Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

After successfully refining their pills, one alchemist after another, regardless of their grade, hung them high above their stone platforms, allowing hundreds of thousands of eyes to examine them.

Although the plaza is thousands of feet in size, the organizer, Danta, had naturally considered this long ago and had already utilized spatial principles when constructing the plaza.

Furthermore, the higher one's cultivation of fighting spirit reaches, the stronger one's bodily functions become.

Combined with the unique design of the audience seating area, anyone who has cultivated to the Great Dou Shi realm can clearly perceive the state of the many alchemists on the stone platform.

"boom"

For every person who succeeds, there will inevitably be someone who fails!

On this stage under the spotlight, there are always some alchemists who, in order to gain more attention, choose to take a gamble and refine pills that they are not very confident about.

Or, under such immense pressure, even pills that are usually a sure thing become helpless!

Under such circumstances, the probability of the cauldron exploding is extremely high.

"Boom boom boom!"

Seemingly influenced by the previous fellow, three earth-shattering explosions of the cauldron rang out in succession, one after another, which was quite a spectacular sight!

As numerous fifth-grade pills emerged one after another, sixth-grade pills followed closely behind, and the energy between heaven and earth gradually surged forth.

The aroma of medicine in the square became even stronger. Of course, some alchemists who were already struggling to maintain the fusion of the pills were now in a panic!

"boom"

Under such turbulent energy of heaven and earth, some alchemists still managed to explode their cauldrons again. Judging from the grade of the energy, it seemed to have reached the level of a mid-grade sixth-rank pill, which was quite a pity!

However, alchemists who can reach the sixth rank are still quite skilled. Most of them managed to stabilize their pills and successfully refine them!

Rank 6 (Beginner), Rank 6 (Intermediate), Rank 6 (Advanced)!

As time goes on, the quality of the pills that are produced becomes higher and higher, and in the later stages, the cauldron only explodes occasionally.

During this period, some alchemists made mistakes and failed, but all the alchemists who came here were well prepared, with at least three batches of pills!

After a brief adjustment of mindset, it's perfectly fine to start over immediately.

The seventh day, the eighth day.

The further into the future, the higher the grade of the elixirs that are produced.

When the time reaches the eighth day, the lowest grade of the pills produced will be the sixth grade, such as the Imperial Extreme Pill.

With so many top-grade elixirs being produced, the fragrance of medicine in the world has become extremely rich.

However, experienced viewers who have watched the Dan Festival several times know that these are just appetizers, and the main event is yet to come!

In the blink of an eye, the third round of the alchemy competition at the Pill Gathering has been going on for half a month, and many spectators have not yet left.

Even juniors at the Great Dou Master level bring their own pills for fasting, and they don't want to miss out on the emergence of any top-tier pill.

Those spectators who had reached the level of Dou Huang or even Dou Zong were even more focused, observing the situation on the field at all times.

"Boom!"

On this day, dark thunderclouds suddenly gathered above the Pill Tower, and the muffled thunder gradually stirred up everyone's emotions.

"This is... the first grade seven pill has been produced!?"

Hundreds of thousands of spectators looked up at the thin thunderclouds in the sky. Although the thunderclouds were somewhat, well, small, they had still reached the seventh rank.

"Hahaha, I've finally refined a seventh-grade pill!"

A hoarse voice, filled with joy and tears, rang out. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man with white hair, gazing at the thunderclouds in the sky, his eyes brimming with tears.

Seeing the alchemist's tears of joy, everyone understood.

The profession of alchemist, which requires the element of wood within fire, excludes most people.

In addition, it also requires an understanding of pharmacology and a talent for perceiving spiritual power.

The latter two can be summarized into one thing: the speed at which soul power increases.

If one's soul power reaches the Spirit Realm, the unparalleled memory alone allows one to quickly learn, understand, and comprehend pharmacology, naturally leading to a rapid improvement in alchemy skills.

This is also why alchemists like to teach geniuses. Rather than teaching, it's more about imparting experience. A genius only needs to be given a vague direction, and they will naturally move forward on their own!

In the present day, when soul-forging techniques are scarce, most alchemists can only improve their soul power by breaking through their realm, accumulating time, and being extremely lucky to encounter rare and precious materials!

Therefore, the fact that this old man was able to break through to the seventh-grade alchemist realm at such a young age can truly be said to have dedicated his entire life to the art of alchemy.

Of course, while the story of this senior is touching, the hundreds of thousands of spectators who came here did not come to see his one-man show.

The remaining hundreds of alchemists would not give up the opportunity to showcase their skills because of this!

Most people only glanced at it and then ignored it, continuing to concentrate on sensing the progress of the pill refining in the cauldron in front of them.

"Boom!"

The emergence of the elixir by the aged seventh-grade alchemist seemed to trigger a chain reaction, with thunderclouds gathering in the sky from time to time, accompanied by continuous lightning and thunder!

The alchemists' methods of dealing with the pill lightning were also exceptionally dazzling, with all sorts of beautiful combat techniques and secret methods being unleashed without any concealment, which can be considered a major highlight of the Pill Gathering.

For the next few days, there were no fewer than three to five bolts of lightning falling almost every day. Of course, the highest grade of these lightning bolts was only mid-grade seventh rank.

The true master alchemist was still steadily and meticulously crafting his most prized masterpiece to date.

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye. The third round of the Dan Conference has been going on for nearly twenty days since it began.

Meanwhile, the energy condensed by the top alchemists' thunderclouds is becoming increasingly violent and intense.

"This scene is truly exhilarating!"

While refining pills, Lin Feng also took a moment to glance at the thunderclouds that appeared in the sky from time to time, as well as the few remaining stone platforms around him that were still burning with flames.

More importantly, there were hundreds of thousands of spectators watching for nearly twenty days. Such a scene could only happen at the Dan Tower, the continent's most prestigious alchemist gathering.

"The quality of the alchemists participating this year is much higher than in previous years!"

On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi looked at the thunderclouds that appeared from time to time in the sky, his old face full of smiles.

"Yes, it's not just alchemists outside; many talented juniors within my Pill Tower are still refining them."

"In my opinion, aside from that monster Lin Feng, the most outstanding performer at this Pill Gathering is undoubtedly the exceptional junior from my Pill Tower!"

After Xuan Kongzi spoke, the many nameless but powerful elders beside him also smiled broadly.

However, to their surprise, Xuan Kongzi did not respond. Instead, he turned his gaze to the two old men and a young man in the room.

"This year's Alchemy Conference is truly full of hidden talents!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a dazzling bolt of lightning transformed into a massive lightning serpent, pouring down from the sky. A huge thundercloud condensed in the sky, its size exceeding all the lightning that had gathered in the previous ten days!

"This is... a high-grade seventh-rank pill!?"

Many sharp-eyed passersby stared in disbelief at the powerful thunderclouds in the sky.

The sky above the Dan Tower has been frequently obscured by thunderclouds and raging lightning. Even at night, it is sometimes illuminated by the Dan lightning!

However, the previous Dan Lei was clearly not on the same level as the current seventh-grade Dan Lei!

That powerful energy was enough to tear the sky apart.

Fortunately, the alchemist who refined this high-grade seventh-rank pill was not only skilled in alchemy, but also possessed considerable strength, reaching the level of a high-level Dou Zong.

Therefore, although this Rank 7 high-level Dan Lei was powerful, it did not gain much advantage in his hands.

After this somewhat famous alchemist from Zhongzhou refined a high-grade seventh-rank pill, a dozen or so strong energy fluctuations came from the remaining twenty or so stone platforms.

Judging from his appearance, he must be at least at the high level of the seventh rank!

Among them, Song Qing, the disciple of the Grand Elder of Danta Hill, produced the pills with the strongest energy fluctuations!

It can only be said that he truly deserves to be called the pride of the Pill Tower. Many discerning passersby noticed that the pill lightning above Song Qing's head contained extremely powerful energy, almost as if it were about to give birth to a second color.

However, to everyone's surprise, they found that although they had successfully refined a top-grade seventh-rank pill.

However, Song Qing's face showed no joy whatsoever; in fact, it was extremely gloomy, as if he were quite dissatisfied!

"Gentlemen, does anyone with extraordinary knowledge know why Song Qing is behaving this way?"

Song Qing's unusual behavior naturally aroused the curiosity of some people, who then whispered among themselves.

"Hehehe, our Elder Song Qing, disciple of the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower, is usually extremely arrogant. However, I wonder if you've seen the other geniuses of the Pill Tower? Are they still refining pills?"

Among the hundreds of thousands of viewers, there were naturally all-knowing passersby. As soon as the young man opened his mouth, someone concealed their identity and explained.

Pointed to the direction by the passerby, everyone looked in the direction of the sound and indeed saw that several flames were still burning fiercely on the stone platform in the square.

Among them were Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Lin Feng, all of whom were also prodigies of the Pill Tower.

"Hehe, and according to my inside information, this Song Qing was once kicked out of the library by Lin Feng, who was also a prodigy of the Pill Tower."

"At that time, Cao Ying, whom Song Qing was pursuing, had been studying with Lin Feng in the library for several months."

"Hehehe, everyone, do you think there's nothing fishy going on here? Otherwise, why would Song Qing look so good right now?"

"Haha, I never expected this!"

"Hahaha"

"But brother, Lin Feng, the prodigy of the Pill Tower, and Cao Ying, the little vixen from the Cao family, have been staying in this library for months. Has nothing happened between them?"

After everyone privately mocked Song Qing, someone finally noticed the hidden meaning in his words.

Upon hearing this, many viewers who had originally focused their attention on Song Qing also became curious.

"Hehehe, I naturally know what will happen next, but..."

The mysterious passerby then changed his tone, which became somewhat intriguing.

"The following content involves the private affairs of two alchemy masters in the Pill Tower. If it is leaked, I might die a violent death in the street."

"So, we need to pay more!"

"off"

The audience wasn't stupid. Even if something really happened between these two prodigies, would it be any of your business, old Deng, to know?

Perhaps even the conflict between Song Qing and Lin Feng was fabricated by this old man.

"Gentlemen, you must trust me! My intelligence, as a passerby, has never been wrong!"

No matter how the passersby exchanged items, the majority of the audience ignored them and instead carefully put away their storage rings.

"Song Qing's alchemy skills are still a notch below Cao Ying's and Dan Chen's!"

On the referee's platform, Elder Qiu looked at the thunderclouds above Song Qing's head and sighed, his old face full of regret.

"Elder, there is no need to worry. We are aware of Cao Ying and Dan Chen's talents in soul power."

As the apparent leader of the Pill Tower, Xuan Kongzi naturally needed to speak up at this time.

"In terms of alchemy alone, Song Qing is not much different from Ying'er and the others. As long as his soul realm enters the Spirit Realm in the future, he will naturally be able to enter the eighth-grade realm!"

Elder Qiuling, who had received Xuan Kongzi's words of comfort, remained silent. As someone who had been through similar experiences, he naturally knew that Xuan Kongzi was merely trying to console him.

For ordinary people to elevate their soul realm is not so simple. Among the dozen or so people present, the three giants have the most outstanding talents.

However, even for them, it took decades to cross this threshold.

Given Song Qing's talent, it would naturally take him even longer.

"What worries me even more is Song Qing's personality!"

Elder Qiu Ling did not say this aloud, as he still wanted to save face for Song Qing in public.

After Song Qing and the others received the pills, they, as before, suspended their pills above their heads, allowing the many spectators to admire them.

Alchemists who reached the seventh rank or above would hand over their pills to the judges after stepping down from the stone platform.

At this continent-wide alchemist tournament held once every thirty years, only those who produce elixirs of grade seven or higher are qualified to compete for the final top ten.

In fact, according to the records of the Pill Tower, when the founder of the Pill Tower was alive, the lowest of the top ten pills were all at the level of Grade 8 and Five Colors.

Back then, even the legendary Medicine Clan, an imperial clan that dominated the world with its alchemy, would send its young prodigies to participate in the Alchemist Grand Competition at the Pill Tower during the Pill Gathering.

At that time, the Pill Tower could be said to have reached its peak in the art of alchemy!

After Song Qing and others produced their seventh-grade pills, several more high-grade seventh-grade pill lightning appeared among the remaining alchemists.

Judging from the intensity of its energy, it is actually a step below Song Qing's elixir.

It seems that although Song Qing is extremely arrogant, he has the right to be accepted as a disciple by the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower.

However, the remaining few, even Dan Chen and Cao Ying, whose alchemy skills were relatively weaker, had all entered the Spirit Realm.

Compared to them, Song Qing was just one step behind, after all, an eighth-grade pill was comparable to a Dou Zun powerhouse.

As for seventh-grade pills, well, unless they are special pills like the Blood-Generating and Bone-Melting Pill, a Dou Zun expert will not treat seventh-grade pills differently.

Furthermore, those rogue cultivators without family connections or powerful backers wouldn't hold a high degree of respect for seventh-grade alchemists.

"Boom!"

Just then, a powerful beam of energy, nearly ten feet in size, suddenly rose from the stone platform beside them.

Everyone hurriedly looked up and saw a rather shy-looking young girl.

However, at this moment, his face was pale, his eyes were very firm, and his hands were rapidly changing hand seals, as if he was trying his best to suppress something.

"Bang!"

Sure enough, after a loud bang, the high-level object in front of Dan Chen exploded in an unbelievable way.

Fortunately, the Dan family knew that Dan Chen's battle qi cultivation was not high, so they prepared many protective artifacts for him, and a colorful halo slowly rotated around him.

Normally, this magical scene would naturally arouse everyone's curiosity, but in the face of the thunderclouds in the sky, everything pales in comparison!

The reason was that the thunderclouds were actually blue and silver!

"Two-colored thunderclouds, an eighth-grade elixir has been born!!!"

Hundreds of thousands of viewers stared at the dazzling blue and silver lightning above Dan Chen's head, holding their breath for a moment, seemingly unable to believe that a little girl had actually refined an eighth-grade pill!

"boom!"

After a brief silence, the scene erupted in cheers as hundreds of thousands of spectators stood up, eager to get a closer look at the birth of the eighth-grade elixir!

"I never imagined that the geniuses of the Pill Tower would have such mastered alchemy; it's truly terrifying!"

"Yes, it's terrifying!"

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"However, how can this little girl, who hasn't even reached the Dou Zong level, possibly withstand such terrifying Dan Lei?"

No one knows which guy spoke up, but everyone started to worry about Dan Chen.

"Indeed, according to my observation, it would be extremely difficult to withstand Dan Lei Yi's attack without reaching the Dou Zun realm."

"Although this alchemy gathering has no rules, alchemists must withstand the alchemy lightning themselves. How should this young girl deal with it?"

At this moment, a rogue cultivator, a Dou Zun, slowly spoke, further amplifying everyone's worries.

The blue and silver thunderclouds collided continuously, and thick lightning snakes danced wildly in the sky. Before the earth-shattering thunderbolts descended, this terrifying celestial phenomenon alone was enough to intimidate all the powerful beings below the Dou Zun level!

"rise!"

Just then, a delicate shout suddenly came from a stone platform. The hundreds of thousands of spectators who had been watching the situation immediately noticed that Cao Ying, the little demon girl of the Cao family and a disciple of Xuan Kongzi, the giant of the Pill Tower, slowly got up.

Her expression changed from its usual charming look to a very serious one. Her hand seals changed rapidly, and then she slammed her palm onto the medicine cauldron in front of her.

"Thump"

After a crisp sound, a beam of energy, several dozen feet thick, shot into the sky from the cauldron.

However, Cao Ying's medicine cauldron was clearly better, showing no sign of exploding!

"Azure, silver... another Rank 8, two-colored pill has been produced!"

"Wait! There seems to be a third color!"

Among the hundreds of thousands of spectators, there were naturally some with amazing eyesight. Looking into the distance, they saw that between the collision of the more than one hundred meters of blue and silver lightning, the red color, representing the third color, slowly emerged.

However, perhaps because the spirituality of the elixir was not much different from that of an eighth-grade, two-colored elixir, the red color was extremely faint.

Nevertheless, this can still be called an eighth-grade, three-colored elixir!

"An eighth-grade, three-colored pill! Could it be that the champion of this pill-making competition is none other than Cao Ying, the little vixen from the Cao family?"

(End of this chapter)