Chapter 166: At Least Ninety Percent Confidence, Vibrant Rejuvenation Pill, Spring Slumber Pill
Just as Chu Kuangren was about to begin his journey around the world, a piece of news was suddenly spread across Azure Dragon Domain and it shocked a lot of people.
It was said that Honorable Xuan Qi, the Sect Master of Black Heaven Sect, was about to attempt ascension!
This news had sent shockwaves through the entire Azure Dragon Domain.
Once an Honorable succeeded in ascension, he would enter the Boundary Sage State. As long as the person continued to acc.u.mulate wisdom, he would go on to become a Sage in the future!
Would the Black Heaven Sect be welcoming another Sage?!
At this moment, the whole Azure Dragon Domain was discussing this.
“Black Heaven Sect is a sage orthodoxy, so they would surely have a Sage backing them. But if they were to have another Sage, that would be scary stuff.”
“Yeah, even for any sage orthodoxy, there usually aren’t many Sages behind them. The addition of each new one would be of substantial importance.”
“Tsk, the prerequisite is that Honorable Xuan Qi succeeds in his ascension.”
“I think some people would not sit idly and allow Honorable Xuan Qi’s ascension to happen.”
“Honorable Xuan Qi had offended G.o.d knows how many people in his younger days when he was traversing all across Firmament Star. Now that he is going into ascension, surely those people would not wish him success. Who knows what they’ll come up with.”
This news became a hotly-debated topic worldwide.
Chu Kuangren had caught wind of this too.
“Honorable Teacher is attempting ascension soon. It’s time to get back to Black Heaven Sect.” Chu Kuangren immediately made up his mind to end his trip prematurely. With that, he changed his route and headed back to the Black Heaven Sect.
Li Xingchen too had tagged along for a visit.
Back at the Black Heaven Sect, the atmosphere in the Longevity Hall was extremely solemn.
A few elders had gathered to discuss the arrangements for Honorable Xuan Qi’s ascension, which entailed the appropriate venue and necessary ascension tools amongst others.
In the midst of their discussion, Chu Kuangren walked in.
“Lead Disciple, you’re back.”
“Kuangren.”
Chu Kuangren entered the main hall and gave the several elders there a bow.
After that, he stared at Honorable Xuan Qi with a discontented look. “Honorable Teacher, your ascension is such an important matter, how could you not notify me about it? You’re treating me like an outsider now, eh?”
“Haha, it’s just an ascension.”
Honorable Xuan Qi laughed in response.
Chu Kuangren and the others were puzzled.
Just an ascension?
This may have been very easy to say, but the truth was that many cultivators viewed the heavenly tribulations in ascension as a nightmare. With just the tiniest bit of error, they would end up dead and gone.
“Honorable Teacher, how much confidence do you have in this?” Chu Kuangren asked.
“At least seventy percent.”
Honorable Xuan Qi smiled proudly.
“Just seventy? That’s too little isn’t it?” Chu Kuangren frowned.
The few elders glanced at each other when they heard that.
‘Is seventy percent little?
Honorable Xuan Qi shook his head and smiled. “My dear Kuangren, for matters like ascension, a seventy percent confidence is already beyond excellent.”
“Why can’t you wait until you’re a hundred percent confident?”
“Truth be told, I should’ve done this ascension many years ago. However, I just kept acc.u.mulating wisdom, and now it has reached the max.”
“Alright then, when are you ascending?”
“In seven days.”
“Then we have time.”
Honorable Xuan Qi was stunned for a moment. “What do you mean?”
“Seven days is enough for me to prepare some stuff for you, Honorable Teacher. Seventy percent is too little, we need you to have at least ninety percent confidence.”
Chu Kuangren let out a faint smile.
For the next few days, he started to get busy.
…
On the same day, in the brewing chamber.
An intimidating pill qi billowed skywards and condensed into nine golden pill clouds high up in the sky, which emanated with prosperous energy.
Wherever the pill qi swept past, wilted plants would blossom and once again return to life.
Many alchemists were drawn towards this strange sight.
“What a scary pill qi. Is this the Ninth Grade Honorable Supreme Pill?”
“No way, I think it’s sufficient to be a Sage Supreme Pill!”
“Is the Elder Senior Brother refining pills?”
“Duh, who else but Elder Senior Brother would have such capabilities?”
Inside the brewing chamber, Alchemy Master Gu Jiang, who had just joined Black Heaven Sect not long ago, could not help but be amazed by the sight that was unfolding before his eyes.
“Ninth Grade Sage Supreme Pill. I think of all people on Firmament Star, only you, Alchemy Grandmaster Chu, could produce such a pill. This is just astounding.”
He had studied under Chu Kuangren for quite some time now, but the more he studied, the more he realized how superior Chu Kuangren’s alchemy abilities were compared to his. The gap was so huge that it was almost immeasurable.
Moments later, Honorable Xuan Qi and the rest of the people arrived.
Once they saw the peculiar herbal transformation in front of them, they exchanged glances with each other.
“What sort of commotion is Kuangren conjuring up again?”
“Sigh, why did I even need to use the word ‘again’?”
The pill cloud started to dissipate, and the transformation gradually faded away. Everyone thought that Chu Kuangren was done with his pill brewing, but the brewing chamber’s door remained tightly shut.
“Why is he not out yet?”
“Shall we go inside and have a look?”
Outside the door, Lan Yu said to Honorable Xuan Qi, “Master has instructed that, if he still hasn’t come out yet, n.o.body is allowed to go in and disturb him.”
Helpless, the crowd could only wait on.
Not long after.
Another fog of pill qi soared skywards, condensing into nine pill clouds.
However, the crowd did not react as they were already accustomed to this sight.
The Ninth Grade Supreme Pills were like a fable in the alchemy world, yet for Chu Kuangren, it was just business as usual. He could make them whenever he wanted to
“He really is a freak of a talent.” One of the elders lamented.
Even the word “talent” alone would not suffice to describe such a person.
He was a freak of a talent.
A freakish talent who defied all natural laws.
About half an hour later.
A creak was heard.
The brewing chamber’s door was finally flung open, and Chu Kuangren walked out holding two jade bottles. Each of the bottles was filled with two types of pills — one yellow and the other green.
“Honorable Teacher, you are all here.”
“Nonsense. How can we not come to take a look when you have made such a commotion?”
Honorable Xuan Qi said begrudgingly.
“Aw, I, your student am only doing this because I’m worried for you, about your ascension.”
Chu Kuangren whispered cheekily. He then pa.s.sed the two jade bottles over to Honorable Xuan Qi and said, “The yellow one is the Vibrant Rejuvenation Pill, a Sage Healing Supreme Pill. It would help you recover from your injuries rapidly.”
“As long as you’re not dead yet, consuming a pill would recoup all of your energy and restore you to a highly spirited state. There’s a total of three pills, so use them wisely when you go into ascension. As for the green pill, there’s only one. It’s called the Spring Slumber Pill, otherwise known as the Death Feigning Pill!”
“If you feel like you don’t have the strength to carry on, take this pill and it will make you enter an apparent death state. By then, you’ll be able to trick your way past the heavenly tribulations. Even though it is considered a failed ascension, it’s still better than losing your life I reckon.”
After Chu Kuangren was done explaining the two types of pills, he looked at the crowd only to find them staring at him as though he was an alien.
“What’s wrong? do you guys have any more questions?”
“No.”
Elder Ruyan shook her head and said, “It’s just that with this method of ascension, it suddenly made me feel like I could manage it too if I were to go for it.”
The pills that Chu Kuangren had given were too precious. It was without a doubt that they could greatly increase any strong cultivator’s odds of a successful ascension.
“Vibrant Rejuvenation Pill is a Sage Healing Supreme Pill, which is extremely rare. Not to mention that it is a Ninth Grade Supreme Pill, I don’t think I could even tell the difference between this and a True Sage Pill. Alchemy Grandmaster Chu, you’re too incredible.”
Gu Jiang gulped. He then looked at the Spring Slumber Pill and raised his doubt. “This Spring Slumber Pill, why have I never heard of it?”
‘It would be strange if he has heard of it.’
‘This is a pill recipe that I’ve won from my gacha roll.’
Chu Kuangren thought to himself.
“This is a pill recipe that I have obtained through good fortune. I’ve tried this pill before myself, so don’t worry about it, Honorable Teacher,” Chu Kuangren said.
Honorable Xuan Qi received the pills with a smile. “Surely I trust you, my dear student. You’ve done so much for me, and I really appreciate it.”
“With these pills, I now have at least eight percent confidence.”
Chu Kuangren shook his head. “As I said earlier, you must have at least ninety percent confidence. Eighty percent is still not enough.”
The few elders beside them smiled bitterly.
In all honesty, fifty percent confidence would already suffice for a cultivator to have a go at ascension. Being able to have seventy percent confidence was already quite extreme.
Eighty percent was still not enough?
D*mn, if that was really the case, would anyone in this world even dare to attempt ascension?