A dazzling pillar of light shot into the sky, and to the astonishment of everyone in the city, it pierced directly through the massive array that shrouded Golden Radiance City and disappeared into the thunderclouds.
"What... what is this?"
Immediately, everyone present was dumbfounded, staring blankly at what was happening in the pavilion. This scene was truly unbelievable; it was just refining pills, yet it had turned into such a commotion. This was simply too exaggerated.
While those in the air were secretly shocked, Xiao Yan was focused intently on the pill before him. The little remaining Spiritual Strength between his brows surged outwards, frantically gathering around the Spirit Awakening Pill. Under Xiao Yan's control, the Heavenly Flames flowed into the pill, using a special method to further enhance its original quality and fuse the medicinal power that had not been perfectly integrated within it.
Xiao Yan maintained this state for nearly ten minutes. At the same time, the strange and dazzling pillar of light that appeared in front of everyone also lasted for ten minutes. Finally, the moment Xiao Yan withdrew his finger, the towering pillar of light dissipated in an instant.
With the help of the Pill Transformation Ring, Xiao Yan easily retrieved the pills. Then, he quickly straightened his posture again, flipped his palm, and swallowed a handful of pills without hesitation, frantically refining them with the help of the Heavenly Flames.
Xiao Yan was fully aware of what was happening outside, and he had already anticipated all of this. Therefore, restoring his original state became his top priority at the moment. As for Pill Lightning and those guys outside, he would leave them to the Xiao Yan Northern King to deal with for the time being, and make a decision after he had recovered some of his strength.
Outside, Cheng Zhihui stared at the pavilion in front of him with a gloomy expression. Just as he was about to move, a rumbling thunderclap sounded in his ear.
"Boom..."
"President Cheng, shall we make our move now?"
Behind him, someone asked in confusion.
"No, let's not act now. Since the Pill Lightning has condensed, it means this guy has finished refining the fourth-tier pill. In that case, why don't we wait a little longer and wait for him to withstand the Pill Lightning lightning? By then, he'll be exhausted, and we can then make our move. Not only can we deal with him, but we can also take back the pill!"
Although they had no liking for alchemists, the value of the pills moved them even more. This time, Cheng Zhihui's goal was not only to get the guy who challenged the prestige of the array masters in Golden Radiance City, but also to obtain that fourth-tier pill!
Upon hearing Cheng Zhihui's words, the man behind him immediately revealed a sinister smile. Then, he turned his gaze to the pavilion in the center of the room. He was curious about just who this guy was who dared to refine pills in Golden Radiance City.
"Boom!"
Thunder roared across the sky, and the people in the sky seemed to have agreed beforehand to stand still, their eyes fixed on the pavilion where Xiao Yan was, as if they were waiting for the arrival of the Pill Lightning.
Somewhere in the crowd, Han Dong, dressed in a black robe, stood abruptly. He was staring intently at the pavilion with a furrowed brow. There, a slightly familiar aura seemed to emanate, but he couldn't quite make out what it was. It was as if a thin veil surrounded that aura, enveloping most of the person's presence. Even though he was Fifth-Tier Alchemist, he still couldn't easily break through that barrier.
Perhaps it was because of the owner of that aura, or perhaps because the other party was an alchemist, but Han Dong felt a strange sense of unease about this person. Even Han Dong himself couldn't explain why.
Meanwhile, in another part of the crowd, a young man dressed in a white brocade robe embroidered with clouds and a tall old man behind him were both staring intently at the pavilion where Xiao Yan was.
These two were none other than Qin Yun and Yan He, who had met Xiao Yan once outside Golden Radiance City.
Given his temperament, he naturally guessed the identity of this mysterious alchemist long ago. However, what surprised him was that Xiao Yan was only a Third-Tier Alchemist, yet he was able to refine fourth-level pills. This was rather unbelievable.
However, just as everyone on the field was lost in their own thoughts, the thunderclouds in the sky no longer waited. After a deafening roar of thunder, a massive bolt of lightning, carrying a terrifying, world-destroying force, crashed down on the pavilion where Xiao Yan was in the city.
At that moment, everyone in the sky felt a pang of anxiety, a mixture of anticipation, sneer, greed, pity, and worry.
As the immense, world-shaking lightning was about to strike, Han Dong and Qin Yun, both in the crowd, quietly circulated their Dou Qi, ready to act immediately should the situation deviate from their expectations.
However, just as the lightning struck rapidly, and just as Han Dong and Qin Yun were ready to make their move, the lightning crashed heavily into the massive array above Golden Radiance City.
A terrifying force suddenly poured down, and the expressions on the faces of those present froze instantly. Only then did they come to their senses. They had been hoping that something would happen to Xiao Yan, but they seemed to have forgotten that there was a huge array above Golden Radiance City Golden Radiance City, protecting it at all times. Now that the Pill Lightning was falling, that array naturally performed its duty, forcefully blocking the first strike of the Pill Lightning.
"Well..."
At this moment, the expressions on the faces of the dozens of forces in the city and the people of the Formation Master Association were particularly interesting. The faces of the people of the Formation Master Association were especially ashen. They never expected that the great array originally used to protect Golden Radiance City would eventually become an aid to this mysterious alchemist in resisting the Pill Lightning. How could the people of the Formation Master Association, who had always placed alchemists on the opposite side, bear this?
However, as the first strike of the Pill Lightning dissipated, the array in the sky also gradually disappeared. It was not hard to see that someone had deliberately dispersed the array to allow the Pill Lightning to fall.
Seeing the great formation dissipate, Qin Yun, standing in the crowd, narrowed his eyes, a mocking smile playing on his lips. Then, he turned his gaze back to the thunderclouds high in the sky.
Although the formation helped Xiao Yan break through the first Pill Lightning, this was only the beginning of everything.
Qin Yun smiled coldly to himself. The moment his gaze fell, he suddenly saw the invisible void above the pavilion where Xiao Yan was slowly distorting, and a burly figure with a purple-gold body slowly appeared in the sight of everyone present.
Judging from this figure, who else could it be but the Northern King?