Leaving the ritual altar, Ye Zhen’s face was still filled with surprise and joy. So delighted was he that when he left the altar, he didn’t even take the opportunity to observe that mysterious divine statue again.
All of this was caused by a pill in Ye Zhen’s hand.
The name of the pill was Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill, and there was only one pill per bottle.
However, the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill did not have a grade. The fundamental reason was that the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill was not crafted by an alchemist but condensed by powerful individuals themselves.
This Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill couldn’t just be condensed at will, as it required some exceptionally strict conditions.
Generally, a Spirit Crystal Vein goes through three states, namely the Condensation Phase, the Maturity Period, and the Exhausted Stage. The Maturity Period of a Spirit Crystal Vein signifies that the vein has completely formed and is at the best stage for mining.
In the case of Spirit Crystal Veins in the Exhausted Stage, the vein’s discovery comes too late, the Qi from the ground that solidifies into spirit crystals has dissipated, and the Spiritual Power contained within the vein begins to wane, leading to a decline in the quality of spirit crystals.
The Condensation Phase of a Spirit Crystal Vein is the direct opposite of the Exhausted Stage, where the vein’s Qi is in an eruptive phase. Over time, new spirit crystals will continually form and the quality within the vein increases. During this process, due to the explosive surge of Qi from the ground, a layer of extremely pure Spirit Dew will condense on the surface of the spirit crystals.
Martial Artists with exceptionally strong Divine Soul Power, if they can collect and condense this Spirit Dew, can create Spirit Dew Heavenly Pills.
Condensing the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill itself is not difficult, but the tough part is fulfilling those strict conditions.
Under normal circumstances, only Upper Grade or Supreme Spirit Crystal Veins in the Condensation Phase may potentially produce Spirit Dew. Still, most of the time, when a Spirit Crystal Vein is found, it is already in the Maturity Period or the Exhausted Stage.
Additionally, even if one discovers a Spirit Crystal Vein in the Condensation Phase, one would need to dig to the deepest part of the vein to possibly find Spirit Dew.
Therefore, this Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill is exceptionally rare. At least within the Black Dragon Domain, Ye Zhen knew of the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill but had never heard of anyone possessing it.
The function of the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill is quite straightforward, too—it can be used to directly enhance Cultivation. According to the Miracle Pill Record, if consumed by a Martial Artist in the Vein Forging Realm, a pill the size of a dragon’s eye could directly increase their cultivation by one realm.
For example, a Martial Artist at the Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm who had just succeeded in Vein Forging, if they consumed a Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill the size of a dragon’s eye, their cultivation could rise directly to the peak of the Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm, saving them several years of arduous cultivation.
The Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill in Ye Zhen’s hand, although not as large as a dragon’s eye, wasn’t far off—it was about the size of a jujube. With a thought to his Divine Sense, he could feel the terrifying energy contained within, which was of the purest form.
According to Sect Leader Jian Tianxiong, this one Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill could raise Ye Zhen’s cultivation by at least one realm; at the very least, it could take him to the peak of the Fourth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm or even to the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm.
If it truly could increase Ye Zhen’s cultivation to the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, that would be equivalent to a two-realm leap in Ye Zhen’s current cultivation. Not only would Ye Zhen’s strength significantly enhance, but he would also save precious cultivation time.
After all, what Martial Artists often lack the most is time.
Just this point alone made Ye Zhen feel that this Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill was far more precious than a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact. He wouldn’t trade it for one, not even for two Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts.
One must admit, the reward Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong compensated to Ye Zhen was indeed quite generous.
According to Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong, he had been carrying this Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill for over ten years—never willing to use it nor to give it away. Today, it was rewarded to Ye Zhen.
Moreover, as Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong put it, for anyone else, the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill might just be squandered, as a Martial Artist’s realm cannot be enhanced simply by having elixirs. There are many conditions and restrictions involved.
For example, in the Vein Forging Realm, a Martial Artist needs to successfully forge veins and create three Divine Power Martial Veins to raise their cultivation to the peak of the Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm. Otherwise, no matter how many elixirs they consume, their Cultivation will stay static.
The Soul Sea Realm operates similarly; the main condition restricting a Martial Artist’s cultivation in the Soul Sea Realm is Divine Soul Cultivation. If a Martial Artist’s Divine Soul Cultivation does not reach the corresponding level, their cultivation cannot break through.
Most Martial Artists who consume the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill can only advance their cultivation by one realm, fully unable to unleash the vast amount of energy contained within the pill.
But Ye Zhen is different. Though his cultivation is only at the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, his Divine Soul Cultivation has already reached the Fifth Realm. There is no obstacle when it comes to enhancing his cultivation, which is one of the reasons why Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong awarded the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill to Ye Zhen.
"Du Juan, do not disturb me in the coming days. Without my orders, do not approach my Silent Chamber, lest you get hurt by the kitten!" Ye Zhen casually instructed as he returned to the Spirit Academy, then he entered into his Silent Chamber.
Du Juan was the new maid arranged for Ye Zhen by the Inner Affairs Hall. Although her beauty did not match the impressive allure of the recently killed Miao Yu, she was pretty decent, likely a deliberate arrangement by the Inner Affairs Hall. However, all this meant nothing to Ye Zhen.
To Ye Zhen, a maid was simply a person who prepared various Spirit Plants for him. Whether they were beautiful or not was merely a fleeting sight to his eyes.
"Kitty, guard this place. Don’t let anyone disturb me!"
With only thirteen days left until the Spirit Returning Assembly, Ye Zhen must quickly transform the recently acquired Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill into his own strength.
After quietly cultivating for several hours, Ye Zhen restored himself to the most peak condition. Then, his formidable Divine Soul Power burst forth from his body, and the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill slowly rose from the sealed jade bottle beneath.
The Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill was a crystal clear sky-blue color. When the sunlight streamed through the window and shone upon it, the brilliance circulating through it resembled countless embedded pearls, extremely radiant and beautiful.
Gurgle!
Ye Zhen swallowed the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill. He gently loosened his Divine Sense that was wrapped around the pill, creating a small opening. In an instant, the supremely pure Spiritual Power, like a flash flood, poured out from the pill.
This method was specifically taught by Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong before Ye Zhen left. If Ye Zhen did not use this method and directly ingested the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill, the consequences would be no different from seeking death.
The Shattered Jade Scripture ran wildly, driving the Purple Jade Spiritual Power Seed to spin rapidly, refining the most pure Spiritual Power into Purple Jade Spiritual Power at an extreme speed.
Ye Zhen’s Cultivation soared at an unprecedented speed. Under such a soaring speed, Ye Zhen’s Dantian began to feel a sense of swelling pain, a consequence of the rapid rise in Cultivation in a short time.
However, the energy released by the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill became increasingly faster, so fast that Ye Zhen’s Dantian could not refine it in time. What was most fatal was that the speed at which the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill released energy continued to accelerate, while Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power to control the speed at which the pill released energy was weakening.
The principle was somewhat like a riverbank crumbling.
If there is no breach, the river water will flow normally. Once a breach opens, and if it is not completely blocked, the hole will get larger and larger, releasing more and more water until it becomes a disaster.
That was the situation Ye Zhen found himself in. By the time he realized it, the rate at which the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill released energy was uncontrollable.
More and more pure energy accumulated in Ye Zhen’s chest and abdomen, causing his body to visibly swell at a noticeable rate!
"Damn it, I can’t let the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill blow me up, can I?" Ye Zhen was startled and desperately stimulated his Divine Soul Power. The speed at which energy flowed out from the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill was getting faster and faster, and Ye Zhen’s clothes on the surface of his body were ripped apart by his swelling belly.
"War Soul Blood Flag, rise!"
With a thought, a beam of Blood Light shot out from the War Soul Blood Flag inside the Demon Soul Hall on Ye Zhen’s chest and merged into his body. In an instant, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power surged dramatically!
The very next moment, all of the Divine Soul Power that had just spiked pressed down.
This time, it finally worked. The surge in Divine Soul Power overwhelmed and controlled the velocity of energy from the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill, and it went even further, completely sealing the pill again.
Now, Ye Zhen finally let out a sigh of relief, hastily refining the energy in his body that threatened to burst out. If it had been any later, Ye Zhen would have sent the unrefinable energy directly into the Mirage Dragon Pearl. That really would have been a waste.
Nevertheless, after this battle, Ye Zhen had found the correct way to refine the energy of the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill.
He wrapped it with Divine Soul Power, opened a minimally small gap, and when the gap widened almost beyond control, he slammed all his Divine Soul Power down to seal it completely before starting to refine it.
Just on the first day of refining the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill, Ye Zhen’s Cultivation had broken through from the Late Stage of the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm all the way to the Peak of the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, the Fourth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, and the pill had only shrunk a little bit.
Nine days later, the mighty Divine Soul Power that had constantly enveloped Ye Zhen finally dispersed, and in his Dantian, only a rice-grain-sized Spirit Dew Heavenly Pearl remained. After transforming into a massive amount of pure energy, it completely dissipated.
As the Shattered Jade Scripture operated, this last burst of massive pure energy was also completely refined by Ye Zhen, turning into Cultivation. But Ye Zhen seemed somewhat unsatisfied as he licked his lips.
"So close, just a bit more and I would have reached the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm!" His eyes opened, and Divine Light burst out like swords, and in those eyes, joy was written all over!
"Late Stage of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, who would have thought that in just nine days, my Cultivation would break through from the Late Stage of the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm to the Late Stage of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm? Who would have thought?"
"Two minor realms, a full two realms!" In that moment, Ye Zhen felt the urge to laugh out loud.
Late Stage of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, this meant that not long after the Spirit Returning Assembly, Ye Zhen would be able to march towards the Vein Forging Realm.
Even Ye Zhen himself had not expected the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill to be this terrifying in its efficacy! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommended tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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