Transmigrated As A Cannon Fodder Sacrifice, I Tricked An Evil God Into Becoming My Live-In Husband - Chapter 18

Cold sweat trickled down Zhang Xuan’s palms.

Ice Heart Grass and Flame Sun Flower.

In the world of pill refining, these two ingredients held a status akin to water and fire—no, more like sodium and water.

Touch one, and the other would inevitably explode.

This ironclad rule was etched into the very bones of every Pill Refiner, a crimson warning on the first page of every pill refining manual.

Master! You must not! Zhang Xuan’s voice cracked, carrying a tremor he himself hadn’t noticed. The medicinal properties of Ice Heart Grass and Flame Sun Flower are inherently incompatible. If they meet, the pill furnace will explode, and even the gods can’t save you!

His words ignited a frenzy among the observing Pill Refiners.

Just moments ago, they had been reeling from the shock of the Dragon’s Saliva. Now, this heretical command left them utterly bewildered.

She’s mad! This woman is completely insane!

Elder Zhang, wake up! She’s trying to kill you!

I told you she was a Demoness! She’s using this method to destroy Pill Peak and murder Elder Zhang!

The Second Elder nearly burst out laughing on the spot. Suppressing his glee, he forced a look of profound grief and shouted hoarsely, Senior Brother Zhang! Pull back from the brink! This Demoness has a viper’s heart! She’s clearly trying to kill you and destroy the foundation of our Azure Cloud Sect!

Stop her now!

Zheng Qiuyu didn’t even bother to turn her head.

In her mind, the physics and chemistry concepts she had once used to doze off in university were being forcibly dragged out from the corners of her memory, whirling frantically.

Temperature difference, pressure variation, phase transition points…

These concepts, so fundamental in the modern world, were now considered unheard-of ancient secret techniques in this immortal cultivation realm.

Who told you they would definitely explode? Zheng Qiuyu’s voice was eerily calm, so calm it sent shivers down their spines.

Your temperature control methods are just too crude.

She slowly turned, her indifferent gaze sweeping across the terrified faces of the Pill Refiners before settling on Zhang Xuan’s deathly pale complexion.

Follow my instructions raise the temperature to the critical point, instantly withdraw the heat source, and use the pressure difference to complete the extraction!

Zhang Xuan didn’t understand a single word.

What’s a pressure difference? What’s a critical point?

Yet within these unfamiliar terms, he sensed an unfathomable depth, akin to the very essence of the Dao.

It was like a mortal suddenly hearing the whispers of the Heavenly Dao—incomprehensible yet profoundly awe-inspiring.

Master… this…

Do you still trust me? Zheng Qiuyu’s voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable weight of authority.

Zhang Xuan gazed into her eyes.

Those eyes were utterly still, their calm surface concealing a bottomless abyss capable of swallowing everything.

He recalled her precise prediction of the furnace explosion and her instant recognition of the Soul-Locking Fiend.

In a flash of insight, he gritted his teeth.

I believe you!

Zhang Xuan closed his eyes, his expression resolute, like a martyr preparing for sacrifice.

He began channeling his spiritual power with frenzied intensity. The flames within the pill furnace visibly shifted color, transforming from orange-red to pure white before finally settling into an eerie, ghostly blue.

The Ice Heart Grass and Flame Sun Flower inside the furnace trembled violently, their light flickering as if on the verge of exploding.

Now! Withdraw! Zheng Qiuyu commanded.

Without hesitation, Zhang Xuan abruptly cut off all spiritual power.

The temperature inside the pill furnace plummeted instantly. The sudden pressure change caused the furnace to emit a piercing shriek as it strained under the immense strain.

Pfft! Pfft!

Two barely audible pops.

The Ice Heart Grass and Flame Sun Flower shattered simultaneously, forcing out a drop of ghostly blue essence and a drop of crimson essence.

The two drops met in mid-air.

Everyone instinctively closed their eyes, bracing for the cataclysmic explosion they expected.

But…

The anticipated earth-shattering roar never came.

Two drops of essence miraculously fused in mid-air.

Blue and red swirled violently, intertwining until they coalesced into a single drop of eerie purple liquid. It hung motionless at the center of the pill furnace, radiating a mesmerizing glow.

A deathly silence fell over the scene.

It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The Second Elder’s eyes widened to the size of saucers, his mouth agape wide enough to fit a fist.

He trembled, pointing a shaky finger at the purple liquid, a strangled gurgle escaping his throat. No… impossible… this can’t be happening…

Before he could finish, he threw his head back and vomited a mouthful of bl00d, collapsing backward in a stiff, lifeless heap.

His Dao Heart had shattered.

Centuries of unwavering belief in the principles of pill refining had been shattered in an instant by a woman’s simple words You’re all too stupid.

His disciples rushed to help, but their panic left them utterly helpless.

Master! Master, what’s wrong!

Quick! Someone fetch the Physician’s Hall!

Most, however, stared at Zheng Qiuyu with the awestruck gaze one might reserve for a deity.

Zheng Qiuyu let out a silent sigh of relief.

Thank you, nine years of compulsory education. Thank you, university professors, for sparing my life.

She maintained her composure, knowing she had to uphold the image of a transcendent master, even though she was so mentally exhausted she wanted to curse.

Continue.

She calmly uttered two words.

Over the next several hours, Zheng Qiuyu completely transformed into the master of Pill Peak.

Third ingredient Raise the temperature to seven-tenths, maintain for three breaths, then rapidly cool.

Fourth ingredient Extract in stages. First, extract the surface layer, then force out the deeper layers.

Fifth ingredient…

Drop after drop of essence, each with a different color and shimmering with divine light, was extracted.

Golden Dragon’s Saliva, purple Phoenix Bl00d, emerald Immortal Tears, pure white Cloud Marrow…

Nine drops of Divine Dew floated within the pill furnace, their radiant glow illuminating each other in a breathtaking display of beauty.

The Pill Refiners watching had long since gone numb. What they had witnessed today was enough to burn all the pill refining texts in the Eastern Wilderness and rewrite them anew.

Lin Yue’er hid behind the crowd, her small face flushed with excitement.

A golden thigh? No! This is a diamond thigh! No, this is the legendary thigh of an immortal! I’m finally going to take off!

Meanwhile, Zheng Qiuyu’s face had turned as pale as paper.

Hours of intense mental concentration, translating modern chemical processes into this world’s terminology in real-time, and then precisely directing Zhang Xuan’s actions through language—this was even more exhausting than the seventy-two-hour surgeries she had performed in her previous life.

Her temples throbbed, and her mind felt like a scrambled mess.

But she couldn’t collapse.

Everything hinged on this moment.

Elder Zhang.

She took a deep breath, summoning her last reserves of strength. Her voice, though soft, carried clearly to every ear Following the Minister-Subject-Assistant-Envoy principle, use Dragon’s Saliva as the base and Phoenix Bl00d as the catalyst. Add them in sequence!

Zhang Xuan now revered her as a divine being.

He carefully controlled the nine drops of Divine Dew, following Zheng Qiuyu’s instructions to begin the final fusion.

The first drop merged, and the pill furnace emitted a deep, resonant hum.

The second drop fused, and the hum deepened, growing heavier and more profound.

The third drop…

The moment the ninth drop of Divine Dew merged, the entire Pill Peak—no, the entire world—suddenly fell into absolute stillness.

Not mere silence, but deathly stillness.

The wind ceased, birds stopped singing, and even the heartbeats and breaths of everyone present seemed to be strangled by an invisible hand.

Time itself seemed to freeze.

Then, a fragrance beyond description slowly drifted from the seams of the pill furnace.

Where the scent passed, the withered seeds that had lain dormant for countless years in the cracks of the stone slabs on Pill Peak Plaza sprouted visibly, bursting forth into vibrant, multicolored blossoms.

This… this is…

Someone began to speak, trembling, but before the words could finish, the sky suddenly darkened.

Everyone looked up in alarm.

A massive vortex of spiritual energy had formed above the Azure Cloud Sect, its center directly aligned with the Main Pill Furnace of Pill Peak.

Countless golden specks of light cascaded from the vortex, like a vast golden rain.

Ah! I’ve broken through! I’ve been stuck at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage for three years!

Me too! Heavens, what kind of divine pill is this?!

Zhang Xuan gazed up at the heavens, his voice hoarse with shock, his eyes burning with ecstasy, reverence, and boundless terror.

This… this isn’t a pill tribulation!

This is… the legendary Heavenly Dao’s Blessing!