Chapter 456 - 211: Tier 4 Spirit Pill and the Jin Family’s Manhunt
Chapter 456: Chapter 211: Tier 4 Spirit Pill and the Jin Family’s Manhunt
Xiao Chen took a Demon Pill from his Vast Sea Ring. He used the same method as he would for an Inner Core, refining it into a medicinal liquid with his Spiritual Fire before swallowing it in one gulp.
In truth, there were better ways to handle a Demon Pill.
For example, it could be used to concoct a Tier Three Elixir, which would make better use of the Spiritual Power within.
However, his current circumstances didn’t allow for it, so consuming it directly was more convenient.
Besides, Xiao Chen believed he would have plenty of opportunities to acquire more Demon Pills in the future. He didn’t need to be like ordinary Cultivators, haggling over every little detail.
As the medicinal liquid went down, a dense surge of Water Spirit Power erupted within his body.
At the same time, a wisp of Sunflower Water Yin Qi, cultivated by that Sea Fish, shot out from the liquid. It traveled along his Meridians and bored straight into his Dantian.
The Sunflower Water Yin Qi within the Demon Pill was similar to the sliver of Primordial Pill Qi a Cultivator obtains during Core Formation.
It was also the most essential and precious part of the Demon Pill, comparable to a top-tier, Tier Three Water Spiritual Object.
However, the Sunflower Water Yin Qi was, after all, the origin source of a Demon Beast, and it had to be handled with extreme care.
If anything went wrong during Refinement and the Yin Qi leaked, a mild case would make cultivation difficult for some time, requiring a great deal of True Essence to dissolve the Yin Qi.
In a severe case, the Dantian would be tainted by the chilling yin, directly damaging one’s foundation.
For ordinary Magic Cultivators, consuming a Demon Pill directly was an incredibly risky affair.
But that didn’t matter. Xiao Chen was a Body Cultivator, and his constitution was incredible!
His blood energy was vigorous, his Yang Qi was abundant, and his Dantian was like a blazing furnace.
When that wisp of Sunflower Water Yin Qi bored into his Dantian, it was like a moth flying into a flame.
His Life Pill immediately seized it from a distance with True Essence and completely refined it in an instant.
At the same time, under the supply of wisps of pure Spiritual Power, new True Essence began to condense within Xiao Chen’s Dantian.
However, during the process of refining the Sunflower Water Yin Qi, the Yang Qi within his Life Pill was unavoidably depleted to some extent.
With Yin and Yang clashing, such a minor loss was a normal phenomenon and not a major issue.
Without any interference, he could recover fully after about a day of rest.
"Hooo... That feels great!"
Xiao Chen’s eyes snapped open, and he exhaled a two-foot-long plume of frosty air.
As this last bit of cold air was expelled, the Demon Pill’s Refinement was complete.
The entire process took about six hours and had surprisingly netted him a full three strands of True Essence.
’That was so fast!’
Xiao Chen used his Divine Sense for an Internal Observation and couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy.
To avoid excessively depleting his Yang Qi, it was best to consume only one Demon Pill per day. But even at this rate, as long as he had a sufficient supply of Demon Pills, he could shorten his cultivation time to just one-sixth of the original.
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Of course, in reality, hunting for Demon Pills also took time.
Xiao Chen did a quick calculation. He would need to obtain at least five Demon Pills per month just to match the efficiency of cultivating in seclusion.
Anything more than that would be a true increase in efficiency.
For other Cultivators, this condition would be considered extremely difficult.
But Xiao Chen felt he could give it a try.
After all, his fast Escape Techniques meant a larger hunting ground. His fast True Essence recovery meant a higher hunting frequency. His speed in killing Demon Beasts meant higher hunting efficiency.
If he could harvest ten Demon Pills in a month, his cultivation efficiency would double.
Early the next morning, Xiao Chen left Hundred Herbs Island again, heading south to search for Tier Three Sea Fish.
Maybe it was his speed, or maybe it was just good luck. After searching for a full day, he managed to catch a Cloud-Patterned Grouper on the afternoon of the third day, netting him one Demon Pill.
Then, on the morning of the sixth day, he caught a Small-Mouthed Silver Perch, obtaining another Demon Pill.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. He had caught a total of four Tier Three Sea Fish and obtained four Demon Pills.
But in doing so, he had also scoured nearly the entire area south of Hundred Herbs Island. The fourth Sea Fish, in particular, had taken a great deal of effort to find.
’Looks like I can’t just keep fishing in one spot. Time to switch areas.’
Xiao Chen excitedly returned to Hundred Herbs Island, planning to rest for two days to refine his True Essence and, while he was at it, gather some information.
After that, he planned to check out the east. By the time he had made a circuit of the other three directions, he figured it would be nearly May.
Unfortunately, as soon as he returned to the island, he saw a large number of Bounty Orders.
The Jin Family had reacted quickly. They had arrived at Hundred Herbs Island eight days ago and, while communicating with Hundred Herbs City, had also deployed a large number of people to search for clues.
The sudden shattering of the Life Tokens for three of their Direct Lineage members was already a grave matter.
Not to mention, the involvement of a Tier Four Spirit Pill made it even more critical.
Thus, the Jin Family had come out in full force, calling on friends and allies to bring along more than ten Golden Core Cultivators. They postured as if they would not rest until the murderer was found.
Given the situation, if Xiao Chen were to attend the banquet with the Longevity Pill, he would probably be surrounded and attacked the moment he left the City Lord’s Mansion. He might even be captured as a Tribulation Cultivator in the middle of the banquet.
He took a walk around the city and, just as he expected, many people were discussing the matter of the Jin Family’s Cultivators.
"Did you guys hear? That Tribulation Cultivator didn’t just kill members of the Jin family from the Ten Thousand Immortals Archipelago, but he also seems to have stolen an extremely important Treasure."
"No wonder the Jin Family posted a bounty of 300,000 Spirit Stones. What was the Treasure? Any news on that?"
"Haven’t heard, but whoever dared to touch the Jin Family... I’d say that Tribulation Cultivator is in for some serious bad luck."
"I think so too. What kind of reckless fool has such guts? Even Ghost-faced Cyan knows you don’t mess with people you can’t afford to provoke."