“This is a pill formula,” announced Xia Rulin with a smile. “It was written by that expert. Many people coveted this formula. I didn't see through people's intentions clearly when I was younger, so I didn't know my vicious husband had approached me just to get his hands on this pill formula. Fortunately, I never gave it to him. All he knew was that the Xia family possessed a precious pill formula. He didn't actually know what pill the formula was for.”
These brief sentences were enough to outline the plot to a melancholic story. Ling Chuxi now understood why Xia Zhuoyi chose to take Xia Rulin's family name.
It's just that, why would Xia Rulin give Ling Chuxi such a precious pill formula so easily? This turn of events was too illogical, right?
“That expert once said, there are no coincidences in this world. That everything is destined. She was a very wise person. Miss Ling Chuxi, your diagnosis earlier on was identical to that expert's. I completely don't believe that you are unrelated to her at all. Perhaps, it is just a matter that you yourself are unaware of. This was something she left to me and now that I am pa.s.sing it on to you, it feels as though I am returning this precious item to its original owner.” Xia Rulin said all this in an incomparably firm tone while looking at Ling Chuxi. “Aside from your diagnosis and pill refining method being identical, you also look very similar to that expert. Your looks are practically seven points out of ten in terms of similarity to hers! When you entered the courtyard, I didn't get a clear look at you. But now that you are standing closer to me and I can get a clear look at your face, I am even more certain.”
Ling Chuxi was stunned. 'Could there be such a thing as this? Wasn't this too much of a coincidence? Did she truly have some sort of connection with this expert Xia Rulin speaks of? How was this all even possible? It all seemed too incredulous.'
“Please accept this, Miss Ling Chuxi,” insisted Xia Rulin as she held out the small roll of paper containing the pill formula to Ling Chuxi, unwilling to take it back.
Ling Chuxi sighed lightly and hesitantly accepted the pill formula. Then, she unrolled the paper to take a look at the formula it contained. After she read and understood what was written on the piece of paper, she felt waves of shock in her heart. What a formula! Even if it were read by others, they still would not be able to produce it! This pill formula was practically impossible to be utilized by people who didn't have very in-depth medical knowledge and skills. The formula contained two herbs that had totally conflicting properties. The pill this formula created could only be produced when one of the herbs was neutralized. This pill was a heaven-defying one. It was the pill many cultivators could only dream of obtaining—the Tian Luo Pill!
What was the Tian Luo Pill? It was an incredible medicinal pill that could aid people into breakthroughs! The pill was divided into three tiers—lower, intermediate and advanced. The effect of the pill on each tier was different. The lower tier Tian Luo Pill could help cultivators at Battle Qi Levels 1 to 3 Pinnacle stages to breakthrough, whereas the intermediate tier could help those at Battle Qi Levels 4 to 6 Pinnacle stages to breakthrough, and the advanced tier could help those at the seventh and eighth tiers of Pinnacle stages to breakthrough! This was a priceless, one-of-kind pill!
This pill formula had long been lost! No one had been able to refine Tian Luo Pills for ages! Currently, the only Tian Luo Pills in existence were those which had been pa.s.sed down from generations before. There were no newly produced Tian Luo Pills. As for advanced Tian Luo Pills, there were perhaps no more than five left in existence. And they were all in the hands of the powerful. Outsiders practically had no way of even casting a glance at such pills.
However, such an extremely precious pill formula was now actually in Ling Chuxi's hands.
“Are you sure you want to give such a precious item to me?” asked Ling Chuxi as she raised her head to look at Xia Rulin in disbelief and astonishment.
An odd smile appeared on Xia Rulin's face as she asked, “Miss Ling Chuxi, you can refine this pill, can't you?”
Ling Chuxi nodded her head gently, not hiding from Xia Rulin that she in fact could.
