Alchemy is an exceptionally meticulous endeavor, where a seasoned alchemist often starts learning from identifying medicinal ingredients, accumulating knowledge over years and decades, exploring successful experiences through repeated failures, and only then can they possibly concoct an elixir pill. For a sect to train a qualified Pill Master, considerable investment is needed in the early stage. Those minor sects and small families simply lack the strength and foundations to cultivate their own Pill Masters because the costs during the alchemy accumulation process are beyond what they can bear. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩 In the Nine Provinces, the total number of healing cultivators is actually quite large. Each of these healing cultivators is proficient in pharmacology and knows how to heal people effectively. However, not all healing cultivators can perform alchemy. Those who can make pills only comprise a small portion of the total number, not even one-tenth, and even within this fraction, their alchemical skills vary greatly and cannot be treated equally. Yet there exists this wondrous treasure in the world, which even those ignorant of pharmacology, as long as they grasp its principles, can produce treasure pills that the most illustrious Pill Masters would find unattainable! Lu Ye decided to name this treasure gourd obtained from the Taichu Realm as the Pill Gourd. The name perfectly aligns with its characteristics. He couldn't comprehend why the Pill Gourd possesses such magical capabilities, but since it is an affiliated treasure of an Innate Supreme Treasure, possessing some mysterious traits comprehensible to none is quite reasonable, just like the sword gourd has the ability to absorb treasures and generate Sword Qi. This is the innate ability of the sword gourd; the user need not understand the principle behind it, merely utilize it. Initially, Lu Ye hadn't planned to return to Mount Ao recently, but after understanding the efficacy of the Pill Gourd, he had to make a trip back to Mount Ao. Nearby, he found a branch of the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union, using the Heaven's Augury Pillar within it to directly teleport back to the sect headquarters of the Righteous Blood Sect. This was a special favor bestowed by Number Nine. Currently, across the whole Nine Provinces, only Lu Ye could freely use the Heaven's Augury Pillar to teleport anywhere; others didn't have this privilege, mainly because Number Nine had remained hidden and, up until now, only Lu Ye knew the details about Number Nine in the entire Nine Provinces. There used to be Senior Yang Qing, but Yang Qing has since departed. Lu Ye found Second Senior Sister Shui Yuan on Righteous Peak and spoke to her briefly. She then led him to a secluded chamber. Seeing him behaving mysteriously, Shui Yuan laughed, "What nice thing have you gotten this time?" Lu Ye gave her a thumbs-up, "Second Senior Sister, your insight is truly remarkable. I did get something nice, look!" Like showing off a treasure, he presented the Pill Gourd. Shui Yuan took it and examined it closely. Although she could sense the profound and extraordinary nature of the Pill Gourd, she was left baffled as to where exactly its extraordinariness lay. She looked at Lu Ye in puzzlement, "What is the purpose of this treasure?" Lu Ye took back the Pill Gourd from her hand and retrieved a bottle of elixir pills and some prepared medicinal ingredients from his storage sack, saying, "Senior Sister, take a look at these medicinal ingredients. What thoughts do you have?" Shui Yuan had quite a high level of expertise in the Alchemy Dao, and coupled with Lu Ye's recent seeking of advice from her, she easily recognized the ingredients were for concocting Spirit-Nurturing Pills. In the Nine Provinces, the elixir pills needed for cultivators' cultivation are divided into three grades according to their effectiveness: Spirit-Nurturing Pill, Origin Spirit Pill, and Cloud Spirit Pill. Spirit-Nurturing Pill is the lowest grade and is used by Spirit Stream Realm cultivators for cultivation. Next is the Origin Spirit Pill, which is needed by Cloud River Realm cultivators for cultivation. The Cloud Spirit Pill, however, is the elixir used during the cultivation of the True Lake Realm and Divine Sea Realm. The ingredients used vary, leading to different medicinal effects. After Lu Ye ascended to the True Lake Realm, the elixir pills he took were Cloud Spirit Pills, used frequently like eating roasted beans during cultivation and combat. The Cloud Spirit Pill is the highest grade and the most difficult to create; even if Shui Yuan personally attempted, only a seventy percent success rate could be assured. So, upon seeing Lu Ye take out these materials for making the Cloud Spirit Pill, she couldn't help but feel curious. Could it be that Lu Ye wants to try making the pills himself? If so, what is this gourd used for? Lu Ye smiled slightly, opened the bottle containing the elixir pills, and took out one pill, which was indeed the Cloud Spirit Pill! Then, under Shui Yuan's puzzled gaze, Lu Ye placed this Cloud Spirit Pill into the mouth of the Pill Gourd; a faint light shimmered as the Pill Gourd swallowed the Cloud Spirit Pill. Lu Ye quickly stuffed all those materials for making Cloud Spirit Pills into the Pill Gourd. Once all the ingredients were inside, the Pill Gourd suddenly began to tremble slightly. Shui Yuan was puzzled but didn't inquire further, waiting silently. After just a moment, faint light flickered at the gourd's mouth, followed by a billowing mist. Lu Ye, experienced already, began collecting promptly, gathering nine times before presenting them before Shui Yuan: "Senior Sister, please look!" Shui Yuan was utterly astonished, seeing nine dazzling treasure pills neatly aligned in Lu Ye's palm, each emitting a faint glow. Such an item might as well be called a Bright Pearl. At first glance, it seems completely unrelated to elixir pills. Even though Shui Yuan has been involved in the Alchemy Dao for many years and has personally refined many elixirs, she has never witnessed such a bizarre scene. Raising two jade-like fingers, she picked up a Spirit-Nurturing Pill from Lu Ye's palm, carefully observing the mysterious patterns on the pill's surface, and then gently sniffed it at her nose, looking at Lu Ye in shock: "Is this a Spirit-Nurturing Pill?" Lu Ye nodded: "Senior Sister, you may test its medicinal effect." Gazing at the Spirit-Nurturing Pill in her hand as if she had seen something she cherished, Shui Yuan felt reluctant. But considering that Lu Ye still had eight more pills, she resolutely placed it into her mouth. A soft popping sound came from within her mouth, and Shui Yuan closed her eyes, quietly savoring the experience, her facial expressions constantly changing. If not for her personal experience, it would be hard to believe that such a high-quality Origin Spirit Pill exists in the world. She clearly noticed that once this pill entered her stomach, it quickly transformed into gentle medicinal force, enhancing her own essence. The most remarkable thing was, she sensed no impurities within it at all. Although it wasn't as directly observable as Lu Ye's Talent Tree, someone with her cultivation level, especially as an outstanding Pill Master, could vaguely detect how much impurity a pill contained. All elixir pills contain impurities, which are harmful substances to cultivators, also known as pill poison. Over time, cultivators accumulate pill poison in their bodies, requiring time and effort to dissolve. Thus, while cultivators use elixir pills to aid their cultivation, they never consume them in large quantities. Doing so would only waste time dealing with pill poison later, nullifying any advantage. The quality of an elixir pill is entirely determined by how much pill poison it contains, which is the ultimate pursuit for Pill Masters during alchemy. Skilled Pill Masters can create pills with minimal pill poison, naturally earning them admiration. Yet Shui Yuan never imagined that a pill void of any pill poison could exist in the world, and it just so happened to be produced right under her eyes. This single fact alone means that once news of this pill's existence leaks, it will surely become sought after by every cultivator! Furthermore, the medicinal effect of this Spirit-Nurturing Pill is extremely potent, incomparable to ordinary Spirit-Nurturing Pills. The difference between them must be measured in multiples. A Spirit-Nurturing Pill without pill poison and with several times more potent effects than ordinary ones could almost be deemed a divine object! Shui Yuan, having been stationed at the Righteous Blood Sect for years, overseeing the sect's development, swiftly comprehended the enormous future potential of such pills. Most directly, if the sect possessed enough of these pills, disciples' cultivation pace would be unimaginably accelerated! The time needed for their growth would be significantly shorter than other cultivators. "Little Junior Brother, what kind of treasure is this gourd? How does it produce such elixir pills?" Shui Yuan opened her eyes and inquired. Lu Ye replied: "I call it the pill gourd. I acquired it by chance when accompanying Senior Yang Qing to a place called the Reincarnation Tree. Initially, I wasn't aware of its effects, only discovering its use recently. As for why it can refine elixir pills... this object is an affiliated treasure of an Innate Supreme Treasure. That might be its innate ability, and its underlying workings are not something we can investigate. All I know is how to use it. Here, Senior Sister, I'll teach you how to use it. From now on, you will manage this item." Shui Yuan nodded, attentively listening. The process of the pill gourd refining elixir pills is actually simple. First, you need to have the pill gourd consume a Spirit-Nurturing Pill as an introduction. Then, you add the necessary herbs for refining this pill into the gourd. When the amount and variety of herbs reach a sufficient level, you only need to wait peacefully, and the gourd will automatically refine and produce high-quality elixir pills, spitting them out. Of course, the quality of the pills produced by the pill gourd is heavily dependent on the quality of the herbs thrown in. The reason the healing pills and cultivation elixirs previously refined by Lu Ye were of such high quality was mainly because the herbs he used came from the Taichu Realm. Those herbs are not only rare but also valuable, and they naturally elevate the quality of pills refined from such raw materials. During the demonstration for Shui Yuan, the herbs used were bought from the Heaven's Augury treasure vault and could be easily found within the Nine Provinces. Yet despite this, the quality of the pills produced was beyond imagination, a level unattainable by human craftsmanship. The pill gourd differs from the sword gourd and wind gourd, which enable cultivators to fight or attack enemies with powerful force, resembling more of an auxiliary nature item. Yet this very nature is akin to what newly developing sects like the Righteous Blood Sect need. Entrusting the pill gourd to Shui Yuan for management was a carefully thought-out decision by Lu Ye. His primary method of cultivation remains the Theft of Heaven's Augury, which already provides sufficient cultivation efficiency without the need to consume pills refined by the pill gourd. Moreover, if there ever was a need to ingest elixir pills, they could be directly purchased from the Heaven's Augury treasure vault. With the Talent Tree beside him, he fears no mere pill poison. Thus, the pill gourd has little use to him while in his possession. Therefore, letting Shui Yuan manage and utilize it to boost the sect's overall strength is far more beneficial than keeping it by his side.