As the sun rose in the east, another day passed. With only a week left until the auction began, the pills in Xiao Yan's room were still not ready. By this time, the immense Spiritual Strength Xiao Yan had gained from consuming the Spirit Ascension Pill was about to be exhausted. Coupled with the frenzied consumption of Dou Qi over the past two months, Xiao Yan was now practically on his last legs. Yet, even so, the pills in the cauldron continued to spin rapidly under the frenzied refining power of the Heavenly Flames.
Xiao Yan didn't seem to intend to stop there; he wanted to do one last thing.
Spirit Ascension!
This was a special technique that Yao Lao taught Xiao Yan. Back then, at the Alchemist Grand Meeting Pill Tower on the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Yan used this technique to improve the quality of the pill. Now, in order to maximize the efficacy of this Spirit Awakening Pill, Xiao Yan has decided to use " Spirit Ascension " again!
In order to meet the conditions for Spirit Ascension, Xiao Yan's primary goal now is not to finish refining the pill, but to continue refining it after the pill has completed the Pill Nurturing stage. In just a short while, Xiao Yan will be able to officially begin the Spirit Ascension for the Spirit Awakening Pill!
At that time, the quality of the Spirit Awakening Pill, which was originally a low-grade fourth-order pill, will be improved again. Once the Spirit Awakening Pill is comparable to a mid-grade fourth-order pill, its value will be greatly increased, whether it is Formed Pill or Complete Pill. This will further increase Xiao Yan's chances of winning the Fusang Flower at the auction!
"Buzzing..."
In Golden Radiance City, the once clear sky suddenly turned into a storm, with dark thunderclouds rapidly gathering and shrouding the Golden Radiance City in gloom.
What happened?
"What happened?"
"What is that? Could someone be undergoing the Emperor Tribulation?"
"No, that's not right. This doesn't seem like Emperor Tribulation; it's more like Pill Lightning."
"This is Golden Radiance City, the territory of array masters. They are most wary of alchemists. How could anyone be foolish enough to refine pills here? Impossible."
As the thunderclouds gathered, the crowd in the city below also became agitated. A series of chaotic discussions quickly spread throughout the city. Figures walked into the air, their gazes involuntarily turning towards the area directly below the thunderclouds, behind the auction house, where Xiao Yan was located.
At the same time, in the city's Formation Master Association, several array masters emerged from the main hall behind them with furrowed brows, looking towards the auction house.
Others might need to make a slight distinction, but given their familiarity with alchemists, they could easily recognize at a glance that the thundercloud was indeed Pill Lightning.
"Who dares to openly refine pills in my Golden Radiance City? Is this a provocation against us?!"
Among the group, an elderly man with white hair stared in the direction of Pill Lightning with a gloomy expression and spoke in a low voice.
"Let's go take a look. Whoever he is, since he dares to openly provoke our Formation Master Association, we must teach him a lesson!"
Among the group, an elderly man in a golden robe, who was leading the group, snorted coldly and then waved his sleeves, taking the lead in stepping into the air. Behind him followed a dozen or so high-ranking members of the Formation Master Association, each with a gloomy expression.
In a short while, dozens of powerful figures from different forces gathered above the pavilion where Xiao Yan was located in Golden Radiance City. Upon arriving, they immediately spotted the pavilion. Although there was no fragrance of Xiao Yan emanating from it, they could clearly sense the powerful fire aura contained within. From this alone, it was easy to recognize that the alchemist who was refining the pills must be inside this pavilion.
"Boom!"
At that very moment, the dark thunderclouds above Golden Radiance City suddenly began to churn, accompanied by thunderous roars that shook the very soul.
"What terrifying Pill Lightning! This kind of lightning probably can't be caused by ordinary pills!"
"Judging from this Pill Lightning, the pills this person refined are at least high-grade third-tier pills, and quite possibly even fourth-tier pills!"
"A fourth-tier pill—that's a pill that even ordinary experts at the Origin Transformation Realm would covet!"
"Hehe, this is going to be good..."
Amidst the crowd, exclamations of astonishment filled the air, but beyond that, there was also much mockery and greed.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Xiao Yan took the finished pill out of the medicine cauldron in front of him. A blazing, Bone White Flame enveloped it to ensure that the pill inside would not be affected and would remain in the Pill Nurturing stage, even though the Pill Nurturing process should have ended long ago.
Having accomplished all this, Xiao Yan's handsome face had turned deathly pale, and large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead, only to be instantly consumed by the Heavenly Flames, turning into nothingness.
Despite his mental state being on the verge of collapse, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and persevered, waiting for the moment the pill was completed. Even if he lost all his combat power, at least he would be able to finish refining the Spirit Awakening Pill.
Through the pale white flames before him, Xiao Yan's dark eyes were fixed on the perfectly round pill at its center. All the power in his body rapidly gathered at the tip of his right index finger. Then, he raised his index finger, concentrating his Spiritual Strength between his finger and the pill, as if building a special bridge. Then, Xiao Yan pointed his index finger at the pill in the center of the flames and touched it.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
outside world.
The members of the Formation Master Association arrived late, but their powerful presence allowed them to move freely through the seemingly impenetrable crowd. Wherever they went, people quickly made way for them, as if they were afraid of having any contact with them, as if they had encountered a plague god.
" Cheng Zhihui, I didn't expect him to come too. This guy is the most powerful person in Golden Radiance City besides those three!"
"It seems this mysterious alchemist will not only fail to refine the elixir, but will also pay a considerable price for it!"
A sigh of pity rippled through the crowd. Indeed, why did this mysterious alchemist have to choose Golden Radiance City of all places to refine pills? This was the territory of array masters; refining pills here was practically a direct provocation.
However, just as this group of people from the Formation Master Association arrived, and as Cheng Zhihui, the leader of the group, cast his gloomy gaze upon the pavilion where Xiao Yan was, suddenly, a dazzling and magnificent pillar of light shot up from within the Xiao Yan, directly towards the thunderclouds in the sky.