Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 56: Blood Circulation Tablet and Jade Bone Dragon Marrow Capsule

"These two protein receptors are erythropoietin receptors and platelet-derived growth factor receptors. When these receptors are activated by compounds, they send signals to the bone marrow to produce a large amount of red blood cells and platelets, resulting in increased blood pressure and faster blood flow," Deep Blue explained.

"Erythropoietin receptors, platelet-derived growth factor receptors!" Yang Ning pulled up the encyclopedia information for these two terms and curiously asked, "How did you know about these?"

"They were mentioned in the reports you read before!" Deep Blue replied.

"Ah, I see." Yang Ning nodded. In his previous life, he lived in an era of information explosion, so it wasn't surprising that he had come across such information. However, he had forgotten most of it himself.

But Spirit Realm could recall all of this information and make use of it when needed.

"Would stimulating the bone marrow like this cause any problems?" Yang Ning asked.

"It can indeed cause problems!" Deep Blue said, "It may lead to hypertension, heart disease, and even various recurring diseases such as cancer."

Yang Ning was taken aback. "And people still take this?"

"They call it 'dan poisoning'!" Deep Blue answered. "If there are no problems after taking it, it means the person has good talent. If there are problems, it means their body can't handle it."

"However, cultivators have a different constitution from ordinary humans. Their blood vessels are more resilient, their immune system and recovery ability are stronger, and their internal circulation system is also stronger. This means that these complications are almost non-existent for them. Moreover, only those at the Fifth Layer of physical cultivation can take the Treasure Essence Pill. At this realm, their five viscera and six bowels have already been tempered, so there won't be any problems."

"I understand." Yang Ning nodded and continued, "But besides red blood cells and platelets, the main components of blood also include white blood cells. This compound is missing one component."

"Perhaps it hasn't been discovered yet!" Deep Blue replied.

"That's possible." Yang Ning nodded. It wasn't easy to find a compound, and the people in this world had been researching for many years before they discovered the Treasure Essence Pill, which can stimulate the production of red blood cells and platelets. It couldn't be expected to have more.

"Let's reverse-engineer the production methods for these two compounds!" Yang Ning said. "We need to consider my current conditions."

Deep Blue immediately mobilized the immense computing power of the Spirit Realm, and in the blink of an eye, two chemical molecular formulas appeared in front of Yang Ning like two cascading waterfalls.

"The speed of these calculations is truly astonishing!" Yang Ning was amazed. He realized that Deep Blue seemed to have more talent in researching medicine than in refining tools.

After all, there were only so many chemical elements, and Yang Ning had also studied the principles of reactions. Even if he hadn't studied them, he could simulate them using the Spirit Realm and try them out.

With the support of Spirit Realm's computing power, any compound that could potentially be produced would be researched by Deep Blue in an instant to find the preparation method.

Unfortunately, it was just an artificial intelligence, not a sentient being.

Sentient beings, like Optimus Prime, were real life forms with imagination and creativity.

Once they were born, they could learn all the knowledge of the Earth in half an hour and come up with new ideas in an hour. They could revolutionize the world in half a year.

But Deep Blue only had computing power and no creativity. It could only act when instructed by Yang Ning. So despite having immense computing power, it was mostly idle, which was a waste.

Of course, even if it was a waste, Yang Ning wouldn't dare to use an Optimus Prime-like being.

"Let me see. The raw materials for producing these two compounds can be extracted from plants such as the Baiyang fruit, Yangping plum, and Caodong flower. These are very common plants, and some of them are even available in the school. The equipment needed is not complicated and can be handmade. As for the cost..."

Yang Ning investigated the prices of these materials in the Ocean Cloud City market. They weren't worthless, at least the Yangping plum, which was a tasty fruit, cost twenty wen per kilogram!

The total price of 1 kilogram of raw materials was around 80 wen, and with bulk purchases, it could reach 120 wen, which could produce 1.3 kilograms of finished product.

The extra 0.3 kilograms came from oxygen, microorganisms, and water.

What does 1.3 kilograms of finished product mean?

It means one Treasure Essence Pill, with an effective ingredient content of 0.8 grams!

1.3 kilograms, equivalent to 1625 Treasure Essence Pills!

In other words, the raw materials worth 120 wén have appreciated to 8.12 million liǎng after being transformed through biological and chemical methods!

One liǎng of silver is equal to one thousand wén!

Is it outrageous?

It may seem outrageous, but in fact, it is not at all outrageous. Penicillin was also extremely expensive when it was first developed, with a value of thousands of dollars per gram.

What is the price now? Just a few cents per dose!

In the industrial age, the cost of pharmaceuticals is mainly derived from research and development, and the production cost is almost negligible.

Yang Ning packaged these two compounds together and tried them thousands of times in the Spirit Realm to ensure that he could completely exempt himself from side effects with his cultivation level and could use them for cultivation before he could rest assured.

He tried oral, intramuscular injection, intravenous injection, and other methods, and finally determined that intravenous injection had the best effect.

However, considering that the current injection technology is not mature, Yang Ning changed it to a tablet form, with one gram of active ingredient wrapped in a starch tablet the size of a bean. Yang Ning named it the Blood Circulation Tablet. Anyway, it was for personal use, and Yang Ning didn't care whether it sounded good or not.

After that, Yang Ning also took the Dragon Marrow Pill and Jade Bone Pill, using the same method to verify the active ingredients in the pills.

These two pills can only be taken by someone at the Seventh Layer of physical cultivation, but it doesn't matter in the Spirit Realm, as they can be resurrected even if they die. And because Yang Ning's cultivation level is not enough, the effects of these two pills are still very obvious, which actually allowed Yang Ning to find the active ingredients of the medicine at a faster speed.

Yang Ning combined the compounds of the two pills again, which could temper the Bone Refining marrow, and named it the Jade Bone Dragon Marrow Capsule.

It may not sound like a typical cultivation pill, but the effect of this capsule is exactly the same as the Jade Bone Pill and Dragon Marrow Pill.

Yang Ning also took the Golden Cauldron Pill and found that the active ingredient in this pill turned out to be plutonium, a heavy metal radioactive element!

This radioactive element can kill a large number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and even bone marrow cells in the blood.

It may sound like a poison, but because the physical bodies of cultivators are strong, the cells that are killed by radiation and then regenerated are more active than before, and their resistance to radiation also increases. Therefore, the pill made with plutonium element does have the effect of purifying qi and blood and enhancing one's foundation, just like the Treasure Essence Pill, Dragon Marrow Pill, and Jade Bone Pill. If an ordinary person takes them, they will either get sick or die instantly, but if a high-level cultivator takes them, they can strengthen their body and enhance their cultivation.

Yang Ning couldn't help but speculate that if it were a true Immortal Pill, an ordinary person would die instantly after taking it!

Yang Ning didn't need to prepare the Golden Cauldron Pill specially. He knew that there were plenty of radioactive elements, and plutonium was not the only option.

Not to mention anything else, the Yingzhou Base would definitely extract uranium.

As for the Tiger Soul Pill, it may be because the difference in cultivation level is too great. Yang Ning died instantly after taking it, without even having time to verify the nature of the pill. He could only put it aside for now and study it later.

"Making medicine in the dormitory?" Yang Ning hesitated, suddenly thinking of something while being monitored by the Ma brothers.

Why do I still need to live in the dormitory when I have 500,000 liǎng?

Yang Ning simply used the money sponsored by the Nangong family to buy a winery on the outskirts of Ocean Cloud City, and then set up an alchemy room in the factory building.

Although no one could understand the modern alchemy process, he still didn't want to be too conspicuous. He disguised the alchemy room as a liquor experimental workshop and started researching some fruit wines for external sales.

The medicines he made were definitely not for sale to the public. Only when he was the only one taking them, producing them once a month was enough, and it wouldn't attract any attention.

Moreover, this place was not supervised or monitored by anyone. Yang Ning could also make bigger moves. He simply moved all kinds of alchemy machines here and would refine some things in his spare time.

As for the various fruit wines he invented while making medicine gradually becoming popular at the Immortal Ascension Academy, that was an unexpected joy!

(End of this chapter)