Eighth-Grade Pill Ingredients

After settling Xiao Yixian.

At this moment, Yao Chen seemed to recall something. His soul power moved, and he took out five small and exquisite jade bottles.

"Your Excellency, you've returned at the perfect time." Yao Chen handed the jade bottles to Lin Hai, his tone carrying a hint of pride. "While recovering my soul these past few days, I took the opportunity to refine some pills. Here are two sixth-grade 'Imperial Extreme Pills,' which can help Spirit Emperor experts increase their strength by one to two stars. The other three are fifth-grade 'Dou Ling Pills,' which are very effective for Spirit Kings."

Lin Hai took the jade bottles and, without even looking, put them into his storage ring as if he were just receiving a few candies. "Good efficiency," he praised lightly. "Just in time, I'll head to the Central Plains again and exchange these for some things."

Yao Chen, Xiao Yixian, and Xiao Yan, who was beside them, were all stunned.

They had only just returned not long ago, and he was leaving again? And to the Central Plains? To exchange five fifth and sixth-grade pills for something?

"Uncle, what are you going to exchange for? Isn't the Central Plains very far?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask.

"Something useful for your future," Lin Hai explained without going into detail. He merely swept his gaze over the three of them. "You all stay here with peace of mind. Yixian, follow Elder Yao and study diligently. Xiao Yan, cultivate hard and don't slack off."

With that, his figure flickered, and he once again vanished from his spot like a ghost, leaving no further words behind.

Central Plains, Sky Medicine City.

Not much time had passed since Lin Hai caused a stir at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion last time, and the city's hustle and bustle remained unchanged.

The emblem of the Pill Tower shone brilliantly under the sun, and cultivators with powerful auras and alchemists exuding medicinal fragrance were seen everywhere.

This time, Lin Hai did not go to the magnificent Myriad Medicine Pavilion again. Instead, he casually walked along the bustling streets, his gaze sweeping across the dazzling array of shops on both sides.

Finally, he stopped in front of an old-brand pharmacy with a modest storefront but a seemingly ancient appearance, bearing the plaque "Hundred Herb Hall."

This shop appeared to have a decent foundation, but its customer flow was clearly not as strong as that of giants like the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

He strolled in.

The shopkeeper inside was a spirited old man who was also a fifth-grade alchemist. Sensing the unremarkable aura emanating from Lin Hai, he merely looked up habitually and greeted him, "Feel free to look around, sir. What do you need..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Hai had already walked to the counter. Without any pleasantries or preamble, he directly took out the five jade bottles and placed them on the counter.

The stoppers were slightly ajar.

BOOM!

In an instant, a medicinal power far more refined and potent than the pills' grades, mixed with an astonishing medicinal fragrance, erupted from the mouths of the bottles!

The shopkeeper's words abruptly stopped. His eyes widened, staring intently at the five jade bottles, his breathing suddenly becoming heavy!

He was a fifth-grade alchemist and could clearly sense the extraordinary nature of these five pills!

The purity of this medicinal fragrance, the condensation of this energy, was absolutely top-tier among pills of the same grade!

It was even superior to some high-grade sixth-grade pills he had seen!

"This... this..." The shopkeeper's tongue was tied, and his face instantly filled with extreme enthusiasm and reverence. "Sir! You... you intend to...?"

"Exchange for a set of medicinal ingredients to refine the 'Supreme Pill'," Lin Hai's voice was calm and unwavering as he directly stated his objective.

The Supreme Pill, an eighth-grade pill! It could greatly increase the chance of Spirit Venerable experts breaking through bottlenecks, and even directly increase the cultivation of low-star Spirit Venerables by one star!

Its value was far beyond that of the Imperial Extreme Pill or the Dou Ling Pill. The appearance of every Supreme Pill was enough to incite competition among numerous Spirit Venerable experts!

And its medicinal ingredients were naturally incredibly precious. Each main ingredient could be considered a heavenly treasure, and gathering a complete set was extremely difficult and worth a fortune!

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper gasped, and the enthusiasm on his face instantly turned into shock and difficulty. "Supreme... Supreme Pill ingredients? Sir, you... although these five pills of yours are incredibly precious, but... but they are likely not enough in value for a complete set of Supreme Pill ingredients..."

Exchanging five fifth and sixth-grade pills for the main ingredients of an eighth-grade pill sounded like a fantasy!

Lin Hai seemed to have anticipated this. He lightly tapped the counter with his finger, interrupting him, his tone still calm but carrying an unquestionable weight. "Exchange or not?"

His gaze fell calmly on the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was about to explain further when he suddenly met Lin Hai's eyes, which were as deep as a starry sea.

In that instant, he seemed to see an endless, vast universe, saw the birth and death of stars, and saw an indescribable terror and majesty!

The blood in his body seemed to freeze instantly, and his soul trembled!

A fear originating from the most primal instinct of life told him that the person before him was absolutely someone that he, and even the entire Hundred Herb Hall, could not imagine or defy!

The unremarkable aura he had sensed earlier was simply because the other party's realm was too high, and he, like an ant, could not glimpse the heavens!

Did that small difference in value matter in the eyes of such an existence?

The fact that the other party was willing to offer pills for an "exchange" was already a tremendous show of respect and a gesture of equal transaction!

Cold sweat instantly soaked the shopkeeper's back. His face turned pale, all his words stuck in his throat, leaving only boundless fear and obedience.

He almost scrambled with his hands and feet to retrieve a delicate ring emitting spatial fluctuations from a heavily sealed jade box at the deepest part of the counter.

"Exchange! Exchange! Sir, please calm your anger! This humble one has poor eyesight! This is a complete set of 'Supreme Pill' medicinal ingredients that our shop has treasured for many years, with all main and auxiliary ingredients included, and the years are definitely sufficient! Please examine it!" the shopkeeper's voice trembled as he respectfully offered the ring with both hands, his waist bent so low it almost touched the ground.

Lin Hai's divine sense swept into the ring's space. Inside, dozens of herbs radiating spiritual energy and emitting a brilliant glow were neatly arranged. Dragon Blood Ganoderma, Bodhi Heart, Ten-Thousand-Year Rehmannia Essence... these were the ingredients needed to refine the Supreme Pill, and their quality was all superior.

He nodded with satisfaction, put away the ring, and left without even looking at the five jade bottles on the counter.

"Sir! Your pills!" the shopkeeper called out quickly.

"Keep them," Lin Hai's figure had already disappeared through the doorway, only three plain words drifting back.

The shopkeeper stood frozen on the spot, looking at the five priceless jade bottles, then at the empty doorway, his heart filled with lingering fear.

Just what kind of terrifying existence had he encountered today?!

Meanwhile, Lin Hai had already left Sky Medicine City, taking a single step and traversing space.

For him, this trip to the Central Plains had truly been as simple and easy as stepping out to a small shop and exchanging a few "candies" for a pack of "seeds."

The next moment, his figure appeared within the small courtyard of the Xiao Clan in Wutan City.

His coming and going felt no different than taking a casual stroll.