Chapter 489 - 488: Arrival
The drastic plummet in the Fifth Refinement success rate was completely unexpected. His Immortal Fire had been upgraded, after all, greatly increasing its power. Yet when it came to the Spirit-Storage Pill, the success rate for the Fifth Refinement still took a nosedive, falling to a mere twenty percent. It was absolutely terrifying.
’The Spirit-Storage Pill is just a Fourth-Grade Elixir Pill, same as the Soul-Nourishing Pill, yet the difficulty has increased so drastically...’
Yi Tianyun was taken aback. He hadn’t expected the difficulty to spike so much for an elixir of the same grade. This was not something he’d anticipated. It was just as Shopkeeper Ye had said: the Spirit-Storage Pill was the only way to truly unlock the Soul-Nourishing Grass’s full potential, but the difficulty of refining it was also much, much higher.
This sort of thing wasn’t unheard of; in fact, it was quite common. Many Pill Formulas shared the same grade but had vastly different levels of difficulty. It was just like with Divine Rune Grandmasters—the difference between an entry-level practitioner and a late-stage master was like night and day.
’Forget it. I’ll just stick with the Fourth Refining grade. The Fifth Refinement is a little too difficult...’
Even if he activated his Luck Aura, his success rate would only reach fifty percent at most. The Luck Aura could only provide so much of a boost to his success rate, though he might be able to increase it further if he continued to level it up.
Having made his decision, he immediately began refining. Since the success rate was already decent, and the Alchemy Furnace boosted it even further, he had little fear of failure.
"Ding! Successfully refined a Spirit-Storage Pill. Gained 500,000 experience and 1,000 Skill Level!"
He refined it with ease; there was no difficulty at all. At his level, refining these Elixir Pills was no problem whatsoever.
’So this is the Spirit-Storage Pill? The effect is completely different.’ Yi Tianyun looked at the pill in his hand, which shone with the luster of a pearl. A rich, alluring fragrance drifted into his nostrils.
"Activate Crazy Elixir Effect Mode!"
Once activated, even Experience Elixirs would have double their effect. Previously, it had been limited to recovery-type Elixir Pills, but after the upgrade, it worked on Experience Elixirs as well.
’Let’s see just how much experience this gives...’
Filled with anticipation, Yi Tianyun swallowed the pill. The moment he did, a pleasant sound rang in his ears.
"Ding! Successfully gained one hundred million experience!"
Yi Tianyun froze. A full one hundred million experience! What a terrifying number! This meant that even without the Crazy Elixir Effect Mode, it would have given him fifty million experience. That was simply insane!
He recalled that a Fourth Refining pill had previously yielded fifteen million experience at most, making this an increase of more than three times. It was nearly double what even a Fifth Refinement version would have produced. The effect was simply astonishing.
’This really does bring out the full potential of the Soul-Nourishing Grass.’ To gain so much experience at once was truly shocking.
Just then, Yan’Er suddenly popped out of the Pet Space. She snatched one of the Elixir Pills and stuffed it into her mouth, swallowing it in a few gulps. Then, she puffed out her cheeks and glared at Yi Tianyun. "Daddy, you have something yummy and didn’t call me out!"
Yi Tianyun didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when he saw Yan’Er pop out. He hadn’t expected her to appear right now. Sure enough, whenever there was no one else around, she would come out on her own—especially when she saw something delicious.
"This..." Yi Tianyun hurriedly stuffed the Spirit-Storage Pill in his own hand into his mouth, gaining another one hundred million experience.
He could let Yan’Er eat any other Elixir Pills she wanted, but not the Spirit-Storage Pills. These were Experience Elixirs, after all—essential for him to level up.
"Daddy, I want more!" Yan’Er pouted, her cheeks puffed out in anger. She’d been cooped up in the Pet Space for too long and was naturally furious, especially since he was eating good things without her.
"Alright, alright, here you go. But promise Daddy you won’t try to take these specific Elixir Pills from me, okay?" Yi Tianyun coaxed her patiently.
"No problem! But it’s your fault for keeping me cooped up in there. I’ve been wanting to come out this whole time, and who knew you’d be out here secretly eating yummy things!" Yan’Er huffed.
"Ahem, here, I’ll give you some other Elixir Pills now. Eat these slowly, okay?" Yi Tianyun took out several bottles of high-quality Elixir Pills, all of which were suitable for Yan’Er.
Yan’Er’s eyes lit up when she got them, and she immediately started gobbling them down off to the side as if they were jelly beans. ’An ordinary Cultivator could never afford to raise her,’ Yi Tianyun thought. ’Who could possibly afford to keep someone who eats Elixir Pills like candy?’
Yi Tianyun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yan’Er settle down. He then resumed refining Elixir Pills, still aiming for the Fourth Refining grade. The Fifth Refinement was too difficult for now; he would consider attempting it again after his Skill Level had risen.
Soon, the remaining two batches of Spirit-Storage Pills were finished. In total, he now had six Spirit-Storage Pills, which represented six hundred million experience!
"Daddy, that one smells better..." Yan’Er looked over, practically drooling.
She wasn’t interested in their effects; she just thought these Elixir Pills smelled wonderful. The higher the grade, the richer the fragrance.
"Ahem, you can’t have this one for now. Be a good girl and listen, okay? Just eat those other Elixir Pills for now. I’ll give you something even better later," Yi Tianyun placated her.
"Okay! You have to keep your promise!" Only then did Yan’Er look away.
Yi Tianyun quickly began consuming the pills. He swiftly digested all six, converting them into an explosive six hundred million experience!
"Ding! Congratulations to Player ’Yi Tianyun’ for successfully breaking through to the Sixth Level of the Void Spirit Stage!"
Just like that, in such a short amount of time, he broke through another level, reaching the Sixth Level of the Void Spirit Stage. It was just a shame that the supply of Soul-Nourishing Grass was so limited. As Shopkeeper Ye had said, its rarity was comparable to a Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicine.
If he had a large supply, he could probably level up explosively.
’The next level requires eight hundred million experience... That’s a bit of a rip-off...’
Yi Tianyun shook his head when he saw the experience requirement. Leveling up was getting really difficult. Even with the old Soul-Nourishing Pills, he needed to take quite a few to level up. Now, with the new Spirit-Storage Pills, he would need eight just to level up once. One could only imagine the difficulty.
"That’s about enough for now. Yan’Er, let’s go. I’m taking you home." Yi Tianyun pulled Yan’Er along and headed for the cave entrance.
"Home?" Yan’Er asked, confused.
"That’s right, home. You’ll understand when we get there." Yi Tianyun smiled faintly, then took her and flew outside, heading for the Phoenix Nest at top speed.
’I wonder what the situation in the Phoenix Nest is like now?’
As he flew at full speed, guided by the Soul Guidance, he drew closer and closer to the Phoenix Nest. After passing through several regions, a vast, fiery-red forest came into view. Looking closely, he realized it was entirely composed of Fire Phoenix Trees!
Fire Phoenix Trees were the Phoenix Race’s favorite habitat. Combined with the intense pull from the Soul Guidance, it was clear he had arrived in the region of the Phoenix Nest. As he looked around, all he could see were Fire Phoenix Trees stretching as far as the eye could see. A great array had clearly been set up here to hide the Phoenix Nest.
’I’ve finally arrived. I wonder what the Phoenix Race’s current situation is...’ A glint flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes. ’Judging from what happened to Yan’Er’s mother, I’m afraid it’s not looking good.’