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第七十章 极品丹

In the cultivation world, there were four grades of medicinal pills: lower-grade, middle-grade, upper-grade, and supreme-grade.

Take Essence Cleansing Pills as an example. Lower-grade ones were the most common, while middle-grade ones were extremely difficult to refine, but major sects and powerful figures in the demon path could still manage a few through their substantial resources and experienced alchemists.

As for upper-grade pills, they were exceedingly rare. However, these great sects passed them down from generation to generation, leaving just a trace behind. It was said that such pills were accidentally refined under extremely lucky circumstances.

Finally came the supreme-grade pills.

To be honest, no one had actually seen them; they only existed in ancient legends. In ancient times, it is rumored that such pills did exist due to the immense power of ancient cultivators. But now… some sects still held onto hope and spent considerable manpower and resources, but in vain—no supreme-grade pills were ever refined.

In other words, supreme-grade pills only existed as described in books.

However, this type of medicinal pill had become Lin Xuan's sole hope. Perhaps only such legendary pills that could defy the laws of nature would allow a person without a spirit root to successfully establish their foundation.

With that thought, Lin Xuan began the purification process for supreme-grade Essence Cleansing Pills!

Unlike previous situations, after entering the Great Perfection realm, even upper-grade pills could be successfully purified by Lin Xuan. However, the probability was quite low; out of ten pills, only one might succeed.

But what about these supreme-grade pills?

If it took just a few failures for Lin Xuan to bear, that was still within his tolerance. After all, legendary medicinal pills were not easily refined.

However, after spending over ten days and testing nearly a thousand pills without even managing to refine a single supreme-grade pill…

"Ah!"

Lin Xuan sighed, looking at another failed pill in his hand with a furrowed brow. His patience was on the brink of breaking. Purifying one thousand pills but failing every time… Lin Xuan's speculation was that this wasn't due to low success rates; rather, it seemed impossible to refine supreme-grade pills through purification.

But without such supreme-grade pills, he could not establish his foundation successfully.

Had all his efforts been for naught? Would he still be stuck in the Flexible Spirit Period even if he mastered the purification technique and had no spirit root?

Lin Xuan felt discouraged. However, soon after, he pushed aside this gloomy mood. There was always a way over every bridge; back when he faced so many thorns, what did a little difficulty matter now?

Could there be any difference between supreme-grade pills and the other grades? A thought surfaced in Lin Xuan's mind.

Thus, he began researching again. However, for current cultivators, supreme-grade Essence Cleansing Pills were too ethereal. Besides, such extraordinary medicinal pills weren't needed in reality.

As long as one had a decent spirit root and sufficient effort, an upper-grade pill was enough to establish the foundation. Elite disciples relied on their innate talents; even lower-grade pills could be refined successfully.

Only those without a spirit root like Lin Xuan might need supreme-grade pills.

Moreover, such medicinal pills hadn't appeared for over a thousand years. Apart from some ancient jade cylinders and scrolls, other books didn't mention them at all.

Lin Xuan searched through many resources but found nothing.

He had also considered seeking advice from the elders within his sect, but he could only disguise himself as Ye Tian to enter the elite hall. If he truly were Ye Tian, with such a spirit root, there would be no need for supreme-grade pills.

Would going to ask for help just draw unwanted attention?

Left and right, Lin Xuan was at his wits' end, nearly ready to burst from frustration.

Desperate, he continued refining upper-grade pills while occasionally disguising himself as Ye Tian to wander around the sect, trying to gather information without drawing too much attention.

Lin Xuan's ability to extract information was formidable. He finally managed to coax some elders into revealing the truth. However, the result only made him more frustrated; even base foundation cultivators didn't know about supreme-grade Essence Cleansing Pills.

It was said that such records were kept by true major sects in the cultivation world. This immediately dashed Lin Xuan's hopes. Although his current strength ranked among the top in low-rank disciples, those great sects… knowing that Yanzhou was on the periphery and had relatively backward cultivation techniques, Drifting Cloud Valley was merely a third-rate force.

Even the elders didn't know about it, leaving Lin Xuan feeling utterly disheartened. He had considered closing himself off to focus on refining for twenty or thirty years, but he wasn't sure if that would work. Unlike high-ranking cultivators, Flexible Spirit Period cultivators lived similarly to ordinary humans, and Lin Xuan simply couldn't afford the time for such a gamble. As his age increased, his chances of establishing the foundation became increasingly slim.

What should he do?

Lin Xuan didn’t give up hope but was truly troubled.

However, during these days, although he hadn’t broken through the bottleneck to establish his foundation, his daily efforts had made his cultivation base more solid. With the aid of Ginseng Essence, the essence qi within him became even purer.

On this day, Lin Xuan disguised himself as Ye Tian, preparing to listen to an elder’s lecture. On his way there, he encountered Ma Tianxiong again. After a few encounters, Lin Xuan had a good impression of this senior brother, who was kind-hearted and chatted casually with him.

Originally, Lin Xuan hadn’t intended to inquire but somehow the conversation drifted to supreme-grade pills.

"Supreme-grade pills? Such things are indeed different from other grades of medicinal pills; their components differ slightly."

"Senior Brother knows?"

Lin Xuan was taken aback, then his face lit up. It was like finding a needle in a haystack after all his efforts. He never expected to find such information after days of searching and even the elders within the sect were unaware of it. This carefree senior brother actually knew about it.

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