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As for the elderly Shennong, who was isolated from information, he couldn't help but be greatly surprised.
He truly hadn't expected that the Pure Lotus Demon Flame could actually be subdued by someone...
"Indeed, young people these days are truly remarkable!"
Seeing this scene, Hun Xuzi felt both excited and a little apprehensive.
His Void Devouring Flame was merely a minor flame, clearly inferior to Ye Chen's complete Pure Lotus Demon Flame.
Moreover, the milky white lotus gave him a very dangerous feeling; if he were to make a move later, this person could be a major variable!
Of course, with the existence of the Void Master, Soul Void Child had absolute confidence.
So he had already begun to consider whether he could grow to a level close to that of Lord Void after his Void Devouring Flame Sub-Fire devoured the Pure Lotus Demon Flame...
After the four individuals and their four different flames were all revealed, it was a small clash before the alchemy process began.
Next, the four of them simultaneously manipulated their flames, condensing them into enormous fire cauldrons of various shapes and colors in front of them.
At their level, the impact of refining ninth-grade pills is beyond what ordinary medicine cauldrons can withstand.
Even the divine cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking can probably only be used by those ranked in the top ten, so many powerful alchemists directly condense fire to form cauldrons.
Ye Chen's Star Cauldron was naturally capable of withstanding the noise he made while refining pills, but seeing that the other three didn't have any cauldrons to assist them, Ye Chen simply decided not to use one either, lest others say that his victory was unfair...
Moreover, with his current soul power and fire control ability, whether or not he uses the medicine cauldron doesn't really make a difference.
With a wave of his hand, the Star Emblem Ring's radiant cave transformed into a black hole, from which countless medicinal herbs poured out, quickly filling the sky in front of Ye Chen.
Seeing the sheer quantity of medicinal herbs, likely numbering in the tens of thousands, many people below gaped in astonishment.
The situation was actually alright; the other three were about the same as Ye Chen.
It was obvious that the four of them were preparing to refine a ninth-grade pill right from the start, and it was probably no ordinary ninth-grade pill...
"Could it be that they all want to refine ninth-grade profound pills?"
Many people suddenly had this thought in their minds...
The nine grades of elixirs are divided into three types: the nine-grade precious elixir, the nine-grade mysterious elixir, and the nine-grade golden elixir.
Although Grade 9 precious pills are rare, even the truly top-tier forces have seen several of them over the years...
However, the even higher-grade ninth-rank Xuan Dan can be said to be the most ultimate pill in the current alchemy world.
Considering that the current patriarch of the Pill Tower is actually formed from a ninth-grade Xuan Dan, one can understand just how powerful this ninth-grade Xuan Dan is.
As for the ninth-grade golden elixir...
To be honest, even the Medicine Clan hasn't seen a pill of this caliber in a thousand years. It's practically impossible for anyone on the continent today to truly refine such a pill!
Of course, the only one who could possibly achieve the ninth-grade Golden Core is the ancestor of the Pill Tower. After countless years of growth, no one knows exactly how far he has progressed.
This is why, when the Soul Demon Elder met the Pill Tower Ancestor, he said that the Soul Clan Chief was very interested in him...
It's probably not just the Soul Emperor; there isn't a single top expert on the entire continent who isn't interested in him!
Chapter 520 Ambush
Even Ye Chen dared not be careless in refining a ninth-grade Xuan Dan.
With a thought, the milky white flames began to wriggle again, and in a moment, Jinglian was standing beside Ye Chen.
"Go, do your utmost to help me refine the medicine!"
As Yehe's words rang out, a crack appeared in the milky-white flame cauldron, and then Jinglian stepped directly into the cauldron.
Then, the cauldron emitted a tremendous suction force, directly sweeping away nearly ten thousand kinds of medicinal herbs in the sky...
"This is... so many medicinal herbs, and he actually wants to refine them all at once?"
Seeing this scene, even the elders of the Medicine Clan couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts.
There are nearly ten thousand kinds of medicinal herbs, and the components that need to be extracted are completely different for each of them. Can it really work if we just throw them all into the fire cauldron like that?
On the high platform, Yao Dan watched this scene and couldn't help but admire it.
"As expected, a great reputation is well-deserved. It seems that the alchemy skills of this Danta Guild Master are indeed not to be underestimated!"
Even within the Medicine Clan, only Yao Wanhuo and Yao Dan themselves could probably pull off this technique. The other Medicine Clan elders were still far behind Ye Chen.
"Moreover, his Pure Lotus Demon Flame is probably not simple either..."
The figure that the Pure Lotus Demon Flame had just transformed into was clearly beyond the ordinary understanding of Yao Dan; it was definitely not a flame spirit in the conventional sense!
With such a figure emerging, the rise of the Pill Tower is now a foregone conclusion, and it's possible that the Medicine Clan will be overshadowed by its brilliance in the future!
Although he felt a little resentful, the bloodline concentration of the Medicine Clan members born in the last hundred years had indeed declined with each generation, something even he could not avoid.
Of course, Ye Chen wasn't the only one involved in this grand spectacle.
Others like Hun Xuzi and Yao Wanhuo also made quite a stir, clearly indicating that the pills they refined were absolutely no less impressive than Ye Chen's.
Especially the remaining Shennong elder, the moment he made a move, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the entire square!
A sea of green flames, resembling liquid, rapidly spread above his head, and he himself sat cross-legged within it.
With a wave of his sleeve, numerous fragrant medicinal seeds flew out, eventually falling into the sea of fire. Then, to the astonishment of countless onlookers, those seeds rapidly sprouted and grew quickly amidst the raging flames...
"Is this the Flame of Life...?"
Even Yao Dan, the patriarch of the Yao clan, was astonished by what he saw.
With this method, why would these alchemists need to go through countless hardships to search for those precious medicinal herbs... As long as they can get the seeds, they can infinitely promote the growth of medicinal herbs, which is really too convenient!
After that, there's nothing more to see...
Even if all four of them were top-notch grandmasters, it would still take some time to refine all these medicinal herbs.
The rest of the people just need to wait patiently.
However, no one found it boring. After all, being able to watch four ninth-grade alchemy grandmasters compete on the same stage at such close range was a rare sight that only appears once in a hundred years!
And so it went on for a whole day.
As the sun rose and set, and the sun once again hung high in the sky, Ye Chen and the other three had all completed their medicinal herb extraction.
"The power of heaven and earth, listen to my orders!"
Suddenly, Hun Xuzi's hand seals changed rapidly, and a loud shout rang out.
As his shout fell, a sudden gale arose in the world, and boundless energy from heaven and earth surged forth and converged upon the fire cauldron!
Finally, all the energy was absorbed by the suction force emanating from the cauldron...
The sheer scale of the alchemy process caused many to secretly swallow hard. They had never heard of needing to absorb the energy of heaven and earth during alchemy!
It's important to know that the biggest taboo in alchemy is energy imbalance. Such a large-scale energy intake and output could easily disrupt the balance between the medicinal properties, leading to the failure of the alchemy process...
However, this is only the opinion of ordinary alchemists and those who are not alchemists.
Patriarch Yao Dan of the Medicine Clan and other veteran alchemy masters of the Medicine Clan all had solemn expressions at this moment.
"Gathering the power of heaven and earth to refine pills, such a technique... he really wants to refine a ninth-grade profound pill!" Yao Dan said in a low voice.
“But the energy required for a ninth-grade Xuan Dan is incredibly powerful. If all four of them want to complete the pill, even draining this entire medicine mountain wouldn’t be enough…” an elderly medicine clan elder said with some worry.
Yao Dan nodded; he was naturally very clear about this.
"At most, only one ninth-grade Xuan Dan can be produced among the four, or they will all fail! It depends on their choices... I'm afraid the four of them will have to fight each other soon!"
Su Lingyin, who was standing next to her, could naturally hear the conversation that the other party did not try to hide. When she looked in Ye Chen's direction, a faint look of worry appeared on her face.
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The commotion caused by Hun Xuzi immediately attracted the attention of the other three.
Yao Wanhuo frowned as he watched the black fire cauldron of the other party terrifyingly absorb energy. He then changed his hand seals and said, "Power of Heaven and Earth, Condense!"
"Haha, since you two are so generous, I can't fall behind..." Shennong laughed loudly upon seeing this, and with a wave of his sleeve, the power of heaven and earth in this area became chaotic again, and streams of powerful energy were pulled into the fire cauldron in front of him.
Looking at the chaotic energy of heaven and earth, Ye Chen smiled faintly: "Why are you three in such a hurry..."
Even so, his hands also turned into phantoms, and then a terrifying suction force erupted directly from the fire cauldron, ruthlessly seizing the energy between heaven and earth.
This is really going to be interesting...
Four enormous tornadoes rose into the sky, each connected to a cauldron of fire at one end, while the other end frantically absorbed the rich energy of heaven and earth, continuously pouring it into the cauldrons.
In the end, it wasn't just the energy of heaven and earth that was affected; many people present even felt their own fighting spirit being pulled out...
If humans are like this, how much more so this medicinal mountain!
Visibly, the once energy-rich summit of the medicinal mountain rapidly became less energetic, and eventually, many of the medicinal herbs growing on the mountain began to wither.
The Medicine Clan couldn't sit still any longer. This was their clan's most important place for cultivating medicinal herbs. If these four destroyed it, the Medicine Clan would suffer a huge loss!
At the command of Clan Chief Yao Dan, numerous elders of the Yao Clan acted simultaneously, activating the mountain's grand formation and blocking the four rampaging energy-grabbing storms from entering the mountain...
But if this happens, the four people
The energy they control is insufficient to support the birth of a ninth-grade Xuan Dan!
"Is it going to fail?"
Below, the attention of the many spectators protected by the great formation was once again focused on the four people.
However, upon witnessing this scene, many insightful people immediately noticed something amiss.
"What a pity! Four people refining a ninth-grade Xuan Dan at the same time is a spectacle that only happens once every hundred years!"
Similarly, Yao Wanhuo and Shennong Laoren also realized this, and both shook their heads with some regret, ready to accept this defeat.
Unfortunately, they were just one last step away from accepting this outcome, but some others were not...
Hun Xuzi let out a strange laugh, his hand seals suddenly changed, and he slammed his palm hard onto the fire cauldron in front of him.
Instantly, three pillars of black flame erupted, then transformed into three wildly spinning black holes above Ye Chen and the other two's fire cauldrons, directly plundering the energy gathered by the three.
"Hun Xuzi, how dare you!"
Yao Wanhuo and Shennong Laoren were both furious and immediately mobilized their strange fire to fight back.
Unfortunately, neither the low-ranking Nine Nether Wind Flame nor the Life Flame, which was not good at fighting, could stop the Void Devouring Flame's domineering devouring ability for a while...
However, Ye Chen, who was also targeted, had a change of expression. Seeing the Void Devouring Flame that was being plundered, he had a thought and a white stream of light rushed directly into the black hole.
No one noticed this scene, after all, the power of the Void Devouring Flame had already been proven on the two of them before, and they were simply unable to resist it.
However, Ye Chen had no intention of giving away the energy he had painstakingly gathered...
After delivering a sneak attack to Hun Xuzi, Ye Chen immediately unleashed the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, using its supreme purifying power to directly block the opponent's black hole.
"You think you can suppress my Pure Lotus Demon Flame with your mere little fire?" Ye Chen snorted arrogantly afterward, his dramatic self playing the part.
"This damn brat... I'll let you be arrogant for a while longer!" Hun Xuzi cursed under his breath, his face dark.
Having benefited from the previous efforts of Yao Wanhuo and Shennong, Hun Xuzi was 90% confident that he could successfully refine a Grade 9 Xuan Dan, although he was not yet completely certain.
As for Ye Chen...
If we can't get it, so be it. Let this kid be smug for a while. Anyway, even if he can pour all his energy into the pill, he still won't be able to advance it to the ninth-grade Xuan Dan realm.
In other words, Hun Xuzi is destined to win this competition!
With this in mind, Hun Xuzi's movements became faster and faster, and the pill inside his cauldron slowly took shape...
"It's coming soon..."
Just when everyone was tense, and when Hun Xuzi was looking at the completed rudimentary form of the pill, before he could even rejoice, a sudden change occurred!
Amidst the pitch-black, ethereal flames, a white figure suddenly materialized into a human form. Then, before everyone's eyes, the figure snatched the nascent pill into its palm and immediately broke through the fire cauldron's obstruction, heading towards Ye Chen...
"This……"
This sudden turn of events surprised not only Hun Xuzi, who was directly involved, but also Yao Wanhuo and Shennong Laoren, who were both looking gloomy.
Immediately afterwards...
"Ye Chen...you're asking for death!"
Hun Xuzi's furious roar echoed through the sky!
Watching this comical scene unfold, Yao Dan's previously gloomy face instantly broke into a smile...