Each Showing Their Skills
In the world of pills, Tier 8 Medicinal Pill are considered to be at the very top of the pyramid. Although there is only one grade difference between Tier 8 and Tier 7, it is a world of difference, like heaven and earth!
Furthermore, Tier 8 Medicinal Pill already possesses a trace of Spirituality, and one could even say it has some basic intelligence! In other words, Tier 8 Medicinal Pill already possesses its own life force! It can be considered a unique kind of living being!
Moreover, the classification of Tier 8 Medicinal Pill is more rigorous than imagined. Their quality cannot be determined by the naked eye or simple energy fluctuations, but by the color of the Pill Lightning it attracts when it takes shape!
The higher the quality of the elixir, the more colors of Pill Lightning it will generate when it takes shape.
It is said that if one can trigger the legendary Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, it means that the pill has advanced to the Tier 9 rank, which possesses the power to Seize Heaven and Earth's Creation! Such a pill is worthy of being called Divine Pill.
At this moment, Dan Chen successfully summoned Two-colored Thundercloud, which was to announce to the whole world that she had successfully refined a genuine Tier 8 Medicinal Pill, and not only that, but also an eighth-grade pill of extraordinary quality, possessing Two-color Pill Lightning Tier 8 Medicinal Pill!
At this moment, all eyes that looked at that frail and petite figure were filled with shock and awe. This girl, who usually kept a low profile, had actually made a name for herself at this final moment, becoming the first to step into the Hall of Tier 8!
The sky was vast, and the Cyan-Silver Two-Colored Thunder Cloud drawn by Dan Chen were like a king, emanating a vast and powerful thunderous pressure that enveloped all directions.
In comparison, the single silver Pill Lightning attracted by Song Qing and the others around them appeared extremely small and dim under the backdrop of these Two-colored Thundercloud, like fireflies compared to the bright moon.
Gazing at the magnificent and majestic Two-colored Thundercloud, Song Qing and the others opened their mouths, but their pride and smugness were instantly shattered, replaced by bitterness and helplessness.
The moment these Two-color Pill Lightning appeared, they completely suppressed the brilliance of these Seventh Grade Peak Pills, clearly drawing an insurmountable gap between them.
On the stone platform, Dan Chen stretched out her small hand and gently wiped away the bloodstains remaining at the corner of her mouth. Her pale, almost transparent face looked up at the Two-colored Thundercloud that belonged to her in the sky, and a faint smile of relief and pride appeared on her lips.
She stood up with some difficulty. Her slender and petite body seemed to contain a power that could shake the heavens and the earth, causing many powerful figures at the Dou Venerate level present to look at her with solemnity and not dare to underestimate her in the slightest.
Regardless of the final outcome of today's Pill Gathering, the name of the Dan Family will resound throughout the Middle Continent because of this unassuming little girl!
"Hehe, little Dan Chen, you've really improved a lot over the years, it's a pleasant surprise for your older sister. However, it won't be that easy for me, Cao Ying, to admit defeat..."
Just as a smile appeared on Dan Chen's face, a charming laugh with a unique magnetism and allure suddenly came from afar.
She turned her head and saw Cao Ying, dressed in a black dress, her figure Man Miao, slowly rising. Her stunningly beautiful face was now pale from exhaustion, but even so, the light in her peach blossom eyes and the smile on her lips remained confident and dazzling.
Alchemy was also a source of pride for Cao Ying that she held in high esteem. The title of "Demoness" was not undeserved; it was a title she earned through countless hours of hard work and talent.
After years of arduous cultivation in the Pill Tower and countless days and nights of research and refinement, today, let it be fully revealed under the spotlight, radiating its most dazzling brilliance!
A proud smile, like Fenghuang spreading its wings, appeared on Cao Ying's face. Her jade-like hands suddenly formed a complex and profound hand seal in front of her, followed by a clear and firm shout that resounded:
"Rise!"
"Bang!"
As the shout fell, a dazzling beam of light, even thicker and with more violent energy fluctuations than the one Dan Chen had before, burst forth from the Medicinal Cauldron in front of Cao Ying and shot straight into the sky occupied by the Two-colored Thundercloud!
A beam of light Space-Rending, hurtling upwards with a sharp whistling sound. In the sky, the clouds were once again churned wildly, then rapidly condensed! Under the gaze of countless shocked and almost numb eyes, a new Lei Yun swiftly took shape, and it too displayed two distinct colors—blue and silver!
However, those with keen eyesight and sharp senses could vaguely detect that beneath the blue and silver colors, there seemed to be a very faint, yet real, pale red hue!
This pale red hue, like blood-red threads, clung to the edge of the Lei Yun, adding to its eerie and powerful aura!
"Another... another Tier 8 Medicinal Pill! And judging by its color, it seems to be even stronger than Dan Chen's!!"
The entire square erupted in a frenzy at that moment, the roar almost shaking the sky! Countless people stared with bloodshot eyes at the newly appeared Lei Yun in the sky, their bodies trembling with excitement, their blood seemingly burning and roaring in their veins!
This was the true Peak Showdown the Pill Gathering they had been waiting for! Tier 8 Medicinal Pill appeared one after another!
Song Qing stared dumbfounded at the Three-Colored Embryonic Thunder Cloud with a hint of red that Cao Ying had summoned in the sky. A deep sense of defeat welled up in his heart like ice water, completely extinguishing any consolation he had felt earlier.
Compared to true prodigies like Cao Ying and Dan Chen, he was indeed far inferior... far too much...
"But thankfully, at least Xiao Yan and Lin Ming should also..." A sliver of hope had just begun to rise.
However, before the thought that had just crossed his mind could fully surface, his gaze suddenly stopped, as if drawn by a magnet, and fixed firmly on another stone platform in the distance.
Because there, the gaunt figure who had been sitting cross-legged like a stone sculpture for over twenty days— Xiao Yan —finally and slowly stood up!
Swish, swish, swish!
The moment Xiao Yan stood up, the countless fiery gazes that had been scattered over Cao Ying and Dan Chen in the square almost instantly shifted, carrying even stronger anticipation and curiosity, and suddenly stopped on him!
On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, Xuan Yi, and Yao Chen couldn't help but clench their hands slightly, their gazes filled with complex anticipation as they focused on the young figure standing under the dark clouds, slightly thin yet upright as a pine tree!
Back then, the man named Yao Chen standing next to them achieved the most brilliant glory of that year's Pill Gathering with an unparalleled and awe-inspiring presence, becoming famous throughout the continent!
Today, times have changed. Yao Chen, once hailed as the most dazzling genius in the Yao Realm, has returned to his old haunts to witness whether the disciple he painstakingly nurtured can once again carry on the glory and honor of their lineage.
Under the intense gaze of countless eyes, Xiao Yan slowly rose, his posture upright.
Thunder still roared in the sky, and the occasional blinding flashes of lightning illuminated his young and calm face, revealing a composure and fortitude beyond his years.
Looking at Xiao Yan as he stood up, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and the others, who had just accomplished a great feat, all shifted their gazes from the magnificent Lei Yun in the sky and focused on his body.
Cao Ying gazed at Xiao Yan's slender yet seemingly boundless power-filled back with a complex expression.
She knew in her heart that this young man, as a disciple of the Venerable Yao, was no less talented and tenacious in alchemy than she, the Demoness of the Pill Tower. This was the first time in years that she, with her proud and arrogant nature, had given such high praise to a man of the same age.
Of course, Lin Ming, who occupied the Central Stone Platform like a monster, was an exception. Cao Ying knew very well that she was currently no match for Lin Ming.
Dan Chen, her face pale, also fixed her clear eyes on Xiao Yan, her small hands clenching slightly.
She had some contact with Xiao Yan in the Pill Tower and knew that he was quite strong, but she never expected that this seemingly unassuming young man would actually be able to overcome all obstacles and reach the stage of the final battle, competing with these geniuses who had been famous since childhood.
"It is said that this boy is the disciple of that old fellow Yao Chen... I wonder how much of Yao Chen's skills he has learned..." The gray-haired old man, whom Xuan Kongzi and the others called the Old Monster Qing Hua, was now looking at Xiao Yan with great interest. His cloudy eyes flashed with a sharp light as he muttered to himself.
He and Yao Chen were old acquaintances, so he naturally paid more attention to Yao Chen's successor.
Xiao Yan remained oblivious to the countless gazes that pierced through his eyes, each carrying a different emotion—expectation, scrutiny, curiosity, and even disdain. His expression was calm and composed, but his dark eyes were fixed intently on the black Medicinal Cauldron before him, as if trying to see right through its walls.
A moment later, he took a deep breath of the air, which was filled with the scent of thunder and the Medicinal Fragrance, and then suddenly waved his sleeve!
"Clang!"
With a flick of Xiao Yan's sleeve, the incredibly heavy Cauldron Lid of the Black Demon Cauldron was instantly flung open by a clever force, spinning and landing to the side.
The instant the Cauldron Lid was lifted, a tremendous energy surge, like a volcano suppressed for ten thousand years, erupted wildly from within the Medicinal Cauldron, then crashed violently against the incredibly hard inner wall of the Black Demon Cauldron, producing a deafening clang of metal clashing against metal, a continuous buzzing sound!
Although the Black Demon Cauldron, a renowned Medicinal Cauldron on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, was there to block it, a portion of terrifying energy fluctuations, which could not be completely contained, still spread out like ripples.
The stone platforms closest to Xiao Yan shattered into countless stone fragments under the impact of this energy fluctuation, startling the contestants who had just finished refining pills on them, who turned pale and hurriedly retreated.
"Boom!"
Just as the earth-shattering energy fluctuations spread, the Black Demon Cauldron suddenly trembled violently. Immediately afterward, a massive White-Cyan Fire Pillar, mixed with immense medicinal power and nascent Spirituality, tore through the sky with a whoosh and shot into the heavens under the watchful eyes of many astonished onlookers!
A pillar of fire shot into the sky, its intense flames illuminating the surrounding dim sky. This extraordinary sight, stretching across the heavens and earth, could be clearly seen for miles around!
The powerful energy fluctuations emanating from within the pillar of fire were so strong that they terrified many of the powerful individuals in the plaza.
"This fluctuation..."
On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi's gaze narrowed slightly, his Soul Power subtly sensing, and he spoke softly.
"It's definitely Tier 8 Medicinal Pill. This kid really was holding back before, hiding his strength. But I wonder how many colors of Pill Lightning this Tier 8 Medicinal Pill can attract?"
As soon as Xuan Kongzi finished speaking, the strange mist at the end of the towering pillar of fire was also drawn in and rapidly condensed. After a while, under the tense gazes of countless people, it condensed into the shape of Lei Yun!
The entire arena fell silent instantly, holding its breath. Countless eyes were fixed on the churning Lei Yun in the sky, their hearts seemingly stopping.
Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, the Lei Yun churned violently, and then, slowly and clearly, the colors of blue and silver appeared...
"Two colors! It's actually Two-colored Thundercloud!"
As people gazed at the colors revealed by the Lei Yun, a murmur of surprise mixed with a hint of disappointment arose around the plaza. Although the two colors were powerful, with Dan Chen Zhu Yu already before them, it seemed that this was not beyond their expectations.