System: Indeed, host.
Xiao: System, please transfer the data from the alchemy book into my mind and provide me with the Saint level fire.
System: As per your request, host.
[Data is transferred to Xiao's mind, and she receives the Saint level fire. Her cultivation advances to level 5 of the Earth Realm.]
Xiao: System, which level of pills can I now refine?
System: Host, with your current progress, you can refine low-level Saint pills for healing purposes and Xuna pills, which are level-increasing pills.
Pills are categorized into three levels:
Supreme level
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Middle level
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Low level
Xiao: Understood.
[Xiao leaves her room to explore her surroundings.]
Xiao: Oh, how beautiful! There is a wide variety of flowers here.
Brother: Xiao, you've finally emerged from your room. I know it was sudden, but it has been five years since Mother's passing. You shouldn't confine yourself to your room.
Grandfather: Indeed, Xiao, you're a good girl.
Xiao: Okay, Brother and Grandpa.
Brother: That's my good girl.
Xiao: Brother, I would like to purchase some herbs for pill refinement. Where can I find them?
Brother: Xiao, do you possess the knowledge of pill refinement?
Xiao: Yes, Brother. I dedicated these past five years to learning the art of pill refinement.
Grandfather: Ho ho, that's my girl. Xiao, where did you learn the craft of pill refinement?
Xiao: Grandpa, every night in my dreams, my ancestors appeared and imparted their knowledge of pill refinement to me.
Grandfather: Excellent. What level of pills are you capable of creating now?
Xiao: Grandpa, I can create low-level Saint healing pills and Xuna pills.
Grandfather: Hahaha, it seems the rest of the populace struggles to secure the services of pill refiners, but we have a Saint-level one in our family. Hahaha...
Brother: Xiao, only two individuals from the royal family and the head of the alchemy association possess the ability to create pills of that level. Are you certain of your skills?
Xiao: Yes, Brother, I am confident in my abilities.
Brother: Very well, then come with me. We will gather the required herbs and you can create a pill.
Xiao: Okay, Brother.
[Xiao visits a shop, purchases the necessary herbs and a furnace, and returns home. She successfully creates a low-level Saint healing pill.]
Grandfather: Hahaha, I knew you could do it. However, you must keep it a secret and not allow others to discover your talent.
Xiao: Understood, Grandpa.
[Xiao continues to refine healing and Xuna pills, selling them anonymously at the auction hall. She also continues her cultivation alongside her pill refinement.]
[After four years, Xiao achieves the Saint Realm at level 8 and becomes capable of creating low-level spiritual pills.]
Xiao: Grandpa, Brother, I have reached the point where I can create low-level spiritual pills.
Butler: Young Miss, you have received an invitation from the Tian Family. They wish to celebrate their Young Master's victory in the scholar's test and have requested your presence.
Xiao: From the Tian Family? Certainly, I will attend.
[Xiao sees this as an opportunity to investigate her mother's killer and accepts the invitation.]
Tian Zang: Hello, Xiao. How have you been?
Xiao: I am doing well. And yourself?
Tian Zang: I am also well.
Tian Kai: Xiao, what level is your cultivation? Mine is level 6 of the Saint Realm, and my sister's cultivation is at level 5 of the Saint Realm.