Xiao Yan's madness
Despite the astonishment, confusion, and even looks at him as if he were crazy coming from all directions, Xiao Yan, as the person involved, was not distracted or shaken in the slightest.
His entire focus was on the dark red pill in his palm and the pillar of light that connected to the remaining energy of heaven and earth.
Although the elixir has already taken shape and triggered the Three-color Pill Lightning, this does not mean that he has lost his qualification for the final competition!
Tier 8 Medicinal Pill are far superior to ordinary pills.
The most distinctive feature of this grade of pill is that it has already developed its own Spirituality! And it is precisely because of this Spirituality, which is like the embryonic form of life, that makes the Tier 8 Medicinal Pill so precious and powerful.
The more Spirituality and intelligent a pill is, the higher its quality will be. This has been an immutable law in the Yao Realm since ancient times!
In other words, at the Tier 8 level, simply focusing on the quantity and purity of the energy contained within the elixir is no longer the most important criterion. Enhancing the Spirituality inherent in the elixir itself is the true priority!
Some pills with extremely high Spirituality can even automatically absorb pure energy from heaven and earth to replenish and improve themselves, just like cultivators, making them living beings among pills!
Therefore, the strength and level of Spirituality are the most important factors determining the final quality of Tier 8 Medicinal Pill!
Although the Bone-Growing Blood-Melding Pill has now taken shape and its medicinal power is stable, the Spirituality it contains has not yet reached a perfectly stable state and still has room for growth and improvement.
If a method can be found to stimulate and enhance the Spirituality of a pill at this time, then the overall quality of the pill will also be qualitatively improved with this final leap in Spirituality!
Of course, this sounds simple, but in reality it is extremely difficult, even defying the heavens.
Once a pill is formed, all the pure medicinal power within it is maintained in an extremely delicate balance, like a well-assembled precision instrument. Trying to forcibly add anything, especially something that directly affects the core of the pill's Spirituality, could easily disrupt that fragile balance if the Soul Power is slightly off.
Damage to the pills or a decline in quality are minor issues. However, if it causes a chain reaction of energy collapse within the pills, ultimately leading to an explosion, the terrifying consequences at close range would be unbearable even for Dou Zun expert.
Therefore, even among truly powerful and experienced Alchemy Grandmaster, very few dare to forcibly improve the quality of a pill after it has taken shape, especially after it has undergone the baptism of Pill Lightning. The risks involved far exceed those of the refining process itself.
However, while others might not dare to do it, Xiao Yan did it! Because he had received the lifelong inheritance of his teacher, the Venerable Yao Yao Chen! Among them was this heaven-defying method of forcibly enhancing the Spirituality of a pill after it has taken shape— Spirit Ascension!
With his eyes slightly closed, Xiao Yan took a deep breath of the air, which carried the aura of thunder and the lingering Medicinal Fragrance, clearing his mind of all distractions. Then, he suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, his dark pupils flashing with a rock-solid determination and a hint of madness!
He suddenly clenched his hand, which had been inside the remaining pillar of energy, and an astonishing suction force burst forth from his palm. This not only stabilized the remaining Heaven and Earth Energy and earth within the pillar of energy, but also subtly established a connection with the Three-colored Thundercloud in the sky that had not yet completely dissipated.
Immediately, under the watchful eyes of countless people, Xiao Yan slowly withdrew his hand from the pillar of light.
As he withdrew his hand, a pill about the size of a thumb, with a deep dark red color, appeared in the sight of everyone present.
The surface of this pill is extremely smooth and round, like a gemstone that has been perfectly polished. But what is most surprising and eye-catching is not its color or shape, but the faint, almost living, Spirituality mist that surrounds the entire pill!
These mists seemed to possess some kind of nascent intelligence, sometimes condensing into a blurry dragon shape and swirling around, sometimes spreading out like a hazy glow, and sometimes transforming into the outline of a tiny human face, slowly flowing and changing around the elixir, looking exceptionally mysterious and magical!
This is the sign that the Spirituality of Tier 8 Medicinal Pill is manifesting!
As Xiao Yan removed the pill from the energy beam, his expression instantly became extremely serious, and fine beads of sweat even appeared on his forehead.
This so-called Method of Spirit Ascension was his teacher, Venerable Yao's, most proud and dangerous masterpiece. It was a secret technique for pushing the limits of Tier 8 Medicinal Pill.
However, even Yao Chen himself, the creator of this method, rarely used it in his illustrious life. This is because such a method of forcibly cultivating the spirit and Defying Fate places extremely high demands on the caster's Soul Power Control, the precise manipulation of flames, and the grasp of timing. It is almost abnormal!
If Xiao Yan hadn't successfully advanced his Soul Power to the Spirit Realm and hadn't just undergone the baptism of refining Tier 8 Medicinal Pill, placing him in a profound and peak state, even he would never have dared to dabble in such an extremely dangerous pill-refining secret method.
Xiao Yan stared intently at the dark red pill that floated quietly in his palm, still pulsating slightly as if it had its own pulse, his eyes sharp as knives.
A moment later, he withdrew his hand, and the Bone-Growing Blood-Melding Pill slowly floated in the void a foot in front of him, its surface swirling with Spirit Mist, appearing somewhat mischievous and restless.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yan's eyes sharpened, and he suddenly raised his empty left hand. The Fused Exotic Fire, intertwined with white and blue, rose from his palm with a "poof" sound!
As soon as the flame appeared, Xiao Yan waved his sleeve, and the ball of white- Green Flames quickly shot out. Under the gaze of countless horrified eyes, it completely enveloped the dark red pill in front of him that had just undergone the baptism of Pill Lightning and whose Spirituality had just begun to form!
The intense heat and the icy chill permeated the air simultaneously, beginning to temper the seemingly fragile pill!
"This guy's gone mad!!"
"He... he wants to destroy the elixir?!"
"A newly refined Tier 8 Medicinal Pill! You're going to burn it with Heavenly Flames like that?!"
Xiao Yan's actions immediately caused a huge commotion and uproar throughout the arena! Countless people stared at Xiao Yan in disbelief, their faces filled with absurdity and confusion. Could it be that this guy, seeing no hope of winning the championship, had lost his composure and wanted to destroy his own pill?!
Xuan Kongzi and the others on the high platform also looked astonished and puzzled, their brows furrowed.
A moment later, it was the well-traveled and knowledgeable beauty in Xuan Yi who came to her senses first. Her eyes flickered slightly, as if she were recalling something extremely distant. After a moment, she suddenly spoke softly, her voice carrying a hint of disbelief and realization.
"I wonder if you guys still remember... what Yao Chen did at the Alchemist Grand Meet back then, when he was refining Tier 8 Medicinal Pill, and what... what a crazy thing he did at the end?"
Upon hearing the beautiful woman's words, Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi both trembled violently, their eyes flashing with horror. They turned to look at Yao Chen beside them, exclaiming in shock, "Old Yao! You... you didn't pass on your extremely dangerous 'Method of Spirit Ascension' to Xiao Yan, did you?!"
Upon seeing this, Yao Chen's face showed an extremely complex expression, which contained worry, helplessness, and a hint of deeply hidden pride.
He gazed at the young figure on the stone platform, who appeared exceptionally stubborn and lonely, enveloped in the Heavenly Flames. In the end, he could only sigh and nod helplessly.
At this moment, he even regretted passing on this secret technique, which he himself had been extremely cautious about, to Xiao Yan. He knew better than anyone the danger of this technique. One wrong move and it would be utter destruction.
Under the watchful eyes of countless people—some shocked, some confused, some mocking, and some expectant—the dark red pill, tightly enveloped in white -Green Flames, suddenly began to tremble subtly and at a high frequency!
Immediately, everyone was astonished to see that the originally smooth and round surface of the pill, under the burning of the Heavenly Flames and the forceful intervention of Xiao Yan's Soul Power, had quietly become uneven, as if the internal Spirituality structure was being forcibly broken apart and reassembled!
A denser, pale red Spirituality mist, even more concentrated than before, was forced to emanate from within the pill, attempting to escape. However, enveloped by the perfect cage formed by the white Green Flames, it could not break free no matter what, and could only futilely roll and crash within the range of the flames.
Xiao Yan stared intently at the pill, its surface gradually drying out and even developing fine cracks in the flames, his heart pounding in his chest.
He could feel the fear and struggle of the nascent Spirituality within the pill. When the primordial Spirituality mist within the pill was almost ruthlessly drawn out and forced out by the Heavenly Flames and Soul Power, his eyes suddenly narrowed!
Now!
His free hand suddenly flicked its fingers across the Storage Ring with lightning speed!
A strange ball of light, about the size of a soybean, radiating a soft white light and containing countless tiny points of light that seemed to twinkle like stars, suddenly shot out from its Storage Ring!
As soon as the ball of light appeared, it emitted a strange fluctuation that was pure and gentle, yet far surpassed the Spirituality of the elixir itself!
This was precisely the precious Spirituality substance that his teacher, Yao Chen, had prepared for him some time ago to help him comprehend the Tier 8 Spirituality and nourish his soul!
Yao Chen's original intention was for him to slowly absorb and comprehend it during his daily cultivation. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xiao Yan Deadly Land took it out and wanted to use it as nourishment for "Spirit Ascension" of the pill!
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yan manipulated the Spiritual Light Cluster with his Soul Power, transforming it into a tiny white beam that shot with pinpoint accuracy into the white -Green Flames enveloping the pill, directly colliding with the dark red pill whose surface was cracked and Spirituality had been temporarily extracted!
Next comes the most dangerous step—merging with the newly born Spirituality to complete the Spirit Ascension!
If successful, the quality of the elixir will leap forward!
If we fail, all our previous efforts will be in vain!
Dan destroyed and people were injured!