Chapter 19: Pill Completion – Earth Dragon Golden Pill, Phoenix Nirvana Pill, and Spirit Serpent Dragon Shedding Pill

Heaven Dou Imperial City.

In the city center, where every inch of land was precious.

A beautifully decorated castle, elegant and refined in every corner, stood quietly amidst the lush surroundings.

A marble fountain flowed in the center of the courtyard square. From the fountain to the main gate stretched a marble-paved path, flanked on both sides by meticulously maintained flower beds blooming with vibrant blossoms, exuding a rich fragrance.

This castle was none other than Qian Xunji's residence in the Heaven Dou Imperial City.

Upon learning that the esteemed Pope would be staying in the imperial city for some time, Saville, the Platinum Bishop of the Heaven Dou branch of Spirit Hall, immediately offered up the luxurious castle he had purchased—hoping to curry favor.

Qian Xunji did not refuse.

In the days that followed, after purchasing a pill furnace and sufficient medicinal herbs from the city, Qian Xunji remained inside the castle, focused entirely on refining pills.

During this time, he attempted to concoct many pills using formulas deduced from the divine artifact—the Wordless Pill Scripture.

For example, using whale glue as the main ingredient, he refined Body-Strengthening Pills.

Using ginseng, he created Soul Recovery Pills to restore soul power, and Soul Enhancement Pills to boost soul strength.

There was also a Beautifying Pill made from cinnabar lotus.

On this particular day, inside a specially modified alchemy room—

With sword-like brows and starry eyes, Qian Xunji stood solemnly in front of a magnificent golden pill furnace. His strikingly handsome face was filled with concentration as he channeled a continuous stream of soul power into the furnace.

Inside, the dazzling golden Sacred Sunfire blazed fiercely.

Under his precise control, various fire-attribute herbs, once liquefied, were purified by the flames and gradually merged into the largest central essence—refined from the immortal herb Blazing Apricot Cabbage.

Eventually, all the medicinal essences fused into one.

From within the furnace, three crystal-clear pills emerged, as red as jade.

"Bang!"

The pill furnace trembled.

The three pills shot out like red streaks of light and were caught by Qian Xunji.

"Haha! Success!"

Looking at the three Blazing Flame Pills in his hand, refined with Blazing Apricot Cabbage as the main ingredient, Qian Xunji couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After nearly half a month of practice, he had finally succeeded in using an immortal herb as the core ingredient to refine a pill!

Although the Blazing Flame Pill was the simplest one—being pure fire-attribute and based on a straightforward recipe—every beginning is difficult.

Now that he could refine a Blazing Flame Pill, other, more complex pills were no longer out of reach.

Riding the momentum of success, Qian Xunji entered an explosive state.

In just two to three days, he successively refined several more pills using Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Dragon Saliva Herb, and Skyblue Jade Serpent Orchid as primary ingredients.

Once all the pills were completed, Qian Xunji brought Ling Yuan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

He had Azure Luan Douluo, who had been guarding the place for the past month, summon Lion Douluo, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Dugu Bo.

A few hours later, Azure Luan Douluo arrived at the spring with the three of them.

"Your Holiness, have you already refined all the pills that can help our martial souls evolve?"

Even before he had fully landed, Lion Douluo couldn't contain his excitement.

"That's right."

Beside the spring, bathed in mingling red and blue lights beneath the swirling mist, Qian Xunji once again donned his pristine white suit. His golden hair draped over his shoulders, and his flawless features wore a faint smile.

He took out three small jade bottles from his storage soul tool—the Holy Spirit Ring.

Opening them, he revealed three kinds of pills.

Each was crystal-clear like jade, but colored differently—gold, red, and blue.

These were refined from the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and the combination of Dragon Saliva Herb and Skyblue Jade Serpent Orchid.

Qian Xunji had named them the Earth Dragon Golden Pill, Phoenix Nirvana Pill, and Spirit Serpent Dragon Shedding Pill.

As for their effects—

The Earth Dragon Golden Pill was an enhanced version of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. It could allow earth-attribute dragon-type martial souls to evolve by purifying their dragon bloodline. It also strengthened their control over earth-elemental energy and the land itself.

Even martial souls that lacked earth attributes or dragon bloodlines still had a chance to evolve after taking it—gaining either the earth attribute or a dragon bloodline.

Of course, it worked best on earth-attribute dragon-type martial souls.

The Phoenix Nirvana Pill was meant to evolve fire-attribute martial souls—especially bird-type ones. The effects were most potent on them.

The Spirit Serpent Dragon Shedding Pill was somewhat unique.

It wasn't made from an immortal herb, but from Dragon Saliva Herb—a rare spiritual herb just one tier below immortal herbs—and the slightly lesser Skyblue Jade Serpent Orchid.

From the names of the herbs, it was easy to guess—

The Spirit Serpent Dragon Shedding Pill was meant for soul masters whose martial souls were snake-type. Its effect was to allow those snake-type martial souls to evolve—transforming into dragons.

"Uncle Golden Crocodile, this pill is for you."

As he spoke, Qian Xunji drew out an Earth Dragon Golden Pill using soul power and floated it to Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Then, three Phoenix Nirvana Pills were sent to Azure Luan Douluo, Lion Douluo, and Ling Yuan.

Finally, a Spirit Serpent Dragon Shedding Pill was handed to Dugu Bo.

"Mr. Dugu, this one is yours."

"Your Holiness…"

Although he had already guessed what this was about when he was summoned, when Dugu Bo truly saw Qian Xunji present him with a pill capable of evolving his martial soul, he couldn't help but feel a burning sensation in his eyes. His heart was overwhelmed.

This was a pill that could evolve a martial soul!

Although the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well originally belonged to him, in his view, Qian Xunji had already given more than enough in exchange—offering a cure for the poison plaguing his family and even gifting him a rare millennium soul bone.

That was sufficient compensation for the spring.

Now, Qian Xunji had given him another precious pill that could help his martial soul evolve.

This was an extra act of immense kindness.

Though Dugu Bo had long been known as a once-in-a-century genius of the Jade Phosphor Clan, with a mutated martial soul—Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, the natural king of the serpent race—even with such talent and the fortune of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had only reached the Soul Douluo level.

The legendary Title Douluo realm remained just that—a legend.

But if his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul could evolve again, that distant goal would become within reach.

This was a grace akin to bestowing the path to ascension!

"Your Holiness's gift of this pill—Dugu Bo will never forget it for as long as he lives!"

"From this day forward, I, Dugu Bo, am the sword in Your Holiness's hand!"

"If you ever have need of me, I will face fire and water without hesitation!"

Though eccentric and reclusive, Dugu Bo was a man who always repaid kindness.

Without hesitation, he dropped to one knee before Qian Xunji, eyes firm, fists clasped, and vowed with powerful determination.