Gao Wu: I grow stronger with each death.

Chapter 19: Get the most potent potion!

"According to the Body Tempering Chapter of the Primitive Body Refining Method, by using the most potent medicines in the world and enduring the pain of burning flesh, tearing internal organs, and hammering bones, one can solidify the foundation for entering the Copper Bone Realm, making the cultivator an outstanding talent among his peers."

Wang Sheng muttered to himself as he stepped into the Spirit Medicine Hall.

The Body Tempering Chapter can be considered the core content of the "Primitive Body Refining Method," and it is where its true value lies.

If it weren't for the fact that the prescription used in the Body Tempering Chapter was too strong and aggressive, which limited its rating to the upper-grade Yellow rank, its true value would actually be no less than many Profound rank techniques.

Profound-level cultivation techniques are content that can only be accessed in true higher education; ordinary students have almost no chance to learn about them during their middle school years.

Of course, even a high-grade Yellow Rank cultivation technique is considered an excellent secret manual for ordinary students, and very few people can access it.

Approaching the counter, Wang Sheng spoke to the pharmacy owner:

"I need to get some herbs: Bone-Splitting Vine, Blood-Burning Artemisia, Tendon-Severing Grass, Scalding Vein Stone Powder, Boiling Iron Sand, Exploding Scales Skin, Tiger Roar Root, and..."

The pharmacy owner was a pharmacist in his sixties. He dealt with all kinds of medicinal herbs year-round and was used to this kind of reciting-menu-style dispensing method. His short-term memory was not bad.

Without even looking up at Wang Sheng, he had already silently memorized each of the medicinal herbs in his mind.

But the more he listened, the more his brows furrowed, until finally he couldn't help but look up at Wang Sheng:

"Nonsense! What kind of rubbish formula is this? This medicine will leave a person severely injured, even if they don't die. Who taught you to concoct medicine like this?"

Wang Sheng wasn't surprised to hear this. The most controversial part of the "Primitive Body Refining Method," the Body Tempering Chapter, was basically met with disapproval from everyone, and even experienced pharmacists dared not prepare the medicine.

"I cannot disclose the details of this family's secret ancestral recipe, but the body-strengthening medicinal bath made from this set of herbs is indeed feasible."

Wang Sheng made up a story.

"Feasible? Hmph, I've been refining medicine for over forty years, and I've never seen such an unorthodox prescription. All the world's elixirs, whether for external or oral use, emphasize the balance of yin and yang, the harmony of strength and gentleness. But what about yours..."

"Heh! These are all the most potent and toxic medicinal herbs. Even just a few mixed together are extremely difficult to control, let alone so many herbs that are all deadly. There's no way anyone could concoct a good medicine. Kid, you're not playing a trick on me, are you?"

Wang Sheng shook his head and sighed helplessly:

"Hey, I'm just buying some medicine, why are you teasing me? Please make sure you get two pounds of these herbs. Let's not waste each other's time. It's just a business transaction. I'll pay, you provide the goods. Let's not make it so complicated."

After saying that, Wang Sheng pulled out a large wad of cash from his bag:

"I have 100,000 yuan here, is that enough to buy these medicines?"

Upon hearing this, the boss was speechless and embarrassed to press for more information.

While it's true that some criminals might use the pretense of obtaining medicine to buy potent herbs to use as poison, this method of poisoning is easily detected, and anyone with a modicum of intelligence wouldn't use it.

If it were intended for suicide, such a potent drug would be too painful, and no one would do that.

Moreover, the fact that the boy bought such a large quantity at once clearly indicates that he intended to use it, rather than for anything else.

"Alright, you wait here, I'll go get your medicine."

He gave Wang Sheng a strange look, then turned around to fetch the medicine.

Although the medicinal herbs involved were not of high value, the fact that so many could be bought so easily suggests that the seller's family was probably well-off. The claim that there was a master alchemist behind the family is somewhat believable.

But this medicine...

That's weird! That's really weird!

Unfortunately, I only knew the medicinal ingredients, but not the specific proportions or the method of preparation, so I had no chance to know the wonder of this prescription.

Is it really possible for someone to master it?

Filled with questions, the pharmacy owner brought out the medicines one by one.

"The total is 86,520 yuan."

"Okay, could you please sell me a few more grinding tools for medicine?"

soon.

After tallying the medicinal herbs and money, Wang Sheng left the Lingyao Hall.

When he got home, he first greeted his parents, took out the medicinal bath tub, filled it with hot water, and then locked himself in his room.

Clearly, he's going to use a medicinal bath tonight to enhance his strength.

Since the goal is to reach Xinghai No. 1 Middle School, then we must find ways to improve our strength, so we don't need to be stingy with money.

After all, Wang Sheng couldn't openly use most of his ill-gotten gains to supplement his household income.

Then I can only use them for my own medicinal baths. Anyway, my parents don't understand and don't know how much these medicines cost.

While he was pondering, Wang Sheng had already ground the medicinal herbs.

"The boss said it was impossible for anyone to use these medicines to make a good medicine. Although he said it with great certainty, it was pretty close. Anyway, I definitely couldn't make it."

That's right, Wang Sheng couldn't produce the match.

This is the drawback of the "Primitive Body Refining Method": although the Body Tempering Chapter provides the prescription, it does not teach people how to make medicine.

Wang Sheng is a junior high school student who knows nothing about pharmacology or medicine preparation. Of course, even if he knew it, he couldn't possibly prepare the medicine properly if he only had a "slight understanding".

However, this did not affect his study of the Body Tempering Technique.

"But I'm not going to die anyway, so whether this medicine will kill someone or not won't affect me much. Who knows, I might even awaken some new ability."

As he spoke, Wang Sheng poured the processed medicinal herbs into the bathtub at ten times the recommended dosage.

Suddenly, the originally warm water began to boil on its own. The various medicinal herbs interacted with each other, like thousands of insects tearing and gnawing at each other, and the water turned a bright red, like blood.

The mere smell of the medicine that leaked out was enough to make Wang Sheng feel slightly dizzy.

"What a potent potion! Even a second-realm martial artist probably couldn't withstand this tenfold dose."

Wang Sheng stood aside, feeling a sense of fear.

"If I had known, I would have only used two or three times the dosage. In my current state, I'm afraid my bones would have melted away."

However, since things have come to this point, the medicine cannot be wasted.

"Ha, if that's the case, why don't I go even further?"

Wang Sheng turned his attention to the remaining medicinal materials that had not yet been ground and processed.

"Ten times isn't enough, let's make it eighty times!"

He poured all the medicinal herbs into the bucket at once, and dozens of kilograms of herbs sank to the bottom, turning the water from bright red to an extremely thick, deep red.

The terrifying boiling disappeared at that moment, and the water surface became as calm as a mirror. Even gently pushing the tub could not create a ripple.

The medicinal scent that could be smelled before seemed to be locked beneath the water's surface, and nothing could be smelled at all.

"Oops... Did I mess this up?"

Theoretically speaking, the medicine used in the Body Tempering Chapter is not particularly particular. As long as the body can withstand it, any combination is fine.

Because no normal person can withstand it, the difficulty of this medicine lies in the fine-tuning of the proportions, order, and processing of the medicinal materials.

"Whatever, I'm not going to die, what's there to be afraid of?"

After saying this, Wang Sheng took off his clothes and stepped naked into the tub to sit down.

The first second.

He still didn't feel anything.

But the next moment.

An unimaginable pain swept over my entire body!

This feeling was even more painful than the last time I cultivated to the point of death! And it was an indescribable pain!

It cannot be expressed in words or described in any way; this is truly the most extreme pain!