Nirvana Pills

Jun Moxiao and Witch gathered all the medicinal ingredients and decided to wait for the others at the foot of Divine Medicine Gate Mountain. They would also see whether they could meet the Ancient Era Double Pupils Woman. She had been quite beautiful in the anime, and her strength was probably around the Escape One Realm. After fleeing to the lower realm during the ancient war, she had remained in the Heaven Mending Pavilion's Ancient Sacred Academy to recuperate.

The reason Shi Yi, who possessed double pupils, had been allowed to cultivate in the Heaven Mending Pavilion's Ancient Sacred Academy was also because the Double Pupils Woman had given the word.

However, in the original story, the Ancient Double-Pupil Woman had done little of note afterward. She had even been captured and thrown into a dark prison, only to be rescued once Shi Hao became an Immortal Emperor.

Jun Moxiao wondered whether he should recruit the Ancient Double-Pupil Woman to his side. His camp would gain another supreme expert. The talent of double pupils was even more badass than a Supreme Bone. Winning her over would not only give his side another supreme expert, but also spare her from being thrown into the dark prison.

Jun Moxiao planned to sweet-talk her directly. If that failed, he would use the Immortal King art, the Two Principles Heavenly Art, or Original True Understanding: Transcendence Chapter. He refused to believe she could turn him down. No cultivator could withstand the temptation of an opportunity to become an immortal. The Transcendence Chapter alone had driven those giants of the Upper Realm to fight tooth and nail.

At the foot of Divine Medicine Gate Mountain, Jun Moxiao activated his Heavenly Dao Eye and looked through layers of obstructions toward the great hall atop the mountain. Sure enough, he saw a breathtakingly beautiful, long-haired woman floating cross-legged inside a palace with her eyes closed.

Jun Moxiao thought, So this is the Double Pupils Woman? She really is extraordinary, and gorgeous too. She's only a little less beautiful than Willow Deity—a goddess through and through!

The Double Pupils Woman suddenly sensed someone spying on her. The next instant, she looked toward Jun Moxiao. Activating her double pupils, she peered through layers of obstructions and saw a young man looking in her direction, but she noticed nothing unusual about him. She also knew who he was: the legend of the Void God Realm, a monstrous genius without precedent or equal.

The Double Pupils Woman thought, What brought this young man to Medicine Capital? It seems those pretty young women who appeared here came with him, along with the Desolate Heaven Marquis, Shi Hao.

In truth, even the Double Pupils Woman was stunned by Jun Moxiao's talent. She also wondered how he had opened thirteen cave heavens in the cave heaven realm without suffering punishment from the Heavenly Dao.

Jun Moxiao also saw the Double Pupils Woman looking at him. He hurriedly withdrew his Heavenly Dao Eye and chatted with Witch as though he knew nothing. He knew this woman had Mind-Reading and could see through other people's thoughts.

The two waited several days before Shi Hao's group finally arrived at the foot of Divine Medicine Gate Mountain. Big Red's voice reached them before the bird himself did. "Oh, man! These past few days have worked me to death!"

"Tired, my ass! We were the ones gathering the spirit medicines. Five-Colored and Three-Eyed both did more than you, and neither of them complained!"

"But I had to haggle with the herb merchants!"

"Oh, give it a rest! Every time you haggled, you nearly drove the merchants mad. We were still the ones who had to sort things out!"

Big Red said shamelessly, "Being your bodyguard wore me out too! Out of us brothers, my cultivation is the highest!"

"Fine! Your cultivation is higher, so you're right! Just wait until Boss makes those pills. I'll surpass you then."

Shi Hao watched his Fierce Beast followers bicker the whole way over. Big Red's grating voice, in particular, carried from far away. He shook his head and said, "All right, stop arguing. Let's see how much you gathered."

Everyone took out their medicinal ingredients. After spending a long time counting them, Shi Hao said excitedly, "Great! We've gathered everything. I'm going to fire up the cauldron and refine Lesser Nirvana Pills."

Huo Ling'er said, "You'll need a medicinal cauldron first!"

Jun Moxiao said, "There's a medicine shop up ahead. They might have one! Find a good cauldron and try refining a small batch first. Don't waste the ingredients."

In fact, Jun Moxiao wanted to see whether Shi Hao would refine himself like a medicinal ingredient, just as he had in the original story. The thought of Shi Hao stewing himself was hilarious.

Shi Hao found the medicine shop's owner, an old man, intending to buy a top-quality medicinal cauldron from him. But the owner said he also refined pills, so he would only rent one out, not sell it. Originally, he had wanted to see what these youngsters planned to do with all the spirit medicines they had gathered.

He intended to hand Shi Hao any old cauldron and fob him off. But when Jun Moxiao casually revealed his Venerable-level strength, the old man was stunned. This boy was already a Venerable at such a young age! He hurriedly brought out a fine cauldron from his collection, offered to rent it cheaply, and even provided Earth Vein Spirit Flame for Shi Hao to refine his pills.

Shi Hao did not take advantage of him and gave him some extra spirit jade.

Then Shi Hao set the medicinal cauldron over the Earth Vein Spirit Flame and added the spirit medicines one after another according to the Pill Formula. He told everyone, "I'm going into the cauldron to temper myself. Keep watch for me."

Jun Moxiao said, "You really do intend to refine yourself. Fine! I'll set up a Teleportation Formation for you!"

After setting up the Teleportation Formation, Jun Moxiao told everyone, "Let's head outside! This fellow is going to strip naked and get into the cauldron to refine the medicine."

Huo Ling'er said in surprise, "Won't he cook himself?"

Jun Moxiao chuckled. "If he's cooked, we'll have an extra dish. Hao Tian has a supreme treasured physique. His flesh is precious medicine!"

Everyone rolled their eyes at Jun Moxiao.

After working inside the cauldron for several hours, Shi Hao let out a loud cry, threw open the lid, and shot into the air. His cultivation had broken through to the peak of the mid formation arrangement realm, and the pills were finished too. He had produced five.

Shi Hao put away the five golden pills and murmured in satisfaction, "I didn't expect to succeed on my first try. Since that worked, I'll refine two more batches."

Shi Hao then refined two more batches using the same method. This time, however, tempering his body again did not produce another breakthrough. It seemed he still had to advance step by step.

Shi Hao looked at the fifteen Lesser Nirvana Pills in his hand. Their rich medicinal fragrance suggested they would work well, so he promptly swallowed one and absorbed it. Mm! Not bad. My strength has increased. These ancestral pills really are a treasure!

Shi Hao put away the pills and came out to meet Jun Moxiao and the others. He said excitedly, "It worked! I refined three batches and got fifteen pills."

With that, Shi Hao took out a few pills, and their medicinal fragrance immediately filled the air.

Jun Moxiao took one and examined it, asking the system in his mind, Meng Die! How good is this Lesser Nirvana Pill?

Meng Die replied, "It's all right, but its effects fall far short of the Great Nirvana Pill. The Lesser Nirvana Pill has little effect above the divine fire realm, though those in the inscription realm absorb it best."

Shi Hao asked Jun Moxiao, "What do you think?"

Jun Moxiao said, "It's all right. It works best in the inscription realm, and probably won't do much above the divine fire realm. You all know that beyond divine fire is the true one realm, where you become a True God. This pill is good for building a foundation. It should work best below the venerable realm."

Shi Hao said, "All right, I'll share them with everyone."

Shi Hao distributed the pills among them. He had always been generous with his friends.

Jun Moxiao told Shi Hao, "I don't need this pill. But Hao Tian, isn't there probably some of your sweat in these pills? You did climb inside the cauldron!"

Witch and the others froze. "How are we supposed to swallow these now?"

Shi Hao said, "Don't listen to him. The temperature inside that cauldron was insanely high. I nearly cooked myself! What sweat could there be?"

Jun Moxiao said, "Actually, tempering yourself with the medicine inside the cauldron gives the best results. You've nearly broken through to the late formation arrangement realm."

The War Goddess said, "Instead of cooking yourself, you raised your cultivation by quite a lot!"

"Actually, I also have a better pill than this, called the Great Nirvana Pill. Its effects are a hundred times stronger."

Everyone was stunned to hear that Jun Moxiao possessed an even more heaven-defying divine pill. Shi Hao exclaimed, "You had divine medicine like that and didn't bring it out? You made me slave away refining pills instead. I nearly cooked myself!"

Jun Moxiao said, "I wanted you to understand that success takes effort. That way, you'll cherish the fruits you worked so hard to obtain!"

Jun Moxiao brought out the Great Nirvana Pills and gave everyone five, reminding them, "These Great Nirvana Pills work even in the heavenly god realm. The lower your realm, the stronger their effects. But be careful taking them in the inscription realm. If your body isn't strong enough, you'd better not take them. They contain so much energy that they could cripple you. Our supply is limited, so take it easy and don't waste them. It's best to use them to break through to the venerable realm. Keep these pills a secret! Otherwise, those scoundrels will come crawling out, and we'll never finish killing them."

Jun Moxiao told the Nine-Headed Lion and the other Fierce Beasts, "Nine-Headed, you all need to be careful. Reach the formation arrangement realm before using them. Remember, once you break through to Venerable, Hao Tian will take you to explore the Upper Realm."

Nine-Headed hurriedly replied, "Thank you, Big Boss! We'll remember. We're going to make it big!"

Jun Moxiao instructed the War Goddess and Xia Youyu, "Senior sisters, work hard on your cultivation when you return. Try to reach Venerable by the time we head to the Upper Realm!"

"Our cultivation is entirely in our junior brother's hands now."

The War Goddess and Xia Youyu exchanged a glance. They were determined to cling to their junior brother's powerful coattails. From now on, they would soar. Perhaps there would even be some unexpected rewards in the future!

"Thank you for granting us this opportunity, Young Master Xiaoxiao! I'll keep it secret, and my primary body will too!"

Jun Moxiao deeply disliked the powers behind Yun Xi and Qingyi, mainly because they harbored too many scoundrels. He therefore said sternly, "The ones I'm most worried about are your Heaven Mending Sect and Celestial Clan. There are too many scoundrels in the powers behind you. Don't let them find out about this."

Witch said, "Xiaoxiao, don't worry. Given Sister Qingyi's and Fairy Yun Xi's relationships with Hao Tian, I'm sure they won't say anything."

Shi Hao chuckled helplessly, and Huo Ling'er pinched the soft flesh at his waist again.