Eighth-tier, Cao Ying Driven Mad
"You're pretty good, kid. You've broken through another star level in just over a month."
Back in Saint Pill City, Xuan Kongzi was still busy with other matters, and several days had passed before he finally met Qin Yu.
Seeing that Qin Yu had already broken through to the Nine-Star Dou Zong, Xuan Kongzi couldn't help but sigh.
I remember when the other party first arrived in Saint Pill City, he was only Three-Star Dou Zong, but in just over a year, he directly reached the Nine-Star.
"But I remember the Four Pavilions Assembly is being held in the next few days. Didn't Feng Xian mention dragging you along to join in the fun?"
"The Venerable Feng mentioned it, but I didn't go."
This Four Pavilions Assembly is hosted by the Myriad Sword Pavilion, and Qin Yu can't think of any way he can gain any advantage from it.
Besides, there's still an "enemy" around.
Given Feng Qing'er's personality, if she were to see him again...
Yes, their expressions will definitely be very interesting.
"I see. We've prepared the assessment materials for your Eighth-Rank Alchemist, and it's ready to proceed at any time."
"Oh, and this too."
As Xuan Kongzi spoke, he took something out of his Storage Ring.
"Earth Puppet?"
Qin Yu looked closely and realized that this was the Earth Puppet he had previously lent to the Demon Puppet Sect for research.
"The people from the Demon Puppet Sect said you were hard to find and your whereabouts were unpredictable, so they sent this directly to the Pill Tower."
Unpredictable whereabouts ×
A purebred street thug.
"Alright, let's not delay, I'm feeling pretty good right now."
Qin Yu put the Earth Puppet back into his Storage Ring, and then went to the assessment location with Xuan Kongzi.
This time, there weren't as many people at the assessment site.
Moreover, during this assessment, Qin Yu also met an elderly man whom he had never seen before in the Pill Tower.
Judging from Xuan Kongzi's attitude towards the old man, Qin Yu guessed that the other party might be an elder from the Little Pill Tower.
The difficulty of refining Eighth-Grade Pill is far greater than that of Seventh-Rank Pill.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be a threshold like the Spirit Realm where one's soul power reaches.
Furthermore, since this was Qin Yu's first attempt at refining Eighth-Grade Pill, Qin Yu preferred to take longer in many steps in order to ensure a safe and steady process.
Upon seeing this, the old man, who had never appeared in the Pill Tower before, frowned.
"This guy... isn't he being a little too steady?"
"Well, he has never refined Eighth-Grade Pill before, and you know how difficult it is to refine the Fire Spirit Flame-Forging Pill, so please understand."
Upon hearing that Qin Yu had never refined Eighth-Grade Pill before, the old man glanced at Xuan Kongzi with surprise, then nodded.
The Fire Spirit Flame-Forging Pill has a very special effect.
If the user has not yet subdued any Beast Flames or Heavenly Flames after taking this pill, and only has the flame brought by the cultivation technique, then his flame will mutate.
Of course, the mutation was intended to be a positive one.
If the user possesses Beast Flames or Heavenly Flames, the power within this pill will greatly increase the power of the user's flames.
For this reason, most of the ingredients used to refine this Fire Spirit Flame-Forging Pill are relatively violent Fire Attribute medicinal materials.
Successfully fusing the power of these medicinal herbs is no easy task.
As time went by, the refining of this Eighth-Grade Pill gradually came to an end.
The energy of the surrounding world was affected by the liquid in the alchemy furnace and began to gather continuously.
Just as he was about to reach the final step of condensing the core, Qin Yu suddenly stopped.
"Um?"
His sudden stop left everyone watching completely bewildered.
What's going on? Are they giving up on training?
Qin Yu quickly formed hand seals and made several virtual taps in different directions in front of and behind him.
The next second, the energy of the surrounding heaven and earth suddenly caused a wave of fluctuations, and the speed of convergence became faster visible to the naked eye.
"At a time like this, is it even possible to find the time to set up a Spirit Gathering Formation?"
After understanding Qin Yu's actions, Xuan Kongzi couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
To set up an auxiliary Formation just as the elixir was about to be formed— Qin Yu was incredibly bold.
"The final step: Condensing the Core!"
After setting up the Spirit Gathering Formation, Qin Yu quickly took over and began to formally condense his core.
The medicinal liquid, enveloped in flames, began to gradually transform into a pill embryo.
The spirit-gathering array just laid out is also taking effect, accelerating the energy from the surrounding heaven and earth to the alchemy furnace for absorption by the unformed elixir.
At the same time, familiar dark clouds began to gather in the sky, with streaks of lightning flashing across them from time to time, accompanied by muffled rumbling sounds.
As the energy gathered by the Spirit Gathering Formation increased, the elixir was about to take shape, and the color of the thunderclouds began to change.
Two kinds, three kinds...
Ultimately, the colors of the thunderclouds settled on four.
It wasn't for any other reason than that Qin Yu realized the pill had reached its limit.
If more energy is poured into it, it might burst!
After the Four-Colored Pill Lightning took shape, Qin Yu threw out the Thunder Puppet and the Earth Puppet in his hand at the same time.
The Earth Puppet is still at the peak of the Peak Dou Zong, so let's focus on eating it first.
If there are any stray Pill Lightning nearby, let the Thunder Puppet eat them.
"Four-Colored Pill Lightning... Xuan Kongzi, are you sure this kid is refining Eighth-Grade Pill for the first time?"
Looking at the four-colored thunderclouds in the sky, the old man stroked his beard and turned to look at Xuan Kongzi beside him.
"Of course, if this kid wasn't holding back, this pill is the first Eighth-Grade Pill he's ever refined."
The Pill Lightning rained down like silver snakes, but with two puppets protecting him, Qin Yu was unaffected.
Moreover, the Four-Colored Pill Lightning truly gave the two puppets a good meal.
Look, even the Earth Puppet has changed color from being stretched to its limit!
"Not bad, yet another Dou Zun Puppet."
When the two golden puppets returned to his side, Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction and put them away.
"Is my skill level good enough?"
Then, Qin Yu held the Eighth-Grade Pill, the Fire Spirit Flame-Forging Pill, in his palm, his gaze sweeping over the people around him before finally settling on the old man.
You pass!
Not long after, Qin Yu's information about passing the Eighth-Rank Alchemist assessment was "inadvertently" revealed to Cao Ying by Xuan Kongzi.
Now, the girl felt even more pressure.
"Aaaaaah... how exactly does he cultivate?!"
Cao Ying didn't understand, she really didn't understand, and she couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.
How did Qin Yu manage to refine medicine, study Formation, and improve his cultivation all at the same time?!
I really want to know how he cultivated!
"Uh, well... actually... anyway, it's just..."
Overwhelmed by pressure, Cao Ying impulsively went directly to Qin Yu to seek his advice.
Qin Yu was at a loss for words. He couldn't very well admit that he was cheating, could he?
Cao Ying couldn't understand it either.
"Never mind, I was being presumptuous."
After calming down, Cao Ying realized her rudeness and apologized to Qin Yu.
However, after apologizing, Cao Ying showed no intention of leaving.
"You..."
"It's nothing, I just... want to learn from you."