Yao Chen Refines a Pill

Although Gu Feng gave up on pill refinement and focused all his efforts on helping Elder Shennong deal with Hun Xuzi, even so, Elder Shennong was still at a disadvantage and had much of his energy snatched away.

Meanwhile, Huo Yao and Yao Dan were evenly matched, locked in a stalemate. The former's cultivation was weaker than the latter's, but the properties of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame helped him close the gap. At least in a contest of flames alone, Yao Dan found it difficult to gain the upper hand.

Just then, Yao Chen, who had remained unhurried all along, finally made a move. His withered hands, like old tree roots, suddenly swept apart. Dou Qi burst forth, tearing two enormous rifts into the sky.

"Hmm?" The commotion made the other five Alchemists pause slightly, and their movements slowed by a beat.

"Hehe, could it be that Brother Yao Chen finds competing with flames alone insufficiently exciting and intends to settle things with a direct fight?" Hun Xuzi asked with interest.

Shaking his head, Yao Dan said, "Competing with flames is already the limit. Going any further and settling things entirely through force would strip the Medicine Ceremony of its meaning."

Yao Chen first cast a reassuring look at Xiao Yan below, who had been watching him closely, then said to the two of them, "Haha... I am not skilled at fighting for things. Tearing open space is merely to retrieve two medicinal ingredients."

Bone Chilling Flame surged out from the torn spatial rifts, its immense momentum startling even Gu Lie and bringing a puzzled look to his eyes... Did Yao Chen possess such ability?

"To my shame, I will have to use some tricks as well. In truth, the refinement of the ingredients for this pill began