Chapter 190: Nine-Star Fighter and Nine-Star Dou Master!
Although Yao Chen was very angry and felt somewhat offended by Jiang Lin's discussion about crystal pills and poison pills, in the end, the effects of the crystal pills were indeed able to achieve things that traditional pills could not.
For example, the crystal pills that Jiang Lin created using minerals combined with his own red-gold Dou Qi, and some herbs, were at least on the level of rare pills such as the Emperor's Extreme Pill or the Sect-Breaking Pill in terms of value.
Why could Jiang Lin's crystals, whose quality and effects varied, reach the same rare level as the Emperor's Extreme Pill or Sect-Breaking Pill?
If we only look at the effects, Jiang Lin's body refining and marrow cleansing crystal pill actually didn't have much of an advantage, but the problem was, this type of pill, which could permanently improve the body and strengthen the meridians, had no resistance to it!
What? You say you've eaten too many, and now your body has adapted to the pill's body refining and marrow cleansing effects, so it can't increase your body's strength or meridians anymore?
Fool! That's not resistance to the pill, that's because your body has been strengthened to the point that you need a higher-level crystal pill for it to continue improving!
"In the Dou Qi continent, any pill that can permanently increase strength has a very strong resistance. A person can only take a limited number of the same pill in their lifetime." Yao Chen was very curious about Xiao Yi Xian's future after learning alchemy due to her Cursed Poison Body. So while teaching her alchemy knowledge, he would also explain some special pills, like Jiang Lin's crystal pills.
"But the crystal pills Jiang Lin made use a completely different method, pushing the characteristics of exotic Dou Qi to the limit, creating a special pill. This pill allows a Dou Qi practitioner to refine the body and cleanse the marrow, and because of its special nature, a pill that permanently increases strength has no resistance."
"Because if resistance to the pill occurs, it only means that your body has reached the limit of what this level of crystal pill can refine. You would need a higher-level crystal pill for your body to continue improving."
As Yao Chen's understanding of the crystal pills deepened, he increasingly recognized some of Jiang Lin's viewpoints.
For example, isn't alchemy an inconvenient thing? Although the original saying was about refining weapons, that doesn't matter, don't get hung up on details.
Jiang Lin's use of exotic Dou Qi to bypass the resistance was undoubtedly a new insight for Yao Chen.
Yao Chen's opinion of Jiang Lin, which initially seemed rebellious, gradually evolved into "expanding the new limits of alchemy."
So now, as he looked at Xiao Yi Xian, the owner of the Cursed Poison Body, Yao Chen felt like he was also "expanding the new limits of alchemy," which made him show more enthusiasm for her than for Xiao Yan. During this time, Jiang Lin also released his Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron to assist Xiao Yi Xian in testing her learning.
The Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron was very high-level, being the first experimental cauldron. It contained Fire, Wood, and Metal attributes, all necessary attributes for both weapon refiners and alchemists. As long as it was charged, the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron could release three attributes of Dou Qi, and those with strong soul power could even control the ratio of the Dou Qi and fuse it with their own Dou Qi to create their desired dual-attribute Dou Qi.
Therefore, even Yao Chen, after having a few interactions with the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron thanks to Xiao Yi Xian, suddenly realized that his Black Magic Cauldron was essentially a useless piece of junk. Aside from increasing the success rate of alchemy, it had no other effects.
This doesn't mean that the Black Magic Cauldron was worse than the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron—its quality was extremely high, considered a pseudo-spiritual tool above the sixth rank, and was considered a peak creation in the weapon refiner system. In some areas, it was even better than the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron.
However, the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron, as the pioneer of the later-era refiner system, was designed to be comprehensive, functional, and versatile.
The three attributes of the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron were the best combination after careful adjustment—Wood generates Fire, Fire refines Metal, and Metal cuts Wood!
The functionality of the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron even reached a point where any Dou Qi practitioner, regardless of their attribute, could match their Dou Qi with any of the attributes in the cauldron and create various attribute combinations.
'However, I vaguely remember that this old antique was originally in the hands of a Soul Clan elder. How did it end up in this Spirit Clan kid's hands?' Sometimes, when using the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron, Yao Chen couldn't help but wonder this to himself.
Without realizing it, a month passed. In the Refining Valley, Xiao Yan's body was engulfed in purple fire, and a large Dou Qi vortex rotated around him, absorbing the surrounding Dou Qi. Then, the vortex suddenly expanded by a circle, and Xiao Yan's aura quickly surged, reaching the level of a Nine-Star Dou Practitioner!
Meanwhile, Jiang Lin also slowly dissipated the red-gold radiant robe from his body, calming his Dou Qi fluctuations and stabilizing at the Nine-Star Dou Master level.
In just one month, a single pot of accompanying purple crystal source allowed Xiao Yan to advance two stars. Meanwhile, Jiang Lin consumed more than one pot and brought his Dou Qi cultivation to the Nine-Star Dou Master level. The further he advanced, the more energy he needed, and the slower his cultivation became. Jiang Lin was starting to feel the effects.
If Xiao Yan's meridians hadn't been strong enough, he wouldn't have been able to absorb the accompanying purple crystal source so quickly. It might have taken him two to three months to break through to Nine-Star Dou Practitioner.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian, under Yao Chen's guidance, successfully refined a first-grade Qi Recovery Pill.
"Want to try it?" Jiang Lin asked as he held the Qi Recovery Pill that Xiao Yi Xian had refined using the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron, smiling at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan quickly backed away, shaking his hand, signaling that he wouldn't fall for it.
If Jiang Lin's crystal pill was something Xiao Yan could refine and tolerate, it would just give him a stomachache. But Xiao Yi Xian... Yao Chen had said that Xiao Yi Xian might be more adept at refining poison pills, and Xiao Yan wouldn't risk his life.
"Hehe." Jiang Lin chuckled at Xiao Yan's awkward reaction and then looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who was eagerly watching him. Without hesitation, he swallowed the pill and bit it down.
"Xiao Yi Xian's pills are always fragrant." Jiang Lin laughed lightly.
Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at Jiang Lin and then turned to Xiao Yan, saying helplessly, "Senior Brother, what are you afraid of? I wouldn't give you dangerous pills."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan forced a bitter smile.
He believed Xiao Yi Xian wouldn't give him dangerous pills, but the pill was from Jiang Lin...
When Xiao Yan saw Jiang Lin's expression of 'I'm here to help you,' he felt an instant anxiety.
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