The alchemy book Li Changkong had given Liu Yu was roughly two inches thick, its surface yellowed with age. It looked exceedingly ancient.
"Hundred Herbs Pill Book."
Those four large characters were scrawled casually across its cover.
Opening the first page revealed a long table of contents. At the very top were the words "Golden Core Condensation Pill formula."
"Five elements spirit fruit," "Primordial Chaos Fruit," "purple nether root."
Liu Yu's eyes widened. Following the table of contents, he quickly turned to the relevant pages and read the formula with mounting excitement.
He had worn out iron shoes searching in vain, only to find it without the slightest effort.
Ever since reaching Foundation Establishment, he had kept an ear out for news of the Golden Core Condensation Pill formula, but had made little progress. All he knew was that the upper floors of the sect's Scripture Pavilion certainly held it.
Now, it had fallen into his hands so easily.
Sure enough, treasures that lower-level cultivators found all but impossible to obtain were within easy reach of higher-level cultivators. It was true of Foundation Establishment Pills, and equally true of the Golden Core Condensation Pill formula.
Liu Yu swiftly committed the formula to memory, feeling a faint stir of emotion.
Then he continued leafing through the Hundred Herbs Pill Book.
"Observations on the habits of three-origin fruit, with cultivation hypotheses and experiments."
"Changes in medicinal properties when snow-ganoderma herb is mixed with crimson blood ginseng, with preparation experiments."
"Changes in medicinal properties when crimson blood ginseng is mixed with ice crystal lotus, with preparation tests using different ratios."
"Changes in medicinal properties when soul-calming grass supplements purple-heart snow lotus, and the feasibility of using them as the primary and supplementary herbs."
"Speculations on the effects of the Soul-Cleansing Pill, with proposed