Zhao Li didn't want Ye Yunsheng to get fixated on that issue. With a flip of his wrist, a jade box appeared in his palm. Inside lay a smooth, full, yet unremarkable pill – precisely the Five Elements Golden Pill he had just refined.
Hearing Zhao Li's tone, which seemed humble but was actually showing off, Ye Yunsheng snorted and said,
"Hmph, what's there to brag about? It's just a Golden Core. I can refine one too in the future! You use it yourself. Don't worry, I can break through quickly without it. Besides, if anything really happens, won't you be there?"
Saying this, she picked up the pill, examined it, and then handed it back to Zhao Li. A Ninth Grade Golden Pill could even be effective for a Nine Star Dou Sheng, so Zhao Li could also take it.
How could Zhao Li let her off the hook so easily? He stared at her seriously, making her want to hit him, before slowly shaking his head and coaxing her,
"I've already taken one. If I take another, the effect will be greatly reduced. You can also do alchemy, so you should know this principle. Moreover, with my current strength, it won't be of much use to me."
What he said was half-true, half-false. The truth was that he had indeed taken one, and the effect on him wasn't that great.
However, as two special pills on the Continent, the Ninth Grade Golden Pill and the Ninth Grade Profound Pill didn't have the concept of medicinal resistance. After all, what they contained was pure Heaven and Earth Energy and the Origin Rules of Heaven and Earth!
There was no one in this world who would develop resistance to energy. As for the same pill having different effects on people of the same realm, it was simply due to varying degrees of refinement of the medicinal power and Heaven and Earth Energy.
But even if they were special, this one Golden Pill could at most increase Zhao Li's realm by one Minor Realm. For others, a Minor Realm in the Dou Sheng realm was a significant improvement, but for Zhao Li, a Minor Realm was merely icing on the cake. Furthermore, with his current strength, he was already sufficient to roam the Continent unimpeded.
Thus, under Zhao Li's persuasion, Ye Yunsheng suspiciously took the pill. She felt that Zhao Li was trying to trick her, but she had no proof.
Seeing this, Zhao Li struck while the iron was hot, not giving her a chance to speak again. He immediately made a decision:
"You try the taste first and break through a little while you're at it. I'll be your protector."
Saying this, he waved his hand. In an instant, the surrounding energy began to surge, then violently converged towards them. In just a few breaths, the energy in this place became so dense that it almost condensed into liquid droplets, falling like rain.
Seeing that Zhao Li was ready for her breakthrough, Ye Yunsheng no longer insisted. With her crimson lips slightly parted, she placed the pill into her mouth.
Then she was surprised to find that this pill, which outside was comparable to a Dou Sheng and absolutely impossible to subdue without Late Stage Dou Sheng strength, was not as hard as she had imagined. Instead, when she took the Golden Pill, it almost melted upon entry, instantly transforming into a vast and pure torrent of energy that surged towards the meridians throughout her body.
She quickly discovered that within the energy, which was like a bursting river, there was a faint five-colored halo. That was the most fundamental difference between it and other pills. It was precisely because of those Origin Rules that it could be called a Golden Core!
She wasn't careless. The Dou Qi within her body surged forth, like a veteran soldier, protecting her meridians while constantly training this newly joined energy. Finally, she tamed them and sent them into her Dantian. As for the five-colored energy among them, it naturally found a new habitat – the Qi Cyclone in her Dantian, which had already transformed from ethereal to solid and was perfectly smooth!
Afterward, she continuously repeated this series of actions, not noticing that while she was refining the pill, a great change was also happening outside! The moment the pill dissolved, the sky and earth changed color. The energy that Zhao Li had gathered seemed to have found a vent and rushed towards Ye Yunsheng in a swarm, quickly forming a vortex. As the vortex spun, more and more energy was drawn in, and an energy tornado slowly took shape.
For beings below the Dou Sheng realm, let alone refining the pill, they would probably be torn to shreds by this terrifying energy storm in an instant. Even for Dou Sheng beings, a moment of carelessness could lead to serious injury, and then it would be very difficult to survive under the immense energy surging through their bodies.
Zhao Li, however, wasn't worried. His strength wasn't really that related to Dou Qi; it was more about his comprehension of the Origin Rules, thereby delving into Heaven and Earth and mobilizing their Origin. If only considering the control of Dou Qi, Ye Yunsheng was absolutely not below him, and even slightly surpassed him. This little commotion was really not a big scene.
Moreover, the energy required to break through to Nine Star Dou Sheng was almost despair-inducing. Even with the pill as a guide, the energy within several million li around would probably be completely scoured.
Zhao Li roughly calculated in his mind. His Soul Power continued to spread out, extracting energy from even further away. Incidentally, he also added a little something to them. Within the energy he gathered, there was also a faint hint of weak Heaven and Earth Origin.
It wasn't that Zhao Li couldn't grab more, but this Heaven and Earth Origin was different from the kind that had been refined within the pill; it was wild! Even if it could be introduced into the body, refining it was not a simple matter. Otherwise, Hun Tiandi, who had cultivated for thousands of years, wouldn't have been caught up by Zhao Li in just a few decades – even if Zhao Li had used some tricks.
After about a quarter of an hour, Zhao Li watched Ye Yunsheng remain as steady as a bedrock within the terrifying energy tornado, knowing that she had entered meditation. Now, all that was needed was for her to absorb and refine the medicinal power from the dissolved Golden Core and this energy, send them into her Dantian Qi Sea, and imprint those Origins in her Dantian, and she would successfully break through.
"Now it's just a matter of time."
Zhao Li sensed the increasingly profound and deep aura emanating from Ye Yunsheng, knowing that her breakthrough this time was a certainty. He withdrew his Soul Power; there was nothing more for him to do now.
Time flowed by. The commotion here not only didn't lessen, but the energy tornado was like a snowball, now almost sweeping across a thousand li. If it could move, it would have probably already turned this prefecture upside down.
"Someone's here? Hmm, this aura... a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, who is it?"
Suddenly, Zhao Li's gaze fell upon the void in the distance. There, an elder with white hair and beard, dressed in a long robe, was cautiously watching this side.
Gu Shu felt Zhao Li's gaze and his body couldn't help but stiffen. After a while, he recovered and bowed to Zhao Li from afar, indicating that he had no ill intentions. However, his heart was still tightly clenched.
Zhao Li's exchange of blows with Hun Tiandi at Starfall Pavilion, although he had gone into seclusion immediately after to break through, had spread throughout the Continent within a few months. Although there were many versions of the story, none of them deviated from his terrifying strength.
And Gu Shu, as one of the Three Immortals of the Gu Clan, held an extraordinary position in the Gu Clan and knew more than the people on the Continent. After receiving confirmation from Gu Yuan himself, he was even more clearly aware of Zhao Li's terror – a terrifying existence comparable to his seemingly invincible clan in his eyes!
So when he discovered the commotion here and came to investigate, he stopped when he saw Zhao Li, staying several thousand li away, just in case Zhao Li misunderstood and killed him. He was self-aware; if Zhao Li intended to kill him, it would be no difficult task.
Seeing his actions, Zhao Li merely nodded slightly, then his lips moved slightly:
"Go back!"
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