Enlightenment Pill

Enlightenment Pill

"Fight with your brain?" Wang Yulun muttered, as if touching upon a field he was unfamiliar with.

"Please, Brother Xu, teach me."

"How should I put it? This sort of thing is generally innate."

"However, when your combat power reaches a bottleneck and you want to defeat even stronger enemies independently, this becomes particularly crucial."

"If their defense is powerful, there are corresponding methods to deal with it."

"As for high speed, that is even easier to talk about."

"As for asking for pointers, forget it. You'd better go back and think more about how to kill them," Xu Fan said with a smile. It was still best to stay at home, where there were not so many troubles.

Dealing with two brainless Demon Beasts made it quite easy to find their weaknesses.

"I understand."

"Brother Xu, this time I came to challenge the Rock Mantis again," Wang Yulun said, cupping one fist in the other hand toward Xu Fan.

"Simple."

Xu Fan flicked his right hand gently, and a speck of purple light drilled straight through the space between Wang Yulun's eyebrows.

In an instant, Wang Yulun entered the illusion realm.

Looking at the familiar scenery, Wang Yulun rushed with practiced ease toward the direction of the Rock Mantis Demon Beast far away in the forest.

Xu Fan closed his eyes to feel the scene within the illusion realm, and began to smile with gratification.

It was not in vain that he had put so much effort into passing on his self-created spell and giving diligent guidance; now Wang Yulun could fight the Rock Mantis decently. Aside from failing to harm the Rock Mantis, his other performances were all quite good.

"Take your time. This youngster still needs tempering," Xu Fan said with an air of seniority. Standing on the shoulders of giants—that was just how confident he was.

Taking out a few newly acquired pill recipes, Xu Fan began to ponder them carefully, starting to simulate pill refining in his mind.

"The Little Spirit Pill, Disinfection Pill, Body Tempering Pill—these are the pill recipes I want to learn for now."

"The demand is high, and there are many tasks."

As he spoke, Xu Fan looked at this first Magic Artifact he had collected, and saw the mirror surface displaying the pill refining tasks published by the Spirit Pill Pavilion.

Ten bottles of Little Spirit Pills (ten pills per bottle), 150 spirit stones for ordinary quality, 230 spirit stones for mid-grade, 400 spirit stones for high-grade.

Ten bottles of Disinfection Pills (ten pills per bottle), 120 spirit stones for ordinary quality, 200 spirit stones for mid-grade, 350 spirit stones for high-grade.

Ten bottles of Body Tempering Pills (ten pills per bottle). Ordinary quality 200 spirit stones, 300 spirit stones for mid-grade, 600 spirit stones for high-grade.

Ten bottles of Light Body Pills.

When Xu Fan saw the acquisition price of the Enlightenment Pill, a trace of shock flashed across his eyes.

"An Enlightenment Pill of ordinary quality can be worth 1,000 spirit stones a bottle!"

"A high-quality Enlightenment Pill can actually be worth 10,000 spirit stones."

Following that, Xu Fan found the answer in the communication area of the Magic Artifact.

The Enlightenment Pill: enhances a cultivator's comprehension of the Great Dao.

Just from a simple, straightforward introduction, Xu Fan knew the extraordinary nature of this elixir.

"Can this Enlightenment Pill be refined during the Qi Refining Stage?"

Xu Fan continued to browse the contents of the communication area, but gained nothing. Most of the content above was pill refining experience for elixirs that had already entered the grades, which was of no great use to the current Xu Fan.

"It seems the only thing to do is to go ask the beautiful teacher tomorrow."

At this moment, Wang Yulun broke free from the illusion realm. According to Xu Fan's settings, the illusion realm would only dissipate once either he or the Demon Beast died.

"Did you succeed?" Xu Fan asked with a smile, carrying a bit of expectation in his expression—what if this youngster managed to trigger a miraculous burst of power at the end?

"No. In the end, despite exhausting all my strength, I only heavily wounded its outer skin."

"Wanting to kill it is truly too difficult," Wang Yulun said with a bitter face.

"Is it difficult? Given the hardness of the Rock Mantis, you only need to use the Fire Spear Art to strike the exact same weak spot on the Demon Beast three times, and that will do," Xu Fan said simply.

"Listening to you, it really sounds quite easy." Wang Yulun was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted.

Holy crap, if it were that simple, I would have killed it long ago.

"Brother Xu, if nothing's the matter, I'll be heading back."

Wang Yulun felt he had better go back and think more about how to kill those two Demon Beasts. Staying here with Xu Fan was just too much of a blow to his confidence.

"If you feel you really can't get through the test, remember to tell me."

"If push comes to shove, I'll turn on cheats for you." As he spoke, a flash of bright light crossed Xu Fan's eyes. In his view, weren't Qi Refining Level Seven Demon Beasts creatures you could just kill casually?

"Thanks, Brother Xu."

Watching Wang Yulun's departing back, Xu Fan sighed. What a straightforward kid.

As one of Xu Fan's few friends in this world, Xu Fan did not mind giving him a tiny cheat.

The next day, Xu Fan did not leave after class ended.

"Junior Brother Xu, do you have any questions?" Sha Yan said gently. Ever since her father told her to pay attention to Xu Fan last time, she had grown exceptionally attentive toward him.

The impression Xu Fan gave her was one of low profile—extremely low profile. If one didn't inquire carefully in the Outer Sect, one wouldn't even know such a person existed.

"Senior Sister, I have a question I'd like to consult you about," Xu Fan asked solemnly. He didn't quite dare to look this glamorous Senior Sister straight in the eye, afraid he would reveal the lecherous look of his past life's otaku self.

A woman who reached a certain level of beauty truly caught the eye very easily.

"Junior Brother, please speak. Besides, since this is the first time Junior Brother is asking me a question alone, I will certainly tell you everything I know without reservation."

Sha Yan tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

I can't take it, I can't take it, Xu Fan roared frantically in his heart. He was originally a big shot who had browsed through beauties all over the world within a square inch of space; how could he be so unable to withstand temptation here?

Xu Fan smoothed out his racing heartbeat.

"Has Senior Sister ever heard of the Enlightenment Pill? Can it be refined during the Qi Refining Stage?" Xu Fan asked.

"How do you know about the Enlightenment Pill? Although this spiritual pill can be refined during the Qi Refining Stage, the damage it causes to one's own foundation is very great."

"Those who can currently refine Enlightenment Pills during the Qi Refining Stage are already very few," Sha Yan said.

"What kind of damage does refining the Enlightenment Pill entail?" Xu Fan asked the question he cared about most.

"When refining the Enlightenment Pill, a pill refiner must invest extreme mental power, as well as their own comprehension of the Great Dao."

"A moment of carelessness will cause them to lose their Dao-seeking foundation."

"Currently, only pill refiners of the Golden Core Stage can refine Enlightenment Pills without damage."

"Could Junior Brother want to refine the Enlightenment Pill?"

Sha Yan looked at Xu Fan with a strange gaze.

"Haha, Senior Sister has misunderstood. I only heard that the Enlightenment Pill is very valuable and felt a bit of greed," Xu Fan explained.

"Oh, then Junior Brother must work hard. If you really want to earn spirit stones, then hurry up and become a Basic Pill Refiner," Sha Yan said with a smile. For some reason, she had developed a trace of favorable impression toward this honest Junior Brother.

"Then I'll borrow Senior Sister's auspicious words," Xu Fan said with a smile.

Xu Fan made a trip to the deacon's cave abode, watered the Seven-Colored Flower once, and then returned to his own small hilltop.

Spring went and autumn came, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

"Truly, cultivation knows no years; a year has just passed like this."

"There are still 132 years until I become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and more than 8,000 years until I dominate this realm."

During this year, the only news he heard that was favorable to him was that the cultivators of this world could only stay in this realm for a maximum of 10,000 years, and the other foreign races were all the same. Once the time was up, they had to leave this realm.

End of this chapter