Chapter 116: The Foundation-Building Pill

“Hehe! Isn’t that obvious?” the Spirit Ring Beauty responded with an unabashed laugh. “Here, take this Foundation Establishment Pill. Such a pill probably doesn’t exist in your world! Even in the world I came from, it’s extremely rare. If Princess Fire Phoenix weren’t your future wife, I wouldn’t be so generous as to give it to her!”

As the Spirit Ring Beauty spoke, a small jade box suddenly appeared within the Serpent Ring Space. As the master of this space, Du Long immediately recognized it as the pill capable of altering Princess Fire Phoenix’s constitution, enabling her to achieve the postnatal Profound Yang constitution.

“Wah! Ling’er, back then because of you, I was a useless wreck for ten years. If it weren’t for Little Golden Crystal’s single mouthful of essence blood changing my constitution, I probably would never have been able to cultivate! Why didn’t I get this kind of treatment?!” Du Long feigned misery and sighed.

“Tch! If you want to be accepted as my master, at the very least you must have a postnatal Profound Yang or Profound Yin constitution. Otherwise, whoever gets this ring is just waiting to be drained dry! Don’t waste my time!” The Spirit Ring Beauty, momentarily carried away by pride, accidentally let slip the truth.

“Oh my god! So that’s why I, a martial arts prodigy, became useless overnight…” Du Long exclaimed in discontent. It seemed that this criterion had been personally set by the Spirit Ring Beauty.

“Hehe!” Realizing her slip, the Spirit Ring Beauty giggled coquettishly. “Aren’t you doing just fine now?! If it weren’t for that, how could you have seen Zhao Lin’er’s true face? How would you have become the current prince consort of the Haotian Empire? How would you have earned Xia Qinglian’s true heart? And most importantly, how would you have met someone as knowledgeable, talented, beautiful, and kind as me?!”

Du Long was at a loss for words, caught off guard by the sly Spirit Ring Beauty’s quick retort. He stood dumbfounded, unsure how to respond.

“Speechless, huh?!” The Spirit Ring Beauty smugly continued. “That proves every word I said is true wisdom! Now hurry up and give your future princess bride the Foundation Establishment Pill! Hmph, you’re so shameless, taking advantage and still trying to act innocent!”

Du Long could only resign himself and flipped open the jade box. Immediately, a rich and enchanting fragrance spread throughout the cave.

Awakened by the scent, Princess Fire Phoenix and Xia Qinglian opened their eyes and immediately focused on the jade box in Du Long’s hand.

“Wow! It smells wonderful! Husband, what is this amazing thing?!” Princess Fire Phoenix exclaimed, leaning in to inspect the source of the captivating aroma.

“Here, take it! Swallow it immediately. Don’t ask what kind of pill it is—just know it will help you greatly!” Du Long handed over both the box and the pill to Princess Fire Phoenix.

“For me to eat?!” Princess Fire Phoenix questioned with a puzzled look. “What kind of pill is this? Why are you giving it to me now?”

“Sigh! You little thing, why can’t you learn from Qinglian? Do you think your husband would give you poison to eat?!” Du Long rolled his eyes in frustration. Honestly, he found it hard to explain the origin of the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Beside him, Xia Qinglian chuckled softly at Du Long’s words. Though she didn’t know why he suddenly produced a pill for Fire Phoenix, she trusted that if the pill was suitable for her, Du Long would never be stingy.

“Oh! Another secret I can’t be told?! Then I’ll just eat it!” Fire Phoenix muttered, and without waiting for Du Long’s reminder, she immediately sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and began absorbing and refining the pill.

She could distinctly feel the energy emitted from the pill being absorbed, continuously transforming her meridians, making them wider and more stable. Other than that, there were no other noticeable effects.

As the most beloved jewel of the emperor and the favorite granddaughter of the retired emperor, Fire Phoenix had seen all kinds of pill medicines in the palace treasury, including various spiritual herbs—far more than Du Long, who was only a mediocre pill master skilled in refining spiritual liquids.

When the entire Foundation Establishment Pill had been fully absorbed and refined, she felt only a pleasant sensation throughout her body and a considerable expansion of her meridians; beyond that, she noticed no other changes.

“Frustrating!” The first words Princess Fire Phoenix uttered upon opening her eyes after absorbing the pill were these two inexplicable words.

“What’s wrong?! Is something amiss?” Du Long, standing nearby, asked in confusion. Xia Qinglian also looked at Fire Phoenix with puzzlement.

“What kind of worthless pill is this?! After eating it, my strength hasn’t increased at all, and my body feels perfectly fine—wasting half a day absorbing and refining it for nothing!” Princess Fire Phoenix vented her frustration.

*Pfft!*

In Du Long’s mind, he could hear the Spirit Ring Beauty’s voice choking on her saliva. He could vividly picture her collapsing onto the ground right then and there. If she weren’t still unable to reveal her existence to outsiders, she would have dashed out and tried to pry the pill from Fire Phoenix’s mouth herself.

“Damn it! Did my kindness just get struck by lightning?!” The Spirit Ring Beauty screamed furiously as she scrambled up from the ground.

Du Long fought back laughter. Seeing her about to lose control again, he hurriedly explained to Fire Phoenix, “You! You’re benefiting immensely but still acting so stubborn! Do you know how precious this pill is?!”

Princess Fire Phoenix looked at her hands and feet, baffled, and then said something amusing, “There’s no change in me. I still have two hands and two legs—nothing’s different!”

*Bang!*

Not only did the Spirit Ring Beauty fall flat on the ground again, but Du Long also couldn’t help but laugh, and even usually reserved Xia Qinglian showed her two rows of gleaming white teeth as she laughed heartily.

After regaining his composure, Du Long shook his head with a wry smile. “Little Phoenix! What kind of pill could possibly add you a hand or a leg?!”

“Hehe! It’s just that I can’t feel any change on my body…” Even Fire Phoenix found her earlier remark funny, sticking out her tongue sheepishly.

“Let me explain it to you! The pill you just took changes your constitution. You were originally a slightly Yang-dominant constitution, but after this pill, you will become a postnatal Profound Yang constitution! That means your cultivation speed and other aspects will improve greatly!” Du Long hurriedly clarified, fearing she might say something even stranger if left to her own devices.

“Oh! So it’s a constitution-altering pill. Sigh! If I had known, I wouldn’t have eaten it—such a waste!” Princess Fire Phoenix sighed and uttered another baffling sentence.

“What do you mean by that?!” Du Long asked, perplexed. Even the Spirit Ring Beauty, still lying on the ground in his mind’s eye, raised her head in confusion, ready to hear what strange words this adorable little princess would say next.

“When I was little, I already took pills like the Return-to-Origin Pill that can establish the foundation. These pills only need to be taken once in a lifetime; taking more has no effect and is just a waste! No wonder this pill didn’t increase my strength at all!” Fire Phoenix explained with regret.

“Nonsense! How dare you compare that garbage Return-to-Origin Pill to my Foundation Establishment Pill?! Can those trash pills make ordinary people into postnatal Profound Yang types?!” The Spirit Ring Beauty roared angrily upon hearing Fire Phoenix’s words.

“Hehe, Little Phoenix! I wouldn’t give you such trash pills. Do you think I don’t know how many kinds of pills are stored in the palace treasury?!” Du Long chuckled awkwardly.

“Oh! Then tell me, what effect does this pill have? Is its foundation-establishing power different from others?” Fire Phoenix asked.

“Of course it’s different! The pill I just gave you can instantly change your constitution from slightly Yang-dominant to postnatal Profound Yang! That means that while you’re at the Qi Rotation stage, you can actually manifest fierce flames within the Qi rotation. Unlike others, you’ll be able to take second-grade spiritual liquids at least three times a year!” Du Long revealed the true power of the Foundation Establishment Pill.

“That’s impossible! Fierce flames at the Qi Rotation stage? Fierce flames only appear at the Fierce Pill stage…” Princess Fire Phoenix said skeptically but stopped mid-sentence. The disbelief on her face quickly turned to astonishment and then to sheer shock.

“How… how is this possible?!” She cried out in amazement, repeating the question with a tone of utter disbelief.

“Wow! Husband?! What kind of miraculous elixir did you just give me?! Oh my god! I really cultivated fierce flames at the Qi Rotation stage?! This… this is unbelievable!” Starting from shock, her expression soon turned to overwhelming excitement, and she jumped up from where she sat, throwing herself into Du Long’s arms, shouting loudly.

“Hehe! It’s just a Foundation Establishment Pill, but a legendary one. It might not even exist in this world! I hope you keep this secret and don’t let it leak out!” Du Long explained.

“Silly! Who would ever spill the secret!” Fire Phoenix said excitedly. “Husband, have you and Sister Qinglian taken it too? Oh my god, if we can take second-grade spiritual liquids three times a year, then in just two or three years, the three of us can break through to the Qi Sea stage!”

“Qinglian already has an innate Profound Yin constitution, which is much higher than our postnatal Profound Yang type,” Du Long replied with a smile. “So she doesn’t need pills to improve her constitution.”

“Hehe! I broke through to the Qi Rotation stage without even using a single spiritual liquid! I was planning to save my two chances to take spiritual liquid for when I reach the higher levels of Qi Rotation, but now it seems that’s unnecessary. Husband, wait for me—I’m going to take a dose of second-grade spiritual liquid right now!” Excitedly, Fire Phoenix pulled out a jade vial and eagerly poured its contents into her mouth.

As expected of the most cherished princess of the royal family, she casually carried around second-grade spiritual liquid that others would find hard to obtain.

Watching Princess Fire Phoenix sit cross-legged and begin absorbing the spiritual liquid, Du Long and Xia Qinglian exchanged glances and could only shake their heads with wry smiles. This girl’s temperament was far too impatient—no wonder she had a Yang-dominant constitution!

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