"Not even a single pill for me?"
Chen Qing muttered to himself, his tone calm and without much surprise.
There were only so many resources. If one wanted a seat at the table and a share of the feast, this day would come sooner or later.
The situation was in a season of constant change; no one knew what tomorrow might bring.
On the premise of ensuring one's own safety, seizing as many resources as possible and strengthening oneself was the only hard truth.
Chen Qing had specifically looked into the Xuan Yang Spirit Merging Pill. It was one of the sect's foremost precious pills and was greatly beneficial to True Essence Tempering, especially for cultivators who had yet to complete Nine Refinements—the effects were even more pronounced for them.
This pill could purify true essence, improve tempering efficiency, and even increase the success rate of tempering to a certain extent.
Its success rate in refinement was exceedingly low. It took fifteen years merely to gather enough materials for one furnace, making its preciousness self-evident.
The number of refinements required by his Great Void True Scripture far exceeded that of ordinary people—thirteen in total. This meant that his demand for such resources was even greater.
According to intelligence from a year ago, Zhong Yu had completed five refinements. Yet more than a year had passed; given his talent and the resource allocation of the Nine Heavens Vein, he might well have progressed further.
True Essence Tempering grew harder with each step. Every successful refinement brought an unmistakable increase in strength.
True essence became more condensed and pure. Its total amount might not increase much, but combat power truly rose in solid, tangible fashion.
Zhong Yu was not like Luo Chengxuan and the others Chen Qing had faced before.
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