Just as the seven Old Ancestors surrounded the Heaven-Refining Furnace, their faces full of anticipation and greed, the clear night sky beyond the great hall suddenly changed!
Dark clouds churned, fierce winds howled, and thunder rumbled through the clouds as though thousands of troops were galloping across the heavens. Silver-white lightning tore through the sky, lighting the land as brightly as day. Then strange visions appeared overhead: a true dragon coiled among the clouds and roared to the heavens; a Phoenix spread its wings and soared, scattering rosy light across the sky; a Qilin walked through fire, lotuses blooming beneath its hooves; a Black Tortoise bore mountains and rivers on its back, steady as a mountain. A colossal phantom of a Bull Demon stood between heaven and earth, a scorpion's shadow stretched across the firmament, a Snake Demon wound along like a river, and a Flying Fish leaped from the sea... Phantoms of all manner of demon beasts appeared in turn, as though every living thing in heaven and earth resonated with this moment!
The seven Old Ancestors rushed out of the hall and gazed skyward, their faces alight with wild delight.
"An omen! An omen from heaven!" The Scorpion Race Old Ancestor was so excited that its tail hook trembled. "This is the sign that an unparalleled Divine Pill is about to emerge! Hahahaha! Our breakthrough is within reach!"
"This spectacle is grander than the celestial phenomena I summoned when I attempted to reach the Eighth Realm! The pill will succeed! It must!" The Bull Demon Old Ancestor threw back his head and laughed, his voice shaking the surrounding wilderness.
The Vermilion Bird Old Ancestor's face glowed as well, its eyes blazing. "All the effort we poured into this was worth it! Once this pill is complete, forget the