Chapter 170: The Herb Garden
"So that's the main reason you came to the island. Those great families will cry blood when they see you return stronger" Lady Illo after hearing why and how Karsha came to the island became infuriated but at the same time delighted.
She is happy because he got to meet an amazing and powerful person who helped her Kind break the long curse that has plagued them, But she is mad because of what the Varon Great family did to Karsha.
"I will settle the score with them in all due time but first, I need to create the cure for the Venom from the Blue Venom Serpentara" Karsha responded, his gaze icy. Even if the gods beg him, he won't let Vance and his father off the hook. He also knew ones he killed the father and sons duo, the entire family would come after him.
But it's something that is bound to happen sooner or later. Although he got a part of Austin's memories, he still hasn't gotten to the part where the three great families banded together to eradicate the Caleb great family. Whether they come after him or not, he will one day go seeking revenge. He and those three Great Families are meant to be mortal enemies.
"Just don't go seeking for too much trouble, after breaking into Tier 9, I finally saw the gap between my Tier 7 self and my now Tier 9 self. If the previous me can shatter a mountain with one strike, then the me now can obliterate a start with just a single punch" Lady Illo advised, her motherly tendencies couldn't allow her to see Karsha go on seeking troubles he can't handle.
'Obliterate stars' Karsha's heart pounded hearing the power level of someone in the Tier 8 or Great Sage level. He had already suspected ones a person becomes a Sage and finally converts their Mana core into Spiritual Core, their strength will skyrocket, but hearing the reference Lady Illo made right now, the current him is far from facing even a Tier 8.
"I can always run to the island when I find myself in a situation I can handle" Karsha joked making Lady Illo and her two children laugh cheerfully. Karsha now can come and go anytime.
He can leave the island at any moment but since he doesn't want others to know of his hidden abilities his, he can only wait for the portal to open. Once he is on the outside, he will use a secret method to destroy all portals leading to the snake island, thereby making the island safe from human interference.
"Tell me though, are sure you wanted to cure the poison, that venom is both a curse and a blessing," Karsha raised an eyebrow hearing what Lady Illo said.
"Care to elaborate" Karsha couldn't help but ask.
"Just like the curse that plagued my people, the Blue Venom is also an energy source. It contains high-quality spiritual energy so if the person bitten manages to resist the Venom for a while, they can extract that energy from it and use it to advance. It's a dangerous process but taking the risk will be able to help raise one's cultivation base."
In truth, all forms of poison contain all forms of energy, however, because of the decaying factors they possess, the human body after getting ejected with poison will instinctively start fighting against it. However, if the person who got poisoned manages to control the venom and knows what they are doing, they will be able to extract the Venom and use it to raise their own cultivation base.
'System, tell me there is a way I can leverage on this' Karsha quickly turned to the system. Since it has now upgraded to version 3, he started to rely on it more. Enjoy more content from empire
< In your memories you got from the divine Alchemist, two types of pills can be leveraged to achieve that. However, you will need to concoct at least, a Tier 5 Eearth Grade Pill >
'Tell me more' Karsha's face light up making Lady Illo smile seeing that. She is happy she is able to help Karsha archive something after all the help he has rendered them.
< You will first have to use the Master antidote to subdue the Venom, then use the Energy Extraction Pill or Heaven Absorbtion Pill, to extract the energy from the Venom and use it to break the barrels and advance >
"Thank you, Lady Illo. I really benefited this time," Karsha said with a broad smile. Knowing that a Tier 9 existence could kill him without him even knowing how, made him realize he needed to surround himself with powerful allies who could step in when things escalated.
He learned from inspecting June's mother that she was a Peak Sage when the snake bit her and, after fifteen years, she had declined to a Tier 6 Sage.
Seeing a way to use her misfortune to gain power, Karsha was motivated to try and help her regain what she had lost over the years. This would also make her grateful for his assistance, ensuring that she wouldn't hesitate to aid him in the future when he called upon her.
"It's nothing. Your help this time cannot be repaid in this lifetime," Lady Illo said politely. Deep down, she was happy to help their savior gain something in return.
"Wow, this place is huge," Karsha exclaimed, blown away by the garden's size. With just a single glance, he identified more than ten different herbs. "This place is a gold mine."
The three snakes looked at Karsha with satisfied smiles. Seeing him forget about everything and quickly immerse himself in the herb garden made them feel accomplished, even little Starr look happy.
"Thousand-year-old Golden Lotus flowers, fully bloomed Dragon Blood Resin flowers, Arcane Angelique..., Hahahaha, this is great" Karsha is almost crying from shock. All the herbs in the garden are valuable. within minutes, he has identified more the 50 herbs.
Two of those herbs are what he needed for the Serpentbane antidote. But, that's not all, he found one more ingredient required for the Constitution Awakening pill leaving him with only three more, but for the Constitution strengthening pill, he found all except one.
He also found some of the ingredients needed for Core Formation, Core Condensing, Core Saturation, and Core Strengthening pills. These would be essential when his Lesser Core fully saturates. But the most amazing discovery was that all the ingredients needed to make the First and Second Meridian Evolution pills were abundant in the garden.
Even the herbs needed to make Meridian Expansion and Strengthening pills were plentiful.
"Hahahaha, this is great, I guess the heavens want me to succeed this time" Karsha's laughter filled the entire garden. The three Snakes just remained in the floating boat and continued to observe his actions. The concept of Alchemy is new to them so despite the herbs here all these years, they only come there for the scenery.
However, Karsha is different. In his head is a boatload of alchemy knowledge from the divine alchemist. So seeing a herb garden this huge made him lose all reasoning and go wild with joy. He not only found most of the ingredients for the pills he so very much needed, but he could now come and retrieve whatever herb he needed for any pill he might need in the future.
The herbs are all top quality and have lived for hundreds of years. Using them for pills will surely raise the quality. His purity level is already 100% and can even concoct Tier 4 Earth-grade pills with his current Pill Flame. Once he gets a stronger flame, he will be able to concoct even Tier 7 Earth-Grade Pills.
The knowledge contained within the Legacy is just too great. "Lady Illo, I will spend the day here concocting pills. You can go back since you are needed to manage the affairs of your people. Ayarr and Starr will accompany me" Karsha said after exploring almost all of the herb garden.
Lady Illo nodded. Ayarr and Starr jumped down from the boat leaving only their mother. "Ayarr, see to it that Starr doesn't disturb his big brother" After saying a few words to his two daughters, lady Illo left with the boat. The garden is 46 kilometers from the Sanctuary.
She could have walked or even flown and it would take her even three seconds to reach there, but Karsha insisted she go with the boat instead.
After she left, Karsha went around and retrieved the ingredients he would need. He planned on concocting a huge badge of pills since he had all the resources and some time on his hands. He also wanted to use the time to better his skills.
Although he can concoct 100% pure Tier 7 Earth Grade pill, Karsha still hasn't tried concocting multiple pills at the same time. Going at it one by one is time-consuming so he knew he decided to learn that method while he had the resources so that in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about concocting large sums of pills.
After taking all the ingredients he needed, they moved to a calming environment somewhere closer to Queens Embrace. "If you guys are bored you can go flying around on the hoverboard" karsha sat down and retrieved his lonely Caudron.
Although he had secured a new cauldron, the Lonely Cauldron could still be used for Tier 4 pills, so he didn't use the new one at the moment. He carefully sorted the ingredients and lit up the cauldron with his pill flame. With his now excellent affinity for fire, the pill flame gained strength and began heating the cauldron.
'This is going to be fun,' Karsha thought, feeling an unexpected sense of happiness. The memories from the Divine Alchemist weren't just for reference; they were affecting his thinking. Despite not initially showing signs of an alchemist, deep down, he admired the craft. Now, with various pill recipes before him, the happiness and pride of being an alchemist surfaced.
After heating the cauldron for a while, he tossed in the first batch of ingredients, beginning Karsha's twelve hours of nonstop concocting and refining different types of pills.