Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 286 The Pill Gathering Begins!
The arrival of the Sky-Splitting Sword Ancestor did not cause much of a stir.

Under the guidance of the three major alchemy schools, order was quickly restored at the alchemy gathering.

People's attention was once again focused on the Dan conference.

"The Sun and Moon Pill Sect is the only alchemist among the twelve alchemy sects of the Tower of Babel who is proficient in the Dao of the Universe. It is said that the pills she refines, after the sedimentation of time and the baptism of the sun and moon, can often have their efficacy increased several times."

"That's how she refined the seventh-grade pill!"

"The newly accepted disciple of the Sun and Moon Pill Sect, Pill Master Kikyō, seems to have also participated in this Pill Gathering." All eyes turned to a female alchemist at the alchemy field. At this moment, her gaze remained fixed on Lin Jing, pondering whether he was indeed the Fire Dragon Alchemist for whom she had bestowed a token…

"The Divine Cauldron Pill Sect is said to possess three of the ten greatest pill cauldrons in the world. He also has nine commonly used pill cauldrons, each with its own spirit. He is not only a pill refiner but also a sixth-grade weapon refiner who specializes in refining cauldrons!"

"The Creation Pill Sect is the strongest of the twelve pill sects in terms of combat power. Their pill-refining process is said to seize the creation of heaven and earth, and they like to use the power of heaven and earth to refine pills, sealing the power of nature in the pills!"

"I wonder what kind of divine pills will emerge at this year's Pill Gathering, witnessed by the three great Pill Sects..."

With three highly accomplished alchemists paying attention, the alchemists attending the gathering were extremely nervous.

"Qingzhou has always been renowned for its unparalleled alchemy skills."

"The path to immortality begins with alchemy."

"In the ancient realm, the first beings began their initial cultivation by refining external elixirs and consuming pills."

"Later, a person of exceptional talent created the method of internal alchemy through the art of external alchemy, and thus the Great Dao of Golden Elixir came into being."

"Regardless of race, all immortal beings cultivate their inner core, refining Qi, establishing the foundation, and forming the core. Whether it is a golden core or a demon core, the cultivation of all life begins here."

"We stand on the shoulders of our ancestors and have the best cultivation environment. To express our gratitude and to commemorate this, we believe that the exploration of alchemy is a process of giving back. Today, the Qingzhou Alchemy Gathering is about to begin. We hope that everyone can showcase the elixirs they have created with countless talents and efforts, so that the Qingzhou alchemy community can forever remain in a state of vibrant development... The Tower of Babel hereby announces that the Alchemy Gathering is officially open."

"All alchemists, begin refining pills immediately!"

As soon as the Sun and Moon Pill Sect finished speaking, hundreds of pill masters immediately sprang into action. Each of them was a renowned pill master or genius from their respective regions, but now that they had gathered together, each of them seemed rather insignificant.

Because this alchemy competition has nothing to do with alchemy level or one's own cultivation level; it tests the alchemist's talent, wisdom, and innovative ability.

Even if a master alchemist can refine high-level pills with a very high success rate, if the pills were created by predecessors, they would be completely worthless in the alchemy gathering.

Therefore, right now, countless viewers are witnessing a stunning scene.

One alchemist after another, more than half of them used their own alchemy techniques, and more than half of them used alchemical ingredients that no one had ever seen before.

No one knows what kind of pill each alchemist will refine next, which is why this alchemy gathering is so captivating to the hearts of the cultivators in Qingzhou.

At this moment... within Tongtian City, at least 90% of the attention was focused on Lin Jing.

After all, there are rumors that Lin Jing may be using his own flesh and blood to refine the elixir of immortality at this alchemy gathering.

"Really...?" Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Jing remained calm and unhurried. At this moment, some alchemists were using the original alchemy platform provided by the Tower of Babel, while others brought their own alchemy furnaces and summoned their artifacts.

Lin Jing was different. After the Pill Gathering started, what he summoned was not a pill furnace or cauldron, but a pet beast!
Dragon Carp!

"Poof!!!" Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Lin Jing summoned the dragon carp, which was in the early stage of Core Formation.

"A carp? Judging from its attributes, it seems to be fire-type? How rare."

The appearance of the dragon carp was not unusual, after all, there were other alchemists present who had pet beasts to help them refine pills. In the world of alchemy, this was nothing special. Not to mention, there were also many monsters and spirits participating in this alchemy competition.

However, the situation in the forest seems to be different. The pets of other human alchemists at most breathe beast fire to help with alchemy, but the main control is still left to the alchemists themselves.

However, after summoning the pill-refining beast and a pile of materials, Lin Jing walked to the side, picked up the Heavenly Demon Scroll to look at it, and handed over the pill-refining site entirely to Long Li.

"Start refining the pills." After giving the order, Lin Jing's attention was entirely focused on the Heavenly Demon Scroll.

He smiled when he saw someone he wanted to kill.

This Transformation Pill requires the Thunder Refining Method and the Heavenly Thunder Flame, therefore the Dragon Carp must come in person.

Although he could refine it by merging with the dragon carp and use illusion magic to simulate the Heavenly Thunder Flame, it was too troublesome, and he was a person who hated trouble.

Moreover, this is not cheating. As a beast tamer, the beasts he tames are a part of himself. Even if he did not participate in the entire process of refining the pill, this pill should be regarded as something he refined.

"He intends to let his pet refine pills himself?" Everyone was stunned, and the materials Lin Jing took out were also very strange.

Most of them were unfamiliar spiritual plants.

In this case, there is only one possibility: the spiritual plant was improved and cultivated by the alchemist himself, and is not a common material for alchemy.

This is not surprising; most of the alchemists present had similar behavior.

For this reason, no one could guess what kind of pill Lin Jing wanted to refine. After all, the main ingredient, the Transformation Grass, was no longer its original color. In addition, the Transformation Grass had been extinct for many years, and only the Demon Court had a way to cultivate it. This spiritual plant had long been forgotten.

"There are more lightning-attribute spiritual plants than anything else. Could it be that he's planning to refine lightning-attribute pills? It doesn't look like a longevity pill..." The audience was silent, but the next moment, their expressions suddenly changed.

"Pop!!!" Suddenly, the dragon carp's body rapidly expanded, swallowing all the alchemy materials on the alchemy platform in one gulp. Immediately afterward, its entire body was enveloped in a crimson-gold flame, a mixture of lightning and fire power!
As soon as the flames spread, the temperature in the entire venue rose sharply. Among the hundreds of alchemists, those whose flames were of low quality all had their flames extinguished, drifting and swaying, as if the small flames were paying homage to the King of Flames.

Even some alchemists who had refined top-tier exotic flames found their flames beginning to sway and become somewhat out of control.

"What happened!" Many alchemists were shocked and looked in the direction of the dragon carp.

"A top-tier strange fire, Heavenly Thunder Flame? This carp can actually refine such a domineering flame at the Core Formation stage, but even if it is Heavenly Thunder Flame, it is absolutely impossible for so many strange fires of the same grade to produce such a reaction!"

Before Long Li even began refining pills, he simply used the Flame Emperor's divine power to fuse all the strange fire power he possessed into a strange fire with Heavenly Thunder Flame as its main component. The Heavenly Thunder Flame, whose quality was greatly enhanced, suppressed the other strange fires, making it difficult for them to maintain their forms...

(End of this chapter)