Chapter 00088: The Quality of Golden Pills
# The Quality of Golden Pills
Chapter 88
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 88: The Quality of Golden Pills
After chatting with Hou Yi for a long time, Lan Xiaobu felt a bit down. His goals were now very clear: first, he needed to eliminate the potential threats on Earth. This was not only about environmental issues he'd been thinking about in his previous life, but also about getting rid of the powerful Emperor Li Ta Zhi from the Red Thunder Star.
As long as this person was alive, Lan Xiaobu couldn’t be at ease. With the foundation of a Level-5 Technological Civilization planet, it would not take long for Li Ta Zhi to discover Ruan Qi’s visit to Earth. With the mindset of someone at Li Ta Zhi’s level, even if he was uncertain whether Ruan Qi had died on Earth, as long as he knew Ruan Qi had been there and had pinpointed the location, he would destroy the Earth. For him, destroying the Earth might be as easy and light as squashing an ant.
Lan Xiaobu’s second goal was to find a genuine cultivation civilization. Being in the vast universe, exposed to so many wonders, and even beginning his own cultivation, there was no way he could abandon this pursuit. However, with the existence of the Cosmic Wall, finding a cultivation civilization would undoubtedly be fraught with challenges.
The only good news he had was that Hou Yi promised to help him obtain some purification equipment data from a Level-7 Technological Civilization planet in the future.
After parting ways with Hou Yi, Lan Xiaobu returned to the tree hollow by the lake where he was when he first arrived. With only about ten days left on Yu Qi Star, he didn’t want to waste this time on cultivation. However, knowing that several ruthless individuals were waiting for him outside, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep cultivating.
No matter how strong he became alone, he couldn't take on several Level-5 Technological Civilization planets. He would think about the future later; for now, he needed to figure out how to leave the square outside Yu Qi Star.
Gu Dao waited at the entrance while Lan Xiaobu immersed himself in the Jin Wu Jue again.
"Golden Crow leaps, emerges from the Jade Toad; binds Yin and Yang, unites the divine furnace, refines the true body of Haoran. In the void, purple energy swirls…"
Before he knew it, Lan Xiaobu was in a deep state of cultivation, and it was at this moment that he finally understood what it meant to transform Qi into spirit.
Transforming Qi into spirit truly belonged to the Golden Pill stage, dividing into three levels: cultivating the pill, condensing the pill, and forming the Golden Pill. After establishing his foundation, the next step was to cultivate the pill. Only after forming the true pill embryonic shape could he claim to have taken his first step in cultivation. From there, success would depend on opportunity, talent, and willpower.
However, cultivating the pill was not something that could be done casually. Forget about whether one could even succeed in cultivating the pill if done haphazardly. If one wanted to enter a higher level, they must cultivate a top-grade Golden Pill. Golden Pills also come in ranks; only those above the third rank had the opportunity to step into the next level.
Regrettably, the Jin Wu Jue could only cultivate up to the Golden Pill stage. This meant that after transforming Qi into spirit, he would have to search for another cultivation method. The spirit he encountered before didn't clarify this with him, so he wasn’t aware that the Jin Wu Jue could only cultivate up to the Golden Pill.
Yet, even if he knew that the Jin Wu Jue only allowed him to cultivate to the Golden Pill, he still had to train. Following the instructions of the Jin Wu Jue, he began to absorb the spiritual energy from the spirit stones. In just one cycle, the spirit stones in his hands seemed smaller, and after just over an hour, two spirit stones vanished without a trace. Lan Xiaobu quickly pulled out dozens of spirit stones, but as he operated the Jin Wu Jue, the speed at which the stones disappeared only quickened. In less than half a day, the dozens of spirit stones in his hands had quietly vanished.
After only half a day's cultivation, Lan Xiaobu could feel the surging true essence within him. He faintly realized that cultivating the pill meant converting his original Inner Qi into true Qi, and when this true Qi condensed into the embryonic form of a true pill, the process of cultivating the pill should be complete.
The rank of the Golden Pill depended on the purity of the Inner Qi's conversion and the amount of condensed true Qi.
At this moment, Lan Xiaobu was very grateful to that spirit. If it hadn't pointed him to the washing pool, he might have formed a Golden Pill, but its rank wouldn’t necessarily be high. The current consumption of spirit stones was indeed somewhat substantial, but it was only this way that he could ensure the quality of the true pill he cultivated was higher.
However, he couldn't continue cultivating like this; he only had over ten thousand spirit stones left. At this rate of consumption, would he even succeed in forming a pill with that?
At the very least, he could be sure that when the black mist enveloped them, he definitely wouldn’t be able to form a pill.
Since there wasn't much of a difference between cultivating or not during these ten days, why was he wasting more time here? His first task now was to quickly go out and search for spirit stones.
According to the information he had received earlier, the majority of boundary stones, which were spirit stones, came from Yu Qi Star. Since he was currently on Yu Qi Star, when else would he find the time to look for spirit stones?
Lan Xiaobu stopped his cultivation and began looking for people with Gu Dao. Given his unfamiliarity with Yu Qi Star, it would be tough to find spirit stones before the black mist arrived. It was better to ask someone for directions about where the spirit stones could be found.
It was only when he saw the black mist coming that he realized his departure from Yu Qi Star was imminent. The others who had entered with him were also judging the timing based on how long they had been on Yu Qi Star, and it seemed they were about to leave.
Everyone began to gather toward the entrance of Yu Qi Star, as they would exit from there in the future as well. Quickly, Lan Xiaobu spotted several groups of people, among them was the familiar Tai Mo Chang. As soon as Lan Xiaobu saw Tai Mo Chang, Tai Mo Chang also spotted him.
He was not surprised that Lan Xiaobu had made it in; rather, he was astonished that Lan Xiaobu was still alive. Lan Xiaobu entering was normal. When their group came in, the passage to Yu Qi Star hadn't seemed too fierce against their brains, just a few faint tinges. However, Tai Mo Chang was puzzled why Mu Yuan Sang hadn't killed Lan Xiaobu; logically speaking, Mu Yuan Sang should have killed him.
Tai Mo Chang knew exactly what Lan Xiaobu had done, winning over more than ten thousand boundary stones from Mu Yuan Sang. Anyone who lost so many boundary stones would find it hard to let go. If Mu Yuan Sang did not specifically aim to eliminate Lan Xiaobu, he found it hard to believe.
"Haha, Sixth Prince, what a coincidence." Lan Xiaobu approached Tai Mo Chang.
Tai Mo Chang smiled awkwardly and replied, "Lan Wei Chang, Yu Qi Star should be closing soon, you must have gained quite a bit, right?"
As he spoke, Tai Mo Chang's gaze shifted to the backpack behind Lan Xiaobu. Even though Emperor Li had claimed that what was acquired belonged to the individual, that was meant for contestants from the planet. Lan Xiaobu was merely a guard and thus had no right to possess anything. Theoretically, whatever Lan Xiaobu obtained would be distributed by him, the Sixth Prince. Yet, he was wary of Lan Xiaobu; as long as Lan Xiaobu didn’t speak up, he wouldn’t dare to either.
Other guards who entered Yu Qi Star would usually interact with the royal family members. Lan Xiaobu likely hadn’t even thought about it. He probably didn’t have any contact information for Tai Mo Chang.
"Eh!" Tai Mo Chang then noticed Gu Dao standing behind Lan Xiaobu, his eyes wide with surprise. He knew Lan Xiaobu had brought a pet into Yu Qi Star, but it wasn't this creature. What sort of beast was this? He had truly never seen one before.
"Sixth Prince, there is something I'd like to ask you," Lan Xiaobu said, not even considering giving his treasures to Tai Mo Chang, since he only had herbs in his backpack.
"Please, speak, Lan Wei Chang." Tai Mo Chang indeed didn’t dare to look down upon Lan Xiaobu. Lan Xiaobu had even managed to deceive Mu Yuan Sang for those boundary stones; how could he take a two-star prince from a Level-2 Technological Civilization planet to heart? In Tai Mo Chang's view, the boundary stones Lan Xiaobu had won were merely acquired through deceit. Ha, gambling thirty-six points, winning all the boundary stones in one go—who else to cheat but him?
Lan Xiaobu lowered his voice, "Sixth Prince, I heard there are boundary stones within Yu Qi Star. Why have I not seen a single one so far?"
"You didn’t buy a map?" Tai Mo Chang looked at Lan Xiaobu in astonishment.
"What map?" Now it was Lan Xiaobu’s turn to be surprised.
Tai Mo Chang explained, "On the artificial square where the Future No. stopped, there are various items for sale, including a map of the areas already developed within Yu Qi Star. This map indicates the locations where boundary stones can be found. Although those areas have been explored, it's impossible for all of them to have been completely cleared out."
Lan Xiaobu stood stunned, suddenly recalling what Pasia had come to him for. When they first arrived at the square of Yu Qi Star, Pasia wanted to pull him to buy some items for entering Yu Qi Star. He had thought Pasia wanted to do something else and, worried that it would complicate matters, had declined. It seemed he had misunderstood; Pasia really had intended to help him purchase items.
"Do you have a map? Can you lend it to me?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Tai Mo Chang took out a crystal and handed it to Lan Xiaobu, saying, "I have no use for this map anymore, so you can have it. However, it's too late for you to go now. Based on the timing of Yu Qi Star's closure, there should be about ten days left. A trip to the nearest source of boundary stones would still take five to six days, even with the Butterfly Travel Device. Adding in the return journey, I fear you won't make it in time. Furthermore, the stones there are buried deep, so digging them up will require some effort."
To be fair, Tai Mo Chang’s judgment was correct. Based on the black mist Lan Xiaobu had seen, it wouldn’t take more than nine days for that mist to cross the sea to Yu Qi Star and reach them here.
Lan Xiaobu accepted the map, thanked him, then hastily left with Gu Dao.
The crystal map had directional guidance and realistic switching, even equipped with a chip. As long as he tapped the destination with his hand, the map would automatically activate and provide guidance, even estimating the time required based on the user's flying speed.
Naturally, Lan Xiaobu wouldn’t walk there himself. He leveraged Kunlun; the Butterfly Travel Device would take five days, while Kunlun could slow down to a crawl and reach his destination in just half an hour.
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