The young man was trapped in the vortex, surrounded by rings of blue flames. Yuan Changhe was determined to quickly annihilate him.
The vortex enveloping the youth was slowly closing, while the temperature around him was rising rapidly. Flames surrounded him, threatening to completely ignite him, and the intense energy seemed intent on vaporizing him.
The young man's face was clearly illuminated in the firelight, and the crimson stain on his lips made him appear even more eerie.
He remained unmoved amidst the flames, instead gazing at Yuan Changhe, who was sitting cross-legged opposite him. His eyes sharpened through the openwork of the alchemy furnace, and the sword formation above his head instantly appeared.
A heavy aura instantly descended upon the alchemy room, like waves crashing down, causing the smoke below to retreat under the sword formation.
As the sword formation drew closer, Yuan Changhe's expression changed slightly. He had a deep understanding of the situation inside the alchemy room, and the approaching sword formation forced him to take it seriously.
Such power from a single sword formation was astounding. As Earth Immortal with extensive experience in the Land of Exile, he had never seen such a person before. When did such a ruthless cultivator emerge in Phoenix City?
At this moment, he couldn't help but speculate as the sword formation suddenly attacked, its oppressive force descending upon him, and he even felt a binding force within it.
Meanwhile, the youth within the azure flames had not yet been annihilated. Yuan Changhe sighed inwardly and, with a thought, dashed out of the vortex in an instant.
Like a torrential rain of pear blossoms, tiny hairs suddenly shot out through the air, instantly creating a strong pulling force within the sealed alchemy chamber. The invisible force slowed everyone's movements by a fraction.
The world's rules are reversed with every movement and stillness of the ribbon; this is the method of a powerful Immortal Realm, who always has a composed approach when facing an enemy.
Two invisible sword formations swirled in the air, instantly halting the oppressive force of its attack. Within this gray streak were countless fine hairs, which now stirred the sword formation like tentacles.
With a single movement and stillness, the power within the alchemy chamber was completely neutralized, and the speed of the sword formation was immediately reduced. Meanwhile, Yuan Changhe, behind him, surged with magical Magic Power. He controlled the ribbon to condense the sword formation and then used a force to push the sword formation backward.
However, at this moment, something unusual happened within the large lantern. Without the gray ribbon gathering its power, the vortex of condensed smoke could not trap the young man at all, and wave after wave of blood energy surged within it.
Originally, a vortex of smoke had trapped the young man inside the alchemy room, but now a vortex of blood energy was faintly forming within it.
The sheer power emanating from that vortex of blood energy was terrifying; that ancient aura even compelled Yuan Changhe to search through his long-forgotten memories.
After the crimson vortex condensed around the youth's body, the azure flames clearly could not contain him. As the crimson vortex expanded, the large lantern in the alchemy room swelled.
The azure flames in the alchemy chamber suddenly froze, as if they had lost their power amidst the blood energy, becoming somewhat weak.
Just as the young man was about to break free from the vortex of flames, Yuan Changhe, who was behind him, secretly thought that something was wrong. How could he have known that the thief would have such a method?
The rich aura of blood filled the alchemy room, and the power and energy contained within it were astonishing.
He used his True Spirit to probe for a moment and found that something seemed to be hidden deep within the blood-red vortex. One muffled roar after another emanated from it. If the creature in the vortex were allowed to emerge, it would be extremely disadvantageous for him.
Yuan Changhe was secretly anxious. His methods were not very effective against the young man at the moment. Only now did he seem to realize that the other party had come prepared.
The moment the thought crossed his mind, the sword formation that had been halted ahead began to stir again. Just now, only one sword light had been trapped, but now three sword lights appeared in succession within the gray streak.
The pressure inside the alchemy room surged dramatically, and as sword lights flashed, they surged like ocean waves. The power condensed in the gray ribbons became weaker within the sword lights.
Under the onslaught of wave after wave of sword light, the streak of swords began to retreat, but the sword formation had not yet ceased, with sword light condensing behind it still continuously shooting out.
As sword lights flashed out, they slashed fiercely at the bolt of silk, and heavy forces descended upon the alchemy chamber. When the streaks of light swept up, there were more than a dozen of them.
Yuan Changhe's expression changed drastically. His magical Magic Power was rapidly dissipating as he watched the sword formation unleash its fierce power, the gray ribbon in front of it already beginning to collapse.
The entire alchemy room was shrouded in a heavy pressure, with more than a dozen streams of light constantly crashing against the bolt of light, and wave after wave of sensory attacks descending upon Yuan Changhe.
When the sword formation came down, the crushing force was like surging waves, and when it flashed with light, it seemed as if it had poured out the power of the four seas.
Finally, the force was entirely absorbed by himself, and the gray ribbon in front of him broke into pieces. After all, this was not the physical gray whisk in his own hands, and he had already done his best to hold on until now.
Despite the increasingly unbearable situation under the sword formation, Yuan Changhe was unwilling to give up. He looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him, where the blue flames were about to go out.
The pill, about the size of a soybean, slowly descended and began to rotate automatically in the sealed furnace. The cloud patterns on it were clearly visible to the cultivators, and the pill, which contained the secrets of heaven, was about to be refined into its final form.
This is a pill that can help one achieve the Earth Immortal Realm realm!
This is also an extremely high-grade pill that Yuan Changhe, as Earth Immortal Alchemist, has refined!
There were only two people in the sealed alchemy room at this moment. His morale had already collapsed, but he couldn't let the elixir fall into the wrong hands!
With a thought, Yuan Changhe moved closer to the central alchemy furnace. A look of madness flashed across his face, and a hint of bloodlust and resentment lingered in his eyes.
The precious treasures of the Pill Cauldron Sect, pills that even Earth Immortal alchemists were proud of, pills enough to create an Earth Immortal —now he had to destroy them with his own hands. Despite his immense resentment and anger, he could only suppress it.
There is no morality to speak of in the Land of Exile. I don't know how the Pill Cauldron Sect leaked such a top secret. When I was away and the pill was being made in the furnace, a thief came to freeload.
The timing was impeccable; with the main body no longer protecting the mountain gate, it was no longer able to stop others from coveting it.
At this time, all the Earth Immortals in Phoenix City had gone out, and the cultivator in front of him was already the peak of combat power in Phoenix City, and could be called the number one person in the city.
But who exactly is this person? How does he know that the Pill Cauldron Sect has the Wuji Creation Pill that is about to be completed? And how did he manage to pass through the barrier inside the pill refining chamber?
Having already experienced the youth's formidable fighting prowess, Yuan Changhe anticipated that he would inevitably be annihilated in the alchemy room. His only thought now was to destroy the pills in the furnace.
What the Pill Cauldron Sect cannot obtain, no outsider can ever dream of!
With anger burning in his eyes, Yuan Changhe had already reached the side of the alchemy furnace. He poured all his Magic Power into the furnace, and the almost extinguished blue flames inside instantly reignited.
The falling pill was jolted violently by the impact of the flames, bobbing up and down in the furnace. Subtle changes had already begun to appear on the heated surface of the pill.
Not satisfied with that, Yuan Changhe simply spread his arms and raised his palms as if to slap the furnace wall, so that the pills inside would collide.
But the vortex of smoke had already shattered, and a blood-red vortex appeared behind the young man. He knew that Yuan Changhe was going to destroy the pill when he released his will.
Just as Yuan Changhe's palm was about to strike, if the Magic Power condensed in his palm were to land on the pill furnace, the pills inside would likely be affected.
In a moment of panic, the young man's sword formation split apart in mid-air. With a muffled "bang," several sword lights carved a path through the gray ribbons of light.
The momentum of the sword lights in front had weakened, while the sword lights behind, which had been gathering strength for a long time, followed closely behind Yuan Changhe's figure after the passage was opened.
clang!
A metallic clang resounded throughout the alchemy room, and even the sealed space showed signs of tremor.
Streams of energy emanated from the side of the alchemy furnace, and the heavy pressure of the sword formation immediately descended upon Yuan Changhe.
Seeing the sliver of light beneath his palm, Yuan Changhe knew he was in trouble.
The palm strike he had just unleashed, imbued with Magic Power, landed on the sword light, yet the alchemy furnace before him remained undamaged. The wisp of light arrived with incredible speed, instantly scattering his thoughts.
When his first attack failed, Yuan Changhe flipped his hand and flicked his fingers to deflect the sword light back.
With a "ding" sound, the sword light followed the momentum. The young man behind him sharpened his eyes, and Yuan Changhe's True Spirit instantly caught more than a dozen streaks of light coming.
He felt a sudden panic, a huge sense of crisis instantly overwhelmed him, and he instinctively wanted to turn around and stop them, but Jian Jianzhen did not give him the chance.
A thin black line was reflected in his eyes, and in the flash of the sword, he saw his own reflection. Before he could react, a black lotus flower was reflected in the furnace fire.
The sword light that had just flashed in the air instantly condensed into a lotus flower. With a "crack," Yuan Changhe's head separated from his body inside the lotus.
Yuan Changhe raised his head and stared blankly as his own corpse still stood in front of the alchemy furnace. In his dazed gaze, he could see a figure approaching the furnace.
The resentment and anger in his eyes vanished, leaving only a blank stare and a withered expression. The head within the Lotus Sword Formation was completely annihilated.
The lotus in the air withdrew its power and turned, stopping above the alchemy furnace. Below, Yuan Changhe's remains began to disintegrate inch by inch after a burst of energy dissipation, and the alchemy chamber was filled with chaotic energy fluctuations.
One of the Dharma Body of the Earth Immortal Yuan Changhe has perished!
After breaking through the vortex of smoke, the young man headed straight for the alchemy furnace, his goal being the finished pills inside!
At this moment, after Yuan Changhe's Dharma Body was destroyed, the blue flames that had been raging Central Plains the alchemy furnace suddenly showed signs of going out. When the young man arrived at the side of the alchemy furnace, the pills inside fell down as the flames went out.
The young man probed within and discovered that the pill had not been destroyed in the azure flames, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After resting beside the alchemy furnace, he sensed that the smoke inside the furnace had stopped surging, and the blue flames within had shrunk to the bottom of the furnace.
This means the pills in the furnace are now ready!
The young man looked at the pills rising and falling in the furnace, and a surge of joy welled up in his heart.
The cloud-like patterns on the surface of the pill and the misty phenomenon inside were the Inner Core of the Mist Beast that he was familiar with, while the rich medicinal fragrance came from the rare and precious materials of the Pill Cauldron Sect.
Now that the elixir is complete, it contains immense energy and hidden secrets of heaven. The treasure, which I obtained with great effort and after many twists and turns, has finally returned to my hands today.
Even the young man's usually calm heart couldn't help but flutter. This was his hope for the path to immortality, his opportunity for the Great Dao, and the foundation for becoming an immortal.
But he couldn't stay in the alchemy room any longer; he knew Yuan Changwu was definitely waiting anxiously outside.
If he could sense that the pill was finished, then Yuan Changwu would naturally know it too. If Yuan Changwu were to break in and discover him, there would definitely be another entanglement.
The young man quickly pondered for a moment in the alchemy room. Without time to think about anything else, he looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him, waved his sleeve, and with a loud "thud," the heavy furnace lid was suddenly lifted open by a Super Strength.
Before he could even examine the pills inside, his will suddenly caught a glimpse of a spatial illusion, and there was a slight disturbance in the barrier space within the pill chamber.
The young man felt a sudden urgency; he knew that Yuan Changwu outside was activating the barrier around the alchemy chamber.
This barrier was created by a powerful Earth Immortal. I only managed to break it by using the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo's innate supernatural power. Yuan Changwu must know the normal way to open the barrier of the alchemy chamber.
At this moment, he must have known about the finished product of the pill outside and had come to open the barrier to retrieve it.
The young man was anxious, but he knew he couldn't panic. As the furnace lid was lifted, he multitasked, keeping an eye on the pills inside while simultaneously calling for the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo to break the barrier and prepare for escape.
The moment the furnace lid was lifted, before the young man could collect the pills, the pills inside the furnace spontaneously leaped out. The tiny pills were extremely intelligent and were about to jump out as soon as the furnace lid above their heads was opened.
If Yuan Changhe were here, he would definitely have prepared a jade bottle above the alchemy furnace.
Because the elixir has been imprisoned in the furnace for a long time and continuously refined by the fire, various rare and precious materials have accumulated in the furnace into a single pill. The energy contained within it will burst out in an instant when the furnace lid is opened, so the pill will automatically fly out of the furnace.
Experienced alchemists would place a jade bottle above the alchemy furnace beforehand, so that the pills that pop out under the force would be automatically collected into the jade bottle, thus preventing other accidents from happening.
But the young man had no knowledge of such experience. He saw a wisp of pure energy shooting out, and it was no surprise that this pure energy contained the Wuji Creation Pill!
The young man wasn't annoyed by his failure. With a thought, the Lotus Sword Formation that had been hovering above the alchemy furnace opened instantly, and the ejected pill flew straight into the opening and closing lotus flowers.
Before it could change direction, the lotus flower suddenly closed, completely trapping the elixir within. A strange lotus seed was conceived within the tightly closed lotus.
The young man burst into laughter. The lotus flower above the alchemy furnace spun rapidly, and the scattered light shone brightly in the dark alchemy chamber. Then, as it swept through the air, it quickly shrank and finally settled in the young man's palm.
With a thought, the spatial illusion became increasingly clear, even having had a layer of barrier broken through. Using his sense of smell, the young man located the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo. In a flash, he transformed into a streak of crimson light and headed towards the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo.