Each tray held a porcelain bottle, its label dry and yellowed, the writing faded.
The four Heaven's Mandate Sect disciples wore grave expressions, their eyes mixed with something complex—perhaps unwillingness, perhaps regret.
Li Qingxian's gaze swept over the four kinds of pills.
Soul-Calming Pill, Returning Light Pill, Sacred Dharma Pill, and... Heaven's Mandate Pill.
Li Qingxian's gaze lingered on the Heaven's Mandate Pill, and he instantly understood why the four Heaven's Mandate Sect disciples looked so conflicted.
All four pills stood at the pinnacle of the mortal world.
The Soul-Calming Pill could resolve all injuries to the mind, illusions, soul, and spirit. Once swallowed, it rendered one fearless of any attacks against the mind or soul for several years.
Back then, ten thousand demons descended from the heavens and all ten directions sank into ruin. The Literary Sage swallowed this pill, took the clouds as his scroll, and wielded his brush in a torrent of ink, slaughtering every Demonic Beast across the nine heavens.
The Returning Light Pill could bring back the dead and regrow white bones so long as a single breath remained. Even if only one's head was left, flesh, blood, and bones would grow anew. One pill was worth countless fortunes.
Once, the ancient sage of Ancient Profound Mountain fought the Evil God alone. The southeast collapsed, continents sank and became islands, and he was ultimately defeated when his body shattered. Yet after swallowing this pill that very night, he fought again at dawn and suppressed and slew the Evil God.
The Sacred Dharma Pill was a divine pill for Spell Cultivators. After being swallowed, it entered the Spirit Platform directly, expanded it, strengthened dharma power, and contained a strand of ancient vital essence. It could remake the Spirit Platform as though overturning heaven and earth, greatly