Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 263 The Ninth Rank Reappears!

As soon as the elder finished speaking, some whispers arose in the square.

The recommendation of the four elders truly aroused the curiosity of everyone present, as such a thing had never happened in all the years since the establishment of the entire Dan Tower.

However, Lin Ran's youthful appearance made everyone present quite suspicious.

young.

too young.

With such a young appearance, even with the joint recommendation of four elders, what level can he achieve?

A barrage of questioning gazes were cast upon them.

Lin Ran didn't care at all. He had a calm smile on his face, and closed his eyes slightly to rest.

Let the bullets fly a little longer, suppress your emotions a bit more, so you can appear even more shocked, right?

As one aged figure after another appeared on the empty square, the rest of the people slowly retreated to the edge of the square. Then the Grand Elder spoke again: "If everyone is ready, then let's begin."

Upon hearing the elder's words, the atmosphere in the square immediately tensed up, and everyone's expression gradually became solemn.

"clang!"

In the tense atmosphere, a crisp metallic sound suddenly rang out, followed by a series of sounds as people took out imposing medicine cauldrons from their storage rings and placed them heavily in front of them.

"Fire!"

As the medicine cauldrons landed, a shout followed immediately. Instantly, flames of varying colors, all remarkably restrained, rose from the cauldrons, causing the temperature of the area to rise rapidly.

Hearing the resounding crashes of the numerous medicine cauldrons falling to the ground around him, Lin Ran slowly opened his eyes.

But instead of taking out the medicine cauldron, he slowly extended his right palm and then clenched it tightly.

The next moment, the dazzling Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame, as radiant as the sun, rose from his palm.

"boom!"

The flame had just appeared when it suddenly expanded, and in a short moment, it swirled around Lin Ran's head like a fiery cloud.

The fiery clouds condensed and, amidst the astonished gazes of many, rapidly coalesced into a dazzling, holy-gold cauldron entirely formed of flames!

"This is... a strange flame?!"

"What kind of strange fire is this? A golden strange fire, it can be counted on one hand on the list of strange fires. There is no other strange fire that can compare to it."

"What a strange flame! As it burns, it possesses unparalleled explosive power, and also a mysterious, stirring force within the mind... What kind of strange flame is this?"

"The key is this kid's fire control, but isn't he worried about not being able to manage it properly when using flames to form a cauldron?!"

Lin Ran's move immediately attracted many surprised glances, and a series of low voices followed.

The flaming cauldron slowly floated in front of Lin Ran. Its extremely solid appearance made many alchemy masters' expressions somewhat solemn. To control the strange fire so skillfully, how much control and soul power would that require?!

Old Monster Hou, who was not far away, was also drawn to the commotion. He frowned slightly and then sneered.

"A flashy but impractical thing. Although the Strange Fire Cauldron can better control the refining of medicinal materials, it also greatly increases the consumption of battle qi and the loss of soul."

"Don't let everything go smoothly when processing the medicinal herbs, only to fail at the pill-forming stage due to a lack of battle qi and soul power, resulting in utter failure and embarrassment!"

"hehe."

Lin Ran glanced at Old Monster Hou, flicked his finger, and flames appeared out of thin air in the flame cauldron in front of him. With a "poof", it transformed into a fire dragon and coiled around in the cauldron.

As the fire dragon appeared, the flames across the entire arena suddenly began to undergo extremely strange changes, even becoming extremely weak.

A gentle breeze suddenly swept by, and those strangely colored flames suddenly tilted slightly. What was even more surprising was that the position of these flames tilting was all pointing towards the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame located in Lin Ran's Flame Cauldron!

It was like ten thousand flames paying homage.

Upon seeing this scene, everyone present had an extremely strange expression.

When a different kind of fire appears, all other fires submit; these veteran alchemists certainly understood this.

However, such situations would only occur in the hands of low-level alchemists. When it comes to eighth-grade alchemists, with their terrifying battle qi and soul strength, they would almost never discover such a thing.

But at this moment, Lin Ran actually unleashed the power of the strange fire in his hand with his battle aura without any concealment, which was truly...

"Kid, you looking for trouble, huh!"

Hou Laoguai spoke angrily, and many alchemists present also glared at Lin Ran.

The alchemists outside the arena also had rather strange expressions.

It's normal for someone young, ambitious, and capable to want to show off, but to act like this in such a setting and flaunt the power of their strange fire... aren't they afraid of incurring jealousy and hatred?

"You old folks are out of touch with the world and don't understand me, so I can overlook your slight disrespect."

"But now that the alchemy has begun, if you continue to be unable to control your mouths, then don't blame this saint."

Lin Ran glanced at Old Monster Hou, his calm voice booming like thunder in the square meeting!

Everyone present felt a jolt in their souls, their bodies dazed. Old Monster Hou looked terrified, staggered, and almost fell.

incredible.

A terrified voice came from his mouth.

"Heavens, the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm?!"

"How is this possible? Your soul realm... how could it be..."

Everyone present looked on incredulously, but Lin Ran simply closed his eyes with an indifferent expression.

"These old guys are all arrogant and conceited. Seeing that Sect Master Lin is so young, they inevitably looked down on him. But now, they've all behaved themselves."

Seeing this scene, Xuan Kongzi shook his head with a wry smile.

Old Master Hou, of all people to mess with, you had to pick on such a tough nut to crack.

The soul realm of the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm is a level that even the Ancestor has not reached!

"Hehe, it's good to give these old fogies a little intimidation, so they won't chatter and disturb the sect leader's concentration on alchemy."

Yao Chen said with a smile.

"That's true, but I wonder what kind of pills Sect Master Lin plans to refine this time."

"What I know, the sect leader also knows, but the formulas for ninth-grade pills are extremely rare, and I only have two of them."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the sect leader will likely refine the Nine Yin Yellow Spring Pill this time."

Yao Chen said softly, "At this level, the importance of the prescription becomes even more prominent. Without the prescription for a ninth-grade pill, it would be a pipe dream to try to refine pills."

However, the rarity of ninth-grade medicinal formulas is no less than that of heaven-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills. Even Yao Chen, who has collected them for so many years, only has two volumes of ninth-grade medicinal formulas, and they are the lowest-grade ninth-grade precious pills.

Although Lin Ran already possessed a Nine Yin Yellow Spring Pill, the thought of the future Pure Lotus Demon Flame would compel him to refine several more to increase his chances of success.

"Nine Yin Yellow Spring Pill..."

Upon hearing Yao Chen's words, Xuan Yi paused slightly.

She knew about this pill; if she remembered correctly, it was used to subdue top-tier strange flames.

But Lin Ran already possessed the Sacred Golden Meteor Heart Flame...

Facing the crowd who were speechless with astonishment at his own spiritual realm, Lin Ran glanced at the old man in hemp robes on the high platform, and then took out a green bead from his storage ring.

"Bodhi seeds?"

"Sect Master intends to refine the Bodhi Pill? This..."

Upon seeing the emerald green bead, the well-informed Yao Chen and the others immediately recognized Lin Ran's purpose.

"The highest level of the Bodhi Pill can only attract nine-colored pill lightning. It will be difficult to defeat Old Monster Hou with this..." Seeing this, Xuan Yi frowned slightly and said, "It will be difficult to win with just the Bodhi Pill."

Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi also frowned deeply.

They all knew that Lin Ran had broken through to the ninth-grade alchemist level, and was also a top-tier Dou Sheng expert. Coupled with his soul at the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm, refining ninth-grade pills would definitely not be a problem for him.

What puzzled them was that Lin Ran did not choose the ninth-grade pill, but instead chose the Bodhi Pill!

"This... the sect leader must have his own plans."

Yao Chen hesitated for a moment, but out of trust in Lin Ran, he did not show any doubt.

He knew that Lin Ran would never do anything without being sure of success, and this Bodhi Pill would probably be different from others!

Lin Ran didn't look in the direction where Yao Chen and the others were, so he naturally didn't know what Yao Chen and the others were saying.

But if he knew what Yao Chen was thinking, he would definitely give him a thumbs up: "Yao Chen understands me perfectly!"

In the original story, Xiao Yan defeated Hou Laoguai in this alchemy battle using the ninth-grade precious pill, the Bodhi Great Rejuvenation Pill. Having also meditated under the Bodhi tree and experienced countless reincarnations, he also gained many benefits.

And this naturally includes alchemy!

"call out!"

After taking out the Bodhi Seed, Lin Ran waved his hand in the air in front of him, and one medicinal herb after another flew out of his storage ring. In the blink of an eye, they densely covered the sky above his head. At a rough glance, there were probably no less than a thousand kinds. Such a terrifying number made even the alchemists around him slightly astonished.

With a casual wave of his hand, numerous medicinal herbs were separated from the torrent of herbs and quickly thrown into the cauldron, where they were devoured by the fire dragon inside.

Lin Ran's soul, having reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, allowed him to control these medicinal herbs with effortless ease.

Under Lin Ran's control, the densely packed medicinal herbs were almost connected in a line and continuously poured into the medicine cauldron. In just a few minutes, a terrifying energy fluctuation spread out from the medicine cauldron, causing the surrounding space to ripple slowly.

"So many medicinal herbs, exceeding the amount needed to refine the Bodhi Pill. Isn't he refining the Bodhi Pill? But why are most of the herbs similar to those used to refine the Bodhi Pill?" Xuan Kongzi frowned and muttered to himself.

In response to his question, Yao Chen and the other two slowly shook their heads. They were also unsure of what Lin Ran wanted to do. Their curiosity led them to focus intently on the competition in the arena.

Because of the previous soul-shaking effect, almost everyone's attention was focused on Lin Ran.

Now that Lin Ran has started refining pills, it has attracted countless eyes.

Upon seeing Lin Ran's crude and casual method of alchemy, countless people immediately frowned.

"This kind of alchemy technique is impossible to master without an exceptionally high level of spiritual cultivation. One wrong move and the medicine is ruined, the elixir is lost!"

"At such a young age, he has already reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm in terms of soul cultivation. No wonder this kid was recommended by Yao Chen, Xuan Kongzi, and the other two."

"The student surpasses the master..."

On the stone platform, the seven elders also turned their gazes to Lin Ran, their expressions filled with emotion.

The Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm—even they could only dream of such a soul realm!

Even the elder in hemp robes looked at Lin Ran with a complicated expression.

His fighting spirit cultivation was no less than mine, and his soul realm even surpassed mine.

This little guy...

……

Refining pills, especially high-level pills, generally takes a considerable amount of time.

For alchemists at the eighth or ninth rank, it's perfectly normal for them to spend ten days to half a month refining pills. The surrounding alchemists were well aware of this, so they didn't show any impatience; on the contrary, they watched with great interest.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the spectacle, while experts see the intricacies. These alchemy competitions might be a bit tedious for others, but to them, they were incredibly exciting.

As time passed, five days went by in the blink of an eye. During these five days, many medicine cauldrons emitted chaotic energy fluctuations, which eventually triggered energy riots, destroying the essence of many medicinal herbs inside the cauldrons.

However, no one was discouraged by this failure. Experiencing failure in alchemy was a very common thing for everyone present. No one could guarantee a 100% success rate. Even Lin Ran, who had the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm soul realm and the experience of a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, could not say such a thing.

After all, no one is perfect, and it's inevitable that we'll make mistakes sometimes.

However, he did not make any mistakes in this alchemy process.

After these five days, everyone clearly began to get back on track, and the number of failures gradually decreased. As a result, after another five days, some people's medicine cauldrons gradually showed the beginnings of pills, and the fluctuations in the surrounding world became more and more intense.

As time went by, the atmosphere in the square became increasingly tense, and everyone could sense that the most exciting moment was perhaps not far off.

At a certain moment, a rich fragrance of cinnamon filled the entire square, and at that moment, the calm sky was covered with dark clouds.

Lightning bolts darted swiftly through the clouds like silver snakes, and moments later, layers of color gradually emerged from the clouds.

Someone has succeeded!

(End of this chapter)