Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 304 Ninth-Grade Profound Pill!

"All four of them are actually refining ninth-grade profound pills?!"

"How terrifying, is this the level of the top alchemists on the continent?"

"Damn it, this is supposed to be a top-tier alchemy duel, but why can't I understand it at all?"

"That's laughable. I think you're completely clueless. You'll only be able to learn a thing or two from their alchemy techniques when you're able to refine an eighth-grade pill with nine-colored lightning!"

The four men's terrifying alchemy skills shocked everyone present.

But Yao Dan, who was sitting in the first seat, looked at this strange phenomenon in the sky and his expression became somewhat strange.

With his sharp eyesight, how could he not see that the four of them were competing?

He didn't know much about others, but he knew Elder Wanhuo inside and out.

Although the latter's alchemy skills are not weak, the success rate of refining a ninth-grade Xuan Dan would probably not exceed 20%.

and.

Refining a Grade 9 Profound Pill requires absorbing an enormous amount of heaven and earth energy. Although the heaven and earth energy within a radius of ten thousand miles of this Medicine Mountain is extremely rich, it is clearly impossible to support the condensation of four Grade 9 Profound Pills.

According to his estimation, even if all the energy of heaven and earth within a radius of ten thousand miles of Medicine Mountain were absorbed, it would still be difficult to refine a single Grade 9 Profound Pill, let alone the fact that these guys have already produced four at once!

"If ninth-grade profound pills were so easy to refine, then their quantity wouldn't be so scarce..."

Yao Dan shook his head slightly.

In the current Dou Qi Continent, where Golden Core cultivators are rare, the Ninth Grade Profound Pill is the most top-tier pill. Even the most powerful experts would show greed for such a pill.

Therefore, as things stand, he doesn't think any of the four will be able to successfully refine it. So, in this contest, all four will probably end in a draw.

Of course, he had a keen eye and could see quite far, but others did not have such eyesight.

Therefore, everyone looked at the sky with shock and ecstasy. Such a rare phenomenon in alchemy was truly unparalleled in the world!

"A ninth-grade Xuan Dan..."

Sitting in his seat, Yao Chen looked on with a sigh.

Since the battle at the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Lin Ran's alchemy skills have surpassed his own, but he never expected that Lin Ran would actually refine a ninth-grade Xuan Dan!

Although there is only a one-word difference between the Ninth Grade Precious Pill and the Ninth Grade Profound Pill, there is a world of difference between the two.

Alchemists capable of refining grade nine precious pills are extremely rare on the continent, but not nonexistent. However, as for grade nine profound pills, Yao Chen has never heard of anyone successfully refining them in the last hundred years. This gives a glimpse into the difficulty of refining grade nine profound pills.

Even the current patriarch of the Medicine Clan would need a long period of preparation to refine a ninth-grade Xuan Pill, requiring the presence of all three elements: Heaven, Earth, and Man.

And Lin Ran refined it under these circumstances...

"I hope it will succeed, Sect Master!"

High in the sky, energy roared wildly, eventually coalescing into four enormous tornadoes.

Each end of the storm was connected to a fire cauldron, while the other end was desperately absorbing the rich energy of heaven and earth, continuously pouring it into the fire cauldron.

Faced with the four people's almost reckless suction, the people around the square even faintly felt that their fighting spirit was about to burst out of their bodies.

A wave of horror washed over everyone. In a panic, they hastily retreated, fearing that the battle qi they had painstakingly cultivated would also be sucked away by the four storms in the sky, which would be a huge loss.

Such an unusual phenomenon caused Yao Dan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying to frown slightly.

"Medicine pills, absorbing the energy of this medicinal garden on such a large scale, if something really happens, will it have an impact?" Yan Jin asked in a deep voice.

"A little, but not a big problem." Yao Dan smiled confidently: "Besides, with Brother Yan Jin and Brother Lei Ying here today, even if this Soul Void Child really wants to do something, even if the Soul Emperor himself comes, we are not afraid."

"Hahaha, well said!" Lei Ying laughed heartily. "With the three of us joining forces, what is even the Ancient Primordial Soul Heavenly Emperor?!"

This strange phenomenon in the sky lasted for nearly three days.

Over the past three days, no one knew how much energy had been absorbed from this world. The only thing they could feel was that the energy of heaven and earth circulating in the surrounding air had become much thinner.

The medicinal herbs around the square had even turned yellow and withered, their energy being forcibly drained away.

The Ninth-Rank Profound Pill is essentially a man-made divine object, and the energy required for its formation is terrifying enough to shock even many Dou Sheng powerhouses.

Ancient records state that in ancient times, wherever a ninth-grade Xuan Dan was born, the land was almost entirely desolate, because all the energy of that world was absorbed into the elixir.

And it is precisely because of this that the ninth-grade Xuan Dan possesses astonishing intelligence as soon as it is born. Of course, it is quite difficult to reach the level of the Little Pill Tower Ancestor.

The latter's formation was somewhat due to luck, and it also incorporated a portion of its master's soul during its formation, which caused the Dan Tower Ancestor to mutate. It took thousands of years of cultivation to reach his current state, making him a unique existence.

The people of the Medicine Clan felt a pang of heartache for the withered and yellowed medicinal herbs, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, some elders of the Medicine Clan quickly sealed off some of the more valuable medicinal fields in the Medicine Mountain. Otherwise, once the pill refining was completed, the Medicine Mountain would likely become desolate.

This endless absorption continued for three whole days.

On the third day at noon, everyone suddenly felt that the howling sky had suddenly become much quieter.

Everyone looked up and saw that the four huge tornadoes had quietly dissipated, and four enormous fire cauldrons, each several hundred feet tall, were suspended in the sky, with extremely astonishing energy fluctuations emanating from them.

Even Lin Ran and his companions were extremely solemn at the sight of that fluctuation. If it were to explode, even if they managed to escape with their lives, they would at least be seriously injured.

"The energy of heaven and earth within a radius of a thousand miles has been completely absorbed."

Yao Dan made a grasping motion in front of him, then shook his head helplessly. The energy contained in the air had become so thin that it would take at least several months to restore the medicinal mountain to its former richness.

"The energy of heaven and earth is insufficient; the alchemy has failed."

Many of the elders of the Zhouyao Clan were also somewhat dumbfounded.

Looking at the pills in the cauldrons, they were only half-formed, but the energy of heaven and earth within a radius of ten thousand miles had been completely absorbed, and there was no longer enough energy to support them to continue refining pills.

Even a soul at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm can at most allow the four of them to control the energy of heaven and earth within a range of ten thousand miles. Of course, if the soul can advance to the legendary Emperor Realm, it will be a completely different level.

At that time, wherever his soul perception could reach, he could manipulate the energy of heaven and earth for his own use.

It is said that in ancient times, there was a super strong person whose soul had reached the Emperor Realm. With a single thought, he controlled the energy of nearly half of the Central Continent. Just thinking about that level is terrifying.

In the sky, Lin Ran and the other three opened their tightly closed eyes at this moment. Looking at the still-forming pills in their respective cauldrons, they all frowned. If they couldn't continue to mobilize the energy of heaven and earth, their own battle qi alone clearly wouldn't be enough to fill this giant crater.

"It seems that no one will succeed this time either," Elder Wanhuo said with a wry smile, shaking his head.

"Hey, that's not necessarily true!"

As soon as Elder Wanhuo finished speaking, a strange smile appeared on the face of Hunxuzi in the distance.

Suddenly, his hand seals changed, and he slammed his palm hard onto the fire cauldron in front of him. Instantly, three pillars of black flames surged out, eventually transforming into three wildly spinning black holes above the fire cauldrons of Lin Ran and the other two.

A terrifying devouring power surged forth, and instantly, the vast energy that the three people had absorbed within the fire cauldron for several days was transformed into beams of light and forcibly swallowed into the black hole.

"Hun Xuzi, how dare you!"

Upon seeing this scene, Elder Wanhuo and Elder Shennong's expressions darkened almost instantly.

They hadn't expected that this Soul Void Child would be so bold as to directly target the three of them.

With a furious roar, Shennong Elder and Wanhuo Elder unleashed the Flames of Life and the Nine Nether Wind Flames, which crashed fiercely into the black hole.

However, faced with the two's fierce attack, the black hole spun faster and faster, and its devouring power surged, even swallowing some of the two's strange fire!

Seeing that their attempts to stop them were futile, the faces of Shennong Elder and Wanhuo Elder immediately turned grim.

Although this Void Devouring Flame is a sub-flame, it is a pool sub-flame.

Furthermore, with Hun Xuzi's cultivation as a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, the power of the Void Devouring Flame was almost fully unleashed!

Although the Flame of Life ranks quite high, it is more famous for its auxiliary power. In a real battle, it would be no match for the Void Devouring Flame.

As for Nine Nether Wind Flame, it only ranks tenth, and the gap between it and Void Devouring Flame is difficult to bridge.

"Heh, with your two strange flames, you think you can stop the Void Devouring Flame? You're dreaming!"

Hun Xuzi laughed loudly, but as soon as his laughter subsided, his expression changed, and he hurriedly looked at the black hole that was hovering above Lin Ran's Fire Cauldron.

A streak of pinkish-gold flame shot out from the cauldron and fell into the black hole.

The black hole, which had been radiating extreme devouring power just moments before, was instantly melted and calmed down by the pink and gold flames.

The Void Devouring Flame possesses the power of devouring, while the Pure Lotus Demon Flame possesses the power of purification.

Although it is difficult to distinguish between the two, what Lin Ran has in his hand now is not an ordinary Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, but the Purifying World Sacred Heart Flame, which is a fusion of the Azure Lotus Earth Core, the Fallen Heart Flame, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame!

In contrast, Hun Xuzi's fire was merely a small flame. Although it was not an ordinary small flame, it could not compare to Lin Ran's Pure World Sacred Heart Flame.

"Hun Xuzi, thank you for your gift. I will accept the energy within this strange fire for now..."

Lin Ran smiled calmly, purifying the black flames into pure energy, and absorbed it all into his body.

"asshole……"

Hun Xuzi's expression darkened slightly.

Unexpectedly, not only did he fail to absorb any energy from Lin Ran, but he also lost a wisp of fire!

No wonder Soul Extinction, who possesses the Void Devouring Flame Sub-Fire, is no match for Lin Ran. This kid is indeed skilled.

"But it doesn't matter. Even without your energy, I'm capable of refining the Nine-Turn Profound Pill!"

Hun Xuzi's eyes flickered slightly, then he smiled coldly. His hand seals changed, and the black hole that was constantly devouring the energy inside the fire cauldrons of Shennong Elder and Wanhuo Elder suddenly increased its devouring power.

As more and more energy was poured in, the nascent pill within the cauldron became increasingly brilliant, and at this rate, it even showed signs of taking shape!

"bring it on!"

Upon seeing this, Hun Xuzi's smile grew even brighter.

So what if Lin Ran was able to purify the power of the Void Devouring Flame? He still managed to refine the Nine Revolutions Profound Pill!

However, at that very moment, Lin Ran, who had just finished devouring the Void Devouring Flame Fire energy of Hun Xuzi, suddenly formed a hand seal, and a pillar of fire burst forth from his fire cauldron, swallowing the pill that Lin Ran was refining.

The next moment, Lin Ran actually abandoned his pills and let the pillar of the Pure World Sacred Heart Flame envelop them. In an instant, he appeared behind Hun Xuzi, who was refining pills.

"Are you enjoying absorbing energy?"

"Wh-what?"

Hun Xuzi was utterly astonished. Before he could react, an indescribable, intense pain suddenly shot through his back.

"Great Sun... Annihilation Palm!"

The palm print, filled with the intent of annihilation, crashed down on Hun Xuzi's body. The countless energy that had already accumulated within his body, along with the energy of the Void Devouring Flame, all erupted in that instant.

Completely unprepared for Lin Ran's sudden attack, Hun Xuzi took the full force of the blow.

A terrifying surge of energy erupted from Hun Xuzi's body. Hun Xuzi stared wide-eyed in disbelief as his physical body expanded continuously under the influence of that energy, eventually resembling a sphere after a few breaths.

Seconds later, Hun Xuzi's physical body suddenly exploded with a bang, and gusts of energy as solid as physical matter swept through the Medicine Scripture Plaza, leaving everyone utterly astonished.

They never expected that Lin Ran, who was competing to refine pills just a moment ago, would suddenly make a move and directly kill Hun Xuzi!

So, Hun Xuzi wanted the energy from the other people's pills, while Lin Ran wanted Hun Xuzi's life!

"Where do you think you're going!"

Hun Xuzi's physical body exploded, but his soul remained.

The pitch-black soul suddenly condensed, transforming into the form of Soul Void Child, whose body was surrounded by black flames, clearly the power of Void Devouring Flame.

The soul of someone at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm is not so easy to kill!

"Lin Ran!!"

A chilling voice burst forth from Hun Xuzi's mouth, like the Netherworld, but Lin Ran sneered and his palm slammed down on the void. The Purifying Sacred Heart Flame, which had been brewing for a long time, instantly enveloped Hun Xuzi completely!

"Tell me, with the energy of a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, the soul of a Heavenly Realm Great Perfection cultivator, and your half-finished Grade Nine Profound Pill, to what extent can you refine my Nine-Turn Profound Pill?"

"Wh-what?!"

Hun Xuzi was terrified and tried to struggle, but how could he easily break free from the Pure World Sacred Heart Flame?

Lin Ran's lips curled up into a sinister smile, and his hand seals suddenly came together.

"It's time to get going, Soul Void Child."

"Refine the Pure World Sacred Heart Flame!"

(End of this chapter)