Zhuang Yuechan leapt into the air and steadily caught the falling Song Changsheng in her arms.
After landing, she hurriedly checked him over. Finding that not only were his vital signs stable, but he had also broken through in cultivation, the heart she had been holding in suspense finally settled.
When she saw Song Changsheng take the initiative to meet the heavenly tribulation, her heart nearly skipped a beat. Anyone who had experienced one knew full well how terrifying heavenly tribulations were. Ordinary people feared them like the plague, yet he had deliberately provoked one. That was no different from courting death.
Fortunately, nothing serious had happened. Instead, he had turned misfortune into fortune and broken through to Golden Core Great Perfection, saving himself decades of hard cultivation.
Only after settling Song Changsheng did Zhuang Yuechan have time to inspect Wujie, who had long since fallen unconscious.
Wujie's originally jet-black hair had begun to turn gray, his aura was somewhat weak, and he had lost a great deal of Life Essence.
The heavenly tribulation had not taken his life, but it had taken his lifespan. This body, which had only recently been reforged, had lost half its life over a single batch of pills. Such was the price one had to pay for seizing the creation of Heaven.
Fortunately, he had refined the downgraded substitute version. If he had truly followed the Treasure Bottle Sect's pill recipe and directly refined the [Heaven-Seizing Creation Pill], he likely would have lost his life outright.
No matter what, he had managed to keep his life. With proper recuperation, there should not be any major problems.
However, this also eliminated the possibility of continuing to refine [Lesser Creation Pills]. A single batch of pills cost a Fourth-Tier Alchemist half his life; that was not