I meticulously arranged the seven Level Enhancement Pills on the wooden table before me, each one gleaming with a pulsing azure light. The final refinement had taken nearly sixteen hours of continuous concentration, but the results were worth every moment of exhaustion.
"Perfect," I murmured, carefully placing each pill into separate jade containers.
These weren't ordinary pills—each represented the pinnacle of my current alchemical abilities. The herbs Caldwell had provided had proven exceptional, allowing me to craft pills that could dramatically accelerate a cultivator's breakthrough at critical junctures.
I rolled my shoulders, feeling the lingering strain from maintaining precise spiritual energy control for so long. The room still smelled faintly of medicinal herbs and spiritual energy—a scent I'd grown to appreciate.
A knock at the door broke my concentration.
"Enter," I called out, sealing the final jade container.
