“This pill cauldron is not bad. How much is it?” Qin Xiao asked as he looked at Nalan Feiyan. This cauldron was more than enough for his use.
“This pill cauldron is called Purple Radiance. It was forged from Purple Radiance Stone, and its body is engraved with eighteen inscriptions. It has reached top-grade Yellow Rank, so it costs 180,000 taels of silver,” Nalan Feiyan explained simply before quoting a sky-high price.
“Hiss!” Qin Xiao turned to look at her in disbelief. You really dare to quote such a price? A low-grade Profound Rank spiritual weapon is only about 200,000 taels. This thing is nearly as expensive as a Profound Rank weapon. Could it be this woman is deliberately taking revenge on me?
Nalan Feiyan rolled her eyes at him and said softly, “Don’t look at me like that. The price of pill cauldrons has always been higher than similar spiritual tools. The materials needed to refine them are also much more. This price is perfectly reasonable.” She wasn’t intentionally trying to cheat Qin Xiao. The pill cauldron was truly that expensive.
“However, since you are a Black Iron-level VIP of the Lingbao Pavilion, you can enjoy a twenty percent discount. You only need to pay 162,000 taels,” she added.
“Fine! I’ll buy it!” Qin Xiao gritted his teeth and made his decision. After all, once he refined pills, he could quickly earn this money back, and even more.
After paying, Qin Xiao took the cauldron and herbs and left the Lingbao Pavilion. In the city, he bought a mansion covering 2,000 square meters. He quickly set up a simple pill room inside and went into seclusion to refine pills.
The first pill Qin Xiao chose to refine was the Origin Essence Pill. He first heated the cauldron, circulating his spiritual power to turn it into blazing flames, raising the temperature inside until it was suitable.
He picked up the first herb, tossing it lightly into the flames. The moment it touched the fire, it was refined into a clump of emerald-green liquid that rolled around inside. Then he added the second herb, then the third…
Herbs were constantly being tossed into the cauldron. Qin Xiao carefully controlled the flames’ temperature, separating impurities from the essence while refining. When two liquids fused, he was especially cautious. A single mistake would ruin everything. The source of this chapter is g.com.
Fortunately, the Fortune Plundering System had already taught him the art of pill refining. It was as if the knowledge was carved into his bones. He could complete the process even with his eyes closed.
Refining herbs into liquid, removing impurities, fusing them together… despite the complexity, Qin Xiao carried out each step in one smooth motion without pause. Even if an alchemy master saw this, he would exclaim in amazement. His hand techniques and process were flawless.
Time passed quietly. Three days went by in a flash, and within the flames, several rough pill embryos appeared. Then Qin Xiao added the final main herb. It melted instantly into a golden liquid. Controlling it carefully, he guided the liquid to merge with the embryos.
Soon, smooth and round pills began to take form, glowing with a golden luster, exuding a strange medicinal fragrance. Just smelling it made one feel refreshed, with spiritual power circulating faster in the body.
When the pills formed, Qin Xiao inhaled sharply with his left hand. Eight golden pills appeared in his palm. Excitement filled his heart as he placed them carefully into a prepared jade bottle. The fragrance alone could invigorate him—taking them would surely be even more effective.
Without hesitation, he poured out one pill, licked his lips, and swallowed it whole. The pill melted instantly, spreading a fiery warmth through his mouth before transforming into pure energy that surged into his body.
Qin Xiao remained calm, forming hand seals while circulating his spiritual power to refine the medicinal energy. Wisps of white smoke rose from his body as waves of spiritual qi rushed into him, balancing the process.
His spiritual power grew steadily, his strength rising rapidly. After five days, he finally refined the pill completely. His power had increased significantly. Qin Xiao nodded with satisfaction. If he refined two more, he could break through to the 2nd stage Spiritual Power Realm.
In this world, pills were indispensable for rapid cultivation. Qin Xiao savored the joy of taking pills and immediately consumed the second, then the third.
Eventually, he felt his spiritual power swell to the breaking point. Quickly forming seals, he heard a muffled sound from within his body that only he could sense. Visit novelping dot com for the full chapter.
“Hahaha! Even without the system, I can still break through!” Qin Xiao laughed proudly. Breaking through with the results of his own labor gave him a deep sense of pride.
“More pill refining first. I’ll relax a few days by making Innate Pills, then continue cultivating,” he muttered. Soon, he was fully focused again, refining Innate Pills. The process went smoothly, and within three days, he produced eight pills.
Just like with the Origin Essence Pills, his success rate was astonishing. Ordinary alchemists only refined three or four pills at most, and even masters managed five or six. Only grandmasters could reach such results.
After completing the batch of Innate Pills, Qin Xiao didn’t rush to leave seclusion. He began cultivating again, swallowing pill after pill, steadily increasing his spiritual power.
A month and a half later, inside the Lingbao Pavilion, Nalan Feiyan frowned. “It’s been one and a half months. Why hasn’t that fellow delivered the Innate Pills yet? Could he have failed?”
Refining pills was never guaranteed. There was always a chance of failure. Nalan Feiyan remembered how Qin Xiao had only bought a single set of materials. She had assumed the alchemist he knew was very skilled with an extremely high success rate. But now, with no news at all, doubts crept into her heart.
“Could it be that he stood me up?” she thought with growing worry. After all, Innate Pills were highly sought after and never hard to sell.
She had been stuck at the 9th stage Postnatal Realm for over five years. Without Innate Pills, she had no idea how long it would take to break through. She could wait, but the second young master of the Yue Family might not. She had insisted on marrying only after breaking through to the Innate Realm. Her physique was unique—if she lost her purity before advancing, it would greatly hinder her future cultivation.