The Qi-Gathering Pill was one of the most famous and effective lower third-tier pills. After taking it, a martial artist at the peak of the third Blood and Qi Transformation could sense and draw spiritual energy into their body. Under the pill's effects, the energy became less violent and easier to absorb.
But!
It was expensive!
It was worth no less than the Golden Snow Ginseng Huang Xunjiu had given Xia Hong. Ordinary martial artists simply couldn't afford it. Even the Huang Family could barely manage the cost, and it would still make them wince for a long time.
More importantly, it only made spiritual energy relatively less violent, not completely gentle. As a result, there were still cases where people took the Qi-Gathering Pill, failed to absorb the energy, and suffered minor or even serious injuries.
Huang Qian had been unwilling to take pills before for three reasons. First, he didn't want to burden the Huang Family. Second, he thought the Qi-Gathering Pill was unreliable and couldn't guarantee that everyone would succeed in drawing spiritual energy into their body. Third, he believed that if he spent more time tempering his flesh, skin, sinews, and bones, he could still succeed in drawing spiritual energy into his body.
But now, he didn't have that much time to wait.
Huang Tian had gone from an ordinary person who couldn't even lift a chicken to catching up with him in just a month. How long would it take him to surpass him?
He wasn't willing to wait idly and watch someone overtake him. After all, he was a genius praised by many friends and family, superiors and subordinates! His pride wouldn't let him accept being surpassed by Huang Tian...
Just as Huang Qian steeled himself to take the pill and draw in spiritual