I Have Medicine

Chapter 600 - (Ah Zuo’s class) What subject should he teach?

One invitation bore the name: Shen Wenhan;

The second bore the name: Lei Pengfei;

The third bore the name: Feng Xueqin;

The fourth bore the name: Duan Yunbeng.

Gongyi Tianheng laid these four cards out and raised an eyebrow at Gu Zuo.

Gu Zuo fell silent.

Shen Wenhan, he must have some relation to Senior Brother Shen Wentao, who had conducted their earlier test… Lei Pengfei, he was the third son of the Silver-ranked noble family of the Lei Lin Domain, a prodigy in the Celestial Realm, who once exchanged five heads of the Yang family for five pills of Thunder Blood-Exchange Pill with Gu Zuo (in the guise of the black-robed man). His current strength must have improved significantly. At that time, he had also given Gu Zuo a purple token as a sign of goodwill, inviting him to visit, but Gu Zuo hadn’t been in the mood then and had forgotten about it later… Feng Xueqin, she was the heavenly proud daughter of the Binghe Feng Family, a silver-ranked noble family. Although she hadn’t participated in the Prodigy Stele Battle, it was because she had been in long-term seclusion to condense a cultivation method. Later, she likewise obtained a Snow Dragon Pill from Gu Zuo (in exchange for a Yang family member) to speed up the cultivation of that method, and she had also left Gu Zuo a token… Duan Yunbeng, he was the youngest son of a Cosmic Realm expert, an Yin-Yang Elder. He naturally possessed the Yin-Yang Constitution, but an enemy of his father had harmed him during his childhood awakening, causing him to quickly advance in the early stages but encounter a permanent bottleneck at the Royal Realm, forever unable to break through to the Cosmic Realm. His father obtained a Yin-Yang Rebirth Pill from Gu Zuo to regulate his constitution, balancing his yin and yang, freeing him from the pain of the realm restriction…

Among these four people, one could not be refused out of respect for the Senior Brother. The other three had previously shown him favor and extended invitations, which he had refused. Coincidentally, they were all students at the Longque Academy. If he were to refuse their invitations again now, it would inevitably cause them to harbor resentment.

Gu Zuo couldn’t help but sigh, “Big Brother, what do you think we should do?”

Gongyi Tianheng said, “Let’s first delay for a few days, saying that you need to prepare lessons recently and have no time to attend the appointments. Afterward, your brother will send someone to scout the situation before deciding how to proceed.” He paused slightly at this point, “However, I’m afraid none of these invitations can be completely turned down.”

Gu Zuo understood this principle, and being able to postpone them for a few days was satisfactory enough for him.

Besides, he was truly focused on teaching lately; he felt utterly overwhelmed by these invitations…

Gongyi Tianheng saw his relieved expression, a smile on his face, but a trace of deep thought in his eyes.

He had been at the Longque Academy for a short time and didn’t yet know much about the matters behind these invitations. When gathering intelligence, he would indeed need to be more meticulous.

With this thought, Gongyi Tianheng no longer disturbed Gu Zuo, who had finally managed to calm his mind again.

No matter what, the most important thing for his Ah Zuo right now was his teaching. All other troubles, he would naturally resolve one by one, making sure not to distract Ah Zuo in the slightest.

Subsequently, Gongyi Tianheng carefully considered his words and responded to the numerous invitation cards. He dealt with everyone who sent an invitation with polite formality, careful not to offend anyone. The reactions of these people upon receiving the reply would also become a factor in his decision regarding future contact.

Gongyi Tianheng never planned on being a lone wolf at the Longque Academy. Outside of the Ten Ultimates Sect, he and Ah Zuo always needed some connections. Otherwise, when facing more critical matters, they would ultimately be… unable to act alone.

As for Gu Zuo, after handing the matter over to his Big Brother, he settled down and continued preparing his lessons.

He had now reviewed many ancient texts and even attended a few classes taught by other Pill Kings. Finally, he had managed to clarify the framework in his mind and decided how he should present his lectures.

Generally speaking, every Pill King had their own unique refining techniques. Naturally, the essence of this could not be simply taught in one class. But since he was giving a lecture, he had to present something that had his own unique characteristics.

Gu Zuo’s characteristic was his formidable ability to achieve a flawless result almost every time he refined a pill, yet this ability was completely unreplicable and impossible to teach. Therefore, to establish himself among the Guest Lecturers, he needed to find a new, sufficiently convincing characteristic.

And after some hesitation, Gu Zuo found this characteristic.

The first was the Enigmatic Pill;

The second was the Soul Pill.

Gu Zuo had considerable achievements in the research of Enigmatic Pills, and although he had long ago received the corresponding inheritance for Soul Pills, he had put it aside due to various other reasons and had not seriously researched it. Fortunately, he had gathered a few pharmacists with talent in this area to listen to the Soul Pill inheritance. He wasn’t sure how much they had researched, but he had a slight understanding himself and could now use this opportunity to fully digest the inheritance.

So, it was settled.

He would mainly start by explaining the refinement of human-level pills. After briefly mentioning these commonplace topics and interspersing his own experiences each time, he would then teach the method for refining Enigmatic Pills.

There were some methods and tricks, and even some pill formulas, that could indeed be shared.

…When it comes to Enigmatic Pills, they are ever-changing and unpredictable. Strictly speaking, the formulas for these pills are not as precious or secretive as those for normal pills. In fact, even if the formula for an Enigmatic Pill is provided, many pharmacists may still struggle to master it and successfully refine the pill. Therefore, it is absolutely not the case that any pharmacist would dare to dabble in Enigmatic Pills.

With a clearer idea of the content, it became easier for Gu Zuo to prepare his “lesson plan,” and the subsequent organization became much clearer. Moreover, during this process, Gu Zuo’s foundation was truly being solidified, and many points he had overlooked before were now fully reinforced…

Unconsciously, the time for his lecture arrived.

Gu Zuo closed his eyes and contemplated for a long time before suddenly opening them.

Gongyi Tianheng put aside his own training today and accompanied his beloved nearby. Seeing him return to his senses, he smiled slightly: “Ah Zuo, how is it? Do you feel confident?”

Gu Zuo smiled brightly at Gongyi Tianheng: “Big Brother, don’t worry, I’m all prepared!”

Gongyi Tianheng couldn’t help but rub the top of his head: “Your Brother trusts Ah Zuo.” Then he couldn’t help but chuckle, “If Ah Zuo suddenly gets nervous and forgets your lines… refining a batch of pills on the spot would also suffice.”

Gu Zuo looked embarrassed.

Well, he knew his Big Brother was teasing him…

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Whenever an Elder gave a lecture in the academy, it took place within a set of well-arranged halls. These halls were quite tall, with vast interiors capable of accommodating over a thousand students.

Under normal circumstances, these halls were allocated to different Elders. Only if they left the Longque Academy or ceased teaching would the halls be reclaimed and reassigned to another instructor.

Now, the Longque Academy had an additional Guest Lecturer, who, like the Elders, had a hall to use as a classroom. Because the Elders came from various backgrounds and were assigned halls at different times, the halls for martial artists and pharmacists were identical and located in the same area.

The students of the Longque Academy were already accustomed to choosing different Elders’ classes to attend, and often, students of the same realm would listen to various Elders’ lectures. Therefore, when classes began, many people would always arrive and then quickly disperse into different halls.

This day was the time for a lecture.

A number of martial artist students gathered and were suddenly surprised to see many pharmacist students rushing in one direction.

Such a scene naturally astonished them slightly.

One person wondered aloud: “That’s strange. Could it be that a Pill Emperor is teaching today? So many pharmacist students are flocking to the same spot.”

His question was not strange at all. After all, while Pill Kings were great, they specialized in different schools of thought. It seemed somewhat improbable for so many pharmacist students to be drawn to the same place at the same time.

Someone shook his head: “I haven’t heard of a Pill Emperor teaching. Besides, if a Pill Emperor were teaching, I suspect the academy’s Guest Lecturers would also attend, and the grandeur would surely surpass this.”

That made sense. What kind of person was a Pill Emperor? When they took action, it was no small matter.

Suddenly, another person abruptly remembered something and immediately said: “Do you remember the news circulating among us students a few days ago? That fierce character came to the academy to be a Guest Lecturer!”

Instantly, everyone else also recalled it and exclaimed in surprise: “Could it be that this fierce character is holding his first class today and is going to lecture?”

In an instant, everyone understood.

That made sense; so, that was what was happening.

It was no longer strange.

Many of the figures on the List of Pill Sinners and Evildoers were solitary, and their dangerous nature caused even some powerful forces to be wary and not dare to act rashly.

Of course, this didn’t mean that these fierce characters were invincible, but the losses incurred by crossing them were bound to be terrifying. If it wasn’t necessary or directly relevant, practically no one would cause them trouble.

What’s more, over the years, the countless figures on the ranking naturally accumulated innumerable enemies, so many of these fierce characters simply sought refuge with major powers, allowing themselves to be protected under them. Other fierce characters, who valued freedom and were unwilling to join forces, still established cooperative relationships with certain powers, creating a protective umbrella for themselves.

But no matter the circumstance, the fierce characters on the list had basically vanished. Except for a very few, those who were still alive mostly lived under false names and rarely made a move. It was extremely difficult to even catch a glimpse of them!

The fierce character who came to their Longque Academy was very young, and his rise was astonishingly fast. In a short time, his rank had soared. He was already in the tenth spot when he first made the list, and after this period, he immediately climbed to sixth. Who knows when his rank might rise again!

Such a person was not only the exclusive pharmacist for a certain student but had also agreed to become a guest lecturer at the academy… How could his first class have failed to captivate the interest of so many aspiring pharmacists?

Consequently, these martial artist students also developed a strong interest and wanted to go listen to this fierce character’s lecture as well—even if they couldn’t fully understand it, they could still discern the lecturer’s skill level.

It was just a pity that not every martial artist could attend a pharmacist’s lecture, unless they could find a pharmacist student to vouch for them…

In the next moment, the eyes of many martial artist students flashed.

They looked around and began intercepting pharmacist students they knew, or didn’t know, who were rushing off to attend the lecture.