Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 166 Sixth-Grade Pill Mastery: Medicine Emperor Han Feng

After Little Fairy Doctor left, the several auras downstairs quickly disappeared.

Xiao Bai released the suppression of the energy in the medicine cauldron, formed hand seals, and let out a low shout.

In an instant, wisps of lightning danced above the cauldron, while crimson flames surged within, with a few streaks occasionally leaping out of the cauldron.

In the very center of the flame, a dazzling point of light, about the size of a thumb, floated and shone, its radiance growing ever more blinding.

As the light shone, the outward ripples of energy surged faster and more violently.

"boom!"

Just as Xun'er, Little Fairy Doctor, and the others were about a thousand meters away from the pavilion, a loud noise suddenly came from behind them.

The group's expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly turned around to look.

The pavilion was no longer visible from its original location; it was now enveloped by a massive red and blue light.

In the dim light, a dark, attic-shaped shadow stood tall, but this shadow was shorter, as if the original third floor had been erased out of thin air.

"Little White!" Little Fairy Doctor exclaimed in surprise, stamping her foot as she tried to run back to check on her.

Xun'er, who was standing nearby, immediately pulled her back. Seeing the anxious look in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes, she shook her head and calmly said:

"Xian'er, don't worry! Brother Xiao Bai is alright. If you go over now, he'll be distracted!"

"Okay," Little Fairy Doctor glanced at the red and blue light with her beautiful eyes, then turned to look at Xun'er.

Seeing that her brows were filled with worry but her expression remained calm, he felt a pang of shame, bit his red lips, and said, "Alright!"

"What's going on?" Behind the two women, Tu Shan turned to look at Xu Su, while Mu Chuan and Lin Yan, who were standing to the side, perked up their ears, still a little confused.

"The head is refining a sixth-grade pill!" Xu Su said softly, looking at the three pairs of eyes staring intently at her.

"Pills?"

"Sixth rank?"

"This guy's an alchemist? A sixth-grade alchemist?!"

Three exclamations rang out simultaneously, especially from Lin Yan, who had only come under duress from Xiao Bai's intimidation and hadn't expected to hear such explosive news.

After regaining his senses, Lin Yan felt a surge of relief. Luckily, those guys hadn't lent him their fire energy. Otherwise, if he had returned it, he would have regretted it terribly!

Just then, the red and blue light that enveloped the pavilion surged wildly, and then, before their very eyes, a beam of light, about two zhang thick, shot up from there and soared into the sky.

Deep within the inner courtyard, in a secluded pavilion, two figures stood before the window on the top floor.

An elderly man, dressed in a loose black robe and with white hair and beard, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the greenery outside the window.

His aged face remained as serene as an old monk's, devoid of any emotional fluctuation. He said calmly, "Liu Cheng, have there been any unusual movements within the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower recently?"

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, it's the same old story; the Fallen Heart Flame flares up once a month!"

"However, the activity seems to be accelerating recently, but with many elders working together to control the barrier, there's no need to worry for now!"

An old man in yellow bowed respectfully and replied, "If Xiao Bai were here, he would definitely recognize this as Elder Liu, the peak Dou Wang who came to him for alchemy."

"It's sped up already!" The Grand Elder sighed softly, murmuring, "Back then, the Dean discovered the Fallen Heart Flame here and founded Canaan Academy!"

"He said at the time that suppressing the seal could only achieve a temporary effect; the stronger the seal, the more terrifying the eventual eruption would be!"

"Moreover, this barrier has been constantly tempered by strange fire. Without the Dean's blessing, it will only weaken with our efforts to maintain it. If that beast were to break free, this inner courtyard would likely be destroyed!"

"With you, Elder Liu, and Elder Qianbai here, even if it escapes, there shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?" Elder Liu asked cautiously.

"It's not just a problem with the Fallen Heart Flame. If it breaks through the barrier, those guys in the Black Corner Region will definitely feel the intense fluctuations from the Fallen Heart Flame. Once they come to investigate, things will get complicated!" the Grand Elder said with worry in his eyes.

Elder Liu remained silent for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "Is the Grand Elder worried about that Medicine King Han Feng?"

With a glint in his eyes, the Grand Elder nodded slightly: "Han Feng is an alchemist; the allure of the strange fire to him is unparalleled!"

"Over the years, he has probed the inner courtyard quite a bit, but without absolute certainty as to whether the strange fire truly exists, he dared not make any major moves! After all, Canaan Academy is not to be trifled with!"

"However, once the Fallen Heart Flame is exposed, he will have no more scruples. If he were just a peak Dou Huang, Canaan Academy would naturally have no fear. But this guy is also a sixth-grade alchemist!"

"His alchemy skills are even more exquisite than those of Elder Huo of the Alchemy Department. Over the years, he has built an extremely large network of relationships in the Black Corner Region with his alchemy skills."

"You should know the terrifying influence of a sixth-grade alchemist. Once he sets his mind on seizing the strange fire, many forces on this network would probably be willing to give him face."

"If he were to unite with the forces of the Black Corner Region, then... with the Fallen Heart Flame erupting internally and Han Feng eyeing us covetously from the outside, even our Canaan Academy would be in serious trouble!"

"What should we do then?" A hint of worry appeared on the old man's face as he whispered, "Should we... notify the dean to come back?"

"The dean is often away on trips, rarely seen, so how can we notify him?"

The elder shook his head, a figure in black robes and white hair appearing in his mind. He suddenly asked, "I heard you went to Xiao Bai to refine the Battle Spirit Pill?"

"Huh?" Elder Liu's face showed surprise and doubt. He asked in astonishment, "You didn't know?"

Seeing the Grand Elder shake his head, Elder Liu's expression changed, and he almost jumped up and down: "Damn old man Su, he said you vouched for him, so Lao Duan and I believed him. We never expected this!"

The thought that the medicinal herbs had already been given away filled Elder Liu with despair. What could he do? Should he go and ask for the herbs back?

He can't afford to lose this person!

Xiao Bai is, after all, a fifth-grade alchemist, and an eighteen-year-old one at that. If we really did that, we would be offending him to death!

Even though he was only one step away from becoming a Dou Huang, he didn't want to offend a highly promising alchemist like Xiao Bai over some medicinal herbs. Who knew if he would need to ask for help from him in the future?

Damn it, that old man Su is such a swindler!

Upon seeing this, the First Elder immediately understood what was going on and shook his head inwardly, saying, "You don't need to worry. That little fellow's alchemy skills are indeed a bit stronger than Elder Huo's. Right now, in this Black Corner Region, apart from Han Feng, he's probably the strongest in alchemy!"

Hearing this, Elder Liu felt a little better and nodded. At least on this point, Old Man Su had not lied to him.

"If he can really succeed in refining it!" The Grand Elder said with anticipation in his eyes, "Then Canaan Academy will have a sixth-grade alchemist, and Han Feng's influence in the Black Corner Region will undoubtedly be greatly weakened. This is an excellent thing for us!"

"Alright! You may leave." Before the elder could finish speaking, a look of astonishment appeared on his usually calm face, and his gaze went straight through the window to a certain direction in the inner courtyard.

Seeing the First Elder's appearance, Elder Liu was puzzled. He followed the Elder's gaze but saw nothing.

"Such a powerful energy fluctuation! Such a commotion can only be produced when a sixth-grade pill is formed!" The elder's eyes flashed with a sharp light, his gaze seemingly piercing through space as he looked towards a certain pavilion.

"A sixth-grade pill!" Elder Liu was initially shocked, then, as if realizing something, he stammered, "Could it be him? No...it must be him! Otherwise, no one in the inner courtyard can refine a sixth-grade pill, not even Old Man Huo!"

As he spoke, Elder Liu suppressed his anticipation and looked at the First Elder.

But before the Grand Elder could reply, a pillar of light suddenly erupted from a spot in the inner courtyard, shooting straight into the sky.

Now, Elder Liu had no more doubts. He felt the intense fluctuations on the pillar of light and was overjoyed. He knew that the place was where Xiao Bai was.

Elder Su was on duty at the passageway between the inner and outer courtyards.

Suddenly seeing that thick beam of light, he was initially puzzled, but after carefully sensing it, he murmured in disbelief:

"This is...this is the sight of a sixth-grade elixir being born!"

Then, a look of ecstatic joy appeared on his aged face: "That... seems to be the new student area!"

"Haha. He succeeded! Master Xiao is indeed a trustworthy man. This time, I wasn't fooled! Haha."

Amidst bursts of laughter, a streak of light swiftly sped toward the pillar of light.

Meanwhile, an elder in the mission hall saw the pillar of light shooting into the sky and showed excitement. Without thinking twice, he had energy wings appear behind him and flew straight away.

On this day, the students in the inner courtyard felt a little dazzled.

After that strange red and blue beam of light burst forth, streams of light of various colors streaked across the sky.

Occasionally, I could hear loud, aged laughter; I wondered what was happening!

Some knowledgeable students from Zhongzhou knew what the pillar of light represented, and they rushed towards it as well.

An alchemist who can refine sixth-grade pills is not an unknown figure even in some parts of Zhongzhou!

The outer courtyard.

Elder Huo is refining a batch of Grade 4 pills.

The dozen or so trainees around held their breath and watched quietly, not daring to make a sound.

"Although you can only refine first and second-grade pills now, observing the refining process of high-grade pills will greatly benefit the improvement of your alchemy skills!"

Elder Huo looked at the students, who were breathing cautiously, shook his head, and said:

"If you have any doubts, just say them. Don't be afraid to bother me. It's just a fourth-grade pill; I can get it with ease!"

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The group of students looked at each other, unsure how to ask questions or understand the explanation!

"Sigh," Elder Huo sighed upon seeing the students' blank expressions, exclaiming in exasperation, "Look at you all, and then look at Xiao Bai! You are truly the worst class I've ever taught!"

"You've never mentored Xiao Bai either!" someone whispered from the corner.

"Lu Mu, what are you muttering about over there?"

Elder Huo's eyes flashed with anger as he looked at the speaker, never expecting that this prized disciple would dare to betray him.

"That's right! You're a fifth-rank official, and so is he. By the way, teacher, who's stronger between you and him?" Lu Mu asked curiously, not afraid at all, after pouting.

Upon hearing this, the other trainees also quietly pricked up their ears, filled with curiosity.

"Although he is a genius, I am older and more experienced than him!" Elder Huo stroked his beard and said calmly.

"I understand! The teacher is really amazing, isn't he?" Lu Mu said with a smile.

"Ahem. It's a draw, a draw!" Elder Huo coughed lightly.

Suddenly, Elder Huo abruptly turned his head to look in one direction. Sensing the fluctuation, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he nearly ripped out several strands of his beard.

"Look! What's that?" a student exclaimed in surprise as he looked out the window and saw the red and blue beam of light shooting straight into the sky.

"A sixth-grade pill!!" Elder Huo murmured, looking at the pillar of light.

"Sixth grade?" The students looked at each other in bewilderment. They were all alchemists and had some understanding of the unusual phenomena that led to the birth of pills.

I hadn't thought of it that way before, but now that I heard Elder Huo's words, I was instantly certain, and that direction seemed to be the inner courtyard!

"Teacher, didn't you say it was an even match?" Lu Mu exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the beam of light.

After a long silence, he turned around but Elder Huo was nowhere to be seen.

Inside the medicine cauldron.

Without the support of the flames, the pill that was forming was like a puddle of soft mud, scattered among the ashes inside the cauldron, as if silently telling a story.

On the other side of the mountain range behind the inner courtyard, in a pavilion in a chaotic region.

A man in a blue robe embroidered with a maple leaf raised his head slightly.

Wherever one looked, the direction of the energy burst was clearly visible.

The man had a handsome face, long black hair that reached his shoulders, and a faint, pleasant medicinal fragrance that lingered on his body.

"Such fluctuations only occur when a sixth-grade pill is fully formed!"

A murmured voice echoed from the attic: "Judging by the direction, the other side of that mountain range should lead to Canaan Academy!"

"Was it made by that old man with the fire? But given his level of alchemy skills, it should be quite difficult for him, right?"

"Has alchemy improved dramatically in recent years?"

The man in the blue robe frowned. Among the alchemists in the Black Corner Region, he had always been in a class of his own.

He didn't take ordinary sixth-rank cultivators seriously because he possessed a different kind of fire.

But Canaan College is different.

There have always been rumors of strange fire there, but no one has been able to confirm it!

If another Rank 6 cultivator with a different kind of fire were to appear, it would affect his status in the Black Corner Region.

"This fluctuation is in the direction of Canaan Academy, which makes it difficult to investigate. Those old guys are stubborn and unyielding; they're a real nuisance!"

Shaking his head, the man in the blue robe slowly withdrew his gaze.

As he turned slightly, a dazzling light flashed across his chest.

It was a badge depicting an ancient medicine cauldron, with six golden ripples shimmering on it.

Sixth-Rank Alchemist Badge!

Within this Black Corner Region, only one person is qualified to wear this item.

The Medicine King, Han Feng!

Inner courtyard.

Under the azure sky, the two-zhang-thick (approximately 6.6 meters) thick red and blue beam of light lingered for a long time.

Xiao Bai, standing within the pillar of light and feeling the rich energy around him, slowly rose from the ground.

Looking around, it felt like standing on a wooden platform.

The roof above their heads had already been blown away by the energy beams, and the walls of the surrounding rooms had disappeared.

Only a few jagged wooden stakes remained, as if a typhoon had passed through.

However, the floor below was unaffected thanks to his protection.

He looked up, squinted at a spot in the beam of light, and waved his hand.

A wisp of red and blue light, trailing a tail feather, drifted down and hovered above the palm.

The light gradually faded, revealing its true form.

A red pill the size of a longan, perfectly round.

The specks of blue light, like stars in the night sky, adorned the surface, twinkling like breaths, creating a rather mysterious effect.

As the pill was extracted, the huge pillar of light seemed to lose its support, twisted slightly a few times, gradually became illusory, and finally dissipated with the wind!

"Is this the Battle Spirit Pill?"

Xiao Bai held the pill in his hand, quietly examining it and feeling the surging energy contained within the small pill, and said softly.

(End of this chapter)