The moment Fa Ma's voice fell, the spectator stands erupted with a deafening cacophony of excited cheers and applause.
Countless people stood up excitedly from their seats, their faces flushed with exhilaration, waving whatever they held in their hands with fervor. In an instant, the entire plaza was engulfed in a raucous sea of clamor and elation.
It was hardly surprising that the audience would become this excited and swept up in the moment, for this Alchemist Grand Meeting was truly unprecedented.
In all the previous tournaments, regardless of the session or whether it was in the Jia Ma Empire, the Chu Yun Empire, or other surrounding empires, no tier 5 medicinal pill had ever appeared in an Alchemist Grand Meeting!
It's worth noting that the Alchemist Grand Meeting was a competition sponsored by the Pill Tower of the Central Plains, aimed at encouraging the younger generation of alchemists. As such, only those under thirty were allowed to participate.
And the existence of a tier 5 alchemist under thirty was simply unheard of. Forget about tier 5, even the highest tier ever seen in previous Alchemist Grand Meetings was merely a low-grade 4th-tier alchemist.
Even peak tier 4 medicinal pills had only appeared a handful of times.
It could be imagined that the title of an eighteen-year-old 5th-tier alchemist would soon spread throughout the entire North-Western Region, and might even reach the Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy!
"When he detoxified me back then, I already knew this little fellow would become the final victor." Nalan Jie said with satisfaction as he gazed at the youth in the center of the arena who remained calm and composed amidst countless eyes filled with awe, admiration, and even some adoration.
"Mm, he is indeed outstanding," Nalan Yanran couldn't help but nod slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on that slender figure in the arena. Her decision to annul the engagement back then hadn't been due to Xiao Yan's background or strength. Rather, she simply refused to allow her marriage to be arbitrarily dictated by others.
Especially after the annulment incident, perhaps no one understood better than her just how formidable this guy truly was.
At this moment, Hai Bodong walked up to Yan Li with a beaming smile and said, "Saves me the trouble of capturing you myself."
Jia Xing Tian approached, gave Hai Bodong a sideways glance, and said, "This is a major criminal of the Jia Ma Empire, you know."
"You can have the person, but the storage ring stays."
"You shameless old man, robbing in broad daylight, aren't you?"
"How can taking spoils from a cultivator be called robbing? Besides, no matter how you put it, Xiao Yan has made a great contribution. It's only natural that the contents of the storage ring belong to him."
Fa Ma could only shake his head in exasperation as he watched the two old men already starting to divvy up the spoils like a pair of squabbling children. With Dou Emperors like these, the fate of the Jia Ma Empire was sure to be a bumpy one.
"Xiao Yan, pack up your things and get some rest—what are you doing?!!" Fa Ma was just about to let Xiao Yan rest for a while; after all, he had just refined two tier 5 medicinal pills, so his Spiritual Strength must have been greatly depleted.
But then he saw Xiao Yan take out a Four Lines White Spirit Pill from the wooden box, open his mouth and prepare to swallow it whole.
"What's wrong? I'm taking a medicinal pill, what else?" The Four Lines White Spirit Pill in Xiao Yan's hand stopped just a mere inch away from his parted lips.
"Y-you're going to eat it just like that?! That's a tier 5 pill!" Everyone turned to look at Xiao Yan upon hearing Fa Ma's exclamation. That was a tier 5 medicinal pill! And he was going to consume it here of all places?!
Xiao Yan frowned, not understanding their reactions. He asked, "Aren't medicinal pills meant to be eaten? What else would I do, just admire them? Besides, I'm also a Dou Grandmaster. Why can't I eat the medicinal pill I refined myself?"
Everyone thought about it and felt he had a point, but something still seemed off.
"Moreover, there's still another one, isn't there? And with all of you guarding here, there's probably no safer place than this, right?"
Hai Bodong and the others heard this and found no reason to refute.
In fact, Xiao Yan had a purpose in doing this. He had two Four Lines White Spirit Pills in his possession, and the Four Lines White Spirit Pill was a medicinal pill he had only created last night. In other words, no one had ever taken it before, and its effects were merely inferred by him based on medicinal theory.
Furthermore, just like the Three Lines Green Spirit Pill, a person could only consume one Four Lines White Spirit Pill in their lifetime. This meant he had an extra pill that he could only sell.
His goal was to prove the efficacy of the Four Lines White Spirit Pill, to demonstrate that what he said about its effects was true, using himself as a test subject.
With so many people present, including elite Dou Emperors and a peak 5th-tier alchemist as witnesses, his Four Lines White Spirit Pill would definitely fetch a high price.
Xiao Yan was indeed quite impoverished at this moment. He had only managed to refine a single tier 5 medicinal pill so far. To become a true 5th-tier alchemist, he still needed a large amount of tier 5 medicinal ingredients to practice with. Even with the help of the Miteer Auction House, it wouldn't be enough. He needed to sell pills to exchange for ingredients.
Witnessed by the tens of thousands of spectators present, Xiao Yan really did swallow the Four Lines White Spirit Pill in one gulp the moment he finished speaking.
Everyone present subconsciously swallowed in unison as his throat visibly moved. After all, it was a tier 5 medicinal pill. There were probably only a scant few present who had ever consumed a pill of this tier before.
Boom!!! A violent explosion suddenly erupted from within Xiao Yan's body with a thunderous sound. Streams of four-colored fire energy surged out from him like fountains.
A deafening rumble sounded as the four-colored flames coalesced into a flaming tornado that completely enveloped his figure.
"Does the Three Lines Green Spirit Pill cause this kind of intense reaction?!"
Fa Ma's expression was solemn as he shook his head and replied, "This is no longer the Three Lines Green Spirit Pill. Moreover, the Three Lines Green Spirit Pills I refined in the past never incorporated the use of Heavenly Flames, let alone simultaneously employing multiple kinds of flames to outline the pill lines like Xiao Yan has done."
Engulfed by the flaming tornado, Xiao Yan could clearly feel the four kinds of Heavenly Flames forcefully opening up the pores connected to his meridians. They acted like wind tunnels, crazily absorbing energy at a speed more than ten times faster than before.
The Four Lines White Spirit Pill not only dramatically accelerated the refinement and condensation of Dou Qi within his body, but the Heavenly Flame energy also worked to clear the blocked and stagnant portions of his meridians.
Blood clots from old battle wounds, acupoints blocked due to incorrect cultivation, residual energies from medicinal pills—all of these impurities and blockages were completely incinerated and purged by the four kinds of Heavenly Flames.
An unprecedented feeling of clarity and vitality spread throughout his entire body, suffusing every cell with vibrant energy. Finally, all the absorbed energy gathered in his Qi cyclone after circulating through the Flame Mantra.
His Dou Qi was rising steadily at this moment, from 4-star to 5-star, 6-star, and finally reaching the 7-star Dou Grandmaster stage!
It was no wonder that countless people aspired to become alchemists. The progress that would take several years of arduous cultivation could be achieved with a single medicinal pill. How could one not be envious?
Of course, the fact that a Dou Grandmaster could use a tier 5 medicinal pill was enough to make anyone envious.
The four-colored flaming tornado that had engulfed him finally dissipated after about ten minutes, and the increase in Dou Qi halted at the 7-star Dou Grandmaster stage.
As the flaming tornado dispersed, everyone in the audience stared at Xiao Yan standing in the center of the square with gaping mouths. Each person's expression was utterly priceless.
With a soft thud, the Little Princess, who had been standing closest to Xiao Yan, plopped down on her butt. The usually mischievous and energetic girl was now pale with fright, her eyes filled with disbelief as she gaped at Xiao Yan, utterly stunned.
In the VIP seats, Yao Ye, who was sitting with her legs crossed and her chin resting on her hand, revealed a smile at the corner of her mouth. Her beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light as she clicked her tongue in admiration, "Tsk tsk tsk, my heavens, how impressive."
Beside her, Ya Fei's delicate body trembled with a sudden heat. This kind of visual impact caused her fair, porcelain-like face to flush a deep rosy red, resembling the evening glow. She appeared incredibly alluring at this moment, a sight that could make one's soul melt. She couldn't help but recall the words Hai Bodong had said before.
Nalan Yanran, who had always cultivated alongside Yun Yun and had little contact with members of the opposite sex, felt her pupils constrict. She subconsciously swallowed, her throat suddenly dry, and lightly bit down on her lower lip as certain youthful images involuntarily flashed through her mind. If she hadn't gone to annul the engagement back then, she and Xiao Yan wouldn't have...
Many young women in the audience even swooned with dreamy smiles on their faces.
Even Xiao Yan himself hadn't expected that the energy of the Four Lines White Spirit Pill would be so terrifying as to burn away his clothes!
His body, tempered since childhood through cultivating the Octane Blast, was as solid as the finest steel, each muscle honed to perfection. Coupled with the enhancement from the Ten Thousand Beast Flame, his physique, in every aspect, was like that of a ferocious beast!
Like a ferocious beast!!!
"Ah!!" Xiao Yan instantly took out a robe from his storage ring, donned it, and erupted with a speed that would put even Dou Emperors to shame as he vanished without a trace.
Ling Ying, hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, "This is more than just fate bringing peach blossoms. Who would've thought the Ten Thousand Beast Flame would have this kind of effect."
Xun Er, who was far away at Jia Nan Academy, suddenly suffered a huge loss.