Chapter 2197: Linglong Heaven

The journey was uneventful, and no Divine Kings ambushed them to serve as dinner for the little yellow chick or to provide him with weapons and pills, which left Zhang Xuan somewhat regretful.

Half an hour later, Linglong Imperial City appeared before them.

Linglong Heaven, also known as Qiqiao Linglong Heaven, guards the southwest of the Divine Realm. It is laid out in a heptagonal pattern, and its sovereign is Linglong Immortal, one of the Nine Emperors, a female Great Emperor.

Legend has it that this Great Emperor is peerlessly beautiful, unmatched in loveliness, and her cultivation is unfathomably deep, no weaker than even Yun Chi the Great Emperor or the Undying Emperor.

Her two subordinates, both titled Divine Kings, Shangguan Yunwan and Baiye Qinghong, are also rare beauties among thousands. It is said that many titled Divine Kings and Divine Kings in the Divine Realm have expressed their love to these two, but unfortunately, they were all rejected.

Fu Jiangchen was actually one of their loyal admirers. Otherwise, with his understanding of alchemy, he could have thrived anywhere and wouldn't have needed to stay here.

However, while the falling flowers have a wish, the flowing water is heartless. These two female titled Divine Kings, like their sovereign, disdain all men. In their long lives, they have not married, nor is it known that they have had any dealings or entanglements with any man.

With only half a day left, Zhang Xuan had no time to waste. Entering the imperial city, he immediately sent a message to Fu Jiangchen and quickly received a reply. After waiting in place for a short while, he saw the number one alchemist of the Divine Realm flying over and arriving before him.

“Young friend Zhang Xuan, coming to see me so soon is quite unexpected…”

Fu Jiangchen stroked his beard.

When they parted earlier at the Soul Emperor's city, they had exchanged methods of communication and mentioned visiting when free. He hadn't expected Zhang Xuan to arrive so soon.

These past days, he had been studying the Barrier-Breaking Pill, and the more he studied it, the more he admired the young man before him.

In the Divine Realm, his alchemy skills were definitely top-notch, but he still couldn't distinguish the formula or ingredients of the pills this young man had refined. No matter how he tested them, they seemed similar to Divine Origin Pills, making him doubt whether he had made a mistake.

But the pills, which passed all tests, could heal internal injuries and help break through barriers when taken—something no Divine Origin Pill could accomplish…

After several attempts, he understood that this young man's achievements in alchemy far surpassed his own, leaving him in the dust.

For this reason, hearing that Zhang Xuan had come so soon made him very excited.

“One doesn't visit the Three Treasures Hall without a reason. I've come this time to ask for your help!” Zhang Xuan clasped his fists.

“Oh?” Fu Jiangchen was startled, then smiled. “Young friend, no need to be polite. We hit it off at first sight. If I can help, I will spare no effort!”

“Thank you, Brother Fu!”

Since the other called him young friend, Zhang Xuan refrained from addressing him as Alchemist. He paused, then switched to telepathic transmission: “I've come this time to ask Brother Fu to refine a kind of pill.”

“Refine pills?” Seeing how serious he was, Fu Jiangchen was taken aback, then suddenly understood: “Your alchemy skills far surpass mine. Asking me to refine… could it be a Divine King-level medicine?”

This young man could refine the Barrier-Breaking Pill and Beauty Pill, which had taken the world by storm. His understanding of alchemy was unmatched at the same level. Yet now he came to ask for help, clearly wanting to refine something beyond his own ability.

“Yes!” Zhang Xuan did not deny it.

The Divine King Barrier-Breaking Pill, refined with Divine King Grass, though not at the Divine King level, was even more precious than ordinary Divine King-level pills. Calling it a same-level medicine was not inappropriate.

“Let's talk back at my place!” Knowing that such a pill would easily attract countless covetous eyes, Fu Jiangchen asked no more. With a wave of his hand, a force enveloped Zhang Xuan, and the two flew straight into the distance.

As one of the controllers of the Teleportation Array Command Tokens, Fu Jiangchen held a high status. Even in Linglong Heaven, with its many experts, he ranked well. Thus, though only a Divine King, his residence was not much smaller than those of Qi Meng and others.

He had countless alchemy disciples under him, and they had already formed a huge sect.

Arriving at the residence, they went directly into a room. Fu Jiangchen activated the isolation array, then looked over again: “To be honest, young friend, limited by talent and strength, I can currently refine only eight types of Divine King-level pills. If the pill you want to refine is not among these eight, even I can do nothing!”

Divine King-level pills involve the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and the comprehension of the Divine King realm. Though his alchemy was strong, his understanding of the Divine King realm was not particularly profound. Thus, he could only refine eight types of such pills!

“Eight types?” Zhang Xuan frowned. Though he didn't know exactly how many types of Divine King-level pills existed, he could guess it was far more than eight. But finding someone else now was impossible, so he didn't hide much and said directly: “I want to refine… the Divine King Barrier-Breaking Pill! Has Brother Fu heard of it? Can it be refined?”

“Divine King Barrier-Breaking Pill?” Fu Jiangchen was stunned. “Does such a pill exist in the world?”

He had heard of many medicines, but a pill that could help one break through to Divine King was a first.

“I've just deduced the formula and haven't tested it yet!” Zhang Xuan said.

With his level of alchemy understanding, he could freely modify and create formulas.

On the way here, based on the properties and power of Divine King Grass, he had deduced for a long time and finally found the best formula to unleash the medicine's power. However, it was all theoretical and not yet put into practice.

But the formula had been confirmed by the library; there were no errors. As long as the steps were strictly followed, the medicine could easily unleash all the properties of Divine King Grass, helping one break through the upper-grade Heavenly God realm and charge higher.

“Deduced the formula?”

Fu Jiangchen looked at him again, filled with utmost admiration.

The Barrier-Breaking Pill that could break the shackles of Heavenly Gods had already amazed him. He hadn't expected that this young man had also deduced a barrier-breaking pill for breaking through to Divine King…

How terrifying!

“Yes!” Zhang Xuan said. “My strength is insufficient; I cannot refine it now. So I hope Brother Fu can help. If it can be successfully refined, I will pay any price!”

“You're too kind. To personally witness the birth of such a pill is a great honor for an alchemist like me!” Fu Jiangchen said, then added: “May I see the formula? I've never refined it before, and I'm not sure if it can succeed.”

“Here!” Since he was asking the other to refine it, there was nothing to be stingy about. Zhang Xuan flipped his wrist, took out a jade slip, recorded the deduced formula on it, and handed it over.

Fu Jiangchen took it casually, glanced at it, and then his eyes widened, his body trembling uncontrollably: “This… this… are you sure this formula can actually work?”