Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!
Chapter 52: Little man Wang Fu_1

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Little man Wang Fu_1

"Your Highness, Elder Wang is currently treating His Majesty’s injuries. Please calm your anger!" Li Si and the others intercepted the furious Qin Wudao, trying to dissuade him in hushed tones. They too were well aware of Wang Fu’s actions and equally outraged, yet they felt powerless.

The Qin Empire had only two alchemists: Wang Fu and Wang Gui.

Judging by their names, they were brothers. Flaunting their status as alchemists, they often defied Qin laws, controlled the Imperial Medical Institute, and listened to no one but the Emperor.

However, this time, for some unknown reason, Wang Fu deliberately dawdled, despite knowing he was responsible for saving the Emperor.

"How audacious!"

"Can’t you see I am treating His Majesty? Get out, now!"

While tending to the Emperor’s injuries, Wang Fu leisurely stood up. His head was slightly raised as he berated everyone with thunderous displeasure, his expression arrogant.

"Elder Wang, this is the Crown Prince. He was a bit abrupt in his urgency. Please overlook it," Li Si said with a placating smile, playing the peacemaker. The Prime Minister, second in status only to the Emperor, was nonetheless humbly obliging to a mere Yellow-level alchemist, a clear indication of his internal frustration.

On the Primitive Continent, alchemists were held in high esteem. However, Wang Fu was merely a Yellow-level practitioner, only scratching the surface of the craft, so his status wasn’t particularly distinguished.

In some powerful Dao Domains, the status of a Yellow-level alchemist was comparable to that of a Transcendent Realm martial artist. They were expected to be respectful even when encountering a Heaven-level martial artist.

But in the East Ancient Domain, alchemists were exceedingly rare, which had infinitely inflated Wang Fu’s position.

As the saying goes, "In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

"Elder Wang, please begin treating His Majesty at once!" Bai Qi also stepped forward to plead.

"Hmph!"

Wang Fu shot Qin Wudao a sidelong glance, then sat back down by the bed to continue treating the Emperor.

He was well aware of Qin Wudao’s status, but so what? Had this been in the past, he might have been a little wary, but now...

"His Majesty’s Dantian has been shaken. Refining a Restful Pill should restore it. The remaining injuries are external and can be healed with Spiritual Energy," Wang Fu said, stroking his beard with an expert air. After confirming the injuries, he produced a pill formula from his robes, handed it to Li Si, and instructed, "These are the medicinal ingredients required to refine the Restful Pill. Gather them quickly; I need to begin the refinement!"

Li Si’s brow furrowed deeply when he received the pill formula and saw the dense list of ingredients.

The list detailed at least a hundred ingredients, all exceptionally precious, such as Purple Imperial Dragon Ginseng, Octagonal Frost Grass, Four Leaf Flying Flower, Fairy Spirit Fruit, and Jade Coral...

"Elder Wang, the national treasury cannot gather all these medicinal ingredients!" Li Si said in a heavy voice, clenching his fists. The medicinal herbs on the list were scarce throughout the entire East Ancient Domain. This was especially true for the Purple Imperial Dragon Ginseng, an Earth-level spiritual medicine that grew in the Dragonfall Lands and required ten thousand years to mature.

Such precious ingredients—could a mere Yellow-level alchemist even utilize them?

He strongly suspected Wang Fu was trying to extort them.

"Without the medicinal ingredients, I cannot refine the pill, and His Majesty’s injuries cannot be healed!" Wang Fu sighed, feigning helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Li Si, Bai Qi, and the others grew anxious. The Emperor of the Qin Empire was their pillar of support and their benefactor; they could not allow anything to happen to him under any circumstances.

"Elder Wang, please think of another way! As long as you can heal His Majesty, any condition is acceptable! You desire the treasures from the national treasury, don’t you? As long as you can heal His Majesty, you may choose whatever you wish!" Li Si said ingratiatingly, suppressing his anger and willing to pay any price.

A glint of greed flashed in Wang Fu’s eyes. His eyes darted about as he mused, "The Dantian is a person’s foundation and cannot be treated by ordinary means. I recall the royal family possesses a Saint Crystal. It could greatly aid in healing His Majesty’s injuries!"

The Saint Crystal! It was an exceptionally rare treasure, nurtured within spiritual mines. Typically, a large spiritual mine might only produce a few Saint Crystals, which were generally used to enhance cultivation.

Whether it could actually restore a Dantian, however, was unheard of.

However, this Saint Crystal was not stored in the imperial treasury. It was in the possession of the Qin Imperial Forefather, who intended to use it for his breakthrough to the Saint Realm and had kept it for tens of thousands of years.

"Give it to him!" The Qin Imperial Forefather clenched his fists and said coldly, "You can have the Saint Crystal. But if you fail to heal His Majesty, don’t blame me for becoming hostile!"

"Imperial Forefather, rest assured. If I cannot cure His Majesty, I will ask my master to treat him. Ah, by the way, I forgot to mention—three months ago, I became a disciple of Dan Wang!" Wang Fu said with a smug smile, completely unfazed by the Qin Imperial Forefather’s threat.

The Qin Imperial Forefather’s heart lurched; he remained silent. In the surrounding Dao Domains, the only individual known as Dan Wang was Wang Tiancheng, a Profound-level alchemist and a Guest Elder of the Changeable Mansion.

"Oh? I didn’t expect a shattered Dantian could be healed by a mere Yellow-level alchemist?"

Suddenly, Qin Wudao, who had been standing to the side, stepped forward and asked mockingly. When Wang Fu was diagnosing the Emperor, Qin Wudao had also used his divine sense to investigate. Thanks to the system’s enhancement, his soul had reached the Earth-level, a fact no one detected.

The expressions of the Qin Imperial Forefather, Li Si, and the others changed drastically. They quickly turned to look at Wang Fu. A shattered Dantian meant the person was crippled! Only an Earth-level alchemist could possibly treat such an injury.

"Crown Prince, you know nothing of the Alchemy Dao! Cease your baseless accusations..." Being the focus of everyone’s stare made Wang Fu slightly nervous. However, remembering that none of them were alchemists, he immediately roared in anger, "If anyone else dares to question my judgment, then I shall cease treatment immediately!"

Threatened once more, the Qin Imperial Forefather and the others were visibly angered, yet they dared not refute him.

"Then may I ask Alchemist Wang, which Yellow-level pill requires an Earth-level spiritual medicine like Purple Imperial Dragon Ginseng to refine? And hundreds of Profound-level and above spiritual herbs as auxiliary ingredients? I fear even refining a Heavenly-level pill wouldn’t demand such extravagance!" Qin Wudao took the pill formula from Li Si’s hand and asked with a sneer.

He possessed the Alchemy Compendium obtained from a system sign-in, as well as Earth-level alchemy techniques. He had spotted the problems with the pill formula at a glance.

"This..." Wang Fu’s mouth fell slightly ajar, unsure how to retort.

Using so many precious spiritual medicines to refine a mere Yellow-level pill was indeed indefensible.

"You became a disciple of Dan Wang and have long desired to leave the Qin Empire, but you didn’t want to depart empty-handed!"

"You saw His Majesty’s shattered Dantian as an opportunity! You presented a fake pill formula to swindle spiritual medicines. Then, you intended to exploit the Prime Minister’s concern for His Majesty’s condition, knowing he would be willing to pay a hefty price to obtain treasures from the national treasury!"

"But your greed didn’t stop there! You also coveted the Saint Crystal to help you break through to the Heaven Realm! None of these spiritual items you’ve demanded are of any use in healing His Majesty’s injuries!" Qin Wudao strode forward, interrogating him coldly.

"You’re slandering an innocent man! If I can’t cure His Majesty, I won’t survive either! Even if I obtained countless treasures, I wouldn’t live to enjoy them!" Wang Fu retorted.

"Among Yellow-level pills, there is one called the Heaven Rotation Pill. Its effect is simple: it can temporarily heal all injuries. Its only drawback is that its effects last for a mere seven days!" Qin Wudao’s expression was impassive, but his words carried an undercurrent of immense killing intent. "You intend to refine the Heaven Rotation Pill for His Majesty to consume. Then, you plan to use those seven days to flee and seek refuge with Dan Wang. By the time we realize what has happened, you’ll be under Dan Wang’s protection, safe and sound. Am I correct?"

Wang Fu stumbled backward, his face a mask of horror, as if he had seen a ghost.

How could Qin Wudao possibly know his entire plan?