Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 677 Or... does it intend to contend with the Great Qin Heavenly Suppression Division?
Rows of enormous bronze cauldrons steamed with various colors of mist.

The alchemist, dressed in the black robes of the Secret Medicine Department, was carefully adding various processed demon beast organs and exotic medicinal herbs collected from the sea.

When Yao Puti met Zhang Yuan, he personally led him on a tour.

Among the twelve offices of the Heavenly Guard, Marquis Zhang Yuan of Qingyang has unknowingly gained absolute authority.

He took a pill the size of a longan, its entire body crimson like solidified blood jade: "This is the 'Crimson Dragon Bone Tempering Pill,' made primarily with the essence blood of a nine-headed Xuanlong at the Grandmaster level, combined with 'Dragon Blood Coral,' 'Seven-Star Sea Snake Gallbladder,' and 'Millennial Old Clam Pearl Powder,' extracting its abundant essence of blood and qi."

"Taking it can greatly stimulate bone and blood production, strengthen the foundation of strength, and has a remarkable effect on the breakthrough of the bottleneck for the Innate Realm martial artist and the entry of the Acquired Realm martial artist into the Innate Realm."

Holding the pill in his hand, Yao Puti said, "This is a foundational pill with the 'Crimson Sun' attribute."

He then pointed to another alchemy furnace that was being refined and filled with bluish-green mist: "That is the 'Mysterious Turtle Strengthening Essence Powder,' which is made by mixing the heart glue of the Vajra Realm Mysterious Armored Turtle with 'Mysterious Water Nether Grass.'"

"It does not increase the attack power, but focuses on strengthening the internal organs and the toughness of the bones, consolidating the foundation and nourishing the source. It is a good match to make up for the domineering stimulation of the 'Red Yang' attribute pills."

"Suitable as an auxiliary material for new soldiers to strengthen their foundation over a long period of time, ensuring that the body does not collapse when qi and blood surge."

“And this ‘Tidal Blood-Activating Ointment’,” Yao Puti gestured to a medicine apprentice to show it. The jar contained a thick, emerald-green ointment, “made from ordinary black-shelled tortoise blood combined with a large amount of healing algae.”

"It can be taken internally or applied externally, and can quickly heal skin and flesh wounds, clear away marine toxins and cold miasma. Moreover, it is inexpensive and suitable for large-scale equipment."

The Secret Medicine Bureau is known as the best alchemy master in Yongtian Continent, and they don't even respect the alchemy traditions in Yangtian Continent.

Looking at it now, they certainly have a lot of tricks up their sleeves.

Zhang Yuan picked up a "Crimson Dragon Bone Tempering Pill" that exuded a warm and nourishing energy. After a brief moment of sensing, he nodded in affirmation: "The energy is surging, and the medicinal power is pure. Very good."

His gaze fell upon the cleaned, sorted, and cut-up monster flesh and blood that were being sealed into a huge jade box by spirit array talismans: "These flesh and blood can be preserved by simple spirit array sealing."

"Along with the pill formulas and a large number of pills, powders, and ointments that have already been refined, the armor forged by the Ministry of Works, and the pills and fine meat refined by the Secret Medicine Department, all must be sent to the Eastern Border Camp as soon as possible."

A knowing glint flashed in Yao Puti's eyes as he bowed and said, "Rest assured, Lord Marquis, this batch of supplies will be delivered unharmed."

As the head of the Secret Medicine Department of the Zhen Tian Division, he was very familiar with the style of Qingyang Marquis Zhang Yuan.

When Marquis Qingyang does something, he either doesn't do it at all, or he does something big.

Back in Donghan County, Marquis Qingyang used his injury to retreat into seclusion and infiltrate Eastern Wei, attracting twenty-two Grandmasters to gather and fight against Wu Daoling.

This event shocked the world.

Based on Yao Puti's understanding of the hunting army's harvest and the hunting route prepared by Marquis Qingyang Zhang Yuan, his ambitions are likely far-reaching.

Zhang Yuan walked to the cabin window and looked out at the 50,000 new soldiers who were training.

Their shouts shook the heavens, their blood and qi merging into a blurred, illusory landscape, vast yet carrying a hint of unstable, wild vitality.

"Everyone in the world only knows that I, Zhang Yuan, am hunting in the East Sea to display the might of the Great Qin and seize the treasures of the Demon Sea." He seemed to be talking to himself, but also explaining to his trusted ministers, such as Yao Puti and Li Yu.

"They watched the Xuan Tie warships cleave through the waves, watched the golden furnaces illuminate the mouth of the Yun Cang River, watched 100,000 sword cultivators press down on the vast sea with their swords, and watched the Three Departments use their methods to burn the sea and suppress demons..."

"They thought that was all there was to the East China Sea patrol."

He turned his head slightly, his gaze as deep as the sea, and that faint yet all-knowing smile reappeared on his lips: "Little do you know, my ultimate purpose in coming to the East Sea is—"

"Let this vast sea of ​​demons become an inexhaustible source of resources for the newly formed Eastern Army, a force of a hundred battles." A faint fighting spirit gathered around Zhang Yuan.

"Let these 50,000 young men and the millions of soldiers in the Eastern Border grow into a truly iron-willed army in the shortest possible time, so that when the real storm comes in the future, they will become an unyielding bulwark for our Great Qin..."

Upon hearing this, Yao Puti and Li Yu were shocked. Their gazes toward Zhang Yuan's back were filled not only with awe but also with a deep sense of reverence.

It turns out that the Marquis's gaze had already crossed the turbulent East China Sea and landed on the future that concerned the foundation of the nation and was so profound that it made people's hearts tremble!
This hunting expedition, on the surface stirring up a storm, is actually as deep as an abyss, with its undercurrents pointing towards the future of the sky!

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Eastern Wei port.

Guanhaicheng Wharf.

The leaden-gray sea clouds hung low, and turbid waves crashed against the broken stone embankment. The air was filled with a strange smell of saltiness and burnt flesh.

As the towering, thousand-foot-long Zhenhai Ship, as majestic as a mountain, slowly entered the harbor's view, the entire harbor fell into an eerie silence.

The dozen or so old warships of the Eastern Wei navy scattered in panic like a school of startled fish, but they mustered their courage and managed to form a crooked line in front of the Zhenhai ship. The soldiers on board were pale-faced, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Thousands of ragged and emaciated fishermen from the Eastern Wei Dynasty were shrouded in the enormous shadow of the Zhenhai Ship, but their faces showed no fear, only the bewilderment of those who had survived a calamity and a deep awe for the behemoth.

They involuntarily knelt on the damp, cold deck, bowing devoutly in the direction of the giant ship that had brought them back from the demon sea's purgatory.

"Insolence!" A fierce but cowardly shout rang out from the naval flagship.

The commander of this weak navy straightened his back with difficulty, trying to save face: "What kind of demonic ship is this, daring to trespass into the harbor of my Great Wei? Stop immediately!"

Lu Tianchu appeared on the massive bow deck of the Zhenhai Ship.

His posture was as still as a deep pool and as imposing as a mountain. He did not deliberately release the aura of a grandmaster, but the murderous intent that came from having experienced countless bloody battles in the Demon Suppression Division and wielding the Demon Locking Tower seemed to be innate.

Facing the Eastern Wei navy below, which looked like ants, he didn't even flinch. His voice wasn't loud, but it was as clear and resounding as a great bell, echoing across the three hundred miles of sea and the entire sky above Guanhai City.

"Lu Tianshu, the head of the Demon Suppression Division, is hereby ordered by Marquis Qingyang of the Great Qin Dynasty and the head of the Martial Suppression Division to escort your country's suffering people back home."

The sound fell like an invisible boulder thrown into stagnant water, stirring up a thousand undercurrents.

The kneeling fishermen cried out in anguish, shouting all at once, "It was the Marquis of Qin who saved us!"

"Lord Qingyang is a living bodhisattva! He wiped out all the monsters at Seven Star Reef!"

"General, that's a life-saving ship! Not a demon ship!"

"We almost became fish food, but the officials of the Heavenly Guard saved us!"

The fisherman's words were like countless slaps to the face of the Eastern Wei navy and the dock workers who rushed to the scene.

Lu Tianchu's gaze calmly swept over the naval commander who attempted to stop him. His voice suddenly turned cold, carrying a chilling edge and an iron-fisted authority: "The Great Qin's Heavenly Guard is not here to invade, but only for the sake of the people. You—"

He paused, his gaze sharp as lightning, piercing the commander's mind, "Do you intend to abandon your country and let the lives of its millions of people be lost? Or... do you wish to contend with the Great Qin Heavenly Guard?!"

This last sentence, like a thunderclap from the heavens, resounded throughout the army!

(End of this chapter)