Chapter 220 – Pills
Li Muwan raised her head while looking at Wang Lin. Her face slowly turned red as she said, “You…you may come in.” He moved to go out the door.
Wang Lin didn’t say anything as he stepped forward. As he walked past Li Muwan, a heart-pounding scent wafted into his nose. Wang Lin stopped and looked at Li Muwan. They were very close to each other. Wang Lin could clearly see her face getting redder, and even her neck was starting to turn red.
Wang Lin’s gaze was no longer cold as he wrapped his arms around Li Muwan’s waist. Li Muwan’s body softened again as she fell onto his chest. Wang Lin could clearly feel her rapid heartbeat.
After a long time, Li Muwan bit her lower lip and pushed Wang Lin away. She looked at Wang Lin and asked, “Why does your appearance look different from before?”
Wang Lin released Li Muwan. He scanned the room, then sat down in a chair. Li Muwan poured him tea, then stood there, waiting for his answer.
Wang Lin smiled faintly and said, “Ma Liang is a possessed body. This is my real body.”
Li Muwan blinked and quickly asked, “Your real name is Wang Lin? And, why is your current cultivation level so different from the one I saw some time ago?”
Wang Lin nodded. After pondering for a moment, he replied, “Wan Er, I’ll tell you when I have time. Now, I want to ask, is there a pill that can allow a Foundation Establishment cultivator to reach the Nascent Soul stage in two months?”
Li Muwan’s beautiful face revealed a thoughtful expression. She whispered, “Only in a few ancient books are there records of pills that can allow one to reach the Nascent Soul stage in a short time, but the recipes for those pills have either been lost or the ingredients have become extinct, and finding alternative ingredients is extremely difficult.”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm, but his heart was broken. If there wasn’t such a pill, how could he reach the Nascent Soul stage in two months? This was a very serious problem.
Li Muwan frowned as she carefully searched through her memories while sitting next to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t bother him. 200 years of time hadn’t left any traces on him. This made Wang Lin feel a little strange.
Not only has she not aged, but she’s even more charming than before. She also possesses a graceful temperament with a hint of arrogance.
Many different recipes and books flashed through Li Muwan’s mind. After a long time, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with a happy tone, “I’ve thought of a way. If it’s to go from Foundation Establishment directly to Nascent Soul, then even on this entire planet, Sasuka, there’s basically no pill that can do this. However, if we divide this problem, then it should be possible. The first part is to go from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, then, after reaching Core Formation, try to find a way to reach Nascent Soul.”
Wang Lin nodded.
Li Muwan smiled. Her eyes were filled with confidence. She blinked a few times with her beautiful eyes and said, “If it’s to reach Core Formation, Wan Er has enough pills for that. Ma… errr brother Wang, what pills have you taken so far?”
Wang Lin pondered for a moment, then said, “This avatar hasn’t taken many pills. Besides the Pei-Yuan Pill, only the Foundation Building Pill.”
“Foundation Establishment Pill?” Li Muwan’s eyes were filled with shock as she continued. “If it were just a Pei-Yuan Pill, then it would be fine. After all, it’s the most basic pill studied by alchemists. However, the Foundation Establishment Pill can be considered a spirit pill. Brother Wang, did you refine that pill yourself?” After that, she smiled faintly and said softly, “Hmph, I remember now. Your master, Zhou Lin, is still in closed-door training. I am your ancestral master right now.”
Wang Lin’s face flashed a hint of red, but it quickly disappeared. He coughed and said, “The Foundation Establishment Pill was made by me, but it was mixed with the spirit liquid I gave you earlier.”
Li Muwan’s eyes revealed a serious expression. She stood up and asked, “Do you have more of that spirit liquid?”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he nodded.
Li Muwan’s chest heaved as she took a deep breath. “Brother Wang, how much spirit liquid do we have left? Is it a lot?” she asked.
Wang Lin’s right hand patted his bag of holding as he placed the white bottle on the table.
Li Muwan’s eyes showed a look of disappointment and she muttered, “So there’s only one bottle left. Maybe there weren’t many rare things like this in the first place…”
Before he could finish his sentence, another bottle appeared in Wang Lin’s hand. One by one the bottles appeared in Wang Lin’s hands and were placed on the table until there were 8 bottles left.
Li Muwan was stunned. After a long time, she regained her senses. She looked at the eight bottles, then at Wang Lin, before asking, “Brother Wang, are all these bottles filled with pure spirit liquid, or did you dilute it?”
Wang Lin smiled faintly and said, “I didn’t dilute it. It’s the same spirit liquid I gave you before. Is this enough? If not, I can give you more.”
Li Muwan’s face suddenly turned red. She looked at Wang Lin and asked, “Anything else?”
Wang Lin nodded and said with a smile, “Whatever you want, I will do it.”
Li Muwan’s chest rose and fell rapidly. She opened one of the bottles and carefully examined its contents. She then stared at Wang Lin with an expression of disbelief. After a long time, she finally managed to utter a single sentence.
“Brother Wang, do you know what the effects of this spiritual liquid are?”
Wang Lin didn’t hide anything and said slowly, “I’ve always used spirit liquids instead of pills to increase my cultivation. Recently, I realized that these spirit liquids can also help increase the success rate of alchemy.”
Li Muwan was stunned again. She looked at Wang Lin with a strange expression. After a long while, she laughed. “Brother Wang, you really are… wasting a heavenly treasure. Although I don’t know where this spirit liquid came from, after experimenting with what was inside the bottle you left me for most of my life, I discovered that if you use the spirit liquid during alchemy, it can increase the success rate of pill concocting. Furthermore, if you consume it directly, it can prevent you from aging. After taking it for a long time, it can increase one’s lifespan. If a large amount is used to concoct pills, it can create a powerful spirit pill that will be several times more effective than just drinking it. If there is only 1 drop of this spirit liquid, it won’t be that good, but if there are more than 10 drops, it can sell for an unimaginable price in the cultivation world.”
After Wang Lin heard this, his gaze remained calm as he said, “Oh, so if you use this to make pills, will it increase my chances of reaching Nascent Soul?”
Li Muwan took a deep breath and said confidently, “If there wasn’t any spiritual liquid, I wouldn’t be confident in helping you reach Nascent Soul. All I could do was give you a bunch of pills and hope for the best. However, with all this spiritual liquid, I have a 30% chance of getting you to Nascent Soul within 2 months.”
“30%…” Wang Lin frowned as he nodded. He immediately touched his storage bag and took out a pill furnace. That pill furnace belonged to Yun Fei.
“Wan Er, do you recognize this pill furnace?”
Li Muwan only took a glance, and her expression suddenly changed. Her eyes revealed a look of disbelief. After a long moment, she took a deep breath and asked, “Brother Wang, where have you been these past 200 years?”
Wang Lin smiled faintly and asked, “What? Is this a treasure?”
Li Muwan nodded repeatedly. Her face was filled with joy, and her body radiated an irresistible aura.
“Brother Wang, this pill furnace is of extremely high quality. In fact, it’s comparable to the giant pill furnace in the Sky Cloud Sect. Wan Er suspects this pill furnace is even better than that. Judging by these intricate lines, they aren’t natural lines, but traces of countless pills produced by this pill furnace. These markings are sometimes a clear indication of a pill furnace’s value. If Wan Er is correct, then this is the ultimate treasure of the alchemy sect.”
Wang Lin nodded silently. Her analysis was very similar to his own speculation.
Li Muwan stared at the yellow paper with dreamy eyes and said slowly, “But, compared to this pill furnace, this yellow paper is even more precious. Look at the seal on this yellow paper. Wan Er has only seen hints of this in some old books. This paper is called a pill seal. Its function is to absorb the spiritual energy of the world. While sealing the pill, it also helps nourish the pill at the same time. This technique was rare even in ancient times. The process of producing a pill seal has long been forgotten. What’s even rarer is how complete this pill seal is and how it still works. It must be said that if even an ordinary pill is placed under the pill seal, after a few days, its effects will increase by onefold. If left for longer, the effects will increase even more.”
“Reportedly, all the magic pills in the story were created after being stored in pill seals for hundreds of years. It can be said that the pill seals played a crucial role in the creation of these pills.”
Wang Lin was very surprised. He looked at the yellow paper. He didn’t expect that paper to be more valuable than a pill furnace. What kind of pill was in this rare pill furnace sealed with a precious pill seal? By this logic, wouldn’t the pill be more valuable than the pill furnace and pill seal combined?
Li Muwan took a deep breath. She stared at the pill furnace and continued in her beautiful voice, “Brother Wang, you’ve probably already guessed that the true treasure isn’t the pill seal or the pill furnace, but the pill within. It’s rumored that only heaven-defying pills would be placed within this type of pill furnace and use this type of seal. Wan Er is now very curious as to what kind of pill is sealed within here.”