And there were these Supreme Soul-Replenishing Pills.
As the remnant soul of a powerful being, Jiang Yourong's discernment was far beyond that of ordinary people.
She could clearly sense that each of these six pills contained medicinal effects equivalent to half a Soul-Nourishing Lotus.
In other words.
Wang Xiu had refined twelve Supreme Soul-Replenishing Pills in a single furnace, which was more than six times the medicinal effect of a Soul-Nourishing Lotus.
It should be known.
Even many Nascent Soul Realm alchemists of great power could at most increase the medicinal properties of the main ingredients by two or three times through pill refinement.
This batch of pills refined by Wang Xiu would make countless "pill dao masters" break out in a cold sweat and tremble in fear.
This kid.
What kind of freak is he? Why is that girl Luo Binglan so fortunate to have him? It's truly envious!
No.
I must get on good terms with this kid. Maybe in the future, I'll have a chance to snatch him away from Luo Binglan. Hehehe~
I refuse to believe that I would be inferior to a woman who's been sealed in a coffin!
"Ling'er!"
Jiang Yourong took a deep breath and took out a Soul-Nourishing Lotus: "I, Jiang Yourong, never take advantage of others. The value of those auxiliary ingredients cannot compare to a single Soul-Nourishing Lotus."
"You take this Soul-Nourishing Lotus to that kid and tell him it's the reward for refining pills for me this time."
"I'm going into seclusion to refine the medicinal power, so I won't be going with you."
After speaking.
Jiang Yourong's aged face flushed slightly as her soul body passed through the wall and flew toward the side room.
Looking at the Soul-Nourishing Lotus floating before her, Jiang Ling'er thought deeply, and couldn't help but show a smile on her face.
Hehe.
My aunt is clearly shy and embarrassed to thank Senior Brother Wang in person, so she's asking me to do it instead?
But.
Senior Brother is so gentle. Even though my aunt has such a violent temper, he still tolerates her without holding grudges.
It's so nice~
To have such a gentle Senior Brother is truly the fortune of both me and my aunt.
Putting away the Soul-Nourishing Lotus.
Jiang Ling'er pushed open the door of the Orchid Courtyard and ran toward Wang Xiu's courtyard.
The thought of secretly going to Senior Brother's place without telling Master is so exciting.
Why does it feel like such a thrilling forbidden pleasure!
Just as Jiang Ling'er was leaving the Orchid Courtyard, Jiang Yourong's voice transmission sounded in her mind again.
"Cough, cough~"
"Although that kid's alchemy is still a bit weaker compared to this one."
"However, this one is busy refining the medicinal power and has no time to refine pills, so you ask him if he's willing to refine the remaining Soul-Nourishing Lotuses as well."
"We'll provide the alchemical furnace and ingredients, and he can keep half of the refined Soul-Replenishing Pills."
[Ding!]
[Detected someone bragging. Congratulations to the host for gaining magical power +66.]
...
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these ten days.
Wang Xiu spent most of his time in his small courtyard, chanting the Reincarnation Mantra to guide the souls of the deceased, having already guided over ten thousand souls to rest.
Naturally.
He once again received the merit rain bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, and his aptitude and comprehension once again increased, enough to surpass most geniuses.
In terms of cultivation.
Although the Sacred Maiden of the Asura Sect had joined the group, the frequency of bragging among the Golden Core demonic cultivators had decreased significantly, but the group was still not dead.
The occasional bragging from the demonic cultivators also allowed Wang Xiu's cultivation to advance another two steps.
He broke through from the second level of Core Formation Realm to the fourth level.
In addition.
In his spare time, Wang Xiu also helped Jiang Yourong refine the remaining twenty-odd Soul-Nourishing Lotuses, producing over two hundred Supreme Soul-Replenishing Pills.
Of which, over a hundred were forcefully given to Wang Xiu by Jiang Yourong as compensation for his hard work in refining pills.
The remaining ones he kept for himself to consume.
Estimating.
If he finished consuming these pills, Jiang Yourong's soul power should be mostly restored, and thinking about interacting with her then is exciting.
The strength of a Nascent Soul Realm powerful remnant soul, helping him brag from time to time, wouldn't that be awesome?
As for the over a hundred pills as repayment.
Wang Xiu had originally planned to have Xiao Qingyu sell them, but for the time being, he couldn't think of a good excuse.
After all.
As a Divination Pulse disciple, selling over a hundred Supreme Soul-Replenishing Pills on Dragon Peak, and the quality being even better than what the head of the Pill Pulse could refine.
This wasn't selling pills.
This was slapping the entire Pill Pulse in the face!
The Divination Pulse already attracted enough hatred in the Sanqing Immortal Sect.
Wang Xiu was not Luo Binglan. He had always been elegant, easygoing, low-key, and steady, and didn't want to be too high-profile. After all, being an alchemist for the Sect Leader was enough for Jade Peak.
Spirit Turtle Peak should continue to be the shame of Sanqing.
Being disliked by other branches was better than having the Sect Leader clinging to him every day, begging him to refine pills for free!
As for those Soul-Replenishing Pills.
He could only find a suitable opportunity to sell them later.
Also.
It's worth mentioning that after guiding the souls in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, looking at the now empty magic weapon, Wang Xiu had originally wanted to destroy it, but then he couldn't bear to.
After all.
The materials for refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner were still very precious. To just destroy it like this would be a waste. Perhaps it could be repurposed.
Later.
Wang Xiu had a flash of inspiration. Since the Blood Execution Immortal Sword could drink pig blood every day, could the Ten Thousand Souls Banner reluctantly go collect some pig souls to nibble on?
Think about it.
Pig blood still costs money to buy, but pig souls are truly free.
He Deren's pig farm raises a full hundred thousand pigs, with three to four hundred slaughtered daily without end, enough to accumulate ten thousand pig souls within a year.
If the Ten Thousand Souls Banner could really digest them.
Perhaps with quantity making up for quality, its power might not be inferior to being refined with human souls!
Thinking of this.
Three days ago, Wang Xiu had tied the already-guided Ten Thousand Souls Banner to the Blood Execution Immortal Sword and had Nie Linglan control the flying sword to go to Maple City himself.
After all, this sword spirit was originally a ghost from Maple City and knew the way well, so Wang Xiu didn't need to make the trip personally.
Two days later.
The sword spirit sent back news that the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was initially quite resistant to pig souls, subtly conveying instinctive emotions of resistance and shame.
But after being "friendly" chopped a few times by the Blood Execution Immortal Sword, it had to try something new.
As it turned out, this attempt was like opening a door to a new world.
So delicious~
Now, near the He family pig farm, any pig souls that hadn't dispersed were all devoured by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, numbering five thousand in total.
With a wave of the great banner.
A gloomy wind blew as five thousand large black pigs charged forward, rampaging with tremendous momentum that made one's scalp tingle.
The deterrent power was no less than the vast blood sea of the Blood Execution Immortal Sword.
Even if the Blood Execution Immortal Sword and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner were used together, they could achieve a blood-soul combined attack effect, one playing the good cop, the other the bad cop, wreaking havoc.
Now.
The Blood Execution Immortal Sword, with Nie Linglan as its spirit, drank pig blood in the He family pig farm daily, its might growing with each passing day.
The Ten Thousand Souls Banner, refined by Wang Xiu with a remnant Qiongqi soul as its spirit, nibbled on pig souls in the He family pig farm daily, and its originally incomplete soul gradually began to recover.
Although...
The original remnant Qiongqi soul resembled a fierce tiger with double wings, majestic and imposing. Now, after eating too much, it gradually became plump, its appearance looking more and more like a pig.
One word to describe its current appearance—a pig in tiger's clothing!
But its appearance might be poor, but its power is strong!
When that Qiongqi roars, it's accompanied by the roars of the five thousand pig souls within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the momentum simply earth-shattering.
Little pigs with Qiongqi, super ferocious!
An ordinary Golden Core Realm cultivator, after being roared at by this stampede of ten thousand pigs, would have their soul directly split.
According to the news brought back by Nie Linglan, among the remaining three great families in Maple City, the Qian and Sun families now followed the He family's lead, and the three forces had initially integrated.
With the permission and support of the Sanqing Immortal Sect, they began to promote the method of using work relief to distribute bran and chaff to other cities.
If everything goes smoothly, the He family's pig slaughter frequency will increase significantly.
The Blood Execution Immortal Sword and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
Both have a bright future.
...
On the tenth day of Wang Xiu's seclusion on Spirit Turtle Peak.
Four sword lights tore through the sky and shot toward Wang Xiu's small courtyard, landing before it.
So I'm accelerating the conclusion.
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