Alchemy, Number One Under Heaven
As noon approached on the third day, everyone suddenly felt that the howling sky had suddenly quieted down. The huge tornado had quietly dissipated, and the Golden Fire Cauldron was suspended in the sky, with extremely astonishing energy fluctuations emanating from it. Even a powerful expert like Yao Dan had an extremely solemn expression. If it were to explode, even if he managed to survive, he would at least be seriously injured.
"The energy of heaven and earth within this radius of ten thousand miles is almost completely absorbed."
Yao Dan made a grasping motion in front of him, then shook his head helplessly. The energy contained in the air had become so thin that it would take at least several months to restore the Medicine Mountain to its former richness.
However, it is obvious that Xiao Yuan's pills are still lacking a lot of energy!
Why not continue to extract energy from a wider range?
Yao Dan frowned, wondering to himself.
Above, Xiao opened his tightly closed eyes at this moment, looking at the nascent pills in their respective medicine cauldrons, without the slightest panic on his face.
In the sky, under the watchful eyes of many, Xiao Yuan's soul fluctuations emerged, and a Soul Clone was condensed and landed beside him.
"Soul Clone? Is this kid going to burn his own soul again?"
The Yao Lao already has some PTSD.
"It shouldn't be that bad."
Xiao Yan looked thoughtfully at the white mist not far away.
Nightmare Sky Mist.
Even when refining Ninth Grade Golden Pill pill, Xiao Yuan had not dispelled the Nightmare Sky Mist.
This is quite a drain on resources!
Could it be that "Returning to the origin transforms into Qi, and dispersing the soul transforms into spirit!"
Xiao Yuan gave a deep shout, and then a powerful stream of blood-red energy, carrying a rich Spiritual Energy fluctuation, rushed out from the Nightmare Sky Mist not far away and poured into the golden cauldron.
"What is that?"
The group exchanged bewildered glances.
They could probably guess what method Xiao Yuan used to refine the medicine.
If this method were used at any other time, everyone would condemn Xiao Yuan and denounce this heinous act.
But now, it's the Soul Clan who are in trouble.
There's nothing more to say then; all I can say is that the beasts of the Soul Clan deserved to die.
After his soul reached the Divine Palace Realm, Xiao Yuan realized that his soul power was indeed terrifyingly strong.
While refining medicine, he maintained the Nightmare Sky Mist and manipulated it within the nightmare, controlling the six energies in the internal organs of those Soul Clan members to transform them into flames, refining their blood and souls into the energy needed for medicine refining.
Without excessively absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, this is the only method that can support the consumption required to refine Ninth Grade Golden Pill!
As energy and Spiritual Energy were poured into the cauldron and refined again, they were incorporated into the pills. The energy fluctuations within the cauldron were now so powerful that they were comparable to the full-force burst of Dou Qi from Seven Star Dou Sheng expert.
Ninth Grade Golden Pill —truly terrifying! "This kid actually came up with this method of refining medicine, but I'm afraid this method can only be used once."
The Yao Lao was somewhat taken aback, then sighed and remarked with emotion.
"Yes, the Soul Clan has only themselves to blame this time. Such ruthless methods are certainly understandable. But if they were to sacrifice living beings on a large scale for alchemy in ordinary times, then I would suspect that Third Brother has been possessed by the Soul Clan."
Xiao Yan also said with a smile.
Yao Ling had no right to join the conversation; she simply watched the effortlessly maneuvering figure in the sky, her eyes gleaming with a strange light.
Although Xiao Yuan had killed some members of the Yao Clan before, she, as a member of the Yao Clan, should not have any goodwill towards Xiao Yuan.
But she also knew that it wasn't because Xiao Yuan was arrogant; everything had its reasons.
Furthermore, the Yao Clan "forgave past grievances" and even saved the entire Yao Clan. His alchemy skills were also so exquisite, and his approach to alchemy was unconventional. To her, such a man was truly attractive.
She was very tempted.
Unfortunately, Xiao Yuan had no time to pay attention to Yao Ling's gaze at the moment. He was now at the most crucial moment in refining the medicine, so he naturally had to concentrate on refining the pills.
Inside the cauldron, the energy was so concentrated that it formed a thick, viscous liquid that filled the cauldron. As the golden flames burned it, this liquid was gradually compressed into the nascent form of the elixir.
The thick liquid disappeared quickly, but in the center of the cauldron full of liquid energy, the embryonic pill gradually became round and translucent.
"Boom!"
Just as the embryonic pill completely transformed into a perfectly round pill the size of a paulownia seed, dark clouds instantly filled the clear sky, plunging the entire world into darkness. Black lightning, carrying intense destructive energy, swiftly traversed the clouds, accompanied by a low, rumbling thunderclap. Many were horrified, witnessing such terrifying pill lightning for the first time in their lives. Xiao Yuan raised his head, his gaze fixed on the dense black lightning in the sky with a slightly fanatical intensity. With a sudden flick of his sleeve, the lid of the fire cauldron automatically flipped off, releasing an irresistible medicinal fragrance that quickly spread. Eventually, it condensed into countless beads of different colors, raining down from the sky like a magnificent Pill Rain!
At the same time, a golden light appeared in the black lightning, and then quickly spread out, turning the sky into a golden canopy.
Such a miracle caused many alchemists to tremble in their hearts, and they actually prostrated themselves below.
Watching this scene, Yao Dan, who was at the head of the table, took a deep breath and murmured in a slightly trembling voice.
"Pill Rain falls, golden thunder appears, and golden elixir emerges!"
"Da da."
Countless granules rained down, landing on the plaza with a crisp sound like raindrops. Although these granules were not considered elixirs, they were condensed from pure energy, and consuming them would have a significant effect on the human body.
If we must quantify it, then each of these pills is equivalent to the effect of a Three-striped Qingling Pill, and there is no chance of failure! In fact, if we gather a certain number of these pills and refine them a little, we can easily break through the bottleneck from Dou Ling to Dou Wang!
"It actually succeeded."
As Xiao Yuan received the pill, his hand trembled slightly. This was the first Grade Ninth Grade Golden Pill he had ever refined! Everyone present, especially the alchemists, was deeply shocked. For hundreds of years, no one had ever refined a Ninth Grade Golden Pill, but today, it had been refined from nothing to something right before their eyes!
"Boom!"
Above the sky, amidst thick dark clouds, golden lightning bolts darted about like giant pythons. Their ferocious power caused many to shrink back, fearing that the golden lightning might strike them directly.
"Bang!"
As thunderclouds churned in the sky, the enormous fire cauldron, nearly a thousand feet tall, trembled violently. Then, a beam of light shot into the sky, and within that beam, a ball of light resembling an egg could be faintly seen, with a perfectly round elixir appearing and disappearing within it.
The enormous pillar of light pierced directly into the thundercloud in full view of everyone. Instantly, the thundercloud churned violently, and bolts of golden lightning, like roaring black pythons, densely coiled around the pillar of light before slamming into the light cluster of embryos within it.
"Boom boom boom!"
Under such earth-shattering bombardment, even the entire Medicine Mountain trembled, and deafening roars echoed incessantly.
Xiao Yuan gazed at the ball of light and the embryonic egg being bombarded by the raging thunder, a slight tension rising in his heart. Within that embryonic egg was Ninth Grade Golden Pill. Once it survived this tribulation, it would be able to emerge. This was something no outsider could help with; even Xiao Yuan could only observe. Ninth Grade Golden Pill was different from other pills, which allowed the refiner to intercept the lightning. This level of pill required the power of the thunder to make it completely perfect! Under Xiao Yuan's tense gaze, the ball of light and the embryonic egg within the pillar of light not only did not shatter, but its light grew even more dazzling, with wisps of golden lightning constantly flashing on the embryonic egg.
"Click..."
The fierce bombardment lasted for nearly ten minutes before it gradually began to weaken. Just as the thunder subsided, a faint cracking sound suddenly came from the embryo. Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and their eyes were fixed on the embryo. A tiny crack suddenly spread out on it, "Crack crack crack!"
As the first crack appeared, it triggered a chain reaction, with more and more cracks appearing on the embryo. Strands of light seeped out from the cracks, making the embryo appear as if it were covered with thorns of light.
"Boom!"
As the cracks gradually filled the egg, a golden bolt of lightning suddenly streaked down from the sky, striking the egg hard. Instantly, the numerous cracks spread out, and finally, with a bang, it exploded. At the moment the egg exploded, an amazing medicinal fragrance filled the sky, swirling and condensing into various herbs, covering the sky, surrounded by rising black flames, appearing extremely strange!
"Call out!"
Just as everyone was lost in thought because of this strange phenomenon in the sky, suddenly, a beam of light flashed across the sky and then, like lightning, sped away towards the outside of Medicine Mountain. Behind it, a rich fragrance of pills wafted, so strong it seemed almost tangible.
"That's Ninth Grade Golden Pill!"
"It's trying to escape!"
The moment the light and shadow appeared, the entire mountain erupted in excitement. Countless people stood up abruptly, their eyes burning with desire as they gazed at the light and shadow in the sky. Deep in their eyes, greed surged. Under the temptation of the Ninth Grade Golden Pill, few could remain calm.
"Snort!"
However, just as greed arose in some people's hearts, a cold snort rang out in the sky, instantly chilling them to the bone. They quickly withdrew their steps, realizing that trying to seize Ninth Grade Golden Pill from the powerful Nihility Devouring Flame, who was comparable to Nine Star Dou Sheng, was tantamount to courting death. Intimidating these restless individuals, Xiao Yuan's figure flashed out, appearing before the light and shadow in a flash, and he struck out with a backhand palm.
The soul power, enough to suppress any strong person present, was compressed into a Crystal Layer Handprint. Carrying intense wind pressure, it suddenly descended from the sky and slammed into the light and shadow. With a single slap, the light on the surface of its body was shattered, revealing the perfectly round pill shrouded in golden light inside.
The elixir is the size of a sycamore tree, completely black with flame patterns on it. It does not look gorgeous, but the energy of the world around it is attracted. After passing through the golden light, it is transformed into the purest energy and enters the elixir.
If left unchecked, it might, over time, create an existence even more terrifying than the Danta Ancestor!
However, Xiao Yuan obviously couldn't just leave it alone. He took out the jade bottle made from the Earth Core Jade Marrow, set up several layers of soul seals on it, and then put the Ninth Grade Golden Pill into it. This guy did have extremely vast energy in his body, but unfortunately, it was completely useless in the face of absolute power.
Seeing Xiao Yuan put the pill into his Storage Ring, many people below breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the temptation of Ninth Grade Golden Pill was too great. Even though they knew that they would die from the energy if they ate it, they still couldn't help but want to take a chance. Now that the pill had been taken back, their desire was relieved.
"Talented people emerge in every generation. Young friend Xiao Yuan's skill in alchemy is truly breathtaking. In the Medicine Realm, there is probably no one who can compare with you. You deserve the title of the Number One Alchemist."
The Shen Nong Old Man flew over, cupped his hands in greeting, and smiled.
With his abilities, the success rate of refining Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill is not high, and he will most likely never achieve a Golden Core in this lifetime.
Yao Dan sighed and said softly:
"Truly remarkable. Had I known this would happen, I shouldn't have let Yao Wangui back then."
Upon hearing this, the many elders of the Yao Clan had complex expressions. They exchanged glances and could only sigh inwardly. At this point, it was no use saying anything more about regret.
In battle, Xiao Yuan is comparable to Nine Star Dou Sheng. In alchemy, Xiao Yuan has reached the pinnacle of alchemy. In the past thousand years, he is the only grandmaster of Ninth Grade Golden Pill Grandmaster Alchemist.
But the one who taught him was an outcast who had been driven out of the Yao Clan.
It's truly ironic. If Xiao Yuan Xiao Yuan's combat prowess was something the Yao Clan Yao Clan was something they truly admired.
From this moment forward, the name Xiao Yuan will forever be etched in the minds of this generation of the Yao Clan.
Looking at Xiao Yuan's ethereal, otherworldly figure in white robes, as if he had ascended to immortality, Yao Lao smiled with satisfaction.
At this moment, all the unpleasantness I had towards the Yao Clan vanished.
Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Without all the setbacks and trials in the past, he would not have traveled halfway across the continent to take in two such outstanding disciples, nor would he have achieved his current triumph.
Those bad memories can no longer hurt him.