True Spirit Pill

In the blink of an eye, several more days passed. The physical fitness of those young people who had taken the Foundation Establishment Pills improved at a visibly rapid pace.

This change delighted the children's parents beyond measure. They began spreading the word and helping one another, and before long, the Foundation Establishment Pill became immensely famous. Even more people began placing pill orders with Ye Tian.

Seeing Ye Tian make a fortune from the Foundation Establishment Pills alone, Xiao Yan was filled with envy. He asked his Teacher to refine some Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid as well, then sold it at the Xiao Family marketplace for thirty thousand Gold Coins per portion.

However, at that very moment, the Mittel Auction House suddenly lowered the price of Foundation Establishment Pills to forty thousand Gold Coins each. Countless people who needed them immediately went wild, emptying their savings to reserve more Foundation Establishment Pills from the Auction House.

Many Onlookers believed the Mittel Auction House had gone head-to-head with the Xiao Family. Oba Pa even hoped the Xiao Family and the Auction House would come into conflict, as that would weaken the Xiao Family's strength.

"We can't compete at all!"

Seeing the dismal sales of their Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, Xiao Zhan shook his head helplessly. Worse still, they had caused the Mittel Auction House to misunderstand the Xiao Family. It was truly enough to worry him to death.

Since Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid could only be used for medicinal baths, cultivators who wanted to temper their foundations with it had to use it continuously. Over the course of a year, they would need at least several portions, making it even more expensive than Foundation Establishment Pills. Ordinary families could hardly afford it. Foundation Establishment Pills, on the other hand, did not require continuous consumption. Even young people at the third stage of Dou Qi needed no more than two pills to cultivate to around Eight-stage Dou Qi within two or three years. Thus, when Xiao Yan introduced the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, few people chose to buy it, since the overall cost was far too much higher than that of Foundation Establishment Pills.

"That woman Ya Fei really is ruthless. She clearly doesn't want us taking a share of the profits..."

The Xiao Family elders all sighed and shook their heads, feeling deeply aggrieved, yet they did not dare do anything. After all, this was merely normal business competition.

"Father, I'll go talk to Ye Tian."

At that moment, Xiao Yan walked in from outside. After saying a few words to Xiao Zhan, he prepared to find Ye Tian and explain things.

After learning that the Mittel Auction House had lowered the price of Foundation Establishment Pills, Xiao Yan sensed trouble. If this continued, it would inevitably create a misunderstanding with that Prodigy, Ye Tian.

"Good! Then be careful. Don't let any conflict arise between you two."

Xiao Zhan nodded. The Xiao Family had introduced the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid precisely to take a share of the market, but they had not expected to be no match for Ye Tian at all.

"Brother Xiao Yan, where are you going?"

As Xiao Yan passed through a corridor, Xiao Xun'er stopped him. Seeing how hurried he was, the Little Girl became somewhat curious.

"I'm going to discuss terms with Ye Tian, so he won't misunderstand our Xiao Family." Xiao Yan nodded.

"Then I'll go with you too!"

Xiao Xun'er also knew of Xiao Yan's current predicament. The Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid he had worked so hard to introduce was not selling at all, so he had to be feeling terribly stifled. She decided to follow him and see how the two Little Fellows would negotiate.

"All right!"

Xiao Yan nodded, then headed to the Mittel Auction House with Xiao Xun'er.

"Huh! You broke through?"

At that moment, Xiao Yan noticed that Xiao Xun'er's Aura was stronger than it had been a few days ago, and he was pleasantly surprised.

"Yes, Brother Xiao Yan. I just broke through to Four-star Dou Practitioner. I have to say, Ye Tian's Spirit Gathering Pill is truly excellent. I even feel that it has the effects of Qi Gathering Powder, though no one has verified that yet."

Although Xiao Xun'er came from the Ancient Clan of Middle Continent, she did not recall ever seeing such a high-quality Third-grade Pill.

"That really is possible. However, Qi Gathering Powder cannot draw Heaven and Earth Energy for one's own use. It merely gathers the Dou Qi within the body, allowing the user to compress it into a Dou Qi Vortex."

Xiao Yan thought carefully about the effects of the Qi Gathering Powder he had taken. It seemed far less astounding than the Spirit Gathering Pill.

"That's right!"

"Brother Xiao Yan, didn't I give you the remaining two Spirit Gathering Pills? Why haven't you taken them yet?"

Xiao Xun'er nodded, but when she noticed that Xiao Yan was still only at the peak of Two-star Dou Practitioner, she immediately felt a little unhappy. This guy actually did not appreciate her kindness.

"I need to break through to Three-star Dou Practitioner on my own first, then take them."

Xiao Yan explained that Spirit Gathering Pills were far too precious and difficult to obtain. He had to seize the right opportunity to maximize their effects and raise his strength a little further.

"All right, then!" Seeing this, Xiao Xun'er stopped urging him.

The two chatted while admiring the scenery along the streets. Before long, they arrived at the Mite'er Auction House. Xiao Yan went directly to Ya Fei's assistant, Zhao Ling, and asked to see Ye Tian.

"Young Master Xiao, please wait a moment."

Zhao Ling arranged for Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er to wait in a reception room, then hurried toward Ya Fei's residence.

Tap, tap...

"Young Master Xiao, Brother Ye Tian is currently in secluded cultivation. I'm afraid you'll have to wait a little longer."

Before long, Zhao Ling rushed back into the reception room and told Xiao Yan what was happening.

"Miss Zhao Ling, could it be that Brother Ye is preparing to break through to Three-star Dou Master?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"Most likely!"

Zhao Ling smiled sweetly. She had just seen her young mistress and Xiao Yi Xian standing guard outside, forbidding anyone from disturbing Ye Tian. That Prodigy must have been at a critical point in his breakthrough.

"His cultivation speed is far too fast. It feels as easy as drinking water for him."

Hearing that Ye Tian was about to break through to Three-star Dou Master, Xiao Yan was astonished. At the same time, he felt a sense of disparity. The gap between himself and that Prodigy was growing ever larger.

"Brother Xiao Yan, don't envy him. You'll catch up to him someday too."

Seeing a trace of disappointment flash through Xiao Yan's eyes, Xiao Xun'er hurriedly comforted him.

"Xun'er, I'll work hard."

Xiao Yan scratched his head sheepishly. This Little Girl had always supported him, and she was his greatest motivation.

"Young Master Xiao, will you continue waiting, or...?"

Seeing this, Zhao Ling could only ask Xiao Yan what he wanted to do. Ye Tian would not be coming out anytime soon, and it would not be good to make Xiao Yan wait around indefinitely.

"It's fine. I'll wait for him here."

Since Xiao Yan had already come, he would wait patiently. He had nothing else to do anyway.

"All right! If either of you need anything, just tell me."

Zhao Ling brewed a pot of tea for the two of them before leaving the reception room.

"Thank you, Miss Zhao Ling."

Xiao Yan hurriedly thanked her. The service at the Mite'er Auction House was truly excellent. No wonder they found it hard not to make money!

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ye Tian was preparing to break through to Three-star Dou Master in one go.

Whoosh, whoosh...

As the Chaos Creation Art circulated, Heaven and Earth Energy from all directions gathered around Ye Tian in an endless stream like mist.

"What Cultivation Method is Xiao Tian practicing? The speed at which he absorbs Heaven and Earth Energy is almost comparable to the effects of taking a Spirit Gathering Pill."

Seeing Heaven and Earth Energy from all directions gather around Ye Tian, Ya Fei was utterly shocked. It was the first time she had witnessed such a phenomenon.

"Sister Ya Fei, please don't be surprised."

Xiao Yi Xian smiled sweetly. The Cultivation Method Ye Tian practiced was beyond Heaven Tier. Naturally, it could not be compared to ordinary Cultivation Methods.

"All right!"

Ya Fei could not pry into Ye Tian's greater secrets. She only needed to support him properly and help him grow stronger. In any case, she had decided to cling to him for the rest of her life.

Whoosh...

Half an hour later, a powerful Aura erupted from Ye Tian's body as he successfully advanced to Three-star Dou Master.

"Xiao Tian, you're amazing."

"At this rate, I reckon it won't be long before you become a Da Dou Shi."

Seeing Ye Tian advance to Three-star Dou Master so quickly without relying on Spirit Gathering Pills, Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei were thrilled and hurried over to him.

"Not bad, I suppose."

Ye Tian smiled calmly. He was basically using cheats now. If his cultivation speed was not faster, he would be letting such a powerful Divine Technique down.

"You're neither arrogant nor impatient, and your temperament is so steady. You don't look like a sixteen-year-old boy at all."

Ya Fei smiled sweetly and reached out to gently rub Ye Tian's head.

"Sister Ya Fei, children from mercenary families grow up early. My parents are gone now too, so you understand."

Ye Tian spoke indifferently. Many children from mercenary families in Qingshan Town followed their elders into Magic Beast Mountain to work when they were still in their teens. Most matured early, and as a Transmigrator, he was even more so.

"Xiao Tian, now that you have your sister here, I won't let you suffer like that again."

Seeing Ye Tian act so mature for his age, Ya Fei felt a lump in her heart. She opened her arms and pulled him tightly into her embrace.

Damn! Damn...

Feeling Ya Fei's magnificent bosom, Ye Tian found it hard to breathe. He could not help complaining inwardly, You call this a test of a cadre? What cadre could withstand this kind of test?

This is killing me!

Could everyone else handle it? I, for one, am about to lose it.

As she held Ye Tian, Ya Fei felt an indescribable thrill. She could not help sneering inwardly, This feels so good. I wonder if he likes older women?

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian's eyes had gone wide. Sister Ya Fei, do you think I don't exist?

"Xian'er, don't overthink it. Xiao Tian is like my own younger brother now, and you're my younger sister too."

At that moment, Ya Fei saw the strange look in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes. She immediately released Ye Tian and pulled the Little Girl into her embrace as well, so she would not become jealous.

"Thank you, Sister Ya Fei."

Feeling Ya Fei's care, Xiao Yi Xian was deeply moved. This woman treats me so well. Even if something happens between her and that Prodigy in the future, I won't have any objections.

"Uh, beauties, should I excuse myself?"

Watching the touching sisterly scene between the two beauties, Ye Tian felt that the view was too beautiful for him to look at.

"What are you talking about?"

As soon as he spoke, Ya Fei was nearly struck senseless. She then shot Ye Tian a charming glare.

"At such a young age, all you know is how to let your imagination run wild."

Xiao Yi Xian was also torn between laughter and tears. She lightly smacked Ye Tian.

"Xiao Yan has come to see you again. Come on, let's go meet him."

At that moment, Ya Fei remembered the important matter and hurriedly led the two of them out of the courtyard.

"Could he be trying to exchange for Spirit Gathering Pills again?"

Hearing that Xiao Yan had come to find him again, Ye Tian was quite curious.

"I don't know. You were in secluded cultivation earlier, so I had Zhao Ling arrange for him to wait in the Reception Hall."

Ya Fei did not know why Xiao Yan had come either. Still, when that Little Fellow came looking for Ye Tian, it was most likely about pills.

When they arrived at the Reception Hall, Ye Tian saw Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er still waiting for him. This guy is the Child of Destiny, after all. Why does he keep coming to me?

"Brother Ye Tian, it really isn't easy to see you!"

"And what should I call this young lady?"

When he saw Ye Tian arrive, Xiao Yan immediately stood to greet him. However, when he saw Xiao Yi Xian, his eyes lit up at once. He felt that she was no less beautiful than Xiao Xun'er.

"Her name is Xiao Yi Xian. She's Brother Ye Tian's childhood sweetheart." Seeing this, Ya Fei hurriedly introduced Xiao Yi Xian's identity.

"I see!"

Xiao Yan nodded, sighing over Ye Tian's incredible Romantic Luck. One older and one younger beauty surrounded him. It was enough to make others green with envy.

"Xiao Yan, what did you come to see me about? Let me make this clear first: I won't be selling Spirit Gathering Pills to outsiders for now. We don't even have enough for ourselves."

"Of course, if you want to exchange them under the same terms as last time, then there's no problem."

Ye Tian thought Xiao Yan had come to exchange for Spirit Gathering Pills again. If that was the case, he would profit again.

"It isn't about Spirit Gathering Pills. Even if I wanted to exchange for them now, I couldn't get that many Second-order Wind-attribute Demonic Cores."

"It's like this: we introduced Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid earlier, and then you lowered the price of Foundation Establishment Pills. I was worried you might misunderstand my intentions."

Xiao Yan directly explained the matter, making it clear that the Xiao Family had no intention of engaging in malicious competition with the Auction House.

"So it's about that! I only thought the Foundation Establishment Pills were priced too high and worried people couldn't afford them, so I lowered the price. After all, no matter how good pills are, they can only make money if someone buys them."

"So I wasn't targeting your Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid."

After learning why Xiao Yan had come, Ye Tian found it rather amusing and explained himself.

"Ye Tian, I think you're just bragging. If you weren't targeting the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, why did you lower the price of Foundation Establishment Pills?"

Seeing Ye Tian's smug appearance, Xiao Xun'er felt that he was mocking the Xiao Family. Hardly anyone had bought the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to begin with, and now Ye Tian was saying this. It was infuriating.

"Miss Xiao Xun'er, what Xiao Tian said is true."

"A few days ago, several old men emptied their life savings to buy pills from us. Xiao Tian's heart softened, so he gave them a discounted price. After that, we began selling them at the current price."

"At present, the Auction House's stock of Spirit Herbs has been exhausted, and Xiao Tian has no plans to refine any more Foundation Establishment Pills. After all, he still needs to cultivate. Your Xiao Family's Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid can conveniently fill the gap in the market."

"Young Master Xiao, rest assured. The Mite'er Auction House will not engage in malicious competition with the Xiao Family."

Seeing that Xiao Xun'er did not believe Ye Tian, Ya Fei explained the situation to her.

"Brother Ye, the Foundation Establishment Pill market is so booming, yet you're just giving it to us?"

Seeing Ye Tian voluntarily give up the Foundation Establishment Pill market, Xiao Yan found it hard to believe.

"Wutan City is so large, and there are at least tens of thousands of people who need Foundation Establishment Pills. The orders from this period alone were enough to keep me busy. I nearly worked myself into smoke, yet I only made eighty pills."

"The pill market is so big. I can't possibly make everyone's money."

Although the Foundation Establishment Pill business was thriving, Ye Tian had already made enough money. He could not be bothered competing with Xiao Yan for business anymore.

Pfft...

Hearing Ye Tian say he had nearly worked himself into smoke, Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Xun'er could not help laughing. This guy was far too amusing when he spoke.

"Then thank you, Brother Ye, for showing mercy."

Seeing that Ye Tian would no longer compete with him, Xiao Yan finally let out a long breath. Now the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid would no longer be difficult to sell, and he could finally get a bite of meat.

"Ye Tian, are you preparing to introduce some new pill again?"

Seeing that Ye Tian had no interest in the Foundation Establishment Pill business anymore, Xiao Xun'er guessed that he was about to tinker with some new pill.

"Yes." Ye Tian nodded.

"Could you tell me what it is? If possible, I'd like to cooperate with you. I'll provide the medicinal ingredients."

Hearing that Ye Tian was preparing to introduce a new pill, Xiao Yan wanted to cooperate with him. That Prodigy's pills were one of a kind, and his own pills could not compete with them at all. Since he could not beat him, he might as well join him.

"It's a Fourth-grade Pill called the True Spirit Pill. It is specifically used to increase the cultivation speed of the soul. As for how much it can improve it, I don't know yet. I haven't refined it, so there's no way to verify it."

"Xiao Yan, the ingredients for this pill are very rare, so it cannot be refined in large quantities. However, if you can help me obtain the Spirit Herbs, I can give you one after I refine it."

Ye Tian had only recently discovered the True Spirit Pill in the Pill Dao Sacred Canon. Its effects seemed quite good, so he planned to study it.

"A Fourth-grade Pill?"

Ya Fei and the others were utterly stunned upon hearing that Ye Tian was preparing to work on a Fourth-grade Pill.

"Xiao Yan, increasing your Soul Strength is extremely important for your alchemy cultivation."

"If the True Spirit Pill's effects are truly as Ye Tian says, then it will definitely be the finest among the finest. This Old Man wants to study it too."

At that moment, Old Man Yao Chen's voice sounded in Xiao Yan's mind, telling him to seize this opportunity.

"Brother Ye, it's settled, then. Tell me the Spirit Herbs you need, and I'll do my best to collect them for you."

Xiao Yan had already wanted to cooperate with Ye Tian. Now that his Teacher had said this, he immediately felt that the True Spirit Pill's value must far exceed his imagination.

"Ye Tian, I'm willing to pay a high price to buy one from you."

At that moment, Xiao Xun'er also became interested in the True Spirit Pill. Having experienced the wonders of the Spirit Gathering Pill, she no longer had any doubts about Ye Tian's pills.

"If there are enough Spirit Herbs, then it won't be a problem."

"Xiao Yan, write this down. First, I need a hundred-year-old Origin Spirit Grass as the main ingredient. The rest are Thousand Spirit Ginseng, Spirit Returning Red Fruit, Ironwood Spirit Leaf, Purple Spirit Mushroom, Star Spirit Grass, Water Spirit Lotus, Sky Fairy, Seven-Colored Illusion Grass, and Star Blue Mushroom. They should preferably be over thirty years old."

Seeing this, Ye Tian quickly listed the Spirit Herbs required for the True Spirit Pill and asked everyone to help gather them. After all, it would be difficult for him alone to find all of these Spirit Herbs.

"Just these rare Spirit Herbs are enough to give anyone a headache."

Looking at the list of Spirit Herbs, Xiao Yan immediately felt his head ache. He did not recognize a single one of the nine Spirit Herbs. It seemed he would have to ask Teacher to step in.

"Xiao Yan, however many you can find is fine. Don't force it."

Ye Tian reminded Xiao Yan not to become too fixated on it.

"I'll do my best."

"Brother Ye, we'll take our leave."

Afterward, Xiao Yan put away the list of Spirit Herbs, bid Ye Tian farewell, and prepared to mobilize his family's resources to search for them.