Shattering Character Art

Pill Cauldron Peak.

"The most important thing for us alchemists is to learn to break through the limitations of our thinking. Pills aren't necessarily just for enhancing the strength of the person taking them. Take this Ten Ox Strength Pill I've concocted, for example." Wu Ming spoke eloquently in the Pill Cauldron Academy, explaining the principles of alchemy in an easy-to-understand manner.

The disciples below quickly took notes, as these valuable alchemic principles were hard to come by outside.

Alchemists outside emphasized inheritance, with the saying "teach a disciple and starve the master," making it extremely difficult to learn the principles of alchemy in the outside world.

Pill Cauldron Peak was different; they couldn't wait to impart everything they knew, eagerly teaching their ideas to the new junior brothers and sisters.

Alchemists outside emphasized tradition, with the saying "the ancestral methods cannot be changed," making it extremely difficult to get outsiders to understand the alchemic principles of Pill Cauldron Peak.

Wu Ming was pleased to see his junior brothers and sisters listening attentively.

This year, the Dao Seeking Sect didn't just recruit Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Man Gu, Tao Yaoye, and Li Haoran. It was just that those five were so talented that they hogged the limelight in the Dao Seeking Sect, causing people to subconsciously overlook the other new disciples.

Besides those five, there were many disciples with dual spiritual roots, triple spiritual roots, or unique skills, who would be the backbone of the Dao Seeking Sect in the future.

Those listening to the lecture were the new disciples who had chosen to become disciples of Pill Cauldron Peak.

They had been studying at Pill Cauldron Peak for over a year and were still exploring the mysteries of alchemy.

"Many cultivators have the habit of taking pills in the heat of battle, unleashing several times their own strength, catching their opponents off guard with a burst of power and achieving victory."

"Victory is certainly good, but this approach causes several times the normal amount of power to surge through the meridians. The meridians are only so wide, and rashly impacting them can cause great damage, even harming the foundation and hindering cultivation."

"The duty of us alchemists is to heal the sick and save people, and we must try to prevent this from happening."

"To this end, I have worked hard and visited a friend next door who is proficient in summoning formations, and finally developed this Ten Ox Strength Pill."

"The pill contains a miniature summoning formation. After taking it, the body acts as a medium to summon ten water buffaloes to help people kill enemies."

"Senior Brother Wu, where are these ten water buffaloes summoned from?" a cute junior sister asked, listening attentively.

Wu Ming smiled and said, "They're summoned from the spirit fields."

Most of the food in the cafeteria and restaurants was grown in the Dao Seeking Sect's own spirit fields.

Growing such high-quality rice and other foods requires high standards for soil, fertilizer, and farming methods.

The Azure-Eyed Water Buffalo Tribe worked hard in the spirit fields. The Azure-Eyed Water Buffalo Tribe was incredibly strong, ranging from the Qi Refining Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm, and there was even a Spirit Transmutation Stage Old Ox King, which was terrifying.

When the Third Elder was young, he got a burst of enthusiasm and went to the spirit fields to push the oxen aside and till the land himself for an entire night. The oxen mentioned here were the Azure-Eyed Water Buffalo Tribe.

The Azure-Eyed Water Buffalo Tribe loved to butt heads with each other, so Wu Ming contacted them to see if he could summon them during battles, and the Azure-Eyed Water Buffalo Tribe readily agreed.

"As alchemists, you must, like me, put yourselves in other people's shoes, stand in the position of the pill taker, think about why they want to take the pill, whether there are any side effects, and whether there are better solutions."

Wu Ming wrote up his results of refining the Ten Ox Strength Pill into a paper and submitted it to the authoritative work in the pill world, Pill Fire. The person in charge of Pill Fire was shocked by Wu Ming's wild ideas and turned around and submitted it to the authoritative work in the summoning world.

It has now been successfully published.

Wu Ming also knew that his ideas were too advanced and needed to give cultivators some time to adapt, so he set the price of the Foundation Establishment Realm Ten Ox Strength Pill very low, at only one hundred contribution points.

You should know that even a Fried Dough Stick sold in the cafeteria costs one hundred and fifty contribution points.

Wu Ming also marked the effect on the exchange list as "taking it grants the strength of ten oxen," which was quite thoughtful.

Lu Yang fell into deep thought.

To say that this pill was fake, it did allow the pill taker to have the strength of ten oxen. The introduction and effect were completely consistent, with no adulteration at all.

But to say that this pill was real, he always felt that something was wrong.

What exactly was the problem?

He couldn't figure it out.

The ten Foundation Establishment Realm water buffaloes were strong and sturdy, and their charge towards the Tiger Demon was extremely imposing.

Faced with these wild oxen, let alone the Tiger Demon being a Half-step Golden Core Stage, even if it was a Golden Core Stage, it would not dare to be rammed by such a group of water buffaloes.

No matter how much the Tiger Demon excelled in strength, it could not compare to the strength of a Yao.

In other words, although Pill Cauldron Peak was unreliable, it never made mistakes in terms of efficacy. The ten wild oxen summoned would definitely be able to defeat the Tiger Demon.

Seeing this, Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou unconsciously relaxed.

The battle was set, and the Tiger Demon had no way to recover.

The Tiger Demon's eyes widened, and its fur stood on end, as if it knew that it could not defeat these ten water buffaloes.

If that was the case, then it would drag one down with it!

Just then, there was a loud bang, and the Mountain God temple collapsed.

The Mountain God temple was already crumbling, and it collapsed with a casual bump from the ten water buffaloes.

For a time, smoke and rain mixed together, obscuring the vision.

The Tiger Demon seized the opportunity, exerted force with all four limbs at the same time, leaped high, dodged the water buffalo attack, and pounced on Lu Yang, its movements as fast as lightning!

Only this Human Race, must die!

The water buffaloes were clumsy and not good at jumping, and did not react to this change.

Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou exclaimed in alarm. They had relaxed their vigilance, and it was too late to save Lu Yang.

Everyone present panicked except for Lu Yang, who remained calm.

He had anticipated that the Tiger Demon would fight to the death, trying to take him down with it.

One should know that a cornered beast is the most dangerous!

Lu Yang didn't dodge or evade; instead, he used the spell "Inch Size" to shrink himself and his sword together.

The Tiger Demon missed its attack, and Lu Yang appeared directly beneath it. He reverted to his normal size, and azure spiritual energy flowed along the blade of the Qing Feng Sword, eventually gathering at the tip.

"Shatter!"

Lu Yang unleashed the "Shattering Character Art," and the Qing Feng Sword became unstoppable, piercing through the Tiger Demon's thick hide. With a soft "噗呲," it pierced through the Tiger Demon's abdomen, the bloodied tip emerging from its back.

This was a sword technique he had learned on Heavenly Gate Peak. Among all the sword techniques, it had the strongest offensive power. This single strike could drain most of his spiritual power, so he couldn't use it lightly.

During the previous exchange, Lu Yang had already figured out the Tiger Demon's weakness: the center of its abdomen was the only place on its body with the weakest defense.

Lu Yang released sword Qi. Fine, hair-like azure sword Qi bloomed from within the Tiger Demon's body, like countless long needles piercing through it.

A crackling sound like firecrackers came from inside the Tiger Demon, traveling up its spine and straight to the top of its head.

The Tiger Demon bled from all seven orifices and collapsed to the ground.

Lu Yang leaned against the wall, panting heavily, and signaled Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou to assist Lan Ting in eliminating the Yao.

Seeing her husband's death, the female Tiger Demon became even more ferocious and tried to fight to the death. Lan Ting almost couldn't suppress the cornered beast.

Before Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou could join the new battle, the Water Buffalo Yao turned and charged towards the female Tiger Demon.

The female Tiger Demon failed to dodge in time and was trampled by the Water Buffaloes, her flesh a bloody mess.

The battle ended.

Lan Ting opened her mouth, thinking of the strange rumors about the Dao Seeking Sect that her senior sisters had told her. She hadn't believed them before, but now she believed them seventy percent.