Having received Cao Ying's signal, the last trace of worry in Xiao Yan's heart vanished.
With the order to officially begin, pill cauldrons appeared in overwhelming numbers, finally crashing heavily onto the stone platforms. Deep metallic clangs rang continuously through the sky.
At the sight of the densely packed pill cauldrons, low murmurs of astonishment rose from the square. This was likely the first time they had seen so many high-quality pill cauldrons appear at once.
Among them, the most eye-catching were naturally Xiao Yan's Black Demon Cauldron and Wei Jiangyuan's Jade Mountain Cauldron, as both were ranked on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking. There were quite a few knowledgeable people at the Pill Convention, and it did not take long for someone to recognize these two heavyweight cauldrons.
By comparison, everyone else's pill cauldrons seemed rather ordinary. Even Ling Zhuo's cauldron, though still exceptional, could not compare with the treasured cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking. Thinking that, had Xiao Yan not suddenly appeared, he would have been using the third-ranked Spirit Fusion Cauldron, Ling Zhuo's resentment toward Xiao Yan grew even stronger.
If Xiao Yan had not appeared, he should have been the true center of attention here!
Fortunately, the next moment, everyone summoned their flames. The flames in the hands of more than three thousand people rose into the air at once. In an instant, countless sparks surged and burned, leaping from the palms of every alchemist. At first, they were merely scattered points of light, but in the blink of an eye, they became a blazing inferno—more than three thousand streams of flame intertwined and rose, dyeing the entire sky into a world of fire.
Among the countless flames, the fire released by Cao Ying was the most eye-catching.
It was an exceptionally vivid crimson, seemingly even