Pill Empire [Xianxia meets Pharmacology]
novel
They left him for dead. He'll rewrite alchemy with science and… drugs. After a laboratory explosion, Wang Yan finds himself in a world of cultivation. The problem? He now has the broken body of a young alchemist, and his only companion is a lame, starving dog. In a world where power is everything, he’s a cripple, haunted by the failures of a past life that wasn't his and hunted by rivals who want to erase him completely. When Wang Yan looks at this world's mystical art of alchemy, he doesn't see magic; he sees primitive, flawed chemistry. To survive, he needs to transform the crude art of alchemy into a precise, deadly science. But such power is a beacon in the darkness, and it attracts monsters. Greedy merchants, jealous rivals, and greater powers now want a piece of what he can create. To survive, Wang Yan must use his intellect as a weapon, navigating sect politics and the criminal underworld, all while trying to unravel the conspiracy that led to his predecessor's downfall. He will forge a new path to power, not with brute force, but by building an empire, one perfect, world-altering pill at a time. ---- What to expect from this series: + 7 chapters a week! + Slow-burn cultivation + Earned power growth + MC who isn't stupidly charitable or a crazy maniac