Chapter 1226: Chapter 1198: Li Chen’s Gift
The Pharmacist Clan is considered Li Chen’s first ally. Moreover, this ally indeed brought substantial benefits to Li Chen.
Although most of the people in the Pharmacist Clan, besides those with the surname Yao, are not adept at combat, the alchemical knowledge in their minds is genuine.
Even Third Grandpa Qin Lunhui gained considerable benefits when communicating with people from the Pharmacist Clan.
And if Third Grandpa knows, doesn’t that mean Li Chen knows too?
In the past two months, Li Chen has not just been painstakingly cultivating. He also took the time to intensively study alchemical knowledge. With powerful True Qi as a backing, his progress was astonishingly fast.
Allies, of course, cannot just share adversity. Sharing blessings is also a means to win allies.
This time, what Li Chen brought out were not ordinary things, but some precious pills he refined from herbs collected through various channels.
Even in the Pharmacist Clan, these pills are quite hard to come by, let alone for ordinary people.
Seeing these precious pills labeled with their names in the box, even the Earth-level warriors couldn’t help but marvel.
Even Jiang Taisheng, who was from the Pharmacist Clan, was full of surprise, seemingly curious about where Li Chen obtained these treasures.
"Brother Bai, here are ten Barrier-Breaking Pills. Presumably, your disciples might be troubled in breaking through."
"To the two Big Brother Lans, though we didn’t know each other before, you must have had many battles over the years, leaving some old wounds. Here is a bottle of Lingering Fragrance Paste, known to have a good effect on healing some old ailments..."
Li Chen distributed these precious pills to everyone.
But when it came to Zi Zhao, there were only two ordinary Sinew Connecting and Bone Healing Pills.
Although this pill also has a decent effect on some serious internal injuries, compared to others, it seemed a bit modest.
Many people’s gazes toward Zi Zhao became somewhat meaningful.
Could it be that Zi Zhao offended Li Chen?
Seeing he only received two pills, Zi Zhao didn’t show much expression, directly accepted them, and put them away without any dissatisfaction.
Yet some have begun to speculate maliciously.
People are like this, not thinking much when they have nothing, but once they have something, they desire more, especially in comparison to others.
They speculated if Zi Zhao would fall out with Li Chen over this matter.
After chatting for a while, everyone soon left in a joyful atmosphere.
However, when leaving, the gazes of Earth-level experts towards Zi Zhao turned somewhat peculiar.
But little did they know that the two, whom they thought were on the verge of breaking up, secretly went to the same room after the meeting ended.
With no one around, the two suddenly exchanged a smile and then hugged tightly.
"Thank you," Li Chen said sincerely.
"You’re my most important investment, it’s what I should do," Zi Zhao replied with a smile.
During the battle prior at the Palace of the Nether King, Bai Feihu indeed played a significant role, but no matter what, his contribution was incomparable to Zi Zhao’s.
If Zi Zhao hadn’t taken the opportunity to run out and notify his men to seek aid from the Hongmeng Pavilion, the Palace of the Nether King might no longer exist.
Even if the Palace of the Nether King had won that battle, it would have been an unimaginably costly victory.
So heavy that even Li Chen didn’t want to think about it.
It can be said that if not for Zi Zhao, Li Chen himself couldn’t imagine what kind of dire situation he’d be facing.
It was Zi Zhao who saved the entire Palace of the Nether King and also saved him.
This gratitude, Li Chen didn’t wish to speak it aloud; having it in his heart was enough.
No matter what Zi Zhao had done before, he is now undoubtedly one of Li Chen’s most trusted friends.
Needless to say, Li Chen had once personally witnessed Master Zizhao, known for his cunning and negotiation skills, fiercely battling with two equally ranked Black Rope experts, fan in hand as if it were a chopping knife.
Just this alone was enough for Li Chen to always remember.
"Take this,"
Li Chen took out an exquisite wooden box from his pocket and handed it to Zi Zhao.
"What is it?" Zi Zhao smiled, casually taking it.
He knew the reward Li Chen would give him would be more substantial than others, so he didn’t care about the previous matter at all.
However, he was still curious about what exactly Li Chen would present.
Of course, even if it were the same as what others got, he wouldn’t mind. Since knowing Li Chen, Zi Zhao had already decided on a long-term investment. He was investing in Li Chen’s future.
As for now, Zi Zhao truly had no expectation of quick returns.
Hearing Zi Zhao’s question, Li Chen’s lips curled into an odd smile: "Guess?"
Zi Zhao knew Li Chen’s character, did not play along, shook his head, and directly opened the wooden box.
Inside was also a pill, but unlike others, this pill had no label.
"This is..." Zi Zhao found the pill somewhat familiar but couldn’t immediately recall its identity.
Li Chen gave a slight smile and softly uttered three words.
"Realm Breaking Pill."
"Clang!"
Zi Zhao’s hand shook, almost dropping the wooden box, but fortunately, he caught it quickly.
However, after catching it, Zi Zhao’s face was still full of disbelief.
"What did you just say...say?"
Li Chen smiled gently but didn’t speak further.
"Re...Realm Breaking Pill?" Zi Zhao gulped with difficulty.
Although he was a Market Master, he had only heard of the miraculous Realm Breaking Pill and seen it mentioned in some ancient texts.
As for the genuine product, apparently, its formula had long been lost.
But now, Li Chen had told him the item in his hand was the legendary pill that could forcibly elevate even Earth-level experts. This left him astonished.
"Yes, what you have is indeed a Realm Breaking Pill, capable of elevating an Earth-level expert’s cultivation by one order,"
Li Chen nodded with a smile, "It’s just that the effect isn’t as exaggerated as the legends say. It is useful for Earth-level experts, but limited to before the Roaring Level."
Li Chen didn’t mention that in the past two months, he had actually consumed no less than ten such Realm Breaking Pills.
He was afraid it might scare Zi Zhao to death.