Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 173 Ancient Dragon of the Void!

As Lin Ran suddenly plunged his palm into the pillar of light in front of him, a murmur of surprise rippled through the crowd, and countless doubtful gazes were cast upon him.

But now that the pill is ready, what other way can Lin Ran satisfy the black-robed old man's request besides refining it?

"This child is not reckless; perhaps he really does have some method."

The beautiful woman gazed at the slender figure on the stone platform in the distance, and said hesitantly.

"Well... I hope so."

Xuan Kongzi glanced at the black-robed old man beside him. Although this guy's strength was not as good as his own, the special aura he exuded made Xuan Kongzi quite suspicious.

If he really is from that clan, Lin Ran has provoked such a being, and he's likely to be in big trouble.

After all, to that race, the mere Scorpion Demons and Three Ghosts were nothing at all.

If Lin Ran angers this guy... huh?!

Xuan Kongzi's expression suddenly froze. His cloudy eyes stared at Lin Ran's actions, as if divine light was contained within them.

Not only him, but also Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi, the two giants of the Pill Tower, stared wide-eyed at Lin Ran in disbelief.

A moment later, the beautiful woman in black was the first to come to her senses. Her eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly, "I originally thought that we would never have the chance to see the crazy things Yao Chen did when he was refining the eighth-grade pills again. I never expected that they would be repeated in the world today."

"Ah, but what I'm really curious about is, how exactly did this kid master this move?"

"Could it be that he is Yao Chen's disciple?"

"Impossible. Isn't Yao Chen's disciple Han Feng? Besides, you all know about the grudge between Yao Chen and the Three Demon Scorpion Demons... But in any case, this guy must be related to Yao Chen."

Although we haven't heard from Yao Chen in a long time, he's still a close friend of theirs. If Lin Ran really has something to do with Yao Chen...

The three giants of the Dan Tower spoke calmly, and their gazes toward Lin Ran changed considerably.

However, the old man in black robes on the side obtained some information from the conversation between the three giants of the Pill Tower.

That means Lin Ran's alchemy is not over yet!

"Could it be that he really does have some tricks up his sleeve?" the old man in black robes murmured.

With his eyes slightly closed, Lin Ran took a deep breath, then suddenly opened them. He clenched his fist as he reached into the pillar of light, and an astonishing energy wave emanated from it. Then, under the watchful eyes of several people, Lin Ran slowly withdrew his hand.

Suddenly, a dark red pill the size of a thumb appeared in the sight of everyone present.

It is entirely blood red, with a perfectly rounded surface and a glossy sheen. When you touch it, it feels incredibly warm and comfortable.

What is most surprising is the faint mist that surrounds the pill. This mist seems to have intelligence, and it condenses into various shapes from time to time, swirling around the pill, making it look extremely mysterious.

The effects of this Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill far surpassed those of the one he had taken before. If it weren't for the fact that only one Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill could be taken at a time, Lin Ran would really want to take another one!

Lin Ran stared intently at the blood-red pill in his palm. After a moment, he withdrew his hand, and the pill slowly floated in front of him, playfully bouncing.

Releasing the pill, Lin Ran clenched his fist, and the Sacred Golden Meteor Heart Flame appeared in his hand. With a thought, a ball of azure lotus flame separated from it.

"Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame!"

The appearance of the Azure Lotus Flame startled Xuan Kongzi and the others, who then muttered to themselves.

Before they could be shocked for long, the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame split again, directly evolving into two different flames.

Three strange flames quietly swirled around Lin Ran, like a dream.

Even the three giants of the Pill Tower gasped at the sight, and a look of shock appeared in the eyes of the black-robed elder.

Three different flames!

Three strange flames in total!

Different Flames are the ultimate treasures coveted by all alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent. Countless alchemists have flocked to them, paying countless prices, only to gain nothing in return.

At this moment, three strange flames swirled around Lin Ran, leaving the world in awe.

"That azure flame was extremely violent, resembling a lotus flower; it should be the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Strange Flame Ranking. The formless and intangible one should be the Fallen Heart Flame, ranked fourteenth on the Strange Flame Ranking. And that golden flame..."

Xuan Kongzi murmured, his eyes filled with disbelief: "If I'm not mistaken, that should be the legendary Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, ranked fourth on the Strange Flame Ranking, which can even burn away battle qi!"

"But isn't the Golden Emperor's Heaven-Burning Flame in the hands of that clan...?"

The man in black was filled with disbelief.

"I don't know, but this little guy is definitely not simple. This strange fire probably wasn't obtained by the Scorpion Demons. After all, even if you gave them a hundred times the courage, they would never dare to provoke that clan... This little guy has probably had a great opportunity these past few years!"

"Moreover, three strange flames... what kind of cultivation technique does this guy practice...?"

"It's not a cultivation technique, it's your constitution!"

The old man in black robes suddenly spoke up, his eyes fixed on Lin Ran, and said, "This kid's physique should be the legendary Pure Yang Body. According to our clan's records, the owner of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame was the Pure Yang Ancient Emperor."

"This kid must have obtained a portion of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame by relying on his pure Yang body, and then directly devoured the other two strange flames by leveraging the domineering strength of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame... But that's all. It's rare to have three strange flames gathered in one body. This kid does have something admirable about him."

"I see……"

Upon hearing the words of the black-robed elder, the three giants of the Pill Tower also showed expressions of sudden realization, while the two little girls, Mu Qingluan and Feng Qing'er, also showed expressions of extreme shock.

Although they had not yet reached that level, they were well-informed coming from the Central Plains and understood the value of strange fire, not to mention the compatibility of strange fire.

They had never seen or heard of anything like this before!

While everyone was in shock, Lin Ran's mind stirred, and three kinds of flames flew out and collided fiercely together.

As the three flames collided, an aura of near destruction quietly emerged. However, before they could spread, a vast soul pressure surged out from between Lin Ran's eyebrows, enveloping the flames like a net, and then spinning rapidly away.

Lin Ran was already very skilled at fusing flames, not to mention that these three flames had already been fused together, only to be separated again.

As the soul power spun rapidly, the three flames quickly and quietly subsided amidst the shocked gazes of onlookers. After a few minutes, the soul power ceased, and a wisp of bright golden holy flame, about the size of a fist, quietly appeared.

This flame is extremely similar to the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame from before, but it is also somewhat different.

As soon as the fire appeared, Lin Ran waved his sleeve, and the wisp of Sacred Golden Meteor Heart Flame quickly shot out, directly enveloping the playful, jumping pill in front of him.

"It really is a method of spiritual ascension!"

With this situation unfolding, the three giants of the Dan Tower had no more doubts, but even greater questions arose in their hearts.

They were all Yao Chen's close friends and knew that this Spirit Ascension Technique was a secret created by Yao Chen himself, which ordinary people could never obtain. Now, Lin Ran not only could use it, but judging from his appearance, he was quite skilled at it.

There must be some connection between him and Yao Chen!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the blood-red pill enveloped in holy golden flames suddenly trembled slightly. Then, everyone saw that the smooth surface of the pill had quietly become uneven, and wisps of faint spiritual mist emanated from within the pill, but under the protection of the holy golden heart fire, it could not escape.

Lin Ran stared intently at the increasingly dry pill, and as the spiritual energy within it was completely extracted, the soul power between Lin Ran's brows suddenly surged and merged into the pill!

The powerful soul energy merged into the flames and quickly dissipated into nothingness. Lin Ran's expression also became extremely solemn at this moment.

A vast amount of soul power surged out without reservation in that instant, and then poured into the flames. With extremely precise control of the heat, and with extremely careful speed, all of this spiritual energy was compressed into the pill!

At the same time, Lin Ran's expression was solemn. He bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of pale golden blood mist, which slowly dissipated and finally sprinkled into the flames.

"Blood sacrifice, spirit returns!"

As the blood mist fell, Lin Ran's face turned slightly pale. He suddenly let out a low shout, and the spreading spiritual mist, like bees returning home, under Lin Ran's terrifyingly precise soul control, swept through the tiny, invisible pores on the surface of the pill and entered it.

As the essence and blood were tempered, the fragrance of the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill became increasingly rich. When the last wisp of mist entered the pill, everyone was astonished to see that the previously uneven surface of the pill rapidly became smooth and round at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As the surface of the pill became smooth and round again, the three-colored thunderclouds in the distant sky suddenly began to churn violently once more, as if drawn by some force.

"It actually succeeded..."

Gazing at the rolling thunderclouds in the sky, Tian Leizi exclaimed with admiration, "This kid is actually so skilled in Yao Chen's Spirit Ascension Technique!"

"Judging from the current situation, this pill is guaranteed to be at least a five-star quality, and it might even be higher!"

Across the vast sky, thunderclouds rolled, and the three-colored thunderbolts of blue, silver, and red began to churn violently. In just a few breaths, a golden and purple light appeared.

Five-Colored Thunderclap!

"It actually worked?!"

The old man in the black robe's pupils contracted, and his withered hands clenched tightly beneath the robe in excitement.

This kid actually managed to turn a fully refined, three-colored, eighth-grade pill into a five-colored, eighth-grade pill.

and many more……

That's not all!

"Wait, something's not right."

In the sky, the rolling thunderclouds gradually stopped. A moment later, as the clouds began to churn, a ray of azure light, like the divine radiance that pierced through the vastness of the sky, quietly penetrated the clouds, turning a patch of thunderclouds into a pale azure color!

Six-Colored Thunderclap!

Even the three giants of the Dan Tower were utterly shocked by this scene.

The thunderclouds churned, as if something unexpected was about to happen. Pairs of eyes were fixed on the thunderclouds, their anticipation almost overflowing.

Is there anything else?!

But a pity.

It seemed that the incense was not strong enough and the quality was not high enough. After rolling several times, the thunderclouds in the sky eventually calmed down and remained in the state of six-colored thunderclouds.

But everyone knew that the efficacy of this pill was among the top tier, even among the six-colored lightning tribulations.

"Okay, okay!"

"Young man, in all these centuries I've lived, I've hardly ever been convinced of anyone's worth. You've certainly opened my eyes today. Take it!"

The old man in black robes loosened his clenched fist, looked at the pill floating in front of Lin Ran, and laughed three times.

At the same time, he waved his palm and threw three magic cores at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow and put the three magic cores into his pocket. He explored them with his spiritual sense and found that they were the magic cores of the three ancient beasts: the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, the Flood Dragon Beast, and the Dragon Ape.

To be honest, exchanging the Five-Colored Thunder Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill for these three ancient beast magic cores is a small loss. After all, Lin Ran himself spent three Rank 8 magic cores on alchemy, along with auxiliary materials and alchemy skills.

But the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill of today is not five-colored pill lightning, but six-colored!

This is no longer a small loss, it's a huge loss!

"That's enough."

"I always keep my word, take it!"

Lin Ran sighed softly, put the three demon cores into his pocket, and at the same time, with a slight movement of his palm, tossed the blood-red Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill to the black-robed old man.

However, after the Spirit Dragon Blood Pill left Lin Ran's palm that day, it did not pause at all and flew directly into the sky, as if it wanted to escape!

"Very well, young man, I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, the black-robed elder laughed loudly. He clenched his withered hand toward the sky, and the space in the direction from which the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill had fled froze instantly. The pill crashed into the solid space and was then bounced back.

With a flick of his sleeve, a powerful suction force surged forth, easily drawing the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill back. Then, the black-robed elder swiftly took out a fine jade bottle and placed the blood-red pill, which was constantly jumping in his palm, into it.

After doing all this, the old man in black robes took out a jade bottle and a jade slip from his storage ring and tossed them to Lin Ran.

"Boy, I'm not one to take advantage of others. You possess a pure Yang body, your physique is as strong as a humanoid demon beast, consider this a compensation for you!"

"Furthermore, I'll take care of this lightning tribulation for you too!"

There was not the slightest bit of hesitation or ambiguity.

The old man in black robes tossed the jade bottle to Lin Hou, then took a step forward, his withered hand slamming fiercely against the sky across the vast expanse of space.

Then, to everyone's shock, the six-colored thunderclouds rolling in the sky seemed to be torn apart by an irresistible and terrifying force, disappearing without a trace.

After doing all this, the old man in black robes flickered and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Lin Ran took a deep breath, staring in the direction where the black-robed old man had disappeared, holding the jade bottle in his hand, and muttering to himself.

"This level of spatial power..."

"As expected, they are from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan!"

(End of this chapter)