The Pill Society and Artificer Guild Presidents Have Gone Mad!

At this moment, within the light and shadows of the formation, a three-layered Exotic Fire was unmistakably floating.

A third-grade Exotic Fire—there was only this one in the entire Barren Continent!

Even the Mu Li Flame of Guildmaster Bai Mu was merely a peak second-grade flame!

"Such an Exotic Fire would be exceedingly rare not only in the Barren Continent, but even in Cloud Palace Academy!"

"Of course. He's absolutely a monster!"

"However, there is thunder within this third-grade Exotic Fire. It's far too overbearing. Controlling it is extremely difficult, and it doesn't seem particularly suited for alchemy. It would be more suitable for forging..."

Before the alchemist could finish, Guildmaster Bai Mu shot him a cold glare, forcing him to swallow the rest of his words.

"Hmph, so what if it's overbearing!?"

"Although this young man's cultivation isn't high, with this Exotic Fire, even if I exhaust everything I have, I can still nurture him!"

"He is the seedling of my Heavenly Profound Pill Society!"

Bai Mu snorted coldly. Although this thunderflame indeed looked more suitable for forging, how could he possibly let it go!?

"Hiss, wait!"

"Look at him! He can actually control the flames perfectly!"

"What is he trying to do?"

"That's... the Heavenly Thunder Seed!?"

But in the next moment, the alchemists stared at the formation's light curtain and cried out in shock one after another.

Bai Mu looked over, and his pupils abruptly contracted.

The third-grade Exotic Fire was actually dancing between that heaven's chosen one's fingers, becoming incomparably docile.

After the Exotic Fire entered the cauldron, that person took out a fruit intertwined with arcs of lightning and threw it into the pill furnace!

As the head of the Pill Society, how could he fail to recognize this treasure!?

"The Heavenly Thunder Seed!? How is that possible?"

"Isn't this a mysterious existence of Cloud Palace Academy, placed in the Hundred Refinements Tower as the ultimate reward for Purgatory Mode?"

"Could it be another one?"

"Absolutely impossible. Although the Heavenly Thunder Seed is merely a Heaven-tier treasure, it is extremely rare. Even in the Central Region, a second one has never appeared!"

For a time, everyone talked over one another, and every speculation was overturned.

Then, they all turned toward Guildmaster Bai Mu, their expressions growing increasingly horrified and solemn.

Bai Mu opened and closed his mouth, his eyes fixed on the light curtain.

Now, only one possibility remained!

That was, this Heavenly Thunder Seed was the very one inside the Hundred Refinements Tower!

Had this person cleared the Hundred Refinements Tower's Purgatory Mode?!

"Divine Sense!"

"Although this person appears to possess only Body Tempering cultivation, his ability to control the Exotic Fire so freely means that his Divine Sense must be extraordinarily powerful!"

"And Divine Soul aptitude is extremely difficult to detect, which is why he was mistaken for a Mortal Body!"

But soon, Bai Mu found the perfect explanation!

"But no matter what, bury everything you've seen today deep in your stomach. If anyone dares leak this, don't blame this old man for being ruthless!"

Bai Mu's Late Myriad Manifestations aura spread wantonly throughout the room, pressing down on everyone until they could barely breathe.

Although Ye Xuan lacked a martial constitution, both his Divine Sense and alchemy aptitude were peerless. Once this was discovered, there would be no place for the Heavenly Profound Pill Society!

"Yes, sir!"

How could the alchemists dare utter a single word of refusal? They hurriedly bowed and nodded.

At that moment, inside Pill Chamber Number One of the Profound Hall, Ye Xuan placed several medicinal ingredients obtained from the secret realm into the pill furnace and began driving the Exotic Fire to refine them.

His cultivation had now reached Half-step Heavenly Gang, while his Divine Sense was already comparable to the Heavenly Gang Peak. Combined with the third-grade Exotic Fire that had advanced alongside his cultivation, he could even refine Quasi-Spirit Grade Pills!

Thus, this time, he wanted to use the Heavenly Thunder Seed to refine a thunder pill and help Sect Master Su Ziyun restore her Dao Foundation.

Previously, to heal Wan'er's injuries, Su Ziyun had not hesitated to damage her own foundation, causing her cultivation to plummet from Late Myriad Manifestations to Early Myriad Manifestations.

It could be said that if not for Su Ziyun, Wan'er might not have been able to hold on for three years.

Although Su Ziyun had never cared about it or mentioned it, Ye Xuan had always kept it in his heart.

Now that he had the ability—and had the Heavenly Thunder Seed—he naturally would not be stingy.

The Heavenly Thunder Seed was, in truth, no longer of much use to Ye Xuan.

Thus, relying on his unique attainments in alchemy, Ye Xuan needed only an hour before the fragrance of pills began to spill from the furnace.

"Rise!"

With a fierce shout from Ye Xuan, the pill furnace could no longer hold on and instantly melted. A pill wrapped in lightning and resembling a cocoon shot straight into the sky.

"Fall!"

Ye Xuan thrust out his hand, and a palm formed from thunderflame gripped the pill tightly.

Only after more than a dozen breaths did the pill's agitation finally subside.

Ye Xuan brought the pill before him and opened his palm. A pill surrounded by purple lightning patterns floated up from his palm.

At this moment, the pill was no longer overbearing. Though it contained thunder, the thunder sounded gentle, and it brimmed with astonishingly vigorous life force.

The Violet Firmament Sect had been founded upon the Dao of thunder, and Su Ziyun's constitution and aptitude were also thunder-aligned. This pill could not only heal her injuries, but even advance her aptitude further.

With good fortune, she might even be able to charge into the Nirvana Realm!

"Exactly half the time has passed. There's still time!"

Ye Xuan muttered as he rose and prepared to leave.

"Heh heh..."

But when Ye Xuan pushed open the pill chamber's door, he saw a white-haired old man standing outside, rubbing his hands and grinning foolishly at him.

"I am Bai Mu, Guildmaster of the Heavenly Profound Pill Society!"

Bai Mu wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and hurriedly said with a smile.

"Guildmaster Bai, what is it?"

Ye Xuan frowned.

"Could this old man appraise your pill? It would make ranking it more convenient." Bai Mu gave an awkward laugh and pointed at Ye Xuan's hand.

"All right!"

Ye Xuan nodded and handed over the thunder pill.

The head of this society probably wouldn't resort to forceful seizure.

The instant the thunder pill entered Bai Mu's hand, his body began to tremble.

Not only had he never seen this pill before, its grade was actually comparable to a Spirit Grade pill!?

This person's alchemy prowess had far surpassed his previous expectations!

He had originally thought Ye Xuan merely possessed aptitude, but now it was clear that was not the case at all!

Yet he had never heard of the Violet Firmament Sect possessing any alchemy inheritance!?

"Young friend, what is this pill called?"

After fondly playing with it for a moment, Bai Mu finally asked.

"I created this pill myself. I'll call it... the Violet Firmament Thunder Pill!"

Ye Xuan thought for a moment and decided to name it after the Violet Firmament Sect.

"You created it yourself!?"

Bai Mu was stunned.

Could such a young junior really create a Spirit Grade pill himself!?

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."

Ye Xuan, however, could not be bothered to explain. He took back the pill and prepared to leave.

"Young friend, where are you in such a hurry to go? Why not come sit with this old man for a while?" Bai Mu hurriedly said.

"To the Artificer Guild."

Ye Xuan did not even turn his head.

He had finished refining the pill. Naturally, he would use the remaining time to seize the championship of the artificer competition!

"The Artificer Guild? What are you going there for?"

Bai Mu was stunned.

Could this person also know how to forge!?

"Wait, the Artificer Guild?"

"Young friend, don't!"

Bai Mu came to his senses and slapped his thigh.

With such talent in Exotic Fire, if those old bastards in the Artificer Guild found out, how could that end well!?

But before Bai Mu could chase after him, Ye Xuan had already left the Pill Society and gone far away.

"Heh heh, in the end, you were thrown out, weren't you?"

Outside the Pill Society, Xiao Chengfeng saw Ye Xuan hurry out and immediately sneered.

Ye Xuan thought he was worthy of participating in the pill competition!?

How laughable!

"So soon? You're finished refining?"

When Nangong Fei saw Ye Xuan approach, she could not help asking in confusion.

Half the time stipulated for the pill competition still remained.

"Mm!"

Ye Xuan nodded, then handed the storage pouch containing the Violet Firmament Thunder Pill to the Sect Master of the Violet Firmament Sect.

The latter took the storage pouch and glanced inside. Her expression instantly changed.

"Ye Xuan, this... this was refined by you?"

After standing dazed for quite a while, Su Ziyun finally recovered.

Although she had never seen this thunder pill before, she could still sense the pure thunder energy within it. Its quality had already reached the Spirit Grade, making it an absolute tonic for her foundation!

"Of course!"

Ye Xuan nodded.

"What exactly did you refine!? Can it really take the alchemy championship?"

Nangong Fei asked doubtfully.

After all, she had wagered all her private savings this time.

"More than merely winning the alchemy championship."

Ye Xuan smiled mysteriously and asked, "Do you want to keep earning?"

"Of course I do! What are you planning?" Nangong Fei nodded vigorously.

"To the Artificer Guild!"

Ye Xuan shrugged, then led Chu Wan'er and the others straight toward the Artificer Guild opposite them.

"The Artificer Guild!?"

"Could it be that he came out early to participate in the artificer competition?"

"He knows how to forge?" Nangong Fei looked toward Lin Churan.

"I don't know. But I've never heard of anyone who excels at both forging and alchemy..." Lin Churan frowned.

"If that's really the case, then Ye Xuan is far too monstrous, isn't he?"

"Forget it. I'm going to ask my father for his little private treasury!"

Nangong Fei's eyes shifted as she ultimately decided to take a gamble!

It was not only because she was willing to trust Ye Xuan. She simply liked gambling.

Not long afterward, Ye Xuan entered the main hall of the Artificer Guild.

At this moment, the guild steward had already packed his things and was preparing to leave.

"Ye Xuan, Holy Son of the Violet Firmament Sect, is participating in the artificer competition!"

Ye Xuan's voice rang through the hall, leaving the steward stunned.

"The artificer competition!? Half the time has already passed, and you're only here now?"

"Half the time is enough!" Ye Xuan raised his hand. "My number tag."

"You're merely a Mortal Body. What could you possibly forge..."

The steward flew into a rage, but before he could finish, he was frightened into silence by Ye Xuan's suddenly icy gaze.

At that moment, it was as if he were staring at an enraged true dragon!

His Divine Soul trembled uncontrollably, and almost as though possessed, he handed a number tag to Ye Xuan.

Only after Ye Xuan took the number tag and left did the steward recover.

By then, his entire body was already drenched in cold sweat...

Upon arriving at the forging chamber, Ye Xuan took out the Heavenly Thunder Wood and the sword hilt he had obtained from the ancient coffin in the secret realm.

Previously, he had never possessed a sword of his own. Now that he had the Heavenly Thunder Wood, although it was not as precious as the Heavenly Thunder Seed, it was still an exceptional Heaven-tier forging material, comparable to Heavenly Gold Meteoric Iron!

Ye Xuan threw the entire Heavenly Thunder Wood into the great cauldron and once again summoned the three-layered thunderflame. In an instant, the temperature throughout the forging chamber soared wildly!

Meanwhile, on the top floor of the Artificer Guild, several artificer masters had already begun drafting the rankings.

The artificer competition differed from the pill competition. There were very few artificers among the sects of the four domains, and the threshold was extremely high, so the rankings had effectively been decided from the very beginning.

"Ji Fengliu's aptitude in forging is obvious to all. His peak first-grade Exotic Fire, the Wind Erosion Flame, is incomparably overbearing and is sufficient to rival a second-grade Exotic Fire!"

"Exactly. Moreover, all the materials he prepared this time are High-grade Heavenly Tier. Once the artifact is completed, it will certainly rank among the High-grade Heavenly Artifacts!"

"Just put him at the top of the rankings. There's no point in continuing to stand guard here."

The several artificer masters exchanged glances and were about to place Ji Fengliu's name at the top of the rankings.

"Hold it!"

But at that moment, the door to the top-floor room was blasted open.

A tall, burly figure charged in. He was bare-chested, and his dark-red hair blazed like searing flames.

"While I was away, who gave you permission to decide the top-ranked artificer!?"

He raised a hand, and a terrifying, savage aura sent several Artificer Guild masters tumbling through the air.

"P-President?"

"Why have you come out of seclusion!?"

Everyone was dumbfounded. The Artificer Guild president had been in secluded cultivation refining artifacts and had not shown himself for three months. Yet now that he had emerged, he actually objected to the ranking!?

"President, Ji Fengliu once received your praise and approval. Could there be a problem with naming him the foremost artificer?" someone asked aggrievedly as he climbed to his feet.

"Of course there's a problem. A huge one!"

The Artificer Guild president let out a cold snort, then directly controlled the formation's light screen and projected an image of the artifact-refining room where Ye Xuan was.

"Open your dog eyes and look! What is this!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at the light screen in confusion.

But in the next moment, they all froze!