Section 15: False Pill

Chu Yun did not take the Chen Clan's affairs to heart. His only goal was to use this identity to secure the qualifications to participate in the Hundred Clans Pill Conference.

However, Chen Yuqing's situation made him realize his own shortcomings.

"I have no Pill Heart and cannot exhale pill qi. The best I can do is use innate primal essence qi. That is truly using a butcher's cleaver to kill a chicken—an extravagantly wasteful squandering. If White Emperor and the others knew I was abusing innate true essence like this, would they be so furious they coughed up blood?" Chu Yun pondered inwardly.

Every pill refinement required pill qi to stabilize and collect the pill. If Chu Yun used innate primal essence qi every single time, it would be far too conspicuous. Especially since he would soon participate in the Hundred Clans Pill Conference, the foremost grand event in all Pill Continent, which would surely draw the attention of countless experts. If someone with ulterior motives discovered that he was using innate primal essence, what would the consequences be?

The Divination Immortal had no talent for pill refinement. Though the Bliss Immortal Consorts had masters in droves, innate primal essence was far too significant. Once their secret was exposed, it would draw emperor-level experts into action, so they could not show themselves carelessly either.

When all was said and done, only Chu Yun could participate in this Hundred Clans Pill Conference. Yet he happened to possess an innate body and could not have a Pill Heart.

"The reason you could not possess a Pill Heart before, Young Master, was because you have an innate body, while the Pill Heart is the core that harmonizes the body, soul, and spiritual radiance. Your body is now a saint's physique, but your