My Crazy Upgrade System-Chapter 55 - 54: The Wrong Method

Kong Liang never expected that Yi Tianyun was also a Pharmacist. A Pharmacist that young? He could only be an apprentice, at best! If he wasn’t even a First-Grade Alchemist, then he was nothing more than an apprentice.

The crucial point was that Yan Lingxue was actually willing to listen to Yi Tianyun and take him back to give his method a try!

This was enough to make him cough up blood. She didn’t trust him, a distinguished Third-Grade Alchemist, and instead chose to trust a young man who looked nothing like an Alchemist.

"You’re a Pharmacist, too? What grade?"

Kong Liang was so angry he laughed. ’A boy who just appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be a Pharmacist? Is he here to run a scam?’ 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Third-Grade Alchemist. Any problem with that?" Yi Tianyun said calmly.

"Someone like you, a Third-Grade Alchemist? If you’re a Third-Grade Alchemist, then I’m a Fifth-Grade Alchemist!" Kong Liang didn’t believe him in the slightest.

Yan Lingxue’s eyes lit up. ’Yi Tianyun is really a Third-Grade Alchemist? A Third-Grade Alchemist this young would have a limitless future.’

"Miss Yan, are you sure you want to invite this kid to treat Patriarch Yan?"

Kong Liang immediately flew into a rage. He fumed, "If something goes wrong, if this kid messes things up and Patriarch Yan never wakes up again, can he bear that responsibility?"

Yan Lingxue froze. ’If something goes wrong, the Yan Family really will collapse. The Yan Family isn’t a great clan, just a mid-tier one. If the Patriarch falls, who could support the entire family?’

"What a joke!" Yi Tianyun said in a low voice. "Worst case scenario, it has no effect. Remember, I will only use the Dragon Tail Grass and nothing else. No matter how it’s prepared—whether I brew it into a tea or have Patriarch Yan consume it raw—it won’t have any negative side effects. At the very least, it will alleviate his symptoms!"

"Young Master Yi, can you really make my father recover completely using only Dragon Tail Grass?"

After hearing this, Yan Lingxue thought, ’It’s worth a try. If it really doesn’t work, we can always add the Soul Reviving Grass later.’

"No problem, as long as his condition hasn’t worsened," Yi Tianyun said.

"Then there’s no time to lose. Let’s head back now."

Yan Lingxue nodded, then said to Kong Liang, "Alchemist Kong Liang, my apologies for now. We’re going to give this a try. If it doesn’t work out, we will then try your method."

’Yi Tianyun had made the side effects of Soul Reviving Grass sound so severe; how could she not be cautious? She wasn’t an idiot. Hearing that he would only use Dragon Tail Grass made her more receptive. If he had planned to add other ingredients, it would have been a different story.’

Kong Liang was practically exploding with anger. He spat, "I’ll say it again: I guarantee he absolutely cannot cure him! Since you insist, I’ll accompany you back to your estate. I’d like to see for myself just how this kid plans to ’treat’ him! But let me be clear: if his treatment fails and you ask me to step in, my fee will be double!"

"Don’t worry. If I do fail, I’ll be the one to pay your double fee," Yi Tianyun said, giving him a cold look.

Kong Liang was furious. "Fine, fine! I’d love to see what skills you have, ’Third-Grade Alchemist’!"

Following Yan Lingxue’s lead, they returned to the Yan Family estate. Their residence was quite impressive, and several guards greeted them as soon as they arrived. The moment they stepped into the room, Yi Tianyun was hit by the strong scent of medicine.

Patriarch Yan lay on the bed, unconscious, his face deathly pale. Yi Tianyun could tell with a single glance that this wasn’t caused by an injury. It was qi deviation that had led to soul damage, resulting in his current state.

It was a different kind of paleness from an injury, a more terrifying one. The soul is the very foundation of a person’s being; once it’s damaged, the harm is often irreversible. A cultivator with a high enough cultivation base could regrow a severed arm, but the soul could not be so easily repaired.

Of course, once the soul was damaged to the point of turning someone into a mindless fool, how could they possibly continue to cultivate? Unless an expert with heaven-defying abilities intervened, repairing a soul was impossible.

After a brief observation, Yi Tianyun said with confidence, "Yes, this was definitely caused by cultivating too hastily. Forcing a breakthrough without proper care can easily lead to qi deviation. But it’s not a serious issue. The Dragon Tail Grass is all that’s needed. What was your previous method?"

He had assessed the situation with just a glance.

"Do you even need to ask? You don’t even understand something so basic, and you still call yourself a Third-Grade Alchemist?"

Kong Liang said scornfully, "We obviously used the Dragon Tail Grass in alchemy. Is there another way? Well, of course, there is one other method: adding Soul Reviving Grass to the alchemy process!"

"That’s it?" Yi Tianyun asked calmly.

"What else would there be? Don’t tell me you have some brand-new alchemy method!" Kong Liang said, frowning.

"No, your method is simply wrong. No wonder you couldn’t cure him completely. You don’t even know how to use the ingredients properly, so how could you possibly treat him?"

Yi Tianyun snorted. "If we had actually followed your plan and added the Soul Reviving Grass, you would have truly harmed Patriarch Yan!"

"What a joke! I don’t know the method? Then why don’t you tell me how it’s done!" Kong Liang shouted.

Yi Tianyun didn’t even deign to look at him. Instead, he turned to Yan Lingxue and said, "Miss Yan, please excuse me for a moment."

"Hm?" Yan Lingxue murmured, confused.

Yi Tianyun then lifted Patriarch Yan’s arm and made a small, swift cut on his finger, letting a few drops of blood fall into a prepared Jade Bottle. The action stunned both of them. ’Why does he need blood?’

"To completely cure this condition, you must first use the patient’s own blood, refining it together with the Dragon Tail Grass. That is the only correct method, and the only way to achieve a full recovery. Many Alchemists don’t know this, however. It’s not that they’re stupid, but rather that they’ve rarely encountered this kind of situation, so they remain ignorant!"

Yi Tianyun added calmly, "The most dangerous people are those who pretend to know what they don’t, assuming they know everything."

"Who are you talking about?!" Kong Liang was on the verge of exploding. He looked ready to attack Yi Tianyun.

"Was I talking about you? Why are you getting so worked up? I’m about to begin the alchemy. Don’t interfere. If something happens to Patriarch Yan, can you bear the responsibility?" Yi Tianyun retorted sharply.

Just as Kong Liang was about to speak, Yi Tianyun took out a stalk of Dragon Tail Grass—one of the extras he had picked earlier—and tossed it into the air.

WHOOSH! The Immortal Fire instantly enveloped the Dragon Tail Grass and began to refine it furiously. He didn’t need any Pill Furnace; he was performing alchemy in mid-air! The sight completely stunned Kong Liang, whose eyes widened in disbelief.

Generally, only those with powerful backgrounds possessed an Anomalous Fire within their bodies, and even then, they needed immense power to control it. Yet this youth before him had done it, and he could even perform alchemy without an Alchemy Furnace!

This level of alchemical skill was far beyond anything he could ever hope to match.

The words he was about to say caught in his throat. He couldn’t get a single syllable out, utterly dumbfounded by the scene. What was there even to compete with? This technique alone was already leagues ahead of him!

Yan Lingxue covered her mouth, equally stunned. She had never seen such an Alchemy Technique before!