Graded treasures were generally only usable by Bloodline Fighters, and these precious items were typically measured and traded using Origin Stones, which themselves contained vast amounts of energy.
For ordinary transactions involving everyday goods, however, gold coins were more than sufficient.
As for impoverished families like Ryan’s, while they had seen Origin Stones before at the Welfare Institute, they had never actually possessed one, let alone used one for cultivation.
Of course, it wasn’t only intact graded treasures that could be repurposed.
Defective, damaged, or partially destroyed treasures should theoretically work as well.
The only problem was that damaged treasures would inevitably lose some of their energy. Therefore, a larger quantity might be required to meet the Creation Furnace’s energy threshold.
Ryan’s eyes gradually brightened.
Once he understood the Creation Furnace’s operating principles, everything suddenly became incredibly simple.
Find waste pills and discarded treasures.
Throw them into the Creation Furnace and exchange them for Top Grade treasures.
Sell those treasures for money and use the profits to improve himself.
Then...
Find more waste pills and discarded treasures.
Throw them into the Creation Furnace and exchange them for Top Grade treasures.
Sell them for money and improve himself.
And repeat.
Over and over again.
As long as he could continuously obtain waste materials, he would have a virtually endless source of wealth.
With the Creation Furnace in his possession, Ryan finally felt that he had the means to rewrite the useless life he had once been destined to live.
His heart burned with excitement.
Once he had figured out the path forward, there was no reason to hesitate.
He would act immediately.
Ryan gathered the remaining dozen or so waste pills and tossed them into the Creation Furnace in one go.
The moment they entered the furnace...
BOOM!
Dazzling light erupted from within.
The Creation Furnace trembled slightly as the energy contained within the waste pills was rapidly extracted and transformed.
Mira’s familiar, emotionless voice sounded almost immediately.
<Ding!>
[Energy value has met the required standard!]
[Advanced Creation: Mass transformation of waste into treasure. Random generation in progress...]
Ryan’s eyes widened. "Random generation?"
He stared intently at the Creation Furnace, his heart filled with anticipation.
’What kind of pill would appear this time?’
The Advanced Creation function of the Creation Furnace was somewhat like a lottery.
Before the result was revealed, no one could know exactly what would emerge.
And that uncertainty made the process even more exciting.
Ryan couldn’t help but stare at the furnace expectantly.
For the first time, he truly understood just how terrifying the potential of the Boundless Creation Furnace was.
’If even waste could become treasure, then what else could this furnace create?’
....
After waiting for a while, a series of pleasant notification sounds finally rang out.
<Ding!>
[Congratulations, Host!]
[You have obtained the following:]
[First-Tier Top Grade — Healing Pill ×1]
[First-Tier Top Grade — Blood Circulation Pill ×1]
[Second-Tier Top Grade — Burning Blood Pill ×1]
Ryan’s eyes widened slightly as information about the three pills appeared in his mind.
[Healing Pill: Heals injuries and stops bleeding, allowing wounds to recover at an accelerated rate. A miraculous life-saving medicine for outdoor adventures and situations where immediate medical treatment is unavailable.]
[Blood Circulation Pill: Regulates qi and invigorates the blood. After excessive consumption of Origin Power, consuming this pill can greatly accelerate Origin Power recovery while also alleviating injuries caused by disrupted qi and blood circulation.]
[Burning Blood Pill: Seizes the creation of heaven and earth, destroying before establishing anew. It burns blood, washes the marrow, refines the origin, and generates primal yang.]
When consumed by a Bloodline Fighter, it can directly refine their Bloodline, slightly increasing the progress of their Bloodline evolution.
When consumed by an ordinary person with extremely poor Bloodline aptitude, it can burn and refine the essence blood and life meridians throughout the body. There is a certain chance of condensing a drop of Bloodline Essence, allowing the user to break through to the Elemental Power Realm, Stage One, after which the Bloodline Essence can continuously nourish and strengthen the body.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Three soft sounds rang out.
Three pills were ejected from the Creation Furnace and floated quietly in midair.
Ryan stared at them.
His gaze immediately locked onto the fiery-red pill in the center.
’Second-Tier Top Grade... Burning Blood Pill?’
His eyes widened in disbelief before his expression transformed into one of immense excitement.
’It actually produced a Second-Tier Top Grade pill!’
Ryan’s breathing quickened. "Is this the effect of Advanced Creation? There’s actually a chance for it to produce an item one entire tier higher?"
The surprises brought by the Creation Furnace truly came one after another, each more astonishing than the last.
Swish!
Ryan quickly reached out and caught the three pills as they descended.
He carefully placed them in his palm, examining and caressing them with barely concealed excitement.
His attention lingered especially on the fiery-red Second-Tier Top Grade Burning Blood Pill.
Just looking at it made his mouth water.
He had never imagined that those waste pills, all of which had originally been failed First-Tier pills, could actually be transformed into a Second-Tier Top Grade treasure.
It was simply miraculous!
Based on a rough estimate, the value of this single Burning Blood Pill was at least two to three hundred Low-Grade Origin Stones.
And Second-Tier Top Grade pills were undoubtedly rare commodities on the market.
"Haha... There’s actually a chance for Second-Tier Top Grade pills to appear."
Ryan couldn’t suppress the grin spreading across his face.
"My brother’s legs are one step closer to being healed."
This single Second-Tier Top Grade pill had brought him several major surprises.
First, he had learned that Advanced Creation could produce Top Grade treasures from a higher tier than the materials used as input.
Second, the Burning Blood Pill alone was worth at least two to three hundred Low-Grade Origin Stones.
If he sold it, the money would be enough to significantly improve his family’s living conditions.
And most importantly...
The Limb Restoration Pill his younger brother desperately needed was precisely a Second-Tier Top Grade pill.
Although Ryan hadn’t obtained one yet, this discovery made him feel as though the pill was no longer some distant, unattainable treasure.
It was within reach.
Suppressing his excitement, Ryan quickly reviewed the results of this attempt.
More than twenty First-Tier waste pills had been completely consumed.
In total, the Creation Furnace had produced four pills.
Three were First-Tier Top Grade pills, while one was a Second-Tier Top Grade pill.
It seemed that higher-tier creations were only produced with a relatively small probability.
The appearance of the Second-Tier Top Grade Burning Blood Pill this time was most likely the result of exceptionally good luck.
But Ryan was already more than satisfied.
On average, only five or six waste pills were required to produce one intact pill.
That was practically the rhythm of getting rich overnight!
Ryan’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
If he could continuously obtain waste pills and other discarded treasures, then the Creation Furnace could potentially become an inexhaustible source of wealth.
However, just as Ryan was about to continue experimenting, he suddenly noticed something unusual.
The Black Iron Creation Furnace had changed.
After being used for Advanced Creation several times, its previously dull surface had become noticeably brighter.
Even some of the cracks covering its body had visibly diminished.
The entire furnace looked more vibrant than before, as though it had regained a trace of vitality.
Ryan stared at it thoughtfully. "This should be the result of extracting energy from the materials..."
He quickly connected the dots.
The Creation Furnace had consumed the energy contained within the waste pills.
Some of that energy had evidently been absorbed by the furnace itself, activating its dormant origin energy and allowing it to temporarily repair a portion of its damaged body.
In other words, the more energy he fed into the Creation Furnace, the more it could potentially repair itself.
Ryan’s eyes flickered.
This discovery made him even more excited.
The Creation Furnace wasn’t merely transforming waste into treasure.
It was also slowly recovering itself.