Medicinal Pill

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Properties

Medicinal Pills are refined consumables that condense medicinal herbs, monster cores, and other materials into concentrated effects. Their uses include cultivation advancement, healing, body tempering, soul recovery, magical-beast nourishment, lifespan extension, transformation, and breakthrough support.

• Pills are usually stored in Jade Bottles, which preserve and transport them safely. 32 105
• Refining herbs into pills is materially efficient: one batch may require at most two sets of herbs, while direct consumption for a breakthrough can require about five sets. 8
• Pills are generally unusable during the fragile Dou Might foundation stage, though Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, Marrow-Washing Pills, and healing pills are exceptions. 172
• Some pills are restricted to a specific cultivation level; for example, the Dou Spirit Pill is effective on Dou Kings, while the Imperial Extreme Pill is intended for Dou Emperors. 89
• Very old pills can expire even if sealed in Jade Bottles. 22

Grades and Refinement

Refinement Process

• An alchemist follows a Medicinal Pill Formula and processes each required herb with a medication cauldron, flame control, Dou Qi, and Soul Strength. 31 143
• Herbs are refined into medicinal liquids, which must be extracted, fused, compressed into a pill embryo, and repeatedly tempered until the pill is complete. 32 143
• Alchemy depends on more than cultivation: calmness, precision, experience, adequate Soul Strength, and large quantities of medicinal herbs are all necessary. 62
• A standard commission may require the client to supply a formula and three portions of ingredients; the alchemist retains the remaining materials and may keep successful extra products. 31 141

Pill Veins

Pill Veins are colored rings or lines that appear on a pill of the highest quality. A pill with Pill Veins can release one hundred percent of its medicinal effect. 143

• Lin Qing’s top-grade Dragon Strength Pill develops Pill Veins after three days and nights of refinement. 32
• Three of four Sect-Breaking Pills refined for Jia Xing Tian develop Pill Veins. 62
• A top-grade Dou Spirit Pill and Imperial Extreme Pill are recognized by their visible jade-green Pill Veins during appraisal. 105

Pill Lightning

High-grade pills can trigger a heavenly lightning tribulation upon completion.

• A pill-veined Seventh-Grade pill causes dark thunderclouds and Pill Lightning to gather over Canaan Academy. 143
• Lin Qing’s Sect Extreme Pill escapes after its first tribulation and must be captured with Soul Strength. 145
• Eighth-Grade four-color Pill Lightning appears over the Imperial Capital when Lin Qing refines two Eighth-Grade pills. 191

Known Medicinal Pills

Medicinal Pellets and Liquids

Medicinal pellets are simpler than true pills and are often used as convenient nourishment.

• Lin Qing uses the Ancestral Stone to turn medicinal herbs into pellets before consuming them. 8
• A pellet made from a single herb retains wild, isolated medicinal energy and is less useful than a properly formulated pill. 90
• Grain-Fed Pills are specialized magical-beast nourishment pills. Their formulas range from Tier 3 through Seventh Grade; they provide gentler energy than ordinary pellets and can be consumed in large quantities. 69
• Zi Yan favors Lin Qing’s honey-flavored and Dragonblood Lingzhi-based pellets, treating them as both cultivation resources and food. 91 93
• Lin Qing later experiments with energy-rich medicinal jelly for Zi Yan and Lin Qi. 192

Role in the Story

• Lin Qing’s System grants medicinal pills from the beginning of his cultivation path, including pills he cannot immediately use because of realm restrictions. 2 8
• His pills serve as currency and leverage: he pays a guide with a Second-Grade Pill, trades pills for medicinal herbs, and uses them to establish alliances with local factions. 30 36
• The promise of Transformation, Imperial Extreme, and Meridian-Washing Marrow-Tempering Pills secures the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s five years of service. 25
• Lin Qing and the Snake-People Tribe establish a transactional alliance around pill refinement, herbs, formulas, and Medusa’s evolution. 54 61 62
• His ability to refine high-grade pills gives him influence at Canaan Academy, where he completes annual duties by submitting thirteen finished top-quality pills. 87
• The value of his pills draws the attention of the Eight Sects Gate and Thousand Medicine Workshop when he presents a Dou Spirit Pill and Imperial Extreme Pill for auction. 105 106
• Seventh- and Eighth-Grade refinements strengthen Canaan Academy, the Green Emperor Pavilion, and Lin Qing’s wider political position. 145 191