Chapter 364: Stirring Up Saint Pill City
A massive golden flame cauldron appeared at the top of the tower, but due to the spatial barrier around the Elder Tower, no one could see its presence. With a wave of Xiao Ze's hand, hundreds of medicinal ingredients appeared on the surrounding platform.
The pill to attract the Nine-Colored Dan Thunder was at the peak of the eighth-rank, just one step away from becoming a ninth-rank pill. The required heavenly materials and earthly treasures were vast, totaling in the hundreds! For an ordinary alchemist, simply melting these many ingredients would be exhausting, draining their soul power completely. This is why the higher the pill rank, the more terrifying the demands on the alchemist's soul power.
Without strong soul power, one would fail at the first step of refining high-rank pills, unable even to melt the ingredients. However, Xiao Ze had no such worries. His vast soul power spread out, enveloping the surrounding platform. With a thought, dozens of ingredients floated into the golden flame cauldron.
Multitasking, Xiao Ze's soul power controlled everything inside the cauldron, ensuring the perfect melting of these dozens of ingredients. Some ingredients had their impurities instantly vaporized, melting into powder, while others gradually shrank, turning into crystalline liquid droplets. Everything proceeded in an orderly manner, without the slightest panic. Even a seasoned alchemy master would be amazed and applaud his fluid movements.
With the terrifying power of the Flame of Origin, the melting process was extremely fast. In less than half a day, he had already completed the melting of three batches of ingredients. Another batch of dozens of ingredients entered the cauldron, while those already melted were perfectly preserved by the golden flames on the other side of the cauldron.
However, as the process went on, the medicinal power and energy contained in the ingredients became increasingly terrifying, requiring more time to melt. It took Xiao Ze a full seven days to complete the first step of refining, melting the ingredients.
Next, Xiao Ze took out a golden tree root. Compared to the previous golden roots, this one had lightning flashing through it. Holding it in his hand, Nine-Colored Lightning occasionally appeared, emitting astonishing power. But with Xiao Ze's current physical body, the Nine-Colored Lightning only caused a slight numbness without any pain.
"Go!" Xiao Ze threw the golden tree root into the cauldron, and the golden flames immediately wrapped around it. Under Xiao Ze's control, the root trembled slightly, releasing a large amount of Nine-Colored Lightning. However, breaking free from the root didn't mean freedom; it meant another, more terrifying confinement!
The Flame of Origin condensed into a fire dragon, trapping the Nine-Colored Lightning within its body. No matter how the lightning flashed and roared, it couldn't escape the fire dragon's grasp.
"Using lightning to refine pills is indeed bold. Without the Flame of Origin's terrifying suppression ability over the Nine-Colored Lightning, an ordinary alchemist attempting this would end up with an exploded cauldron and serious injuries," Xiao Ze remarked, feeling the struggle of the Nine-Colored Lightning.
As time passed, the Nine-Colored Lightning's resistance gradually weakened until it was completely suppressed by the Flame of Origin, unable to resist. Only then did Xiao Ze throw in the previously melted ingredients, allowing them to merge with the Nine-Colored Lightning. Thanks to Xiao Ze's prior efforts in suppression, the fusion process was smooth.
After a long time, a thunderclap echoed in the sky, and a lightning-filled cloud formed, attracting countless gazes in Saint Pill City. Alchemists, whether elders or disciples of the Pill Tower or participants in the Pill Meeting, all focused on the sudden cloud.
Their alchemist instincts told them that the cloud was terrifying. While the visiting alchemists were amazed, the Pill Tower members saw the familiar Elder Tower and smiled knowingly. As expected, it was Elder Xiao Ze again!
"Didn't the three presidents recently announce the promotion of Elder Xiao Ze to Vice President of the Pill Tower?"
"Yes, the entire inner region of Saint Pill City was abuzz, with many marveling at Elder Xiao Ze's sudden promotion to Vice President."
"It's no surprise. After being away from the Pill Tower for one or two years, he returns and is suddenly promoted to Vice President. Many people are not convinced."
"That's part of it, but the main reason is the position itself! Since the founding of the Pill Tower, there has never been a Vice President position. It was specially created for Elder Xiao Ze!"
The Pill Tower members weren't surprised by the Dan Thunder caused by Xiao Ze; they were more interested in discussing his new position as Vice President. In their eyes, Elder Xiao Ze refining an eighth-rank pill was too common to be exciting, while his new role was far more intriguing.
"Despite so many doubting voices, Elder Xiao Ze hasn't explained anything. Turns out he was busy refining pills."
"I wonder what pill he's refining this time. It feels even more terrifying than before. Is it just my imagination?"
"Let's wait and see!"
The cloud rapidly expanded, and as countless people watched in amazement, colors began to appear one after another.
"One color, two colors... five colors... seven colors! Eight colors! Nine... Nine-Colored Dan Thunder!"
People watched in disbelief as the colors of the Dan Thunder continued to appear until they were utterly stunned. Nine-Colored Dan Thunder! Even the elders of the Pill Tower had rarely seen it, yet Xiao Ze had attracted it with his pill refining.
Atop the black tower, the three presidents watched the sky. Though they had been told by Xiao Ze that he could refine an eighth-rank pill with Nine-Colored Dan Thunder, seeing it with their own eyes was still incredible.
"Given time, our Pill Tower will have another grandmaster alchemist!" Xuankongzi said with a smile, pointing at the Nine-Colored Dan Thunder in the distance.
"I think Xiao Ze should already be able to attempt refining a nine-rank treasure pill," Tian Leizi suggested.
"Indeed. Knowing his character, he wouldn't show all his abilities. He probably can refine a nine-rank pill by now!" Xuanyi nodded in agreement.
Xuankongzi thought about Xiao Ze's journey. Despite his extraordinary talent, he was humble and often kept some skills hidden. Considering this, Xiao Ze might indeed already be capable of refining a nine-rank treasure pill.
"We three old guys have been completely surpassed by Xiao Ze!" Xuankongzi sighed, but his tone was filled with satisfaction.
The appearance of the Nine-Colored Dan Thunder caused a sensation throughout Saint Pill City. Countless people stared at the cloud in shock. Feeling the awe-inspiring power within it, they looked at the Elder Tower that attracted the Nine-Colored Dan Thunder with admiration and reverence.
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