After completing the tribulation, the Seven-Turn Sweet Sweet Pill underwent a tremendous change; the pill patterns on its surface transformed into slightly raised bas-reliefs, and the patterns resembled branches.
Looking at the pill before him, Yun Xu's nose twitched twice, and he couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick it.
So sweet, a sweetness that permeated his very life force... After two light licks, Yun Xu's eyes gradually brightened, and his scorched fur, which had been charred by the lightning, regained its luster.
His tail, which had puffed up like a small tree, also drooped back down.
The revitalized Yun Xu got up from the ground, instinctively lowered his head to sniff his paws, then turned around to sniff his tail.
Only after confirming that he wasn't emitting a sweet scent did he breathe a sigh of relief. He was worried that just a single lick had triggered the effect of this Seven-Turn blessing pill.
He glanced at the weakened Lime beside him, Yun Xu hesitated for a moment, but still gave up the idea of letting it lick the pill. He simply put the blessing pill back into the bottle and tossed it into the ocean within his external space.
Down there, there was also a poisonous pill capable of devouring three souls and seven spirits. Before Yun Xu encountered an insurmountable enemy, these pills tossed into the sea clearly wouldn't be used.
However, Yun Xu no longer had any Sweet Sweet Pills, so he had to take out a few electro crystals to feed Lime. After it had recovered slightly, he put it back into his qiankun bag.
"Congratulations, little friend Yun Xu, on overcoming the lightning tribulation and obtaining a divine pill."
With the lightning tribulation over, the onlookers who had been watching from afar finally approached to check on Yun Xu's condition. After Hu Tao nudged Zhongli's arm with her elbow and gestured twice, Zhongli had no choice but to step forward first and offer his congratulations.
"Cough, cough cough... Yun Xu thanks Mr. Zhongli."
Yun Xu transformed from his fox form back into his human form, giving an awkward cough as he replied.
Lumine and Paimon saw this scene, exchanged glances, then covered their mouths and chuckled.
"Grand-disciple, let Martial Grand-Aunt see if you're injured!"
Ruo Li, on the other hand, jogged over to Yun Xu and carefully examined his condition.
"Please don't worry, I'm not..."
"Indeed, no injuries! I told you, this King is amazing! A mere lightning tribulation can't harm this King at all, me ha ha ha!"
Before Yun Xu could finish his sentence, Ruo Li, having confirmed he wasn't injured, triumphantly put her hands on her hips, laughed loudly, and walked away.
In her opinion, Yun Xu had only overcome the lightning tribulation after inviting her to possess him; he had been struck quite badly before.
The purpose of everyone's trip was to see Yun Xu undergo the tribulation or get struck by lightning. After the pill's tribulation was completed, except for Lumine who was curious about what kind of pill it was, everyone else dispersed, bidding farewell to Yun Xu and his companions before leaving.
Shenhe silently followed behind Yun Xu, only feeling somewhat relieved after confirming that Yun Xu was not injured.
"The new pill is actually just an advanced form of the sweet flower. After consuming it, one can recover from a large amount of injuries, but the drawback is that the scent it emits becomes incredibly alluring, making people want to eat you like they would Paimon."
Facing Lumine's curious questions, Yun Xu explained the medicinal effects of the Seven-Turn blessing pill to them.
Unlike the completely self-serving "Seven-Turn Sweet Sweet Pill" before its plating, after the plating was complete, it transformed from self-serving to selfless. As long as one consumes the flesh and blood of the pill-taker, one can gain nearly infinite vitality.
But the drawback is being tempted by the sweet aroma.
"Hmm, one Sweet Sweet Pill is three million Mora. According to the refining method you described, one Seven-Turn pill requires... 729 Sweet Sweet Pills, totaling... 2.187 billion Mora!"
After hearing Yun Xu's explanation, Lumine didn't pay much attention to the pill's effects. Instead, she began calculating its value, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise at the end.
The total Mora she and Paimon had earned together on their travels so far wasn't even one hundred million!
"Hehehe, Yun Xu, you see, most of the sweet flowers needed for this pill were provided by me..."
Then Lumine couldn't help but lean closer to Yun Xu, linking her arm with his and resting her face against his shoulder.
Ever since she needed to support Paimon, she had become increasingly focused on Mora. She no longer bothered with Adventurer commissions that offered low rewards.
"???"
Yun Xu, whose arm was linked with Lumine's, froze for a moment, feeling as if his arm was pressing against something soft.
He wanted to pull his hand back, but he didn't dare.
"Traveler! Can you not be so greedy for money!"
Seeing this, Paimon puffed out his cheeks and came over to pull Lumine away from Yun Xu.
"It's all Paimon's fault! If I don't earn more money, how can I afford to support you?"
Lumine, pulled away by Paimon, put her hands on her hips and said righteously.
"Phew... Shenhe, let's run."
Yun Xu breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Lumine and Paimon who were bickering, and quickly whispered a warning to Shenhe.
By the time Lumine and Paimon came to their senses, Yun Xu and Shenhe had already run far away... On the night the tribulation was completed, Yun Xu returned to his qiankun bag.
Although Lime didn't have a Sweet Sweet Pill to recover from his injuries, he could still slowly absorb the electro crystals and the residual power of the lightning tribulation to restore himself.
When Yun Xu found him, he was sprawled in his straw nest, looking at Yun Xu with a pitiful expression.
With his current intelligence, he could understand Yun Xu's words, so he also knew that today's situation was related to him swearing.
Upon seeing the lightning tribulation, his first thought was of his sister, Rem, who had perished under a lightning tribulation, and he couldn't help but let out two roars.
"Alright, alright, I don't blame you anymore."
Looking at his pitiful expression, Yun Xu crawled into the straw nest and reached out to stroke his head, comforting him.
The pure destructive power brought by the tribulation lightning had torn Lime's skin and flesh, most of the scales on his body had lightning-patterned cracks, and some of his flesh was torn and had not healed, making him look very pathetic.
Hearing Yun Xu's comfort, Lime slowly raised his head.
"But your DEF is still a bit lacking. I need to help you improve your DEF."
Gently patting Lime's head, Yun Xu sat in front of him and continued speaking, then brought over a bottle containing only one pill.
[Four Elements Pill (4-star): After consumption, one can gain the weight of Azhdaha, the resilience of the golden-haired Traveler, the height advantage of the Vanquisher of Evil, and the appetite of the white emergency food.]
For this precious four-star pill, Yun Xu even invested precious dragon lords crown horn powder and the Traveler's ying water.
However, because the pill's effects seemed somewhat difficult to describe, Yun Xu hadn't found a suitable candidate to take it.
Now Yun Xu thought Lime was quite suitable.
First, he was a dragon, and possessing the weight of Azhdaha would only further highlight the majesty of the dragon race.
As for the Vanquisher of Evil's height, if it wasn't calculated by body length, Lime was only about as tall as an ordinary small dog, even smaller than when he was a Slime, just longer.
As for Paimon's appetite, Yun Xu was more than happy to have it. He could still afford some electro crystals, as long as Lime could quickly become stronger and help withstand the lightning tribulation.
With these three abilities being acceptable, and also allowing him to gain the powerful resilience of that Traveler, Yun Xu felt it was a gain...