Chapter 7: Elder Dong's Special Treatment, the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill

Outer Affairs Hall.

Wang Jianqiang arrived before Dong Yue and, as usual, paid his respects to the magnificence on her chest with a lingering gaze.

The Hehuan Sect was teeming with beauties.

But such an astonishing scale, he had only ever seen on Dong Yue.

"Are you here to buy or sell items?"

Dong Yue looked at Wang Jianqiang, asking with her usual indifference.

The next moment, her gaze sharpened.

Her languid sitting posture suddenly straightened.

Wang Jianqiang's eyelids twitched, terrified they might pop right out of her clothes.

Dong Yue did not notice Wang Jianqiang's gaze; she was simply staring at him.

Qi Refining Sixth Layer!

In less than two short months, his cultivation had actually risen from the Qi Refining Third Layer to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer!

At this rate, he might truly be able to reach Foundation Establishment!

By then...

Her gaze flickered for a moment, then dimmed, and she slumped back into her seat in defeat.

Impossible.

For Wang Jianqiang to have such an astonishing speed of breakthrough, he must have relied on the Perfect Green Spirit Pill.

Although the Perfect Green Spirit Pill is amazing, it is, after all, only a Tier 1 Intermediate Pill.

Once Wang Jianqiang's cultivation breaks through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, the effect of the Perfect Green Spirit Pill will inevitably be greatly discounted.

And as his cultivation continues to rise, the effect will continue to decrease.

At the Qi Refining Stage, it is somewhat unrealistic for him to reach the Qi Refining Ninth Layer relying solely on the Perfect Green Spirit Pill, let alone Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore.

Even if he could truly reach the Qi Refining Tenth Layer before his lifespan limit arrived, so what?

With his aptitude, the success rate for Foundation Establishment would likely be appallingly low, wouldn't it?

Wang Jianqiang did not know what Dong Yue was thinking.

Although he was slightly startled by Dong Yue's sudden standing and sitting, he did not think much of it.

"I want to purchase the Cloud Glow Pill prescription."

Before coming, Wang Jianqiang had already decided which prescription to buy.

In terms of effect, the Cloud Glow Pill ranks among the best of the Tier 1 Advanced Pills, and its medicinal power is mild, making it very suitable for him.

Upon hearing this, Dong Yue's eyes flashed.

A Tier 1 Advanced Pill prescription!

Could he have already become a Level 1 High-Grade Alchemist?

Hadn't he only just become a First-Order Mid-Grade Pill Master not long ago?

Dong Yue took a deep look at Wang Jianqiang.

She suddenly realized that she could no longer see through this junior sect nephew.

"The Cloud Glow Pill prescription costs eight thousand Spirit Stones."

Hearing Dong Yue's words, Wang Jianqiang's expression froze, "So expensive!"

The Green Spirit Pill prescription for a First-Order Mid-Grade Pill Master was only two hundred Spirit Stones; the Cloud Glow Pill prescription is only one grade higher, yet the price is this outrageous!

If it were anyone else, Dong Yue wouldn't bother explaining—take it or leave it.

But she didn't even know why herself; at this moment, she showed a completely different attitude toward Wang Jianqiang and began to explain patiently.

"Tier 1 Low-Grade and Tier 1 Intermediate pill prescriptions are too low-level, so the sect doesn't value them, which is why they are cheap."

"Tier 1 Advanced pill prescriptions are already considered controlled items, so the price is much higher."

After hearing Dong Yue's explanation, Wang Jianqiang finally understood.

Immediately after, a flash of embarrassment appeared.

Originally, he thought that with the Spirit Stones he had and three Perfect Green Spirit Pills, buying the Cloud Glow Pill prescription and the raw materials would be more than enough; now, he saw it wasn't even enough to buy the prescription.

Just as he was preparing to buy some raw materials for refining Perfect Green Spirit Pills and return to refine more to make up the cost, Dong Yue seemed to notice his predicament and spoke again.

"Are you short on Spirit Stones?"

Wang Jianqiang nodded awkwardly, "I only have five hundred Spirit Stones and three Perfect Green Spirit Pills on me."

The Perfect Body Nourishing Pill was consumed too quickly; apart from the ten he had refined initially, he had refined some more in his spare time, but those had long since been eaten up as well.

Dong Yue pondered for a moment and said, "I can take the initiative to let you have the Cloud Glow Pill prescription on credit; you only need to pay it off within two months."

Wang Jianqiang was stunned.

Elder Dong, who was incomparably cold to everyone, was actually giving him special treatment?

"Could she have taken a fancy to me?"

Wang Jianqiang thought happily, then immediately dismissed the idea.

He couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it; it was a good thing regardless.

"Many thanks, Elder Dong."

Wang Jianqiang bowed to Dong Yue.

Afterward, he exchanged the three Perfect Green Spirit Pills for Spirit Stones, bought a large quantity of Medicinal Herbs, and walked out.

Dong Yue watched his gradually receding back, her picture-perfect face filled with bewilderment.

"Knowing full well that it is impossible for him to reach Foundation Establishment, why do I still hold onto an unrealistic fantasy about him?"

"For a Qi Refining Stage cultivator to refine a legendary Perfect Pill is a miracle in itself; perhaps it is precisely because he created this small miracle that my subconscious, unwilling to give up, wants to gamble on another, greater miracle."

"It is just a pity that if miracles could be created so easily, how could they be called miracles?"

Thinking of this, she sighed powerlessly.

After returning to his residence, Wang Jianqiang immediately took out the Cloud Glow Pill Pill Formula and pressed the Jade Slip to his brow to read it.

A moment later, the system's notification sound arrived.

"Ding, an inferior Pill Formula has been detected. Optimizing and upgrading the Pill Formula requires consuming 30 Cultivation Points. Do you wish to optimize and upgrade?"

Compared to the First-tier intermediate Body Nourishing Pill and Green Spirit Pill, the optimization and upgrade cost for a First-tier advanced Pill Formula had increased quite a bit.

Fortunately, he had made full use of the previous dozen or so days; while actively interacting with Chen Jiaojiao during his cultivation leisure time, he had also refined plenty of Pills.

His Cultivation Points had re-accumulated to 50 points.

"Yes."

Wang Jianqiang moved his mind.

"Ding, the Cloud Glow Pill Pill Formula has been successfully optimized and upgraded to the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill Pill Formula."

Wang Jianqiang then added the remaining 20 Cultivation Points to Alchemy.

His Alchemy level rose from First-tier intermediate to First-tier advanced, though he did not immediately begin refining the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill.

Instead, he first refined some Perfect Body Nourishing Pills to keep in reserve, then refined some Perfect Green Spirit Pills to warm up, and only then did he begin the refinement of the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill.

However, just as he was preparing to refine the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill, Chen Jiaojiao came to ask for Pills.

Wang Jianqiang naturally entertained her generously.

In a mere half an hour, he had completed a "major project" worth over a billion with her.

Wang Jianqiang sent Chen Jiaojiao out the door with his legs trembling slightly.

"Jiaojiao, your uncle happened upon a Treasure Pill at the Outer Affairs Hall a couple of days ago; I couldn't bear to eat it, so I'm giving it to you."

After careful consideration, Wang Jianqiang took out a Perfect Green Spirit Pill.

He had always felt that the reason the system had a Good and Evil Value column could not simply be for him to judge others' attitudes toward him.

He had a premonition that if he could max out a person's Good and Evil Value toward him, the true function of the Good and Evil Value would inevitably be revealed.

"This is... a Green Spirit Pill?"

Chen Jiaojiao took the Perfect Green Spirit Pill, examined it carefully, and a look of shock appeared on her pretty face.

"No, its medicinal power far exceeds that of an ordinary Green Spirit Pill!"

After coming to her senses, she asked Wang Jianqiang with some uncertainty, "Are you really giving it to me?"

"Of course."

Wang Jianqiang smiled kindly and nodded.

"Uncle Wang, you are so kind."

Chen Jiaojiao thanked Wang Jianqiang with emotion, then left.

"Ding, Good and Evil Value +20."

Checking his Attribute Panel, Chen Jiaojiao's Good and Evil Value toward him had already risen to 80 points.

"Not far from the maximum value now."

Wang Jianqiang nodded with satisfaction and returned to his room, trembling.

After resting for a while, he continued to light the furnace and refine Pills.

As expected, after raising his Alchemy to First-tier advanced, he was already able to refine the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill.

And the success rate remained one hundred percent.

In a mere half an hour, he had refined the first Perfect Cloud Glow Pill.

Afterward, he stopped refining, and once his Spiritual Power had recovered, he swallowed this Perfect Cloud Glow Pill.

After refining the medicinal power of this Perfect Cloud Glow Pill, he felt that he had reached roughly the middle-to-late stage of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

One more, and he would be able to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining!

"The medicinal power of two pills is equivalent to a hundred Perfect Green Spirit Pills; the effect of this Perfect Cloud Glow Pill is truly formidable."

Wang Jianqiang was suddenly full of drive.

He continued to refine Pills.