The Answer Revealed
"Wait! Look! The Lei Yun are still churning! And they're even showing color!"
However, these uproars had barely begun when suddenly, even sharper and more excited cries of surprise rang out!
Hearing these exclamations, many people were startled and quickly focused their attention again on the churning Lei Yun in the distant sky! Sure enough, beneath the blue and silver colors, a bright red color began to emerge, like ink dripping into clear water, and quickly spread and deepened!
After a while, the red became even more vivid and dazzling. Eventually, the intensity and extent of its color were no less than that of the previous blue and silver!
Once the dazzling red color had completely stabilized and appeared, the Lei Yun thunderclouds finally gradually stopped, and then completely solidified into three brilliant and distinct colors—blue, silver, and red!
"It's Three-colored Thundercloud!!"
"My God! It really is tricolor! The colors are even richer and more complete than Miss Cao Ying's Pill Lightning!"
"Just who is this Xiao Yan? He's not well-known, yet he's even inferior to Cao Ying, the Demoness from the Pill Tower?"
The entire massive plaza erupted in uproar and commotion at that moment! Xiao Yan's reputation was far less renowned than Cao Ying's; in fact, many had never even heard of him before this Pill Gathering. But his sudden emergence and performance had directly surpassed Cao Ying's, triggering a complete Three-color Pill Lightning!
Such achievements are enough to make him the biggest dark horse of this year's Pill Gathering, making him famous overnight!
"This guy... how is this possible... how could he possibly refine Tier 8 Medicinal Pill with Three-color Pill Lightning?!"
Song Qing stared dumbfounded at the dazzling Three-colored Thundercloud in the sky, feeling dizzy and her mind went blank, filled with disbelief.
He knew very well that, based on his previous understanding and judgment, Xiao Yan's alchemy skills were at most at the Tier 7 High-Grade. How could he possibly achieve such a huge leap at this Pill Gathering, refining Tier 8 Medicinal Pill, and Tier 8 Medicinal Pill that even attracted Three-colored Thundercloud!
What truly shocked Song Qing, and all the discerning people present, was...
Xiao Yan has already refined Tier 8 Medicinal Pill with Three-color Pill Lightning, so what about Lin Ming, who has occupied the most central position from the beginning, whose aura has always been unfathomable, and who has even attracted the special attention of the Pill Tower Giant...?
What kind of astonishing elixir will he refine? And how many different colored Pill Lightning will he unleash?!
In an instant, everyone's gaze involuntarily turned with indescribable shock and extreme curiosity to the very center of the silent stone platform, still shrouded in purplish-red flames.
"Three-color Pill Lightning... Heh, Xuan Kongzi, it seems you've lost again this time..."
On the high platform, the beautiful woman in Xuan Yi gazed at the dazzling Three-colored Thundercloud that belonged to Xiao Yan in the sky. Her gaze then turned to the figure on the stone platform, who, though slender, seemed capable of holding up the sky. A complex and enigmatic smile appeared on her charming face as she sighed softly.
She was referring, of course, to a bet she made with Xuan Kongzi regarding Xiao Yan's final performance.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi's gaze remained fixed on the Three-colored Thundercloud in the sky. A trace of reminiscence and emotion flashed across his deep eyes. After a long while, he slowly withdrew his gaze, looked at Yao Chen beside him, sighed, and said with a somewhat complicated expression.
"Yao Chen, you old codger, even in your previous soul-like state, the disciples you trained are still beyond the reach of Pill Tower Giant... It seems I still cannot defeat you after all."
These words carried a hint of helplessness, but more than anything, they expressed a sense of satisfaction at witnessing the enduring legacy of our ancestors.
"This young man possesses unwavering resolve, exceptional talent, and, most importantly, an indomitable spirit. The fact that he refined this Bone-Growing Blood-Melding Pill to the point of triggering Three-color Pill Lightning speaks volumes about the effort and fortune he amassed."
The dark-skinned, stern-faced Tian Lei Zi finally revealed an undisguised smile of admiration on his usually rigid face. His voice was deep as he said, "Your disciple, Xiao Yan, has a bright future ahead of him. He might even surpass his master, reaching heights that neither of us has ever reached..."
Upon hearing this, both Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi nodded slightly, deeply agreeing. The former First Revolution his gaze and suddenly looked at the two stone platforms where the outcome was still uncertain—the location where Old Monster Qing Hua and Lin Ming were.
Now, only these two remain whose Trump Card are yet to be revealed. Their final results will determine the ultimate Pill Gathering Champion, captivating the hearts of countless people.
"Old man Qinghua has been hiding his abilities all this time, he must have some strength. As for that little monster Lin Ming..." Xuan Kongzi muttered to himself, his eyes filled with anticipation and a hint of barely perceptible tension, "I wonder who will ultimately emerge victorious..."
As if hearing Xuan Kongzi's silent mutterings, after Xiao Yan's Three-colored Thundercloud completely condensed, causing the entire audience to boil over, the Old Monster Qing Hua, who had been meditating with his eyes closed in the distance, finally made a move.
He flicked his sleeve lightly, as if sweeping away dust, and slowly stood up after Xiao Yan.
The Old Monster Qing Hua stood up, a smile playing on his gentle, wrinkled face. He glanced at Xiao Yan on the stone platform not far away, nodded slightly, and with a slight movement of his lips, a voice so faint that only Xiao Yan could hear it reached the latter's ears.
"Good job, little guy, you didn't embarrass your bastard teacher Yao Chen..."
Xiao Yan was taken aback by the sudden telepathic message from the unfamiliar gray-haired old man. However, judging from the familiar and even slightly teasing tone in his words, it was clear that he had a close relationship with his teacher Yao Chen. Xiao Yan did not dare to be negligent and respectfully bowed in the direction of the Old Monster Qing Hua.
Seeing this, the Old Monster Qing Hua's smile widened. Then, his gaze turned to Lin Ming, who had not made much of a move from beginning to end, on the Central Stone Platform. His turbid eyes narrowed slightly, and a deep sense of solemnity flashed across them.
He could clearly sense that this silent young man in blue robes was definitely not an ordinary person! Although his aura was restrained, the faint fluctuations that emanated from him, as well as the subtle aura emanating from his Medicinal Cauldron that even made him feel a little uneasy... all indicated that what this young man was planning was by no means trivial!
This feeling lingered in Old Monster Qing Hua's mind for a moment before he forcibly suppressed it.
Now was not the time to be distracted. He focused his mind, his gaze sharpening once more as he fixed his eyes on the Medicinal Cauldron before him. Then, under the watchful eyes of countless others, he flicked his sleeve, sending a gentle gust of wind that knocked the heavy Cauldron Lid off its hinges.
"Clang!"
The Cauldron Lid slid off, making a crisp, tinkling sound.
The next instant, a terrifying energy fluctuation, no less powerful than when Xiao Yan's pill was created, surged out from the cauldron like a sleeping Fierce Beasts awakening! Immediately, a thick beam of energy shot into the sky, Space-Rending with a sharp whistling sound, shooting straight into the heavens!
Countless gazes immediately converged on the end of the beam of light that swept across the sky, and hearts leaped into their throats once more.
The few minutes of waiting felt longer than before. Then, the space began to ripple slightly, and the strange mist, drawn in from all directions, quickly gathered and transformed into a new Lei Yun!
As soon as the Lei Yun formed, they began to churn violently, like boiling water. Two distinct colors—blue and silver—were the first to appear, eliciting gasps of surprise. But this was not the end!
Then, under the watchful eyes of countless tense gazes, another color quietly emerged from the churning clouds!
The three colors intertwined and collided in the Lei Yun. After a period of violent churning, the colors of the Pill Lightning finally solidified and stabilized on the three colors!
"It's also Three-color Pill Lightning?"
As the Lei Yun finally solidified into three colors and slowly ceased their churning, a series of exclamations of surprise rippled through the plaza. No one had expected that this seemingly unremarkable gray-haired old man possessed such profound knowledge of alchemy!
Upon closer inspection, the Three-color Pill Lightning unleashed by the Old Monster Qing Hua was remarkably similar to Xiao Yan's previous Three-color Pill Lightning in terms of the scale of the Lei Yun, the power of the lightning contained within, and the concentration and stability of the colors! To the naked eye alone, it was difficult to discern which was superior; they seemed to be evenly matched!
"Three-color Pill Lightning, and its energy is solid and its attributes are stable... This old fellow Qinghua's alchemy skills have improved considerably compared to back then..."
Looking at the Three-colored Thundercloud that occupied a place in the sky, Xuan Kongzi and the others on the high platform nodded slightly and said softly with a hint of emotion in their voices.
"Now, Xiao Yan and the Old Monster Qing Hua both possess Three-color Pill Lightning, Dan Chen and Cao Ying possess two-colored, Song Qing and the others are at the peak of the Tier 7..." The beautiful woman in Xuan Yi' eyes flickered, finally settling on the last stone platform, still shrouded in purplish-red flames and unusually silent, as she slowly said, "Next, there's only that little guy left..."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Yao Chen all nodded slightly, turning all their attention to the final, yet-to-be-revealed figure— Lin Ming.
Once the Three-color Pill Lightning of the Old Monster Qing Hua was fully formed, the thunder it attracted roared in the clouds. After the audience marveled and discussed it for a while, the noise gradually subsided.
Immediately, almost everyone's gazes, filled with various emotions—curiosity, anticipation, shock, and even a hint of disbelief—unanimously converged on the last and most prominent stone platform, like Hundred Rivers Return to Sea.
There, at the focal point of countless gazes, a young figure in a green robe remained seated Cross-legged, as still as an ancient rock. Before him, the Dark-Red Myriad Beast Cauldron floated silently, its purplish-red flames burning steadily, showing no signs of the violent bursts of energy that were about to Pill Formation. Instead, it exuded a strange tranquility, as if returning to simplicity.
However, it was precisely this unusual tranquility that stirred an indescribable tremor in the hearts of everyone who understood the formation process of Tier 8 Medicinal Pill.
Storms often arise after the calmest of times.
The grand finale is finally about to begin.
Everyone's breathing slowed unconsciously at this moment, their eyes wide open, afraid of missing a single moment. They were all waiting, wanting to see what kind of earth-shattering miracle this young man, who had displayed astonishing strength and courage from the very beginning, could create on the final stage of the Pill Gathering!