To Lu Ye, ingesting elixir pills is nothing to worry about. Even if what spews out of the treasure gourd are poison pills with unknown effects, he doesn't mind. Under the refining of the Talent Tree, there's probably no poison in this world that can affect him. He casually picked up a pill and threw it into his mouth, gently chewing it. A popping sound soon resonated as if something broke, followed by a sweet flavor rolling down his throat and into his stomach. That sensation didn't feel like consuming an elixir pill but rather eating a berry full of sweet juice; the soft sound was the berry's skin breaking. It was Lu Ye's first time experiencing something . Since he began cultivation, he has ingested many types of elixir pills, especially those that enhance cultivation, with only one feeling: no elixir pill tasted good. Yet, the elixir from the treasure gourd gave him a different sensation, making him secretly marvel. Indeed, it's a unique taste that comes from the treasure gourd. He calmed his mind to experience the effects of this elixir. Moments later, Lu Ye realized what this elixir was for. It was, astonishingly, a healing pill! Because after the medicinal effect dissolved, some accumulated hidden injuries in his body showed significant signs of relief, and a tingly, comfortable sensation spread throughout his body. As a combat cultivator, engaging in close combat with enemies is unavoidable, so injuries during fights are inevitable. Since starting cultivation, Lu Ye had sustained countless large and small injuries, and there was a time when removing his clothes revealed a shocking network of scars. Even after these wounds healed, there were some subtle accumulations. Long ago, Hua Ci told him that if he had the chance, he should often seek a healing cultivator for detailed conditioning to eliminate these hidden accumulations in his body. Lu Ye didn't take it seriously because these minor accumulations didn't practically affect his strength; he couldn't even feel them in his daily life. However, when he ingested this healing pill, alongside the medicinal effect, the relief of the hidden accumulations was quite genuine. In a short time, Lu Ye felt much lighter, as if greater vitality burst forth from within his flesh. The effect of such a healing pill is almost indescribable in words, with its efficacy on injuries reaching an extreme. What surprised Lu Ye even more was that after taking this healing pill, the Talent Tree showed no reaction! This had never happened before—there are always impurities in any elixir. When the elixir enters the stomach, its useful elements are absorbed and refined by the body, exercising its expected medicinal power, while the impurities would be burned clean by the Talent Tree, transforming into gray mist and dispersing. The higher the quality of the elixir, the smaller the reaction of the Talent Tree, meaning the thinner the gray mist. To date, all the elixirs that Lu Ye had taken were of excellent quality because he had long since had no shortage of merit and battle merit. Elixirs could be purchased at will from the Heaven's Augury treasure vault, naturally choosing those of good quality. Yet, no matter how good the quality, there are impurities, evidenced by the gray mist produced upon burning by the Talent Tree. But this time, there was not a bit of gray mist generated by the Talent Tree, which undoubtedly means one thing: the healing pill from the treasure gourd contained not a hint of harmful impurities! What an incredible matter it is, considering that even the most skilled Pill Master cannot produce an elixir without impurities; this is simply beyond human achievement. And such a healing pill—after consuming one, there are still eight left! If used at a critical juncture, it could undoubtedly save lives. The emergence of the healing pill must be related to the dozen or so medicinal materials previously devoured by the treasure gourd. Those herbs were collected by Lu Ye from the Taichu Realm, extremely precious and rare. The healing pill born after these herbs were devoured by the treasure gourd must be of very high quality, naturally possessing extraordinary medicinal effects, but its impurity-free state... should have no relation to the herbs and likely pertains to the treasure gourd's inherent ability. In other words, even if replaced with less precious herbs, the elixir produced by the treasure gourd would still be impurity-free, which is a capability belonging to the treasure gourd itself. The key issue now is that Lu Ye hasn't figured out how these elixirs are born! There must be a process to this, and if he can understand this process, Lu Ye feels that he can probably figure out the treasure gourd's effects. He recalled his previous actions, merely allowing the treasure gourd to devour elixirs and then the herbs he collected from the Taichu Realm, but it seemed there was no pattern to follow. Moreover, he didn't even recognize what those herbs specifically were, just choosing them randomly. Trying to find a pattern within such chaos is undoubtedly challenging, but since there's already a successful precedent, with more attempts, discoveries are inevitable. With this mindset, Lu Ye began once more to let the treasure gourd devour elixirs and various herbs. After a while, the treasure gourd trembled slightly again! Knowing the treasure gourd was about to spew elixirs again, Lu Ye held his breath, concentrating as he sensed changes within the gourd, waiting in anticipation. Sure enough, a moment later, as a gleam of light flickered at the opening of the gourd, a hazy glow was sprayed out. Lu Ye was already prepared and easily collected it, followed by the second batch, the third batch... After a full nine luminescent batches, the treasure gourd finally settled down again. Lu Ye carefully examined the newly produced nine elixir pills and discovered they were similar to the previous nine, swirling with haze and dazzlingly bright, with intricate patterns covering their surfaces, appearing extremely mysterious. But it was obvious to discern that this batch of nine elixir pills was not the same type as the previous nine. It wasn't just the difference in size, the most noticeable difference was the color. Why does the treasure gourd produce two different types of elixir pills under nearly the same process? Could it be related to the raw materials used? Lu Ye collected a considerable amount of herbs from the Taichu Realm, with various types, and the herbs used previously differed from those used this time. It seems naturally reasonable that different raw materials, once consumed, produce different elixir pills. Moreover, Lu Ye discovered a pattern: once the treasure gourd starts spewing elixir pills, it is always nine, not one more or one less. Though there have been only two instances, it seems a potential pattern of the treasure gourd. The previous elixir pills were healing pills; what is this batch? With a hint of curiosity, Lu Ye took out one elixir pill and popped it into his mouth, and, like before, gently chewed it. The elixir pill shattered, and soon a sweet fragrance followed his throat down to the abdomen. He quietly sensed for a moment, and Lu Ye raised his eyebrows. He probably knew what this elixir pill's effect was now. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽 This was indeed an elixir pill capable of enhancing a cultivator's cultivation, used for cultivation purposes! Moreover, its effects were excellent and long-lasting. In normal circumstances, the process of him swallowing an elixir pill for cultivation is roughly this: one elixir pill ingested, refined, absorbed, transformed into his powerful foundation, the whole process lasts no more than ten breaths, because each elixir pill offers limited enhancement, the sensation isn't apparent until a certain accumulation is reached. But this one elixir pill persists for far longer than ten breaths, even after dozens of breaths, his abdomen remains warm as if a small furnace was placed inside, the most crucial point being, Lu Ye can clearly perceive his foundation slowly growing as the medicine melts. This implies that this elixir pill can provide a significant enhancement to a cultivator at this level, and relying on such elixir pills for cultivation efficiency might be even faster than Theft of Heaven's Augury! For Lu Ye, Theft of Heaven's Augury was originally the fastest cultivation method, as the Talent Tree could freely devour pure spirit force, turning it into his foundation, while swallowing elixir pills and Spirit Stones was just a supplementary means. Yet, if one possesses enough of such elixir pills, the cultivation efficiency of swallowing elixir pills would undoubtedly become the main cultivation method! More astonishing is the fact that these elixir pills bear no impurities, making it easy for anyone to refine and absorb them. Thus, if enough of such elixir pills truly exists, anyone's cultivation speed would experience a leap forward! This would inevitably be a major shock and upheaval to the existing cultivation methods in the cultivation world. The invisible small furnace within the abdomen still sustains its function, how long this elixir pill's effect will last before being completely expended is unknown. The invaluable aspect is its immense reserves of medicinal effects, yet within the cultivator's body, it releases slowly without a sudden burst, providing ample time for absorption and refinement, preventing wasted efficacy. Lu Ye calmed his mind, already having two successful experiences; though these two experiences seem somewhat devoid of a distinct pattern, with more attempts, the concealed rules can definitely be uncovered. In the following days, Lu Ye was continuously engaged in mental battles with the treasure gourd. During the period, he even communicated with Second Senior Sister for advice on pharmacology matters. Through relentless efforts and exploration, Lu Ye finally found the correct usage of this treasure gourd and understood the kind of efficacy it could manifest. The process of exploration was arduous, yet once the method was identified, all challenges could be effortlessly resolved. Lu Ye couldn't have anticipated that this treasure gourd he obtained in the Taichu Realm had such an extraordinary ability! It wasn't like the sword gourd, which can devour treasures to generate Sword Qi, slaying enemies invisibly, nor like the legendary wind gourd, infused with Hellfire Astral Wind, with boundless power. It is simply an alchemy tool, yet utilizing its potency, even if one is completely ignorant of pharmacology, as long as the inherent pattern is grasped, one can refine elixir pills of extremely high quality with no impurities! Additionally, the most reassuring aspect is that the refining process requires no interference from external forces, the treasure gourd can autonomously complete the entire alchemy process. Lu Ye decided to dub it the pill gourd! I was wondering why I couldn't focus lately, turns out there's something called brain fog after COVID, many people have similar aftereffects, which can be quite distressing for authors like us.