Chapter 93

Zhu Lingwu's gaze flickered slightly, and he glanced at the speaker, A Nian, deliberately putting on a calculating expression.

On the other side, Zhu Junyu of the main branch hesitated. He did indeed have a bottle of Qi Condensation Pills, but these pills were very important to him, with great significance.

This bottle of Qi Condensation Pills was something he had managed to obtain from a senior adept in the main branch who was skilled in alchemy, specifically for the cultivation barriers he might encounter when advancing to the Seventh Level of Qi Condensation in the future.

As long as he could cultivate to the Seventh Level of Qi Condensation before the age of eighteen, he would be eligible to participate in the grand selection of Bai Ling Sect in Chong'an Kingdom. By passing Bai Ling Sect's tests, he could become a disciple of Bai Ling Sect.

However, now, his companion, A Nian, was asking him to bet this bottle of Qi Condensation Pills against Zhu Lingwu. He felt a vague unease, so he couldn't help but turn his head and look at A Nian with some dissatisfaction.

Hearing A Nian's words, another youth named Tian Run's eyes also lit up. He whispered in Zhu Junyu's ear, "Junyu, I really heard through the grapevine that this kid has the Water Forest Pill from the White Elder of the Seventh Branch, the Stone Skin Pill from Elder Shi, and the Yellow Crane Paper Talisman from Elder He. These pills and talismans are quite well-known within the family. Although they can't compare to your Qi Condensation Pills, they are excellent for treating injuries, increasing defense, and protection. If you participate in Bai Ling Sect's grand selection in the future, these pills and talismans should also be quite useful!"

"Are they really the Water Forest Pill, Stone Skin Pill, and Yellow Crane Paper Talisman? Yes, I've heard of these. The three elders of the Seventh Branch are quite famous for their items within the clan. I've also heard that these are important goods used for trading in the virtual market! Does this kid really have them?"

Hearing his companion's whispers, Zhu Junyu was indeed somewhat tempted. During the grand selection of Bai Ling Sect in Chong'an Kingdom, there were many tests. If he had these pills, it would naturally increase his chances.

Although Zhu Junyu believed he had good talent, he knew there were many other talented young nobles in Chong'an Kingdom. The grand selection of Bai Ling Sect each year also had a quota, so he naturally hoped to have some additional advantages.

The pills, talismans, and Qi Condensation Pills in Zhu Lingwu's and his own hands were all important resources of the family, not something they could easily give to the young members of the clan.

In daily life, the foundation-stage elders and high-level Qi Condensation elders of the family would refine different items. Apart from keeping some for their own use, they would also hand them over to the family treasury to exchange for contribution points within the family. With these contribution points, they could obtain the resources they needed from the family.

Of course, the family would also use these important resources to trade in the external cultivator market, known as the virtual market, to obtain other resources needed by the family.

As a noble family of Qi Condensation cultivators, it was impossible to have all the resources needed by the family. Whether it was for refining pills, refining magical artifacts, or maintaining the safety and protection of the ancestral land, various materials were required, especially the scarce spirit stones.

Therefore, it was impossible to simply give various pills, talismans, and magical artifacts to the young members of the family. If it weren't for the help of the elder with the Daoist name Bai Shui, Zhu Lingwu would not have been able to obtain rewards from these three elders.

Zhu Junyu, on the other hand, managed to obtain a bottle of Qi Condensation Pills due to his upper-middle-grade innate fire spirit veins and the fact that there was a foundation-stage elder in the main branch of the Zhu family who was his direct blood relative and skilled in refining pills.

For young members of the family like Zhu Lingwu and Zhu Junyu, they could only occasionally receive such rewards.

However, compared to the auxiliary pills and talismans in Zhu Lingwu's hands, the Qi Condensation Pills in Zhu Junyu's hands were indeed more valuable. After all, the most important thing for Qi Condensation cultivators was the advancement of their Qi Condensation realm.

"Qi Condensation Pills? Hey, you're not trying to trick a kid, are you! Hmph, if we really bet, we can't just decide here. Let's go to the Transmission Hall and find a few elders to witness it. Only then will I feel reassured!"

Zhu Lingwu watched as Zhu Junyu and the other two youths whispered to each other. At first, he really didn't know which was more valuable between the Qi Condensation Pills and the pills and Yellow Crane Paper Talismans in his hands.

But he didn't know, Meng Yishi knew. So while he was speaking, his soul consciousness was already searching through the memory information left by Meng Yishi in his soul storage.

Soon, he was delighted. He understood the function of the Qi Condensation Pills. These pills contained a significant amount of spiritual energy. Taking the pill was like directly replenishing one's spiritual energy, and this spiritual energy was easily absorbed by the body.

According to Meng Yishi's memory, one Qi Condensation Pill could at least match the cultivation effect of a Tenth Level Qi Condensation cultivator for several months.

If Zhu Lingwu really had Qi Condensation Pills, even with his lower-grade innate spirit veins, he might be able to cultivate to the Third Level of Qi Condensation within five years, given enough Qi Condensation Pills.

Of course, a rational family would not cultivate Zhu Lingwu in this way, and Zhu Lingwu himself would not dare to take Qi Condensation Pills like candy.

Any medicine, if taken in excess, would bring side effects. Medicine is three parts poison, unless it is an extremely rare and divine pill, which would be a deadly poison for Qi Condensation cultivators, unless they wanted to die from an explosion.

Therefore, the most important use of Qi Condensation Pills was to help break through cultivation barriers, such as the Third Level and Seventh Level of Qi Condensation.

Meng Yishi had also taken Qi Condensation Pills before. The pill formula for Qi Condensation Pills was basically universal for cultivators. For disciples of external sects, these pills were a monthly benefit.

Unfortunately, Meng Yishi's spatial storage bag did not have such pills left. Various pills had been consumed during his escape, which was why he had to brew medicinal soups himself.

However, the materials needed to refine Qi Condensation Pills were very precious for noble families. Refining a batch often required a year's worth of the family's income.

More importantly, the herbs needed to refine Qi Condensation Pills were not easily found in the secular world and could only be purchased through the virtual market among cultivators.

In the virtual market, the medium of exchange could only be spirit stones. Otherwise, it would have to be bartered, like using the family's stored resources to exchange for needed items, but this might not always be possible.

This actually concealed the methods of the external sects. They deliberately monopolized spirit stone mines to suppress the development of secular noble families and plunder their wealth through the virtual market.

Only someone like Meng Yishi, a second-generation rich kid from the Xuanming Sect, could clearly understand that encountering a Qi Condensation cultivator or foundation-stage cultivator from a noble family in the virtual market was like finding a fat pig ready to be slaughtered.

Meng Yishi, as a disciple of an external sect, could use the spirit stones in his hands to exchange for relatively good resources at extremely low prices.

This was why Meng Yishi looked down on ordinary noble family cultivators in the secular world.

Well, enough idle talk. Anyway, Qi Condensation Pills were extremely attractive to the current Zhu Lingwu. The only concern was whether the other party would be willing to hand over such precious items if they lost the bet...