King of Creation
Chapter 136 - 134 No Go, Then Forget It (First Update!)

Chapter 136: Chapter 134 No Go, Then Forget It (First Update!)

"Hmph, you want it because you want it, I don’t want to give it! Farewell!"

With a cold snort, Ye Zhen completely ignored the eager look from the Black Water Pill King and turned to leave, without a moment’s hesitation!

The once confident expression of the Black Water Pill King abruptly changed.

First shock, which quickly turned into rage!

In his view, by asking Ye Zhen to deliver the saliva and blood of the Cloud Winged Tiger, he was granting Ye Zhen an opportunity to practice alchemy, which was a favor to Ye Zhen.

Ever since he became famous, everyone had been begging him to perform alchemy; their responses were always ecstatic whenever he made a request.

Ye Zhen was actually refusing now!

With a flash, the Black Water Pill King blocked Ye Zhen’s path.

"Ye Zhen, you should think this over! If you dare to leave like this, I guarantee that as long as I live for a day, there will not be another alchemist in the entire Black Water Kingdom who will craft pills for you!"

The words of the Black Water Pill King were thick with a threatening tone!

"Just deliver what I need, and I will pretend I didn’t see what happened today. Moreover, I will continue crafting pills for you as agreed!"

A Warning Talisman silently slid into Ye Zhen’s hand, causing the Black Water Pill King’s face to change again.

With even more intense Sword Momentum enveloping him, Ye Zhen stepped past the Black Water Pill King and strode outside.

"Hmph, I also guarantee that not a single drop of this Cloud Winged Tiger’s saliva can be taken by anyone, even if I die!"

Ye Zhen spoke these words decisively, with unwavering determination!

At this moment, Ye Zhen recalled what exactly the Tiger Saliva from a Cloud Winged Tiger was.

Ye Zhen had read in the Qiyun Sect’s Medicine Scripture that Tiger Saliva was an extremely pricey medicinal ingredient, and the higher the tier of the tiger-type demon beast producing it, the more potent the medicinal effect.

However, Tiger Saliva was incredibly hard to obtain, its rarity was even several times rarer than dragon scales and phoenix feathers.

The main reason was that tiger saliva, as a medicinal ingredient, needed to be produced while the tiger-type demon beast was alive.

Demons like the Middle-grade Earth Level Cloud Winged Tiger were immensely powerful, but could still be killed by strong Martial Artists in groups.

Yet a dead Cloud Winged Tiger could not produce Tiger Saliva.

Killing a Cloud Winged Tiger wasn’t difficult, but capturing one alive and making it expel Tiger Saliva was nearly impossible, not even the Sect Leader Guo Qijing of Qiyun Sect could manage it.

The rarity of Cloud Winged Tiger Tiger Saliva was thus evident.

This was one of the strong assurances behind Ye Zhen’s refusal to acquiesce to the Black Water Pill King.

Furthermore, Ye Zhen was indeed very angry now.

Previously, Ye Zhen had humbly apologized to the Black Water Pill King and admitted his wrongs, only to be unreasonably blasted out by the Black Water Pill King.

Now, not to mention that Ye Zhen had what the Black Water Pill King needed, even if he didn’t, Ye Zhen would definitely not beg the Black Water Pill King to perform alchemy for him again.

His spine might bend once, but it would definitely not bend a second time!

Watching Ye Zhen leaving without looking back, the Black Water Pill King’s face underwent drastic changes, his mind wrestling with an extremely complex struggle.

Was that overwhelming sense of superiority he had accumulated over the years more important, or was the pill he had researched for many years more important?

This mental struggle soon had a result!

Deep down, the Black Water Pill King was a true alchemist.

An alchemist who had been obsessed with the Alchemy Dao for most of his life.

His sense of overwhelming superiority was nothing but a product of being lauded after achieving success. As time went by, he got used to that superiority, which had led to today’s scenario with Ye Zhen!

Instantaneously, his pursuit of alchemy triumphed over everything!

Tiger Saliva was a crucial ingredient in the Upper-grade Earth Level pill he was crafting. For years, as he was unable to find high-quality Tiger Saliva, he had to settle for other substitutes.

Because of this, he had tried many times to craft it over the years, but failed every time.

He identified many reasons for the failures and overcame them one by one, but Tiger Saliva was still elusive.

The Upper-grade Earth Level pill he had strived for years to craft had still not been successful.

With surging Spiritual Power, the Black Water Pill King flashed again, blocking Ye Zhen’s path once more.

"Ye Zhen... just give me a bowl of Tiger Saliva, a barrel of Heart Tiger Blood, and I... I will... craft those few Demon Spirit Essence Elixirs for you for free, without taking a dime!"

The Black Water Pill King suddenly stuttered a bit in his speech, which was a first for him in all these years when he had to speak so submissively.

Fum Qing, who was following behind, suddenly had his mouth open wider than his fist, shocked that his own master was actually speaking submissively and begging someone!

"I can’t wait for half a year!"

Ye Zhen’s rejection was very direct, his hands cautiously clutching the Warning Talisman as he walked past the Black Water Pill King again.

Left with no other choice, the Black Water Pill King gritted his teeth and blocked Ye Zhen’s path once again.

"Three months, I can compress the time to three months for you, just give me the Tiger Saliva and the Heart Tiger Blood."

"Three months? I can’t even wait three days! If it was three days, I would consider it!"

"Three days?"

"Three days. Even if you kill me, I still can’t do it! Crafting a Mid-grade Earth Level Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, even if I dedicated all my time to it, would still take five days to complete!"

The Black Water Pill King became furious, since Ye Zhen’s condition was essentially an impossible task.

"Oh, it takes five days for one? Then for one Mid-grade and one Lower-grade Earth Level Demon Spirit Essence Elixirs, that’s ten days then!"

"Ten days? How wishful thinking! Do you think my master is at your service every day?" Fum Qing, standing behind the Black Water Pill King, pointed at Ye Zhen and shouted angrily.

Ye Zhen didn’t say anything. He simply glanced at the Black Water Pill King, who immediately turned his head and shouted at his senior disciple Fum Qing, "Shut up!"

Fum Qing, who had wanted to speak in support of his master, was immediately shocked and covered his mouth tightly, not daring to say another word.

In front of his disciples, the Black Water Pill King was like a Heavenly God, whose single word could determine their future.

As if making a difficult decision, the Black Water Pill King gritted his teeth and agreed to Ye Zhen’s request.

"Fine, ten days it is! But the Tiger Saliva and Heart Tiger Blood, you must give them to me now!"

Ye Zhen, however, shook his head resolutely.

"That’s not possible!"

"After ten days, bring the Demon Spirit Essence Elixir to the Black Water Dao Field and we’ll exchange!"

"Also, I can give you a bowl of Tiger Saliva, but the Heart Tiger Blood is absolutely impossible!"

Joking, releasing a barrel of Heart Tiger Blood would greatly damage the Cloud Winged Tiger’s primordial energy. Ye Zhen, who couldn’t wait for the Cloud Winged Tiger to grow, wouldn’t do such a thing.

"No, the Heart Tiger Blood is essential. Don’t worry, although releasing a barrel will damage the primordial energy, it will recover within two to three months," the Black Water Pill King began to bargain with Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen’s approach was more direct.

"If it’s not possible, then forget it!"

With those four words, Ye Zhen turned and left.

The Black Water Pill King, standing there, was left fluctuating between fury and mortification. Since becoming successful, he had never been treated this way.

Regrettably, he had to continue enduring this demeaning situation.

Stepping forward again, the Black Water Pill King blocked Ye Zhen and gritted his teeth, "Heart Tiger Blood can be omitted, but the Tiger Saliva must be given now."

Although the Heart Tiger Blood was somewhat precious, obtaining it was far less difficult than obtaining Tiger Saliva.

Yet, to the Black Water Pill King’s dismay, Ye Zhen still didn’t agree, and showed a disposition of not negotiating any further and simply left.

"The same words, after ten days bring the refined Demon Spirit Essence Elixir to the Black Water Dao Field to exchange for the Tiger Saliva, otherwise forget it!"

This time, the Black Water Pill King completely conceded!

"Alright, I’ll refine it!"

Uttering these four words almost made the Black Water Pill King grind his old teeth to dust. Never in so many years had he felt so constrained.

"Then I’ll await the great Pill King at the Black Water Dao Field!"

As he spoke, Ye Zhen dropped two Earth Level Monster Cores and walked away with great strides.

"Master, are we really just agreeing to this youngster’s terms, isn’t this too easy for him?" Fum Qing came forward, ingratiatingly speaking.

"Shut up, go prepare all the ingredients needed to refine the Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, and cancel all alchemy arrangements for the coming days. I must begin refining immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Fum Qing was startled, "Master, the plan was to start in three days, which was requested by Master Chu Taiping of the Lishui Sect!"

"Cancel it, cancel everything, even if the Heavenly King himself asks, tell him to wait!"

The Black Water Pill King roared.

There was no choice, the successful refinement of the Upper-grade Earth Level elixir was too critical.

If it succeeded, not only would his Cultivation progress, but he would be one step closer to becoming a true Pill King!

Only those capable of refining Heavenly Level Pills were considered genuine Pill Kings.

His current title of Black Water Pill King was but a polite title given by his peers and martial artists.

The Alchemy Dao was the lifelong pursuit of the Black Water Pill King!

"Also, spread the word, for these ten days, I will not receive any visitors, and nobody is allowed to disturb me!" the Black Water Pill King shouted once more.

The Black Water Pill King was very frustrated.

To refine a Mid-grade Earth Level Demon Spirit Essence Elixir required five days, but those weren’t five days spent without rest. Refining two in ten days was challenging even for him.

Leaving the entrance of the Black Water Pill King’s Mansion, Ye Zhen felt very pleased with himself, having vented his frustrations thoroughly during the confrontation.

After ten days, those two pills would be his.

Before that, however, Ye Zhen needed to find some regular pill masters to refine pills.

In Ye Zhen’s possession were four Human Level Monster Cores, which needed to be quickly refined into Demon Spirit Essence Elixirs to enhance his Cultivation.

Indeed, under further pressure, perhaps the Black Water Pill King himself would have taken on the task.

But Ye Zhen thought it through; after this incident, he had completely crossed the Black Water Pill King, and if he ever wanted to ask the Black Water Pill King to refine pills again, it would be as difficult as reaching the heavens.

Taking advantage of the time, Ye Zhen decided to find another pill master for his own needs, planning for the long term.

Because of this idea, Ye Zhen headed toward the Dao Field Elder Bao’s and several pill masters’ addresses given to him.

As Ye Zhen passed a restaurant, on the third floor of the restaurant, a young master was enamored with a beauty by the window, enjoying the wine.

The moment he saw Ye Zhen, the young master’s face suddenly changed, his wine glass crumbled in his hand, startling the beauty in his arms as well.

"My lord, you... you’re hurting me..."

The young master seemed not to hear, his gaze fixated on the increasingly distant Ye Zhen, "Good boy, daring to come to the Royal City alone, I’ll make you wish you were dead!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to cast a vote or a monthly ticket at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)