Alchemy!

Ignite!

The medicinal cauldrons landed, followed closely by a shout. At once, flames of varying colors, all of them remarkably restrained, rose from those cauldrons. In an instant, the temperature of this entire area began to rise rapidly.

The moment this flame appeared, it suddenly expanded. In the briefest instant, it swirled above Ning Luo's head like a sea of fire clouds. Then the fire clouds condensed, swiftly forming, before countless astonished gazes, a purple-brown medicinal cauldron made entirely of flames.

"Is that... Heavenly Flames?"

"That youngster's control over fire is formidable. But using flames to form a cauldron—aren't he afraid he won't be able to control it while refining pills?"

Ning Luo's move immediately drew numerous astonished looks, and hushed voices rose one after another.

"I wonder what pill Ning Luo intends to refine this time?" Xuan Kongzi stared at Ning Luo from within the crowd and murmured thoughtfully.

"A Bodhi Seed? Does he intend to refine a Bodhi Pill?"

Upon seeing the jade-green bead, knowledgeable figures like Yao Lao immediately saw through Ning Luo's intentions.

"At its highest grade, a Bodhi Pill can only summon Nine-Colored Pill Lightning. It will be rather difficult for him to defeat Old Freak Hou with that." Xuan Yi frowned slightly. Relying on a Bodhi Pill alone would likely make victory difficult.

Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi also frowned deeply. They had already learned from Yao Lao that Ning Luo was now a Dou Saint. Although Ning Luo had not revealed his soul realm, it had clearly reached the Heavenly Realm. With such ability, he was qualified to refine Ninth-Grade Pills. Yet what they could not understand was why Ning Luo had still chosen the Bodhi Pill.

"He should have his own plans."

Yao Lao hesitated for a moment. Out of trust