Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 461 - 452 Half-Step Saint Rank (Fifth Update)

Chapter 461: Chapter 452 Half-Step Saint Rank (Fifth Update)

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As Lin Xuantian’s words fell, the disciples of the Pill Sect competing this time, leaped onto the high platform.

Compared to when Mo Wangchen participated, this time was much livelier.

The competition was similarly divided into two stages. The first stage tested perception. As long as one could endure on the high platform for a sufficient amount of time, they passed.

This time, nearly three thousand disciples participated, double the number when Mo Wangchen was around.

From this, one could see that over the years, the Pill Sect’s development had been rapid.

If Mo Wangchen remembered correctly, the first stage required staying on the high platform for the time it took to burn three incense sticks. At this moment, a faint golden radiance enveloped the platform. It was a force that pressed on perception.

Now, all the participating disciples had stepped onto the platform. As time passed little by little, many could not hold on and walked out.

Finally, after the time of three incense sticks, only over three hundred remained on the platform.

The first stage alone had eliminated nearly ten times the number of participants!

Though terrifying compared to prior times, it was still considered good. When Mo Wangchen was around, over fifteen hundred participated, and only a hundred passed the first stage.

Soon, the second stage began.

Over three hundred were performing alchemy on the high platform. Among them, the most striking was senior disciple Luo Yuntian, now a Seventh Grade Pill Master. In the entire Beiming, few of the younger generation could match his Alchemy Dao skills.

Apart from Luo Yuntian, many also focused on Zhang Feng.

He was once Mo Wangchen’s servant disciple, following him for a while. Now that Mo Wangchen’s name was known across Canglan, everyone wanted to know how far Zhang Feng could go.

As time passed, many disciples had already completed their pill refinement. Eventually, only Luo Yuntian and Zhang Feng remained on the stage.

"Luo Yuntian is the senior disciple of the Pill Sect and a Seventh Grade Pill Master. I wonder what pill he is refining this time?"

"It must be a pill above the seventh grade, a level enough to summon an alchemy tribulation!"

"I heard that when Mo Wangchen participated in the competition, he refined a Sixth Grade Absolute Grade Pill, which also summoned an alchemy tribulation. Now his name resonates across Canglan, his cultivation can compare to the ancient Holy Rank experts of Tiannan. How far has his Alchemy Dao skill gone?"

"Over two years ago, he once declared that anyone who could slay a Holy Rank expert of the Eastern Desolate Demon Clan could come to him for a pill. Anything below Ninth Grade, whether pill or recipe, would be available. This proved that over two years ago, Mo Wangchen’s Alchemy Dao skill likely already reached the Ninth Grade level!"

"Master of both alchemy and martial arts, Mo Wangchen’s achievements today show just how terrifying his talent is!"

In the surrounding stands, many were discussing, and the topic shifted to Mo Wangchen, making him smile wryly.

Soon, Zhang Feng, sitting cross-legged before the pill furnace, eyes gleaming with brilliance, and a rich pill fragrance permeated the whole venue, refreshing the spirits of those who smelled it.

"The pill is formed."

"What kind of pill is it? Judging by the current pill fragrance alone, it seems to have reached the Sixth Grade level?"

Amid the audience’s discussions, Zhang Feng took the pill out of the furnace. It was a dark gold pill, about the size of a thumb.

"Sect Master, disciple Zhang Feng, fortunately did not disgrace the mission, and refined a Sixth Grade Creation Pill!"

Zhang Feng held up the pill and cupped his hands at Lin Xuantian in the distance, speaking with great respect.

"A Sixth Grade Creation Pill?"

"I heard it’s something that can increase the success chance by one-tenth for Primordial Spirit Realm experts breaking through to the Creation Realm!"

"This pill has never appeared before. For years, the Pill Sect has acquired so many heaven-defying pill recipes from somewhere."

For years, some unknown pills occasionally emerged in the Pill Sect. In the past, such pills were never seen in Tiannan.

Yet the world did not know that these so-called pills, their recipes, were given to Lin Xuantian by Mo Wangchen before he left.

"If this child can refine a Sixth Grade Creation Pill, it shows his extraordinary talents in the Alchemy Dao. Within ten years, he is bound to reach the level of a Pill King, that of an Alchemy Dao Master!"

"With such potential, after this competition ends, our Daluo Heaven Sect must recruit him as a guest elder!" Two elders of the Nirvana Realm from the Daluo Heaven Sect sat together, with one of them speaking this way.

The other nodded, "This child once followed Mo Wangchen, so his Alchemy Dao skills are surely related to Mo Wangchen. Now, the Divine King Body and our Daluo Heaven Sect Saint Heir are intimate friends. We can use this relationship to draw Zhang Feng in as a guest alchemist."

The Daluo Heaven Sect Saint Heir they mentioned was naturally Zhuo Bufan.

Rumble!

As everyone was discussing, dark clouds suddenly billowed in the sky above, thunder roared, and the sky instantly became dim.

"An alchemy tribulation?!"

"Luo Yuntian is about to form his pill too, sure enough, it summoned an alchemy tribulation!"

All around, people gasped, only to see Luo Yuntian had already stood up, frowning slightly with a somewhat grave expression.

Now, what he had refined was a Seventh Grade Absolute Grade Pill, inciting an alchemy tribulation. This tribulation pressure completely enveloped him, like a mountain, shocking his heart.

Crash!

Thunder boomed and fell, countless purple lightning spreading out to form a Thunder Dragon, striking toward the pill within the furnace.

Luo Yuntian pushed his perception to the extreme, intending to resist the power of the heavenly tribulation. Otherwise, this pill would definitely be shattered by the tribulation.

Crack!

The first thunder struck, accompanied by a crisp sound.

"The pill shattered?"

"No! Luo Yuntian’s perception protected the pill. The tribulation shattered the barrier formed by his perception."

Everyone looked on to see that after the first alchemy tribulation strike, Luo Yuntian’s face instantly turned pale.

Seventh Grade Absolute Grade Pills would summon three tribulation strikes, meaning Luo Yuntian had to endure three strikes from the tribulations.

Crash!

The second alchemy tribulation fell, roaring intensely, causing many around to change their expression slightly.

Crack!

Another crisp sound echoed, this time the pill remained unharmed, but the barrier of perception formed by Luo Yuntian was shattered once more.

Pfft!

His face paled even further, blood poured from his mouth, suffering backlash from the tribulation.

"Yuntian, don’t forcefully protect the pill. The third tribulation is too terrifying; your perception cannot withstand it!"

From not far away, Lin Xuantian’s voice transmitted. He realized that Luo Yuntian’s perception was severely damaged, and continuing to resist the third alchemy tribulation would undoubtedly cause immeasurable injury.

"No!"

"I can do it!"

Luo Yuntian gritted his teeth, extremely determined that his first creation of a Seventh Grade Absolute Grade Pill would not be destroyed by a heavenly tribulation.

Crash!

Subsequently, the third heavenly tribulation descended, its power countless times more terrifying than before, enshrouding the entire venue with tribulation might, changing people’s expressions.

Pfft!

Before the tribulation fully fell, its oppressive force made Luo Yuntian spit out blood again, staggering backward, nearly losing consciousness.

Yet his perception still clung around the pill, unwilling to withdraw, determined to withstand the third heavenly tribulation.

"It’s impossible. The third heavenly tribulation is too terrifying. If he forcefully protects the pill and suffers backlash, it will lead to damaged meridians at best, and loss of cultivation at worst!"

In the surrounding audience stands, many shook their heads, frowning, all believing Luo Yuntian could not withstand it.

Hum!

Suddenly, the whole venue slightly trembled. Invisibly, it seemed a powerful perception quietly rose, extending toward the third heavenly tribulation, forming a heavy perception barrier to block the tribulation.

"Who?"

"Someone is actually intervening to help Luo Yuntian withstand the alchemy tribulation?"

"It’s foolish. The power of an alchemy tribulation cannot be interfered with by outsiders, or the consequences will be unimaginable."

The entire crowd was astonished, erupting into waves of chatter.

Crash!

However, the next moment, the alchemy tribulation struck the barrier, astonishing everyone as it actually withstood the tribulation.

"Impossible..."

Everyone was dumbfounded, watching as the thunder clouds gradually dispersed, restoring the sky to its former brightness.

At this moment, from a certain direction in the audience stands, Mo Wangchen slowly exhaled. It was him who intervened just now, shielded Luo Yuntian from the alchemy tribulation.

Since coming out from the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm last time, he had obtained Elder Ming’s Pill Scripture, an ancient Emperor Scripture to cultivate perception. Now, Mo Wangchen’s perception was long beyond the Ninth Grade level.

It had stepped into the Half-Step Saint Rank.

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