Soul Pill
When Sima Lin and Bone Child Old Man had completely refined the Magic Cores, everything changed. As all the medicinal properties and Magic Cores completely merged, the entire mountain and the surrounding ten miles were enveloped in the fragrance of pills. Two distinct aromas continuously emanated from the Pill Furnace.
Within this medicinal fragrance, a scent emerged that invigorated the senses, creating a rejuvenating sensation. It was a truly unique feeling.
"Sima Lin's Beast Emperor Body Tempering Pill strengthens the physique, but what kind of pill is Bone Child Old Man refining?"
Moreover, as the medicinal aura grew stronger, faint roars of dragons and elephants echoed within Bone Child Old Man's aura. It was as if Azure Dragons and fragrant elephants were present, with a powerful beastly aura emanating from the fragrance! "The sound of dragons and elephants, with the fragrance displaying an azure-gold color... Could Bone Child Old Man be refining the Dragon Elephant Prajna Pill?!"
"The Dragon Elephant Prajna Pill?! Hasn't the Pill Recipe for that been lost?!"
"It's about to become a pill." At this moment, the spectators were even more nervous than the participating Alchemists. For many, regardless of how this competition ended, most hoped they could successfully refine their pills.
With a buzz, finally, as everyone eagerly awaited, countless clouds gathered in the sky. When these clouds amassed like an ocean, a vortex appeared in the sky above Sima Lin and Bone Child Old Man, condensing into a massive dark cloud. Within the vortex, sounds of thunder rumbled, growing louder and louder.
"It's Pill Lightning!! Pill Lightning is here!! If they can withstand the Pill Lightning, the pill will be complete!" Seeing the dark, swirling clouds in the sky, with the sound growing louder, an older Apothecary exclaimed in surprise.
Not all Seventh Grade low-level pills could attract Pill Lightning. Only those of sufficient quality, with few flaws, could do so.
Upon reaching the Seventh Grade, the quality of a pill was measured by the type and amount of Pill Lightning it attracted. Rumor had it that Eighth Grade pills attracted colored Pill Lightning, and the more colors, the more precious and perfect the pill.
Both Sima Lin's Beast Emperor Body Tempering Pill and Bone Child Old Man's Dragon Elephant Prajna Pill were Seventh Grade low-level pills, yet both had attracted Pill Lightning! "Seventh Grade pills that attract Pill Lightning are definitely top-grade." Even the usually composed leaders of the Ten Great Sects couldn't help but marvel, unable to remain seated.
Seventh Grade pills that attracted Pill Lightning were extremely useful, even for advanced Dou Zongs like She Tianhao.
"The Dragon Elephant Prajna Pill can permanently imbue one's body with the power of dragons and elephants, not only strengthening the physique but also enhancing the power of Dou Techniques when the dragon and elephant forces are unleashed during attacks." An Alchemist who had finished refining a Sixth Grade peak pill slowly explained.
It was similar to how the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill granted Xiao Yan a trace of Dragon Qi. However, the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill's primary effect was to rebuild after destruction, with Dragon Qi as an added bonus.
But the Dragon Elephant Prajna Pill was different. Its effect was to infuse the body with Dragon Qi and elephantine strength, enhancing the power of Dou Techniques used by those who consumed it.
Boom boom!!! Two bolts of Pill Lightning struck almost simultaneously, their targets naturally being the pills within the Pill Furnaces.
Instantly, both men roared, simultaneously summoning defensive equipment, frantically circulating Dou Qi to resist the Pill Lightning.
"Their Pill Lightning seems to be the same... Does that mean it's a tie?"
"No, look closely. Bone Child Old Man's Pill Lightning is stronger, and the range of the thunderclouds is wider."
"Strange Flame... Strange Flame is the fire of heaven and earth. Using Strange Flame to refine pills will more or less imbue them with a faint power of heaven and earth, even imbuing them with Strange Flame, naturally increasing their quality."
Unsurprisingly, both men possessed the strength of a Dou Zong. Although the Pill Lightning was equivalent to a strike from a five-star Dou Zong, it was only a single strike. With proper preparation, they could generally withstand it.
"Success!" Seeing the Pill Lightning dissipate, many people's hearts, which had been hanging high, finally settled. They couldn't help but cheer, smiles appearing on their faces as they exclaimed, "What fine pills!"
Seeing the two pills being seized, Sima Lin and Bone Child Old Man were not as happy as one might expect. Instead, they looked towards Xiao Yan with solemn expressions.
"Hmm? That Flame Alliance Alchemist hasn't finished refining yet?"
"Could he be putting on an act? Sima Lin and Bone Child Old Man failed twice during the extraction process, wasting some time. How could he be slower than them?"
"I bet he failed and is just trying to save face, figuring out what to do."
"Hmph, he's probably failed. Those are pills that attracted Pill Lightning; he's definitely lost and is thinking about how to escape." Some people harbored resentment and jealousy towards Xiao Yan, and couldn't help but sneer.
However, the older experts present remained silent, as they had sensed something. Within that closed Azure Lotus-like form, something was gestating!
Suddenly, Sima Lin and Bone Child Old Man, with their superior Soul power, both focused their gazes sharply towards Xiao Yan.
The bud... was opening! Buzz!!! The bud formed from the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame slowly unfurled, like a lotus flower blooming.
However, when the bud fully opened, the anticipated scene of golden light and holy radiance did not occur. Instead, a burst of black gas erupted from the lotus.
Wails and howls echoed as the blackness seemed to release countless evil spirits, ominous! Extremely ominous!
"What the hell is this?!"
"Is this... Pill fragrance???"
The residual pill fragrance from Sima Lin and Bone Child Old Man's refining was instantly overwhelmed by the tidal wave of black mist. The entire plaza and mountain range were enveloped in this eerie black gas.
"It stinks! What the hell is this? Is he refining a Poison Pill?!"
Hai Bo Dong and the others immediately covered their noses. Hai Bo Dong said with a look of disgust, "What is that kid Xiao Yan up to? What is this?!"
They wouldn't question Xiao Yan's Pill Refining skills, but they really couldn't understand why his Pill Refining was like this! Had something gone wrong?!
The first to notice the clue was Zi Yan, who had consumed the most Medicinal Herbs and was a member of the Void Ancient Dragon clan.
"Huh?" Zi Yan twitched her nose, blinked her eyes, and said with surprise, "Why... why does it seem a little fragrant?"
Soon, those with particularly keen Soul perception began to notice that this black gas actually contained a hint of fragrance. Just a light whiff of this fragrance caused the brain to tremble, as if the Soul was about to ascend!
This fragrance could only be detected through Soul perception! "Fragrance hidden in stench?! What kind of Pill fragrance is this!"
For a moment, all the Alchemists were stunned, including Sima Lin and Bone Child Old Man. They had never seen a Pill fragrance that was black, and not only was this Pill fragrance foul, but it also contained a fragrance that made the Soul tremble.
This bizarre Pill fragrance stunned them all for a moment, and they didn't know what kind of Pill Xiao Yan was refining! At this moment, as the black Pill fragrance continued to pour out of the Pill Furnace, Xiao Yan's figure slowly emerged.
Dressed in a black robe, his hands were like those of a devil in charge of a regional furnace. The scene was terrifying no matter how you looked at it.
"Pill Formation!" Xiao Yan shouted, slamming a palm on the Pill Furnace. With a *peng*, the lid of the Pill Furnace opened, and an even more concentrated black gas surged out of the Pill Furnace, shooting straight into the sky!
In that terrifying black pillar, a dark, unattractive Pill with a few purple spots floated in the middle.
Even the most ignorant person knew that the Pill Xiao Yan had refined was not simple, and that he had succeeded! Finally, Xiao Yan slammed a palm on the Pill Furnace, and the thunderclouds in the sky rapidly gathered, gathering much faster than the Pill Lightning of Bone Child Old Man and the other. It was as if even the heavens didn't want to give them time to prepare. Soon, a vortex appeared above Xiao Yan's head, and a sound came from the vortex, growing louder and louder.
"Pill Lightning is coming." Seeing the vortex in the sky, someone couldn't help but exclaim, "To see Pill Lightning three times in such a short period of time is truly amazing. It's opened my eyes."
At this moment, everyone held their breath, waiting for the Pill Lightning to descend. Everyone wanted to see if Xiao Yan, with only the strength of a Dou Huang, could withstand the Pill Lightning.
After all, Xiao Yan's strength was only that of a three-star Dou Huang.
"Yao Old Mister, lend me your strength." Xiao Yan used Soul Transmission to speak into the Storage Ring.
"Hmm? Can't you resist the Pill Lightning yourself?" Heavenly Flame Venerable asked doubtfully, but his movements were not slow at all. A powerful Soul force enveloped Xiao Yan, pushing Xiao Yan's cultivation to the peak of Dou Huang, reaching the level of a half-step Dou Zong.
"There's no other way. If I can't kill everyone here, it's better not to reveal the fact that I have multiple Strange Flames too early. This isn't Canaan Academy," Xiao Yan said helplessly.
With a *boom*, a powerful and terrifying lightning strike instantly descended from the sky.
"Hahaha, well done!" Xiao Yan laughed loudly, bent his legs, and then suddenly kicked off the ground, actually rushing towards the Pill Lightning.
"This guy is crazy!"
"Damn, he's actively confronting the Pill Lightning?! Even if his strength has increased, he's only a half-step Dou Zong!"
The best way to deal with Pill Lightning was, of course, to defend and drag it out, like Xiao Yan, Bone Child Old Man, and the others had done before.
Xiao Yan quickly formed a hand seal with his left hand, and slammed out a palm towards the incoming Pill Lightning, a huge handprint blasting out.
"Mountain Splitting Seal!"
*Boom!!!* The huge handprint slammed head-on into the Pill Lightning, and the collision of the two forces generated terrifying energy, rushing in all directions. However, the Mountain Splitting Seal was clearly insufficient. In just a moment, the Pill Lightning pierced through the Mountain Splitting Seal like a divine spear.
Xiao Yan smiled. This moment was enough. Xiao Yan's right hand had already completed the hand seal, and terrifying Dou Qi was all concentrated on his right hand.
"Sea Flipping Seal!"
Xiao Yan slammed out another palm. This time, the palm print was like a doomsday tsunami, blasting out with continuous power, giving a feeling of using softness to overcome hardness.
*Boom!!* The two forces intertwined, and the Sea Flipping Seal was like the sea, with endless power, unlike the Mountain Splitting Seal, which was so fierce.
Finally, under Xiao Yan's sunny smile, the Pill Lightning and the Sea Flipping Seal both perished and disappeared.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yan frowned. He found that the Pill Lightning was gone, but the thunderclouds hadn't dissipated!
A seventh grade Pill was not an eighth grade Pill. A seventh grade Pill only had one Pill Lightning strike. It was impossible to have two. A mid-level seventh grade Pill only had stronger Pill Lightning, not more of it.
Only an eighth grade Pill would attract more and stronger colored Pill Lightning.
At this time, the thunderclouds above Xiao Yan's head had not disappeared, and were even showing a tendency to grow larger, as if they had absorbed the Pill Lightning of Sima Lin and Bone Child Old Man.
Seeing this abnormal scene, Xiao Yan didn't dare to be careless. The *Burningincantation secretly circulated. If there was no other way, he would have to use the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and the Five Round Li* Fire Method.
At this time, everyone also saw that something was wrong. Nethersea Flood Dragon appeared beside Xiao Yan with the Flame Alliance members, and Qing Lin was about to step forward when She Tianhao stopped her.
Qing Lin frowned. Just as she was about to say something, She Tianhao spoke first, "Qing Lin, you are the Holy Maiden of Heavenly Serpent Mansion. You shouldn't interfere in some things."
Fortunately, the Pill Lightning that had not fallen for a long time seemed to have thought it over again and finally chose to disappear obediently.
Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes narrowed, and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in the Pill Furnace *whooshed*, turning into a lotus flower that enveloped the Greater Soul Black-Purple Pill that wanted to escape.
"I worked so hard to help you withstand the lightning tribulation, and you still want to run?"
Xiao Yan nodded to the Flame Alliance members, then slowly descended back to the square, holding the Azure Lotus in his left hand, a smile on his lips, and slowly approached the pale-faced Bone Child Old Man.
"Xiao Yan Master, I wonder what the effect of your Pill is. Are you selling it?" At this time, in the mountains, an Alchemist with white hair spoke.
Xiao Yan, with his signature sunny smile, said leisurely, "What's the rush? My gamble isn't over yet."
At this moment, regardless of which sect leader it was, even those from Heavenly Serpent Mansion and Lion Nether Sect, none of them said anything more. Xiao Yan's Pill Refining skills had already moved everyone.
The Flame Alliance wasn't just rising, it was about to dominate! Dominate all the Alchemists in the entire Northwest Region! Some even glanced secretly at Qiu Ping, fearing that the Flame Alliance was about to become the sixth family of Pill Domain! "Now, who has won and who has lost?" At this moment, Xiao Yan looked at the Bone Child Old Man and said with a smile.
At this moment, the Bone Child Old Man's face was already pale, and he could no longer maintain his previous superior posture. He was completely lost, his expression dull for a moment.
Sima Lin was also sensible, slowly retreating. Because from the Pill Lightning, it could be seen that he was definitely ranked third, and he didn't have a bet with Xiao Yan, just an onlooker, so there was no need to offend Xiao Yan.
At this moment, the Bone Child Old Man stood there like a wooden chicken. He originally wanted to seize Xiao Yan's Strange Flame, and if Xiao Yan dared to resist, he would have an excuse to kill Xiao Yan and seize the Strange Flame.
However, unexpectedly, his Pill Refining skills, which he was so proud of, were actually defeated by Xiao Yan! From that Pill Lightning, it was not difficult to see that the quality of Xiao Yan's Pill was probably already at the Seventh Grade intermediate level!
Although the Soul Palace rated the Greater Soul Black-Purple Pill as a Seventh Grade low-level Pill, that was the Soul Palace, after all, and its standards had always been very high. Back then, Xiao Yan had been hit hard several times by the Soul Old Ghost.
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