Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 687 Possessed by a Ghost? A Ghost on My Body! (3k7)

The rain was torrential, like a flood.

Yao Xingji, who was in the distance, had already gotten up with the help of the two elders, but instead of taking the opportunity to escape, he stopped in his tracks and stared blankly upwards.

Countless people endured this once-in-a-century downpour, standing in the water with their eyes fixed on the old doctor, not daring to blink, for fear of missing even a single detail.

Thunder roared, the wind howled, and even the sky seemed to be lowered by dark clouds.

In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, it seemed as if only the Old Man of Medicine remained.

The cauldron was raised, the furnace was opened, and all the medicinal liquid was now in the hands of the old master. Every move he made was full of subtlety and charm, fully demonstrating the demeanor of a grandmaster.

"Escape Elixir"

From the moment he received the medicine cauldron, the old master had already decided on the elixir he wanted to refine.

"This fluctuation... is it from the Escape One Pill?"

A thunderous roar erupted from within the cauldron, and with just a single sound, Xuan Yi, far away on the viewing platform, immediately recognized the fluctuation, his lips slightly agape.

"The Elixir of Escape?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi's face immediately showed surprise, clearly indicating that he was extremely impressed by this pill.

As the leader of the three giants, Xuan Kongzi's alchemy skills have always been slightly better than Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi's, and almost all the competitions ended with Xuan Kongzi winning.

The only time he lost to Xuan Yi was when the other party refined this 'Escape One Pill'!
His eyes flickered, and Xuan Kongzi, unusually, lost his composure: "Why would the old man choose to refine this pill? Hasn't he never succeeded before?!"

"Leaving aside the success rate of refining a ninth-grade pill, just upgrading an eighth-grade pill to a ninth-grade pill is already an almost impossible task! Did he know he couldn't refine it and simply give up?!"

"Do not."

Xuan Yi shook his head and closed his eyes: "You're wrong."

Xuan Kongzi was stunned and stopped.

Xuan Yi sighed softly, his tone gradually becoming complicated: "The reason he never succeeded is because, to him, the 'Escape One Pill' was never a grade eight pill."

Xuan Yi's voice sounded helpless, yet it also contained a hint of gentleness that was hard to detect, causing Xuan Kongzi's jaw to drop to the ground.

After a long pause, he gasped for breath, his eyes filled with disbelief: "You mean, him... him?"

"Indeed, a mere eighth-grade, ninth-color rank is hardly worthy of the half-life of effort he has devoted to it."

Xuan Yi suddenly opened his eyes, his tone calm as if stating a fact: "This so-called 'Escape One Pill' should have been ranked as a ninth grade!"

On the platform, countless medicinal herbs flowed into the cauldron like water, while the pill embryo that Hun Ruoruo had prepared had also separated its spiritual essence, feeding energy back into the cauldron.

At this moment, the old doctor was holding his breath and sitting cross-legged in front of him, having entered an unprecedented state of concentration.

As Xuan Yi said, the pill he refined was the 'Escape One Pill'.

As a product created by him and Xuan Yi with half a lifetime of effort, the 'Escape One Pill' is almost the pill that Yao Lao is most familiar with, and it is also the pill that he once tried to use to break through to the ninth rank.

However, without exception, all these attempts ended in failure.

That is why Yao Lao never refined a truly complete 'Escape One Pill'. On the contrary, Xuan Yi knew that his alchemy skills were inferior to his opponent's, so he simply lowered the difficulty and finally won first place in the giant's assessment with the 'Escape One Pill' that summoned nine-colored pill lightning.

Now, even after more than fifty years, when he refined it again, Yao Lao did not feel any unfamiliarity with it. On the contrary, he gained many different insights.

After all, he was the originator of this elixir formula.

This place holds the fruits of his life's work, the dream he pursued throughout his youth. Even if fifty years or a hundred or a thousand years had passed, he would never have forgotten a single detail of it.

"Such a large quantity of medicinal herbs is enough to cover all the materials needed for the 'Escape One Pill'. This girl has really put her heart into it."

Looking at the countless medicinal liquids inside the cauldron, the old doctor's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly.

The medicinal materials that can be used to make a ninth-grade pill are extremely rare, even on the entire Dou Qi Continent.

There are only so many good things, so no matter what kind of elixir you're refining, you can't avoid saying one thing—

Use the formula!
Alchemists aren't fools; they naturally simplify pill formulas whenever possible and adapt others' formulas whenever possible, without needing to deliberately create trouble for themselves.

Not only are the medicinal herbs that are hard to find and difficult to refine complicated, but their medicinal potency is also not guaranteed, so naturally, they are not chosen.

Therefore, a good prescription should not only have powerful effects, but also have the ability to be passed down through generations.

The 'Escape One Pill' of the old master is clearly the culmination of this.

Due to his background, Yao Lao did not have the rich resources of the Yao Clan, nor did he have much room for trial and error. Therefore, the pill formulas he created basically applied the formulas to the extreme.

When he ran out of high-grade medicinal herbs, he substituted several low-grade ones.

Since the main ingredient was too difficult to find, he simply found other medicinal materials to substitute.

It was this magical method of compressing costs and time to the extreme that allowed Yao Lao to successfully overturn countless outdated theories, and even in small places like the Jia Ma Empire, his improved elixir formulas were being used.

Now, he has decided to bring his talent to the ninth rank.

This is exactly what Hun Ruoruo wished for.

Looking at the silent old man, Hun Ruoruo pursed her pink lips and quietly revealed a smile.

"Once Master successfully advances to the ninth rank, those stubborn old fogies will probably start to get restless."

The refining of ninth-grade pills is far more arduous than that of eighth-grade pills; it takes a full seven days just to melt the medicinal materials.

For cultivators, seven days is nothing. Being able to witness the refining of a ninth-grade pill, even if it is destined to fail, still has extraordinary significance.

In the distance, many alchemists were already sitting on the ground. Most of them had achieved good results in the alchemy competition, but now they were like the most devout apprentices, carefully studying the old alchemist's every move.

Compared to other alchemists, Yao Lao rarely holds back when refining pills. Now, as he refines a ninth-grade pill, he makes no attempt to conceal anything and invites the world to witness it.

This spirit is enough to make many alchemists feel ashamed of themselves.

"That's... spiritual energy? Is the Medicine Venerable about to condense his core?!" Countless people exclaimed in shock as they gazed at the increasingly dense clouds in the sky.

Even a mere sign during the condensation of a ninth-grade elixir far surpasses the finished product of any other eighth-grade elixir!
However, looking at Yao Lao's flickering figure, Hun Ruoruo frowned slightly and whispered, "As expected, the soul body ultimately cannot support the complete alchemy process."

She could sense that the old doctor was already somewhat powerless at this moment.

This is not because the Heavenly Realm Soul is unable to withstand this consumption, but rather because the soul itself is afraid of the Dan Lei.

Thunder is the wrath of heaven, extremely powerful and yang, and its destructive power against souls is even greater than that of the Soul Chain.

Even the core technology inside the Soul Chain is modeled after the structure of Heavenly Thunder, used to suppress the soul body.

Hun Ruoruo knew that as the tribulation continued to brew, the pressure on Yao Lao would only increase.

"Old man, you dare to refine pills under the lightning tribulation with just a remnant soul?!"

Elder Mu Gu's expression brightened. As an eighth-grade alchemist, his understanding of lightning tribulations was far beyond that of ordinary people, and he immediately saw through Elder Yao's predicament.

"Those dark clouds not only contain my five-colored pill lightning, but also the three-colored pill lightning of other alchemists. Even Xiao Yan's six-colored pill lightning was attracted there. It seems that you, my disciple, do not understand the principle of insatiable greed."

At this moment, the old man Mu Gu had regained his composure, and his sinister laughter transformed into invisible sound waves that suddenly resounded throughout the arena.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expression changed drastically, and many people even stood up angrily, casting indignant glances in the direction of Elder Mu Gu.

"Is it going to fail?"

"As a soul being, having to face the pill lightning is indeed not fair to Senior Medicine Venerable."

"Yes, it's already a miracle that Venerable Medicine could endure for seven days."

Hearing the words of regret and disappointment from the crowd, Xuan Kongzi's face turned ashen, and his killing intent surged: "That beast Mu Gu is actually interfering with the old man's state of mind!"

"Do not impulse."

Xuan Yi's expression remained calm, but his eyes, fixed on Mu Gu's figure, were as cold as frost: "The reason he did this is probably to take back his pills after Yao Chen's failure."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, his face ashen.

As Xuan Yi said, although the method of 'stealing the elixir' is insidious and unpredictable, it also has a weakness.

A weakness that can hardly be called a weakness.

If a pill is failed to be refined using the 'stealing pill' method, then the medicinal power that was originally stolen will be returned to the pill that was stolen.

Because it has absorbed a large amount of external medicinal power, the quality of this pill may even undergo a transformation, reaching a level far superior to that of the past!
To find a new path, one must take on greater risks; this is something that the old master once said himself.

Several more hours passed, and Yao Lao's already illusory figure turned into mist in full view of everyone, with only his upper body barely retaining its original shape.

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing this, Elder Mu Gu finally stopped being afraid and burst into loud laughter, as if he wanted to vent all his pent-up anger.

"Old man, do you still remember what you said when you stole my cultivation technique? 'Don't be arrogant and underestimate me!'"

"But now it seems that you are the one who is more ambitious than capable than me. You even dared to covet a ninth-grade pill. How foolish!"

To seize the martial arts technique?

Upon hearing the laughter of Elder Mu Gu, many observant people, including Xun'er, noticed the unusual nature of his words and immediately frowned.

They knew that once this statement got out, regardless of whether Yao Lao had actually seized the other party's cultivation technique, the matter would become the most devastating public opinion attack, along with the failure to refine the ninth-grade technique.

"Noisy."

Hun Ruoruo turned her head away, a strange glint in her eyes: "Do you really think that you can cover up the fact that you conspired with Han Feng to harm our master with a baseless rumor?"

Sensing the indifference in the girl's eyes, the old man Mu Gu's heart clenched violently, and a great terror seemed to surge within his soul.

He knew that as a member of the Soul Clan's main branch, the other party's methods were far beyond his imagination.

Even so, he had no choice but to continue being an enemy of the other side.

Having reached this point, he had nowhere left to retreat; only by completely defeating them could he have a glimmer of hope!
Despite his fear, Elder Mu Gu growled, "No matter how you try to explain, you are destined to fail in refining this ninth-grade pill!"

"And the one who brought him down in disgrace is none other than you, you self-righteous, arrogant, and ignorant wretch!"

"Ah"

Hun Ruoruo gave a cold laugh: "Speaking of which, I was so focused on important matters that I forgot to deal with you, you clown. Now that I see, the timing is just right."

"you!"

As a dignified Dou Zun three-star and an eighth-grade alchemist, the fact that he was called a clown naturally reveals the extent of Elder Mu Gu's anger.

"Very well, I'd like to see how you intend to take this pill!"

Hun Ruoruo lowered her eyes slightly, no longer looking at him, but instead focusing her gaze on a figure sitting cross-legged on the stands.

Now that he has recovered, Xiao Yan's strength has returned to its peak. Moreover, due to the baptism of countless medicinal fragrances and lightning tribulations, the bottleneck of his Dou Zong level, which had already reached its limit, has become even more loose.

As Xiao Yan stood up, Yao Lao, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, finally opened his eyes slowly.

Seemingly already aware of the other party's intentions, the old doctor shook his head, saying with a wry smile, "Little fellow, why are you doing this to yourself?"

Xiao Yan chuckled and grinned, "Back then, I borrowed my teacher's soul to possess my body and defeat my enemies. Today, my teacher is borrowing my body to refine pills. Isn't that a kind of cooperation between master and disciple?"

"What's more, after this, I don't know when I'll be able to try refining a ninth-grade item again. I'm just benefiting from my teacher's success!"

After saying that, Xiao Yan took a step and leaped to the front of the stage in an instant. Under the incredulous gaze of Elder Mu Gu, he took over the control of Elder Yao in an instant. The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, simultaneously lit the fire and held the cauldron!

The spirits of Yao Chen from back then, and Xiao Yan from now, intertwine here!
More chapters to come later.

P.S.: Ruoruo said she's going to use her monthly votes to go on a date with her senior at the end of the month~
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