Becoming a god begins with the evolution of acupoint supernatural powers.

Chapter 99 A Decades-Long Scheme! Wan Baichuan Presents Medicine!

"What are you doing?"

Wan Baichuan descended from the night, his usually gentle yet dignified expression now tinged with anger as he stared at Qin Huaiyuan and shouted, "Disgraceful! Two promising disciples of different lineages have teamed up to ostracize Lu Ming, a newcomer!"

"If word gets out, what will other sects think of our Myriad Manifestations Sect?"

"Although my Wanxiang Sect has fallen to the second tier in terms of rank, its sect's reputation must never fall to the second tier."

"Qin Huaiyuan, Liu Qingqing, each of you will have 1,000 contribution points deducted and transferred to Lu Ming as compensation."

Qin Huaiyuan's expression changed slightly. Seeing Wan Baichuan's rare anger, he dared not say anything more and bowed in agreement.

Liu Qingqing's eyes were red, and she said aggrievedly, "Why? Lu Ming insulted me first! From childhood to adulthood—"

"Hmm?" Wan Baichuan's sharp gaze glared, and before he could even unleash the pressure of the Opening Meridian Realm, Liu Qingqing felt a chilling aura.

She felt that Wan Baichuan had suddenly transformed from a kind elder into a stern sect leader, whose authority was inviolable.

Liu Qingqing was startled and took two steps back, repeatedly saying, "Yes, yes, Qingqing accepts the punishment."

Seeing this, Liu Qiushui frowned slightly and said, "Sect Master—"

"Is there a problem with fining me three thousand?" Wan Baichuan said expressionlessly.

Liu Qiuyong's face froze, and Bingxin regretted opening the day of the festival.

She had rarely seen Wan Baichuan so angry, and dared not refute him, so she could only nod in agreement.

At this moment, the elders finally arrived.

Upon seeing the scene on the field, Wu Qingfeng immediately used his lightness skill to reach Lu Ming and check if he was injured.

"What happened? How come even the courtyard is destroyed? Lu Ming just became a promising disciple of the Dao lineage, how could you treat him like this?"

Fortunately, he found that Lu Ming had no injuries, and immediately turned around and frowned at Liu Qiushui.

Liu Qiushui felt the strange looks from the disciples and elders around her, and unable to bear it any longer, she snorted coldly and turned to leave.

"Don't rush off yet."

Wan Baichuan said calmly, "The results of the sect conference are out. The conclusion is that the Xie family was destroyed, and it is suspected that the Blood Demon Sect was responsible."

"Now, all the elders and Huaiyuan, come with me to the meeting. Lu Ming and Liu Qingqing, you will sit in on the meeting."

"Elder Fang, if you wish to listen in, you may come over."

As he finished speaking, he looked at a kind-looking elder in the crowd and nodded slightly.

That is Fang Heng, the current revered medicine master elder of the Myriad Manifestations Sect.

The Wanxiang Sect usually holds a council of elders, and in addition to the three promising disciples, the honored elders can also attend, but they have no right to make suggestions.

Fang Heng smiled and nodded: "Such an important matter, I naturally want to hear what's going on."

At that moment, many core disciples were shaken, their expressions filled with worry as they watched the elders and others head towards the council hall.

"The Xie family was wiped out, and it turns out the Blood Demon Cult was behind it all. But I heard the people inside weren't drained dry. How is that possible?"

"They're just trying to mislead people, pretending they didn't do it."

"So how did the sect leader determine that it was the Blood Demon Cult that did it?"

"All the major sects are begging the Medicine Emperor to refine medicines. Apart from the Blood Demon Cult, who would be so heartless? Even if some righteous experts covet divine skills and secret medicines, doing this is killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

"With the death of the Medicine King, the city has lost another pharmacist, making it even more difficult to refine medicine in the future —"

Listening to the discussions of the many disciples behind him, Lu Ming thought to himself that since he possessed the inheritance of the Medicine King, he should find an opportunity to secretly practice it in the next few days and see if he could evolve the divine power of medicine refining.

If possible, he would definitely be able to become a pharmacist in a short time, so there would be no need to search for one outside; he could become one himself.

Produced and sold directly.

However, if the destruction of the Xie family was the work of the Blood Demon Cult, then they are becoming increasingly arrogant.

Chaos has arrived, and he must increase his strength as soon as possible. He must also begin cultivating the Myriad Manifestations Divine Art as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, he looked at Qin Huaiyuan, who was expressionless, and recalled the terrifying aura that Qin Huaiyuan had been about to unleash after sheathing his sword. He was still a little scared.

Although he was certain that Qin Huaiyuan wouldn't dare to actually make a move with the Dao Miao Token in hand, the oppressive force he felt deeply moved him.

He is definitely no match for Qin Huaiyuan now. If Qin Huaiyuan hadn't used his sword to pressure him earlier, and instead had used his strengths to attack his weaknesses, he wouldn't have been able to withstand the pressure so easily.

When a martial artist reaches the Bone Forging Realm, they can cultivate true qi, resulting in a surge in strength. Some true qi even possesses special and mysterious effects.

If one reaches the Tempering Realm, true energy penetrates deep into the internal organs, transforming into internal strength, and explosive power, endurance, and recovery ability are all comprehensively enhanced.

A martial artist at the Tempering Realm possesses a long and deep aura. For ordinary soldiers to surround and kill a martial artist of this level, they would need at least a thousand armored soldiers, all of whom would be martial artists, to have any chance.

This level of skill is being able to defeat a thousand men!

Upon reaching the peak of the Tempering Realm, internal energy transforms into vital energy. In close combat, no martial artist below the Bone Forging Realm can withstand even a single blow from this individual. Only martial artists in the Bone Forging Realm, possessing true qi, can manage to parry even a fraction of the attack.

Even three thousand armored soldiers might not be able to surround and kill a peak-level martial artist in the Tempering Realm.

According to Lu Ming's estimation, Qin Huaiyuan's internal strength has begun to transform into qi strength, and he will soon be able to advance to the peak of the tempering realm.

This put him under some pressure; Qin Huaiyuan's feigned affection for Liu Qingqing was a calculated move. This incident revealed that he was definitely not the kind of person who would risk everything for a woman, as he appeared on the surface.

This man is cunning and scheming. Now that the two have become enemies, he is even more eager to seize the power of decision-making from this man.

Otherwise, in a chaotic world, if Qin Huaiyuan were to use his influence to make sect decisions that are detrimental to him, even if it only slightly affects his cultivation, it would cause him to suffer huge losses.

What he lacks most right now is time.

"There's something I didn't mention outside earlier."

While Lu Ming was deep in thought, he had already arrived at the council hall with the others. The seven people with the right to deliberate were seated, while Lu Ming, Liu Qingqing, and Elder Fang Heng could only stand aside and listen.

From the head seat, Wan Baichuan spoke slowly, a hint of anger appearing on his face.

"As you all should know, my Wanxiang Sect gradually fell to the second-rate level because of the accidental death of the Pharmacist more than forty years ago."

"Based on the discussion at the sect conference, we discovered that since then, in recent decades, pharmacists have been dying unexpectedly one after another!"

"However, due to the long time span and the different reasons for their respective incidents, none of the major sects discovered anything unusual."

"In the past year, more than three pharmacists with known names have died, not counting the Medicine King Xie Yun!"

"It was only because Xie Yun was extremely famous and the methods of his murder were extremely cruel that it attracted attention."

"The final sect conference reached a very somber conclusion—the Blood Demon Cult began its revival and laid the groundwork for everything that is happening today more than forty years ago."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed. If this was the case, the Blood Demon Cult might already possess the ability to revive its lineage, and thus, its actions were becoming increasingly unrestrained.

Lu Ming's pupils also contracted slightly.

He suddenly realized that Qin Zhonghai had fallen into his previous wretched state precisely because his close friend, the pharmacist, had suddenly died.

This is very likely true.

In Chiyun County, Zhou Zhen had this kind of layout style. If Wei Jinlin hadn't concealed his strength, causing Zhou Zhen's ambush to fail, Chiyun County and the surrounding counties would truly have been Zhou Zhen's domain.

Elder Chen Zhuo of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall frowned and asked, "But isn't the Blood Demon Cult supposed to devour geniuses? Why are they killing pharmacists?"

"Moreover, these pharmacists did not devour the dead, but instead disguised the deaths as various causes of death."

A look of fear suddenly appeared on Wu Qingfeng's face as he said, "In recent years, with the fall of many pharmacists, the cultivation and strength of the great geniuses of Qingning Prefecture have dropped by more than one level."

"Our Wanxiang Sect has fallen from first-class to second-class; our change is the most obvious."

"If the Blood Demon Cult's assassination of the pharmacist was intended to weaken the geniuses, then everything makes sense."

"Over the past few decades, they have been accumulating strength, while the strength of the geniuses in the prefecture city has been getting weaker year by year."

"So when they bare their fangs, many geniuses will be no match for them; in a short time, they can devour a large number of geniuses!"

Upon hearing this, Elders Liu Qiushui, Xu Li, and others all changed their expressions.

Qin Huaiyuan's pupils also shrank sharply. He was the strongest genius of the Myriad Manifestations Sect. Under such circumstances, if the Blood Demon Sect set its sights on the Myriad Manifestations Sect, he would be the first to be affected.

If they can re-establish the Blood Worship lineage, their enemies will not only be the Formless Dao Sect.

"What Elder Wu said is exactly the conclusion reached at the sect conference."

Wan Baichuan nodded solemnly.

"Now, the head of the Prefectural City Martial Affairs Department and the two sect leaders of the first-class sects, Zheng Yang Sect and Tian Heng Sword Sect, have proposed to hunt down and kill the Blood Worship Demon Cult traitors."

"Should our Wanxiang Sect follow suit? Everyone, please feel free to speak your minds."

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Hunting down the Blood Demon Cult?

Although this is entirely true, the Blood Demon Cult had been secretly developing for decades, and it is unknown how long it had been hiding before that.

The power of the Blood Demon Cult is now immense.

Taking rash action could bring disaster upon the Wanxiang Sect.

Moreover, next year is the entrance examination for the Wuxiang Dao Sect, and this is the time to focus on cultivation.

Seeing this, Wan Baichuan said, "Since everyone is hesitant, let's put this matter aside for now."

"Because many rogue alchemists in the city, after learning about this, worried that they would become the next target of the Blood Demon Cult, they all decided to join the sect."

"The head of the Martial Arts Department suggested that we take this opportunity to see if we could ambush and kill the powerful members of the Blood Demon Cult."

"Therefore, for the next period of time, many independent alchemists will gather at the martial arts arena in the center of the city for a half-month intensive alchemy refining session."

"Many powerful figures from various sects will be hiding in that area, waiting for the Blood Demon Cult experts to come. We will make a decision after this matter is over."

"However, these are extraordinary times. I propose that we distribute the sect's divine skills and secret medicines to improve the strength of the promising young disciples in order to cope with various crises."

Miraculous powers and secret elixirs!

Upon hearing this, a burning desire appeared in everyone's eyes.

This is a secret medicine that can enhance the efficiency of cultivating divine skills. There are even rumors that someone took a dose of this secret medicine and directly raised their cultivation level by one level.

The difference in power between each level of divine skill is enormous, and there is also a higher chance of breaking through cultivation barriers.

However, everyone quickly calmed down and glanced at Liu Qiushui. In fact, Wan Baichuan's words were meant for Liu Qiushui.

Apart from Liu Qiushui, none of the other elders had any more secret medicines or techniques.

"Alright, I will contribute all three portions of the secret medicine to Qin Huaiyuan."

Liu Qiushui said directly to Qin Huaiyuan, "Huaiyuan, I'll have someone send you the secret medicine later."

Qin Huaiyuan was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Thank you very much, Vice Sect Master!"

He pretended to like Liu Qingqing and went to great lengths to feign affection for Liu Qiushui. Besides wanting Liu Qiushui's support to participate in the council, wasn't it all for the divine medicine that Liu Qiushui had?

The old man has finally handed it over.

Seeing this, Wan Baichuan frowned slightly. Liu Qiushui still gave all three portions of the secret medicine to Qin Huaiyuan, disregarding the overall situation.

He thought for a moment and then said, "I will also give a portion of the secret medicine to Huaiyuan, and I will give it to you tomorrow."

"The meeting can be adjourned now. Lu Ming, please stay."

Qin Huaiyuan respectfully said, "Thank you, Master."

He glanced coldly at Lu Ming. Even if Wan Baichuan had left some secret medicine for Lu Ming, it would only be one portion at most, which was insignificant compared to his four portions.

With these three divine medicines, perhaps he could attempt to break through to the next level of divine skill, and thus strive to reach the Cleansing Realm on his own.

Marrow realm.

If that doesn't work, he'll have to ask a pharmacist to refine a breakthrough pill.

He had previously stolen half of Lu Ming's Earth Dragon Beast, which is still intact, in order to use it as the main ingredient in a pill for a pharmacist to refine for breaking through to the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Once he breaks through to the Marrow Cleansing Realm, his chances of passing the entrance exam for the Formless Dao Sect next year will greatly increase!

Now there is only one problem: the Medicine Emperor has been killed, and there are no more pharmacists in Qingning Prefecture who can reliably refine breakthrough pills. He needs to carefully consider who to ask to refine this medicine.

Soon, only Wan Baichuan and Lu Ming remained in the council hall.

Lu Ming spoke up, "What are your instructions, Sect Master, for keeping me here?"

Wan Baichuan smiled slightly, took out two packets of medicinal herbs from his pocket, and said, "These are two doses of Thousand Illusion Powder. Whether you cultivate the Myriad Manifestations Divine Art or the Illusionary Cloud Divine Art, the Thousand Illusion Powder will be useful. Take them."