novelraw Chapter 782 - 448: Holy Flower
Chapter 782 - 448: Holy Flower
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Yan Xiaobao shifted his gaze away from the two Saints glaring at him and looked once more at the medicine pills before him. Setting aside the white pills, Yan Xiaobao had no intention of trying them. They contained Yin Energy and were just as valuable as the golden pills, as they helped him balance his energy.
Among the remaining pills, the only ones Yan Xiaobao hadn’t yet understood were the red pills. Looking at them, he thought they might be Yang Energy Pills; however, he wasn’t certain. After calming himself down and sitting in a lotus position, he slipped one of the pills into his mouth.
This pill was far different from what he had anticipated. Soon, waves of energy once again flooded his body. Yet this was not Yang Energy, nor was it Yin Energy; it was something entirely different. The energy flooding Yan Xiaobao’s body was difficult to describe. It was neither Qi, spiritual energy, nor martial power. In fact, it was an indescribable energy, and as he felt it flow into his body, Yan Xiaobao was deeply shocked.
Rather than refining itself into energy or boosting his cultivation base, it slowly dissipated into nothingness, as if the pill were completely useless.
While Yan Xiaobao was greatly disheartened by this, Lan Feng began quivering with excitement. Watching the bird, Yan Xiaobao couldn’t wait to hear what exciting information it had to share about these seemingly useless pills.
’These pills aren’t meant to boost your power; they are designed to enhance your combat efficiency. When you expend some of your energy—whether it is Qi, spiritual energy, or martial power—these pills will restore the energy you’ve used.’
’Using such pills, despite how plentiful they are, you should only rely on them when you truly need to conserve energy. Imagine a battle where you’re on the brink of exhaustion, then you can pop one of these pills, and your energy will be replenished in a very short time,’ Lan Feng said excitedly. Hearing this explanation, Yan Xiaobao became equally exhilarated. If he could recover energy, he would rely less on Lan Feng’s energy. Together, they could now endure against stronger opponents for a longer period of time.
Yan Xiaobao stored the pills in a storage stone and laughed, visibly excited. The other pills were also stored in the storage stone, and Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but feel overwhelming joy. After all, not only had he broken through to Emperor-level strength, but he had also acquired energy-recovery pills. It was easy to imagine how thrilled he was.
After inspecting his pills, Yan Xiaobao wondered about the other treasures he had collected in various rooms during his journey. First, he gathered all the herbal medicines, even the wilted ones, and began examining them. Some crumbled into dust the moment he touched them, while others were merely dried out. Regardless of their condition, Yan Xiaobao treated all the herbs with the utmost care.
He arranged all the herbs before him, placing the ash into a jade bottle, and finally examined all the various plants he had acquired. The first thing he did was separate the herbs he had purchased. Those not of this world were quickly hidden in a storage stone, while the herbs native to this plane were brought forward.
Yan Xiaobao had obtained a large quantity of herbs. Looking at them, he estimated he had fifteen Holy Flowers, each of which far surpassed in value anything he had ever seen before. Clustered in the center, the abundant golden martial power radiated so intensely that Yan Xiaobao began to salivate just looking at it. The Holy Flowers served no other purpose but to augment his strength.
"Don’t be naïve," Lan Feng remarked, sensing Yan Xiaobao’s dizzying emotions. "While these flowers contributed greatly to your cultivation in your younger days, things are completely different now. At the Emperor-level, the energy required to progress from one star to the next is immense. Even if you were to use all of these Holy Flowers, you would gain at most two Emperor levels. Even if you consumed every golden pill and Holy Flower you have, if you’re lucky, you might reach the three-star Emperor level. However, absorbing such a massive influx of energy without gradually adjusting your body to it could harm you rather than help you," Lan Feng explained. Yan Xiaobao nodded thoughtfully.
Yan Xiaobao understood, though he still wished he could rely on these golden pills and Holy Flowers for rapid power growth. It was an appealing thought, but ultimately unrealistic.
Sighing, he held a Holy Flower in his hand and sat down to cultivate, preparing to slowly absorb its energy. This was something he had done before and was already accustomed to. He had two options: one was to absorb the energy externally, letting the flower rest in his hand while gradually drawing its power inward; the other was to consume the flower directly, allowing its violent, turbulent energy to surge into his body.
Having experienced the overwhelming energy of the golden pills, he decided to take the slow and steady route. Closing his eyes, he sighed in satisfaction as he felt the energy slowly flow into his body, refining itself through his meridians before settling into the lower, middle, and upper dantian, increasing his overall power.
Yan Xiaobao spent the next few hours absorbing one Immortal Flower after another; however, he left the golden pills untouched. Those were reserved for later. For now, he focused solely on building up his strength within the first star of the Emperor-level.
Reflecting on how the Immortal Flowers had allowed him to leap through multiple levels the first time he used them, he realized that a single flower now only contributed less than one-fifth of a star. This gave him a clear understanding of the vast difference between levels. Not only had his strength grown, but the difficulty of increasing that strength had also skyrocketed.