Chapter 50. Pills and Handsome Be Wai

The most common pills were Qi pills. If people said "pill" without specifying what it was, ninety-nine times out of a hundred they meant it. Ideally, one pill of Qi contains the energy equivalent of ten Qi stones. Remembering that a simple Qi stone is equal to the first wisp in energy, and the strength of practitioners in the Wisp Creation Sphere grows geometrically, such a pill is only useful to cultivators of the fifth wisp and above. Some practitioners of the four wisps can also sustain a full-fledged pill, but even they are not useful. For practitioners of the three wisps and below, it is better to forget about it in order not to damage the meridians with excess Qi.

However, in practice, only masters of alchemy from the rank of Minor Master can make a pill of Qi with one hundred percent efficiency. This is why pills are sold starting at ninety percent quality. Such a pill contains only the energy equivalent of five Qi stones and costs four Qi stones. Which makes it quite in demand for practitioners of the four wisps. However, they also had a percentage of impurities of up to ten percent, which means you need one meridian refining pill for every hundred of these low-level pills, otherwise the talent would begin to drop.

Yee Rhys didn't want that problem. And to nullify the benefits of a body cleansed by five years of pain would be blasphemy. That was why he ignored the Qi pills, relying on the talent he had grown up with and the formation in the cabin. The Qi stones themselves were good for this purpose, just that the energy in them was coarser.

Healing pills were the second most popular. They contained a bit of life energy and could regenerate the body, which made them in high demand in battles, hunts and other traumatic situations. To a mere mortal such a pill was a miracle, but to practitioners it was simply a part of life.

On top of that, the healing effect fell with each new wisp, making the effect terrific for students of the first wisp, but almost none for the seventh. Healing pills of ninety percent quality were considered the standard, costing ten Qi stones. They gave a good healing effect as well as restoring Qi equivalent to one stone.

Meridian Cleansing Pills were also steadily popular. Even though they cost a hundred stones apiece, their usefulness was obvious. If you neglected them, you would soon encounter a stagnation in cultivation due to the excess of impurities from other pills. It was also one of the most frequent reasons for getting stuck on the seventh wisp, as misuse of the Qi pills made breakthroughs more difficult.

Most of the remaining pills were specialized, helping in certain cases. Yee Rhys turned his attention to pills useful to body cultivators. Here he found pills suitable for all stages of the first sphere. He particularly liked the "Scarlet Star" pill, which strengthened muscles, which was perfect for the first stage, which he intended to reach in the near future. And that was when it would do him the most good.

But there was nothing for the development of his mind.

After thinking it over, he bought a hundred nutrient pills, one stone apiece, and ten healing pills, ten stones apiece. The balance of finances immediately dropped to four hundred Qi stones. The Scarlet Star was much desired, but it cost as much as five hundred Qi stones, which was temporarily beyond his financial means. Right now, simple pills were more necessary.

Yee Rhys walked out of the Medicine Tower with a slight sigh. There were piles of useful pills there, but right now he could only look at all that goodness. The hard way.

Once he had stepped back a bit, he wondered where to go next: to the Mission Tower, to the marketplace, or straight to the Library? While he hesitated, fate decided for him.

- Hey, you! - A loud voice caught everyone's attention. Yee Rhys looked up and saw a company of a dozen men sitting on the stands. Now one of them, a tall, blond, handsome man of about fifteen, was standing looking in the direction of the young man. Seeing no proper reaction, he continued to yell. - Yee Rhys, I'm talking to you!

- What do you want? - The young man turned to the loud-voiced fidget. They knew his name. So they've been waiting a long time.

- Do you know this beautiful girl? - The handsome boy pushed up the girl sitting next to him, her head lowered. And then defiantly pressed her to him. Then, with a beautiful gesture, he took the girl by the chin and lifted her face for all to see. And kissed her on the lips.

Yee Rhys mentally grimaced. Usa Lada had found troubles again. Albeit with his indirect participation.

- So? - He did not divert his attention to the secondary questions of the young man.

- She's your girl, isn't she, Untouchable? - The smug, handsome boy grinned. - Well, ex-girlfriend.

- If you want to fight, say so. - Scratched in the ear Yee Rhys - And if I'm going to worry that a prostitute I was with once, found another one, I'll have to drive men away from her every night.

- Ha-ha-ha. - The ringleader laughed. - So, a prostitute? Girl, did you hear that? Yee Rhys, so you don't care if we spend the night together?

- Will you? - Yee Rhys raised an eyebrow. - I've been gone for over ten days, and you're telling me you haven't made it yet? Do you have a turtle's speed just in this matter or in life in general?

- You! - The handsome man's face flushed, he almost began to spit blood. The planned provocation met with a counter provocation. - I, Be Wai, son of By Wal, an elder of the Inner Sect of the Golden Taurus faction. How dare you insult our great Be clan in my person?

The young man became abruptly bored.

- Heaven can be a witness, today you have caused an indelible insult to the reputation of our clan Be! - He had to stand up proudly, and the half-decent playboy continued with a comfortable grasp of Usa Lada. - And now I must punish you in the name of justice!

- Do you want to fight? - Yee Rhys yawned defiantly. If not, I'll be going.

And turned to leave the square.

Handsome spat a gulp of blood in anger.

- Stop right there! - He yelled, pushing the girl aside and jumping down. - Get back here, you bastard! Quickly!

- You mean you want to fight? - He turned his head, and over his shoulder the boy asked.

- I'll beat the shit out of you! - Be Wai bellowed, rushing to his "offender".

Yee Rhys smiled playfully and ran sideways, confusing not only the pursuer, but also the observers.

- You won't get away! - The handsome man shouted, picking up his pace.

Meanwhile, the young man ended his short run with a high dive, landing in the fighting arena.

- Chick, chick, chick, come here. - He beckoned to his foe.

Be Wai halted sharply in front of the arena.

- What's up? - Yee Rhys defiantly smiled. - We're in the Seven Dreams Sect. So we have to follow the rules of the sect. We're supposed to fight in the arena, that's the rule.

- What are you up to? - He frowned.

- A game with rules. - The young man smiled broadly. - Come on, what's the problem? You were screaming for justice a minute ago, calling heaven to witness. Then you were coming at me like a mad bull. And when you saw the arena, you stood up like a sheep in front of a new gate. Oh, I got it! - Yee Rhys had a look of enlightenment on his face. - Your pride of being a great sort only allows you to steal girls with a single wisp of Qi. This is truly a great deed, worthy of being written in the annals of the sect and the history of the family. Your family's reputation will skyrocket after today!

The young man took a breath and, without giving his opponent a second thought, continued.

- But you can't go into the arena against someone weaker than you, can you? Are you such a coward and weakling that you can't go up against a disciple on three wisps with your four? Indeed, great is the honor and pride of the Be family!