Breaking the Masked Man

"Ambitious, haha." The old man laughed upon hearing this. He believed the little girl's words without a doubt; she was the most exceptionally talented child of the Cao family in this generation. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 227 Seven-Colored Pill Lightning

Saint Pill City, a plaza accessible only to those within the inner domain of the Pill Tower, was unusually bustling at this moment. The reason was naturally Yao Yan's upcoming assessment. Eighth-grade alchemists were among the most elite even within the Pill Tower, and their numbers were extremely limited. They were rarely seen, let alone witness someone refining pills.

Being able to watch an eighth-grade alchemist refine pills is definitely a great opportunity for a sixth- or even seventh-grade alchemist. If one can gain some insights from it, it will surely improve one's alchemy skills by a level.

At this moment, a large number of people had gathered in the square. These people were either members of the Dan Tower or members of the five major families.

The Cao family patriarch led Cao Ying slowly into the square. A moment later, they spotted a familiar face and approached with a smile, saying, "Old Monster Song, you've come too? Why aren't you in seclusion?"

"Come out and stretch your legs...and you're here too." The Song family patriarch glanced at the Cao family patriarch and said indifferently.

However, when his gaze fell on Cao Ying, it carried a hint of envy.

The Song family has produced a few promising alchemists in this generation, but they are not as good as Cao Ying. Whether it is their soul power or their talent, they are far inferior. Even with pills to make up for it, it is difficult for them to catch up with her.

Soul power or battle qi can perhaps be replenished through elixirs and rare and precious materials, but alchemy cannot; these can only be obtained through one's own efforts.

"Come and see that child," the Cao family patriarch said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the Song family patriarch's eyes flickered, and his expression became somewhat solemn. He did not doubt anything about the information released by the Little Pill Tower. After thinking for a moment, he tentatively asked, "I heard that Yao Chen has also returned."

"I'm not quite sure," said the Cao family patriarch with a chuckle, looking like he was watching a show. After all, he had no grudge against Yao Chen, but this old monster Song had some grudge against Yao Chen. He had been taught a lesson by Yao Chen when he was young, which happened many years ago.

The Song family patriarch snorted coldly and said, "He was lucky to escape from the Soul Palace."

The Cao family patriarch was about to say something when the space in the center of the square suddenly distorted. The next moment, Xuan Kongzi walked out with several people, and everyone's attention was instantly drawn to the young man beside him.

There's no other reason than that the other person's appearance and temperament are both excellent, almost to the point of perfection, making it impossible not to notice them.

"What a handsome young man!"

This is a consensus among almost everyone.

……

Under the bright sunlight, Yao Yan stood straight beside Xuan Kongzi, his dark eyes scanning the surroundings. With his soul power, he could naturally sense the prying eyes around him, and there were even many people hiding in the shadows watching him. This feeling of being watched by a crowd was really quite uncomfortable.

Xuan Kongzi noticed Yao Yan's expression and explained softly, "They are all idle old guys who came to watch after hearing about your affairs. If you perform well today, it will save you a lot of trouble in the future when you subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flames."

Yao Yan nodded, then stopped talking and took out the Myriad Beasts Cauldron from his storage ring.

"Om~"

The enormous medicine cauldron spun in mid-air for a moment before gently landing on the ground without making a sound.

This exquisite manipulation of the soul instantly caught the attention of many old men, but soon, their faces showed shock, because an incomparably powerful soul force surged from between Yao Yan's brows like a tsunami, and the invisible pressure instantly made everyone present feel a tightness in their chests.

"How can it be?!"

"How old is this kid?!"

Everyone stared at Yao Yan in disbelief, feeling the suffocating pressure on their souls. And this was only because he wasn't targeting them. If they were to confront him head-on, they might not even have the right to resist.

The patriarchs of the Cao and Song families also stared at Yao Yan with disbelief and shock.

"This is soul power at the Heavenly Realm level!"

"The future is terrifying!"

The Cao family patriarch said with a complicated expression, "I thought Cao Ying's talent was already extraordinary, but compared with this young man in front of me, Cao Ying's brilliance dimmed in an instant. With the Cao family's resources, it is highly feasible to cultivate Cao Ying into an eighth-grade alchemist before she turns twenty-two, but it is simply impossible for her soul power to reach the Heavenly Realm level."

Yao Yan paid no attention to the noise from the outside world. Once he entered the process of alchemy, his attention would be highly focused and he would not be disturbed by external things.

"Pfft~"

Azure flames instantly rose within the Myriad Beasts Cauldron. The moment the flames ignited, the temperature of the entire plaza rose, and even the air became drier. At the same time, many alchemists felt their internal flames being suppressed.

"Strange fire?!" Everyone instantly understood why, but looking at the flames rising inside the cauldron, they were all confused for a moment.

When did the strange flames on the Strange Flame Ranking become sky blue?!

Immediately afterwards, Yao Yan began his performance. The amount of medicinal materials needed to refine an eighth-grade pill was extremely large, with nearly a thousand kinds of common medicinal materials alone requiring extraction. However, this was obviously not difficult for him at present. He raised his hand and took out a large number of medicinal materials, throwing them into the pill in an orderly manner. The process was smooth and flowing, like an art.

As time went by, many seventh-grade alchemists showed expressions of fascination, as if they were deeply immersed in it and had entered a process of enlightenment.

By contrast.

The Song family patriarch and the Cao family patriarch appeared much calmer. Both of them were eighth-grade alchemists, and their paths ahead were already set. They could only learn from other people's alchemy techniques, but there was no need to learn them. They were simply numb to the alchemy techniques Yao Yan was using.

Because the young man in front of them already possessed soul power and alchemy skills approaching the level of a master. An eighth-grade alchemy master in his early twenties? What kind of ghost story is this?!

"The pill he refined seems to be the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill...that's a high-grade eighth-rank pill!" the Song family patriarch said in a somewhat hoarse voice.

They thought Yao Yan was just refining a low-grade eighth-rank pill, but they didn't expect him to be playing such a big game, starting with a high-grade pill that even they would find difficult to refine. Once this pill is formed, it can attract at least three-colored pill lightning, six-colored for medium-grade, and nine-colored for high-grade, each corresponding to different medicinal power.

"His mastery of battle qi is quite high, and with his Heavenly Realm level soul power and strange fire, the success rate of refining the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill is not low!" said the Cao family patriarch calmly.

"...Can you tell what kind of strange fire he has?"

"Unrecognizable."

After a long while, the Cao family patriarch finally gave an answer.

Cao Ying, standing beside the Cao family patriarch, stared wide-eyed at Yao Yan, who was refining pills in the distance, completely mesmerized. The process of refining pills was so beautiful, like a stunning painting, that it was deeply imprinted in her heart.

Time passed slowly, and seven days quickly went by. During these seven days, the number of people in the square did not decrease, but instead increased rapidly at an exponential rate.

In the dark space.

Even some elders who had been in seclusion inside the Little Pill Tower for many years were alarmed. Looking at Yao Yan refining pills below, they all showed surprise: "This little guy's strange fire is a bit special... it seems to have the smell of several kinds of strange fire."

The eyesight of a Dou Sheng expert is naturally different from that of an ordinary person. Outsiders can only see the special color of the flame, but they can see the essence of the flame.

"Yao Chen obtained a special cultivation technique from an ancient battlefield, which could fuse with different flames... I never thought that someone could actually master it. It's unbelievable."

"No wonder Yao Chen chose to join the Pill Tower. It seems he did it to help this kid obtain the Three Thousand Burning Flames."

"Hehe, if this kid is willing to join the Pill Tower, I think it's no problem... With this kid's talent, the possibility of him becoming a ninth-grade alchemy master in the future is much higher than that of us old guys."

"Let's observe for a while and see what his character is like."

……

Two more days passed. On this day, the once clear sky suddenly darkened, and at the same time, an extremely oppressive pressure from heaven and earth gathered in mid-air. Thick dark clouds formed a vortex, pointing towards Yao Yan in the center of the square.

"Boom~"

With a muffled roar, dense bolts of lightning began to appear in the dark clouds, like silver dragons rolling and wreaking havoc within them. The terrifying power of the lightning instantly drew longing from many people.

Because the silver lightning power turned red in just a few breaths, and as the red lightning rolled, the originally dark clouds also began to turn red. Then, yellow lightning gradually appeared within them, followed by green...

In less than half an hour, the clouds in the sky transformed into six-colored thunderclouds, and the terrifying power of thunder swept across the heavens and earth.

"...It actually attracted six-colored thunderclouds!"

Looking at the colorful thunderclouds in the sky, with the six colors of lightning constantly intertwining within, many people present showed piety and fervor. Only the alchemists knew what this meant; hadn't they spent their entire lives chasing after this colorful thundercloud?!

"Om~"

Suddenly, the six-colored thunderclouds in the sky trembled violently, and the next moment, a purple bolt of lightning rose from the six-colored thunderclouds, adding another color to the already colorful thunderclouds.

"Seven-Colored Pill Lightning?" Xuan Kongzi's mouth was also a little dry. Looking at the scene in front of him, he muttered to himself.

Although he knew that Yao Yan's talent was extraordinary, he was still somewhat bewildered to see that the other party had reached such a level in refining an eighth-grade pill on his first attempt. This could no longer be described as talent; it was practically the reincarnation of the Medicine Emperor.

Yao Yan calmly watched the golden pill spinning inside the Myriad Beasts Cauldron. Its surface had seven faint purple lines, representing the refining process of the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill. If it stopped now, it would eventually become the Seven-Turn Immortal Pill. As for refining it further, the possibility of failure would increase infinitely.

He was only 30% sure.

In just a short time, Yao Yan made up his mind and did not continue refining the pill. After all, this pill was prepared for himself, and he did not want to risk failure for the sake of trying.

"Let it be like this." Yao Yan closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then formed hand seals and began the final process of collecting the pill. At the same time, he did not forget to throw out the Heavenly Demon Puppet, ordering it to absorb the pill lightning in the sky. Even if it could not absorb it completely, it would be enough for it to advance into a true Heavenly Demon Puppet.

"brush!"

With everyone's help, a silver light flew out from the medicine storage ring, transforming into a silver stream of light that plunged into the seven-colored thunderclouds.

"A puppet?!" Many people finally recognized what the silver light was.

Then everyone saw the puppet swimming in the seven-colored thunderclouds, its body constantly being bombarded by the seven-colored lightning. The lightning power, which was enough to make even a Dou Zun tremble, could not tear the puppet apart. Instead, its body surface quickly shimmered with a golden halo, and the torn parts of its body surface healed rapidly.

This puppet can actually strengthen itself by absorbing the power of lightning!

"Out!"

With a flick of his finger, Yao Yan opened the tightly closed medicine cauldron instantly. The golden core inside transformed into a stream of light, about to burst out of the air. Its speed was so fast that it even felt like it was tearing space apart. However, Yao Yan was prepared. He used his soul power to form a large hand and firmly grasped it. He even directly shattered the wisp of consciousness that the golden core had just condensed.

"boom!"

As the Golden Core was born, the seven-colored thunderclouds brewing in the sky reached their peak at that moment. The terrifying seven-colored lightning pillar directly blasted the Heavenly Demon Puppet into a stream of light, which crashed rapidly toward the ground. Just before it hit the ground, it stabilized its body and adjusted its posture, stomping heavily on the ground with both feet, causing cracks to appear on the ground.

At this moment, the Heavenly Demon Puppet was radiating a dazzling purple-gold aura, as if it were made of bright metal copper. At the same time, a large amount of lightning power was circulating on its body, repairing the body that had been torn apart by the lightning power.

"Overloaded~" Yao Yan instantly judged the state of the Heavenly Demon Puppet. The thunder power contained in the seven-colored thunderclouds had exceeded the limit that the Heavenly Demon Puppet could absorb, and it could not continue to absorb it at least for now.

Absorption also takes time; the Heavenly Demon Puppet cannot become fat overnight.

"Little one, do you need any help?" An old man's laughter rang in Yao Yan's ears.

"it is good."

Yao Yan was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded in agreement.

next moment.