"Is that really a Heavenly Dao Pill?" Zhang Hong cried in delighted surprise. This was no ordinary pill, but the Heavenly Dao Sect's finest spirit medicine for increasing the chances of forming a golden core. Only cultivators who had rendered heroic service and made great contributions to the sect had a chance of receiving one. She had never expected it to be given to her just like that.
"Thank you so much, Martial Uncle Dongfang!" Zhang Hong bowed gracefully to Dongfang Yi as she spoke excitedly.
"Hold on, hold on. There's a condition attached to this gift," Dongfang Yi said solemnly. After a pause, he continued, "You must add another Golden Core Stage Cultivator to our Heavenly Capital Peak!"
"Yes! Your martial niece will obey!" Zhang Hong answered, her blood surging with excitement. With her aptitude, the help of the Yin-Yang Spirit-Gathering Pill, and now this Heavenly Dao Pill, her chances of forming a golden core had risen to over sixty percent. Such a success rate was enough to astonish any cultivator. Ordinary cultivators only had about a ten percent chance of forming a golden core, and generally had to attempt the breakthrough several times, or even dozens of times, before they could succeed.
"Senior Brother, how come you have a Heavenly Dao Pill? Isn't the next batch of pills still several years away?" Liu Yulan asked curiously from beside them.
"Oh, I originally kept this for my own use. When I first attempted to break through to the golden core stage, I couldn't bear to use it, so I didn't take it. To my surprise, I succeeded anyway, and I've kept it ever since," Dongfang Yi explained.
"So you never took it! Your success on your very first attempt at reaching the golden core stage caused a sensation throughout