Chapter 66: The Red Divine Medicine Granule

The Qixi Festival Sect quickly prepared a large basin and placed it in the center of the square. Then, one by one, they all looked up with hopeful anticipation.

Under their gaze, some red granules rapidly descended from the sky. Assisted by some wind, they landed with extreme precision into the large basin in the center.

These red granules looked largely similar to the previous Divine Medicine Granules, differing only in color.

Looking at these red granules, everyone’s eyes immediately lit up.

Was this the Heavenly Maiden’s modified Divine Medicine Granule?

Su Xiaoyu’s voice came down from the sky at the appropriate moment: “This is what I’ve modified from the previous Divine Medicine Granules. It can now affect cultivators above the Golden Core stage. The highest cultivation level it can affect is something you will need to research yourselves. This item is extremely scarce and can only be transformed from the Divine Medicine Granules. Be sure not to waste it. But remember, this item shares drug resistance with the original Divine Medicine Granule.”

After listening to Su Xiaoyu’s words, the expressions of the people in the Qixi Festival Sect shifted continuously.

Although they hadn’t personally verified the effects of the Red Divine Medicine Granule yet, since the Heavenly Maiden said it could work on the Golden Core stage, the crowd naturally believed it.

However, upon hearing that this Red Divine Medicine Granule shared drug resistance with the ordinary Divine Medicine Granule, many people’s hearts cooled down somewhat.

For example, Yin Mengyu. She had just taken an ordinary Divine Medicine Granule not long ago to break through to the Early Golden Core stage, and the drug resistance period hadn’t passed yet, so she obviously couldn’t take this Red Divine Medicine Granule right now.

But while Yin Mengyu couldn’t immediately use the Red Divine Medicine Granule, others could.

For instance, Zhao Xinyu, or Zhang Yongchang.

Zhao Xinyu took several deep breaths and couldn’t help but ask, “There wouldn’t be a problem if I eat one now, right?”

Zhang Yongchang replied, “Of course you can eat one. But you originally had no Divine Medicine Granule and are eating one shared by others. Don’t forget to compensate them.”

Zhao Xinyu nodded repeatedly; he naturally wouldn’t forget others’ help.

Immediately, Zhao Xinyu went to the large basin, picked up a Red Divine Medicine Granule from inside, and simply put it in his mouth.

At this moment, the gazes of everyone from both sects on the square fell upon Zhao Xinyu, wanting to see just how effective it would be.

Under the many watchful eyes, a powerful aura suddenly burst forth from Zhao Xinyu’s body, a manifestation of internal Spiritual Power circulating uncontrollably.

This aura hadn’t spilled out for long before the aura around him surged violently up a level, reaching a new stage.

He had broken through!

Feeling the change in his own cultivation, Zhao Xinyu’s joy was evident on his face: “I broke through, I really broke through! The effect of this Divine Medicine is truly remarkable. Deacon Zhang, you should quickly take one too. Once you break through, Deacon Zhang, I’ll have to start calling you Elder Zhang.”

Zhang Yongchang’s expression was complex.

Although he knew that what the Heavenly Maiden produced would certainly be sufficiently effective, seeing Zhao Xinyu truly break through still gave him an unreal feeling inside.

To be honest, after the accident occurred back then, making it impossible for him to reach Nascent Soul, he had thought his life would be confined to just this.

But his fate was about to change once again because of the Heavenly Maiden’s appearance.

Zhang Yongchang didn’t even know when he walked over to the large basin containing the Red Divine Medicine Granule. By the time he came to his senses, he had even reached out his hand and thus picked up a piece of the Red Divine Medicine Granule.

Looking at this Red Divine Medicine Granule, Zhang Yongchang’s eyes flickered with shifting emotions, and countless memories surged forth at this moment.

“How pitiful, injured to this extent. There’s no way to break through anymore.”

“A damaged Golden Core—if one dares to undergo Core Breaking Nascent Soul Formation, then the moment the core breaks will be the moment of death, unless external aid is available.”

“Internal core breaking means certain death. But breaking it from the outside? That’s easier said than done.”

“How unfortunate. Still, at least he remains a Late Golden Core cultivator. It’s not a life lived in vain.”

“He could have had a much brighter future.”

Memories and words tumbled back and forth in Zhang Yongchang’s heart, ultimately transforming into hopes for the future.

He was a person with a future now!

Zhang Yongchang placed the Red Divine Medicine Granule into his mouth.

Shortly after the Red Divine Medicine Granule entered his mouth, it completely melted. At this moment, Zhang Yongchang also sensed many changes in his body.

A feeling of rebirth emerged throughout his body.

He felt his Spiritual Power become incredibly light, even his entire body felt light.

“Crack! Crack, crack!”

He also heard the sound of shattering—it was his Golden Core, located in his Dantian, fragmenting at this very moment.

Zhang Yongchang employed his internal vision technique and saw the Golden Core covered in cracks. If he had broken the core from within using Spiritual Power, he might already be dead by now. But because it was broken from the outside via an external object, he felt no discomfort whatsoever.

The cracks on the Golden Core multiplied, and fragments even chipped off. The chipped fragments turned into the purest Spiritual Power and integrated into his body.

Gradually, the entire Golden Core crumbled away.

In the place of the shattered Golden Core, a Nascent Soul took its place—a figure identical in appearance to Zhang Yongchang, only looking very miniature.

When the Nascent Soul appeared, Zhang Yongchang felt his aura climb steadily, instantly reaching a new level. Many cultivation problems he hadn’t understood suddenly became clear, and many spells he didn’t fully comprehend were instantly grasped, understanding how to execute them for even more astonishing effects.

He was no longer a Golden Core True Person, but a Nascent Soul True Monarch!

As Zhang Yongchang’s Nascent Soul True Monarch aura swept out, everyone on the square was moved.

Tong Shishi murmured, “Success… Golden Core to Nascent Soul…”

She felt her heart fluctuating.

If Zhang Yongchang could reach the Nascent Soul stage so easily through the Red Divine Medicine Granule, then she could clearly reach this step in the future as well. After all, the remaining amount of Red Divine Medicine Granules wasn’t small.

Nascent Soul—when had it become something no longer distant?

Zhang Yongchang took a deep breath to collect himself, then bowed solemnly towards the vast sky: “Many thanks to the Heavenly Maiden for helping me form my Nascent Soul!”

Su Xiaoyu’s voice also came down: “It’s nothing, merely a modification of the Divine Medicine Granule. You may spread the word: others who possess Divine Medicine Granules can also bring them to the Qixi Festival Sect, where I will periodically modify them into Divine Medicine effective for cultivators above the Golden Core stage. This process of modifying the Divine Medicine also yields certain benefits for me.”

“Yes, Heavenly Maiden.”

Everyone within the Qixi Festival Sect responded in unison.

After thanking Su Xiaoyu, the crowd began to distribute the Red Divine Medicine Granules before them. What belonged to whom was given to whom, leaving everyone without complaint.

Once the distribution was complete, the people from the Blazing Heaven Sect hastily took their leave.

They planned to go back and have their sect’s Nascent Soul True Monarch test it out, to see if the Red Divine Medicine Granule was effective on Nascent Soul cultivators.