Heaven Beyond.
As the days passed, the Pill Gathering in the Martial Arts Arena gradually drew to a close.
Lightning flashed across the sky, and wondrous phenomena sprang up one after another, all caused by the birth of high-tier pills.
At that moment, on the Ninth Layer of Heavenly Strategy Manor.
Xiao Tian Ce leaned against the windowsill, gazing toward the Martial Arts Arena. As a grandmaster alchemist, he naturally knew that the pill lightning of various colors in the distance had been summoned by the high-tier pills the alchemists were about to finish refining.
"Little Mister, you've been watching from here for several days now."
Suddenly, Ling'er sprang out of his body and onto his shoulder, tilting her head as she spoke.
"Yes. A spectacle like this is rare. Those who came to Heaven Beyond for this Pill Gathering include almost all the finest alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent, so it's only natural to watch a little longer," Xiao Tian Ce said with a smile, still watching the multicolored pill lightning in the distance without turning his head.
"But Little Mister, your alchemy is clearly better than theirs!" Ling'er was thoroughly puzzled.
It was only because the Dou Qi Continent no longer had any spare Emperor's Origin. Otherwise, Xiao Tian Ce's alchemy would have been sufficient to refine an Emperor Grade Pill.
"You aren't an alchemist, Ling'er, so you don't understand. Look at the lightning over there. It contains nine colors, which means that pill is an Eighth-Tier Nine-Colored Pill. With certain special methods, such as nurturing its spirit, it could leap straight to the level of a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill.
"Beside that alchemist, the even more magnificent display belongs to a ninth-grade pill.
"High-tier pills begin attracting pill lightning at the seventh tier, and some pill lightning