Taking Medicine (Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Follow-ups)

Rumble!

The sound of thunder rang without end, as though heaven and earth themselves would not allow a Seventh-Rank Pill to come into being so easily.

At the critical moment, Li Fufeng shouted, "Grand Elder, when the time comes, please intervene and block the pill lightning. Otherwise, this pill will be destroyed."

Xu Tianlong nodded at those words. This pill was being refined for his precious grandson. Even if Li Fufeng had said nothing, he would never allow the pill lightning to destroy it.

He immediately raised his head and said, "Don't worry. I'll make my move!"

Hearing Xu Tianlong's words, Li Fufeng was finally completely at ease. He then continued with the pill's final nurturing.

Before long, as the pill fragrance grew increasingly rich, the black clouds overhead sank lower and lower, seeming to hang directly above everyone's heads, ready to unleash lightning at any moment.

Rumble!

Accompanied by a deafening boom, a blazing-white bolt of lightning shot out from the black clouds like a gigantic python.

The lightning python's target was the pill still being nurtured within the medicinal cauldron, as though it intended to destroy the pill directly inside the cauldron.

That terrifying aura made everyone's hair stand on end and sent chills down their backs. This was the might of heaven, no weaker than an attack from a Dou Zong expert.

Even Li Fufeng at his peak would not have been able to withstand it, much less in his current state. Yet he remained fairly calm, focusing solely on nurturing the pill.

His confidence came from Xu Tianlong. At that moment, Xu Tianlong made his move.

He flashed into the sky, blocking the lightning python's path. Facing this attack filled with boundless heavenly might—

Xu Tianlong did not simply defend. Instead, he took the initiative to attack. With a sweep of his sleeves, they snapped loudly in the wind as waves of energy rippled outward.

"Heaven Splitting Divine Palm!"

The Earth-Rank Middle-Level Dou Skill unleashed by a Five-Star Dou Zong was naturally terrifyingly powerful. A palm imprint shot forth, as though it truly possessed the power to split the heavens, and shattered the lightning python with a single strike.

White arcs of electricity scattered in all directions, exploding through the air like fireworks. Though they lacked the brilliance of real fireworks, they carried a unique beauty of their own.

However, this seemed to anger the black clouds above. One bolt of lightning after another descended, crackling loudly as tremendous thunderclaps echoed without cease.

Xu Tianlong's expression turned solemn. With a cold snort, Dou Qi surged from his body as both palms alternated in rapid strikes, sending out one palm imprint after another.

Each palm imprint was a hundred zhang wide, stirring energy ripples through the air. Without missing a single one, every palm imprint met a bolt of lightning head-on. In the end, four palm imprints annihilated four bolts of lightning. At the very center of the explosions, even space visibly trembled. One could imagine that anything at the center of those blasts—even a Dou Emperor expert—would have been destroyed.

Including the first bolt, there had been five bolts of lightning in total. Now that all of them had been dispersed, the black clouds gathered in the sky finally began to fade away.

Since the pill lightning had failed to destroy the pill, it was time for the pill to emerge...

Sure enough, the pill, which had already gained rudimentary sentience, sensed that the pill lightning capable of destroying it had vanished. It immediately rushed out impatiently.

Li Fufeng sneered. He had expended tremendous effort and used the peak sixth-tier Magical Core of a Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger to refine this Seventh-Rank Pill. How could he possibly let it escape?

With a thought, his soul perception surged out like a river flowing backward, sweeping the pill back into his hand.

He took out a Jade Bottle, placed the struggling pill inside, stopper it, and set down a seal with his soul perception. Only then did everything finally settle.

"Hahahaha..."

Li Fufeng could not help laughing loudly. His aged face was now filled with vigor, and his chest swelled with unprecedented excitement.

"I succeeded! I refined a Seventh-Rank Pill! I can now be considered a Rank 7 Alchemist! Hehe, with today's experience, I'll definitely be able to refine another Seventh-Rank Pill in the future!"

At this moment, Xu Tianlong descended from the sky as well. To resist those five heavenly bolts, he had already used his full strength. His aura was somewhat disordered, but he quickly began to steady it.

After landing, Xu Tianlong looked at Li Fufeng, who was laughing somewhat crazily, but did not speak to interrupt him. A Rank 7 Alchemist capable of refining Seventh-Rank Pills was worth more than ten Rank 6 Alchemists. It was only natural for him to be excited.

After a long while, Li Fufeng finally reined in his emotions. He tossed out the Jade Bottle, wrapped it in Soul Strength, and sent it into Xu Haoyu's hands. Only then did he recover his calm composure and say, "Little Haoyu, this pill is yours. You can try taking it now. I'll be right beside you, so if anything urgent happens, I can deal with it immediately."

Xu Haoyu held the Jade Bottle in his hand, delight filling his heart. He was only a Da Dou Shi, yet he was about to consume a Seventh-Rank Pill.

His grandfather and his teacher were both here, so there was nothing for him to worry about. He immediately pulled out the stopper, raised the bottle, and tilted his head back to pour the pill into his mouth.

The pill, the size of a longan and still carrying a trace of warmth, was swallowed directly. It melted upon entering his mouth, turning into golden nectar and jade fluid that flowed down his throat and into his meridians. From there, it gradually spread through his five viscera, internal organs, and Four Limbs and Skeletal Structure.

At first, it was fine. He only felt warmth filling his body. But soon, as the pill's medicinal power began transforming his body, a blazing sensation like being submerged in lava swept through his entire body, making Xu Haoyu bare his teeth in pain.

Xu Tianlong took a step forward, but he knew these were all normal reactions. He withdrew his foot, his face grim and brows furrowed as he watched without saying a word.

Hot!

It was too hot!

Xu Haoyu felt as though his body were about to melt. Starting from his meridians, then his muscles, bones, internal organs... every cell in his body seemed to be gradually melting under the intense heat.

That wave of heat scorched Xu Haoyu until his consciousness began to blur. To stay awake, he bit through the tip of his tongue. The sweet, metallic taste of blood jolted him awake.

He then sat down cross-legged and began circulating his cultivation technique, hoping to speed up the refinement of the enormous lava-like medicinal power within his body.

Although this accelerated the refinement of the medicinal power, it also turned his body completely into a furnace. White flames rose from his body.

The robes on his body burned to ashes in the flames, completely exposing the changes taking place within him.

His bones, muscles, fat, skin, and flesh all seemed to be undergoing further growth, development, strengthening, and tempering. A layer of precious radiance appeared across the surface of his skin, and its defensive power seemed no weaker than a suit of armor.

The muscles beneath his skin were not bulging dramatically due to the fat wrapped around them, but their faint trembling seemed to contain explosive power.

His bones supported his entire body, making Xu Haoyu appear exceptionally upright and robust, like an unmatched fierce tiger poised to pounce.

The Pure Yang Pill was supremely hard and supremely yang. It tempered a Pure Yang Body, rendered one immune to all poisons, repelled all evil, and allowed one to possess a body comparable to that of a magical beast.

The pill Xu Haoyu had consumed was an exceptional Pure Yang Pill. The benefits he would gain would far exceed his imagination.