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Qi Gathering Pill
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Original Name:聚气丹 (jù qì dān)Gender:NeutralKind:ItemScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:52Chapters:14
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| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Qi Gathering Pill |
| Original Name | 聚气丹 |
| Type | First-tier cultivation elixir |
| Status | Commonly used by Qi Refining cultivators, but frequently in short supply 28 31 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 28: Entering the City |
Effects
Qi Refining Cultivation
Qi Gathering Pills improve cultivation during the Qi Refining stage and are regarded as hard currency due to the large number of cultivators who need them in Qingxu City. Cultivators often retain the pills for personal use rather than selling them. 28 39
- Wang Hong uses the pill as his most efficient means of cultivation, refining its medicinal power through meditation. 34
- Regular refinement of one pill per day enables Wang Hong to advance from Qi Refining Layer Three to Layer Four after ten days. 31
- A cultivator from a small family may receive only one Qi Gathering Pill and two Spirit Stones per month, a treatment envied by many rogue cultivators. 30
- The pill is also used to provide cultivators without spiritual roots with spiritual energy for body-tempering cultivation, though much of its medicinal power is wasted this way. 36 49
Body Tempering
When used with the Body Tempering Art, the pill's spiritual power is directed into the muscles, bones, skin, and internal organs rather than the dantian.
- Wang Hong can refine a maximum of two pills per day through the Body Tempering Art at his cultivation level. 36
- He consumes three per day when simultaneously maintaining ordinary Qi Refining cultivation and body tempering. 36 40
- Two weeks of pill-supported body tempering raises his strength enough to lift an eight-thousand-jin stone. 36
Refinement
| Milestone | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alchemy method demonstrated | 31 | A Foundation Establishment alchemist identifies Spirit Gathering Grass as the main ingredient and twelve auxiliary herbs; the main herb must be at least twenty years old, while the auxiliaries require at least ten years. |
| First successful refinement | 31 | Wang Hong succeeds on his thirty-seventh attempt, producing two pure-white pills. |
| Initial large-scale output | 31 | Two hundred sets of ingredients yield 180 pills, for an average success rate below 10%; the materials cost 4,000 Spirit Stones, while the finished pills were worth 1,800 Spirit Stones. |
| Break-even benchmark | 41 | A 20% yield rate is sufficient to break even, as each batch of ingredients costs 20 Spirit Stones and each pill sells for 10 Spirit Stones. |
| Mid-grade production | 41 | After refining 1,000 batches over six months, Wang Hong reaches a 40% yield rate and produces eight mid-grade Qi Gathering Pills. |
| Improved production | 49 | Wang Hong’s yield rate later reaches 50%, then 80%; roughly 10% of his output is mid-grade. Zhang Chunfeng reaches a 40% yield rate. |
Ingredients and Batch Size
- The main ingredient is Spirit Gathering Grass, which must be at least twenty years old. 31
- The twelve auxiliary ingredients, including Green Leaf Vine and Three Leaf Flower, require at least ten years of growth. 31
- A full furnace batch can produce ten pills. 31
- Wang Hong cultivates Spirit Gathering Grass and its auxiliary herbs in the Mysterious Space to sustain production. 29 30 41 49
Grades
| Grade | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Low-grade | The default grade when no grade is specified. 41 |
| Mid-grade | Contains fewer impurities and more potent, refined spiritual energy; its efficacy is several times greater than a low-grade pill and it can assist with bottlenecks. 41 |
| High-grade | A grade above mid-grade; high- and mid-grade pills are only occasionally produced by skilled alchemists. 41 |
| Supreme-grade | The highest listed grade. 41 |
Market Value and Availability
- A Qi Gathering Pill is sold for 10 Spirit Stones in Qingxu City. 28 41
- The pill is widely needed among Qingxu City’s hundreds of thousands of Qi Refining cultivators, ensuring a steady market. 28 39
- Small shops struggle to keep Qi Gathering Pills in stock because they lack stable herb supplies and resident alchemists. 28 41
- Zhao’s Elixir Pavilion sells Qi Gathering Pills and other first-tier elixirs while concealing Wang Hong’s ownership and role as its alchemist. 41
- By the time Wang Hong’s success rate reaches 80%, a small portion of his mid-grade output is supplied to Zhao’s Elixir Pavilion, while he personally consumes the rest. 49
Notable Users
- Wang Hong — Refines and consumes Qi Gathering Pills for Qi Refining cultivation, body tempering, and alchemy practice; later supplies them through Zhao’s Elixir Pavilion. 31 36 41 49
- Zhang Chunfeng — Receives pills from Wang Hong to support his cultivation, then learns to refine them himself and reaches a 40% success rate. 31 49
- Skinny Monkey — Receives a bottle of Wang Hong’s pills while at Qi Refining Layer Two. 31
- Wen Lan and Luo Zhongjie — Use the pill as part of early body-tempering cultivation despite lacking spiritual roots. 36 49