Is the Sect Empty?
Central State.
Inside the Pill Refining Pavilion of the Bai Clan, one of the Nine Great Holy Lands.
"Condense!!!" With He Yiming's whispered words, three top-grade Heaven-Replenishing Pills suddenly condensed and formed. He Yiming reached out into the void and grabbed them, holding them in his hand!
"This is how the Heaven-Replenishing Pills are refined!" He Yiming said slowly after finishing the refining.
"My goodness, three Heaven-Replenishing Pills in one furnace?"
"Absolutely unbelievable! How was this done? I'm a Fifth-Rank Pill Refiner, yet I can't comprehend it?"
"Terrifying! Master He Yiming's alchemical skills are so advanced that it's beyond my reach! I've been immersed in alchemy for three thousand years, but it's as if I've never learned alchemy!"
...
Thousands of alchemists couldn't help but exclaim!
Some of these alchemists were from the Bai Clan, while the majority were alchemists from various forces within the domain controlled by the Bai Clan.
Even though they had heard rumors, witnessing it firsthand was still incredibly shocking for these alchemists!
He Yiming's alchemical skills had surpassed their understanding!
For instance...
Alchemists normally needed to bathe and change clothes in advance, prepare for months, select auspicious days and places, and even consider the weather of the day to refine high-level elixirs like the Heaven-Replenishing Pill.
However, He Yiming could refine them whenever and wherever he pleased. With just a single joss stick's worth of time, he could effortlessly refine them, as if it were a natural process!
Moreover, he couldn't refine anything less than a top-grade pill. Regardless of the alchemical formula used, he could always produce three top-grade Heaven-Replenishing Pills in one furnace!
His success rate was even one hundred percent; he hadn't failed even once!
Normally, some of the most famous Fifth-Rank Pill Refiners in Central State could only grasp a fifty percent success rate when refining Heaven-Replenishing Pills. On average, they could only produce around 800 pills from two sets of ingredients, and these often ended up as mid-grade pills. A slight mistake could turn them into low-grade pills.
Top-grade Heaven-Replenishing Pills were almost like finding a phoenix feather or a qilin horn!
But He Yiming, with two sets of ingredients, could definitely produce six top-grade Heaven-Replenishing Pills!
The disparity was staggering!
"Phew..." He Yiming let out a long sigh and glanced at the system tasks.
After this round of alchemy, his progress had barely reached one-ninth, but it had already been twenty-one days!
He Yiming knew that his approach wasn't wrong. To earn recognition and reputation through remarkable achievements was the right path.
However...
Clearly, by following the right path, he wouldn't be able to complete the system's tasks within the remaining seventy days.
If the tasks couldn't be completed, then all discussions would be in vain!
"Must I resort to unorthodox methods?" He Yiming felt conflicted.
"Master He!" At this moment, a figure approached.
Wearing a white gown and with sky-blue pupils, it was Bai Ruyue.
"Master He, about that matter, are you really not considering it?" Bai Ruyue softly spoke, her eyes containing a hint of anticipation.
"I'm sorry! I already have a wife!" He Yiming calmly replied, rejecting the offer.
As He Yiming's reputation grew, the Nine Great Holy Lands naturally hoped to establish closer ties with him.
One of the means was through marriage alliances!
Bai Ruyue was the first to express her fondness for He Yiming. Subsequently, the granddaughters of various Holy Land leaders and young girls from prominent bloodlines had each made subtle advances towards He Yiming.
Summing up their advances had one meaning!
We know you have a wife, but we don't mind being your side woman! As long as you're willing, you can do as you please with us...
Yet He Yiming firmly rejected all of them!
"Sigh..." Watching He Yiming's departing figure, Bai Ruyue could only sigh with a touch of sorrow. She understood.
The gap between her and He Yiming had become insurmountable!
Although He Yiming had some exceptional disciples!
But...
Once a girl had contact with He Yiming, it was nearly impossible for her to fall for another man.
The gap was simply too vast!
"At the Nascent Soul Realm, as the head of a sect, excelling in alchemy, forging, and formations, he is the best in this world. And he's so young. What's even more important is his temperament... If there truly are immortals in this world, He Yiming would surely be one!" Bai Ruyue watched He Yiming's departing figure and couldn't help but shed tears.
At this time, He Yiming had returned to the Flame Yellow Sect.
"While orthodox methods are the most stable, there's absolutely not enough time. Maybe it's time... What the heck is going on here?" While He Yiming was pondering, he was stunned by what he saw before him.
In the sect's square, a large group of animals were enjoying hot pot.
Most of them were big white pigs, followed by quite a few oxen, war tigers, monkeys, and rabbits.
Basically, there was no one left!
He Yiming rubbed his eyes and took another look.
Those big white pigs numbered in the tens of thousands, all transformed from Fourth-Rank human players.
"What's going on?" He Yiming felt a bit of a headache and immediately spread out his spiritual sense to assess the situation outside.
"wTF!" With this look, He Yiming was even more astonished!
To the west of the sect, that enormous battlefield had actually leveled up!
"Boom, boom, boom!" Over on the Deep Sea King's side, not only were there more cannons, but in addition to tanks, there were also helicopters and bombers!
The Magic Core-Powered Helicopter was equipped with a Magic Core-Powered Cannon, and it was madly strafing the players' positions, turning groups of big white pigs into sieves!
Yes, you read that right!
Groups of big white pigs.
"Deep Sea King, load the anti-aircraft guns! Shoot them down!" A Fourth-Rank player among the Deep Sea Kings, dressed in a military-style windbreaker, ordered authoritatively and waved a small hoof.
"Magic Core-Powered Anti-Aircraft Guns in position! Fire!!!" Soon after, a few Fourth-Rank human players transformed into big white pigs raised a Magic Core-Powered Anti-Aircraft Gun and started firing, blasting the Deep Sea King's helicopter to pieces!
"Deep Sea King's bombers are coming, take cover in the trenches!!!" At this moment, a big white pig player shouted.
Thus, thousands of big white pigs quickly dove into various holes in the ground.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The next moment, bombs rained down from the sky, turning the entire battlefield into a gruesome mess.
"Ah-ah-ah, kill these bastards... these big white pigs!"
"Charge, exterminate these bastards!"
"Wait, weren't we at war with the humans before? Why have the humans turned into pigs?"
...
Although a few Deep Sea Kings had raised questions, most of them were wearing Blood Magic Energy Armors, wielding Blood Magic Energy AKs, and following behind the Blood Magic Energy tanks, charging fiercely with an overwhelming killing intent and having lost all rationality.
"Mard, the Deep Sea Kings are coming again! Hey, this is the Demonic Eastern Sea, prepare to launch missiles!" A Fourth-Rank player from the Demonic Eastern Sea gave the order.
Behind the players, more than a dozen massive missiles were launched and all hit the Deep Sea Kings' positions!
"The human bastards' missiles are coming, take cover in the trenches!" A gold-clad Deep Sea King shouted, and the Deep Sea Kings quickly took cover in the trenches.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Instantly, both sides' positions were covered in artillery fire, preventing either side from raising their heads or charging out!
But...
How could the battle end there?
"Brothers, we're cooking Deep Sea Kings fresh! Hahaha, killing the Sea Kings is like killing the heart!" With a shout from a Fourth-Rank player, a group of big white pigs brought out a massive hot pot and started boiling a Deep Sea King that still had a breath of life left in it.
They intentionally put it in the most conspicuous spot to infuriate the Deep Sea Kings on the opposite side.
"Mard, these bastards! Let's cook them! Bring in the pigs!" The Deep Sea Kings on the opposite side were also boiling a pot.
Meanwhile, a big white pig was tied up and ready to be put in the pot.
Id: Card Surface Getting Beat Up!
"Ah, ah, ah, brothers, save me!" Card Surface Getting Beat Up cried out in agony and was promptly put into the pot.
"Damned Deep Sea Kings!" On this side, players were eating the Deep Sea Kings' hot pot with big bites.
"Damned big pig people!" On the Deep Sea King's side, they were eating Card Surface Getting Beat Up!
Both sides ate while glaring at each other through the battlefield, their hatred exploding!
"???" He Yiming retracted his spiritual sense, and his mind was filled with question marks.