380: Phoenix Nirvana Pill

“Ah, this…”

Lu Xingchen was at a loss for how to respond.

Jiang Taishen waved his hand and said softly, “Alright, go back and prepare. A month from now, you and Xu Qing will go to Medicine King Valley together!”

“Understood!”

Lu Xingchen cupped his hands in a salute to Jiang Taishen, then exited the reception hall.

Just as he walked out of the reception hall, the long-unheard System prompt sounded in his ears.

“Congratulations, Host: Lu Xingchen, for receiving the mission: Title of Pill King!”

“Mission Requirement: Win the championship at this Alchemist Convention. Mission Reward: The grade of shadow sword and Shadow Sword Art will be upgraded to low-grade heaven rank, and you will receive 500 million experience points!”

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was overjoyed.

Both the low-grade heaven rank shadow sword and the 500 million experience points were extremely important to him, as they could greatly enhance his combat power.

Since the battle at Demon-Rejecting Pass, the System had not issued him any missions for a long time; he had been moving forward step by step on his own.

Now that a mission had finally arrived, he had to complete it no matter what!

Originally, Lu Xingchen had only planned to participate in the Alchemist Convention with a try-it-and-see attitude, but now it seemed he absolutely had to win this championship!

Returning to his Immortal Cave, Lu Xingchen sat cross-legged in the Cultivation chamber and opened the System panel.

“Host: Lu Xingchen”

“Realm: Two-Star Martial Venerable”

“Experience Points: 0.5 billion / 3 billion”

“exchange points: 750 million”

“Talents: Eagle Eye (50), Strong Strike (50), Berserk (50), Blade Edge (50), Jade Shatter (50), Devour (50), Army Breaker (50), Blade Breaker (50)”

“Professions: Eighth-Grade Alchemist (250 million / 1 billion), Eighth-Grade Spirit Formation Master (300 million / 1 billion)”

“Mount: Nether Dragon (Eighth-Tier)”

His exchange points had accumulated to 750 million; it was time to buy something.

The rules of the Alchemist Convention differed each year, but since it was a competition for Alchemists, the most important part must be the refining of Medicinal Pills.

Needless to say, only an Eighth-Grade Alchemist had the possibility of winning the championship.

No matter how rich Medicine King Valley was, it would not casually give eighth-grade pills to outsiders, so in the Medicinal Pill refining segment, the Alchemists would most likely need to provide their own Pill Formulas.

Peng Yu’s strength was truly too great.

Last time, he had barely defeated her even with his full effort.

During this period, while he had been making continuous progress, Peng Yu certainly hadn't been idle either.

As the Saintess of Medicine King Valley, her alchemy skills were definitely more astonishing than her combat abilities.

To defeat Peng Yu, this potential opponent, he still needed to make a lot of preparations.

Therefore, Lu Xingchen decided to purchase an eighth-grade pill Pill Formula from the System store, at least not to lose to Peng Yu on the Pill Formula.

Opening the System store, Lu Xingchen weighed his options for a long time and finally found a suitable Pill Formula.

eighth-grade pill: phoenix nirvana pill.

Effect: After consumption, it instantly restores a Martial Artist’s combat state to its Peak, including Physical Body, Soul Power, and fighting Qi, no matter how severe the previous injuries were!

Just by looking at the System store’s description, Lu Xingchen felt the power of this “phoenix nirvana pill.”

It was practically like gaining an extra life!

Such a precious Pill Formula also had a considerably high price, reaching 500 million exchange points.

But Lu Xingchen didn't hesitate for long before choosing to buy it.

After all, no matter how many exchange points he accumulated, they were just a bunch of numbers.

Only when converted into combat power were they valuable.

500 million exchange points disappeared, and the Pill Formula for the “phoenix nirvana pill” appeared in his Storage Ring.

Lu Xingchen then closed the System panel, took the Pill Formula out of his Storage Ring, and studied it carefully.

The Pill Formula not only contained the required Spirit Medicine, but also the refining method, and methods for storing fighting Qi and Soul Power, which were very complex.

Because the phoenix nirvana pill was precisely designed to store fighting Qi and Soul Power, which would then be directly infused into a Martial Artist after they consumed it.

The phoenix nirvana pill required numerous types of Spirit Medicine, and all of them were rare treasures.

Fortunately, after his trip to the Martial Saints Cave Mansion, Lu Xingchen had obtained a large number of precious medicinal Materials from the herb garden, and he had most of the main Spirit Medicine for refining the phoenix nirvana pill.

For the rest, he could just ask Xu Qing to help him procure them.

However, there was one most important Material that Lu Xingchen did not possess: a drop of Phoenix essence blood.

The medicinal power of the phoenix nirvana pill needed to be catalyzed by Phoenix essence blood, making it the most crucial Material.

Lu Xingchen immediately thought of Feng Qing’er.

As the Young Clan Leader of the Phoenix Clan, her Phoenix essence blood must be the purest, and it would have a better effect as a medicinal primer.

Coincidentally, Feng Qing’er still owed him a promise, which he could now make use of!

No sooner said than done!

Lu Xingchen immediately walked out of his Immortal Cave, found Xu Qing, asked her to help him procure the missing medicinal Materials, and then, alone, went to the Teleportation Array in Wangshu City, heading once more to the Demon Domain.

After half a day, Lu Xingchen met Feng Qing’er.

“It is my honor to meet War God His Excellency. I heard you defeated Saint Bai Cang in the White Dragon Clan ancestral land; such strength is truly beyond reach!”

Lu Xingchen chuckled, “It was just luck.”

“Whether it was luck or not, everyone has their own judgment. War God His Excellency has come all this way to find me, it must be to fulfill our wager, right? How can I be of assistance to you?”

Lu Xingchen chuckled, “Indeed, there is an urgent matter. I wish to obtain three drops of the Young Clan Leader’s essence blood!”

It wasn't that Lu Xingchen was greedy, wanting to exploit Feng Qing’er by asking for three drops at once.

Rather, he needed to experiment beforehand. If the refining failed, he would have a chance to start over.

He couldn't just gamble on it at the Alchemist Convention, could he?

Three drops of essence blood were already his minimum requirement.

Feng Qing’er frowned and said in a deep voice, “You want my essence blood? The essence blood of our Phoenix Clan contains Nirvana power and is extremely precious. Even I have only condensed a few dozens of drops of essence blood. You want to take away one-tenth of it at once?”

Lu Xingchen smiled bitterly, “I know this request is a bit difficult for the Young Clan Leader, but this Phoenix essence blood is very important to me. I am willing to exchange it for something of equal value.”

Feng Qing’er waved her hand and chuckled, “There’s no need. A gentleman’s word, once spoken, cannot be retracted. This is something I owe you, and I will naturally repay it!”

With that, Feng Qing’er extended her right hand.

A golden-yellow light shone on her body, and then three drops of essence blood appeared in her palm.

Feng Qing’er waved her right hand, and the three drops of essence blood flew towards Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen quickly caught them steadily, protected them with fighting Qi, and placed them into a medicinal bottle.

He then cupped his hands in a salute to Feng Qing’er and said with a smile, “Miss Qing’er is truly an honest person, always keeping her word! I, Lu Xingchen, will remember today’s kindness!”

Feng Qing’er chuckled, “You’re quite the smooth talker, kid. How about it, want to stay here for a couple of days and we can have a good spar?”