Hothead Xiao Yan

A proud smile, like that of a phoenix, appeared on Cao Ying's lips. Her jade-like hands suddenly formed a hand seal, and then she gave a soft shout, "Rise!"

"Bang!"

As the shout fell, a massive beam of light shot out from the medicine cauldron in front of Cao Ying, soaring straight into the sky! As the beam of light hurtled, the clouds in the sky rapidly condensed, and then, amidst countless shocked gazes, two colors appeared. However, those with keen eyes could notice that beneath the blue and silver colors, there seemed to be a very faint trace of pale red!

"Another Rank 8 Pill!!"

The entire square erupted in a frenzy at that moment. Countless people stared with bloodshot eyes at the brilliantly colored thunderclouds in the sky, their hearts pounding with excitement, their blood boiling in that instant!

This was the true Pill Gathering! Song Qing stared dumbfounded at the thunderclouds in the sky, a sense of defeat welling up inside him. Compared to prodigies like Cao Ying and Dan Chen, he was indeed far inferior. "That Xiao Yan..."

An ominous thought suddenly arose in Song Qing's mind, and his gaze abruptly stopped, because he noticed that Xiao Yan, who had been sitting cross-legged like a stone statue on the stone platform in the distance, had finally slowly gotten up.

Whoosh! The instant Xiao Yan stood up, countless fiery gazes in the square seemed to teleport and suddenly stop on him!

On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi and the other two couldn't help but clench their hands slightly, their gazes focused on the slightly thin figure under the dark clouds!

Back then, the man named Yao Chen achieved the most brilliant glory here in a breathtaking manner!

Today, can that disciple, once hailed as the most dazzling genius in the Medicine Realm, once again carry on the glory of this lineage? Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Xiao Yan slowly rose. Thunder roared in the sky, and the occasional flashes of lightning illuminated his young face with intense light, yet he appeared remarkably calm.

As Xiao Yan, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and the others stood up, they all shifted their gaze from the thunderclouds in the sky to his body.

Cao Ying gazed at Xiao Yan's slender figure with a complex expression. She knew in her heart that the latter's talent in alchemy was not much inferior to hers, and could even be said to be superior! This was the first time in all these years that she, in her pride, had made such a comment on a man of the same age, which was enough to show how highly she regarded Xiao Yan.

Dan Chen, her face pale, also had her eyes fixed on Xiao Yan. She hadn't had much contact with Xiao Yan, but with her alchemy skills, she could easily tell that the pills Xiao Yan refined were probably extraordinary! "I heard this boy is that old fellow Yao Chen's disciple. I wonder how much of Yao Chen's skill he's learned."

The gray-haired old man, whom Xuan Kongzi and the others called the Qinghua Old Freak, also had his gaze fixed on Xiao Yan at this moment, muttering to himself.

Despite the countless gazes, each filled with different emotions, Xiao Yan remained unmoved, his expression calm, his eyes fixed intently on the medicine cauldron. After a moment, he took a deep breath, then suddenly flicked his sleeve! "Clang!"

With a flick of Xiao Yan's sleeve, the lid of the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron was instantly blown open, and a tremendous energy surge swept out from within the cauldron, then slammed violently against the inner wall of the cauldron, producing a deafening metallic clang.

Although the medicine cauldron blocked the way, some energy fluctuations still spread out. Some of the stone platforms near Xiao Yan were directly shattered by these energy fluctuations, sending stone fragments flying everywhere.

"Boom!"

Just as the earth-shattering energy fluctuations spread, the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron suddenly trembled violently, and then a massive pillar of azure fire shot into the sky amidst the shocked gazes of many!

A pillar of fire shot into the sky, its blazing flames clearly visible within a hundred miles. The faint energy fluctuations emanating from within the pillar of fire filled many powerful figures with dread.

"This fluctuation."

On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi's gaze narrowed slightly, and he said softly, "It is obviously Rank 8 Pill, but I wonder how many colors of pill lightning it can attract?"

As soon as Xuan Kongzi finished speaking, strange mist rapidly condensed at the end of the towering pillar of fire, eventually forming a thundercloud!

The entire arena held its breath, countless eyes fixed intently on the churning thunderclouds in the sky! Under the watchful gaze of the crowd, the thunderclouds churned, and then the colors of blue and silver slowly revealed themselves!

"Two colors, it's actually Two-Colored Thundercloud!"

Upon seeing the color of the thunderclouds, a chorus of exclamations erupted around the square.

"No, the thunderclouds are still churning, and they're even showing color!"

The uproar had barely begun when suddenly a series of exclamations rang out.

Hearing these exclamations, many people were startled and quickly focused their attention on the churning thunderclouds in the distant sky. Sure enough, they saw a touch of red gradually emerging beneath the blue and silver colors. After a while, the red became increasingly vivid, and eventually, its intensity was no less than that of the other two colors! Even after the red appeared, the churning of the thunderclouds continued, and soon, golden and purple colors appeared!

"My God! Five-Colored Lightning Cloud!"

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"Just who is this Xiao Yan? How come he can't even compare to Cao Ying, the Enchantress of the Danta?"

The entire massive plaza erupted in uproar at this moment. Before this, Xiao Yan's reputation was far less renowned than Cao Ying's, but his current performance had directly surpassed Cao Ying's. Such an achievement was enough to make him the dark horse of this year's Pill Gathering! "How is this guy possible!"

Song Qing stared dumbfounded at the magnificent Five-Colored Lightning Cloud in the sky, feeling dizzy for a moment. He thought he knew Xiao Yan's alchemy skills very well, which were at most at the advanced level of the seventh grade. How could he possibly refine Rank 8 Pill, especially one that had attracted the Five-Colored Lightning Cloud Rank 8 Pill!

Such achievements are unmatched, not to mention Cao Ying, even by most of the Pill Tower Elder!

"Has this guy been hiding all along?"

Cao Ying and Dan Chen, who were in the distance, were also slightly taken aback by this situation. Their eyes revealed a look of shock. Clearly, Xiao Yan's achievement was far beyond their expectations.

"Call"

The shock lasted for a moment before slowly fading away. Cao Ying's beautiful eyes were fixed on the calm young man beneath the thunderclouds, a strange light appearing in his proud eyes.

She had been close to Xiao Yan before, and she felt curiosity, a bit of teasing, and perhaps even a little bit of affection for him.

The life-saving grace from the Pill World, and the dazzling spectacle before them, are enough to transform that small liking into an even stronger affection.

Over the years, this Enchantress, who had captivated countless outstanding men, finally gave her heart to the young man who remained calm even under the thunder.

"Five-Colored Pill Tribulation Lightning. Heh, Xuan Kongzi, you've lost again."

On the high platform, Xuan Yi gazed at the Five-Colored Lightning Cloud in the sky, then turned his gaze to the slender figure on the stone platform, smiled slightly, and said softly.

"Sigh, as expected of Yao Chen, all the disciples he teaches are so outstanding!"

Xuan Kongzi's gaze lingered on the sky for a long time before he finally looked away, sighed, and said with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Yes, Xiao Yan is sure to have a bright future. Perhaps he will even surpass his master!"

Even on Heavenly Lightning's usually stern face, a smile of appreciation appeared as he slowly spoke.

Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi both nodded slightly. The former turned his gaze and suddenly looked at the location of Qinghua Old Freak. Now, the only one left whose identity was still unknown was him. His result would determine the champion of this year's Pill Gathering.

"I wonder who will be the final winner."

As if hearing Xuan Kongzi's mutterings, after Xiao Yan's thunderclouds had completely condensed, the Qinghua Old Freak in the distance also flicked his sleeves and slowly rose up after Xiao Yan.

The Qinghua Old Freak stood up, glanced at Xiao Yan, nodded slightly, and made a soft sound that reached the latter's ears.

"Good job, kid. You didn't embarrass your lousy teacher."

Xiao Yan was taken aback by the old man's telepathic message. Judging from the meaning of his words, it seemed that he had some connection with Yao Lao. He dared not be negligent and bowed to the old man from afar.

The Qinghua Old Freak smiled, and then, under the watchful eyes of countless people, he flicked his sleeve and knocked the lid of the medicine cauldron off.

As soon as the cauldron lid fell, an energy fluctuation slightly weaker than Xiao Yan's previous one surged out. Then, a beam of light shot out from the cauldron lid and shot straight into the sky. Countless gazes converged on the place where the beam of light passed. A few minutes later, the space fluctuated slightly, the mist condensed, and then transformed into thunderclouds. After a violent churning, two colors first appeared, followed by another color quietly emerging. Finally, the pill lightning solidified on the three colors.

"It's also Three-Colored Pill Tribulation Lightning?"

As the thunderclouds finally solidified into three colors and slowly ceased their rolling, a series of exclamations of surprise rang out in the square.

Qinghua Old Freak's Pill Lightning is slightly stronger than Cao Ying's. Although both are Three-Colored Pill Tribulation Lightning, the color concentration is not far apart. Strictly speaking, it should be considered as two and a half colors of Cao Ying Lightning, so it is obviously slightly better.

"Three-Colored Pill Tribulation Lightning, this old fellow's alchemy skills have improved as well."

Looking at the Three-Colored Pill Tribulation Lightning in the sky, Xuan Kongzi nodded slightly and chuckled.

"Huh? This kid finally decided to come back?"

Immediately afterwards, Xuan Kongzi turned to look at Xiao Yuan not far away. If he had not already witnessed Xiao Yuan's abilities, he would not have been able to detect anything unusual at the first moment.

"Huh? Such a rich aura of medicinal energy! It can even invigorate one's soul!"

Heavenly Lightning looked surprised.

"You went to the Pill World to refine pills?"

Xuan Yi looked Xiao Yuan up and down and asked.

"Well, at least I made it in time."

Xiao Yuan said with a smile.

"What did you catch up with?"

The three leaders stared blankly at Xiao Yuan.

"Look below."

As soon as Xiao Yuan finished speaking, a commotion arose from the crowd below. The three giants quickly looked over and discovered that Xiao Yan had actually reached out and taken out the pill from the pillar of light! The pill was dark red all over, with an extremely smooth surface. What surprised people the most was the faint mist that swirled around the pill. This mist seemed to possess intelligence, condensing into various shapes from time to time, hovering around the pill, looking exceptionally mysterious.

Releasing the pill, Xiao Yan clenched his fist, and a bright blue Heavenly Flames appeared in his hand, directly enveloping the playful, dark red pill in front of him.

"This guy's gone mad!"

"Does he want to destroy the elixir?"

Xiao Yan's actions immediately caused a stir among the crowd. Countless people stared at Xiao Yan in disbelief. Was this guy trying to destroy his pill?

"This"

Xuan Kongzi and the others on the high platform were also astonished. Xuan Yi sighed helplessly, looked at the black Storage Ring on his hand, and said in a low voice, "The disciple you took in is really something that others would envy to death!"

"This little guy really went all out for me. The one thing I regret least in my life is taking these two apprentices on!"

Yao Chen's voice rang in her heart with relief.

"I remember now, this is Yao Chen's Spirit Raising Method!?"

After a moment, Xuan Kongzi finally remembered something, turned to look at Xuan Yi, and confirmed it.

Xuan Yi nodded slowly, then turned his gaze to Xiao Yuan.

"No, this is not a simple Spirit Ascension. Xiao Yan can think of any method I can think of. The reason I entered the Pill World to refine pills this time is for this moment."

Xiao Yuan shook his head. Today, he was determined to be the riddle teller, making Xuan Kongzi and the others feel like they were being scratched by a cat.

Upon hearing this, Yao Lao fell silent. After listening to Xiao Yuan's words, he also realized the seriousness of the problem.

This matter actually dates back to the Spirit Elevation Soul Nourishing Pill.

The refining method and the concept of the pill's effects are largely based on the alchemy technique of Spirit Elevation Soul Nourishing Pill Spirit Ascension. In particular, the Spirit Elevation Ring is Xiao Yuan's most proud design. It can be said that this is his best masterpiece, built on the shoulders of the giant Yao Lao.

Because that thing can use the user's soul as a guide when the user refines pills and uses the Spirit Ascension Technique, and recreate the Spirit Elevation Ring by burning the soul, thereby increasing the Spirit Ascension effect by 100%! Yao Lao understood the key to it and immediately became worried about Xiao Yan, but seeing Xiao Yuan's confident and in control appearance, he immediately felt relieved.

After all, Xiao Yuan had already said that, so there shouldn't be any problems.

And that was indeed the case. Xiao Yuan went to the Pill World to refine a pill that could eliminate the series of side effects caused by burning the soul for his reckless younger brother who was unprepared and ready to risk his life. The Great Soul Return Pill Great Soul Return Pill was a genuine Eighth-Tier high-grade pill. Even if the soul was reduced to a remnant and about to dissipate, it could save the life. Once this pill was refined, it could directly attract Six-Colored Pill Tribulation Lightning. If he hadn't gotten a lot of high-grade Medicinal Herbs from Zi Yan for free, even Xiao Yuan wouldn't have been able to gather two sets of Medicinal Herbs.

It wasn't that he was preparing to refine two pills, but rather that it was his first time refining them. Even with his alchemy skills, he failed due to some mistakes. Otherwise, he would have already refined the pills.