Chapter 316
Chapter 316: 316
"Long time no see," Bai Tianyi was the first to speak when they finally saw Xue Wei in the living room of the courtyard .
Just as he spoke, a flash rushed towards Xue Wei and buried herself in his embrace . "Big Brother!" Luoluo exclaimed happily as she climbed onto his lap, nestling happily in his embrace .
Although she had a good relationship with all of Xue Wei's friends and companions, it could not compare to the familiar feeling she had towards Xue Wei . He was her family .
"I have something for you," Xue Wei grinned as he waved his hand and five vials of jade appeared on the table by his side .
"One for each of you, go to your rooms and consume them, we are in a bit of a rush . We need to have fully consumed the medicinal properties of the pill before the auction begins . "
Hearing this, the eyes of the others glistened with excitement . Had he actually succeeded in creating two-colored Rainbow Pills?
Lin Xiao was the first to awaken from his stupor, and he quickly grasped one of the vials, opened it and looked at the pill that was within .
It was red and orange, the first two colors of the rainbow, and it looked incredibly unassuming as it laid there .
Seeing Lin Xiao open a vial, Bai Tianyi and Hei Gou quickly grasped a bottle each and looked ecstatic . Especially Bai Tianyi was elated, he had been the strongest of the group for a long time, but right now he was amongst the weakest . He wanted to improve his strength as soon as possible, upgrade himself, and be able to assist in battles again .
Xue Wei also took a bottle and handed it over to Luoluo . "Go to your room and consume the pill . It should be able to assist you a bit in nurturing your spirit," he said gently .
Rainbow pills were weird because one could rarely determine what energy it would enhance . However, for Bai Tianyi and Luoluo, it could only become spiritual energy as their bodies had no shred of Qi, nor any physical bodies .
Their bodies and energy was spiritual energy, and thus, it was the only energy the pill could produce in their bodies .
Rainbow Pills up until the fourth color all focused on the three energies, physical strength, Qi, or spiritual energy .
When they were of the fifth color and above, they suddenly had one extra energy that could be produced, and that was the comprehension of a dao .
Because of this, one needed to be at least an Earth or Sky Saint to be able to refine a Rainbow Pill of the fifth color . But the biggest problem was not the rank needed; it was the refinement rank that truly mattered .
Currently, Xue Wei was a two-colored Rainbow alchemist . To raise it to the third color, he needed not only a particular rank of cultivation, but he also required experience as a refinement alchemist and understanding of the formulas .
The hardest, however, for raising one's rank was not all these problems, but to gain a formula . Everyone who had the recipe would guard it with their lives, and those who did not would hunt them down in an attempt to get the method for themselves .
Xue Wei knew about the Rainbow Pills because Bai Tianyi had told him about it . Even when Bai Tianyi was the still a human, the rainbow pills were also amongst the rarest pills on the continent .
For Xue Wei to have come across a two-colored Rainbow Pill recipe, and that he had acquired it for the price he had, it was as a meat pie that fell from the sky .
Xue Wei felt lucky too . He was quite eager to see what the pill would enhance for him, and he quickly grasped the final vial before he returned to the bedroom he had claimed as his own .
As he entered the room, he took a deep breath as he rolled the red and orange pill out into his palm . Looking at it, he calmed his beating heart before he placed the pill in his mouth .
As soon as it came into contact with his tongue, it melted and turned into streams of energy .
These streams of energy continued to rush through his body, everywhere they reached he felt how the azure qi dragons were slowly retreating . Even the azure dragon spirit in his dantian was withdrawn . It was as if they were afraid of impeding the advance of the energy .
Suddenly a nerve-wracking pain erupted in his body . It was as if he was being filled with energy from within . As if he was a balloon that was being inflated .
He felt all his meridians suddenly fill with essence of the heavens and the earth .
Usually, when this essence entered his body, the azure dragon would refine it into Qi dragons . But this time, there were no actions from the azure dragon spirit, and more and more energy was gathering in the meridians, causing them to widen .
Xue Wei's eyes widened . He instantly understood that the pill was increasing not his Qi, neither his Spiritual Energy, but was enhancing his body .
It was as if he was shedding his mortal body and becoming a true immortal . He felt as if his bones were being disintegrated and rebuilt . At the same time, his meridians were being widened . His dantian was also getting bigger and bigger, able to allow for the Azure Dragon to grow even larger than it was before .
He felt as if his flesh was reborn; he knew that in the future, his cultivation speed would advance by leaps and bounds . Especially since the meridians had increased in width . At the same time, his physical strength had risen to an entirely new level .
Although his body was being nurtured and enhanced when he was cultivating Qi, it was possible to improve the body further . Currently, by relying on his body alone, Xue Wei's body was equal to someone at the first layer of the Heavenly Knight rank .
This did not mean that he would be capable of defeating Heavenly Knight experts while relying on his body alone . It just meant that he would be much more capable than those of the same levels or slightly above him .
Xue Wei had hoped that the pill had increased either his Qi levels or his Spiritual Energy levels . He wanted to reach the Heavenly Warrior rank soon . But it turned out that he was growing and purifying his body instead .
"It is not so bad after all," Xue Wei muttered to himself after checking the changes done to his body . "Although my rank has not been raised, my strength is far superior to how it was before . Not to mention, I should not only go for immediate benefit . Having my meridians widened like this is a great benefit during fights and when I cultivate . "
The entire process was a lot less painful than what Xue Wei had expected . Although there was pain and he was gritting his teeth most of the time, it was not at a point where he wished to lose consciousness and pass out to avoid it .
The time ticked by slowly and disgusting black goo started seeping out from his pores as impurities in his body were being extracted from his body .
The smell of the entire room turned foul, most of the impurities that had been left behind by most of the common pills had vanished alongside impurities from the body itself . The not fully refined essence of the heavens and the earth was also pushed out .
It took him a full day before the excretion of black goo stopped . Xue Wei had previously thought that his body was of good quality from being of Azure Dragon heritage; however, now he understood that even good could become better .
He was unaware of what effects this pill would have on his dragon shape, but the human form had gone up to a whole new level .
Xue Wei quickly summoned a servant and went for a bath . The clothes were left for the servant to clean . Xue Wei promptly changed to a new set of clothes as soon as he had managed to get rid of the putrid smell and the black goo that had oozed out of his pores earlier .
When he finished, he went to the living room, where he found that Luoluo was already sitting . She looked much older now than she had done before, she seemed to be a full eight years old now, and her eyes were sparkling with childish purity, but also wisdom .
"Big Brother!" she called out the moment Xue Wei entered the room . Her face, which had been shrouded in deep thought, was suddenly lit up with a brilliant smile .
"You seem to have grown well," Xue Wei said with a smile as he went closer and affectionately rustled her hair .
Luoluo's face was brimming with happiness, her eyes were glistening like stars in the night sky, and her cheeks turned slightly red from excitement .
"I am different from other creatures," Luoluo said while nodding her head . "As soon as the pill entered my mouth, it was an instant boost to my strength . It was bizarre feeling my body creak from suddenly growing in minutes . I felt a bit like a beansprout . " She pouted slightly when she made the comparison, and her expression was simply adorable .
"You are our very own little beansprout then," Xue Wei laughed as he sat down and poured himself a cup of tea .
"I unlocked a bit of my hereditary knowledge," Luoluo finally said after calming down, her expression still slightly naive but there was a grave atmosphere around her .
"I will unlock more and more of my knowledge the older I get," Luoluo continued seriously . "and I have learned how to store Spiritual Energy in my body so I can attack without having to sacrifice my age and knowledge all the time . "
Xue Wei raised an eyebrow in surprise . He was not used to seeing Luoluo so mature, but he quickly understood that it was a transformation that would happen sooner rather than later .
Luoluo was growing at a different speed than other creatures . Although he had always considered her his little sister and a child, she was, in fact, not a child .
"Are there any drawbacks from storing this energy?" Xue Wei was most worried about this . He would not allow his adorable little sister to be harmed at all .
"There are no drawbacks, it is a technique that most spirits can use," Luoluo said, her heart felt warm when she could feel Xue Wei's worry about her, and she once again thanked fate for having led Xue Wei to the forbidden area and having saved her from slowly being drained of all life .
The two talked about everything and nothing before Luoluo finally told Xue Wei about the situation that had occurred when she and Lin Xiao was at the teahouse .
"He did the right thing," Xue Wei said with a nod of his head . "No one can buy our little Luoluo, and to even think about it is just incredibly stupid . "
Luoluo nodded her head; her cheeks were puffed up in anger when she was reminded of the young boy and his behavior earlier .
"If we meet him again, we will deal with him the same way," Xue Wei said smilingly . "Although Treasure City is big, I do think we might meet him at the auction," he continued, and Luoluo looked at him confused . "Why do you say that?" she asked curiously .
"You said he was arrogant and used to getting things his way . He was clearly a young master of an influential family within Treasure City . The auction this time is bigger than normal, and thus it makes perfect sense for him to show up," Xue Wei explained patiently, and Luoluo nodded her head . She had not thought that far before .