Chapter 2155: Miraculous Medicine

"Thank you, Patriarch!" Qi Linger bowed.

Without having to go to Yeming City, and with the Qingyue Trading Company given to her, their years of confrontation had already put her in the lead. Once this news spread, the clan members would immediately understand the shift in power, and she would no longer be bullied.

The Qi Patriarch looked over, his eyes turning to Zhang Xuan on the side. "And this is..."

To be brought into the clan, there must be an extraordinary relationship.

The key was that this young man, though not old, was exceptionally composed. Even facing him, he showed no sign of timidity—something that even many upper-grade divine lords found difficult to achieve.

"I am Zhang Xuan, a servant of Miss Linger. Honored to meet Your Majesty the Divine King!"

Before Qi Linger could answer, Zhang Xuan stepped forward and said.

Carefully observing the young man, seeing his calm and fearless gaze, the Qi Patriarch nodded. "This servant is not bad... Since you have comprehended this martial technique to such a degree, it shows your talent has indeed improved. Since there is still an opportunity, why not go to the Yueqing Pool and see how long you can last?"

"Thank you, Patriarch, for your kindness!" Qi Linger breathed a sigh of relief.

"May we go along and watch?" Qi Yue, who had been silent, spoke up.

The Qi Patriarch was in a good mood and nodded.

Judging by her comprehension of the martial technique just now, this Qi Linger had undergone a earth-shattering change. If she could truly match Qi Yue, their clan might gain another Divine King. If so, the Qi family would stand forever at the pinnacle of Youhun Heaven, with no force able to challenge them.

The Yueqing Pool was not far from the main hall, embedded like a mirror between mountain peaks. Before they even arrived, they could feel dense spiritual energy pulsating, as if ready to burst into the sky at any moment.

Following behind, Zhang Xuan remained silent, quietly observing.

The entire inverted mountain was covered by a formation that enveloped the residence, and the Yueqing Pool was at the very center of that formation.

Not only did it possess rich spiritual energy, but it also connected to the lava in the mountains and the clouds and thunder in the sky, imbuing it with the power of water, thunder, and fire.

"And powerful beast blood!"

The mere power of water, thunder, and fire was not enough to temper the body; more importantly, it contained the essence blood of countless divine beasts.

Though the quantity was not large, the variety was immense. The essence blood of hundreds of divine beasts soaked in the pool made its power extremely violent. Even a divine artifact entering it would likely melt in no time and not last long.

No wonder other forces could not replicate this place. Not to mention the formation, even the blood of these divine beasts could not be found elsewhere.

According to the books he had read, after the decline of spiritual energy in the divine realm, there was a period of turmoil, and many rare divine beasts had gone extinct.

Even he, knowing the formula for the Yueqing Pool, would probably be unable to create an identical one now.

"I can only find a way to enter..."

He sighed inwardly.

Though he did not want to rely on others, the urgent task was to improve his strength as quickly as possible. If necessary, once his cultivation was higher, he would repay them well.

"Let's begin!"

Ignoring Zhang Xuan, who stood motionless behind, the Qi Patriarch said.

Qi Linger nodded. "Patriarch, please wait. I have something to instruct him before I enter."

With that, she walked over to Zhang Xuan.

"Young Master Zhang, what should we do?" Her eyes were full of anxiety.

Originally, she was supposed to enter the Yueqing Pool, but she never expected the Patriarch, such a powerful Divine King, to personally accompany them...

This completely disrupted their plans.

"Take this pill and just go in..." Zhang Xuan handed her a mid-grade Divine Origin Pill.

Full of doubt, Qi Linger ultimately did not ask further and swallowed the pill.

Feeling no change in her body, she was about to ask when she saw the young man again closing his eyes in meditation. Knowing she could not question further, she gritted her teeth and jumped into the pool.

Sizzle, sizzle!

As soon as she entered the water, the violent forces surged toward her.

Qi Linger circulated her inner energy, and the pure bloodline power within her blood surged out, forming a protective film on her body's surface.

Encountering this, the violent forces calmed down, no longer as ferocious as before.

"So bloodline power is necessary..."

Zhang Xuan nodded to himself.

He had wondered how cultivators below the divine lord level could withstand the pool if even divine artifacts could not. It turned out they relied on bloodline power!

In the clan, the purer the bloodline, the higher the talent, and vice versa. Thus, this place not only tempered the body but also tested talent.

While he observed quietly, Qi Linger, now in the pool, was filled with worry.

The violent forces fell upon her, constantly consuming the bloodline power on her body's surface. As before, after a quarter of an hour, she again felt overwhelmed.

Just as she thought she could not hold on any longer, she suddenly felt a new force surge from her dantian. The pill she had just taken continuously released pure spiritual energy. With this energy's support, the external violent forces no longer affected her.

"This power... is the same one that helped me comprehend the martial technique?"

Sensing the spiritual energy from the medicine, identical to the one that had helped her break through earlier, Qi Linger suddenly understood.

Only then did she realize how right it was to agree to return to the imperial city with this young man.

If she had not returned, she would have been completely abandoned by the clan. Once Qi Yue truly broke through to the Divine King realm, their branch would face even harsher suppression, and survival would be uncertain.

But now, not only could she stay openly in the imperial city, but she had also seized one of her opponent's trading companies, giving her a true foundation to rely on.

All of this was bestowed by him.

"Her talent really has increased..." Seeing that after a quarter of an hour, Qi Linger's expression in the pool remained unchanged, Qi Weier clenched her silver teeth.

She had thought the claim of increased talent was just a joke, a self-promotion to attract attention. She never dreamed it was true!

After half an hour, she was still inside; after an hour, she remained, showing no sign of coming out.

Now, not only had her expression changed, but Qi Yue's face also grew serious.

Bloodline purity was determined at birth. She had only lasted a quarter of an hour before, but now she had exceeded an hour—the difference was enormous.

Could it be that in just a few years, her bloodline power had increased several times over, becoming no weaker than his?

If so, the pressure was truly immense!

Rumble!

Just as he could not believe it, a roar came from the girl in the pool. Her cultivation at the upper-grade divine spirit realm directly broke through to the lower-grade divine lord realm.

Her cultivation had long reached a critical point but lacked the right breakthrough opportunity. The Yueqing Pool, rich in spiritual energy and containing vast amounts of divine beast essence blood, allowed her physical body to advance while her true qi also made a great leap.

Whoosh!

She stepped out of the pool.

If she had not broken through, the power of that mid-grade Divine Origin Pill would have allowed her to persist longer. But breaking through to the divine lord realm consumed spiritual energy faster, so she could not last much longer.

Even so, she had exceeded one and a half hours, making her second only to Qi Yue among the younger generation of the Qi family.

"What exactly happened to you? How did your bloodline power increase so much?"

Seeing her come ashore, the Qi Patriarch asked curiously.

For clan disciples, increasing bloodline power meant increasing the number of experts, something that would drive countless people wild.

If it could be done on a large scale...

Their Qi family would grow stronger and stronger, fearing no one, not just in Youhun Heaven but in the entire divine realm.

"Reporting to the Patriarch, I had no special experience. I just took a Beauty Pill," Qi Linger hesitated, then said.

"Beauty Pill?"

The Qi Patriarch frowned.

As a Divine King-level powerhouse, such trivial pills were beneath his notice.

"It is an extremely powerful pill. Taking it can remove scars, make the skin smoother, and greatly change one's appearance... At first, I thought it only had cosmetic effects, but after taking it, it also changed my physique, and my cultivation became much faster. So... I felt my talent might have increased and decided to return to the imperial city!"

Qi Linger said.

"Such a pill exists?"

"Not only can it beautify, but it can also change one's physique?"

Qi Yue and Qi Weier were both stunned.

The latter, in particular, was filled with envy.

When she had seen Qi Linger earlier, she had noticed that her skin had improved and her face looked younger. She had thought she had taken some longevity-enhancing treasure, never imagining it was a Beauty Pill.

After a moment of hesitation, the Qi Patriarch looked over. "Do you still have such a pill on you?"

"Yes!"

Qi Linger took out a jade box and handed it over.

It was the same packaging as in Yeming City.

Taking out the Beauty Pill, the Qi Patriarch examined it closely, his frown deepening.

No matter how he looked at it, this pill seemed no different from an ordinary Divine Origin Pill... Could it really beautify and increase talent?

He could not see how.

"You can take it, though... with the Patriarch's powerful cultivation, the effect may not be very noticeable, but it should still have some effect," Qi Linger said.

"Hmm..." Pausing, the Qi Patriarch placed the pill in his mouth.

After a moment, his eyebrows rose.

It looked like an ordinary Divine Origin Pill, but it contained a special force. After ingestion, it entered the body, and as it flowed, the hidden injuries from previous cultivation began to heal slightly.

Though the healing was negligible for him, as a Divine King, he could perceive even the slightest change.

"These injuries, I couldn't even deal with them myself..."

His eyebrows shooting up, the Qi Patriarch was full of disbelief.

These hidden injuries were beyond even his power to address, yet a single low-grade Divine Origin Pill could resolve them... This Beauty Pill was too terrifying!

"Where did this medicine come from?" Unable to contain himself, he looked over urgently, his voice trembling with excitement.