Pill Decline

Though Xu Yi's body was frail, his mind remained sharp. The moment Cao Er offered the slightest hint, he understood.

The leap from Body Tempering to Qi Sea was indeed utterly different from the leap from Qi Sea to Condensed Liquid.

Though advancing from Qi Sea to Condensed Liquid also involved a single step that brought an earth-shaking transformation, it was still nowhere near the divide between mortal and immortal that separated Body Tempering from Qi Sea.

As he pondered, Cao Er could wait no longer and explained, "As far as I know, from the early stages of Body Tempering to the peak of Liquid Condensation, there are three major realms and twelve minor levels. All the others are gradually accumulated, with quantitative change giving rise to qualitative change. Even the transition from the peak of Qi Sea to the early stage of Condensed Liquid follows this process. Only the breakthrough from the peak of Body Tempering to the early stage of Qi Sea relies purely on external force—a single surge to break through."

"Leaving aside the transformation of the dantian into a sea and the emergence of True Qi, the most obvious changes when advancing from the peak of Body Tempering to the early stage of Qi Sea are a longer lifespan and greatly increased stamina. What is the root cause? The Divine Essence Pill. My father once reasoned from this that the Divine Essence Pill had the miraculous effect of replenishing Life Source Power. After all, a longer lifespan and increased stamina are the most obvious signs of abundant Life Source Power."

"Based on this, my father once conducted an experiment. He gave a Divine Essence Pill to someone who was grievously wounded and on the brink of death, and it extended that person's life by seventy-two days.