An Astonishing Senior

Yi Huang's expression instantly darkened, leaving Xiao Han and the other man, who had no idea what was going on, trembling with fear.

Just now, they had watched Yi Huang suddenly stop mid-sentence, a strange expression on her face.

Xiao Han had nearly worried that she had been possessed by that Alchemist.

Yi Huang finally came back to her senses. "As I was saying, that senior created a kind of pill..."

"But Yi Huang, while creating a pill is difficult, it shouldn't have been much to that master, right?" Xiao Han questioned.

Any Alchemist who reached the Ninth Rank had basically already reached the peak of the alchemy path, with an understanding of Medicinal Herbs that had attained perfection.

Creating new pills based on medicinal principles was not difficult.

Especially for an Alchemy Grandmaster with a Half-step Tier 9 Golden Core.

"Let me finish!"

Unable to endure it any longer, Yi Huang erupted in blazing flames. It was the Exotic Fire Xiao Han had once given her, Wind Fury Dragon Flame.

Sensing the commotion, quite a few people thought something had happened and wanted to come over to investigate, but some of the older members stopped them.

"Relax. The Pavilion Master just provoked the Deputy Pavilion Master again. You'll get used to it."

Meanwhile, Xiao Han stood perfectly straight, his head covered in lumps and his entire body blackened. Though injuries like these were easy for him to recover from with his cultivation, he did not do so.

"Under normal circumstances, that would indeed be the case," Yi Huang continued explaining.

"However, this is a special pill that must be used together with the Improved Bodhi Pill.

"This pill is called the Spirit Gathering Pill, and its effect is to greatly increase the speed at which Dou Qi is accumulated.

"You should know that before reaching the Half-Saint realm, there is the Nine Revolutions to Sainthood stage. During that stage, one can use Spirit Gathering Pills without limit to accelerate the process."

Hiss—

Xiao Han and the other man sucked in a breath of cold air. From its effects alone, they could tell that this so-called Spirit Gathering Pill was a pill used to increase cultivation.

Yet the use of such pills had always been limited. For example, low-level pills such as Dou Ling Pills and Royal Extreme Pills could only be taken once.

But this Spirit Gathering Pill could actually be used without limit. That meant one could completely pile one's cultivation up to Peak Nine Revolutions by throwing money at it, vastly reducing the time required.

If the Spirit Gathering Pill were promoted, then wouldn't the disciples' cultivation soar higher and higher?

Just as the two were indulging in their fantasies, Yi Huang abruptly snapped them awake.

"What daydream are you two having?" Seeing their expressions, Yi Huang immediately knew they were imagining good things.

"The Spirit Gathering Pill can only be used during the Nine Revolutions Path, and it will make your Dou Qi extremely impure and unstable." Yi Huang revealed a sinister expression.

That gave the two of them a fright, but Ye Jianxin quickly reacted. "But then you couldn't possibly have given it such a high evaluation, could you?"

"Correct." Yi Huang gave Ye Jianxin an approving glance. "Of course, that isn't all. That is why I said this is a pill meant to be used together with the Improved Bodhi Pill.

"Although taking Spirit Gathering Pills makes one's Dou Qi unstable and impure, taking the Improved Bodhi Pill can completely resolve those problems.

"The only side effect is that after breaking through to Half-Saint, the Dou Qi in one's body will be completely exhausted, as if one had just gone through a great battle. But that can be completely ignored.

"Even more valuable is that this method gives a success rate infinitely close to one hundred percent.

"At most, it would take one year to complete the entire process from Peak Dou Zun to Half-Saint."

After saying that, Yi Huang once again felt admiration for that senior in her heart.

"Why is the success rate of this breakthrough method so high?" Xiao Han served as the perfect straight man.

"You should know that under normal circumstances, the deeper one accumulates along the Nine Revolutions Path, the greater the chance of successfully breaking through to Half-Saint.

"In truth, this is a matter of quality and quantity. The better the quality and the greater the quantity, the higher the chance of success.

"Although the Spirit Gathering Pill lowers the quality of Dou Qi, it can also raise the quantity of Dou Qi without limit.

"The deficiency in quality is compensated for through quantity. Coupled with the special effects of the Improved Bodhi Pill, breaking through to Half-Saint becomes effortless."

Yi Huang then looked at Xiao Han with disappointment. "That's why I said I'd never let you off if you lost the Bodhi Seed.

"If that senior had not been lucky enough to receive a gift from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, where would he have gotten spare Bodhi Seeds to test pills with?

"There are only three left. Bodhi Seeds have already vanished from the outside world.

"If they are gone, then the Spirit Gathering Pill and the Improved Bodhi Pill will both be useless."

As she spoke, she even put on a fierce expression.

"I didn't know, okay?" Knowing he was in the wrong, Xiao Han could only listen.

"What grade is the Spirit Gathering Pill? Are the ingredients difficult to find? Is the cost high?" Ye Jianxin, his Grand Elder instincts surfacing, began asking questions.

If the cost was too high, he might choose to spend more time breaking through on his own.

After all, even as a high-ranking member, he could not occupy too many resources.

Hearing this, Yi Huang replied, "This is also what I admire about that senior. The Spirit Gathering Pill is merely an ordinary Eighth Grade Pill.

"Even with my current abilities, I could prepare enough Spirit Gathering Pills for two people in half a year. And as my strength increases, that time can be shortened even further. Its cost is only comparable to a Peak Seventh Grade Pill.

"After the Bodhi Pill was improved, its cost was also greatly reduced. Aside from the Bodhi Seed and several other Medicinal Herbs, most of the ingredients became cheaper, while its grade remained unchanged."

"That senior truly is a role model for our generation!" Thinking of how that senior had gone to such lengths to save money for future generations, Xiao Han was deeply moved.

"I haven't even told you the bigger surprises yet."

???!!!

There was more? Please, don't stop. The more, the better!

"That senior was not skilled at cultivation, yet he was able to cultivate to High-level Dou Sheng. It was not merely because he possessed a Heaven Rank Cultivation Method.

"It was also because he possessed pill formulas for pills that increased strength at every level from Dou Zhe to Dou Sheng.

"Some of these were obtained by him, while others were developed by himself. In the later years of his life, he even organized and improved those pill formulas.

"Although the levels before Dou Emperor cost too much and offer too little value for the price, they can still be used for certain special groups.

"After that, there are likewise many pills used to increase cultivation, and their side effects are extremely minor."

At this point, Yi Huang frowned slightly, her cute brows knitting together. "The only flaw is that after increasing cultivation, one needs to use Exotic Fire to purify the Dou Qi, so it is not universally applicable. Of course, perhaps I am simply asking too much."

Then she smiled. "However, that senior's greatest achievement was probably the Ninth Grade Treasure Pill he created—the Saint Ascension Pill."

Saint Ascension Pill? Transcending mortality and entering sainthood? Could it be...? Upon hearing the name, Xiao Han and the others were stunned.

Since ancient times, countless genius cultivators had fallen before the threshold of Dou Sheng.

Who would have thought that someone could develop a pill for breaking through to Dou Sheng?

"The Saint Ascension Pill, as its name suggests, is a pill used to help a Half-Saint break through to Dou Sheng. Of course, it can only be used by those at Peak Half-Saint, and its success rate is only thirty percent.

"Come to think of it, the Spirit Gathering Pill, Improved Bodhi Pill, and Saint Ascension Pill can practically send a Peak Dou Zun straight to Dou Sheng!

"And that is where my confidence in breaking through to Dou Sheng within fifteen years comes from."

Then Yi Huang's expression suddenly became solemn.

"Although the Saint Ascension Pill is extremely effective, it comes with considerable restrictions, at least for Old Ye."