CHAPTER 1

     "Who am I? I am Long Chen. "

"I am the peerless Pill Emperor who looks down on all under the heavens, Long Chen? I am a coward who is bullied by everyone, someone who can't cultivate. Long Chen? "

His mind was in chaos. At the same time, intense pain filled his body. Long Chen stopped his chaotic thoughts and let out a pained groan.

"Chen-er, you've finally woken up? That's great. Mom was worried to death. You were perfectly fine, so why did you have to fight him? "

A warm voice rang out in Long Chen's ears. That voice was filled with joy and comfort. But when it reached the end, that voice was choked with emotion.

Long Chen slowly opened his eyes. Everything around him was a blur. When his vision gradually cleared, he saw a woman's face.

She looked to be in her thirties and was extremely beautiful. But there were a few deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes that didn't match her age.

At this time, that woman was looking at Long Chen with tears in her eyes. Her eyes were filled with love and pampering, causing Long Chen's heart to feel a burst of warmth.

"Child, you really scared your mother to death." After saying that, the woman's eyes became even redder, and tears streamed down her face.

"Mother?"

Long Chen looked at this familiar yet also unfamiliar face. He curiously called out that word, a trace of astonishment on his face.

"Child, don't scare your mother. Do you not even recognize your mother?" The woman immediately became panicked.

At this time, an elder appeared beside her. He looked at Long Chen and said, "Mrs. Long, the back of young master Long Chen's head received a heavy blow. Perhaps he still needs a bit of time to recover. Don't be too anxious. I just gave the young master some medicine, and the medicinal effect hasn't completely dissipated yet. Let the young master rest a bit more."

Mrs. Long looked at Long Chen worriedly and reluctantly nodded. She followed the elder out of the room.

Long Chen could hear that elder softly advising the woman, "Mrs. Long, this time young master Long managed to escape with his life. That's already extremely fortunate. You can't force things."

Mrs. Long's voice trembled. "Medicine Master means that my son, he …"

The elder called Medicine Master sighed. "Young master's head received an intense shock. To tell the truth, it's already extremely fortunate that he was able to wake up. But the repercussions are extremely severe. Even if he lost his memories, that's still within reason …"

At this point, the two of them had already walked further and further away. Long Chen could no longer hear what they were saying so clearly. He could faintly hear Mrs. Long's sobbing.

Long Chen looked up at the ceiling, feeling intense pain all over his body. That was especially true for the back of his head.

"Just what is going on here? I am Long Chen, and Mrs. Long is my mother. How could I have such a strange feeling towards her?

And where did all those chaotic memories come from? I seem to be an extremely powerful person, so how come I'm also an extremely bitter and useless good-for-nothing?

Pill God Long Chen? Trash Long Chen? Just which one is the real me? Was it the Alchemy Emperor who was reincarnated, or did the trash merge with the Alchemy Emperor's soul? "

Countless question marks filled Long Chen's mind. Whatever, no matter what, I am Long Chen. Whether it's trash or a Pill God, the most important thing is that I'm still alive.

Since those two memories have merged together, there's no need for me to worry about such an idiotic question. What I need to do right now is recover as quickly as possible.

Checking his body, he saw that there were many fractures all over his body. Three of his ribs were broken, and one of his arms was broken in two places. That was especially true for the back of his head. A large portion of his skull had caved in. What vicious methods.

"Oh, although I'm unable to condense qi, my Spiritual Strength seems to be extremely powerful. I can actually sense everything within thirty meters of my body."

Long Chen couldn't help being pleasantly surprised. According to his chaotic memories, he knew that Spiritual Strength was extremely precious, especially to a Pill Master.

Profit, profit. Whether it was the Pill God's reincarnation or the merging of the Pill God's memories, to him, they were both huge profits.

The former was a reincarnation, living for an extra lifetime. But to the latter, it was a peerless expert's soul. Just how badass was that?

But after carefully inspecting his body, Long Chen's expression changed.

"My Spirit Root has been sucked out, and a piece of my Spirit Bone is missing. It should have been dug out. Is there a hole in my chest? Just who was so ruthless as to take away my Spirit Root, Spirit Bone, and Spirit Blood? Is it no wonder I can't cultivate? "Long Chen was incomparably furious.

His current Spiritual Strength was extremely powerful, and he was already able to look inside himself. He immediately discovered the secret behind why he had become a cripple.

The Spirit Root was a mass of root qi within the Dantian. It was the root of cultivation. Without the Spirit Root, there was no way to sense heaven and earth's spiritual qi, let alone absorb it for cultivation.

Spirit Blood was a trace of innate blood that was present when a person was born. Practically everyone had it, but the majority of cultivators didn't know about it.

The Spirit Bone was located on a person's chest. It was slightly protruding. Ordinary people didn't have a Spirit Bone. Even amongst cultivators, it was one in ten thousand. That was the mark of a peak genius.

As for the Spirit Bone on Long Chen's chest, it was clearly missing a piece. That was the mark of someone digging it out.

Long Chen's expression was extremely unsightly. If he hadn't merged with his memories, he still wouldn't have known that someone had done something to his body.

According to reason, although those three things were precious, once they left a person's body, they were useless. If they wanted to harm him, why would they waste so much effort? That kind of method was practically making him wish he was dead.

But anger was anger. Now that those three things were gone, there was no longer any meaning in being angry.

"It'd be best if I didn't find out who did it."

Long Chen clenched his teeth. That really was too sinister. With his Spirit Bone, even if he used his butt to think, he would be an absolute genius.

But now because of this despicable bastard, he had become a cripple who couldn't cultivate. He was humiliated by others and had to suffer all kinds of supercilious looks.

Just as Long Chen was unable to contain his anger, the door was lightly pushed open and a thirteen or fourteen-year-old pretty girl walked in. She was Long Chen's personal maidservant called Bao-er.

"Young master, it's time to take your medicine."

"Medicine? What medicine are you holding in your hand? "Long Chen's nose twitched slightly.

"This is a Tiger Bone Pill that the madam spent an enormous amount of money to obtain. It can quickly heal young master's external injuries," replied Bao-er.

She opened an exquisite little case in her hand, revealing the medicinal pill within. "It's said that this medicinal pill came from grandmaster Yun Qi. Its medicinal energy is extremely strong. Young master, let Bao-er help you take it."

Long Chen looked at the thing in his hand oddly. This thing could also be called a medicinal pill? It was flat and uneven, just like a meatball.

Let's not even talk about its shape. It was completely black without the slightest bit of luster. If it wasn't for the faint medicinal fragrance it emitted, Long Chen would even suspect it was a sheep's dung egg.

After looking at it for a long time, Long Chen sighed. To waste over eighty percent of a medicinal pill's medicinal energy, that really was difficult for this' grandmaster '. Long Chen was puzzled as to just how he had done it. Even if it was rotten, it could still be rotten to this level.

Medicinal pills were divided into five grades: low grade, middle grade, high grade, top grade, and peerless grade. But this pill in his hand was clearly not within the five grades. Long Chen suddenly realized this was a defective product. This was a waste pill. Normally Pill Masters would never sell such a medicinal pill, because they couldn't afford to lose such a person. They would often turn it into medicinal liquid or directly throw it away.

"Young master, don't just stare blankly. For this pill, Madam Long even sold off her jewelry. Hurry up and consume it," urged Bao-er.

Long Chen's heart ached. In his mind, his mother had always loved him dearly. Her love had already reached the point of spoiling him. Practically anything he wanted, his mother wouldn't refuse.

For him, his mother had broken her heart. When Madam Long had been young, she had been a generation's beauty. But now she was only in her thirties. But just from the deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, it was clear she had sacrificed too much for Long Chen.

Looking at the medicinal pill in his hand, although it was a defective product, the medicinal ingredients were not bad. Even with eighty percent impurities, healing his injuries wouldn't be a problem.

After consuming the medicinal pill, Long Chen told Bao-er not to divulge any information about him to anyone, including his mother.

Although Bao-er didn't understand, out of her trust in Long Chen, she still obediently nodded.

After consuming the medicinal pill, although Long Chen was unable to use his cultivation base to refine the medicinal energy, he was able to use his powerful Spiritual Strength to guide the medicinal energy to his injuries. His recovery speed was extremely fast.

The next day, Long Chen slowly opened his eyes, a smile on his face as he stretched his muscles.

Very good. Although the medicinal pill wasn't anything special, the quality of the medicinal ingredients was extremely good. Other than the back of his head, the majority of his injuries had healed. It was more than enough to treat external injuries. He slowly walked over to his mirror.

Looking at the handsome youth in the mirror, Long Chen solemnly said, "From today onwards, I, Long Chen, will no longer be the Long Chen of the past. I will rise."

Although his body was still a bit weak, walking wasn't a problem. When Long Chen walked out of his room, the sun was already rising.

Long Chen carefully thought about it for an hour before calling over Bao-er. He gave her a list of medicinal ingredients and had her go get them.

But seeing Bao-er's expression was a bit awkward, Long Chen immediately understood. The current Long family was extremely strapped for cash, and Bao-er was unable to get any money from the accounts.

Otherwise his mother wouldn't have sold her jewelry. That was her dowry and was extremely precious. The current Long family was truly in dire straits.

Feeling his pockets, he found he still had over eighty silver coins. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to buy these medicinal ingredients.

Bao-er was very diligent. In less than two hours, she had bought all the medicinal ingredients. Long Chen immediately went to work. He mixed the medicinal ingredients according to different proportions and placed them into a pot to boil.

Six hours later, the thick medicinal liquid was already emitting a medicinal fragrance. Looking at this bowl of cheap medicinal liquid, Long Chen smiled.