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Chapter 37 - Quality Stages For Pills

Impure (Crude)

Purity (%): 10% – 30%

Visual Indicator: Black ash, uneven shape, foul smell.

Effect on Cultivator: 20% gain. High "Pill Poison" buildup (clogs meridians).

 Common

Purity (%): 40% – 60%

Visual Indicator: Smooth surface, dull brown/grey colour.

Effect on Cultivator: 50% gain. Requires days of meditation to clear toxins.

Flawless

Purity (%): 70% – 85%

Visual Indicator: Faint glow, medicinal fragrance.

Effect on Cultivator: 80% gain. Very little toxin; can take multiple in a row.

Superior

Purity (%):  90% – 98%

Visual Indicator: Vibrant colour, vibrates when held.

Effect on Cultivator: 100% gain. Temporarily enhances the user's Qi quality.

Transcendent

Purity (%): 100%

Visual Indicator: Medicinal Rings (Glow), no scent.

Purity (%):  120% gain. Zero toxins. Can trigger instant breakthroughs.

The Pill Tier List (Rank 1 – Rank 5)

Rank 1: Marrow Cleansing Pills (Mortal Phase)

Purpose: To prepare a servant for cultivation by cleaning the blood.

Ingredients: Spirit grass and basic spring water.

Rank 2: Qi Gathering Pills (Early Condensation)

Purpose: To accelerate the filling of the Dantian with raw Qi.

Key Effect: Increases Qi absorption speed by 2x for a few hours.

Risk: If the quality is below "Flawless," the Qi becomes muddy.

Rank 3: Qi Condensation Pills (Mid-Late Condensation)

Purpose: To compress gas-like Qi into a more liquid, "condensed" state.

Effect: Solidifies the foundation. Essential for reaching the peak of the Condensation Phase.

Rank 4: Gang-Transition Pills (The Bridge)

Purpose: To begin the "Hardening" process of the Qi.

Key Requirement: Elemental Essence to be infused during the moulding stage.

Visual: Usually has a metallic sheen.

Effect: Toughens the skin and prepares the meridians for the violent pressure of Gang Qi.

Rank 5: Gang Essence Pills (Needed to be called an Alchemist)

Purpose: To cleanse meridians and break through to the next stage.

Lian's Mastery: Lian must manage to create a Flawless Rank 5 to pass the trial.

Effect: Completely transforms the user's internal energy into Gang Essence. One Flawless pill can save a cultivator years of bitter training.

 

The Divine Tier: The Trial Prize

The Body Reconstruction Pill

Rank: Flawless supreme grade pill.

Description: A pill that doesn't just add Qi—it rewrites the Martial Roots/Talent of the user.

Legend: Ge Hong claimed it allows a breakthrough of two major realms without flaws; this makes it a miracle drug.

Visual: It is said to have pill veins.

 

A Note on "Pill Poison"

If someone keeps eating "Impure" pills, his/her meridians will eventually "calcify" or turn to stone, stopping their growth.

 

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