
Su Yun asked.
"Yes, there is a Fifth-Tier Medicine Cauldron stored in the treasury."
Su Yun frowned: "Only a Fifth-Tier Medicine Cauldron?"
The grades of Medicine Cauldrons, from low to high, are divided into First-Tier to Eighth-Tier, and above Eighth-Tier Medicine Cauldrons, there are thirteen Heavenly Cauldrons, which can also be considered Ninth-Tier Medicine Cauldrons.
Mittel Tengshan looked troubled: "The Gama Empire only has two Sixth-Tier Medicine Cauldrons, both of which are owned, held by Dan Wang Gu He and President Fa Ma respectively.
This Fifth-Tier Medicine Cauldron is already the best Medicine Cauldron I could find."
Su Yun shook his head: "Forget it, go and summon that Fa Ma."
"Uh… Your Excellency, what reason should I use to invite President Fa Ma?"
Mittel Tengshan cautiously looked up.
Su Yun was puzzled, but after a moment's thought, he understood what he was concerned about.
"No matter, just tell Fa Ma directly that I need to borrow his Medicine Cauldron to refine the Po Zong Pill."
"Yes!"
Mittel Tengshan immediately went to do it.
Su Yun's lips curved slightly. Perhaps in Mittel Tengshan's view, he needed to keep the matter of him opening a Medicine Cauldron for Alchemy a secret.
After all, he had injured Jia Xingtian, and his relationship with the Imperial Family was poor, while the Yun Lan Sect's attitude was also unclear. It was hard to guarantee that these two Dou Huang forces wouldn't interfere.
But how could Mittel Tengshan possibly fathom Su Yun's thoughts?
Let alone the Imperial Family and the Yun Lan Sect, it would be best if the Imperial Capital, and even everyone in the entire Gama Empire, knew that he was going to refine the Po Zong Pill!
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Alchemist Guild..
Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian were playing chess on a stone table.
Fa Ma placed a piece, and worriedly said: "Although I am helping you recuperate, that person's strength is truly terrifying.
"Especially the flame he used; if I'm not mistaken, it should be the Netherworld Poison Flame, ranked twentieth on the Heavenly Flame List. The toxicity of this flame is extremely strong, even I find it difficult to remove.
"The toxins accumulate in your body. Normally, you could rely on your powerful Dou Qi to suppress them, but if you fight against an expert of the same realm, it will definitely cause the toxins to relapse…
Do you know what this means?"
Jia Xingtian slowly closed his eyes, his powerful large hand messing up the chessboard: "This means that nine-tenths of my strength is gone.
"Let alone a Dou Huang, even fighting a Dou Wang would carry the risk of toxin backlash. I am no longer the guardian of the Imperial Family…
Old friend, you must keep this matter a secret for me!"
Fa Ma sighed: "How long can you keep it a secret?"
Jia Xingtian said faintly: "As long as possible. What's important is, were the toxins on me intentionally left by that person?
"If it was unintentional, everything is fine, but if it was intentional, his coveting of the Gama Empire has probably not ceased…
Old friend, I need your help, the Gama Empire needs your help!"
Facing Jia Xingtian's bitter plea, Fa Ma fell into hesitation.
He understood that Jia Xingtian's action was forcing him to take a side.
However, when Yun Shan had not yet entered his secluded cultivation, the Yun Lan Sect and the Imperial Family fought to the death, and he still maintained neutrality. How could he make a quick decision now?
Helping to treat Jia Xingtian was merely out of past acquaintance.
"Let's talk about this later."
"Sigh!"
Jia Xingtian was helpless.
At this moment, a guard walked in and said: "President, Mittel Tengshan requests an audience."
"What is he here for?"
Fa Ma was puzzled.
Jia Xingtian coldly chuckled: "Recently, the Mittel Family has been incredibly arrogant, even the other two great Families have started to waver, as if I am already dead!"
"Jia Xingtian, you stay here, don't let Tengshan see you. He might be here at that person's instruction."
Fa Ma said.
After all, he didn't want the Alchemist Guild to be involved in disputes and wanted Jia Xingtian to avoid suspicion.
"Alright."
Fa Ma came to the Alchemist Guild hall and met Mittel Tengshan, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Tengshan, what's the matter?"
Fa Ma asked.
He had decided that if Mittel Tengshan, like Jia Xingtian, was trying to persuade him to take a side, he would stall and be perfunctory.
He couldn't afford to offend that person either.
"Young master Su Yun wants to borrow your Sixth-Tier Medicine Cauldron to refine the Po Zong Pill. Please come to the Mittel Family for a discussion."
"Wha, what!"
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