Supreme Emperor of Mist

"Essence Transformation Pill?" Qin Chan tilted her head slightly as she was dumbfounded by the name that came out of nowhere. The way she acted made Qin Chan looked cuter for once.

And it wasn't embarrassing at all to be clueless about it. After all, there were more than a thousand options of pills available in the market. Their market is usually pretty limited unless regulated and officially recognized by an organization like the Pill Association.

The most commonly known pills recognized by the association are the three general Cultivation Pills known as Flesh Foundation, Bone Foundation, and Spiritual Foundation Pill.

Even the Flesh Mending Pill from Xiyun City, previously known as Fu-Rong Town, was only accepted as a local specialty.

"Did you purchase the recipe from outside of our Yunshan Province? It is good to introduce something new and hardly obtainable around here, but try to be careful with the association's authorities." Qin Chan said.

"Don't worry, my second sister. It won't be available anywhere except here inside the Cloud Plucking Sect. This is also why I've decided to go all out with whatever resources I have for now."

"Furthermore, it was something given by my master. How can this be replicate that easy by the outsiders?" Qin Lan smirked. Naturally, the master he mentioned was the one so-called the sect master of Kuangshan Lu Sect.

Qin Lan's sentence was bold. Base on his time invested in creating this breed of Spiritual Herb, it was natural for him to be confident with his product. And based on what he had seen so far, it would take at least five years for others to replicate and reach his level of alchemy and herbology achievement.

There's also a slight connection between the Department of Heaven and Earth's Blessing to be considered.

"Our master? Did our master pay you a visit recently?" Lu Qing asked with an excited expression. It has been too long they did not hear about their master from Qin Lan's mouth.

"Yes. I'll tell you guys more about it later. But for now, I'll need all available help to make this plan of mine works. We'll need as much Emerald Transformation Spirit Grass as we can before I start refining them into pills." Qin Lan said.

"But we still have a week to go before our turn changes... Furthermore, we've been adding up the merchandise under the Min-Ren Dwelling's name for a while now... We can't stop in between and making things difficult for the other fellow disciples." Hu Jia said.

"What's wrong?" Qin Lan asked.

"We've added the three treasures of Fu-Rong Town into the list of merchandise sold through the Min-Ren Dwelling's name, so even if the task ended for us, the supply has to continue." Qin Chan answered.

"That would be simple. Just move the operation to the spiritual cave I've rented. There are plenty of spaces available." Qin Lan added.

"If that the case, then I'll send someone trustable over to help. We will be there from next week onwards." Hu Jia suggested. Qin Lan also nodded in reply as they came up with a date their operation started.

Before he left, Qin Lan stuffed a bottle of the pill he refined into their hand along with a piece of paper stating the effect of the Cultivation Pill inside. Qin Lan also gives Hu Jia a kiss on her forehead before making his way back to the spiritual cave.

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That night.

Hu Jia gently combs her hair using a brush given by Qin Lan. Her mood is evidently better after seeing her husband a while ago. Thinking back about their escapade together made her smiled unconsciously before the mirror.

As she placed the brush down, it knocked against the piece of paper written by Qin Lan.

"Let's see what miraculous effect the pill has. I'm sure dearest husband will not recklessly make his move unless he's very confident about it." Hu Jia pinched the edge of the folded paper and went through its content.

If Qin Lan was here by her side, he would lose control over his lust due to Hu Jia's loose sleeping robe. It was leaning loosely on her shoulder, gradually sliding down as it revealed the upper cheek of her breast while she went through Qin Lan's neat handwriting.

"What???" Hu Jia revealed a shocked expression the moment she finished reading what was on the piece of paper.

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Essence Transformation Pill

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=> Effective upon taken orally. The Essence Transformation Pill promotes better efficiency between the user with the surrounding natural Spiritual Energy.

=> Hasten the process of converting natural Spiritual Energy into the body onefold.

=> Hasten the process of refining Spiritual Energy inside the body into higher purity onefold.

=> Removes the need for meditation for an hour after consumption. Medicinal Effect will not lose even during battle.

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Without further ado, Hu Jia immediately swallowed the pill and channels the Spiritual Energy in her surrounding. The absorption of Spiritual Energy happens naturally the moment it started to take effect inside her body.

Using this advantage of the Essence Transformation Pill, Hu Jia efficiently performs a set of Golden Lord's Holy Fist taught by Qin Lan. The discomfort due to the lack of Spiritual Energy in her immature Dantian started to fade away the closer she is to complete the set of punching art.

The sensation was like getting rid of the need to breathe when diving underwater. Taking this pill not only removes the requirement of focusing the mind to guides the Spiritual Energy, but it also widens the meridians to speed up the process.

Hu Jia smiled. Unwilling to miss a minute of this sensation, she repeated three more sets of Golden Lord Holy Fist Art until the effect of the Spiritual Pill is finally over.

The same thing happened to Hu Jia repeated on Qin Chan and Lu Qing Yun. Both of them enjoyed the surprises brought by that single pill, which gave them some insight into their cultivation.

And it was most evident on Lu Qing Yun as on that night itself. She became the first one in the group to advance into the sixth-level of Flesh Refining Layer!

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(Note: The group = Qin Lan, Hu Jia, Lu Yi, Lu Qing Yun, Huo Zunjie)

(Note: So far in the story, refilling their Spiritual Energy was a hassle. An example of how disturbing it is is clearly hinted at in [chapter 36 - You Can Stand?] when Qin Lan saved Hu Jia. This is also why I emphasize Hu Jia's experience instead of the others)

(Note: Remember, Qin Chan is a year older than Qin Lan, so she's 17. Qin Fan is the oldest, so he's 18. Qin Chan is at half-step Bone Reconstruction. And Qin Fan is trying to advance into the fourth-level Bone Reconstruction Layer. In the outer Sect, Leng Ching from Dan-Xin Dwelling is the strongest disciple. Eighth-level Bone Reconstruction Layer)

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