Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 144 Two-Colored Thunder Tribulation, Golden Core Formed, Lin Ran Enters the Eighth Rank!

The Radiant Sun Cauldron, entirely made of crimson gold, landed heavily on the stone platform. Its immense weight almost caused the platform to tremble slightly.

Looking at the medicine cauldron in front of him, Lin Ran took a deep breath, casually raised his hand, and a ball of brilliant holy flame was spewed out. With a flick of his finger, the flame, with a beautiful tail, rushed straight into the medicine cauldron and then suddenly burst open.

The raging fire surged and churned within the cauldron, the ever-increasing temperature gradually adding to the oppressive heat of the surrounding area.

"The Vajra Dragon Bone Pill, a seventh-grade pill, greatly enhances the user's physical strength, circulates Qi throughout the limbs, and unblocks the eight meridians, enabling the cultivation of an indestructible body!"

"The materials required for refining are extremely complicated, numbering about eighty-one. Among them, the main materials are divided into three types: Dragon Python Vajra Bodhi, Dragon Blood Chrysanthemum, and Evergreen Spirit Vine."

As the flames rose, Lin Ran waved his sleeve, and one by one, the auxiliary materials flew out of his storage ring. Then, enveloped by a wisp of battle qi, they floated in mid-air outside the stone platform, like tiny orbs of light radiating from above, which looked quite dazzling.

The process of refining a pill of the Vajra Dragon Bone Pill level is incredibly complex. If someone's soul control is not up to par, they would probably feel dizzy just looking at so many medicinal herbs, let alone refining it in such a terrifyingly precise way.

After taking out all the medicinal herbs, Lin Ran took a deep breath, reviewed all the details of refining the pill in his mind, and began the formal pill refining process.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Lin Ran suddenly opened his narrowed eyes, a sharp glint flashing in his dark eyes. With a flick of his sleeve, several of the many medicinal herbs swirling around him were separated and thrown into the medicine cauldron, one after the other.

Once the medicinal herbs entered the cauldron, they withered rapidly under the terrifying temperature of the Sacred Golden Meteor Heart Flame. Then, under Lin Ran's extremely powerful soul control, in just over ten minutes, the herbs were refined into pure medicinal powder.

Finally, with a thought from Lin Ran, it gently floated in the corner of the medicine cauldron.

Lin Ran extracted the first batch of pure medicinal powder at the fastest speed. His expression remained unchanged. He waved his hands repeatedly, and one medicinal herb after another began to rush into the medicine cauldron. However, no matter how many herbs there were, they did not cause Lin Ran any panic.

Moreover, if a master alchemist were to observe Lin Ran's alchemy at this moment, they would surely discover that while refining the medicinal herbs, Lin Ran was also using his soul power to gradually imbue the herbs with his essence.

This is using the power of one's own soul to refine medicinal herbs!

Eighth-grade alchemists are an extremely special alchemist level. Normally, the alchemist memories of a seventh-grade alchemist are already exceptionally advanced. The difference between seventh and eighth grade lies in the spiritual realm soul.

Lin Ran already possesses a Spirit Realm Soul, so in a sense, he is actually an eighth-grade alchemist at this moment. What he lacks is only the refinement of his alchemy skills.

At this moment, Lin Ran was honing his skills while refining medicine.

His goal wasn't simply to refine the Vajra Dragon Bone Pill; it was something else entirely.

Furthermore, he broke through to the eighth rank during this alchemy process!

The medicinal herbs refined by Lin Ran's soul power seemed to have a faint trace of spiritual energy mixed in. Although this spiritual energy was very faint, it was enough to subtly improve the quality of the refined medicinal powder.

Under Lin Ran's almost rapid refining, these medicinal herbs were all refined into the required powder and liquid within two hours.

Despite extracting so many medicinal herbs, Lin Ran's expression remained quite calm, as if he were tireless.

If it were an ordinary alchemist, refining so many medicinal herbs in one go would require a rest, since it consumes not only battle qi and physical strength, but also soul power.

However, this level of damage was nothing to Lin Ran.

After refining all the auxiliary materials, Lin Ran turned his gaze to the three main medicinal herbs, a look of solemnity flashing across his eyes.

He can squander other medicinal herbs as he pleases, but he must be as careful with these three main medicinal herbs.

If a mistake is made, then this alchemy process can be called to an end, since he did not prepare a second batch of medicinal materials.

With a casual flick of his wrist, a withered vine, brimming with vibrant green life, fell into Lin Ran's hand.

The withered vines appeared dry, yet they seemed to emanate a continuous stream of life.

This substance is one of the three main ingredients used to refine the Vajra Dragon Bone Pill.

Evergreen Vine!

Looking at the withered vine, Lin Ran hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and threw it into the medicine cauldron. He then hurriedly focused on controlling the heat.

Inside the medicine cauldron, flames roared, yet the seemingly fragile Ten Thousand Year Green Spirit Vine remained unchanged despite the intense heat. Upon closer inspection, one could discern faint, luminous light emanating from the withered vine, effectively isolating it from the extreme heat.

All spiritual creatures in the world have the ability to protect themselves, and Lin Ran was not surprised by this. The Ten Thousand Year Green Spirit Vine was indeed tough, but it still could not withstand the burning of the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame.

Lin Ran controlled the temperature, and after about fifteen minutes, the Evergreen Vine gradually cracked open, with drops of emerald green sap appearing and disappearing in the cracks.

After the surface of the Evergreen Vine cracked, things became much easier. Before long, the Evergreen Vine completely transformed into a ball of emerald green liquid, suspended in the flames, slowly wriggling as if it had come to life.

Looking at the emerald green liquid transformed from the Ten Thousand Year Green Spirit Vine, Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief. He then waved his hand, and the various medicinal powders and liquids floating in the corner of the medicine cauldron quickly flew out. Under his solemn control, they were all thrown into the emerald green liquid.

Lin Ran performed this first step of fusion quite perfectly. About fifteen minutes later, a viscous substance floated above the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame.

Initial fusion complete!

As Lin Ran continued refining pills, the area around the stone platform was now filled with students from Canaan Academy. Countless gazes were focused on the seemingly busy figure on the high platform.

To alchemists, everything Lin Ran was doing at this moment was like a beautiful work of art, but to those who did not understand alchemy, Lin Ran's actions seemed rather boring.

Even so, everyone waited quietly, because they all understood that when the elixir appeared, it would all be worth it!

……

Alchemy is an extremely time-consuming process, especially the refining of medicinal pills, which often takes ten days to half a month. This situation is not uncommon.

Those present were aware of this situation, so they did not become impatient due to the long wait. In fact, many students voluntarily gave up their cultivation at the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower to come and observe.

Under the watchful eyes of countless expectant gazes, time slipped away quietly, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

For the past three days, Lin Ran's alchemy has been quite stable, proceeding step by step.

He had already refined all three main medicinal ingredients, and they were just waiting for the final step of fusion to be calcined into a rudimentary pill before finally forming the pill.

Fusion is a crucial step in alchemy, and given the current shortage of medicinal herbs in Linran, this fusion process cannot afford to fail easily.

He only has one chance; he must succeed!

Moreover, this time, I want more than just the Grade 7 Vajra Dragon Bone Pill; I also want to use this alchemy session to achieve a breakthrough!

Lin Ran held his breath and concentrated his mind to the extreme. Vast soul power filled every corner of the Sun Cauldron, and any extremely subtle change within it would be instantly fed back to his mind.

A thought struck me.

The next moment, the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame that was swirling inside the medicine cauldron suddenly swept out, completely enveloping the three kinds of refined medicinal liquids!

The medicinal effects are merging, begin!

The rich aroma of herbs was sealed within the Sun Cauldron and, under Lin Ran's control, was completely absorbed into the pill. At the same time, during the pill-fusion process, Lin Ran also began to continuously infuse his soul power into it.

The fusion of spiritual energy and medicinal power further enhanced the strength of this pill, to the point that even the Sun Cauldron began to tremble and hum slightly.

As time went on, the commotion from the Sun Cauldron grew louder and louder. At the same time, an extremely powerful aura of pressure emanated from the Sun Cauldron, making people feel suffocated.

"What terrifying pressure!"

"This is actually the pressure generated by a medicinal pill! It's unbelievable. To produce this level of pressure even before the tribulation lightning has fully formed... Is this the legendary seventh-grade medicinal pill?"

"This is truly eye-opening! Absolutely eye-opening!"

The elders stared at the stone platform with astonishment, whispering amongst themselves.

However, a look of solemnity flashed in Su Qian's eyes, who possessed the strength of a Dou Zong.

Su Qian was not unfamiliar with the creation of seventh-grade pills. Not to mention the distant past, Su Qian had witnessed Lin Ran refining the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill in the Black Corner Region.

However, compared to before, the oppressive power of this pill seems to be even more terrifying!

"This guy's alchemy skills are actually this good...?"

"What kind of elixir is this?"

While everyone speculated about the future, Lin Ran held his breath and focused intently on the Sun Cauldron in front of him. His hand seals were constantly changing as his battle qi, strange fire, and vast soul power all poured into the cauldron.

Congeal!

Accompanied by Lin Ran's silent, cold shout, a dazzling, intense light, like a sun, suddenly appeared inside the medicine cauldron.

A terrifying energy surge suddenly spread out, impacting the spatial nodes around the stone platform. In the next moment, some students with weak strength and low soul power fainted instantly!

"How is this possible? This stone platform is surrounded by spatial barriers. Even a Dou Zun expert could withstand it. Is this... is this alchemy?"

Su Qian was dumbfounded. Before he could compose himself, two gray figures suddenly appeared on either side of him.

It was none other than the two elders, Qianbai!

Su Qian bowed respectfully, "What brings you here, gentlemen...?"

"Buzz!!!"

The two elders did not respond, but stared intently at Lin Ran on the high platform, their eyes filled with shock and helplessness.

The next moment, the two old men simultaneously extended their withered hands from their sleeves and quickly formed hand seals.

As the two gray figures moved, violent spatial fluctuations suddenly emanated from their bodies. With these fluctuations, the space around them became distorted and twisted, like countless wrinkles, making it look crooked and distorting the view.

They are sealing off the space between the platform and the academy!

This action puzzled Su Qian, and the elders around him were even more bewildered.

But the next moment, a massive golden beam of light, ten feet in size, suddenly shot out from the Sun Cauldron and shot straight into the sky!

Beneath this golden pillar of light, the once clear sky suddenly changed, with countless clouds surging.

Amidst countless shocked gazes, the beam of light shot straight into the sky. Immediately afterward, as the beam of light passed over the area, clouds and mist suddenly appeared, and in just a few blinks, they condensed into a thundercloud nearly a hundred meters in size!

Moreover, what is most shocking is that the thunderclouds formed this time actually have two colors: blue and silver!

"What, what is this?!"

"Why does this tribulation lightning have two colors?"

"This is……"

Countless people stared at the sky in astonishment. The two colors of the Danlei were something that many of them had never seen before in their lives.

But some people who had seen the world and knew about this thing were wide-eyed and excited.

"Two-colored thunderclouds? How could they possibly be two-colored thunderclouds? Wasn't what Sect Master Lin refined a seventh-grade pill?!"

"Two-colored thunderclouds, this pill... is of grade eight!"

The two elders slowly uttered their words, their gazes gradually shifting from the two-colored lightning in the sky to Lin Ran: "Dou Zun strength, eighth-grade alchemist... Sect Master Lin always manages to surprise us every now and then."

Eighth-grade pills are considered to be at the very top of the pyramid in the world of pills. Although there is only one grade difference between eighth-grade and seventh-grade pills, it is a world of difference.

Eighth-grade pills possess spirituality, and even some basic intelligence; in other words, eighth-grade pills possess their own vitality!

It can be said that it can be considered a living being!

Moreover, the classification of eighth-grade pills is more rigorous than imagined. Their quality cannot be determined by the naked eye, but by the color of the pill's radiance!

The higher the quality of the pill, the more colors of pill lightning it will attract when it takes shape. It is said that if it can attract nine-colored pill lightning, it means that the pill has advanced to the ninth grade, which has the power of creation!

This level of elixir could probably be called a divine pill.

The fact that Lin Ran was able to summon two-colored thunderclouds means that he has successfully refined an eighth-grade pill, and one that possesses two-colored pill thunder!

This also means that Lin Ran at this moment.

He has officially entered the ranks of eighth-grade alchemists!

Meanwhile.

In the outer courtyard of Canaan Academy, countless students also gazed at the sky, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Among these people, a girl dressed in light blue stared blankly at the sky, her red lips slightly parted, and her beautiful eyes seemed to burst forth with endless brilliance at this moment!

"There's actually an eighth-grade alchemist in the academy..."

(End of this chapter)