The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1194 - Chapter 1194 Chapter 1193 Remnants of Demonic Qi

Chapter 1194: Chapter 1193: Remnants of Demonic Qi Chapter 1194: Chapter 1193: Remnants of Demonic Qi “Everyone has come from far away; rest for a few days before we proceed with the exchange of Alchemy Tao,” said Elder Tianjun.

Taoist Chongyun nodded and immediately followed behind Elder Tianjun, leading the Taoist Sect into Flat Sea City.

Many Martial Artists and Pill Refiners within the city cast unfriendly looks towards the Taoist Sect, and quite a few looked at them with disdain.

Taoist Chongyun remained composed, laughing and talking with Elder Tianjun, completely ignoring the various looks from the people of the Nine Countries.

The members of the Taoist Sect, young or old, were unflappable and indifferent.

Even the three young men following Taoist Chongyun, who seemed quite proud, were incredibly calm and composed.

Not a few people, including Elder Tianjun, were inwardly impressed. Although these were people from the Seven Seas, such composure wasn’t something everyone could possess; it showed that the Taoist Sect had excellent cultivation of their demeanor and were not easily unsettled.

Realizing this, Elder Tianjun’s worries grew. Could it be that the alchemy of the Seven Seas was truly negligible?

The Taoist Sect lodged in the inn arranged by the Pill Alliance, planning to rest for three days before having their Alchemy Tao contest within Flat Sea City.

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“Kid, are you about to breakthrough?” In the deepest part of the Underground Prison in the Extreme North Land, the voice of the Old Dried Corpse rose, filled with a hint of surprise.

Fang Lin sat cross-legged with waves of astonishing energy swirling around him. Streams of powerful Inner Strength could not be concealed as they emanated from within him, enveloping his body.

Fang Lin grunted in response, his entire focus on cultivating, striving to break through his current realm and step into the eight transformations of Spirit Bone.

His previous breakthrough had occurred within Ancient Demon Ridge, where Fang Lin rapidly ascended from the Spirit Vein realm, reaching his present level.

About half a year had passed since he left Ancient Demon Ridge, and Fang Lin had not rushed to breakthrough any further. But now, as things fell into place naturally, he could no longer suppress his realm and had to break through.

For Fang Lin at this moment, entering the Spirit Source realm as quickly as possible was most critical. Only by achieving that realm would he be considered a true power within the Nine Countries.

Boom boom boom boom!!!

A sound audible only to Fang Lin echoed within him, the noise of boiling Inner Strength indicating an imminent, smooth transition through realms.

But at that moment, Fang Lin’s expression changed as a wisp of black qi flowed from the depths of his eyes.

Moreover, within the meridians throughout his body, the same black qi suddenly appeared without any warning signs.

“Damn!” Fang Lin cursed inwardly, not expecting such an event to occur.

This was Demonic Qi, and Fang Lin was very familiar with it; it was the aura of Long Jiankong’s Demon Body, and Fang Lin was certain he wasn’t mistaken.

But for this Demonic Qi to now appear within his body was truly problematic.

Fang Lin had indeed been fed a Demon Pill by Long Jiankong and almost turned into his second Demon Puppet, but then Long Jiankong was refined into a puppet by the Old Dried Corpse, and Fang Lin had resolved the poison pill with the power of other Pills. Logically, there shouldn’t have been any traces of Demonic Qi left in him, yet it had reappeared.

“Kid, why do you still have Demonic Qi inside you? Wasn’t the Demon Pill fully purged?” The Old Dried Corpse expressed his surprise.

Fang Lin said gravely, “I am not sure either. I had checked before, and there wasn’t the slightest trace of Demonic Qi in my body. I don’t know why it has emerged now, as I’m about to make a breakthrough.”

“This time, you’re in trouble,” the Old Dried Corpse muttered.

Fang Lin’s brow was tightly knitted, as more and more Demonic Qi accumulated within his body. He was on the verge of a breakthrough, with one foot almost stepping into the eight-layer realm of the Spirit Bone.

But the closer he was to breaking through, the faster the Demonic Qi bred within his body, especially in Fang Lin’s eyes, which were almost completely shrouded by the black Demonic Qi.

Fang Lin realized that if he continued to break through, the Demonic Qi would likely take over his body completely, turning him into a second Demon Body.

This was unacceptable; Fang Lin had not come so far just to become a Demon Body at this point, which would render all his efforts pointless.

“Stop the breakthrough. If you continue, your body will be finished,” the Old Dried Corpse said.

Without any hesitation, Fang Lin suppressed his Inner Strength and forcibly halted the breakthrough.

Spurt!

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from Fang Lin’s mouth, and a look of agony appeared on his face.

Fang Lin had been about to smoothly enter the eight-layer realm of the Spirit Bone, but with the sudden turn of events, he had to stop the breakthrough and forcibly pull his stepping foot back.

This kind of forced termination of a breakthrough could cause great damage to a Martial Artist, and it could easily lead to severe consequences.

Fang Lin was not concerned about that at the moment; even if stopping the breakthrough would harm him, he had to stop it to prevent the Demonic Qi from infecting his entire body.

Sure enough, after stopping the breakthrough, the growth rate of the Demonic Qi inside his body slowed down significantly and was no longer as rapid as before.

Fang Lin kept regulating his breathing until he finally stabilized. His realm remained at the seven-layer Spirit Bone realm, with no entry into the eight-layer.

The Demonic Qi inside his body no longer bred and didn’t cause too much impact on Fang Lin.

At that moment, Fang Lin circulated his Inner Strength to clear all the Demonic Qi from his body completely, and the dark Qi in his eyes vanished, returning to clarity.

Fang Lin let out a sigh of relief, his face showing signs of exhaustion, with a hint of lingering fear.

Just now, it had been extremely dangerous; had Fang Lin recklessly advanced into the eight-layer realm of the Spirit Bone, he might already have been completely overtaken by the Demonic Qi, beyond the point of rescue.

A dark look appeared in Fang Lin’s eyes, wishing he could summon the Demon Puppet and cut it down with one strike.

“It seems I have been calculated. The Devil Pill’s Power is not so easily expelled; it still lingers in my body. Whenever I make a breakthrough, the Devil Pill’s Power will flare up, turning me into a Demon Body,” Fang Lin said.

“Do you, lad, have a way to completely dissolve the Devil Pill’s Power within your body?” the Old Dried Corpse asked.

Fang Lin shook his head: “At the moment, I have no good solutions. I can only maintain this realm; as long as I don’t break through, nothing will happen.”

“You can’t possibly avoid breaking through forever, right? You need to figure out a countermeasure,” the Old Dried Corpse said.

Fang Lin hummed an acknowledgment. He also knew that this wasn’t a solution. If the Devil Pill’s Power still remained, he would not be able to advance his realm, and the impact was too significant.

“Damn Long Jiankong, even after being refined into a puppet, you still cause me so much trouble,” Fang Lin thought to himself.

…

Three days later, inside Flat Sea City, a competition of Alchemy Tao between the Pill Alliance and the Taoist Sect of the Seven Seas, much anticipated by the masses, finally began.

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