The young woman from Ice Heart Valley didn't press the matter any further. After all, even if Yang Kai was an alchemist, he wasn't from Scarlet Blue Star and had little to do with her. Instead, she gazed at the Grand Unity Pill with shining eyes and asked eagerly, "If what you say is true, then this pill is a Void King middle-grade pill? If one were to use it for Cultivation, a single day would be equivalent to two days of hard work for an ordinary person?"
"Three days, actually. After all, this pill bears pill patterns. Its efficacy is a full grade above that of a typical Grand Unity Pill!"
The young woman's eyes lit up, her face a mixture of surprise and delight. Pills that could accelerate the speed of Cultivation were exceedingly rare. The Grand Unity Pill's reputation had long spread throughout the Star Domain, but very few had ever managed to obtain one. The effects of such a pill could last for at least half a year. Half a year in seclusion was equivalent to a year or two of painstaking effort for ordinary cultivators. The temptation was enormous. Unfortunately, among this entire bottle of pills, only one was still usable—the rest, just like the previous batch, had all gone to waste.
While she was lost in these pleasant thoughts, Yang Kai had already set that single Grand Unity Pill aside.
"Let's look at what's left then." With a good start under their belt, the young woman's spirits immediately lifted. She casually picked up another jade bottle and poured out the pills inside.
Nearly a hundred bottles of pills—sorting through them didn't actually take that much time. In less than half an hour, Yang Kai and the young woman had already separated all the usable spirit pills and cast the spoiled ones aside.
Grand Unity Pills, Ascendant Dragon Pills, Bamboo Vitality Pills, Soul-Nourishing Pills, Azure Condensation Pills…
The pills here came in varying grades and covered all manner of uses—healing, Cultivation, breaking through bottlenecks, enhancing strength. The selection was dazzling, enough to make one's eyes spin. And every single usable pill among them bore pill patterns!
Judging by the grade of these pills, the former owner of this place had absolutely been a Void King realm alchemist—and a high-grade one at that!
An alchemist of this caliber would have been a rare find in the current Star Domain. Yang Kai had no idea whether any alchemist in this era had ever reached such heights.
Moreover, this person's alchemy skills were absolutely first-rate. Almost every bottle contained pills that had developed pill patterns, and in some bottles there was more than one—the highest count reaching three!
It was a pity he hadn't seen any pills that had manifested pill clouds. That left Yang Kai feeling a twinge of regret. Pill patterns were already rare enough, but pill clouds above that were a heaven-defying existence. Even with this place master's skill and attainment, he probably couldn't guarantee that every pill he refined would produce a pill cloud.
"Madam, there are one hundred and thirty-five spirit pills in total, each with its own value. But if you trust me, I can handle the distribution," Yang Kai said, looking at the young woman from Ice Heart Valley.
"You flatter me, little brother. Since you're the alchemist, it's only natural that you handle the distribution. I have no objections whatsoever!" The young woman was quite gracious about it. And it was no wonder—every time a usable pill was identified, Yang Kai had told her exactly what it was and what it did. Though the pills before them were numerous, she had already estimated the value of each one, so she had no fear of Yang Kai pulling any tricks.
Seeing her agreement, Yang Kai gave a slight nod and took charge of distributing the spirit pills.
One hundred and thirty-five pills. Though the quantities wouldn't be perfectly equal, dividing them by value could still achieve roughly an even split.
However, once Yang Kai had divided the pills before them into two portions, the young woman looked at his side with surprise and asked suspiciously, "Little brother, did you make a mistake? My pile clearly has more pills, and the value seems a bit higher too. You…"
Yang Kai grinned. "No mistake. Did you perhaps forget that there are other things in this place besides pills?"
"Other things?" The young woman turned to glance over, and the next instant she understood what Yang Kai was referring to.
The Void King grade pill furnace!
When Yang Kai had made the division, he had clearly factored in the value of that Void King grade pill furnace, which was why the two portions of spirit pills appeared somewhat unequal.
"Go ahead and choose first, Madam," Yang Kai said with a smile. "If you choose the larger pile of pills, then the pill furnace goes to me. If you choose the smaller pile, the pill furnace is yours."
The young woman couldn't help but show a moment of hesitation.
Her eye was sharp enough to recognize the grade and quality of that pill furnace at a glance. But Yang Kai's arrangement was the very picture of fairness—it simply came down to her own priorities. If she wanted more pills, she would inevitably have to give up the pill furnace. If she wanted the pill furnace, she would have to let go of some pills.
Two choices laid before her, and naturally she found it difficult.
But before long, she seemed to have made up her mind. She pressed her lips together in a smile. "Then I'll take the larger pile of pills! Since you're an alchemist, little brother, this pill furnace must be quite useful to you. I wouldn't dream of snatching something that suits someone else best."
With that said, she gathered up the larger portion of pills in front of her.
Yang Kai didn't say much and simply put away his own share. In truth, it didn't really matter to him which way she chose. A Void King grade pill furnace was useful to him, but it wasn't something he absolutely needed.
For the young woman, though, having more spirit pills on hand was undoubtedly the better deal. If she took the pill furnace back, she would only be able to hand it over to her Sect or give it to some other alchemist. That was far less practical than having the pills to use herself.
Her choice was entirely predictable.
The two had just finished dividing the pills when the other two women from Ice Heart Valley walked in one after another. The young woman gave them a rundown of their findings inside, and both women's eyes lit up with excitement as they thrilled at the news.
The spirit herbs and medicinal ingredients outside had already been fully harvested. The next step, naturally, was to distribute those as well.