Taking Over the Pill Refining

"Pills, ninth-tier pills!"

"Elder Huo Zhen is going to succeed!"

"He's too powerful!"

"As long as we can save the Clan Chief, we haven't lost!"

Ninth-tier pills were no longer ordinary items. Their birth could even trigger heavenly phenomena. A terrifying tide of energy brewed within the small space as the Dou Qi between heaven and earth seemed to be frantically drawn in by an invisible force, forming visible whirlpools that all surged into the dark cyan cauldron.

Such a grand and spectacular sight drew repeated cries of amazement from the Flame Clan members.

Many Flame Clan members who had been ashen-faced and dispirited due to the clan's drastic upheaval now wore long-lost excitement and exhilaration. The air, oppressed for far too long, finally seemed to have been infused with a trace of vitality. Low murmurs and uncontrollable gasps rose and fell through the crowd.

However, Huo Zhi and Yan Chao, who knew the truth, could not feel happy in the slightest. Instead, their expressions grew increasingly grave. By now, Huo Zhen was truly like a candle flickering in the wind.

The Dou Qi throughout his body had completely fallen into chaos. He was merely hanging on through his final shred of willpower.

Yet the final pill formation still required a considerable period of nurturing and stabilization. Otherwise, what emerged would only be an incomplete product. Unless one possessed the terrifying physical capabilities of a Magical Beast, even if the pill were forcibly completed, it would absolutely be unfit for consumption.

At that very moment, Huo Zhen's face suddenly flushed red, and he violently spat out a mouthful of essence blood without warning. The instant it came into contact with the blazing heat of the medicinal cauldron, it turned into a cloud of scarlet blood mist.

His aura withered completely,