Every now and then, Li Hao would be invited to visit Zhao Yingzhen, Shi Huajin, and others, as they attempted to refine High-Grade Divine Pills, soliciting Li Hao’s help to purify the medicinal power and increase the pill success rate.
With Li Hao’s assistance in purification, their success rate for refining high-grade pills greatly increased, from an original probability of thirty percent directly up to seventy percent.
This also made Li Hao incredibly sought after within the Pill Refining circle of the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, causing his reputation to skyrocket.
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Day after day passed.
Another month went by.
Li Hao had fully consolidated his power in the Enlightened Truth Realm, his strength restored to its previous level.
To be precise, compared to before, his strength had now gone up a notch.
The conversion of Dao Power in the Land of All Saints was much faster than when Li Hao was in the mortal world. It took merely five days to completely convert, filling his body with Dao Power. In the remaining twenty or so days, Li Hao continued to condense and solidify without rest.
Now his physical body was even more durable than the hardness of the Saint Heart treasures.
With Dao Power pervading his entire body, he himself was a top-notch treasure. Every move he made was laced with enormous destructive force.
Furthermore, his Sword Dao was now at Stage Eight, mastering both Sword Momentum and Sword Intent. If he were to take action again, his attacks would be even more fierce and terrifying.
However, after the previous battle with the Avatar of the Void Saint, Li Hao fully recognized the existence of the Saint Realm and knew that there was still a huge gap compared to a Saint, despite his current strength.
During this time, Li Hao conversed with Lin Shanhai to deepen his understanding of Saints, which was clearer than before.
The Saint Realm is a general term, but even within the Saint Realm, there are different levels. A Saint must undergo Three Calamities, with each calamity traversed resulting in a huge leap in strength.
When one survives the most difficult Heavenly Tribulation, they become a Supreme Saint.
Among the Saints, these beings are the true rulers of the Land of All Saints.
According to Lin Shanhai, there are only about ten Supreme Saints in total, truly unmatched in the world with the power to overshadow all under heaven.
As for the Void Saint who attempted to assassinate Li Hao, Li Hao had made inquiries. Although the Canglan Realm was far away from the Cloud Realm, the names of Saints were significant, renowned across the Thirty-Three Realms, universally known.
Lin Shanhai also knew of the Void Saint, who was not a Supreme Saint.
The prestige of a Saint undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation was immense; a Supreme Saint was basically an entity that drew the attention of the whole world.
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“Qingfeng Pill Master, here is the Fire Dragon Liver, Hundred Fragrance Ganoderma, Purple Sandalwood…”
Atop Medicine Mountain, Li Hao sat outside the Alchemy Room in a pavilion, toying with a chess piece.
Jiang Xiao Hui, the direct disciple of Shi Huajin, delivered many alchemy ingredients with respect, handing them to Li Hao.
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Jiang Xiao Hui was extremely humble and courteous toward the young man before her, as the name of Qingfeng Pill Master was well known within the Pill Refining circle of the Holy Land. Although Li Hao did not hold the official title of an alchemist, many regarded him as one, even on par with a high-level alchemist.
After all, Li Hao had many connections with alchemists. Aside from people like Shi Huajin, other alchemists also sought Li Hao’s help, with some delivering gifts multiple times just to have him assist in purifying medicinal power and to refine a batch of Advanced Divine Pills.
“Mhm, just put it here.”
Li Hao responded nonchalantly.
Jiang Xiao Hui secretly glanced at Li Hao. His method of purifying medicinal power was spoken of as if it were something magical. She envied it deeply, and from rumors, she heard it was his ancestral secret technique.
Even though Li Hao had demonstrated it, many who watched understood that it was not something that could be learned in a day or two unless Li Hao meticulously taught it hand by hand.
But who would impart such an extraordinary skill to others without significant benefit?
Soon after, a metallic twang resounded from within the Alchemy Room.
Li Hao looked in that direction and detected a hint of an unusual medicinal fragrance. He knew that the pill was formed.
Quickly, the door of the Alchemy Room was opened, and its Barrier was lifted. This Barrier was not to prevent Li Hao from peeking but to guard against other attendants and even a few of Shi Huajin’s disciples.
The pill refined today was a High-Grade Divine Pill, one of Shi Huajin’s unique techniques, which even direct disciples were not readily taught. It required evaluations of character and other considerations, retained as her most guarded legacy.
“Qingfeng, come take a look.”
Shi Huajin opened the door, saw Li Hao listlessly in the pavilion, and chuckled. She had previously invited Li Hao inside to observe, but he was unwilling, saying it was stuffy inside, almost making her burst with annoyance.
Her disciples, hearing of Li Hao’s refusal, all widened their eyes, not understanding what kind of tactic Li Hao was pulling off—playing hard to get?
“Hm.”
Li Hao tossed the chess piece back into the Chess Box, stood up, and entered the Alchemy Room. He then saw on a jade tray, seven spherical pills, each exuding a misty aura of treasure, lying there.
“This is the Condensation Dao Pill. It can be consumed by those in the Four Stands Realm and can help condense a trace of Dao Power within the body, enough to suppress peers in the same realm!”
Shi Huajin wore a smile as she introduced her exceptional Pill Formula craftsmanship to Li Hao, “This batch was specially requested by a saintess from the Tao Comprehension Realm. For someone in the Tao Comprehension Realm, consuming one pill is better than several years of hard cultivation!”
Li Hao listened and couldn’t help but click his tongue in awe; indeed, the status of an alchemist was high for a reason.
A single Pill could allow someone in the Four Stands Realm to condense Dao Power and dominate their peers.
This made both talent and effort seem somewhat laughable.
However, this was the foundation and accumulation of a powerful force.
Inside the Dayu Divine Dynasty, that old alchemist from the Pill Refining Institute seemed to be of only Middle Rank.
The Pills he refined were already considered Divine Pills in the mortal world. Aside from supplying the Imperial Family, factions of all sides were stuffing him with benefits just for one-time assistance.
Even the five Divine General Mansions relied on tough relations to get one chance to queue jump.