Chapter 4863 — Four Ranks at a Single Leap
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"No playing today. The three of us all have serious business to attend to." Wei Zhao smiled mysteriously and led the two women to the room before saying, "I've already finished refining the Nurturing Essence Pills—ten in all. I gave one to Lu Dachang, and I still have nine left."
"Ten?" Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao cried out in unison. They knew the Nurturing Essence Magic Gold Grass was enough for five portions at most—even with guaranteed success, this was too absurd. It had doubled the yield outright!
"Ha ha, all I can say is that our luck was quite good this time." Wei Zhao smiled carelessly, then turned serious. "For the Road of Giants three months from now, all three of us need to take part, so these nine Nurturing Essence Pills are a timely gift—they came at just the right moment."
Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao exchanged glances. Wei Zhao had mentioned this matter back at the auction. Though they believed in his ability, they had not carefully considered the difficulty involved—only that it was surely heaven-defying.
But now, with nine Nurturing Essence Pills all at once, the difficulty had dropped by a huge margin. After all, this was a pill that could raise one's cultivation by a full rank with a single dose.
"I've done the calculations. In theory, only six Nurturing Essence Pills are needed to carry an early Nascent Soul cultivator all the way to the Nascent Soul Great Perfection realm. Even accounting for possible drug resistance, seven should be enough—these are all top quality, so their effects should not be a problem." Wei Zhao explained to the two women.
"Mm hm." The two women nodded repeatedly. On such matters, Wei Zhao was the authority—he was, after all, the expert alchemist.
And in truth, even laymen like Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao had heard that the Nurturing Essence Pill rarely produced the drug resistance common to other pills. In other words, even taken in succession, its effects would not suddenly diminish—otherwise people would not have been so obstinately devoted to it.
"So as long as Xiaotao can condense her Nascent Soul as soon as possible, seven Nurturing Essence Pills will easily carry her to Nascent Soul Great Perfection. It's just that afterward she'll need to consolidate her cultivation properly." Wei Zhao paused, then turned to Wang Xinyan. "As for the remaining two Nurturing Essence Pills, they're for you, Xinyan. Seeing how your aura is stirring all over, you must be close to a breakthrough, aren't you?"
"That's right. If I enter seclusion and push for it properly, I should break through within ten days." Wang Xinyan nodded. She was currently at mid Nascent Soul; after breaking through she would reach the peak of mid Nascent Soul, one step closer to Nascent Soul Great Perfection.
"Perfect, then. Once you break through, take these two Nurturing Essence Pills and you'll rise straight to the peak of late Nascent Soul. After that there will still be nearly three months left—with your sponge physique, you still have a chance to gain another rank!" Wei Zhao could not help sounding excited.
"This..." Wang Xinyan hesitated. "Actually, my master has already arranged special one-on-one training for me, and prepared a whole pile of resources long ago. Even without these Nurturing Essence Pills, I still have a certain chance of reaching Nascent Soul Great Perfection within three months. How about you hold on to them for now?"
To rise four ranks in three months—others would not even dare to imagine such a thing. Never mind the Nascent Soul stage; even at the Foundation Establishment stage it would be impossible. But the sponge physique was just that outrageous. Wang Xinyan had not even fully exploited this gift yet, and her leveling speed was already outrageously fast.