Chapter 2553: Nine-Grade Golden Pill!

The Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill, as its name implies, is a heavenly pill that consolidates the foundation and nourishes the origin.

It is a basic pill among heavenly pills, yet also one of the most important.

At the beginning of cultivation, the quality of the foundation has a direct bearing on future achievements.

The higher the quality of the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill, the more solid the foundation laid for the martial artist.

On the market, a third-grade superior Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill already commands a considerable price, selling for fifty heavenly crystals.

To put it in perspective, one heavenly crystal can sustain an ordinary person for a whole year in the imperial city!

A fourth-grade Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill costs double that!

Even the worst fourth-grade inferior pill costs at least a hundred heavenly crystals.

As for a fifth-grade Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill, it sells for at least five hundred heavenly crystals.

Of course, this is only theoretical.

Lin Lan had not refined a Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill for many years, so seeing a fifth-grade one was naturally impossible.

Thus, the fifth-grade Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill was basically just a legend.

One can then imagine how rare a seventh-grade Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill would be.

Moreover, when quality reaches the seventh grade, there is often a leap from quantity to quality; the heavenly pill usually gains some incredible additional effects, unlocking the potential of the human body.

As a result, the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pills refined by Ye Yuan became hot commodities in an instant.

Every time the Tang family produced a seventh-grade Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill, it was hyped up to an astronomical price of ten thousand heavenly crystals!

Many martial artists simply shied away!

But there was no help for it; cultivation was inherently a money-burning affair.

Thus, the strong grew stronger, and the weak grew weaker.

The frenzy over the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill also boosted the Tang family's various businesses.

The Tang family raked in profits hand over fist.

Even the Second Prince could no longer sit still!

One day, Lu Yun brought the Second Prince to call on Ye Yuan, seeking a pill.

"Brother Tang Yu, I haven't treated you badly over the years, have I? When Master Ye emerges from seclusion, you must put in a good word for me!" the Second Prince said earnestly.

Now, the Second Prince's address to Tang Yu had changed.

Calling him 'brother' carried a tone of ingratiation.

Such an attitude was unimaginable in the past.

What status the Second Prince had, what pride he possessed—how could he ever call himself brother to the young master of a minor family?

But now, everything had changed.

Tang Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, feeling that his coerced cry of "Big Brother" back then was the wisest decision of his life!

"Hehe, Your Highness, don't worry! Actually, you don't need to ask me. Big Brother is the most loyal person! Back then, Master Yun stood firmly by his side; for that alone, he won't skimp on a Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill for you. And this time, Big Brother also had me invite Sister Xue Zhen; it seems he has something big in store after coming out of seclusion!" Tang Yu said with a smile.

Ye Yuan had been in seclusion for some time this time.

Before going into seclusion, Ye Yuan specifically instructed Tang Yu to invite Yang Xue Zhen over.

Clearly, there was some benefit in store for her.

Previously, Ye Yuan had refined so many Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pills but had not given any to his own people.

Obviously, he was saving the better things for his own!

Eighth grade?

Just thinking about it made one a little excited!

Over the years, the Yang family had also changed greatly from before.

With the patronage of Tang Yu and his father, the Yang family was now one of the major families in the imperial city, ranking among the top five.

Hearing Tang Yu's words, the Second Prince trembled all over and said in surprise, "Is that true?"

Tang Yu nodded, "True!"

Just then, Xiao Qi ran in, bowed to everyone, and said, "Master Ye has emerged from seclusion and invites you all over!"

Everyone's spirits lifted, and they rushed over.

"Big Brother! Is there something good this time?" Seeing Ye Yuan, Tang Yu asked excitedly.

Ye Yuan smiled, "Hehe, you guessed it again! That's right, there is indeed something good!"

Overjoyed, Tang Yu said, "Big Brother, have you... broken through to the eighth grade?"

Ye Yuan took out an exquisite wooden box and handed it to Tang Yu, smiling, "This is for you!"

Then he handed a wooden box to Yang Xue Zhen, saying, "Xue Zhen, this is for you!"

Subsequently, Tang Jinhua, Lu Yun, and Jiang Yu each received a wooden box.

Only the Second Prince got none.

How frustrating!

Seeing the Second Prince fidgeting like a bashful bride, Tang Yu couldn't help but say, "Big Brother, the Second Prince has helped the Tang family a lot over the years. Could you... give him a Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill too?"

Given the Second Prince's status, he had naturally taken Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pills before, and of no low grade.

Fifth-grade inferior!

But what was a fifth-grade inferior Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill compared to a seventh or eighth grade?

If he could take a seventh-grade Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill, he might soon break through to the Lesser Extreme Grand Perfection!

Ye Yuan glanced at the Second Prince, thought for a moment, and also took out a wooden box and handed it to him.

Tang Yu could barely contain his excitement and said, "Big Brother, can I open it and take a look?"

Ye Yuan smiled, "Go ahead!"

Tang Yu chuckled and carefully opened the box.

The box opened a crack, and a dazzling golden light shone through the gap.

Except for Ye Yuan, everyone present trembled, their eyes filled with extreme shock.

"Golden light! A n... nine-grade golden pill! Th... this, could it be a nine-grade golden pill?" Lu Yun exclaimed.

Hearing the words 'nine-grade golden pill,' Tang Yu almost dropped the box with a start.

Those four words were too magical!

They were four words that existed only in legend!

Merely a legend!

When a heavenly pill reaches the ninth grade, there is no need to test it with Cloud Mountain Stone Mother.

Because a golden pill is the hallmark of the ninth grade!

Yet, everyone knew of the nine-grade golden pill, but no one had ever seen one.

Because no one could refine a nine-grade golden pill!

Not to mention a small country like Donglin, even in the entire Zhenyang Heavenly Domain, no one was known to have refined a nine-grade golden pill!

Even the simplest Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pill!

When a heavenly pill reaches the seventh or eighth grade, sometimes 'effort' alone is no longer enough to improve it.

At this level, it becomes a matter of talent!

In any field, to get started, one only needs to put in enough effort.

But to reach the pinnacle of that field and become a master, one needs sufficient talent!

And to refine a nine-grade golden pill, the requirement for talent is almost perverse!

Tang Yu had thought that Ye Yuan might break through to the eighth grade.

But he never dreamed that Ye Yuan could reach the ninth grade!

Even less did he imagine that he himself would have the chance to take a nine-grade golden pill!

"Big Brother, th... this..." Tang Yu, usually so eloquent, was now at a loss for words, his voice choked.

Ye Yuan smiled, "You deserve it! These few Foundation Establishment Heavenly Pills—yours and Xue Zhen's are ninth-grade superior, Brother Lu and Jiang Yu's are ninth-grade medium, and Tang Jinhua's is ninth-grade inferior."

The Second Prince was taken aback, "Master Ye, what about... mine?"

Ye Yuan smiled, "Seventh-grade inferior!"

The Second Prince's face darkened, and he nearly threw the wooden box to the ground.

The treatment was far too different, wasn't it?