Soaring Pillar of Light

"Come on, come on, I'm almost there...!" The girl's face was pale as she muttered encouragement to herself.

Alchemy was not merely a technical craft; it was also physically demanding. Physical strength alone, without skill, could not produce pills. Yet no matter how refined one's skill was, insufficient stamina would not do either.

Dan Chen, the Dan Family's prodigious young lady, was not well known. In many people's eyes, her alchemy skills were even inferior to Dan Xuan's. Yet only a small number knew just how formidable this delicate, frail-looking little girl truly was at alchemy.

Dan Chen had been different from the moment she was born. Her Soul Power was exceptionally strong, and because of that, her body had been extremely frail from birth. The Dan Family had even believed that the little girl would not survive.

However, she had lived. Though her constitution was naturally weak, her talent for alchemy was astonishing. She had only just passed the age of twenty, younger than Xiao Heng, Xiao Yan, and the others, yet her alchemy talent could only be described as terrifying.

Her face was pale, as though she might faint on the platform at any moment. Below, the Dan Family members clenched their fists anxiously at the sight of her.

As she stared at the Medicine Cauldron before her, her eyes were filled with defiance and unwillingness. Her hands rapidly changed seals, and Soul Power surged forth into the cauldron.

I'm almost there...! I'm almost there...! she kept repeating in her heart.

Suddenly, she bit the tip of her tongue and spat a mouthful of blood into the Medicine Cauldron. It swiftly fused with the pill within. Her face turned even paler, red blood spilling from the corners of her lips. She looked like a dying lark.

Boom...!

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