A Return to Tranquility
When Yi Yun finished, a loud bang was heard, and the whole world shook violently, as if a major earthquake had occurred.
Centered on the central lake, a gray ripple spread outwards in all directions. The entire Medicine Nurturing Great Formation seemed to solidify as the gray ripple spread. Then, the fire elemental energy within the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation surged wildly toward the center of the array like waves in a whirlpool.
At the center of these fire-elemental energy targets was where Yi Yun stood!
"Huh? What's this?"
Seeing this strange change in the world, the High Priest was shocked. Suddenly, all the energy in this world converged towards the center. This change came too suddenly, and it was impossible to predict what would happen next. This change was like the prelude to the Big Bang - when energy is concentrated in one place, its explosion will only be more violent.
Apart from the people from the Nine Li Witch Kingdom, all the other pharmacists kept their distance, as if they wanted to avoid them at all costs.
Waaaaah--
The fire elemental energy roared, creating a vortex that grew larger and larger. As the energy was absorbed, the laws also disappeared, as if the world was about to be swallowed up by the vortex.
A dozen or so breaths later, the core of the great array had gathered almost all the energy in the world. The energy density in the core area of the great array was unimaginable. People held their breath and used their respective protective measures, waiting to welcome the possible explosion.
However, another dozen or so breaths passed, and the anticipated explosion did not occur. The world unexpectedly became calm...
The earth stopped tearing apart, and black holes in space stopped forming. Instead, the earth slowly repaired itself, including the gushing lava, which gradually stopped flowing back into the depths of the earth.
Everything returned to normal. The small island at the center of the formation, and the area around it, transformed back into a shimmering lake, as if the violent energy from before had been nothing but a dream.
"The grand formation has been repaired?"
The High Priest gazed at the small island in the distance, his heart filled with doubt and unease. He extended his senses to many corners of this world, and everything was calm and peaceful. It shouldn't be possible for such a situation to erupt again. But where had all the energy that had been absorbed into the core of the great formation gone?
Was that enormous, boundless energy absorbed by something?
"It's really calmed down..." Old Man Black Stone said with a mixture of surprise and disbelief. At this moment, the Purple Gold Medicine Saint, Danxin Old Ancestor, and Ou Mingyin were flying in mid-air as if they had lost their souls.
As alchemists, their understanding of this grand formation naturally surpassed that of the High Priest and the Old Man Black Stone, and they were even more certain that the grand formation had indeed been stabilized.
Yi Yun actually did that! How did he manage it?
"Damn it, why did this happen?"
Danxin Old Ancestor was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder. He had originally wanted to see the great formation destroyed and Yi Yun reduced to dust, but he never expected it to end like this.
"What are we going to do? Are we just going to let our spark be swallowed up like this?" Ou Mingyin chimed in.
The Purple Gold Medicine Saint remained silent, his face extremely grim. This was arguably the most disastrous day of his life. The Nine Li Witch Kingdom had promised him generous rewards when they invited him to help, and he had even taken advantage of the situation to steal some of them. The Nine Li Witch Kingdom had no choice but to agree, which is why he came out of seclusion.
But what happened? The Nine Li Witch Kingdom treated him like a fat sheep, letting Yi Yun devour his fire seed. In the end, he failed completely, Yi Yun successfully stabilized the great formation. From beginning to end, he was like a complete idiot.
How could the Purple Gold Medicine Saint possibly accept this?
At this moment, on the once peaceful land, Law Array Pattern suddenly appeared out of thin air. These array patterns were connected together and converged all the way to the core of the great array.
A few more quarters of an hour later, the remaining energy gathered in the sky, forming a thick cloud of primordial energy. Radiance descended from the clouds, pouring down on the small island at the center of the great formation, like a cascading galaxy. Countless array patterns rose and fell in the radiance of the galaxy.
Seeing this, even a layman would know that the great formation had undergone some remarkable change, and it was now more perfect than before the riot.
Even though the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation is not yet complete, it is one step closer to completion.
Seeing this, some alchemists curiously approached the center of the formation, only to find a light shield appearing out of thin air, completely enveloping the central island.
They could only gaze at the island through the array. The lake above it shimmered with light, its waters sparkling. It was hard to believe that such a massive amount of energy had just been absorbed by the island; where had it all gone?
At this moment, inside the small island, the enormous Kanglong Ding silently suppressed the lake. The original Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill had disappeared, leaving only a few lonely iron chains binding the three legs of the Kanglong Ding.
Yi Yun had already entered the Kanglong Ding, and all the chaotic Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi) was eventually absorbed by the Kanglong Ding.
Absorbing such immense power, an ordinary cauldron would have exploded long ago, but for the Kanglong Ding, it was nothing.
Yi Yun stabilized the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation by absorbing excess energy from it with the Kanglong Ding Medicine Nurturing Great Formation and by using Ling Xie'er's Evil God's Fire.
At this moment, all the fiery energy inside the Kanglong Ding subsided, transforming into a calm red ocean. However, beneath this calmness lay an incomparably terrifying power.
Within this ocean, a young girl lies asleep, nourished by the energy of the crimson sea, thanks to the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Pill.
"Brother Yi Yun, you've really stabilized the great formation."
Just then, Ling Xie'er appeared inside the Kanglong Ding. Seeing that the originally raging energy inside the Kanglong Ding had been completely tamed, Ling Xie'er was filled with admiration for Yi Yun. She had been trying to stabilize the great formation with her own abilities, but the situation was getting worse and worse. She knew very well how difficult it was to achieve this.
Yi Yun shook his head and said, "This can't be considered my ability. It's just that the Kanglong Ding is too powerful, capable of absorbing everything. Plus, I've thoroughly studied the Medicine God's Classics and understand the principles of the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation. I originally thought that after I broke through to the Venerable realm, I would be able to completely complete this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation, but now it seems that I was too optimistic."
The Medicine Nurturing Great Formation has been in place for hundreds of millions of years since it was first set up. Completing it is no easy task and cannot be accomplished overnight. Even Yi Yun, who has already achieved the Venerable level, is not very confident about it.
He needs time.
"Xie'er, you should stay and cultivate in the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation. The environment here is very suitable for your growth."
Yi Yun needs Ling Xie'er to be the core flame of the Medicine Nurturing Great Formation, and for Ling Xie'er, being the flame of this Medicine Nurturing Great Formation is an opportunity in itself.