I wonder how lucky I'll be this time... Qin Chen thought, anticipation stirring in his heart.

Since its founding, the Heavenly Snake Mansion had dealt with serpent Magical Beasts for generations. Aside from the beasts themselves, almost no faction on the entire continent could rival its knowledge of them.

Qin Chen had only asked the mansion to search on the off chance it might find something. He had never expected it to possess such a rare Seven-Colored Origin Stone. It was a delightful surprise.

As for potent poisons of every kind, the mansion's collection was beyond counting.

After all, most of the serpent Magical Beasts the Heavenly Snake Mansion raised and studied were venomous. It was only natural for the organization to collect poisons, and many of its members were skilled in using them.

"Senior, please bring me the ingredients for the Venerable Spirit Pill. I'll refine one for you today," Qin Chen said with a smile after putting away the Seven-Colored Origin Stone and the poisons.

The Venerable Spirit Pill was a Tier 8 Five-Colored Pill. Like the Dou Spirit Pill and the Emperor's Extreme Pill, it was made for cultivators of a particular level: a Dou Zun who took it could advance by one star.

Qin Chen had obtained the recipe from Yao Lao in a trade back in the Jia Ma Empire.

The Venerable Spirit Pill had one limitation, however. Once a Dou Zun reached the Transcendent Dou Zun stage, the pill could no longer raise their star level. It would only help them accumulate a little Dou Qi.

Even so, that straightforward effect was enough to drive every Dou Zun below the Transcendent stage wild.

For an ordinary cultivator, gaining a single star at the Dou Zun level took at least a decade of bitter training.