Chapter 196: Study of Ascension Pill
Back when Li Lang had just returned from his visit to Nightshade Valley, he immediately got back into his routine of training his students and more.
Having gotten his hands on Foundation Pills and Ascension Pills, there was no way to keep him from studying both pills.
He first started with the Ascension Pills to familiarize himself with the process of breakthrough and what it entailed. He was also curious to see how it differed from a traditional breakthrough.
To start his study, he let Ruby consume a pill without hesitation. The auto-analyzer told him about its composition while Nightmoon Valley had given the recipe, which included the steps of refining both pills.
These things weren’t a secret, especially in the Luminescent Domain. They were pills that the orthodox sects had created and were either unnecessary or made with orthodox cultivators in mind.
The tricky part of Li Lang’s research was finding willing participants. Most people living in Emberglow City worshipped demonic cultivation. While demonic cultivation didn’t rely on aptitude, it required its own type of talent. The various organizations within the domain deemed numerous people not to have the correct talent or character to be recruited. After all, resources were limited, so they couldn’t waste their time on those who likely wouldn’t make it far.
Even then, those who weren’t recruited still refused to partake in orthodox cultivation. It made the Ascension Pill unpopular as it would turn them into a useless orthodox cultivator.
However, that was just on the surface. Many people still made use of it. That was because everyone valued their lives. By consuming Ascension Pills and breaking through, they would effectively increase their lifespan. Foundation Establishment cultivators were said to be able to live up to five hundred years! It was six or seven times more than the average mortal.
To secure test subjects, Li Lang just had to tactfully appeal to the interested parties. He found several well-off people who were up there in age but weren’t exactly wealthy enough to outright buy what they wanted. Then he began his experiments.
Ascension Pills were continuously taken over time, allowing its users to grow in cultivation until they reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.