Chapter 36 - Marrow Absolution Pills (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the end, Ye Changxuan and the seniors decided to leave three Chi Deposition Pills for Ye Chen himself while dedicating the other fifty of them to the improvement of the clan’s powers.
After that, Ye Changxuan, Ye Zhantian and the rest of the upper-echelon summoned a massive crowd of acolytes and started to give guided training in cultivation right in the main hall.
The changes of what fifty Chi Deposition Pills could do was unknown but the prospects were optimistic enough for one to hold their breath.
Seeing that he was no longer needed, Ye Chen made his way out of the main hall and strode towards his brothers’ residence.
Now that the shops in the County had been closed down, Ye Peng suddenly found himself left with a lot of free time. So he took this opportunity to further his cultivation progress by training in his yard. Being one of those who did not attain the Sixth Stage by the age of eighteen, his Celestial Chi stage had become cemented at the peak of the Fifth Stage and his meridian channels had succumbed to systemic stasis. No longer fit for lifelong cultivation, he was appointed as one of the Head of Staffs for the House of Ye.
Truth be told, Ye Peng had never made peace with how life turned out for him. However, as of late, he had a little consolation in the new cultivation system that Ye Clan had started practicing. Since practicing Thunder Emperor Discourse, he could feel his stiffened meridian channels undergoing some sort of rejuvenation, which translated to a minute but significant progress in his own cultivation base.
It was not anything big, but it was enough to move him.
He was in the middle of training when he heard someone knocking on his door. Hurrying to meet his guest, he was pleasantly surprised to see that it was Ye Chen. “Hello, Little Brother! Fancy seeing you here!”
“I have always wanted to pay you a visit, Big Brother.” Ye Chen grinned, returning the enthusiasm.
Ye Peng flashed an effusive smile. “Please, do come in!”
“It won’t take a long time, Big Brother. I’m here for something important, and would return to my own training soon as well,” Ye Chen said pointedly.
Throughout this period, everyone in the family had been dedicating their time to training themselves. This included Ye Chen, who also refused to spend his time idly. He was clearly not the only one who thought so, as before he entered Ye Peng’s quarters, Ye Chen’s astral sense had already informed him that he was interrupting his Big Brother’s own training.
“Oh, it’s fine either way. Anything I can help you with?” Ye Peng replied with a nod. Studying his brother, Ye Peng was filled with quiet, joyous pride. His brother had grown up so much, both physically and mentally.
“Big Brother, here’s a pill that I would like to gift to you,” Ye Chen said, cutting straight to the chase after producing a Marrow Absolution Pill from his Heaven-Earth Pouch.
Ye Peng fixed the pill in his hand with a questioning look. It was a strange pill the man himself had never seen before. It was many times larger than a common pill, but it did not seem special or potent.
“Are you sure this is edible?” Ye Peng asked hesitantly after taking the pill from his brother’s hand. The most common pills that could be found in the market were none other than Chi-amassing Pills and Chi Deposition Pills due to their wide variety of applications in an average person’s daily lives, which include the ability to substitute money. On the other hand, other kinds of alchemical pills were usually very limited in their results. Hence, the Apothecaries themselves very rarely spent their time to cultivate them. Lastly, due to the price of really advanced pills such as Marrow Absolution Pills, these pills rarely made an appearance in a commoner’s market. This was why Ye Peng had never actually encountered one before.
Now, he wondered if Ye Chen had just given him an experimental pill made by some rookie Apothecary.
“Mm. It will help your cultivation progress, Big Brother. Believe me,” Ye Chen replied affirmatively.
“Alright then, I trust you.” Ye Peng could not help but be convinced. His cultivation progress had been stagnated for so many years, and nothing had ever truly alleviated him from such a predicament. If it could help his case, Ye Peng would be more than happy to try that strange pill since Ye Chen was so adamant in its effects.
So, he swallowed the Marrow Absolution Pills. He then felt a sudden surge of incredible force coursing upwards from his navel, thrashing across every vein in his body before running amok to all parts of his body! Ye Peng was justifiably horrified as he thought, ‘What pill is this?! Its effects are terrifying!’
He quickly sat down cross-legged and revolved his Celestial Chi. He could feel his body spiking in temperature as if he was on fire. Even his skin was glowing red as white vapors started exiting from his body together with hot sweat. Accompanying all of these changes was an undistinguishably gamy scent.