The Ex-Con Who Conquered the World novel Chapter 102

Janet caught the scent as well.

Nina's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief. On the stove, the molten medicinal ingredients seemed wrapped by an invisible force, slowly coalescing into distinct pill forms.

"Stefan, look! The pills... they're taking shape!" Nina leapt up in excitement, even more thrilled than Stefan himself.

Without thinking, she grabbed his arm and shook it.

For a moment, Stefan's heart raced—the pressure of her hold was distracting.

But this was the critical phase of pill formation; he couldn't afford to lose focus. With a steadying breath, he pushed all other sensations aside and poured his attention into the coalescing elixirs.

By late morning, the batch was complete: over twenty pills in total.

Stefan had refined two types this time: Quintessence Elixir and Meridian Opening Elixir.

Fifteen were Quintessence Elixirs; eleven were Meridian-Opening Elixirs.

"What do these do, Stefan?" Nina asked, eyeing the glossy pills with curiosity.

Picking up a faint cyan pill, Stefan explained, "This is Quintessence Elixir. Not only can martial cultivators use it, but even worldly martial artists benefit greatly. A single pill can elevate one's martial rank."

"What? One pill... and a martial artist advances?" Nina stared at him, incredulous.

Beside her, Janet's eyes also went wide, her breathing growing quick and shallow.

She was currently a Level 6 Hidden Force Grandmaster. Could one pill really push her to Level 7?

It seemed too extraordinary to believe.

"Certainly. For example, Nina, if you—a Level 9 Hidden Force Grandmaster—took one, you'd break through to Transformed Sect Grandmaster," Stefan said.

Noticing her eager, hopeful expression, he smiled and added, "But you can't take it yet, not until your internal injury is healed. Once you recover, I'll give you an opportunity far greater than reaching Transformed Sect Grandmaster."

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