In the cultivation world, qi-recovery pills were not uncommon.
Especially among Saint Apprentice or even early Saint Realm cultivators, these pills were a necessary tool. They supported daily cultivation, healed minor injuries, and helped push bottlenecks forward.
But all of them had one shared truth: slow absorption.
Qi pills worked over time. Even the best ones took minutes to circulate through the body, gradually restoring energy in waves. Most of the time, it was even less efficient than it sounded.
For someone in the Saint Realm, a mid-grade pill might only restore ten or twenty percent of what was lost.
And the higher the realm, the weaker the effect.
Heavenly King Realm cultivators often couldn't even be bothered with most pills unless they were high-grade or tailor-made.
