Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 66: Condensation of Sword Meridians

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Condensation of Sword Meridians

"This..." Niu Baotian suddenly widened his eyes, staring at Chu Feng in horror.

He knew about the Fake Meridian Pill, which came in various types. The color of the Elixir indicated the type of sword meridians it would condense.

The Fake Meridian Pill that Chu Feng refined was of the most violently explosive Fire Attribute, which, upon consumption, would forcibly condense a Fire Sword Vein within the body. One could imagine how dangerous that would be.

Typically, those who take Fake Meridian Pills are at least Great Sword Masters in cultivation.

Not only do they possess three or five sword meridians, but they also have extremely strong control over Sword Qi. Even for them, taking Fake Meridian Pills is very dangerous.

There wasn’t even a single sword meridian in Chu Feng’s body.

He took the most violent Fire Meridian Elixir without any protective measures or preparation.

This was practically no different from suicide.

It didn’t take long for Niu Baotian to realize that he was simply worrying needlessly.

Aside from showing signs of pain, Chu Feng experienced no significant danger. Typically, if one were to lose control after taking a Fake Meridian Pill, it would take at most five or six minutes before their body exploded and they died.

A full quarter of an hour passed, and Chu Feng sat still, like an old monk entering meditation.

You could vaguely see red qi circulating endlessly on the surface of his body.

Niu Baotian didn’t consider who Chu Feng was. That was the sovereign Eternal Life Pill Master who commanded respect in this world.

Who could surpass the understanding of Elixirs like the Eternal Life Pill Master?

If one killed themselves with their own Elixir, wouldn’t that be a joke?

...

Condensing sword meridians was harder than imagined. Chu Feng’s expression showed constant pain, and the red qi inside his body erupted violently several times. After much difficulty in condensing a main sword meridian, it collapsed again.

After repeated failures, with Chu Feng’s unyielding perseverance, he finally succeeded in condensing a Fire Element Sword Vein.

It was like a root, with both a main vein and branching veins.

Twisting and winding, resembling an angry red dragon nestled within Chu Feng’s body, spanning his entire body and connecting to all limbs and bones.

"Success! I’ve finally acquired an artificially created Fire Element Sword Vein!"

Chu Feng’s heart was filled with joy as he carefully felt the Fire Sword Vein within him, the endless Yang Fire continuously gathering and entering into the vein.

This was related to his constitution.

Born with a Nine Yang Sword Body, even though his sword meridians had been taken away, there was still a considerable amount of Yang Fire in his body that continued to emerge incessantly.

His cultivation was improving by the moment.

This feeling was simply too wonderful.

Before condensing the Fake Sword Vein, even if Chu Feng consumed an entire bottle of Pei Yuan Elixir, he only improved by a small cultivation realm.

And that was just from the Second Order Swordsman advancing to the Third Rank.

At this moment, even without taking any Elixirs or purposely cultivating, his cultivation was still steadily increasing.

Perhaps the increase was not much over a short period of time, but as sand accumulates to form a tower and water gathers to become a river, over time, the improvement would be substantial.

Compared to before, it was a difference between heaven and earth. Chu Feng felt a hundred times more confident. Previously, the idea of advancing to a mid-level Sword Master within two years was almost a fanciful dream.

Now, he was confident that he could forge ahead in a very short time and raise his cultivation level.

"Simply by condensing a Fake Sword Vein, my cultivation has increased so rapidly. If I were to take back my rightful Nine Yang Sword Veins, wouldn’t I soar to the heavens, crushing all talented geniuses and all devils?"

In his previous life, Chu Feng’s biggest regret was not cultivating the Sword Dao properly.

Cultivating only the Alchemy Dao was akin to having the ability to make money but not the ability to protect oneself.

In his previous life, he commanded wind and rain, attracting countless strong individuals to his side.

Some may have served him with sincerity, while others sought only his money and elixirs.

If his Sword Dao cultivation had been powerful enough, he would not have been so easily slain by the Panlong Crown Prince.

Reborn, Chu Feng now finds his Alchemy Path Cultivation to come almost effortlessly, leaving him with ample time to cultivate the Sword Dao.

As long as he reclaims the Nine Yang Sword Veins, he believes he can become an unparalleled mighty figure of both swordsmanship and alchemy.

Even surpassing the achievements from his previous life.

As for those who betrayed and harmed him, he will personally cut them down with his sword, one by one.

With plenty of silver taels on hand and the confidence of having condensed a Fake Sword Vein, Chu Feng is full of zeal and determination. After a brief rest, he concocted two more batches of Pei Yuan Elixirs before leaving the Medicine Hall Guild.

...

Inside the great hall of the Sword King Mansion, his senior brother, Chu Jianlan, sat with a troubled expression on his face.

His gentle and wise sister-in-law was by his side.

On the table was a green jade bracelet. This was the token of love given to her by the senior brother when she married into the family.

The bracelet was passed down from Chu Feng’s mother to her eldest son.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I’m back!" Chu Feng greeted them with a smile.

With their parents gone, in this world Chu Feng’s only close kin were his brother and sister-in-law, and his second sister.

Seeing them brought him a sense of warmth and kinship.

"You rascal, you’ve been gone for days at a time recently! I heard you became an apprentice to Alchemy Master Niu at the Medicine Guild’s Hall, is that true?" Senior brother’s face brightened the moment he saw Chu Jian.

His sister-in-law also looked at Chu Feng with an affectionate smile.

The brother and sister-in-law were well-informed; they had already heard about Chu Feng becoming the apprentice to Niu Baotian.

They were pleasantly surprised by the news.

If they knew that Chu Feng was not actually Niu Baotian’s apprentice, but rather that Niu Baotian was the one asking Chu Feng to take him as an apprentice, they might be shocked into heart problems.

Chu Feng thought to himself, fortunate for his foresight.

On a whim, he had used the identity of Niu Baotian’s apprentice as a cover.

Looking back, it was a good decision—he could be away from home for days, and his brother and sister-in-law would not worry like before. In the past, if he was a bit late coming home, they would get as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Looking all over the city for him.

And in the future, if some of his alchemy skills were accidentally revealed, it wouldn’t raise any suspicions.

As for Niu Baotian, he would surely keep the secret for Chu Feng, as his life was in Chu Feng’s hands.

After being reborn, Chu Feng learned from the lessons of his former life and would never trust anyone too easily again.

For now, the only people he could trust unconditionally were his brother, sister-in-law, and second sister. As for Ah-Chang, Chief Manager Mo Shang, and others, he controlled them with various methods.

If they dared to betray him, Chu Feng would immediately eliminate them.

"Senior brother, isn’t that bracelet the love token between you and sister-in-law? Why take it off?"

Chu Feng had just walked in when he overheard his brother and sister-in-law discussing the Sword King Mansion’s financial shortage. Conveniently, he was carrying over 10,000 silver taels on him, which could alleviate the mansion’s immediate need.

Senior brother gave sister-in-law a look.

"Ah... It’s nothing, just felt it was uncomfortable to wear, so I decided to take it off and store it in the cabinet," hastily, sister-in-law wrapped up the bracelet from the table and tucked it into her sleeve.