Chapter 1967: The Cauldron Ascension Pill Commotion

Sacred Lord Ningyan was quietly impressed by Jiang Chen's courtesy. Like Sacred Maiden Yuling, she had given those Ling Shi purely out of admiration for Jiang Chen and gratitude for the way he had resolved the earlier crisis. She hadn't expected anything in return at all.

Now, seeing Jiang Chen's generosity — producing personally refined pills as gifts — Ningyan Sacred Lord's opinion of him shot up considerably.

She smiled and said, "Yuling, your Senior Brother Jiang Chen is a prodigious talent in the Dao of alchemy. The pills he refines personally are rare and precious opportunities. It would be a shame to refuse. Since it's his sincere wish, accept them. We are daughters of the martial path — there's no need to be coy."

Hearing her master's words, Sacred Maiden Yuling set aside her hesitation and accepted the pills with a gracious smile. "Thank you, Senior Brother Jiang Chen."

"Haha, no need for thanks. This pill is called the Cauldron Ascension Pill. It can elevate one's Celestial-tier cultivation by one full level unconditionally, with a success rate of around eighty to ninety percent. With your talent, Senior Sister Yuling, it's certain to work on you."

The moment she heard it was the Cauldron Ascension Pill, Ningyan Sacred Lord was visibly shocked. "I've always heard that the Eternal Sacred Land possesses two miraculous pills — the Taiyi Heaven-Mending Pill and the Cauldron Ascension Pill. Wasn't the Cauldron Ascension Pill still in development before? It's already been completed?"

In truth, Jiang Chen had refined the Cauldron Ascension Pill long ago. The only reason he hadn't produced many was that he hadn't gathered sufficient materials at the time. The Eternal Sacred Land had already obtained some internally, but they hadn't been released to the broader market. Quite a few people around Jiang Chen had already received the Cauldron Ascension Pill.

The Great Sacred Lord of the Eternal Sacred Land watched Jiang Chen hand over the Cauldron Ascension Pill so freely, and felt a secret pang of heartache. But these were Jiang Chen's own pills, and the Eternal Sacred Land had no authority to dictate how he disposed of them. If he wanted to give them away, what could anyone say?

Besides, Jiang Chen had already refined a batch of Cauldron Ascension Pills for the Eternal Sacred Land as well. Although the Great Sacred Lord still felt a twinge at the thought, he reasoned that the True Martial Sacred Land had gained a real benefit — surely they would support the Eternal Sacred Land when it came time to elect the alliance leader? At that thought, his mood improved considerably. Jiang Chen's personal investment had earned goodwill on behalf of the Eternal Sacred Land, and that was no small thing.

"In the past, I wasn't yet fully proficient with the technique for this pill," Jiang Chen explained with a smile. "But now that I've worked it out, the refinement process for the Cauldron Ascension Pill is relatively mature."

"You're too generous with such a precious pill. We're the ones getting the better deal," Ningyan Sacred Lord said with a wry laugh.

"Between our two Sacred Lands, talk of who's getting the better deal would be awfully cold, wouldn't it?" Jiang Chen's words came across with effortless magnanimity.

The Great Sacred Lord was delighted. This Jiang Chen truly knew how to handle affairs. With a single sentence, he had invoked the bond between the two Sacred Lands. When the time came, how could the True Martial Sacred Land possibly refuse to support the Eternal Sacred Land? It would be unthinkable.

Of course, walls have ears.

They had been discussing the Cauldron Ascension Pill, and who knew how many listeners had been eavesdropping nearby. The moment word spread that the Eternal Sacred Land had produced the Cauldron Ascension Pill, a crowd quickly gathered.

The people from the Divine Kingdom of Duowen had been standing not far away. Upon hearing about the Cauldron Ascension Pill, they were the first to approach. Jiang Chen noticed them coming and couldn't help but smile inwardly, recalling the way he had sparred with those major Duowen clan families on Dongyan Island back in the day.

Some of those families had since vanished without a trace. Jiang Chen suspected they had participated in the rebellion and been quelled by the Sacred Land of Duowen.