Chapter 17: Sun Hao Draws the Longevity Pill Prescription!
“Danger!!”
“Meow—ow!”
“Brute!!”
“Hiss—”
In almost an instant, four voices sounded in succession!
The one shouting "Danger" was Jiang Yi.
But the danger was not aimed at him!
It was directed at Sun Hao, who had just drawn a pill formula and was still in a state of ecstatic joy!
The shadow that suddenly lunged at Sun Hao was none other than the mysterious ferocious beast that had everyone in the suicide squad on edge—the Eye Shadow Cat!
Caught off guard in his exhilaration, Sun Hao nearly lost his life to a single strike from the Eye Shadow Cat!
Thankfully, a sharp flash of azure light cut through the air, causing the reckless Eye Shadow Cat to emit a hiss and suddenly collapse to the ground!
In that moment, Sun Hao had come perilously close to death’s door.
Gasping for breath, his heart still pounding with lingering fear, he barely managed to steady himself.
From the direction the blue light had flashed came a teasing voice:
“How can a mere Eye Shadow Cat scare our Manager Sun so badly?”
The speaker was a young man in his early thirties—the one who had just saved Sun Hao.
But the teasing expression on his face froze instantly when his eyes landed on the mysterious white scroll clutched in Sun Hao’s hand!
His eyes widened, his pace quickened, and with a fierce intensity, he charged toward Sun Hao!
From an outsider’s view, it looked as if he intended to fight him!
In fact, they nearly came to blows—all over the precious Everlasting Life Pill formula in Sun Hao’s possession!
Fortunately, Sun Hao reacted swiftly, tearing the white scroll in half before Liao Yuanfeng could reach him.
Immediately, the torn scroll dissolved into white light particles, merging into Sun Hao’s brow!
Liao Yuanfeng watched this unfold with gritted teeth and snapped, “If I’d known you’d get careless the moment you drew the Everlasting Life Pill formula, I wouldn’t have risked saving you!”
“I could’ve just let that Eye Shadow Cat finish you off and snatched this priceless formula for myself!”
His words were sincere, not a joke in sight.
Sun Hao, relieved, shot him a sharp glare.
Liao Yuanfeng soon calmed down, gritting his teeth with envy, “That precious Everlasting Life Pill formula—you actually drew it out! Old Sun, you’re really on the rise!”
“After I saved your life just now, you owe me a few hundred Everlasting Life Pills as a thank-you gift, right?”
“Hundreds?” Sun Hao rolled his eyes. “Why not say billions?”
“That’d be great!” Liao Yuanfeng laughed as if Sun Hao really intended to give him billions of pills.
Sun Hao gave him another eye roll and tossed a small vial his way: “Here’s one, and that’s all you’re getting.”
Liao Yuanfeng caught the bottle, smiling but still persistent: “Anyway, Old Sun, your future’s looking bright. When you’re living the high life, don’t forget the favor I did for you!”
The two titans bantered as Liao Yuanfeng shifted his attention to Jiang Yi and casually asked, “What’s this kid’s deal?”
Sun Hao finally remembered Jiang Yi.
After all, it was Jiang Yi who provided the exquisite disc that led to the drawing of the Everlasting Life Pill formula.
To smooth over any possible resentment, Sun Hao hesitated for a moment before saying:
“In exchange for drawing the Everlasting Life Pill formula, I’ll make you a promise—”
“If you can survive for three days, come find me then, and I’ll grant you an Everlasting Life Pill to extend your life.”
Three days? An Everlasting Life Pill to extend life?
Jiang Yi thought to himself, by then he might have a lifespan of a hundred or even a thousand years—would he really need Sun Hao’s pill to survive?
As for Sun Hao’s worry about Jiang Yi feeling slighted—there was no chance of that.
The Everlasting Life Pill formula was indeed precious, capable of elevating Sun Hao’s status within the Lotus Club.
Even if he left the Lotus Club for a larger faction, he would be treated like royalty with excellent benefits.
But for Jiang Yi, it meant nothing.
First, the white-quality Everlasting Life Pill formula could only produce white-grade pills.
Moreover, artificially refined Everlasting Life Pills were generally inferior to those produced by the disc.
Artificially made white Everlasting Life Pills typically extended life by only 1 to 10 years depending on quality.
Plus, refining them required gathering materials, spending time and effort, and risking failure.
In contrast, even white-quality pills produced by the disc guaranteed at least a 10-year life extension!
The difference was obvious.
Of course, for ordinary people, the chance of drawing an Everlasting Life Pill was minuscule.
Though white-grade pills from the disc guaranteed a 10-year life extension, even drawing the white disc a hundred times didn't guarantee a single Everlasting Life Pill.
Hence, they had to rely on inferior, artificially made pills.
Jiang Yi’s situation was clearly different.
If he wanted an Everlasting Life Pill, he didn’t have to worry about luck.
As long as the disc offered the pill as an option, he could directly select it.
Spending just a year of his own lifespan, he could instantly draw a premium Everlasting Life Pill that added 10 years.
The cost-to-benefit ratio was staggering!
Others spent time and materials refining these pills.
He only needed sufficient lifespan and the disc to produce them in bulk.
What was the point of him refining pills? He would never bother in his life.
Naturally, Jiang Yi didn’t take Sun Hao’s promise of a pill in three days seriously.
He pondered for a moment, then proposed to Sun Hao:
“Can I exchange that promise for something I can get right away?”
Sun Hao’s mood soured instantly. He thought, I’m giving you face, and you’re bargaining?
But then Jiang Yi continued:
“I’d like to swap it for three white discs—even low-quality ones are fine.”
Three low-quality white discs...
This wasn’t bargaining; it was practically giving a discount!
After all, low-quality white discs were practically worthless.
Even thirty of them wouldn’t match the value of an Everlasting Life Pill.
Sun Hao was happy to agree but was curious:
“What do you need three white discs for? With your lifespan, you can only use one lottery ticket anyway, right?”
Jiang Yi had already thought it through: “When I revealed that premium disc just now, Luo Shan was watching.”
“I’m worried he might get some ideas, so…”
He left the rest unsaid.
Sun Hao thought Jiang Yi was quite savvy.
He nodded and waved, releasing three large boxes of discs: “You’ve got three minutes—hurry up.”
Jiang Yi thanked him repeatedly and started carefully selecting from the boxes.
Liao Yuanfeng, watching all this, guessed that the white disc with the Everlasting Life Pill formula must belong to Jiang Yi.
He gave Jiang Yi a thorough once-over but didn’t think much of it.
At that moment, Sun Hao remembered and asked Liao Yuanfeng:
“By the way, how did you suddenly show up here? Did something happen at the second line of defense?”
“No, that can’t be it. Even if the second line had an issue, you’d request backup from the first line, not come here.”
Jiang Yi crouched by the boxes, choosing white discs while quietly listening in.