208 Rainbow Pill (2/2)
”I have to warn you,” Bai Tianyi said after they entered Xue Wei's suite and closed the door.
”Rainbow Pills are seen as being wonderful magical pills; the most outstanding of all the pills because they are created by energy alone, not medicinal herbs.”
”Unfortunately, this also means that it's kinda hard to know what to expect.”
”You could get a pill that increases your spiritual energy or you could get one that increases your Qi. You can even get one that increases your physical strength. It is hard to say.”
Xue Wei frowned. ”Then are they not quite a gamble to consume?” he asked. Bai Tianyi flashed a wide smile at the other male. ”It is, but when you get it right, you really get an astronomical increase in strength.”
”So if it is a gamble, how come you were lucky enough to have it increase your spiritual energy?” Hei Gou asked, puzzled. ”Were you just very fortunate or do you have some kind of trick?”
Bai Tianyi gave Hei Gou a look that clearly displayed that he had never thought that this dog could be smart.
”Good question,” he said teasingly. Hei Gou, who had sensed the gaze, snorted but did not say anything as he wanted answers. ”I am created from spiritual energy,” he began the explanation. ”I am a sword spirit. Because of this, I have no physical strength, and I have no Qi.”
”It is impossible for the Rainbow Pill to enhance something that does not exist. As a result, all I can get is spiritual energy.” Bai Tianyi smiled excessively as he explained his situation.
”So you can eat as many Rainbow Pills as you please and all of them will increase your spiritual energy?” Xue Wei was the one to ask with a raised eyebrow. Was this not a little unfair?
”I can.” Bai Tianyi nodded his head affirmatively, his smile widening even further so much so that the corners of his lips almost touched his eyes.
”Well, take two of the Rainbow Pills then,” Xue Wei sighed. ”Since they are guaranteed to increase your strength, it is better for you to consume them than for us to risk them being wasted. Hei Gou and I will take one each.”
Bai Tianyi did not decline and accepted the two snow jade vials. With a nod to the other two, he swaggered out of the room, looking extremely pleased with himself.
Hei Gou and Xue Wei both chuckled slightly and shook their heads. Bai Tianyi was an old demon, a man who had stood at the apex, but now he was nothing more than an eccentric, slightly petty, child.
”Well then, excuse me, I will go and see what my luck brings me!” Hei Gou said seriously as he tightly grasped the vial in his hand. Excitement shone in his eyes.
Xue Wei nodded his head and said his farewells before he too sat down on the floor in his room on a cushion and looked at the red colored pill in his hand.
This was a One Color Rainbow Pill. A Seven Color Rainbow Pill on the other hand was the pinnacle of pill-making; they were heaven-defying and as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
However, even if they existed, it was impossible to buy such pills with mere money.
Rolling the pill around in the palm of his hand, Xue Wei pondered what to do. Finally after a few seconds, he raised it and placed it in his mouth, curious as to how it would react compared to normal pills.
The moment it came into contact with his tongue, the pill started to melt into liquid energy that slowly spread down from his throat into the rest of his body.
For a second, Xue Wei thought he was floating as the energy gained in momentum like the waves of a storm, crashing against the azure dragon in his dantian.
The dragon swayed in this current of energy as a small boat would in the ocean's fury. But only until it opened its mouth. As if a black hole had manifested in his dantian region, the dragon started swallowing the energy almost ravenously.
There was no telling when this would end; the dragon kept sucking in the waves of energy like a bottomless pit.
The extra energy that the suction force could not take in did not go to waste. As soon as the excess energy touched the dragon's body, its scales and body absorbed it, but not as cleanly as when it was swallowed. Still, the color of the Azure Dragon's scales and body deepened and solidified. It was as if the more nourishment it received, the deeper the color of its body would become and the more it seemed like a real thing, no longer ethereal.
Xue Wei was unaware of how much time had gone by. When the crashing waves of energy died down and he tried to stand up, his entire body was stiff and sore. He had clearly been sitting in the same position for an exceedingly large amount of time.