Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 26 Medicine Cauldron

Xiao Xun'er stared at the two bolts of lightning on Xiao Bai's palm, her red lips slightly parted, her face filled with shock.

"What kind of thunder is this?"

With her extensive knowledge, there were very few things on the Dou Qi Continent that she didn't recognize, but she had never seen or even heard of these two types of lightning before.

According to ancient records, there used to be many different types of lightning on the Dou Qi Continent, but now only two types of lightning exist: Black Demon Lightning and Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

Besides these two, the most famous is the pill lightning produced during alchemy.

In the Dou Qi Continent, pills are divided into ten grades, with grade one being the lowest and grade ten being the highest, also known as Emperor Pills.

Once the elixir reaches the seventh grade, a thunderbolt will descend upon the world.

When a pill reaches grade eight, it can produce one to nine colors of thunderclouds. The quality of the pill is also distinguished by the color of the thunderclouds produced.

The nine-grade pills are divided into nine-grade treasure pills, nine-grade mysterious pills, and nine-grade golden pills, according to their different qualities, from low to high.

The Black Demon Lightning is the pill tribulation that occurred when the Ninth-Rank Treasure Pill was first created. Those with cultivation levels below the Four-Star Dou Sheng level are in danger of perishing when facing the Black Demon Lightning.

The Thunder Clan, one of the eight ancient clans, controls a Black Demon Thunder Pool, which is used by clansmen to cleanse the lightning battle qi in their bodies during cultivation. Occasionally, some clansmen can use this method to transform the lightning battle qi in their bodies into Black Demon Thunder.

Once successful, few will be able to rival those of the same level.

The Nine Profound Golden Thunder has not appeared for many years, as it is the tribulation that occurs when a ninth-grade golden elixir is born. Its power is immense, and even high-level Dou Sheng must be extremely cautious when facing such thunder.

"This is the Yi Wood Thunder, imbued with the Qi of Yi Wood, possessing healing properties. It's a type of thunder that can be used for both offense and support!"

"On the other side is Bing Fire Yang Thunder, containing the Qi of Bing Fire. Both thunder and fire are of violent nature, so their power is quite considerable!"

Seeing Xun'er's surprise and curiosity, Xiao Bai directly told her Lei Ting's name.

"No wonder Brother Xiao Bai wants to learn alchemy. These two types of lightning happen to contain fire and wood attributes. But with lightning in them, will it be possible?"

Xiao Xun'er finally understood why he wanted to trade for alchemy inheritance.

"I'm just trying it out to see if it works," Xiao Bai shook his head.

Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Bai with sparkling eyes, gave him a delicate thumbs-up, and smiled:

"Brother Xiao Bai has such courage, willing to try at the cost of a strange flame!"

Looking at this girl who was pretending to be bold, Xiao Bai teased, "Are you praising me or insulting me? It sounds like you're saying that your brother Xiao Bai is a spendthrift!"

Xiao Xun'er held his hand in front of her and said sweetly, "Of course I'll praise you! Even if Brother Xiao Bai goes on a spending spree, Xun'er still has some savings, enough to support both of us!"

Xiao Bai was touched by Xun'er's words, but also speechless.

This girl's flirting skills have really improved!

If things continue like this, will Xiao Bai really have to remain faithful to one woman forever?

The next day, Xiao Bai planned to go out early in the morning.

Last night I went to see the old medicine master and got a copy of basic knowledge on alchemy, as well as two first-grade pill formulas.

The old alchemist was not stingy with this and gave it to him directly. If it weren't for the fact that there was no alchemist guild in Wutan City, Xiao Bai could have easily obtained this item.

After Xiao Bai finished reading the basic alchemy manual given to him by the old alchemist, he planned to buy some medicinal herbs today to try it out.

As for the alchemy furnace, Xiao Bai didn't plan to buy it. He had asked Elder Yao last night, and the thing wasn't cheap; even a simple two-cauldron set would cost over 100,000 gold coins, equivalent to the Xiao family's entire year's income.

He didn't have that much money, but he didn't need it anyway, and he had already made another plan a couple of days ago.

The most important part of the alchemy cauldron is the fire port. That thing is used by alchemists below the Dou Ling level to generate a physical flame using their internal Dou Qi.

Because one cannot reach the Dou Ling level, the Dou Qi within the body cannot generate substantial flames.

On the other hand, it's because of the wood element within the body, which needs to be transferred into the alchemy cauldron using a fire pit.

Xiao Bai, however, was different. He planned to use two types of lightning directly to refine pills, without needing a proper alchemy cauldron.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't cook his own meals in his small courtyard, he would have been ready to try using a wok.

Just as I reached the gate of the Xiao family's residence, a warm and enthusiastic voice suddenly came from behind me.

"Brother Bai!"

Xiao Bai secretly rolled his eyes. How come he always runs into this kid?

And this guy's voice has been lifeless for the past three years, but today he gives off a spirited feeling, just like he did three years ago.

Turning around, I saw a smiling young man in black standing not far behind me.

Seeing Xiao Bai turn around and look at him, he waved to Xiao Bai in a very flamboyant way, showing off his big white teeth.

Xiao Yan ran up to him and said with a smile, "Brother Bai, are you going out too? Let's go together!"

Xiao Bai knew that this guy was going to buy the medicinal herbs that the old man had instructed him to use, so he nodded and headed outside.

"Let's go, but I need to go to the blacksmith's to pick up something first!"

"A blacksmith shop?" Xiao Yan was a little curious, but seeing that Xiao Bai didn't say much, he didn't ask any more questions and just followed.

Xiao Yan was in a good mood throughout the journey, no longer showing the dejected look of yesterday. His eyes were full of confidence. He wondered if Yao Lao had given him some expired chicken soup last night.

Xiao Bai didn't go to the blacksmith shop to have any weapons made. Instead, he asked the blacksmith to cast a small cauldron for him, the kind with three legs, two handles, a round belly, and a lid.

He ordered this a couple of days ago, and today is the day he takes the cauldron.

He needed a cauldron to refine medicine, but it wasn't the kind used by alchemists, so he had to find someone to make one himself.

The main requirement is that it be cheap, sturdy, and durable, because refining medicine involves the risk of the furnace exploding, so it can't be anything less than robust.

The blacksmith shop is the best choice.

The Xiao family lives in the East District, which is the noble district of Wutan City. Although Wutan City does not have any imperial nobles, the three major families are all located here.

The north and south sides are both market areas, which are trading districts, and the Mittel Auction House is located in the north area.

To the west, there were impoverished residential areas, and noisy shops like blacksmith shops could only be found in the west.

Xiao Bai and his companion arrived at a large blacksmith shop in the western district.

When the blacksmith saw Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan, his eyes lit up almost imperceptibly, and he greeted them with great enthusiasm.

"Young master, you've arrived. The cauldron is finished, cast using the ebony steel you specified; it's guaranteed to be sturdy and durable!"

Ebony steel has both the hardness of steel and the toughness of wood, but unfortunately its conductivity for fighting spirit is a bit poor.

Strong individuals may not care about weapons they forge, but mercenaries love them because they are cheap, durable, and long-lasting, saving them a lot of money on weapons.

Xiao Bai didn't have many gold coins, so he could only choose this material for now. Anyway, it was just an experiment. If he succeeded in refining pills with lightning magic, he could choose other materials to make another one.

However, the boss seemed very strange today. Last time, when he heard that the material he used was ebony steel, he ignored Xiao Bai.

Why is he so enthusiastic today? Xiao Bai frowned in confusion. Something must be amiss.

However, he wasn't afraid of anything. Now, with his strength, he could roam freely in Wutan City. Plus, with Elder Yao around, he wanted to see what this boss was really up to.

(End of this chapter)