378: Literary fight?

Chapter 378: A Scholarly Duel?

“Imagine, in the future, all new scrolls could possess five-star combat power from the start.”

Upon hearing Ma Tengyun’s description, the aristocratic scions fell into contemplation, their eyes gradually brightening.

“Don’t say it, it actually seems to have some substance!”

“Low-tier, lower-grade scrolls are fine, the key is the higher-grade Scrolls; the value of an initial five-star is still very high.”

“You’ve said so much, but you haven’t mentioned the price of this Spirit Feeding Pill. If it’s too expensive, the significance won’t be very great.”

Ma Tengyun smiled faintly, “This is another advantage of the Spirit Feeding Pill: it’s excellent quality and inexpensive. Current tests show that the cost to raise a two-star scroll to five-star is roughly seventy thousand.”

“Seventy thousand? That’s certainly feasible.”

The aristocratic scions present were all moved, their interest piqued.

“Brother Ma, you really are something. Why didn’t you bring out such a good thing earlier? I’ll place an order for over a billion in orders later.”

Ma Tengyun waved his hand and smiled, “My apologies, the current production of this Medicinal Pill is limited, and it will be some time before mass production. Bringing it out today is mainly to let all my friends have a taste.”

“Let me know when it’s mass-produced; my family has a huge demand.”

“Can I pre-order?”

“I feel like this Medicinal Pill has a lot of potential.”

While Ma Tengyun chuckled and responded, he began to display the second bottle of Medicinal Pills. “Next up is a more significant medicine. This medicine is called the Spirit Gathering Pill. As the name suggests, it can gather the Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth, greatly increasing Cultivation efficiency.

The key is that its medicinal effects do not conflict with various spiritual items and can even achieve a mutually beneficial effect.

The better the spiritual item’s effect, the greater the efficiency boost provided by the Spirit Gathering Pill.”

At this, the aristocratic scions present could no longer remain calm.

After all, Spiritual Energy Cultivation has always been a perennial, difficult problem.

Even with various spiritual item aids and continuous Spiritual Energy Amplification Fluid since childhood, their Spiritual Energy Cultivation is currently only at level six or seven.

Therefore, whenever there was a medicine on the market that improved Cultivation efficiency, these aristocratic scions would pay immense attention.

“How much does it improve efficiency?”

Ma Tengyun replied unhurriedly, “One Spirit Gathering Pill is equivalent to nearly a day’s worth of regular Cultivation improvement, and absorbing this one Spirit Gathering Pill only takes a little over two hours.

Furthermore, if used in an environment with spiritual item assistance, the absorption time of the medicinal effect can be further shortened, to just over an hour.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue instantly erupted.

All the aristocratic scions started breathing rapidly, Bai Shiqi and Zhao Qinghe being no exception.

Even Her Highness, the Divine Maiden Xu Cunxin, was deeply moved, but upon seeing Wu Xian and Xue Lingling’s calm reactions, she vaguely understood something.

“Is that true?”

“One Medicinal Pill is equivalent to a day’s worth of regular Cultivation improvement?”

“In other words, a normal day’s Cultivation is compressed into two hours?”

“Good heavens, wouldn’t that be equivalent to twelve times the Cultivation efficiency? This is Heaven-Defying!”

“More than twelve times. Didn’t Brother Ma just say that spiritual items could further increase efficiency?”

“Quote a price! Quote a price! Quickly quote a price, money is not an issue!”

“So the question is, how many can one eat in a day? Are there any side effects?”

Ma Tengyun patiently introduced, “Such Heaven-Defying medicinal effects naturally come with some side effects, which is that during the absorption of the medicinal effect, it will place an enormous burden on the body and Meridians.

Theoretically, as long as one can endure this torment, continuously consuming it all day is not a problem.”

“That’s it?” The crowd looked strange, “Are there no other side effects?”

“No, that’s the only side effect.”

Upon hearing this, gasps of cold air filled the entire venue.

“Isn’t that equivalent to having no side effects?”

At least in their view, compared to the dangerous new medicines on the market, this side effect was not a side effect at all; at most, it was a usage threshold.

“Don’t celebrate too early. From my personal experience, this side effect is quite something,” Ma Tengyun said seriously. “With my current Body Cultivator physique at the fourth stage, I can at most continuously consume four pills before I can’t take it anymore.

So, friends with poor physical fitness might not even be able to enjoy one pill.”

After Ma Tengyun said this, the aristocratic scions finally calmed down.

But even so, they couldn’t resist the temptation of such high Cultivation efficiency.

As for the price, they didn’t care.

Such Heaven-Defying improvement, being a bit expensive is reasonable.

“So, to take this medicine, one must also go and Body Refining Cultivate?” Several aristocratic scions grimaced.

Although aristocratic scions generally received some Body Refining training from a young age to strengthen their physiques.

But truly delving into Cultivating Body Refining techniques, there were really not many.

One word: arduous!

And as noble Scroll Masters, they genuinely didn’t have that much time and energy on a daily basis.

The most important point was that Body Refining Cultivation, in their impression, was something practiced by soldiers in the military who lacked conditions for scrolls.

With the powerful aid of extraordinary scrolls, few people would focus on Body Refining Cultivation.

“I’ve reminded you all more than once to pay more attention to Body Refining Cultivation in your daily lives. It only brings benefits and no harm, but you refused to listen,” Ma Tengyun sighed with emotion, “Now you regret it, don’t you?”

While everyone was enthusiastically discussing the Spirit Gathering Pill, Wu Xian and Xue Lingling had already lost interest.

As for the copy simulation device, they were even less interested.

If it were some interesting reward, it would be fine, but it happened to be the Spirit Feeding Pill and Spirit Gathering Pill, which they had no shortage of.

So, after greeting Ma Tengyun, Wu Xian prepared to leave the banquet hall with Xue Lingling.

With this free time, it would be better to go back and spend some intimate time together.

However, before the two could walk out of the banquet hall, they heard a sarcastic voice from behind.

“Are Little Brother Wu and Junior Sister Xue leaving already? Won’t you stay and play in the copy simulator together?” Senior Sister Qin was filled with resentment, jealousy had long made her lose her reason.

“It’s boring.” Wu Xian raised an eyebrow and replied.

“How can you say the simulated copy that Brother Ma painstakingly prepared is boring?” Zhao Jun exchanged glances with Zhao Qinghe, then slowly stood up, “Could it be that you’re worried about showing your true colors?”

“What do you mean, Senior Brother?” Xue Lingling’s face darkened.

Zhao Jun smiled faintly, “Nothing, I just think that a friend of Her Highness the Divine Maiden should be someone noteworthy. Everyone should want to see Your Excellency’s capabilities, right?”

“Haha, now this is more like it~!”

Wu Xian smiled with great interest, silently signaling Xue Lingling to step back a few paces.

Here it comes, here it comes, the brainless villain has finally arrived.

After all, he came here to fight and show off, but the Eldest Disciple Xu Cunxin was too high-class. As soon as she appeared, she silenced those aristocratic scions.

Seeing that the situation was amiss, Ma Tengyun and Xu Cunxin were about to step in to stop it, but Wu Xian’s gaze stopped them.

“Forget the copy simulator, let’s just have a spar,” Wu Xian said with a grin.

“Spar with me?” Zhao Jun was clearly prepared, he squinted and asked, “A martial duel isn’t very suitable for this occasion. How about a scholarly duel instead?”

“A scholarly duel?” Wu Xian was puzzled.

“Senior Brother, aren’t you being a bit shameless?” Xue Lingling’s face was ugly, “You’re over thirty, and you want to have a scholarly duel with a newcomer? Aren’t you afraid of losing face by saying that?”

Wu Xian raised his hand, signaling Xue Lingling to calm down, and secretly inquired with Divine Thought, only then understanding the nature of a “scholarly duel.”

To put it plainly, it was a special form of confrontation between divine scrolls, essentially a contest of Soul, Mental Energy, and Law comprehension levels.

The key was that it didn’t rely on the scroll as a medium; it was a battle purely between divine scroll imprints.

Therefore, even if they hadn’t been fully formed yet, any painting spirits condensed within the divine scroll could participate.