Chapter 238: Requesting the Pill
Upon hearing this, the two Lightning-Severing Sect elders in front of him were slightly taken aback at first, then quickly exchanged a glance.
Then, Pang Luxing was the first to speak:
"Seniors, the Nine Revolutions Chaos Heaven Tempering Meridian Pill is an extremely rare type of pill, and its formula is exclusively held by the Wind Ravine Valley. So..."
Although Pang Luxing only spoke half of his sentence, the meaning he wanted to convey was already crystal clear.
That was, the Lightning-Severing Sect could not produce this pill.
The Nine Revolutions Chaos Heaven Tempering Meridian Pill required a cultivator with a cultivation realm at or above the Divine Ability Realm to refine it, and the required materials were both rare and expensive.
More importantly than these factors, this type of pill was not versatile; it could only be used to repair severely damaged meridians.
As for pills that repair meridians, they were not uncommon in this world. If the meridian damage wasn't particularly severe, one could go to any pill shop at a ferry market and buy something like a Meridian-Replenishing Pill.
This was also the reason Mr. You brought him to the Northern Region of the Chenping Continent.
Although the Lightning-Severing Sect, as a top-tier cultivation sect on the Chenping Continent, had two Unity Realm Grand Elders overseeing the sect and maintained a fairly amicable relationship with the Wind Ravine Valley.
Higher-grade pills, the Lightning-Severing Sect's secret treasure vault did have a few of those. But a pill as rare and single-purpose as the Nine Revolutions Chaos Heaven Tempering Meridian Pill, they truly did not have.
Ultimately, it came down to the issue of versatility.
"Then, does your esteemed sect have any means to help us acquire this type of pill?"
Mr. You continued.
"This..."
Pang Luxing and Wang Hao looked at each other, then offered an apologetic smile:
"Senior, this pill can only be refined by the Wind Ravine Valley. Our Lightning-Severing Sect truly wishes to help but lacks the ability."
"Very well, I don't mean to intentionally trouble the two of you."
Mr. You said slowly:
"As mentioned earlier, there's no need to trouble yourselves with a banquet. However, we would like to meet with the two Grand Elders of your esteemed sect."
As he spoke, Mr. You shifted his gaze to Wang Hao, the Lightning-Severing Sect's Library Elder standing to the side:
"After all, the death of your disciple requires an explanation one way or another; it cannot be left so unclear and unresolved."
Upon hearing this, Wang Hao quickly bowed towards Mr. You's direction:
"Thank you, Senior. As for the matter of meeting our sect's Grand Elders, we have already sent people to inform both Grand Elders separately."
"We appreciate your efforts."
Mr. You also gave a slight bow, then said.
Seeing that Mr. You showed no further intention of engaging with them, they both glanced towards Chen Yan a couple more times. Chen Yan also said nothing. Then Pang Luxing spoke up:
"In that case, we shall take our leave first. May we trouble the two of you to wait here for a moment? If you need anything, Senior, you can summon us at any time."
Mr. You merely gave a slight nod, saying nothing.
After the two Lightning-Severing Sect elders withdrew, Si Youyou's eyes darted back and forth between Chen Yan and Mr. You several times. Then she raised her hand and pointed at the pastries on the tea table:
"Can I eat them now?"
"Only a small bite."
Chen Yan said.
"Why? There are so many pastries!"
Si Youyou put on a look of great indignation, glaring at Chen Yan and meeting his gaze.
"Would you like to try eating more?"
Chen Yan slightly lifted his chin, as if challenging Si Youyou.
"Hmph!"
Si Youyou also snorted coldly, as if accepting Chen Yan's challenge. Then she raised her small hand, took a piece of pastry from the tea table, stuffed the entire piece into her mouth, and began chewing vigorously.
The moment the pastry entered Si Youyou's mouth, her eyes instantly brightened considerably. This was the most delicious pastry she had ever eaten in her life so far, the flavor and texture both indescribably good...
Then, in the next instant, her expression suddenly froze for a moment.
*Pfft!*
A trickle of blood sprayed from her nose.
Then, Si Youyou's steps became unsteady, staggering backward a few steps before tilting back and collapsing to the ground, unconscious.
This pastry was cooked with top-quality immortal ingredients, one could say the heaven and earth spiritual energy it contained was no less than some common Qi-Replenishing Pills.
For a child like Si Youyou who hadn't formally begun cultivation yet, her body naturally couldn't withstand such abundant spiritual energy.
Mr. You, sitting to the side with his legs crossed and propping his chin on his hand, casually waved his hand through the air. He then retrieved a small bottle of pills from his storage treasure. With a slight flick of his finger, a pill jumped out of the porcelain bottle and finally landed in Si Youyou's mouth.
Chen Yan recognized the pill in Mr. You's hand.
It was a Qi Regulation Pill.
Apart from helping Qi Circulation Realm cultivators break through bottlenecks, this pill's most important function was regulating disordered true qi or spiritual energy within the body.
"Aren't you afraid she'll hold a grudge against you for messing with her like this now?"
Mr. You said flatly.
"Senior Jingchen should understand my good intentions, I believe."
Chen Yan replied.
Although neither Chen Yan nor Mr. You explicitly stated it on the surface, they had both very tacitly reached a consensus.
That was, neither would inquire about the other's secrets.
"Seniors."
The voice of Pang Luxing, the Enforcement Hall Elder of the Lightning-Severing Sect, came from outside the door:
"Our sect's two Grand Elders are currently waiting respectfully for you both in the Lightning-Severing Hall. May we invite you both to proceed there?"
...
Lightning-Severing Hall.
A bronze door three *zhang* high hung above the steps. The twenty-seven steps leading up to the Lightning-Severing Hall were carved from a single piece of black stone, with silver-white thunder patterns engraved on each step.
After ascending the steps, eighteen pillars carved with thundercloud reliefs stood outside the hall, their craftsmanship exquisite. Directly above the bronze door hung a plaque, on which were four large characters written with brushstrokes as sharp as knife cuts, their meaning wild and aggressive:
Thunder's Might Penetrates the Cosmos.
Although the Lightning-Severing Sect was not on the same scale as the Five Great Sects of the Chenping Continent, in terms of the grandeur and awe-inspiring presence of the sect's main hall alone, it wasn't too far inferior to the Kongshan Sect's Kongyuan Hall.
In fact, the architectural specifications of Kongyuan Hall far surpassed those of the Lightning-Severing Hall. The reason Chen Yan felt such emotion was because the styles of these two great halls were vastly different.
The style of Kongyuan Hall was clearly more tranquil and gentle, but the Lightning-Severing Hall was different.
Majestic and sharp—this was the style the Lightning-Severing Hall pursued.
Chen Yan followed Mr. You, the two of them together ascending the steps and striding towards the Lightning-Severing Hall ahead.
Inside the bronze doors, on the raised platform at the northern side of the great hall, two chairs made of purple marrow jade were placed. Sitting on these jade chairs were two cultivators wearing Lightning-Severing Sect daoist robes.
One of them appeared to be a grown man around thirty-something years old, whose expression carried authority even without anger.
The other was an elderly man with kind eyebrows and benevolent eyes, his white eyebrows drooping to the corners of his eyes, looking quite amiable.