206 Medicinal Pill Workshop (2/2)
Two days after Bai Tianyi's emergence, Hei Gou came out of his room. He had reached the second layer of the Heavenly Warrior realm in Qi-level while his physical strength was at the eighth layer of the Heavenly Warrior realm now.
Hei Gou's body was bursting with energy, and his foundation was so stable that nothing could shake it.
He was smiling, and he had a hard time containing the excitement in his eyes. His accomplishments during the closed door cultivation were not shabby. His Qi-level had reached the Heavenly Warrior stage, and his physical strength was almost reaching the peak of that very same stage.
They each noticed the silly smiles on their faces, and chuckled. Their group had undergone a qualitative transformation, all three seeming to be overflowing with power.
”We are still quite far away from having the strength to threaten the three great sects on our own,” Xue Wei noted after assessing their overall strength. Though they had improved, it was not enough.
”That is correct.” Bai Tianyi nodded his head, but a competitive gleam was evident within his eyes.
”There was a trade fair not long ago here in Cloudsoar City,” Bai Tianyi continued with a low voice. ”There were seven One color Rainbow Pills up for sale at that fair. The Golden Chambers bought some of them as leverage for another transaction. They did not do it for gold or essence stones, but for a deal with someone who has something of equal value.
”I suggest we see if we can trade something for the One Color Rainbow Pills, because they will be of great help to us. They are truly magnificent and wondrous. No one knows exactly what the pills will do, but they will always strengthen one's body or soul.
”The other Rainbow Pills were purchased by the three great sects. We don't currently have the strength to take those from their hands.
”Rainbow Pills will be able to help our cultivation quite a bit, but that doesn't mean they'll make us invincible. Our only option is to try a few things I have in mind,” Bai Tianyi said mysteriously with a wicked smile.
Xue Wei could not help but feel a chill go down his spine when he saw the mysterious and excited expression on Bai Tianyi's face.
Hei Gou also seemed to feel that something was amiss and he glanced at Bai Tianyi with undisguised worry in his eyes.
”What do you have in mind?” Xue Wei asked tentatively. Bai Tianyi smiled at them and kept quiet.
”We'll focus on the Rainbow Pills first.” Bai Tianyi had made a decision, and the others agreed.
”Since they want to trade the Rainbow Pills for something of equal value, our only option is formations,” Xue Wei said. Formations were rare, but since Xue Wei had learned how to make them rather quickly, the novelty had quickly worn off for him.
”The Golden Chambers has been fighting the other three sects for our sake,” Xue Wei muttered while considering what to do. ”I think it's justified to give them a stronger formation.”
”Since my breakthrough to the third layer, my spiritual energy has also risen to the Middle Heavenly Warrior level. I should be able to inscribe the Flameward Formation.”
The Flameward Formation summoned a wall of flame that could harm even Heavenly Warriors while killing almost any below that level.
This Flameward Formation was rather uncommon, even amongst the circle of formation masters, because it was not very useful. While true that it creates a wall, it was at most a nuisance and was quite easily bypassable. One should have multiple formations to trap their enemies within, but that was quite wasteful.
Still, this formation was highly sought after, primarily because of its rarity. The formation masters would want to buy the formation at an astronomical price because they wanted to pick it apart and figure out how its insides ticked for themselves.
”Well then, time to make some Flameward Formations,” Xue Wei decided, and to his big surprise, Bai Tianyi offered to help. ”My spiritual energy is at the Ordinary Knight level,” Bai Tianyi said, ”I have dabbled in formations before, and I should be able to inscribe a few Flameward Formations as well.”
Having decided their course of action, the two of them went into one of the rooms together and started inscribing the Flameward Formations on a few stones.
The formations had to be inscribed on stones because ordinary paper could not withstand the heat upon activation. Engraving on a rock was harder than writing on paper. It required more finesse to handle the strokes of each rune when engraving on a rock, while the formation paper just needed a steady hand with pen and ink.
The carving part of the stone-based engraving also required more spiritual energy. Xue Wei and Bai Tianyi both focused on engraving the runes. Bai Tianyi had a higher success rate than Xue Wei, which was not surprising given the fact that his spiritual energy was of a higher level than Xue Wei's.
It took a few hours for Xue Wei to finish engraving the Flameward Formation fully, and soon he was sitting with thirty-three stones. Although it was quite a lot, they could always use them themselves, so making too many formations was not a bad thing.
Having created the formations, Xue Wei, Bai Tianyi, and Hei Gou all went towards the Medicinal Pill Workshop, a shop belonging to the Golden Chambers.
This was the workshop that contained the Rainbow Pills. For some reason, a long stream of people seeking to exchange their most prized possessions for the Rainbow Pills kept entering and leaving the workshop. Leaving in vain, that is, because the Golden Chambers was incredibly picky with what they wanted to trade them for.
Xue Wei and the other two went into the workshop and looked around. Multiple glass cases displayed pills and herbs of various kinds. There were also all kinds of jade bottles on display, and the medicinal aroma of the pills suffused the entire place.
”Sirs, are you here to buy something?” a female servant appeared and queried. She did not recognize any of them.
”We would like to trade for the Rainbow Pills,” Xue Wei said with a smile.
She was stumped, but then she nodded her head and led them towards the upper floors. This place was guarded by Ordinary Knights, and even an Earth Knight was present to guard the Rainbow Pills.