Bodhi Primordial Beginning Pill
Lin Ming's Ice Puppet not only withstood the devastating Eight-and-a-Half-Colored Pill Lightning with earth-shattering force, but also indirectly helped everyone in the square while absorbing the Pill Lightning.
After all, the power of Pill Lightning is not something to be trifled with.
When an ordinary Alchemist refines a high-grade pill and triggers Pill Lightning, it often requires a tremendous amount of effort, and may even require inviting a powerful Protector to barely withstand the attack; the process is extremely dangerous.
Today, at the finals of the Pill Gathering, besides Lin Ming, Xiao Yan, Old Monster Qing Hua, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and others have also refined pills that can trigger Pill Lightning.
If the Ice Puppet hadn't attracted and devoured all the sky-filling Pill Lightning, including Xiao Yan's powerful Five-Colored Pill Lightning, these people would probably have immediately been caught up in a chaotic and miserable struggle to resist the pill Pill Lightning. A single misstep could have resulted in the destruction of their pills and injuries to themselves.
Now, they hardly have to do anything; the Pill Lightning that were supposed to strike their pills are automatically drawn away, absorbed, and neutralized by the Ice Puppet.
This undoubtedly saved them a tremendous amount of trouble, allowing them to preserve the elixir and safely pass through this final hurdle.
It could be said that Lin Ming's seemingly flamboyant actions inadvertently helped all the contestants who successfully refined high-grade pills to avert a catastrophe.
As the thick, terrifying Eight-and-a-Half Colors Lei Yun in the sky completely dissipated, warm sunlight, like a golden veil, once again poured down from the azure sky, gently illuminating this world that had just experienced the devastating ravages of Pill Lightning.
The sunlight dissipated the lingering rage and Destructive Aura in the air, bringing a warm and comfortable feeling. The transformation from extreme oppression to sudden relaxation, the relief of surviving a catastrophe, made many people in the square breathe a long sigh of relief, their faces showing an unusual sense of rebirth, as if they had just walked through the gates of hell.
After thoroughly enjoying the rare and peaceful sunshine, everyone's gaze suddenly and in unison turned towards the high platform where Xuan Kongzi and the others were located.
Now, this dramatic and spectacular alchemy Pill Gathering has come to a complete close. Next, it's time to announce the final results and decide who will claim the supreme glory and the Three Thousand Burning Flame...
Under the intense, expectant, and tense gazes of the entire audience, Xuan Kongzi on the high platform smiled slightly, then slowly took a step forward. His gaze swept across the remaining dozen or so stone platforms in the sky, and then, with boundless admiration and amazement, stopped on the slender figure in a blue robe who had remained calm and composed throughout.
"At times like these, I won't say anything more."
Xuan Kongzi's calm yet authoritative voice clearly resounded throughout the entire venue.
"The Pill Lightning has dissipated, so please, all participants still on the stone platform, take out the pills you have refined."
Upon hearing Xuan Kongzi's voice, the dozen or so people still standing on the stone platform hesitated for a moment before raising their hands.
Instantly, round and translucent pills, each emitting a different luster, slowly floated up from their hands and hovered in mid-air in front of them.
The moment these pills appeared, the already rich Medicinal Fragrance in this world became almost tangible, making people feel refreshed and happy.
Countless eyes followed this gaze.
Among the suspended pills, nine were brimming with energy and dazzling in luster, resembling luminous pearls. They had all reached the Tier 7 High-Grade! Such pills would normally cause a great deal of frenzied pursuit and competition.
However, at this moment, these nine Tier 7 High-Grade pills did not attract much attention from those with exceptional knowledge.
Because almost everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the five pills that were suspended higher up, surrounded by nine Tier 7 Medicinal Pill like stars around the moon!
To be precise, there were four Tier 8 Medicinal Pills, each shrouded in a faint Spirit Mist, that had transcended the realm of ordinary pills, and... that one at the very center, standing proudly in the world as if reigning supreme!
Although Tier 7 and Tier 8 Medicinal Pill may look similar, even someone who knows nothing about alchemy can immediately see the essential difference between them! And that difference is Spirituality!
Tier 7 Medicinal Pill, though rich in energy, are "dead pills," lacking inherent vitality and spiritual essence. Tier 8 Medicinal Pill, on the other hand, possess their own Spirituality; only such pills can be called "living pills" or "spiritual pills"!
The four Tier 8 Medicinal Pills, as soon as they appeared, seemed to sense each other's presence and threat, and spontaneously retreated some distance from each other, forming a faint standoff.
Among the five pills, Cao Ying's and Dan Chen's pills had slightly weaker Spirituality. Even so, the faint Spirituality mist surrounding the pills actually condensed into the image of a charming and agile fox and a timid little rabbit, which were very lifelike!
Tier 8 Medicinal Pill already possess Spirituality. It seems that this is indeed true. They can even condense into corresponding Spirituality forms based on their own medicinal properties!
This spectacle was something many present were seeing for the first time, immediately drawing countless astonished and admiring glances. Tier 8 Medicinal Pill —truly extraordinary!
Not far from the two Shaping Pills that Cao Ying and Dan Chen had, there were two other pills that were relatively "enormous".
Among them, the Spirit Mist around the Old Monster Qing Hua's pill churned and condensed into a steady and heavy bear shape. However, it did not have any intention of actively fighting for it. Instead, it obediently guarded its own territory. Its nascent Spirituality could clearly sense that if it really clashed with that other, even more terrifying existence, it would definitely not be able to withstand it.
At this moment, around Xiao Yan's Bone-Growing Blood-Melding Pill, dense Spirit Qi surged rapidly like a tide, and then transformed into a small, dark red dragon about half a meter long, with clear scales and claws, and lifelike!
The little dragon coiled and danced, emitting deep and powerful roars, revealing the immense Blood Qi and extraordinary Spirituality it contained!
As these Tier 8 Medicinal Pill materialized, beams of light of various colors suddenly emerged from them, arranging themselves in the shape of pyramids in the sky. And at the apex of those pyramids, there was none other than the dark red dragon transformed from Xiao Yan's Bone-Growing Blood-Melding Pill!
It roared to the sky, and a dazzling Five-Colored Light burst forth from its body, like a small, radiant sun, emitting a dazzling brilliance in the sky and suppressing the light of the other three Tier 8 Medicinal Pills!
This is the power of the Five-Colored Pill Lightning Tier 8 Medicinal Pill!
However, just as this pyramid structure was taking shape, and Xiao Yan's elixirs seemed poised to secure his runner-up position—
The seemingly unassuming, Chaos Color Pill that had been quietly floating in front of Lin Ming finally moved.
There was no earth-shattering fanfare, only a simple and unpretentious restraint.
Suddenly, a surge of Chaos Spirit Qi, so dense it was almost tangible, burst forth from the pill!
The Spirit Qi did not simply condense into a beast shape, but under the gaze of countless shocked eyes, it quickly outlined and condensed into a Human Form phantom about a foot tall, sitting cross-legged!
Although the Human Form phantom's features were indistinct, it possessed an unparalleled aura that encompassed the Eight Desolations and held sway over creation!
At the very moment the Human Form phantom solidified, a powerful and ancient dragon's roar and a clear and sacred phoenix's cry simultaneously emanated from within the elixir, resounding through the heavens!
Immediately afterwards, everyone was horrified to see that on the left arm of the blurry Human Form phantom, a miniature Chaos light dragon coiled and coiled, its head held high; on its right shoulder, a divine Chaos light phoenix stood quietly, its phoenix eyes looking down arrogantly! And beneath its feet, dense Spirit Qi directly condensed into an ancient and majestic throne, lifting it into the void!
Dragons coil and phoenixes stand, spirits gather on the throne!
In that instant, everyone, even those with weaker Soul Power, clearly perceived just how terrifying, how pure, how seemingly capable of creating the world, the Chaos energy and supreme Spirituality contained within that small pill was!
The moment the "Bodhi Primordial Beginning Pill" revealed its true Spirituality form, the pyramid in the sky formed by the light of the other four Tier 8 Medicinal Pill crumbled and collapsed instantly, almost like ice and snow meeting the sun!
Xiao Yan's originally dazzling five-colored dragon abruptly stopped its roar, and its light dimmed rapidly, as if it had encountered absolute suppression at the source of its bloodline, and it trembled and curled up.
Cao Ying's spirit fox, Dan Chen's jade rabbit, and Old Monster Qing Hua's bear form could barely maintain their forms, their Spirit Mist dissipated, and their light vanished!
On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi looked at all the other pills, which were suppressed by Lin Ming's pill's Spirituality and dared not resist in the slightest, like subjects meeting an emperor. He couldn't help but stroke his beard and smile, his eyes filled with amazement.
However, even he was filled with curiosity about this pill that Lin Ming had never seen or heard of before.
Xuan Kongzi turned his gaze to Lin Ming and asked in a gentle voice, "Young friend Lin Ming, may I ask the name of this Peerless Spirit Pill that you refined, which triggered Eight-and-a-Half-Colored Pill Lightning? I have never heard of it before."
Lin Ming made no attempt to conceal anything, calmly and clearly answering under the gaze of everyone present. "Reporting to Xuan Kongzi, this pill is called the Bodhi Primordial Beginning Pill! It was created by me based on a five-colored, Eighth Grade Pill Recipe called the 'Primordial Beginning Pill,' combined with my own insights and the classics I read in the Pill Tower, through repeated deduction, refinement, and improvement."
"Bodhi Primordial Beginning Pill... deduced and improved the five-colored pill formula to become Eight-and-a-Half Colors..." Xuan Kongzi murmured, repeating it over and over, his eyes filled with even greater shock.
Immediately, he took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, his gaze sweeping across the entire hall, and announced in a loud voice, as resounding as a great bell, that it echoed in everyone's ears:
"The most precious and Spirituality extraordinary elixir has been born at this year's Pill Gathering! It is also the strongest elixir ever recorded in the history of our Pill Tower to have appeared at Pill Gathering!"
He suddenly raised his arm, pointing to the illusory image of the elixir, coiled like a dragon and phoenix, seated on the throne of spirit. His voice rose sharply, filled with boundless excitement and glory:
"It is— the Bodhi Primordial Beginning Pill!"
"And its owner... is the ultimate champion of this year's Pill Gathering... a being who broke countless records and created unprecedented miracles."
The entire audience held their breath; you could hear a pin drop.
Xuan Kongzi's gaze finally settled on the young man in the blue robe, and with all his might, he shouted out the name that was destined to resound throughout the entire Dou Qi Continent:
"That is Lin Ming!"