Harsh Conditions for Refining a Ninth Grade Golden Pill, The Pill Gathering of the Pill Tower Opens

Ninth Grade Golden Pill.

Now that Xiao Yan's soul realm has reached the Emperor Realm, with the assistance of the Tiger Talisman, refining this Ninth Grade Golden Pill should not be too difficult.

Even someone like Xiao Xuan was slightly shocked when he learned that Xiao Yan wanted to refine Ninth Grade Golden Pill.

Ninth Grade Golden Pill hasn't appeared for many years.

Even during the era when the Ancient Eight Clans were active, there was never Alchemist on the continent who could refine Ninth Grade Golden Pills.

Even the Yao Clan, renowned for its alchemy, has at most Mystic Pill Grandmasters; Jin Dan Grandmasters exist only in legends.

I hope you succeed.

Gazing at the figure sitting cross-legged before the Thunder Cauldron, constantly groping around, Xiao Xuan murmured to himself.

There are very few records about the Ninth Grade Golden Pill on the mainland, so Xiao Yan had to constantly explore and try to find the relevant information by combining his own experience in alchemy. The whole process was indeed very difficult.

While Xiao Yan was refining Ninth Grade Golden Pill in the Heavenly Tomb...

Central Plains Sacred Pill City, Pill Tower.

This place also witnessed the grand gathering that all Alchemists in Central Plains had been dreaming of...

Pill Gathering.

Countless Alchemists from Central Plains gathered here, vying for the title of champion in the Pill Gathering Competition.

Meanwhile, a very important person has arrived at Pill Tower today.

Its weight was so great that all three of the giants of Pill Tower came to greet it personally.

"Yao Lao, what a rare guest! I didn't expect even an old fellow like you to come!" Xuan Kongzi said with some surprise as he looked at Yao Lao strolling over leisurely.

"Since I had nothing better to do, I came over to take a look." The Yao Lao glanced at the Xuan Yi standing to the side and said with a casual smile.

Noticing the Yao Lao's gaze, Xuan Yi was pleased, but on the surface, she pretended not to know him and nodded as a greeting.

Seeing this, Xuan Kongzi smiled.

Everyone knows about their affair, yet they're still putting on this show.

Then, he looked behind Yao Lao and asked, "Where is my young friend Xiao Yan? Why haven't I seen him?"

Xuan Kongzi hadn't seen Xiao Yan for quite some time since their last parting.

"That kid is very busy these days; even I, as his teacher, find it difficult to meet him," the Yao Lao explained with a faint smile.

Now that Xiao Yan has fully grown up, his teacher has finally had some free time.

Making medicine in one's spare time during cultivation is a nice, leisurely way to go.

Upon hearing this, all three industry leaders felt it was a pity.

If Xiao Yan were to attend, his reputation as Ninth-Rank Alchemist would surely attract attention throughout the entire Sacred Pill City.

"Yao Lao, you've really taken on a good disciple!" Tian Leizi couldn't help but exclaim.

Both Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi nodded in agreement.

Xiao Yan was already Two-Turn Dou Zun and Ninth-Rank Alchemist several years ago. The achievements he has made now are beyond their imagination.

If Xiao Yan were to participate in this Pill Gathering, it would be a devastating blow to his peers.

For a moment, Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi looked at Yao Lao with envy in their eyes.

Upon noticing their gazes, the Yao Lao took a sip of tea and smiled faintly, "Just a fluke."

The Pill Gathering in full swing.

Inside the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Yan had completed his preliminary preparations and began refining Ninth Grade Golden Pill.

With a wave of his hand, a massive amount of Medicinal Herbs in his Storage Ring gushed out like a floodgate being opened.

Countless Medicinal Herbs transformed into a sea of medicine, surging above his head.

"It's about to begin!" Seeing this, a solemn look appeared in Xiao Xuan's eyes.

Rumble!

Nine thunderclaps rang out, Nine Mysterious Thunder Cauldron in front of Xiao Yan gradually split apart, instantly transforming into nine Thunder Cauldrons that surrounded Xiao Yan.

Then, a Golden Lightning Dragon appeared from each of the nine thunder cauldrons, and they opened their mouths and inhaled the sea of medicine above their heads.

As if drawn by a force, the Medicinal Herbs were all sucked into the mouths of the nine golden dragons.

Crackling and popping!

As the Medicinal Herbs entered the Nine Mysterious Thunder Cauldron, crackling sounds rang out.

Under the tempering of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, all the impurities in the Medicinal Herbs were refined and removed.

"This!!"

Seeing the Medicinal Herbs that had survived the Nine Profound Golden Lightning without being destroyed, Xiao Xuan was astonished.

This was the first time he had ever seen such an overbearing refining process; it was simply too illogical.

Boom!

Xiao Yan flipped his hand, and a Heavenly Flames Heavenly Flames ignited within. This fire, surprisingly orderly, transformed into a sea of flames that spread out and entered the nine Thunder Cauldrons, simultaneously beginning the next step of purification and refining the Medicinal Herbs...

"Good lad, your fire control skills are truly remarkable!" Looking at Xiao Yan's terrifying control over the Heavenly Flames and the Mysterious Thunder, especially his control over the Heavenly Flames, even Xiao Xuan felt inferior and couldn't help but praise him.

The preliminary preparations are complete; what follows is the long process of refining...

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Because the number of Medicinal Herbs needed to refine Ninth Grade Golden Pill was too large, and the difficulty of refining it had increased, even with his Heavenly Flames and Mysterious Thunder, it took Xiao Yan a whole month to complete the extraction of all the Medicinal Herbs.

After a month of refinement, Xiao Yan finally understood why no Ninth Grade Golden Pills had appeared in the world for so many years.

The conditions for this refining process are far too demanding; it's certainly not something an ordinary person could accomplish.

Besides the most basic Emperor Realm Soul, it is also a tremendous test of Alchemist's endurance, Dou Qi reserves, and so on.

If Xiao Yan didn't have the three powerful talismans— the Dragon Talisman, the Dog Talisman, and the Tiger Talisman —he would probably have had some difficulty refining them at his current level.

If one truly wants to refine Ninth Grade Golden Pill, it would probably require the cooperation of at least two or three Mystic Pill masters to have even a chance of success.

And the chances of success are not very high.

With the medicinal liquid refined, the next step is to condense it into Pills pill.

"Combine!"

Xiao Yan's hand seals shifted as he uttered a low shout.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Xuan saw that the nine Thunder Cauldrons surrounding Xiao Yan began to tremble.

Nine dragon roars resounded, and the nine thunder cauldrons transformed into nine Nine Profound Golden Lightning Dragons bathed in lightning.

Under Xiao Yan's control, the nine Nine Profound Golden Dragons roared and quietly coiled together, gradually transforming into a Nine-Pattern Dragon Cauldron wrapped in Golden Thunderbolt.

Within the Nine-Pattern Dragon Cauldron, nine drops of golden medicinal liquid slowly mingled together.

The moment they completely merged, the golden light became even more intense, bursting forth and illuminating the entire Curtain Manor and even the third level of the Heavenly Tomb as bright as day.

An indescribable aura suddenly emanated from the cauldron, instantly filling the entire Heavenly Tomb.

Not only Xiao Xuan, but even Xun'er had exited her cultivation state and was staring intently at Xiao Yan, who was refining medicine.

Outside the Heavenly Tomb, both Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint keenly sensed this aura.

They exchanged glances, both curious about what had happened inside the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Yan remained vigilant, and once the medicinal liquid had fully solidified, his hand seals changed once more:

"Power of Heaven and Earth, gather!"

As Xiao Yan's voice fell, a terrifying suction force erupted from the Nine-Pattern Thunder Cauldron, beginning to frantically devour the energy between heaven and earth.

In the blink of an eye, all the energy of heaven and earth in the entire tomb was completely drained.