Chapter 9: An Awe-Inspiring Senior

In an instant, Yi Huang's expression turned gloomy, leaving the clueless Xiao Han and his companion in a state of fear and trepidation.

Just a moment ago, they had seen Yi Huang stop mid-sentence, a strange look on her face.

This nearly made Xiao Han worry if she had been possessed by that Alchemist.

Finally, Yi Huang came to her senses. "As I said just now, that senior created a type of Medicinal Pill..."

"But Yi Huang, while creating a Medicinal Pill is difficult, it shouldn't be anything for a master of that level, right?" Xiao Han questioned.

Any Alchemist who reaches the Ninth Grade has basically reached the peak of the path of alchemy, and their understanding of Medicinal Herbs has reached a state of perfection.

Creating new Medicinal Pills based on pharmacology is not a difficult task.

Especially not for a half-step Ninth Grade Golden Core Grandmaster Alchemist.

"Listen to me finish!"

Unable to endure any longer, Yi Huang's body erupted with scorching flames—it was the Exotic Fire, Wind Fury Dragon Flame, that Xiao Han had once gifted her.

Sensing the commotion, many people thought something had happened and were about to rush over to see, but some elders stopped them.

"Rest assured, it's just the Pavilion Master annoying the Vice Pavilion Master again; you'll get used to it."

On the other side, with a head full of bumps and covered in soot, Xiao Han stood straight; although these injuries could easily be healed with his cultivation, he did not do so.

"Under normal circumstances, that is indeed the case," Yi Huang continued to explain.

"But this type of Medicinal Pill is a special one that needs to be used in conjunction with the improved Bodhi Pill.

This pill is named the Spirit Gathering Pill, and its function is to significantly increase the speed of Dou Qi accumulation.

You should be aware that before reaching the Half-Saint stage, there is the step of Nine Turns to Sainthood, and during this step, one can use the Spirit Gathering Pill without restriction to accelerate the process."

Hiss~

Xiao Han and his companion gasped; there was no other reason, as one could tell from its effects that this so-called Spirit Gathering Pill was a pill used to boost cultivation.

And the use of such pills has always been restricted; for example, low-level pills like the Dou Ling Pill and Imperial Extreme Pill have restrictions where they can only be taken once.

But this Spirit Gathering Pill could actually be used without restriction, which meant that one could completely pile up their cultivation to the peak of the Nine Turns by throwing money at it, greatly reducing the time required.

If the Spirit Gathering Pill were promoted, wouldn't the disciples' cultivation levels just skyrocket?

Just as the two were daydreaming, Yi Huang suddenly snapped them back to reality.

"What kind of daydreams are you having?" Seeing their expressions, Yi Huang knew they were thinking of good things.

"The Spirit Gathering Pill can only be used during the process of the Nine Turns, and it will make your Dou Qi extremely impure and unstable," Yi Huang said with a sinister expression.

This gave the two a fright, but soon, Ye Jianxin reacted, "But you wouldn't give such a high evaluation just for this, right?"

"Correct," she said, glancing at Ye Jianxin in approval. "Of course, it's not just that, which is why I said this is a pill meant to be paired with the improved Bodhi Pill.

Although taking the Spirit Gathering Pill will make one's Dou Qi unstable and impure, if one takes the improved Bodhi Pill, these problems can be completely resolved.

The only side effect is that after breaking through to the Half-Saint stage, the Dou Qi in the body will be exhausted as if one had just experienced a great battle, but this can be completely ignored.

What is even more precious is that the success rate of breaking through using this method will be infinitely close to one hundred percent.

At most, one year is all it takes to complete the entire process of breaking through from a Peak Dou Venerate to a Half-Saint."

After finishing, Yi Huang once again admired that senior in her heart.

"Why is the success rate of this breakthrough method so high?" Xiao Han acted as the perfect straight man.

"You should be clear that under normal circumstances, the deeper one accumulates during the Nine Turns, the greater the probability of successfully breaking through to a Half-Saint.

In fact, this is a question of quality and quantity; the better the quality and the greater the quantity, the higher the probability of success.

Although the Spirit Gathering Pill lowers the quality of the Dou Qi, on the other hand, it can increase the quantity of Dou Qi without limit.

The deficiency in quality is compensated for by the quantity, and combined with the special effect of the improved Bodhi Pill, breaking through to a Half-Saint is easy."

Then Yi Huang looked at Xiao Han with a look of disappointment, "That is why I said if you lose the Bodhi Seed, I will not be done with you.

If that senior hadn't been lucky enough to receive the gift of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, where would he have gotten the extra Bodhi Seeds to test the pills?

And these are the only three left. Nowadays, Bodhi Seeds have gone extinct in the outside world.

If they are gone, this Spirit Gathering Pill and the improved Bodhi Pill will be useless."

As she spoke, she put on a fierce expression.

"I didn't know, did I?" Knowing he was in the wrong, Xiao Han could only listen.

"What is the grade of that Spirit Gathering Pill? Are the materials hard to find? Is the cost high?" Ye Jianxin, who had instinctively taken on the role of Great Elder, began to ask questions.

If the cost was too high, he might choose to spend more time breaking through on his own.

After all, even though he was part of the upper echelon, he couldn't occupy too many resources.

Hearing this, Yi Huang replied: "This is also where I admire that senior; the Spirit Gathering Pill is only a most ordinary Eighth Grade Pill.

Even for me now, I can prepare enough Spirit Gathering Pills for two people in half a year, and as my strength improves, this time can be further shortened. Moreover, the cost is only equivalent to a Seventh Grade peak pill.

And the cost of the improved Bodhi Pill has also been greatly reduced; except for the Bodhi Seed and a few other Medicinal Herbs which remain the same, most of the prices are lower, yet the grade remains unchanged."

"That senior is truly a role model for our generation!" Thinking of how this senior went to such lengths to save money for the younger generation, Xiao Han was deeply moved.

"I have even more surprises I haven't mentioned yet."

???!!!

There's more? Please don't stop, the more the better!

"That senior was not good at cultivation, yet he was able to cultivate to a High-level Dou Saint, not just because he had a Heaven Tier Cultivation Method.

It is even more because he possessed pill formulas for pills that increase strength for every level from Dou Zhe to Dou Saint.

Some of these were obtained by him, and some were developed by himself. In his later years, he even integrated and improved these pill formulas.

Although the cost for levels before Dou Huang is too high and the cost-effectiveness is too low, they can be completely applied to certain special groups of people.

And after that, there are also many types of pills used to increase cultivation, and the side effects are minimal."

Speaking of this, Yi Huang furrowed her cute brows, "But the only flaw is that one needs to use an Exotic Fire to purify the Dou Qi after increasing cultivation, so it lacks universal applicability. Of course, it might also be that I am thinking too highly of it."

Then, she turned to a smile, "However, that senior's greatest achievement is probably the Nine-Grade Treasure Pill he created—the Entry-to-Saint Pill."

Entry-to-Saint Pill? Transcending the mundane to enter sainthood? Could it be? Hearing this name, Xiao Han and the others were all stunned.

Since ancient times, countless genius cultivators have fallen before the threshold of the Dou Saint.

Never would one have thought that someone could actually research a Medicinal Pill that breaks through to Dou Saint.

"The Entry-to-Saint Pill, as the name implies, is a Medicinal Pill used to help a Half-Saint break through to Dou Saint; of course, it is limited to use by peak Half-Saints, and the success rate is only thirty percent.

Come to think of it, the Spirit Gathering Pill, the improved version of the Bodhi Pill, and the Entry-to-Saint Pill—this is simply sending a Peak Dou Venerate directly to Dou Saint!

And this is also where my confidence lies in being able to break through to Dou Saint within fifteen years."

Then, Yi Huang's expression suddenly became grave.

"Although this Entry-to-Saint Pill has powerful effects, it has not insignificant limitations, at least for Lao Ye."