Chapter 10: Pill ingredients
"Now, with Yue Ling seated on the stone stool before him, Langtian’s attention drifted back to the pill she had placed in his palm.
He lifted the scarlet sphere, holding it close to his eyes.
"Wow..." he breathed. "If you hadn’t shown me this yourself, I never would have believed a Mortal-Tier pill could be this powerful."
Yue Ling only smiled.
"But look at it closely—it’s definitely different," Langtian went on. "I can feel the spiritual energy it gives off. Ten times—no, twenty times stronger than the usual version. Even the scent is overwhelming. Not even a High-Grade Profound-Tier pill could match it."
He turned to her, curiosity gleaming in his gaze. "Senior Sister, how did you create it?"
"What do you think?" Yue Ling asked, resting her cheek on her hand, watching him with quiet fondness.
"Hmmm..." Langtian frowned in thought.
He inhaled again, parsing the fragrance with the remnants of his pill-refining knowledge. Years ago he had gathered herbs for Senior Sister Shangguan and watched her refine pills countless times; after her disappearance he had practiced little, yet the fundamentals remained.
"Bloodroot Vine... Scarlet Lotus Petal... Boneflame Resin... all three are present, blended in the perfect ratio," he murmured.
Yue Ling’s eyes narrowed, pleased amusement curling her lips.
Then Langtian straightened, expression shifting.