Gula De Qianghua Jishu

chapter 24: Magic Pill or Forbidden Medicine

“Pil what is it..? What pill could be so magical, to the point of heaven-defying!?”

Qing Shui felt that this was too overwhelming, what kind of pill could forcefully raise one's cultivation level by the entire realm? An entire realm that might not even be reachable after a period of 10 years, 20 years, or even a lifetime was spent in cultivation!

The alchemy art was too frightening.It could even result in the creation of pills that defied the natural order, seemingly declaring it to be contrary to heaven!

“The name of this pill is known as ‘Pill Divine Paralysing’!” A trace of complexity filled Qing Yi's eyes, as if she had a lot in her heart, but was unsure how to tell Qing Shui.

“Mother, why does such a magic pill have the name ‘Pill Cripple heavenly’? This name gave the impression that it was a trash pill, not a heavenly pill. ” Qing Shui curiously asked.

“Everything on the basis that this pill can increase one's cultivation level by the entire realm, this grade of pill would already be classified as a Saint Grade-made spiritual pill. However, one really must consider all the ways and carefully consider their options before making the decision to swallow this pill because the side effects it causes are irreversible and the consequences are too dire!” Qing Yi sighed, sadness and helplessness were clearly visible on her face.

“Side effect?” even though Qing Shui looked young, he understood the connotations behind the meaning of something that was more beneficial, the worse the side effects. After all, he had 2 lives experience. Qing Shui had already vaguely sensed that this pill was too good to be true, but he could not figure out what the side effects were.

“Yes, and the prerequisite to swallow this pill is that the cultivator must have broken through to a Grade 10 Martial Warrior, and the cultivator must not be over 30 years old. Depending on one's potential and talent, the Crippling Divine Pill would at least forcefully raise one's cultivation level to the realm of a Cla.s.s 10 Martial General. For stronger individuals, they might even be able to break through directly to a different level of the Martial Commander realm! But there is a limit. These pill users would never, in their entire lives, be able to break through to the peak of the Houtian realm. The highest level they could reach was a Grade 9 Martial Commander realm. Those who used these pills were forever destined not to make a breakthrough in their cultivation, destined to be stuck at the Houtian stage forever.

Qing Shui felt relief in his heart as he heard Qing Yi's explanation. If such a powerful pill did not have any side effects, it would be a tragedy. Tyrannical cultivators would become ordinary like clouds, damaging the land as they pleased. Fortunately, the future consequences of taking these pills restricted many cultivators from doing so, and at the same time, also restricted those who had taken the pills from getting stuck in the 9th class Martial Commander.

To be in the realm of a Cla.s.s 10 Martial Warrior while at 30 years of age or less, cultivators who could meet this condition would not choose to use this kind of forbidden method. Not only was the Crippling Divine Pill expensive, the possibility of reaching the Xiantian realm was completely cut off by swallowing this pill. The majority of cultivators would never choose this method to increase their strength, because it was tantamount to destroying their future path in cultivation.

Looking at Qing Shui, Qing Yi really felt astonished. Regardless, he continued to say:

“Reaching the Xiantian realm is the dream of all mankind, but how many can achieve it? A 0.1% hope, no, 0.01% to break through to the Xiantian realm was the only source of motivation that prevented the majority of cultivators from swallowing the Crippling Divine Pill. Even if they wanted to digest it, the materials needed to concoct the Crippling Divine Pill were extremely rare, making it expensive to produce. Even with money, there is no guarantee that someone can buy it.”

“Mother, you mean our clan member took this Crippling Divine Pill, right?” Qing Shui thought of the question he had asked earlier, about why there were no Martial Generals in the Qing Clan.

“In addition to your 2nd uncle and grandfather, the other 2nd generation including me have all consumed the Crippling Divine Pill.” Qing Yi muttered softly, with a trace of helplessness and unwillingness in her voice.

Qing Yi grimaced, “Qing Shui, back then, the Qing Clan was nothing. Your grandfather ventured here to establish his roots, our Qing Clan then began to slowly build its foundation, and after 20 years of hard work it could be considered a relatively small clan. Back then, only the potential of your second uncle could be considered above average. Your 2nd uncle has broken through to a Grade 2 Martial General at such a young age, while we are all stuck at the peak of Martial Soldiers, very unable to break through to a Grade 1 Martial General!”

Qing Shui noticed that Qing Yi slowed down and guessed that there were still many stories behind this, so he remained silent and lowered his head to continue listening.

“Before that, we were heavily suppressed by the clans in Hundred Miles City. However, after your grandfather broke through to the Houtian realm pinnacle, the 4 great clans of Hundred Miles City actually conspired to cripple your grandfather! They were afraid that the Qing Clan would somehow affect their position in the Hundred Miles City.”

“Luck is on our side, your grandfather discovered their plot earlier and took out all his precious spiritual pills. He wanted the Qing Clan to have a glimmer of hope to look forward to, likely reaching the Xiantian realm, and therefore he did not allow your 2nd uncle to consume pills. However, even though your grandfather had a peak Houtian cultivation level, he was only a man, he could not fight against the combined efforts of the four great clans of Hundred Miles City alone. ”

“Without choice, other than your 2nd uncle, all of us in the 2nd generation consumed the Crippling Divine Pill and broke through to the realm of the Martial Commander. After realizing what we had done, the members of the four great clans retreated without attacking, but it was too late, the damage was already done. In the 2nd generation, we all lost hope of cultivating to the Xian Tian realm except for your 2nd uncle! So, do you see how important the 3rd generation is to our Qing Clan? We will never willingly allow one of you to consume the Crippling Divine Pill. ”

“No wonder it is called the Crippling Heavenly Pill, its beneficial properties can be classified as mystical, almost godlike, but at the same time nothing but trash pills! Especially in large clans, it was impossible for the clan head to willingly let his descendants consume this type of medicine, thus deciding their path to the Xiantian realm. Moreover, those who took pills to forcibly enter the Martial Commander realm, were simply no match for those who were cultivating with the start to reach the same level. The reason behind this was that those who took the shortcut would never have the chance to experience a moment of enlightenment and forging their dao hearts, compared to breaking through with effort. ”

“So the main users of these pills were cultivators with limited potential, as they already knew that they would never reach the Xiantian realm in their entire lifetime, either, they would not mind sacrificing their entire fortune just to be exchanged for one pill.”

The main complaint of the poor is that the things they need to work very hard, are taken for granted by those born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Just like in cultivation, those who spent their hard efforts in cultivating, would find themselves defeated by a rich young master who possessed one Crippling Divine Pill.

“In the World of the Nine Continents, with a population of over 10 million people, how many have managed to break through the Xiantian realm? This was why, even though the Crippling Divine Pill was a trash pill, it was still heavily stockpiled by the great clans. That year, due to some coincidental event, your grandfather managed to obtain the 7 Crippling Heavenly Pills. We have used four of them, now only three are left. Thus, the remaining three Paralyzed heavenly Pills can be considered as treasures of our Qing Clan. ”

“Mother, if in the past, 2nd generation members did not consume pills, do you all have the chance to step into the Xiantian Realm now?” Qing Shui could hear the disappointment when Qing Yi spoke.

Seeing her expression, Qing Yi understood what Qing Shui was thinking.

“Foolish boy, how can it be so easy to break through to Xiantian? Breaking through to Xiantian depends on one's karma and destiny. Xiantian means gaining insight into the Heaven's Path. Without a sudden flash of insight, without entering that special state of enlightenment, one would never be able to break through the Xiantian realm! Your grandfather spent 60 years! The entire 60 years was at the boundary of the Xiantian realm, yet he was still unable to take a single step and break through!

“Get insights, to the road of Heaven?” Thoughts swirled in Qing Shui's mind as he heard this.