Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 264 Bodhi Great Rejuvenating Pill!

Dark clouds suddenly appeared in the sky, and lightning bolts darted through the clouds like silver snakes. After a while, layers of color gradually appeared in the clouds, and only after the seventh color appeared did they slowly stop.

Seven-Colored Thunderclap!

If this were in the Central Plains, it would surely attract countless shocked gazes. However, here, looking at the seven-colored pill lightning, many people shook their heads.

This outcome clearly cannot lead to final victory, because they have already witnessed the Seven-Colored Thunder several times in these three days.

"Another seven-colored lightning strike..." Xuan Kongzi said with a smile, looking at the lightning in the sky.

"Oh, it's Old Man Lin. He seems a bit down..." Yao Chen smiled and glanced at the old man who had summoned the seven-colored pill lightning. The old man was shaking his head helplessly, clearly dissatisfied with his performance.

Xuan Yi nodded with a smile, then turned her gaze to Lin Ran's direction and said softly, "I really don't know what Sect Master Lin is planning to do. Could it be that he wants to refine a ninth-grade Bodhi Pill?"

"It's hard to say. The sect leader's actions are always unpredictable."

Upon hearing this, Yao Chen shook his head with a wry smile as he looked at Lin Ran, who was sitting calmly and unhurriedly.

Others were already attracting pill lightning, and the slower ones were gradually showing signs of pill formation. But this guy's cauldron showed no reaction whatsoever, and Lin Ran's face did not show any sign of anxiety. It was hard to tell whether he was calm or just giving up.

"Old Monster Hou should be able to successfully condense the pill within three days. If I'm not mistaken, what he's refining this time should be the 'Flame Demon Purifying Profound Pill.' If this pill is successfully refined, it will surely attract nine-colored pill lightning..." Xuan Kongzi said.

"Hmm, this old fellow's alchemy skills have improved quite a bit over the years," Yao Chen nodded slightly and said.

However, he was clearly not under any pressure. Although the eighth-grade pill from the Nine-Colored Thunder Pill was good, there was still an insurmountable gap between it and the ninth-grade pill.

Even if Lin Ran made a mistake, the Bodhi Pill is still at least an eighth-grade pill of the Nine-Colored Thunder Pill.

Moreover...

Will Lin Ran make a mistake?

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Now, only a handful of people are still refining pills in the square. Most of the others have successfully attracted the pill lightning and retreated.

Most of the people's attention was focused on the two: Hou Laoguai and Lin Ran.

The former pill has already been identified by everyone. If the pill is successfully produced, it will surely attract nine-colored pill lightning, the strongest pill lightning to appear in the selection so far. As for the latter...

Although Lin Ran's medicine cauldron currently contains no nascent pills, only a fire dragon that coils and dances within it, and they haven't sensed any fluctuations from any pills within the fire dragon.

However, with the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection soul realm right there, a terrifying realm that even the Pill Tower Ancestor had never reached, they naturally wouldn't question Lin Ran's alchemy skills. Instead, they watched intently, trying to learn something from it.

"boom!"

As everyone watched intently, a deep, resounding boom suddenly echoed through the heavens and earth, and an extremely powerful energy fluctuation abruptly spread out. Immediately afterward, the clouds above the sky condensed like lightning.

"Is Old Monster Hou's elixir nearing completion?"

Upon seeing this, someone immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Old Man Hou stood up triumphantly, a grim smile appearing on his deathly face.

Immediately, he glanced in the direction of Lin Ran and sneered inwardly.

"What good is a strong soul realm? Alchemy is the foundation of an alchemist!"

"With my Nine-Colored Thunder Pill, an eighth-grade elixir, even if you refine the Bodhi Pill, it's only on par with mine."

"The Great Perfection of the Celestial Realm is on par with this ordinary Celestial Realm cultivator, hehehe..."

Hou Laoguai stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the thunderclouds in the sky. After several churnings, the thunderclouds finally, unsurprisingly, revealed nine colors.

"It really is the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning!"

Upon seeing this, everyone couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Haha, Yao Chen, do my alchemy skills meet your standards?"

Hou Laoguai stared at the thunderclouds for a moment, then turned to Yao Chen in the crowd and sneered.

Yao Chen nodded slightly, unhurried and composed: "Indeed, it has some merit. Old Monster Hou, you haven't been sitting around doing nothing all these years. With a little more effort, you should be able to reach the ninth rank."

"Yao Chen, you!"

Old Monster Hou's face turned cold, and he sneered, "Fine, fine, keep your verbal sparring. My Flame Demon Purifying Pill and that brat's Bodhi Pill are both eighth-grade pills made with Nine-Colored Pill Thunder. I'd like to see how you two defeat me!"

"Who told you that what I refined was a Bodhi Pill?"

Lin Ran slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the nine-colored lightning in the sky, and spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, all eyes turned to Lin Ran with surprise, clearly also somewhat unexpected that he would say such a thing.

The name of Bodhi seed is incredibly prestigious in the world of alchemists, as it is the sole main ingredient for refining Bodhi Pill and the elixir that can maximize the efficacy of Bodhi seed.

Using Bodhi seeds as the main ingredient but not refining Bodhi pills would be a waste and a demotion in quality.

"..."

Old Monster Hou glanced at Lin Ran's still-unmoving flame cauldron, intending to say something, but remembering Lin Ran's terrifying soul realm and strength earlier, he kept quiet and snorted, "Let's see who's better!"

Facing Hou Laoguai's sneer, Lin Ran smiled calmly, and then slowly stood up under the gaze of many people.

"Buzz!"

As Lin Ran slowly stood up, a faint humming sound suddenly emanated from the fire cauldron in front of him.

"This is……"

Many people were astonished upon seeing this.

"There is a slight fluctuation of pill energy within the cauldron," the elder dressed in hemp robes on the stone platform suddenly said in a hoarse but calm voice.

Upon hearing this, the other six elders were also surprised. Even with their abilities, they had not sensed anything. However, they believed the words of the First Elder without a doubt, and their strange gazes were immediately turned to Lin Ran.

"Making a big fuss!"

Old Master Hou was also slightly startled by this scene, but then he frowned and said.

Lin Ran didn't care about his words. He slowly raised his hand, then aimed it at the fire cauldron from afar and clenched it tightly.

"roar!"

As Lin Ran clenched his fist, the fire dragon coiled inside the cauldron suddenly let out a loud roar, and then its body rapidly expanded under the watchful eyes of many.

"Bang!"

As the fire dragon expanded, the fire cauldron could no longer withstand it and exploded with a loud bang.

A blazing, dazzling wave of fire shot out, instantly causing the temperature of the area to soar. Some alchemists who were nearby hurriedly retreated, their expressions changing.

"roar!"

After shattering the fire cauldron, the fire dragon expanded to hundreds of feet in size in just a few breaths. It then hovered in the sky, spreading a terrifying aura. Even the nine-colored lightning in the distant sky showed signs of shrinking.

"What exactly do you want?!"

Seeing that the nine-colored thunderclouds were showing signs of shrinking, Old Monster Hou became anxious and shouted angrily at Lin Ran, "Destroying someone else's alchemy process is against the rules!"

"You're really making a racket, old man."

Lin Ran calmly looked at Old Monster Hou, and an indescribable terrifying pressure roared out from his body, instantly making Old Monster Hou turn pale with fright. He staggered back two or three steps and sat down on the ground with a thud.

At this point, only terror remained on his face.

For a fleeting moment, he truly felt as if he would be crushed to death by Lin Ran's soul!

Having intimidated Hou Laoguai, Lin Ran did not take any further drastic actions.

He was, after all, there to recruit people. Although Old Monster Hou talked a lot, if Danta joined the Holy Sect, then Old Monster Hou would be one of his subordinates.

Lin Ran could tolerate the temper of a peak eighth-grade alchemist.

Gazing at the enormous, dazzling fire dragon in the sky, Lin Ran's hand seals rapidly transformed into afterimages.

"Fire Dragon Condensing Pill!"

As Lin Ran's hand seals changed continuously, the fire dragon in the sky roared out earth-shattering dragon roars. At the same time, an astonishing energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from the fire dragon's body.

"This is... the fluctuation of a medicinal pill?!"

Sensing this fluctuation, many alchemists showed a look of shock on their faces. They hadn't noticed this fluctuation at all in the past few days!

"To condense matter with fire, and to store the elixir within matter—this is the method of condensing matter to contain the elixir! Old man Yao, even you don't possess such skill!" Xuan Kongzi exclaimed in shock, gazing at the elixir fluctuations emanating from the fire dragon's body in the sky.

"This... truly lives up to his reputation as the sect leader."

Yao Chen opened his mouth, but could only shake his head with a wry smile.

The method of condensing matter and forming elixir requires an extremely demanding level of fire control and soul power. Even now, he only has a superficial understanding of it and is not proficient in it, so he would not easily use it in this situation.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ran used it directly, and judging from his appearance, it was as if he did it casually!

While Xuan Kongzi and his group were marveling at this scene, other alchemy masters also noticed the alchemy technique Lin Ran used. Immediately, exclamations of amazement rose and fell. Among those present, the number of people who could refine pills in this way could not be counted on one hand.

"This Lin Ran... is really something else..."

On the stone platform, the elders exchanged glances and sighed softly.

"boom!"

As the fluctuations emanating from the fire dragon grew stronger, a loud bang suddenly rang out in the sky. Immediately, everyone felt that the world seemed to darken instantly, and clouds rapidly gathered from all directions.

The clouds that gathered this time were not black, but an extremely deep and dark color.

Dark clouds filled the sky, and there was no sound of thunder, but when people looked into the dark clouds that were so deep that they could suck in their eyes, it was as if their souls trembled slightly at that moment.

Amidst the billowing black clouds, the nine-colored thunderclouds above Old Monster Hou's head rapidly contracted, as if they had encountered something terrifying.

"What kind of thundercloud is this? It's enough to make the nine-colored thundercloud so afraid..."

Upon seeing this scene, many people's pupils shrank slightly, and a sense of horror welled up in their minds.

In this world, the only pill that can be stronger than an eighth-grade pill that attracts nine-colored lightning is obviously a higher-grade pill, and above the eighth grade... is the legendary ninth grade!

"It really is a ninth-grade pill, but what kind of ninth-grade pill is it that can be made with Bodhi Pill as the main ingredient?"

The alchemists present were shocked, but even more so, they were filled with doubt.

With their soul realm at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, coupled with their strength as Dou Sheng, it was not surprising that they could refine a ninth-grade pill.

However, it is extremely rare to be able to use Bodhi seeds as the main ingredient, because from beginning to end, Bodhi seeds can only be used to refine the eighth-grade pill of Nine-Colored Thunder Pill.

"Black Thunder... I haven't seen it for many years."

The elder, dressed in hemp robes, raised his head and looked at the eerie black clouds in the sky, muttering to himself.

In the square, Lin Ran glanced at the constantly shifting black clouds, his expression calm.

In the distant sky, black clouds churned and rolled, and the entire world was silent, without a single rumble of thunder. Yet it was precisely this deathly silence that made it all the more terrifying.

As the black clouds continued to undulate, about ten minutes later, a circular hole suddenly and slowly opened up in the center of the clouds. Inside the hole, it was still pitch black, like the deepest black hole.

However, just as this circular hole appeared, Lin Ran slowly raised his palm and, in full view of everyone, struck the hole with his palm.

"laugh!"

As Lin Ran made his move, a strange sound finally came from within the void. Immediately afterward, a black lightning bolt, about the thickness of an arm, shot out from within and then silently hurtled towards the fire dragon below.

Staring at the relatively small black lightning bolt, the surrounding alchemy masters were horrified and retreated hastily.

However, this terrifying lightning that terrified countless alchemists could not stir up any waves when it touched the golden palm print released by Lin Ran. It was directly smashed apart by the palm print!

This scene left everyone present speechless.

"This kid actually dares to go toe-to-toe with Black Thunder?!"

The elders on the stone platform were also taken aback by this scene and murmured in astonishment.

"Lin Ran's strength is even above mine, so dealing with a mere Black Demon Lightning is naturally no problem for him." The elder, dressed in hemp robes, glanced at the sky and said indifferently, "This kind of Black Demon Lightning is less numerous than eighth-grade pill lightning, but its power is extremely terrifying. Even a half-saint wouldn't dare to casually withstand that attack just now."

"His strength is even above yours?! How is that possible?!"

The elders were utterly shocked.

They knew all too well how strong the old man in hemp clothing was; he was a two-star early-stage Dou Sheng!

Above the old man in hemp robes, wouldn't that mean Lin Ran's cultivation level is at the mid-stage or even late-stage of a two-star Dou Sheng?

How is that possible? He's only a few years old!

(End of this chapter)