"This is?"
"Yin Ling Dan?"
Through the pill's inner voice, Qin Xuan learned its name and purpose and was taken aback.
The Hundred Ghosts Emperor lightly shook his head, indicating he was not very familiar with the item in his hand.
"I don't know what it's called, but I can feel a massive amount of Yin soul energy within it."
"I originally planned to use it to break through to the Divine level in one go, but I absorbed too many impurities this time, so I can't absorb it for now."
Qin Xuan nodded gently upon hearing this.
The Yin Ling Dan was rich in Yin spiritual energy. In the Hundred Ghosts Emperor's previous state, it was indeed not suitable for absorption.
Otherwise, with excessive Yin energy and dwindling Yang energy, the Hundred Ghosts Emperor would easily be affected by the Yin energy and fall into a state of qi deviation.
As for now, Qin Xuan had already helped him clear many impurities from his body, so absorption would be possible. However, he clearly had a more suitable solution at the moment.
"Master Father, Third Master, may I borrow some herbs from you?"
Tilting his head, Qin Xuan grinned and playfully asked his two masters.
The two masters exchanged a smile and naturally nodded gently.
As long as it was useful for Qin Xuan's cultivation, they would gladly give him not just some herbs, but everything they had.
However, what Qin Xuan chose were all medicinal ingredients that had little use once one reached the Divine level.
For a moment, they couldn't figure out what Qin Xuan intended to do.
After Qin Xuan obtained the medicinal ingredients, Qin Shoujiang, understanding his intentions, chuckled knowingly.
Everyone was puzzled, not knowing what he was laughing about.
Then, Qin Xuan conjured an electric pressure cooker out of nowhere and plugged it into the socket Ke Wudi was using to boil water.
"Xuan'er, what is this?"
Waving his hand gently, Qin Xuan chuckled mysteriously.
When he threw all sorts of medicinal ingredients into the electric pressure cooker, Ke Wudi and the others exclaimed in surprise.
"He's not going to refine medicine, is he?!"
Medicine refining, similar to pill refining, involved combining various medicinal ingredients to form new medicines.
However, pill refining required a dedicated alchemy furnace, while medicine refining did not.
Throughout history, people had used all sorts of vessels, from earthenware pots to iron woks, as long as they could control the heat, to refine medicine. This was their first time seeing medicine being refined using an electric pressure cooker.
Yet, facing everyone's astonishment, Qin Shoujiang burst into exaggerated laughter.
He never imagined that he, a Grandmaster, would one day know something that even Divine Supremes did not.
The others quickly asked, but Qin Shoujiang remained tight-lipped, his smile growing more smug.
Nearly an hour later, Qin Xuan, who had been relatively still, finally curved his lips and smiled.
Everyone rushed forward, only to be met with a rich medicinal fragrance.
This fragrance was different from any pill they had encountered before. Just a single whiff seemed to slightly elevate the vital energy within their bodies.
Though minimal, it was enough to shock them.
After all, at their level, the improvement from using medicinal substances was almost negligible, let alone from a mere whiff of medicinal fragrance.
"Xuan'er, what exactly is this?!"
Suppressing the urge to pry Qin Xuan for answers, Hu Sanqiang shouted.
His loud voice echoed throughout the room, making everyone's heads buzz.
However, even so, they, like Hu Sanqiang, looked at Qin Xuan with great curiosity, eager to see the pill the moment he revealed the answer.
"Hehe, Second Master, this is a tonic pill called Pei Yuan Dan."
Without keeping them in suspense, Qin Xuan directly used his mental power to control the pill, making it float slowly in the air.
Seeing this, everyone was inwardly startled.
They knew about pill refining, but only in theory.
After all, in the current environment, alchemists had practically disappeared.
Even among the reclusive families living in small hidden realms, those capable of refining pills were exceedingly rare.
But Qin Xuan?
Not only could he refine pills at such a young age, but he was also using an electric pressure cooker to do so!
Wasn't this utterly absurd?
Furthermore, the pill Qin Xuan refined exuded a potent fragrance and had a smooth surface.
At first glance, it even appeared more advanced than ancient pills!
This inevitably elevated Qin Xuan's impression in everyone's minds from the ceiling to several notches higher.
After collecting the pill, Qin Xuan picked up more medicinal ingredients and began a new round of pill refining.
Though anxious, the others could only wait patiently for Qin Xuan to finish refining.
After another three hours, Qin Xuan unplugged the electric pressure cooker and then distributed four bottles of pills to the four Divine Supremes.
"Three Masters."
"This is the Pei Yuan Dan, a family heirloom of my Qin family."
"Its primary function is to consolidate the foundation and enhance cultivation."
"Although its effect diminishes for cultivators beyond the Qi Refining stage, since the three of you have never consumed Pei Yuan Dan, it should still have a certain effect."
"Moreover, the foundation-consolidating effect of Pei Yuan Dan is less influenced by a cultivator's realm. Over the years of your cultivation, it's inevitable that your fundamental essence has been damaged due to various circumstances."
"Consuming Pei Yuan Dan can also replenish vital energy and repair hidden injuries."
"As for Senior Hundred Ghosts, given your current condition, taking Pei Yuan Dan is incredibly fitting. I'll exchange this bottle of Pei Yuan Dan for the Yin Ling Dan you have. I don't think you'll have any objections, will you?"
"No, no objections!"
Just by listening to Qin Xuan's description of Pei Yuan Dan's effects, the Hundred Ghosts Emperor was already impatient.
He and Ke Wudi were not much different in age, and their talents were roughly comparable.
However, during an adventure, he had inadvertently sustained a hidden injury.
This had caused the gap between him and the other three to widen progressively.
If the effects of Pei Yuan Dan were truly as Qin Xuan described, consolidating the foundation, then it would surely heal his hidden injury.
In that case, catching up to the other three would only be a matter of time.
He would finally no longer have to feel inferior because his cultivation was inferior to Zheng Wanqing's!
Snatching the Pei Yuan Dan from Qin Xuan's hand, the Hundred Ghosts Emperor immediately couldn't resist taking one and putting it into his mouth.
The pill took effect quickly.
Before he could even throw the Yin Ling Dan to Qin Xuan, he had to sit cross-legged and begin refining the immense medicinal power contained within the Pei Yuan Dan.
After a long while, the refinement was complete.
The Hundred Ghosts Emperor's clothes began to flutter as if in a strong wind.
An incredibly potent aura erupted from his body.
Ke Wudi and the other two were startled.
Because the Hundred Ghosts Emperor's current cultivation had indeed reached the mid-stage of Divine Supreme!
He had directly advanced by one level!
Even more terrifying was that before taking the Pei Yuan Dan, the circulation of his cultivation technique had noticeable blockages.
However, after consuming the Pei Yuan Dan, the circulation of his cultivation technique became significantly smoother.
The ghost qi he cultivated surged like a great river, completely free from the previous interruptions.
"Hahaha, good!"
"After so many years, my Hundred Ghosts Emperor's physical condition has finally returned to its peak!!!"