The Bloodpill Ancestor was nearly about to pass out from frustration.
Ten draws—nothing but air.
One hundred draws—still air.
One thousand draws—air again.
Three thousand draws, and it was still nothing but air.
Watching the entire pile of bags before him almost empty, he had drawn nothing but emptiness!
What kind of luck was this? Was even heaven itself conspiring against him?
But at least it was almost over.
The Bloodpill Ancestor looked at the few remaining bags on the stall and felt a slight relief.
The money spent could be considered a loss to avoid disaster.
Even if none of these Lucky Bags contained a single formula, that was good news—it proved that the seller was just an ordinary charlatan with no genuine Top-grade Blood Staunching Pill Formula, posing no real threat to the foundation of the Blood Staunching Pill Sect.
Compared to drawing a formula, the Bloodpill Ancestor actually preferred this outcome—if these bags had no formulas at all, it would solve the root problem.
Finally, it was about to end.
Seeing a Blood Staunching Pill Sect Disciple purchase the last Lucky Bag, the Bloodpill Ancestor finally exhaled in relief.
He approached the disciple, snatched the bag, opened it himself, and plunged his hand inside, feeling around carefully and thoroughly.
“Hahaha! Empty!” The Bloodpill Ancestor laughed with joy, a huge weight lifting off his heart.
Sure enough, just a flashy conman with nothing but smoke and mirrors! He had no Blood Staunching Pill Formulas at all!
Amid the Bloodpill Ancestor’s wild laughter, the reseller calmly pulled out a large Qiankun Bag, loosened the opening, and poured its contents onto the stall.
Clatter, clatter~
Thousands of Lucky Bags appeared like a magic trick before the Bloodpill Ancestor.
“Hahaha, pfft…”
Staring dumbfounded at the mountain of brand-new Qiankun Bags piling the stall again, the Bloodpill Ancestor was left speechless.
“There are still two big bags.” The reseller patted the large Qiankun Bag hanging from his waist, capable of holding a lot, and smiled sweetly at the Bloodpill Ancestor.
【Received Villain Points from Bloodpill Ancestor…】
【Received… Bloodpill… Villain…】
【……】
【Since you have obtained 100 consecutive Villain Points from Bloodpill Ancestor today, the Bloodpill Ancestor Limited Prize Pool has now been unlocked!】
“???”
Jiang Ke’er was stunned.
There was such a thing?!
【Bloodpill Ancestor Limited Prize Pool: Can only be drawn once; randomly grants one ability, item, or part of the cultivation possessed by the Bloodpill Ancestor.】
“?!”
Jiang Ke’er felt as if a whole new world had opened up.
So, as long as she could target those senior experts carefully, somehow trigger a few 100-hit combos, ascending to greatness would be just a matter of time.
Only problem was surviving to get there. Even the calmest person would probably attack Jiang Ke’er on sight after 100 consecutive hits.
“Heh heh…”
Jiang Ke’er was starting to love this Villain Points system.
Well then, let’s see what the Bloodpill Ancestor could offer!
Since this Limited Prize Pool draw was free, Jiang Ke’er didn’t hesitate.
Clicked. Drew!
【Congratulations on obtaining—Five Elements Treasure Core—Lotus Rosy Crystal】
What was this?
Jiang Ke’er looked confused at the large lump of pink, transparent crystal in her palm.
Within the crystal, faint illusions of flickering flames danced and shimmered.
She had heard of the Seven Luminaries Treasure Cores before—rumored to be born inside a handful of geniuses with excellent foundations once they reached the Seven Luminaries Realm.
These treasures were exceedingly rare, so rare that even immortals might never see one in their lifetime.
This Lotus Rosy Crystal appeared to be the Bloodpill Ancestor’s treasured companion object, right?
But it wasn’t.
Jiang Ke’er’s appraisal of the Lotus Rosy Crystal showed the following information—cultivator Pei Wenxing’s Dao Foundation in the Five Elements Realm had birthed it, later extracted by the Bloodpill Ancestor after killing him, then used to control Pillfire.
This Bloodpill Ancestor truly was no good.
Looks like her attack hadn’t been fierce enough.
Jiang Ke’er put away the Lotus Rosy Crystal, guessing she might use it later when refining high-grade pills.
By now, Jiang Ke’er had understood the Bloodpill Ancestor’s identity.
After all, this was the territory of the Blood Staunching Pill Sect, and everywhere, people talked about the Bloodpill Ancestor as the sole Patriarch of the sect.
Especially the fact that Top-grade Blood Staunching Pill Formulas were openly being offered as prizes—news that had spread throughout Shenzhou in an incredibly short time.
This had left Blood Staunching Pill Sect disciples anxious and morale fractured even more than that within the Taiming Sect.
After all, this sect made its living off the Blood Staunching Pills!
“Without the Blood Staunching Pill Formulas, we’re nothing!” A thin young man dressed as a Blood Staunching Pill Sect Disciple slammed the table and shouted, “I see through it now—monopolizing the pill market is a death sentence!”
“Exactly!” Next to him, a fat man loudly agreed, “What’s the point of us toiling for such little wages? The core formulas are still controlled by a handful of people! Once they’ve made enough money, when the formulas get cracked, they’ll take off with the cash. What will be left for us?”
“We’re stuck here, neither learning any skills nor gaining any means to survive! We waste our best youthful years here, only to end up discarded like refuse!”
“All pill formulas will eventually be broken, but when that day comes, what will we have left? Nothing. We throw away our futures for those bastards, only to end up a bunch of worthless failures!”
“We can’t even pass the entrance tests of other legitimate sects! Who would want a bunch of washed-up old men who’ve spent half their lives doing nothing but eat and wait to die?!”
Amid the fierce outbursts, the other Blood Staunching Pill Sect disciples in the tavern first showed anger, ready to seize these rebellious comrades, but then gradually calmed down…
Though harsh, their words forced everyone to face the problem caused by the suspected leak of formulas.
Those two were actually quite reasonable.
A sect that monopolized formulas for profit, without any other strengths—money or not—was hollow inside, merely strong on the outside.
But pill formulas would inevitably be cracked!
What would they do then?
Better to leave early while young, while the Blood Staunching Pill Sect was still a bloated balloon that hadn’t yet been punctured, before dragging all the disciples down with it…
“But where else can we go?” The fat disciple frowned, lamenting.
The thin disciple paused, then leaned close and whispered, “Actually, I think the Taiming Sect isn’t bad.”
Though his voice was low, all the cultivators present had keen hearing—they definitely heard him.
“Ahem, don’t say I encouraged you; I’m not some instigator!” the thin disciple hurried to clarify.
Because he was an outsider, after all.
Then he leaned in again and whispered to the fat cultivator, “Taiming Sect is truly conscientious. A friend of mine is just an Outer Sect Disciple there. Although the title doesn’t sound great, Outer Sect Disciples get almost the same education as Inner Sect Disciples.”
“Every one of them becomes a talent! Plus, they get a decent monthly Magic Crystal stipend, not much less than what we get selling ourselves to the Blood Staunching Pill Sect…”
“Besides, with the Blood Staunching Pill Sect’s current situation, they might not even be able to pay salaries for much longer!”