bookpower Chapter 273 Treasure Pill
Chapter 273 Treasure Pill
Alkaid's Nine Transformations of Heavenly Movement activated, and in an instant, he appeared tens of miles away, avoiding the impact of the fierce flames and intense light.
There wasn't much change in his expression.
Perhaps inside, he had some feelings.
But in such a vast environment as Northern Sea Star...
It was best for him to keep these feelings and sighs to himself.
By the time he returned to Cloudsoar Sword Sect, almost all the cultivators from the Constant Light Realm and the Heavenly Fire Realm had been ruthlessly slaughtered by Li Hanqiu.
The elite of the Fang Family were also following Fang Yueming's lead, chasing down the remaining Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
As for the Foundation Establishment Realm and Unity Realm...
Li Hanqiu did not deliberately pursue them.
"How is it?"
Seeing Alkaid arrive, Li Hanqiu asked.
"Not bad,"
Alkaid replied, "About what I expected..."
He added, "I thought this Crimson Red Golden Core would have some strength, but his power was a bit less than I had anticipated. However, these Northern Sea Star cultivators, when fighting for their lives, didn't hesitate to use forbidden techniques and showed utmost bravery. With this bravery, their final performance matched what I had estimated."
Li Hanqiu listened and solemnly nodded.
Bravery!
Unhesitating when it's time to stake one's life!
This was a quality that the cultivators from Cangwu Great World did not possess!
The Golden Core cultivators from Cangwu Great World hesitated and were cautious, far inferior to the decisiveness and determination of the Northern Sea Star cultivators.
After a moment, Li Hanqiu thought of something and said, "Continue."
He then threw something resembling a single-sided mirror to Alkaid.@@@@
Alkaid caught the device and quickly guessed its purpose: "This is..."
"A mechanical creation named the Combat Power Detector. It has been optimized over generations and is highly accurate,"
Li Hanqiu explained, pausing, "Of course, this combat power detector we're using isn't anything fancy. The data won't be reliable if a cultivator stops fighting. If the opponent practices techniques to conceal their aura, the combat strength it detects won't be worth referencing."
"What about mine?"
Alkaid curiously took the detector and scanned Li Hanqiu.
"Beep beep beep!"
Soon, the detector displayed a number.
1,130,000.
"You are now at 15,500, but when you were killing that Crimson Red Golden Core, the detector showed you reaching 81,000,"
Li Hanqiu looked at Alkaid, "But in that battle, you didn't even use an external elixir. I estimate your true combat power could reach 150,000."
"150,000."
Alkaid operated the device, and quickly got a reference range.
The combat power of a Sunburst Golden Core is between 100,000 and 200,000, Blazing White Golden Core from 200,000 to 500,000.
A Deep Blue Golden Core theoretically ranges from 500,000 to 1,000,000, but such Hollow Void seeds, possessing better magical treasures and divine skills than a Blazing White Golden Core, could eventually reach 1,500,000, or even 2,000,000.
"That's a huge gap."
Li Hanqiu, upon hearing this, grasped the implication.
"Indeed, we might also say Northern Sea Star's overall productivity is higher than Cangwu Great World's. If we were to sell Spiritual Artifacts and Treasures, the Spirit Stones we earn would not be few, only that Spirit Stones are no longer as indispensable as before."
"So, you mean, Spirit Stones are not the hard currency of Northern Sea Star?"
Alkaid seemed to have realized something.
"Exactly!"
Li Qingshan nodded, "The real hard currency of Northern Sea Star is the cultivator's cultivation, a cultivator's combat power, while Spirit Stones, high-level cultivators don't need them..."
As he spoke, his expression was somewhat strange, "They use Elixirs, Spiritual Treasures... especially Elixirs as a medium of exchange, somewhat like the ancient barter system, feels like history is moving backwards."
"Maybe it's not moving backwards."
Li Hanqiu reflected for a moment, "Possibly, it's just because there has been a complete loss of trust among cultivators; people only believe in themselves, so besides power, there's no real currency that could become popular on Northern Sea Star."
Bankruptcy of trust...
This statement was something Li Qingshan also agreed with and nodded in acknowledgment.
Alkaid, upon hearing Li Qingshan's words, indeed showed some interest, "What is the development level of the Alchemy and Artifact Refining industries on Northern Sea Star? How is the performance of elixirs used as trade mediums? How is their value differentiated?"
"The information we have currently is mainly from the Golden Core cultivators of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Fang Family. The scope of knowledge from the Fang Family is limited; they only know to categorize them into Spirit Pills, Treasure Pills, Great Pills, and Dao Pills. The price difference between each type of pill differs by a thousand times. Among them, the most important elixirs for Golden Core Realm cultivators are the Mysterious Element Precious Pill and the Pure Yang Great Pill, with the Pure Yang Great Pill spanning from the Heavenly Fire Realm to the Deep Blue Golden Core."
Speaking, Li Qingshan took out a bottle of elixirs, "We found this bottle, and, of this elixir, only two pills are left."
Li Hanqiu's gaze immediately fell on Alkaid.
Alkaid did not hesitate; he directly took one out, checked it with his divine sense to confirm it was safe, and then consumed it.
Though called an elixir, the Pure Yang Great Pill is actually more like a highly refined spiritual energy that seems to have a very high compatibility.
It can be used both to replenish the energy in a Star God's body and to enhance cultivation, and it even has fairly good effects in nourishing the mind and spirit.
In other words, just this single elixir strengthens the essence, energy, and spirit all at once.
"This is an elixir specifically for cultivating and... I can feel that this kind of elixir almost lacks 'pill poisoning' and 'pill medicine resistance,' it's almost indistinguishable from the spiritual energy that ordinary cultivators absorb and refine daily."
After a moment, Alkaid had already come to a conclusion.
Having said that, he couldn't help but exclaim, "The person who invented this kind of elixir is truly a genius."
"Northern Sea Star has capable people indeed," commented Huang Tianhao, unable to restrain himself.
"This indeed is an elixir specifically intended for cultivation purposes," Li Qingshan said. "With the simultaneous cultivation of essence, energy, and spirit, forming a Crimson Red Golden Core in sixty years and achieving a Sunburst Golden Core within a century is something unimaginable ordinarily. Nobody here, except Alkaid, might dare claim they could achieve this. Yet, such talent is merely the standard for the Outer and Inner Sect Disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, which is illogical."
He looked at the Pure Yang Great Pill, "This pill now provides us an answer; as long as there are enough Pure Yang Great Pills and one's realm can keep up, cultivators can completely skip the 'energy accumulation' phase, thus saving decades or even a hundred years of arduous cultivation of True Yuan."
"Skipping energy accumulation..."
Li Hanqiu, too, was looking at this bottle of Pure Yang Great Pill, "It's said that the Heavenly Demon Empire, even more powerful than the Moon Demon Empire, has a technology where their strengths, divided by terrains into Nation Master, Domain Master, Star Master, and Realm Master ranks, also outline nine tiers for each realm. Ordinary people could only progress from the first tier of Realm Master to the ninth tier over time, but some of those in the Heavenly Demon Imperial Family can utilize an 'energy slot' technology to inject energy, allowing them to jump directly from the first tier of Realm Master to the ninth tier."
He was somewhat hopeful, "It's no wonder Northern Sea Star can contest against the Demon Race; having such technology isn't strange."
"Many of us are actually not far behind in terms of the accumulation of realm when compared to the cultivators here. If we could find a way to acquire enough elixirs..."
Li Qingshan's eyes gleamed, "I believe, many people's strengths would experience a dramatic advance."
Li Hanqiu glanced at Li Qingshan, who had fallen into a state of eager anticipation and delight, and faintly understood why Northern Sea Star was so chaotic.
In such a world where order had collapsed...
Perhaps countless people would become the stepping stones for others' growth, but truly capable individuals could rise meteorically with ease.
Upon learning that such marvelous pills existed, who would still want to diligently cultivate and refine True Yuan through arduous practice?
And for those who had embarked on the path of immortality and achieved some success, who wasn't filled with confidence in their own talents?
So much so that even amidst the bloodshed around them, they would remain indifferent, striving upwards relentlessly, seeking grand achievements renown throughout heaven and earth.