Chu Mo tugged at the corner of his robe, which was still caught in Mingli's grip, the corner of his eye twitching slightly. This senior brother certainly changed his tune fast. A moment ago, he had been trying to refuse; now he was afraid Chu Mo would run away.
While the two were tugging back and forth, a disciple brought over the "main ingredient": an Inferior Foundation Establishment cultivator whose eyes were filled with terror.
"You came at just the right time, junior brother," Mingli said with a smile as he took custody of the cultivator. "The Upper Mound Commerce Association just sent over a batch of Inferior Foundation Establishment cultivators who couldn't repay their spiritual debts. Their bodies and cultivation have been pledged to me as collateral.
"This fellow is one of them. He established his foundation with [Pill Rosy Cloud One]. I originally intended to experiment with him to improve the [Great Rosy Cloud Origin Pill]
"into a second-tier pill formula. But for now, I'll use him to refine your Foundation Establishment Pill."
As he spoke, Mingli kicked the cultivator into the Pill Furnace. Amid its violet flames, the cultivator dissolved into a wisp of pure rosy glow before he could even scream.
Chu Mo showed little reaction to the sight. That was how Mingli practiced pill refinement: he emphasized nourishing like with like. To him, if a Foundation Establishment Pill contained no Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could it be called a Foundation Establishment Pill?
Still, these Inferior Foundation Establishment disciples really had it miserable. Their lot was only slightly better than that of Qi Refining disciples.
Mingli's pill-refining skills were indeed extraordinary. He could control the Pill Furnace while chatting with Chu Mo.
After discovering that Chu Mo also knew something of pill refinement, he drew him