Chapter 217: The Champion’s Experience

Having finally obtained intelligence on the fire capable of burning Lifespan, Lin Jing felt his mood brighten, sensing that successfully cultivating the Heavenly Demon Body was just around the corner.

This Pill Assembly’s first place was unrelated to the grade of the Medicinal Pill refined; it was only related to its effect—it seemed to be encouraging Dan Practitioners to “innovate” and bring change to the Immortal Cultivation World.

This competition rule was very favorable to Lin Jing; thanks to a pile of “special plants,” he possessed quite a few top-grade Pill Formulas.

For instance, the Gluttony Pill was definitely a Medicinal Pill capable of bringing change to the Immortal Cultivation World.

However, Lin Jing faced a fatal problem: the Medicinal Pills he refined all relied on the Glazed Immortal Eyes, a Rare Beast Divine Ability, making them difficult for others to replicate.

Whether Tongtian Pagoda would trade top-tier exotic fire for a Medicinal Pill that was difficult to replicate was a major question.

“No, that is not a problem. The previous trade with Divine Machine Manor, and the current trade with this female alchemist, are both excellent examples.”

“As the’strongest Legacy of Mechanism Art’ and’strongest Legacy of the Dan Dao,’ as long as the value of the Pill Formula is high enough, they have the confidence to replicate it. They have great faith in their own techniques, so the trade can be pushed forward, even if the Pill Formula has flaws—”

Alchemy Master Jiegeng looked at the deep-in-thought Lin Jing and asked, “How is it? Are you satisfied with this intelligence?”

“Hmm.” Lin Jing slightly raised his palm, and bottles of Gluttony Pills appeared, flying toward Alchemy Master Jiegeng.

“If I have time, I will go take a look at this Pill Assembly.”

Alchemy Master Jiegeng smiled, “There are still a few years until the next Pill Assembly. This is the entry token for the Pill Assembly. Take it.”

She tossed a token and left the Nameless Pill Pavilion with the Gluttony Pills, her own objective having been achieved.

After Alchemy Master Jiegeng left, Lin Jing sat back in his wooden chair and retrieved the book detailing the Pill Assembly from the pile of books he had previously purchased.

The previous Pill Assembly’s championship was won by a sixth-grade Dan Practitioner from Tongtian Pagoda.

The opponent had developed a sixth-grade Medicinal Pill named the “Heavenly Human Pill,” which had the effect of allowing Nascent Soul Cultivators to perceive the power of the Heavens one hundred percent, directly advancing to Soul Transformation.

The Pill Assembly before that was won by a Yao Beast Dan Practitioner from the Medicine Toad clan.

The “Tadpole Pill” they refined allowed the descendants of Cultivators with special Physiques to inherit one of their parents’ Immortal Cultivation Physiques one hundred percent.

The Pill Assembly before that was won by a Ginseng King that had attained sentience as a plant.

It refined the “Thunder Avoidance Pill,” which allowed the user to be nearly immune to lightning Spells and natural lightning; most importantly, it could effectively avoid Heavenly Tribulation lightning.

After finishing, Lin Jing fell into deep thought. It truly was a Dan Dao grand event that did not distinguish between races; for three consecutive sessions, the first place was won by different races.

Compared to the Ancient Kingdom, Qingzhou was indeed open-minded.

That made sense. He had heard that although Tongtian Pagoda was dominated by the Human Race, it also had some Yao Beast Disciples within, so it was understandable to allow other races to participate.

Subsequently, Lin Jing felt a certain level of difficulty.

Whether it was the Rising Dragon Pill, the Gluttony Pill, the Pain Pill, or even the yet-to-be-researched Fake Sun Pill, Lin Jing did not believe he could completely surpass these Medicinal Pills.

“In the past, when Nascent Soul Cultivators Advanced to Soul Transformation, they basically took the path of refining a body double to perceive the power of Heaven and Earth through the Incarnation. Although this Heavenly Human Pill is not the first Medicinal Pill to assist Nascent Soul in breaking through to Soul Transformation, it is the first Medicinal Pill with a one hundred percent success rate in assisting Nascent Soul to achieve Soul Transformation—”

“Setting aside the name of the Tadpole Pill, its effect is truly astonishing. Children are not absolutely guaranteed to inherit their parents’ Immortal Cultivation Physique. Take that Xia Yan, for example; he seems to be an Acquired Fire Spirit Body and did not inherit his father’s Innate Fire Soul Body, resulting in his mediocre talent. This Tadpole Pill would definitely be highly valued by some factions that focus on Legacy, especially those powerhouses with Innate Heavenly God Body, hoping that their children can inherit their own talents.”

“The Thunder Avoidance Pill, Heavenly Tribulation—a disaster that has stumped countless great experts. If there is a way to dodge or avoid it, it would absolutely allow the number of powerhouses in the Immortal Cultivation World to multiply.”

“These Medicinal Pills all have astonishing effects, but I believe the difficulty of refining them is also extremely high, and the refining Materials are incomparably rare…”

“But regardless, the few Medicinal Pills I have on hand are still far inferior to these, including the Fake Sun Pill that I have just started to get a clue about.”

The Fake Sun Pill is just a False Core Technique. Although there are not many top-grade False Core Techniques in the Immortal Cultivation World, even if one more were added, it wouldn’t cause much of a stir. In terms of the degree of influence on the Immortal Cultivation World, it might not even compare to the Gluttony Pill.

However, the Gluttony Pill has a problem: its Medicinal Pill grade is too low. It might be the limit to assist in consuming a fourth or fifth-grade spirit object. Once a Cultivator’s Realm is high, it becomes useless. It cannot help high-cultivation Cultivators digest across levels; it can only assist the weak in digesting across levels.

Although this Tongtian Pagoda Pill Assembly stated that it only looks at the influence of the Medicinal Pill and not the grade, Lin Jing just listened to such words casually.

Because he looked, and the Medicinal Pills that won the championship in previous sessions were basically those that could have a major effect on the strong, which gave them hope of winning the championship.

Those Medicinal Pills that benefited low-level Cultivators might have good results, but it was difficult to win the championship.

The Gluttony Pill is a Medicinal Pill that benefits low-level Cultivators.

Moreover, the cost-effectiveness is very low. No matter how much a low-level Cultivator has Spirit Pills to assist digestion, it is very difficult to perfectly absorb the energy of high-grade resources; it is destined to have waste. Not many factions can cultivate the younger generation in such a wasteful way. High-grade resources—using them directly on powerful Cultivators who have already grown up would have higher cost-effectiveness.

Situations like Xia Yan’s are, after all, only a minority.

“The right to speak is still in the hands of powerful Cultivators, so before the new Pill Assembly, I must research a Medicinal Pill that can make powerhouses above the Nascent Soul Realm quite tempted.”

Lin Jing sighed. This possibility would require refining a Medicinal Pill above the fourth grade.

Fire Scale Dragon was right; it really seemed like it had to be the one to act.

After all, Lin Jing can currently only refine third-grade Medicinal Pills, yet Fire Scale Dragon can rely on its Rare Beast Physique and Fusion of exotic fire to conduct the refining of fourth-grade Medicinal Pills.

Once it achieves Core Formation, refining fourth-grade Medicinal Pills will be even easier.

“Fortunately, when I was at Thousand Illusion Mountain, I took the time to master the Beast Taming Sect’s ‘Body Integration’ and ‘Undying Rebirth’ secret arts. At that time, Fire Scale Dragon will have no background and participating in the Pill Assembly alone is indeed somewhat dangerous. However, with ‘Undying Rebirth’ in hand, most dangers should be able to be ‘escaped like a golden cicada shedding its shell’.”

“Roar!!!” Inside the Zen Staff, Fire Scale Dragon told Lin Jing to just rest assured.

“How could I be at ease?” Lin Jing said, “You have been with me since you gained sentience, and you haven’t experienced any great storms. Although you are now a Fire Scale Dragon with an imperial-level bloodline, in my eyes—you are still that little Dragon Carp.”

Fire Scale Dragon:!

“I’ve decided. Before you go to participate in the Pill Assembly, I will release you out early and alone, letting you gain experience on your own and temper yourself.”

“You know ‘The Adventures of the Little Dragon Carp,’ right!”

Fire Scale Dragon:!!!