Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

After Xiao Yan's little incident was resolved, the pharmacopoeia fell into a small stalemate: how should it end?

This shouldn't have been a problem at all, since the main character of this pharmacopoeia was the one to announce it. This role should have been played by Yao Dan, the patriarch of the Yao clan.

To boost morale, the Medicine Clan spared no expense this time, even using the Burning Sky Cauldron, ranked first on the Heavenly Cauldron List. In order to ensure that Yao Dan could successfully refine a Grade 9 Profound Pill in one go, they even sacrificed the future of their clan's prodigy, Yao Tian, ​​forcibly relinquishing the Strange Flame he had already obtained to Yao Dan, the current owner of the flame.

As the number one alchemist among the Medicine Clan, Yao Dan lived up to expectations and successfully refined a ninth-grade Xuan Dan.

This matter should have ended perfectly here, but there's a sequel: the perfect performance of Yao Chen and his disciple Xiao Yan.

They also refined a ninth-grade Xuan Pill. It's hard to say what its quality is yet, but in terms of the black demon lightning it attracted, the one Xiao Yan refined was better.

The fusion of two identical Grade 9 pills, forcibly elevating their quality to the level of a Grade 9 Profound Pill, is undoubtedly a groundbreaking achievement in alchemy. Yao Chen's name, like that of many other renowned alchemists, will forever remain an indelible part of the history of alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent.

Not to mention, Xiao Yan later ate the Black Demon Lightning raw to aid his cultivation, and Xiao Yan was also the one who truly refined a ninth-grade Xuan Dan.

The Medicine Clan can certainly offer many explanations for this matter. For example, Xiao Yan and Yao Chen worked together, while the Clan Chief Yao Dan accomplished the task alone; the Medicine Clan's ninth-grade talents are still the best on the continent; the Black Demon Lightning cannot represent all pills, and there are many sub-categories in the comparison of ninth-grade Xuan Dan...

They could certainly say that, but the Medicine Clan couldn't explain it that way. Such a claim couldn't be circulated during the Medicine Clan's time of alchemy. The Medicine Clan's alchemy manual was so grand that, as long as one's strength met the minimum requirements, the Medicine Clan had never refused anyone's participation in any form. Now, even if they offered a reason acceptable to others, it only proved one thing: this family, descendants of Dou Di who had engraved alchemy into their bloodline, was unable to truly defeat others for the first time.

What makes it even harder for the Medicine Clan to accept is that the one who performed this feat was the Medicine Clan member they themselves had pushed away.

They used to publicly declare Yao Chen a failure as a disciple of the Yao Clan, and back then it was easy to do such a thing. But now, facing Yao Chen, a ninth-grade alchemist, who would dare to say such a thing?

Almost all the members of the Medicine Clan fell silent. Xiao Yan and Yao Chen were clearly the strongest alchemy master and disciple on the continent, and it was difficult for ordinary members of the Medicine Clan to truly accept this fact from the bottom of their hearts.

"Clap clap clap!"

A round of crisp applause erupted from the person all the Medicine Clan members looked up to—Yao Dan!

Yao Dan's eyes were filled with no impurities, only heartfelt appreciation for Yao Lao and Xiao Yan.

"Brilliant! Truly a magnificent refining operation! Amazing!"

Following this, Lei Qingyue and Shi Kai also led the applause, congratulating Yao Lao, immediately breaking the deadlock. Since the clan leader, Yao Dan, had been so composed, the clansmen below, even if they still had thoughts, could only suppress them for the time being.

When Yao Lao saw this scene, he was overwhelmed with emotion, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Many years ago, when Yao Lao was still a young man, he read a edition of the Pharmacopoeia. At that time, his greatest expectation was to stand at the very center of the Pharmacopoeia as a prodigy of the Yao Clan, representing his family, descendants of the Dou Di, to defeat all the alchemist opponents and win unparalleled glory for the Yao Clan.

Now, he truly stood here, his alchemy skills astonishing the entire audience, even surpassing the clan leader's. However, the world changes, and fate plays tricks; he could no longer represent the Medicine Clan. Yet, at this moment, the applause filling the hall and the Medicine Clan Leader's admiring gaze seemed to pierce through the long years, allowing him to vaguely see the figure of that passionate young man who once stood in the crowd, gazing up at the high platform…

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During the Pharmacopoeia period, the Medicine Clan's alchemy activities were in full swing, with each ninth-grade alchemist displaying their unique skills to refine one ninth-grade pill after another. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of miles away, within the Soul Realm of the Soul Clan, a person stood before a medicine cauldron, diligently refining pills.

The medicine cauldron was ancient and strangely shaped, its entire body shrouded in a rich, almost living aura of blood. As the alchemical fire rose, a faint, mournful wail could be heard, sending chills down one's spine. If one were knowledgeable enough, one would recognize that the medicine cauldron before the old man was the second-ranked cauldron on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking—the Life-Gathering Cauldron!

The blood energy within the cauldron intertwined with the life force within the elixir. The old man's soul power was extremely strong, ensuring that the situation within the cauldron proceeded steadily according to his will, without the slightest deviation.

Finally, after a long period of refining, a continuous rain of pills appeared within the Soul Realm.

Unlike the black demonic lightning attracted by the elixir, which caused a great commotion within the Medicine Realm, the black demonic lightning immediately created a huge, deep vortex. The terrifying black demonic lightning was swallowed up by the vortex like a mud ox entering the sea, without even a ripple, and fell into complete silence.

The figure wielding the Void Devouring Flame appeared and looked at the old man who had refined the ninth-grade Xuan Pill, saying, "Everyone thinks the Medicine Clan's alchemy is the best on the continent, but who knows that my Soul Clan also hides such a top-tier ninth-grade Xuan Pill alchemy master!"

Upon seeing him appear, the old man immediately stood up, bowed, took out the pill, and presented it to him.

"Lord Void, I have completed the refining process according to your requirements. This pill is a genuine Grade Nine Profound Pill!"

The figure took the pill, but unlike the others who were cautious, he let it swirl slightly in his palm. After fully sensing the medicinal power, he put it away.

He reached out and patted the old man, Hun Xuzi, on the shoulder in a comforting gesture.

"Excellent! Only you could refine a ninth-grade Xuan Dan of this quality. Rest assured, I will record this merit for you once again; your contributions to the Soul Clan will never be forgotten."

Upon hearing this encouragement, Hun Xuzi's eyes blazed with fervor. He did not possess any other flames; the flame he held was the Void Devouring Flame, bestowed upon him by the person before him.

"It is my honor to serve Lord Void!"

Having pledged his loyalty, Hun Xuzi said no more, respectfully bowed once more, and then his figure slowly retreated into the darkness and disappeared.

Only that one figure remained, standing alone. After a long while, the figure muttered to itself, "Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, ten years... I won't believe your lies, hehehehe..."

The latter's enigmatic smile kept echoing, thankfully no one else could hear it, otherwise they would have felt a chill run down their spines...