Within the Pill World, there was the fragrance of flowers but no birdsong, an utter stillness.
Suddenly.
A hearty laugh rang out, echoing for several breaths without end.
As the laughter gradually faded, a silver-haired old woman emerged from the Pill Room, feeling utterly refreshed in body and spirit.
Several pills glinted brightly between her fingers.
Most were flawed; only one brimmed with spiritual energy.
Staring at the pill in her hand, Sea Corner Heavenly Mother could not help curling her lips into a smile.
"Five years. After the Demonization Pill, which I was relatively skilled at refining, I have finally refined the Human Transformation Pill."
"Tsk, tsk. This Human Transformation Pill is truly excellent. Once I leave the Fallen Devil Land, I shall refine several more for the Tier 3 juniors of my clan to take, allowing them to transform into human form ahead of time."
"Then, they can either learn my path of pill refining early or cultivate arts of battle and slaughter. From then on, the weak Cape Sea Clan shall rise completely in my hands!"
Clutching the Human Transformation Pill, Sea Corner Heavenly Mother was filled with joy.
Yet after that brief delight, the matters she had been immersed in pill refining to avoid thinking about ultimately had to be faced.
Five years!
That Human Race brat had long since advanced to the next trial.
She wondered how far he had progressed.
What if he had already cleared it and received the inheritance? What use would all her efforts be now?
At that thought, bitterness involuntarily surfaced on Sea Corner Heavenly Mother's face.
To be honest, her Pill Refinement Art and comprehension of the Pill Dao were already considered first-rate!
For Fourth Order pills that ordinary pill refiners found difficult even to glimpse, she had taken