Chapter 285: The Power of the Lesser Creation Pill, Soul Ascension Pill, and Breakthrough Pill
"The new alchemy system contains a vast variety of pills. I won't introduce every type of pill today, but when the Pill Hall releases new varieties in the future, the detailed effects of each pill will be provided."
"However, today I will open the cauldron and refine several rank-nine pills that have particularly significant effects on soul masters, then demonstrate their effects on the spot. This way, all of you will be able to glimpse one magnificent corner of the Alchemy Dao."
Ye Qingxian explained her plans for today's alchemy demonstration.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Ye Qingxian took dozens of medicinal herbs out of her storage soul tool and tossed them into the large black cauldron floating above, beginning the pill refinement process.
These dozens of medicinal herbs were not the ingredients required for a single pill.
Rather, they were all the medicinal herbs needed for the rank-nine pills she intended to refine today.
She had immersed herself in alchemy for decades, and with occasional guidance from her husband, Yun Yuan, her attainments in alchemy had long since reached the pinnacle. Simultaneously refining several different types of pills was nothing difficult for her.
An entire hour passed.
Only then did Ye Qingxian stop her movements. An intense medicinal fragrance drifted out from the large black pill cauldron above.
Ye Qingxian retrieved three pills from the cauldron.
"The three pills I refined today are respectively called the Lesser Creation Pill, Breakthrough Pill, and Soul Ascension Pill."
The soul masters below stared at the three pills in Ye Qingxian's hands, unable to conceal the curiosity in their eyes.
They desperately wanted to know the effects of these three pills.
They had a feeling that these three pills would cause quite a stir throughout the soul master world.
Ye Qingxian began introducing the effects of the three pills one by one:
"The Lesser Creation Pill is a rank-nine pill. Its primary purpose is to improve a soul master's innate aptitude. It can increase a soul master's innate soul power by three ranks and evolve their martial soul once."
"Of course, there are limits to increasing innate soul power and evolving a martial soul. Once innate soul power reaches rank ten, it naturally cannot be increased any further. Likewise, once a martial soul has evolved to the top-tier level, it cannot evolve any further."
"For a top-tier martial soul to evolve into a super martial soul, an even higher-grade Immortal-Grade Pill is required."
"The Breakthrough Pill exists at every rank. By consuming a pill of the corresponding rank, a soul master can break through the bottleneck separating major realms. A rank-one Breakthrough Pill can allow a rank-nine Soul Warrior to break through to rank-ten Soul Master."
"For example, the one I refined today is a rank-nine Breakthrough Pill. It can guarantee that a rank-eighty-nine Soul Douluo will break through to the Titled Douluo level."
"The Soul Ascension Pill also exists at every rank. By consuming a pill of the corresponding rank, a soul master can advance by one minor rank within their current major realm."
"The Soul Ascension Pill I refined today is a rank-nine pill. It can raise a soul master within the Titled Douluo realm by one minor rank. However, there is one restriction. It only works on those below the Super Douluo level."
"For soul masters at the Super Douluo level and above, every single rank is like an entirely different world. The difference of just one rank is like an insurmountable chasm. Rank-nine pills are already of little use to Titled Douluo at the Super Douluo level and above. Only Immortal-Grade Pills can affect soul masters at the Super Douluo level or higher."
"Those are the effects of the three pills I refined. By now, you should have glimpsed one magnificent corner of the Alchemy Dao and understood the importance of the new alchemy system to soul masters."
As Ye Qingxian finished speaking...
The soul masters present stared at the three rank-nine pills with eyes filled with shock and desire.
These three types of pills in Ye Qingxian's hands alone were enough to cause an enormous upheaval throughout the current soul master world.
The Lesser Creation Pill could increase innate soul power by three ranks and evolve a soul master's martial soul once.
This meant that many geniuses would emerge in the soul master world in the future.
Geniuses with innate soul power of rank eight or higher and top-tier martial souls.
As long as such geniuses didn't die prematurely, they would have a very high probability of reaching the Titled Douluo realm in the future, and might even have hopes of reaching the Super Douluo realm.
As for the Breakthrough Pill, there was even less need to explain its significance.
Breaking through the bottleneck between major realms was critically important to soul masters.
What often prevented soul masters from advancing was precisely the bottleneck separating one major realm from the next.
For example, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang from ten thousand years ago was said to have been firmly stuck at rank twenty-nine, completely unable to advance.
Even now, many soul masters were stuck at the limits of their respective realms, unable to break through into the next major realm.
As for the Soul Ascension Pill, many soul masters were already somewhat familiar with this type of pill.
However, the pills of the new alchemy system were far beyond anything the pills of the old alchemy system could compare with.
Within the old alchemy system, a Soul Ascension Pill could only increase the soul power of those below Soul Elder by one rank.
In other words, that was merely equivalent to a rank-three pill within the new alchemy system.
Yet even such a rank-three pill was almost impossible to obtain in the current soul master world and was worth a fortune.
"Next, I'll demonstrate the effects of these three pills before all of you."
Ye Qingxian spoke.
Only through an actual demonstration could she dispel the soul masters' final doubts. Once that happened, they would flock toward the new alchemy system without hesitation.
After a short while, three people walked out from within the Pill Hall.
"Hmm? Those are people from the Ling Clan. They actually joined the Nine Treasure Empire."
The soul masters present recognized the elderly man leading the group.
He was a Titled Douluo, Nine Heavens Douluo.
His martial soul was the Nine Heavens Spirit Dragon. He was a rank-ninety-two Titled Douluo, and the clan he had established was known as the Ling Clan, which possessed some reputation across the continent.
"This old man is Ling Chen, titled Nine Heavens Douluo, a rank-ninety-two power attack-system Titled Douluo. My Ling Clan has already joined the Nine Treasure Empire. I hope everyone here will take note of this."
After Ling Chen finished introducing himself, the middle-aged man beside him spoke:
"Ling Yue. Ling Chen is my father. I am a rank-eighty-nine Soul Douluo."
After introducing himself, he turned his gaze toward the young man beside him.
"This is my son, Ling Xing. He awakened his martial soul not long ago. His innate soul power is rank seven, but his martial soul underwent a detrimental mutation during awakening, becoming the Gale-Rending Flood Dragon, an inferior martial soul derived from the Nine Heavens Spirit Dragon."
When speaking about his son, sorrow could be heard in Ling Yue's voice.
After hearing the introductions of the three generations of the Ling Clan before them...
The soul masters present immediately understood that these three people were here to demonstrate the effects of the three pills.
As expected, Ye Qingxian waved her hand and respectively gave the Soul Ascension Pill, Breakthrough Pill, and Lesser Creation Pill to the three generations of the Ling Clan.
"These three pills are a welcoming gift for the Ling Clan joining the Nine Treasure Empire. Take them."
After receiving the pills, the three generations of the Ling Clan exchanged glances. Excitement and anticipation could clearly be seen in all their eyes.
"Many thanks for the State Preceptor's reward."
After expressing their gratitude, the three generations of the Ling Clan placed the pills into their mouths, swallowed them, and began refining their medicinal effects.
Every soul master present stared intently at the three generations of the Ling Clan, eager to verify whether the effects of these three pills were genuine.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Nine Heavens Douluo Ling Chen was the first to open his eyes. He stood up and released the aura of his soul power.
"He's reached rank ninety-three. This Soul Ascension Pill truly lives up to its reputation."
After briefly sensing the level of Ling Chen's soul power, Du Busi gave the definitive answer.
End of Chapter
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