Chapter 10

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“Is it so exaggerated? I just feel that the medicines which you have prescribed are strong laxatives, so I wanted to change it for you.” Ren Jie was confused by Gao Ren’s genuine excitement because he did not think that there was anything to be surprised about.

“Take… take a look…” Gao Ren stuttered. A look would reveal the effects of the medicine which he had prescribed and that it was not any common prescription.

Okay, even if you could understand it using one glance, it would be different after adding these five drugs.

“Boss, do you know that with this change, it is not a strong laxative but something which could kill. Nope, even the peak of the True Qi Realm cannot withstand this unless it reaches the Divine Power Realm.”

“I know!” Ren Jie nodded. “Why do you need laxatives? For a woman like her, she’ll create more trouble if you give her laxatives. You should do something harsher and give her a lethal poison straight away.”

“Ahh…” Gao Ren was dumbfounded and he took a while to close his mouth. “Boss, you really… really dare to provoke Fang Qi, and actually… poison her?”

“It depends on her luck whether she dies or not. If she dies, then we’ll have peace of mind. And if her family manages to save her in time, we have to give them a poison which they cannot find the antidote for and they can only plead us then. Then we’ll get everything back all at once.” Ren Jie had seen through everything and he knew that he did not have to be nice to a woman like Fang Qi. Ren Jie laughed when he saw the way Gao Ren looked at him and added, “Just do it. That woman is a few hundred times more evil than us.”

Gao Ren finally confirmed something. He knew that Ren Jie was not joking. He meant business.

Could it be… because he was hit to senses? But it was a good thing.

“That’s true. I feel so uncomfortable whenever I see that woman.” Gao Ren could not agree more with the second part of the sentence.

“No… no…” Suddenly, Gao Ren shook his fair and plump face vigorously and his flabby body started shaking too, then he looked at Ren Jie again and said, “Let’s not discuss this. Boss, tell me how did you know that we have to add the thousand feet solution, woolly ordure tree bark, lxeris chinensis plant, salamander blood, and love root plant. I’ve prescribed these drugs in the last minute, there isn’t any ready-made formula. Unless you are an alchemist—no, even typical alchemists won’t be able to do this!”

Although the Miao Apothecary realm was the most fundamental, the word “Miao” (which means ingenuity) suggested that the most basic stage was also the toughest. One’s achievement at the Miao Apothecary realm could possibly show one’s achievement in the journey of alchemy.

The word “Miao” in Miao Apothecary was ingenious and it matched the idiom “Miraculous elixirs and Miao medicines(panacea)”. The word “Miao” encapsulated countless meanings. The making of the medicines and refining of elixirs in the later-stages, as well as the control over the changes of medicines, were inseparable to the word “Miao”. Although Gao Ren was just a high-class Miao Apothecary, he was stronger than typical top-notch Miao Apothecaries and he was only a step away from becoming a top-notch Miao Apothecary. If it was not because of…

“I’ve never prescribed drugs before and I ain’t no alchemist. However, I’ve read some books about herbs and I know the names and uses of common herbs. I just had to take a look at your prescription and think about what I want, then it’s natural to think of the five drugs like the thousand feet solution and woolly ordure tree bark, isn’t it?” It could be said that Ren Jie did it based on his gut feelings. He felt that that was the way and didn’t think much about other things.

“Wrong, everything is wrong, everything is terribly wrong, but…” Gao Ren was very agitated. “All the mistakes are gathered together, and that’s why you got what you wanted. In fact, if that Fang Qi is unlucky, she might just lose her life. Even if she survives, they will not be able to save her unless they can find a top-notch alchemist to make an antidote for her. Although her family is one of the five biggest clans, it is impossible for them to search for a top-notch alchemist for a junior immediately.”

“Isn’t that great, why are you so agitated? Okay, continue refining your pills, I’ll go back and rest my aching head.” Ren Jie decided to run away from that fatty after seeing how agitated he was.

The fatso could not pry further since Ren Jie said that he was having a headache. It was just that Gao Ren had some difficulty withdrawing himself out of the realm of medicines. A Miao Apothecary was always fascinated by the changes in the medicines because they could learn so much from it. Furthermore, this was not a fixed formula but a brand new one.

The more Gao Ren thought about the prescription, the more he felt that there was something incredible about it. He could even think of more things from there. He stood there with his hands in the same position as to how he held onto Ren Jie just now, smiling every now and then.

This fellow. Ren Jie looked back after walking away. He couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh when he saw Gao Ren standing in the same position with a smile on his face.

Ren Jie went up to level two where he lived after entering the inner courtyard. There was also a place for simple rest and meetings below, and it was spacious and grand. It was just that Ren Jie came back from the Ren mansion and he did not have many feelings when he looked at it again.

Ren Jie sat down and allowed his divine sense to be released slowly. Although 20 meters was not too far, it was enough for him to make sure that there was no danger around him.

Later, Ren Jie sat on the bed. When he was in the library pavilion, Ren Jie had already completely adjusted his mentality. Whether it was in the hall of discussion or allowing the spiritual beast carriage to run over someone after he came back, those were all ways Ren Jie used to gradually recognize and integrate into this world.

Ren Jie calmed his mind a little, then his divine sense entered the spiritual sea and the notebook which had completely turned into a photon computer was in his spiritual sea. This time, now that Ren Jie had time to study it carefully, he contrasted everything and the simplest system which he just hit had nothing else, except for the videos which he did not have sufficient spiritual jade to open: the pornographic films.

Watching that video again, Ren Jie put all of his mind on it. Spiritual jade, he needed a large amount of spiritual jades. The reason why he was able to stay in it for 15 minutes was likely due to a change in energy brought by transmigration, and he needed a huge amount of spiritual jades to support him afterward.

Ren Jie knew. Whether it was reading in the library pavilion or improvising the laxative and making it into a lethal poison that even Miao apothecaries had difficulty making, all those changes were caused by the changes in the realm he was in.

The reason why he was at a higher realm than the people he was currently in contact with was a result of the 15 minutes, and it could be seen from his divine sense. In addition, he merely tried to feel it from afar and he did not even hear a sound. What could he have gained if he could immerse in it for a longer time or even hear some sound?

In his mind, Ren Jie regarded collecting a huge amount of spiritual jades as an urgent matter, but unfortunately, he could not tell anyone about it yet. Although he was the family head of the Ren family, it was just a title and he did not have actual power.

Even though he could show his authority and rage in the elder’s meeting and fight for a small number of rights and interests, it would be impossible for him to convince the family to take out a large amount of spiritual jades. He might even cause big trouble.

It seemed that this matter had to be done quietly.

After thinking about these things, Ren Jie came out of his spiritual sea and took out that special memory jade card. Ren Jie knew that the Jade Imperial Academy, Jade Capital, and even the Ren family weren’t safe places. Ren Jie also knew that even if he became an emperor directly, he would still be bullied as long as he wasn’t strong or tough enough. Now that he was head of the household, the same thing would be inevitable as long as he was not strong and tough enough.

Ren Tianxing deliberately left this behind and gave so many reminders, and there was also a spiritual jade in the jade box. Hence, it must be something very valuable.

Thinking in his heart, Ren Jie wanted to read what was inside as soon as he activated his divine sense. Ordinary memory jade cards could be used even in the Body Refinement Realm. Because as long as the spiritual sea could be produced, there was no need for it to be released into the environment in order to detect the things stored in the spiritual jade. All that was needed was slight contact with the spiritual jade.

However, as soon as Ren Jie made contact, he felt layers of barriers. Obviously, some people had set up restrictions and array formations, and the means were obviously very clever.

“Remember, only we, father and son’s blood, can open the jade card. Others will destroy this jade card when they open it.” Ren Jie recalled a similar sentence, but it was already very vague. It was obvious that when he just found out that he was going to take over his father to became the head of the Ren family, Ren Jie did not pay much attention to all these things.

Fortunately, he did not need to use blood for the jade card to recognize him. Otherwise, it would really remind Ren Jie of some horrible memories in his previous life, especially some very old memories.

Don’t tell me that this thing is able to analyze the DNA. Ren Jie guessed as he cut his finger slightly and dripped some blood on it.

“Oh!” Ren Jie’s blood dripped, and the blood melted into the jade card instantly. Afterward, the jade card began to flash with various colors gradually, and the lights continued to flash as if a door was constantly opening. Then, finally, the light gradually weakened.

At this time, a banging sound was heard from Ren Jie’s divine sense, and suddenly, there was a lot of information in Ren Jie’s mind.

“Crack…” Almost at the same time, the memory jade completely shattered.

“The Jade Emperor Chant, Refinement Technique.” The information that emerged just now immediately appeared in Ren Jie’s mind. The Refinement Technique was actually just the Body Refinement Technique. What about the others?

Ren Jie couldn’t help but look down at the ring on his finger so that the True Qi Realm could be opened. So the rest was likely to be in this ring.

At that time, Ren Tianxing did not say what this method was but only said that it was the method left by the forces that unified the world 10,000 years ago and that it could compete with the legendary immortals, but he could no longer practice it. The method was actually called the Jade Emperor Chant.

He had read some books regarding cultivation in the library pavilion previously and knew that the Ren family had countless cultivation methods. Hence, he wanted to see if there was anything special about this Jade Emperor Chant.

“Cultivating the body using external forces is like driving an unmotivated person just like slavery. The body that is tempered using external forces is like a complement, and a person who goes against heaven and earth is full of determination. Cultivation is not something which can be completed in a day or two, it’s a life-long journey. And to cultivate the heart, you first need to know…”

Ren Jie was very surprised when he first got into contact with it because he now knew more about this world. The Body Refinement Realm was about refining the body, and refining the body would inevitably mean all types of physical training. It was just like how there were all types of physical and body training and equipment in the academy, and some people embarked on tough or even life-threatening training.

Everyone knew that body refinement meant hardships, and some people said that there would be more benefits if one built a stronger foundation at this stage. However, there were also some people who believed that one’s late-stage achievements had nothing to do with the Body Refinement Realm because it was just a process for the body to meet many basic requirements and concentrate the True Qi.

However, in the Jade Emperor Chant, everything about cultivation in the heaven and earth was overthrown and it suggested the method of refining the body using Qi. There was no Qi in the Body Refinement Realm because the Qi was just ordinary Qi found in the body and not the True Qi in the True Qi Realm. The True Qi was concentrated and powerful, while the Qi in the Body Refinement Realm was thin and weak. Refining the body internally using Qi was mentioned at the very start of the Body Refinement series of the Jade Emperor Refinement Chant.

It was specially mentioned that only the people with determination and perseverance could master the body refinement technique because it was far more torturous than any foundational external body refinement methods.

He wanted to try it and find out what was so unique about the Jade Emperor Refinement Technique as it talked about refining the body using Qi. He had to start from scratch and, given that his body was at the fifth stage of the Body Refinement Realm, he thought that it wouldn’t be that difficult for him to start cultivating all over again from the first stage. Ren Jie started cultivating according to the Jade Emperor Refinement Technique and cultivated internally using Qi.