With everything settled, Xiao Heng could not help feeling a little tired. He declined Eighth Elder's invitation to visit his place and returned to the small courtyard and his room.
Xiao Heng held a jade bottle sealed with Dou Qi, studying it carefully.
"A Ninth-grade Pill... it should be a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill! Still, that's quite good. Once I refine a few more Ninth-grade Treasure Pills, I can try refining Ninth-grade Profound Pills and Ninth-grade Golden Pills."
Xiao Heng murmured, growing more delighted the more he thought about it. He was now someone capable of refining Ninth-grade Pills. When he returned, he would have to show off properly to Xiao Yan.
Ninth-grade Pills were divided into three ranks: Ninth-grade Treasure Pills, Ninth-grade Profound Pills, and Ninth-grade Golden Pills. Though they were all Ninth-grade Pills, the gap between them was anything but small.
Ninth-grade Treasure Pills could take human form and possessed some intelligence. Ninth-grade Profound Pills had considerable intelligence from the moment they appeared, comparable to certain beasts. As for Ninth-grade Golden Pills, they might be born hardly any different from humans. Xiao Heng did not know whether they could cultivate or not. After all, no one had managed to refine pills of that level for many years.
There were Ninth-grade Alchemists on the continent, though very few. But for the moment, there should be no one capable of refining Ninth-grade Golden Pills!
Because Ninth-grade Alchemists were so rare, Ninth-grade Pills rarely appeared on the continent. Perhaps only Ancient Races like the Ancient Clan possessed them, and even then, most would only be Ninth-grade Treasure Pills. The two pills Xiao Heng had obtained from the Shi Clan were also Ninth-grade Treasure Pills.
After putting away the pill, Xiao Heng sat cross-legged and extended a finger. A wisp of black Thunder