novelraw Chapter 146 : Product Launch Conference: “Dao-Inquiry Pill · Supreme Edition”
Chapter 146 : Product Launch Conference: “Dao-Inquiry Pill · Supreme Edition”
Chapter 146: Product Launch Conference: “Dao-Inquiry Pill · Supreme Edition”
The moment that pill appeared, the clamor across the entire plaza seemed to be instantly strangled by an invisible giant hand.
Everyone’s gaze—whether the Nascent Soul Ancestors on the stage or the newly initiated Qi Refining disciples below—was firmly locked onto that small jade box, unable to shift away even an inch.
That was not a pill at all; it was clearly a star imprisoned within a tiny span of space!
The pill body was crystalline and transparent, as if countless galaxies were flowing within it. As its radiance circulated, wisps of pill aura of extreme purity escaped.
These strands of pill aura did not disperse. Instead, they automatically condensed in midair—on the left transforming into a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon, and on the right凝成 a resplendent, dazzling seven-colored phoenix.
Dragon and phoenix brought auspicious harmony, circling and dancing around the jade box. What they emitted was not dragon roars or phoenix cries, but waves of profound and mysterious Great Dao sounds!
Just by inhaling this pill aura, the thousands of disciples in the plaza felt their spiritual platforms become suddenly clear. Many cultivation bottlenecks that had plagued them for days even showed faint signs of loosening!
“Th-this… what grade of pill is this?!”
Financial Elder Liu Changqing cried out in shock. In those eyes that were forever calculating costs and profits, only pure astonishment remained.
“Grade?”
Leng Yanran’s voice was cold, yet carried an indescribable pride. She gently shook her head,
“Using traditional grades to define it is an insult to it.”
She looked toward Chu Feng, a light flickering in her eyes that only he could understand:
“President, according to your ‘product requirements’, I named it—Dao-Inquiry Pill · Supreme Edition.”
“Its core function is not to enhance spiritual power, but to sell an ‘experience’.”
Leng Yanran’s voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone’s ears:
“Consuming this pill can, for twelve hours, forcibly elevate the consumer’s soul into a simulated state of ‘Heaven–Human Resonance’.”
“In this state, you will be able to提前 ‘experience’ the feeling of breaking through to the next major realm, touching that layer of law barrier that is ordinarily unreachable.”
“In other words,”
She paused, throwing out a conclusion that was enough to drive everyone mad,
“It lets you see the road ahead of your future in advance.”
Boom!
If the previous phenomenon was a visual shock, then Leng Yanran’s words were a soul-level storm!
Seeing the road of the future in advance!
What did that mean to a cultivator?
It meant avoiding countless detours, it meant planning one’s Dao ahead of time, it meant that when the real breakthrough came, the success rate would skyrocket out of thin air by several tens of percent!
This was no longer a pill. This was a cheat tool!
A VIP pass leading straight to the Great Dao!
“Of course,”
Leng Yanran added,
“That is only its ‘basic function’. As a ‘Supreme Edition’, I also used Divine Kingdom origin as a catalyst to integrate a trace of Dao foundation restoration.”
“Even if your foundation is damaged and your Dao heart is stained, once this pill enters your stomach, it can still rebuild hope for you.”
“Gulp.”
No one knew who it was, but someone swallowed hard. The sound was exceptionally clear in the silent plaza.
Everyone’s gaze changed—from shock to naked greed and longing.
“Good! What a Dao-Inquiry Pill! What a CPO!”
Chu Feng clapped his hands and laughed loudly, his eyes filled with praise. He knew Leng Yanran was a genius, yet he had not expected her to give him such a tremendous surprise.
He swept his gaze around, taking in the frenzy on everyone’s faces, then abruptly shifted his tone and smiled as he looked at Financial Elder Liu Changqing.
“Elder Liu, as the group’s CFO, you’re the most sensitive to costs and returns.”
“In your view, how should we ‘price’ such a pill?”
Liu Changqing jolted, instinctively straightened his back, and the abacus in his head immediately began sparking wildly.
His face flushed with excitement as he rubbed his hands together and said, “President! This pill… this pill is priceless! It cannot be priced—absolutely cannot!”
“Its value has already surpassed the scope of spirit stones! This is… this is a strategic resource!”
“Oh? How strategic?”
Chu Feng asked with great interest.
“Th-this…”
Liu Changqing got stuck. He racked his brains but could not find a suitable term to describe it.
Chu Feng smiled faintly, picked up a Dao-Inquiry Pill from the jade box, and the dragon-and-phoenix phantoms immediately curled affectionately around his fingertips.
“Since it’s a strategic resource, then it must undergo ‘clinical trials’ and produce the most direct ‘user experience report’.”
His gaze swept over Liu Changqing,
“Elder Liu, you’ve been stuck at the peak of late Golden Core for over two hundred years, haven’t you?”
Hearing this, Liu Changqing’s expression dimmed, then hope ignited once more. Even his breathing became rapid:
“President… you mean?”
“Your loyalty and contributions—the group has seen them all.”
Chu Feng flicked his finger, and that Dao-Inquiry Pill that made countless hearts race instantly transformed into a streak of light, landing steadily in Liu Changqing’s hand.
“Now, in the name of the group’s CEO, I’m giving you a ‘paid experience’ opportunity.”
“Tell everyone—what does hope actually taste like?”
Happiness came too suddenly. Liu Changqing cradled the pill, trembling all over with excitement, tears streaming down his face.
He knew this was both the president’s test and an immense blessing!
“Thank you, President! This subordinate… this subordinate is willing to give liver and brain to the ground for the group!”
He hesitated no longer and, before everyone, swallowed the Dao-Inquiry Pill in one gulp.
The pill melted the instant it entered his mouth. An indescribably profound warm current surged through his limbs and bones, finally charging straight toward the crown of his head.
Liu Changqing’s body shook violently. His eyes instantly lost focus, and he directly sat cross-legged, entering meditation on the spot!
The next second, wind and clouds changed color!
A terrifyingly vast aura exploded from Liu Changqing’s body!
This was no longer the aura of the Golden Core realm. It carried a trace of law Dao rhythm—pressure belonging to a Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord!
Spiritual energy within a hundred li was frantically drawn in, forming a massive spiritual energy vortex that poured back into his body.
Behind him, a Nascent Soul phantom that resembled his appearance—but was more solid and more majestic—faintly emerged!
“H-he’s… about to break through?!”
True Lord Xuantian was so shocked he almost jumped up, “
Breaking through to Nascent Soul in the middle of battle?! How is that possible!”
However, at the instant that aura climbed to its peak, it slowly receded like a tide.
The spiritual vortex dissipated, and the Nascent Soul phantom gradually faded.
Moments later, Liu Changqing slowly opened his eyes.
He was still at Golden Core Great Perfection and had not truly broken through.
Below the stage, some disciples who had been full of anticipation revealed looks of disappointment.
But Liu Changqing himself suddenly burst into loud sobs. In that crying, there was not the slightest disappointment—only boundless ecstasy and gratitude.
He abruptly stood up, kowtowed toward Chu Feng’s direction, and roared with all his strength:
“Thank you, President, for pointing the way! I saw it! I saw that door! Hahahaha! So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is! Fifty years! At most fifty years! I, Liu Changqing, will definitely enter Nascent Soul!”
At this moment, no one doubted anymore.
Everyone’s eyes burned even hotter than before!
If before it was desire, now it was faith!
“Very good.”
Chu Feng nodded in satisfaction. The effect was even better than he had anticipated.
He announced loudly:
“From today onward, ‘Dao-Inquiry Pill · Supreme Edition’ is officially listed as the group’s highest-level ‘strategic material’!”
“It is not for sale!”
“Its purpose is not to be exchanged for spirit stones, but to serve as Ascension Group’s ‘social currency’!”
“It is the only key to opening the doors of those top-tier forces and top-tier prodigies!”
Chu Feng’s gaze swept over Zhang Daniu, Zhao Wuji, and the others who were about to march out with him, finally landing on Murong Xue and Leng Yanran.
“For this ‘roadshow’ team, each person will be equipped with three pills!”
“This is our final trump card! And also our… capital to flip the table!”
The entire venue erupted once more!
However, right at the peak of this frenzy, Murong Xue quickly walked to Chu Feng’s side. Her face bore an unprecedented heaviness and pallor.
She forcefully handed a jade slip to Chu Feng.
“President, my ‘competitive product analysis report’ is complete.”
Her voice carried a barely perceptible tremor,
“But… we may have encountered a ‘black swan’ that is even more troublesome than the Falling Sun Sacred Sect itself.”
Chu Feng took the jade slip. On its cover page, a name was viciously circled in striking red vermilion ink—
Heavenheart Holy Land, Murong Tian.