The greatest saint of all time!

Chapter 18 Something's happened!

late at night.

Inside a secret chamber in the Eastern Palace, the lights were still on.

At this moment, the chief imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, Wang Taiyi, was conducting experiments on the ten bottles of body-tempering liquid that had cost a huge sum of 200,000, accompanied by two capable assistants.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Lu Heng also captured two death row inmates to serve as test subjects.

"How's it going? How's the analysis?"

Sitting in the main seat, Lu Heng tapped his fingers impatiently on the armrest, his eyes filled with urgency.

Physician Wang put down the silver needles in his hand, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and his face was flushed with excitement.

"Your Highness, I am very happy!"

"This medicine is pure in composition. Even if I used all my knowledge in my life, I could not detect a trace of toxicity."

"Moreover, although the medicinal effects are potent, it always contains an extremely gentle vitality."

"It can not only strengthen muscles and bones, but also nourish damaged meridians."

"After those two death row inmates took it, their physical strength increased by a staggering 30% in just half an hour!"

"A miracle drug! This is simply a heaven-defying miracle drug!"

Upon hearing Physician Wang's resolute assurance, Lu Heng suddenly stood up, his eyes gleaming with wild joy.

"Great! That's wonderful!"

Beside him, Lin Tianjie also beamed with joy and offered his congratulations.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

"With this miraculous medicine, and the full support of the Imperial Medical Academy's analysis, we will definitely master the formula within three days!"

"At that time, the entire martial arts world of Great Yan will follow Your Highness's lead without question!"

"Hahaha!"

Lu Heng burst into laughter, the gloom in his heart vanishing completely.

These past few days, I've been so annoyed by that good-for-nothing Lu Xuan that my cultivation has been stuck at the bottleneck of the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm, unable to make any progress.

Now that we have this miraculous medicine, we might be able to break through in one fell swoop!

Ordinary body tempering fluids have negligible effects on those at the Spirit Sea Realm, but the body tempering fluid refined by Lu Xuan is ultimately far more effective than ordinary body tempering fluids.

In addition, Lu Heng was already on the verge of a breakthrough, so the effect was still somewhat noticeable.

"Physician Wang, since there's no poison, I'll personally test the medicine's effects!"

"Your Highness, you mustn't!" Imperial Physician Wang exclaimed in alarm, quickly trying to dissuade him.

"Although it doesn't appear to be poisonous at the moment, it is still a foreign substance, so it's best to observe it for a few more days..."

"Stop babbling!"

Lu Heng waved his hand impatiently to interrupt.

"I am the Son of Heaven, a true dragon; how can I achieve great things through mere indecisiveness?"

Having said that, he no longer hesitated, tilted his head back and drank the bottle of emerald green liquid in one gulp!

boom!

The medicine entered his stomach and instantly transformed into a surging hot current, washing over his limbs and bones.

The surge of power and the feeling of his meridians expanding made Lu Heng let out a comfortable groan.

"Good, good! It's definitely good stuff!"

Feeling the previously unbreakable bottleneck in his body loosen slightly, Lu Heng was overjoyed and immediately drank two more bottles in one go.

As the effects of the medicine accumulated, his aura began to rise steadily, his spiritual sea surged, and his face glowed with health.

"Hahaha! I feel it! The opportunity for a breakthrough is right in front of me!"

Seeing the Crown Prince in a state of ecstasy, neither Physician Wang nor Lin Tianjie dared to offer any further advice, and could only offer their compliments from the sidelines.

……

For the next two days, the capital city fell into an extremely eerie calm.

Baicaoge is still booming.

Even without the top-grade body-tempering liquid, the sales of ordinary medicinal herbs still increased several times over, thanks to the lingering buzz from that day's auction.

Su Qinghuan was so busy that she barely had time to rest, but her smile never stopped.

As for the Shen family, Shen Qiansan, following Lu Xuan's instructions, secretly transferred some of the Shen family's core assets and increased surveillance of the Lin family.

The Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion remained as deathly silent as ever.

Lu Xuan stayed indoors all day, and aside from cultivating, he would give Lin Wan'er some pointers on basic breathing techniques when he was bored.

This girl came from a poor family, but she had an extremely strong will.

In addition, he is extremely loyal to Lu Xuan, so he can be considered a promising talent.

Under the old locust tree in the courtyard, Lin Wan'er wiped the stone table while asking with some worry, "Your Highness, do you really think something might happen to the Crown Prince?"

She had heard a lot of rumors circulating in the capital these past few days.

Especially since the Crown Prince has been in seclusion these past few days cultivating, his strength has greatly improved, and there are even rumors that he wants to take a concubine, which is really crazy.

Lu Xuan lay on the recliner, playing with a crystal-clear jade slip in his hand.

That was intelligence sent by Shen Qiansan from inside sources.

Upon hearing this, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

The higher you fly, the harder you fall.

"Judging by the time, it should be around tonight."

"Wan'er, go and prepare some wine and dishes."

Lu Xuan stretched, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

"Let's watch fireworks tonight."

……

Inside the East Palace, in a secluded underground training room.

This is the secret base that Crown Prince Lu Heng uses to train his Shadow Assassins. It is heavily guarded and no outsiders can set foot here except for him and his confidant Lin Tianjie.

At this moment, Lu Heng was sitting cross-legged in a luxurious quiet room, his body surging with spiritual energy, his face rosy, and his aura was significantly stronger than it had been three days ago.

"Excellent! As expected of a top-grade body-tempering liquid!"

"After consuming only three bottles, my long-stagnant cultivation level has actually started to improve, and I'm just one step away from the fourth level of the Spirit Sea Realm!"

In the past few days, in order to break through as quickly as possible, Lu Heng has been taking the original medicine he bought at a high price, and naturally he has benefited greatly from it without any side effects.

"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations! Your divine skill has been perfected; it will be ready soon!"

The eunuch standing by immediately knelt down and began to flatter him.

Lu Heng was in high spirits. He stood up, waved his sleeve, and asked with great enthusiasm, "Has the new medicine prepared by the Imperial Hospital been distributed? How is it working?"

That day, Physician Wang confidently guaranteed that he had deduced the prescription, so Lu Heng couldn't wait and had the Imperial Hospital rush to produce a batch overnight.

Although time was short and some medicinal materials were scarce, only fifty portions were produced in the first batch.

However, Lu Heng bestowed all fifty doses of the medicinal liquid upon the most talented and strongest members of the Shadow Assassin Guard, who were at the peak of the Body Tempering Realm.

In his view, as long as this group of people break through with the help of the medicine, his power will increase instantly. At that time, crushing Lu Xuan, that good-for-nothing, will be a piece of cake.

However, just as he finished speaking...

"ah!!!"

"Help! It's so hot! It's so hot!"

"Kill me! Kill me now!"

A series of extremely shrill screams suddenly came from the adjacent training hall, piercing through the heavy stone door and echoing throughout the entire underground chamber.

Lu Heng's smile froze.

"What's going on?!"

A sense of foreboding rose in his heart, and he suddenly rushed out of the quiet room.

He kicked open the door to the training hall, and the scene before him made even the Great Yan Crown Prince, who was used to seeing bloodshed, gasp in shock as his pupils contracted sharply.

Then I saw...

The once spacious training room has been transformed into a living hell.

Dozens of Shadow Assassins were rolling on the ground, frantically tearing at their clothes and even clawing their own bodies until they were a bloody mess with their fingers.

Their skin had taken on an eerie, charred black color, as if it were being ignited from within, and wisps of black smoke were rising from it.

A nauseating, burnt smell wafted towards me.