Chapter Twenty-Three: Menopause – A Brief Examination

The Three Bamboo Moonlight Pills possess the ability to nourish the Yin essence and replenish vital energy. For cultivators practicing Yin-based magical arts, using the Three Bamboo Moonlight Pills as an aid during cultivation yields twice the results with half the effort, and also provides remarkable benefits for nourishing and strengthening the physical body.

This formula is indeed a significant support for Yingchen at his current stage. Three days later, Yingchen emerged from his meditation; his magical power had notably increased. If he could maintain such progress, in two to three months he could consider breaking through once more. However, this would require a constant supply of spiritual medicine. Without pause, Yingchen prepared another batch of Three Bamboo Moonlight Pills. After much toil, he produced over eighty pills, and with the leftovers from the previous batch, managed to gather about one hundred and fifty in total.

Calculating his usage, Yingchen found that each time he took sixteen pills, he could sustain his efforts for three days—this would last him about a month. As for the remainder, he could decide what to do with them later.

Time slipped by, and the minor examination had quietly arrived. Now, aside from immersing himself in cultivation, Yingchen had no mind for other matters. In the days that followed, he continued to take the pills and cultivate without interruption. Yet he was not blindly aggressive in his progress; at times, he would slow his pace, tempe