The Provocation
(Sorry, I got the time setting wrong.)
Though Lu Xiaotian's fine control of pill energy might not have surpassed that of the third-tier Pill Saints present—and might even have fallen a little short of someone like Hu Jianyi—his overall strength was still exceptional. In the eyes of most of the third-tier Pill Saints, Yihua Daoist's decision to have Lu Xiaotian replace Hu Jianyi had been a wise one.
After finishing the task at hand, Lu Xiaotian still had plenty of energy left to keep an eye on what was happening with Yihua Daoist. The alchemy process had now reached its most essential stage, and not a single third-tier Pill Saint wanted to miss a single fascinating detail.
But each Pill Saint was busy with their own tasks and didn't have the same energy to spare as Lu Xiaotian.
The vast pill energy in the sky surged straight into the clouds. All the medicinal liquids converged into a mighty torrent, forming a huge sphere that spun at astonishing speed.
Alchemy had entered its final, critical stage. The third-tier Pill Saints at the eight subsidiary altars circled the core of the entire pill formation, constantly shifting positions. The final wave of medicinal liquid was now flowing toward Lu Xiaotian.
"Something's wrong!" As Lu Xiaotian drew this wave of medicinal liquid into his furnace, he suddenly sensed that one stream carried a strange devouring force. It had come from Hu Jianyi.
Lu Xiaotian glanced at Hu Jianyi and saw a bewildered look on his face.
What a formidable Corroding Slaughter Heart Demon! It had managed to influence Hu Jianyi, a third-tier Pill Saint, with such a method, without even Yihua Daoist, a mighty Golden Immortal, noticing. Its methods were truly impossible to guard against.
It seemed Hu Jianyi himself hadn't realized