"The natural energy within a thousand-mile radius is gone." Yao Dan sensed the extremely thin natural energy around them and sighed softly, feeling some regret. Setting aside positions and grudges, as an alchemist, he too wanted to witness the birth of a Ninth-grade Profound Pill with his own eyes.
A Heaven Realm soul at the great completion stage could draw upon the natural energy within ten thousand miles. Yet now, all the natural energy within that radius had been drained; calling it exhausted would not be an exaggeration. If the Yao Clan elders had not protected Yao Tian and those precious medicinal ingredients in time, they would likely have been gone as well.
The five stood before their respective Medicine Cauldrons. The energy vortices above them had weakened to the point of nearly vanishing completely, while the pills still required a vast amount of natural energy. But there was no more natural energy for them to draw upon. Injecting Dou Qi or using some energy-containing spiritual treasure was out of the question. For one, they were reluctant to do so; and even if they were willing, they probably possessed nothing capable of supplying such an immense quantity of natural energy. It would be no more than a drop in the bucket, unless...
Elder Wan Huo, however, was quite satisfied with this. If it ended in a draw, no one could claim the title of foremost alchemist. Though he would not obtain it either, as long as no one else—especially Hun Xuzi—won it, that would be excellent.
A smile appeared on his face as he chuckled. "Looks like no one will succeed this time... What a pity. We can only wait for next time...!"
"That may not necessarily be the case...!" Hun Xuzi's voice abruptly rang out.
Hun Xuzi wore a