Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor's Son Xiao Yan

Chapter 33 The Cliff

"Heavens! What kind of pill is this?!" Many low-level cultivators exclaimed in surprise. Their cultivation was generally below the Dou Wang level, and they had never even witnessed a sixth-grade pill being produced. 🍧☠ 🐊♥

But many fifth- or even sixth-grade alchemists couldn't sit still any longer. They suddenly stood up from the audience, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"How is that possible? He's so young, how could he possibly refine the Imperial Extreme Pill?!" Several alchemists exclaimed in disbelief.

"Huangji Pill?" The name spread among countless people as soon as it appeared. As a pill that can directly increase the strength of a Douhuang expert by one star, Huangji Pill has a great reputation among sixth-grade pills. Even some people with low cultivation levels have heard of it, though they have never seen it.

"That golden, gleaming pill is the Imperial Supreme Pill!"

"Nonsense! How could that be? The Imperial Extreme Pill is a sixth-grade pill, and it's not even ranked low among sixth-grade pills!"

"These are the words of those sixth-grade alchemists themselves, why would I lie to you!"

"How is this possible? How old is this boy? How could he possibly refine a sixth-grade pill!"

In the elders' seats and the VIP seats, all the seventh-grade alchemists stood up with a 'whoosh'.

"A genius! This is a true genius!" In a VIP section, the Cao family patriarch and Danyangzi were also dumbfounded.

The two exchanged a glance, then looked at their two granddaughters in the square, their eyes flashing with uncertain light.

"Yao Chen, your disciple is truly extraordinary!" Xuan Kongzi looked at the young man in the arena who slowly put the golden pill into his hand, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"Yao Chen's luck...it's truly enviable!"

"Luck, luck! This kid failed to refine the Imperial Extreme Pill several times before, but he succeeded this time. It's purely luck!" Yao Lao said righteously, but his mouth was grinning from ear to ear.

In the plaza, Xiao Yan held the gleaming Golden Emperor Pill in his hands. A gentle breeze blew by, causing his white robes to flutter like snow. At that moment, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on him, making him appear indescribably otherworldly, like a young god.

"Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan!" A girl who knew his name shouted, and the entire square began to chant his name wildly.

The sounds came in waves, like the tides. At this moment, the white-robed youth in the arena was like a sun. No matter how talented you were, you could only be a foil, or even be overwhelmed by his brilliance.

"Xiao Yan." Cao Ying stared blankly at the Imperial Pill in Xiao Yan's hand, a sense of powerlessness rising from her heart.

Although there is only one grade difference between the Douling Pill and the Huangji Pill, it is a deep gap between the fifth and sixth grades. Even with Cao Ying's talent, it will take at least two years before she has a chance to catch up.

And this is something that could only be achieved after she had pushed herself to the limit.

This was the first time Cao Ying had ever been defeated by a peer in her area of ​​expertise, and it was a crushing defeat at that.

Her alluring face grew increasingly pale, and finally, a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of her mouth as she slowly fainted.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Before she closed her eyes, she saw a figure in white appear from a distance, and then she landed in a warm embrace.

"Ying'er!" The Cao family patriarch, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, changed his expression drastically, as did the man in black robes on the Pill Tower.

The next moment, her figure appeared in the square.

"Senior Xuan Yi." Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao's old flame.

Xuan Yi didn't speak, but took Cao Ying from Xiao Yan's arms, poured his fighting spirit into her body, and only after finding that she wasn't seriously injured did he exhale.

"It's alright. This child has just been overworked with alchemy these past few days, and his internal heat has affected his mind. He'll be fine after a few days of rest and mental adjustment."

Xuan Yi waved her hand, and the next moment she disappeared with Cao Ying. At the same moment she disappeared, Xuan Kongzi's figure also appeared in the square.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Xuan Kongzi on the high platform smiled slightly, then slowly took a step forward, his gaze sweeping across the sky before settling on the white-robed youth.

"Now that the pills are ready, I invite all participants to take out the pills you have refined."

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Upon hearing Xuan Kongzi's voice, the youths below the stage all placed the pills in their palms. Xuan Kongzi then waved his hand, and the pills slowly flew towards the judges' platform.

As for Cao Ying's Spirit-Boosting Pill, Xuan Yi put it into the medicine cauldron before leaving.

Once all the pills had flown to the judges' table, Xuan Kongzi gently touched them with his finger.

These pills were arranged in the sky in the shape of a pyramid, and at the very top of the pyramid was the dazzlingly golden Imperial Pill, which stood like a king among all the pills!

Below that are the Fighting Spirit Pill, the Blood Lotus Pill, and the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.

"Everyone!" Xuan Kongzi's voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

"As you can see, among these pills, the Imperial Extreme Pill undoubtedly ranks far ahead of the competition. Therefore, I hereby declare the champion of this Youth Alchemist Competition to be... Xiao Yan!!!"

At that moment, countless eyes turned to the stone platform, and a moment later, a deafening cheer resounded.

"Xiao Yan!!"

"Xiao Yan!!"

Countless girls screamed, some of them infatuated and almost unable to breathe.

From this day forward, the entire Pill Domain will know that a young man named Xiao Yan has refined a sixth-grade Imperial Pill at the age of fifteen.

His teacher is a towering mountain that countless alchemists in Zhongzhou find insurmountable. And he himself will be a sheer cliff that countless young alchemists will hesitate to tread.

"Xiao Yan, as the champion of this youth competition, with your extraordinary talent, you may become even more outstanding than your teacher in the future, and you may even have the hope of becoming a legendary ninth-grade alchemist."

"This is what you deserve as the champion. I hope this Spirit-Nourishing Heavenly Pill will be of great help to your alchemy journey!" Xuan Kongzi smiled slightly and waved his hand, and a mysterious sky-blue pill appeared between heaven and earth.

"Gulp!" With the appearance of this Spirit-Nourishing Heavenly Pill, the eyes of countless people in the square burned with fervor, and the sound of swallowing saliva rose and fell.

Even a Dou Zun expert would be envious and tempted by an eighth-grade pill.

Looking at the sky-blue pill shrouded in mist, Xiao Yan did not reach out to grab it. Instead, he took out a uniquely shaped white jade bottle and activated his Dou Qi on the Spirit-Nourishing Heavenly Pill. The next moment, a huge suction force pulled the Spirit-Nourishing Heavenly Pill into it.

A Spirit Nourishing Elixir Bottle?

Xuan Kongzi smiled slightly as he watched this scene, thinking to himself that the Xiao Clan was indeed wealthy. This Spirit Nourishing Pill Bottle was made of ancient spirit jade, and the value of this bottle was probably close to that of a most ordinary eighth-grade pill.

After announcing the champion, Xuan Kongzi read out the names of the top ten in turn and bestowed rewards upon them.

Only then was the end of the competition announced.

With Xuan Kongzi's voice fading, this competition truly came to an end.

After bowing slightly to Xuan Kongzi, Xiao Yan smiled at Dan Chen, then turned and flew away to find Yao Lao. Of course, finding Yao Lao was not the goal; the goal was for Yao Lao to take him to Xuan Yi to look after Cao Ying.

This is the moment when a woman is at her lowest and most vulnerable, and it is also a good opportunity for Xiao Yan to take advantage of her weakness.

Holy crap, I woke up with five extra monthly passes! I'm so happy.

Thank you all for your support!

Also, starting from the next chapter, the protagonist will begin to build his harem step by step. Let me reiterate in advance that the male lead is a complete scumbag and pervert. If you are a saint or a gentleman, you can skip this part.

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