"Although the Youth-Preserving Beauty Pill can't raise one's cultivation, it can keep a woman's looks youthful for years. Its miraculous effects are truly remarkable."
Master Daniel Ward nodded.
He wasn't stupid. Never mind how much this pill could sell for—just the ability to keep one's looks young was enough to make countless women swoon over it.
The most ruthless thing in the world is time.
Youth fades easily; beauty grows old in a blink.
All tragedies in this world boil down to heroes turning gray and beauties growing old.
Most importantly, this kind of pill makes a perfect gift for currying favor.
"Does anyone know the recipe for this pill and who owns it?"
Master Daniel Ward asked.
He was clearly interested.
He wasn't actually thinking of robbing them.
"The person who holds the recipe for this pill is an alchemist from the Yun family in Jiangnan. Although the Yun family patriarch didn't give me the recipe, I think if you went yourself, he might hand it over."
Ray Zhao quickly responded.
"The Yun family is a famous pill-refining clan in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region. They apparently went through some serious trouble in the past. They're not quite on the same level as our master, the Pill King, but some of their pill recipes are still pretty great."
Lucy Sun chimed in quickly, "If Master, you really want it, why not just send the Rowe clan to go take the recipe? A pill formula like this would definitely be more valuable in your hands than in theirs."
Hearing Lucy Sun's words, Master Daniel Ward shook his head.
"If I send the Rowe clan over, sure, I'd get the recipe. But if the Yun family is forced to hand it over just because of pressure, how is that any different from robbery?"
Master Daniel Ward pondered for a moment. "Let's put this aside for now. When I have time, I'll go discuss it with them personally."
Hearing his words, Lucy Sun and Ray Zhao naturally didn't dare say anything more.
But Master Daniel Ward's gaze swept over to Evan Lin standing there, his eyes lingering on the Youth-Preserving Beauty Pill in Lucy Sun's hand, a faint hint of dissatisfaction in his expression. He was clearly a bit displeased.
In Master Daniel Ward's eyes, this Youth-Preserving Beauty Pill was already an incredibly valuable and effective elixir—yet this kid acted like it was beneath his notice. Truly infuriating.
Wasn't this basically telling Master Daniel Ward, 'Your judgment is trash, your vision is shallow'?
But Master Daniel Ward didn't press the issue.
He'd spent years with his pill furnace and didn't like getting involved in drama. Even within the Rowe clan, he wasn't all that close to the clan head or the others.
If the Pill King hadn't ordered him to stay with the ancient-martial Rowe clan, Master Daniel Ward would have long ago found some quiet place to focus on his own pill-refining techniques.
So when Evan Lin shot him that little look of disdain, he didn't bother making a fuss.
He just chalked it up to a cocky, ignorant kid being full of himself.
"Junior Sister Sun and Senior Brother Zhao, the pill you found really is amazing."
Chloe Cheng smiled sweetly. "But compared to the pill Tim Xu and I found, it might be a little lacking."
As Chloe spoke, Lucy Sun and Ray Zhao turned to look at her.
"Please present the pill."
Chloe Cheng nodded and took out a wooden box from her pocket.
The box was made of Golden-Nanmu Wood and looked pretty luxurious.
"Tim Xu and I ran into someone out in the wild mountains, totally by chance."
Tim Xu stepped forward and spoke loudly: "The guy was in a rush, looked like some mountain bumpkin, but luckily my nose is sharp—caught a whiff of medicinal scent on him, so I stopped him and asked. That's how we got this pill by pure luck."
"This pill has an extraordinary origin, and its effects are way stronger than ordinary pills."
"It can massively boost someone's strength in a short time—a really massive boost!"
At this point, Tim Xu couldn't help but stress his words.
"We got three pills that day, spent hundreds of thousands to buy them. I gave one to a peak Inner-Strength expert to test. To my shock, after swallowing the pill, within a hundred breaths, he jumped straight from Inner-Strength peak to fifth-grade Vajra!"
As he spoke, Tim Xu paused, but his excitement was obvious in his words.
"From peak Inner-Strength straight to fifth-grade Vajra?"
Lucy Sun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Seriously? After Inner-Strength peak, aren't you supposed to hit Pseudo-Vajra first, then move up to fifth-grade Vajra?" Ray Zhao couldn't help but ask.
Even Master Daniel Ward was visibly shaken. "Is that really true?"
He asked not because he doubted his disciple, but because the pill's effect was way beyond his expectations.
"Of course it's true!"
Tim Xu nodded, then glanced at Evan Lin standing there, seeing his totally unmoved expression. Tim sneered, "Hey, country bumpkin, how come you aren't even a little surprised by what I just said?"
"You probably don't even know how hard it is to break through from Inner-Strength peak to Vajra Realm, do you?"
"But that's no surprise. You don't know how tough it is to go from Inner-Strength peak to Vajra Realm, so you can act all indifferent. That's exactly why you don't get just how insanely valuable this pill really is!"
"The ignorant know no fear—that's you to a T!"
Right now, Tim Xu was mocking him, and even Master Daniel Ward didn't step in to stop it.
All of Daniel Ward's attention was focused on the pill inside Tim Xu's Golden-Nanmu Wood box.
"I don't know if it's hard to go from Inner-Strength peak to Vajra Realm."
Evan Lin said lightly, "Vajra Realm, Pointing-to-Mystery Realm—doesn't matter. In front of me, they're just paper tigers, not worth a single hit."
"Wow, you're bragging so hard you're about to blow up the sky. If you're that amazing, why don't you go up to the heavens?"
Lucy Sun added, even more contempt in her voice.
"I've been to the sky."
Evan Lin's answer made Lucy Sun and Chloe Cheng both roll their eyes.
"I mean, taking a plane kind of counts as going to the sky."
Ray Zhao said coldly.
Seeing Evan Lin stir up everyone's anger yet again, Leona Liang just felt powerless inside.
"Stop wasting words on him. Let's talk about the pill."
Master Daniel Ward couldn't wait any longer. He frowned and started walking down from the steps.
"Yes, sir!"
Tim Xu nodded and immediately opened the Golden-Nanmu Wood box in Chloe Cheng's hand.
As soon as the box opened, a fresh fragrance wafted out.
This scent wasn't as strong as the Youth-Preserving Beauty Pill from before.
The pill itself was a faint, cloudy white.
It looked more like a low-quality little pearl.
Yet that subtle medicinal scent lingered in the air, not dispersing. Just a single whiff made one's whole body feel refreshed.
"That feels so good."
Leona Liang was full of surprise as she looked over.
She hadn't expected that just one sniff could have such a magical effect.
If eating it has this much effect, how powerful would it be to actually swallow the pill?
"Of course. The effect of this pill is so great that even ordinary people like you just have to take a whiff to benefit hugely."
Tim Xu was full of pride, and Chloe Cheng was all smiles too.
"Only a true grandmaster of pill refinement could make a pill like this."
Chloe Cheng looked awestruck.