Some of the pills falling from the sky landed in the spectators' hands. Those that touched no one sank smoothly into the ground, steadily raising the spiritual energy throughout the Medicine Realm.
This was the phenomenon that accompanied the birth of a Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill: Pill Rain. A single shower could change a region's Dou Qi levels, breathing life into the land and turning it into a treasure ground.
This was another important reason the Yao Clan was willing to hold the Medicine Ceremony. They gained nothing directly from it, but whenever a high-grade pill was born—especially a Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill—it nourished the entire Medicine Realm in return. One Mystic Pill could improve the environment considerably, raising the Dou Qi levels for the next Medicine Ceremony. With such a virtuous cycle, it was no wonder the ceremony drew so many old recluses out of hiding.
The higher a pill's grade, the stronger the lightning tribulation it attracted. That rule was as unshakable as thunder. The Pill Rain before them was only a prelude. Once it ended, the lightning tribulation would follow, more terrifying still.
Before long, a sharp sound tore through the air, and the sky above the Medicine Realm became a vast sea of black clouds.
The gloomy clouds swallowed every glimmer of light in the heavens. The next instant, the entire world turned a blinding white.
Lightning!
Strange black lightning tore through the air toward Yao Dan!
A Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill stood at the second tier of Tier 9 Medicinal Pills. Each contained medicinal power that defied the heavens, and the moment one appeared, it drew a lightning tribulation embodying heaven and earth's punishment.
Black Demon Lightning!
Yao Dan was still brimming with vigor, but after refining a pill for so long, his body was far from its