The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

Eight Fire Dragons spat Flame around the Pill Furnace. The extreme heat gradually dissolved the herbs, turning them into pearl-like globs of multi-colored liquid that floated within the furnace. Then, unexpectedly, the Flame began to dissipate.

Lin Xiaoyun, who was watching from the side, was rather surprised. After smelting the herbs, the next steps were tempering, purification, and removal of impurities—all of which also required Flame. Yet, Qin Ya had chosen to extinguish it.

’Is his True Essence running out?’

Lin Xiaoyun glanced at Qin Ya, his surprise growing. It wasn’t that Qin Ya’s True Essence was lacking—it was far too abundant. After nearly an hour of continuous output, his True Essence seemed completely undepleted. It was an absurd amount. ’What a freak,’ he thought.

’So, why stop?’

Just as Lin Xiaoyun was wondering, he saw faint arcs of electricity dance in the void, bursting with purple light. Within a single breath, the electrical glow expanded.

"Is that... Thunder?"

The purple Thunder gathered, converging around the Pill Furnace before surging toward the medicinal liquids. As the immense Thunder Power lashed at the liquids, wisps of black qi began to drift away.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoyun’s pupils constricted slightly.

’Using Thunder Power to remove impurities... He’s mimicking a Spirit Pill Thunder Tribulation. To think that boy Qin Ya would have such an ingenious idea for the Alchemy Dao. He’s truly remarkable.’

’But Thunder Power is incredibly violent. A single misstep won’t just fail to purify the herbs, it will cause the medicinal liquids to completely disintegrate, wasting all his efforts.’

’This requires not only an understanding of the properties of various herbs, but more importantly, an exceptionally fine control over Thunder Power.’

’Incredible, truly incredible.’

At this point, Lin Xiaoyun couldn’t help but be in awe of Qin Ya’s mastery of the Alchemy Dao.

As the Thunder raged, more and more black qi seeped from the medicinal liquids. It formed a great cloud of black mist that spread for several hundred yards, emanating a nauseating stench. These were the impurities extracted from the herbs.

Qin Ya waved his right hand. A powerful Palm Wind swept out, dispersing all the black qi. His eyes narrowed in concentration as he formed a series of hand seals and sent them flying into the Furnace Cauldron.

In that instant, a boundless radiance shot straight to the Nine Heavens!

Qin Ya circulated his True Essence, and the Flame flared to life once more. He controlled the globs of medicinal liquid within the Pill Furnace, combining them in various ways according to their properties.

The hundreds of globs of medicinal liquid gradually merged until only a single one remained.

Then, his True Essence acted like a formless hand, sealing the furnace lid. The boundless radiance vanished, but Lin Xiaoyun, standing to the side, was already dumbfounded.

He wasn’t blind; he had clearly seen the phenomenon just now.

’Just what kind of Elixir is this?’

Qin Ya’s hands danced, and the Flame moved around the Pill Furnace in a myriad of ways.

Before long, clouds of Pill Qi began to rise, and a rich Pill Fragrance filled the air.

The moment he smelled the Pill Fragrance, Lin Xiaoyun’s body trembled. The Divine Thought within his Divine Acupoints seemed to leap for joy, causing his expression to change drastically in confusion.

’The Pill Fragrance alone has such an effect... This Elixir is no ordinary thing!’

Suddenly, high above, a Pill Cloud gathered and spread, gradually blanketing a vast expanse of the sky. Such a phenomenon immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

"A Pill Cloud! Could Elder Muo or Elder Ou be performing Alchemy?"

"It must be them. In all of Kunyun Palace, only those two Elders can create an Elixir that causes such a commotion. Who else could it be?"

"Such a dense Pill Cloud... I wonder what kind of Elixir it is."

"Could it be a Spirit Pill?"

The Pill Cloud, saturated with astonishing Primordial Qi, attracted the attention of countless birds and Fierce Beasts in Kunyun Palace. They all cried out and flew toward it, their movements filled with joy.

「In a palace on the Upper Peak of Kunyun Palace.」

A gray-robed, white-bearded old man was seated in the void. Suddenly, two beams of brilliant light shot from his eyes. His expression flickered with shock and uncertainty before he vanished from his spot.

Meanwhile, in a courtyard filled with exotic flowers and herbs, a woman with skin as white as snow and delicate features was nourishing an Eighth-Grade Herb with Spiritual Water. Suddenly, her brow furrowed. She gazed into the distance and murmured, "That aura... is it a Spirit Pill? But it’s coming from the direction of the Central Peak."

She rose slowly and, with a light step, walked away through the void.

「On the Thirty-Six Peaks of the Central Peak.」

Lin Xiaoyun was completely dumbfounded, having even forgotten to drink his wine. Seeing such a phenomenon, how could he not realize that the Elixir Qin Ya was refining was anything but ordinary?

’A phenomenon like this... in all of Kunyun Palace, only Muo Xiu and Ou Tianlin are capable of this. I can’t believe that kid Qin Ya can do it too.’

’Qin Ya, do you really have to be such a monster?’

SWOOSH! Several figures appeared in the sky above the Thirty-Six Peaks.

These were all Elders of Kunyun Palace.

Every one of them possessed the power of an Era-Defining King!

They looked down at the Thirty-Six Peaks, strange glints in their eyes.

"This seems to be Law Enforcement Envoy Lin Xiaoyun’s residence, doesn’t it? The fluctuations from the Elixir are coming from there. What’s going on?"

"I heard this Lin Xiaoyun is an Alchemist and also makes a unique medicinal wine. Could it be that he’s the one refining an Elixir and causing all this?"

Xu Zhenhong, who was among them, spoke up. "No, that’s not it. As far as I know, while Lin Xiaoyun is an Alchemist, he has let his skills atrophy for many years. How could he cause such a commotion with Alchemy? Huh... is that Qin Ya?"

Suddenly, Xu Zhenhong’s expression turned to one of shock, his face looking rather strange.

The others followed his gaze and saw a white-robed youth forming one spell after another, his True Essence surging as he continuously struck the Pill Furnace.

"That young man... he’s performing Alchemy?!"

"He’s the one creating this Elixir phenomenon."

With their extraordinary Cultivation, they could discern Qin Ya’s age and cultivation level at a glance. In an instant, their expressions filled with shock, and their minds reeled.

’This has to be a joke!’

’Reaching the Celestial Human Realm at his age is already inconceivable.’

’To say nothing of also having this level of skill in the Alchemy Dao!’

Among the crowd, Xu Zhenhong, being one of the Law Enforcement Elders, was the most shocked of all.

’What a monster,’ he cursed inwardly. ’Not only did he reach the Celestial Human Realm at such a young age, but he also comprehended two Top Profound Mysteries and has the combat power to Slash a King. And now, he can actually refine an Elixir of this grade? Heavens, just how does this kid practice his Cultivation?’

’Martial Arts, the Alchemy Dao... how is he so strong in both?!’

Just then, two more figures arrived. They were none other than the only two Pill Kings in Kunyun Palace, who also served as the Alchemy Elders. Seeing them, the crowd all offered their greetings.

Although the two Alchemy Elders’ Cultivation was only at the Celestial Human Realm, their mastery of alchemy was so superb that even these Era-Defining Kings didn’t dare show the slightest disrespect.

However, the two newcomers completely ignored the greetings. They stared blankly at the white-robed figure on the Thirty-Six Peaks, their minds reeling as if struck by lightning.

’Someone please tell me I’m dreaming!’

The two Pill Kings roared inwardly with disbelief.

’How can a young man not yet twenty years old possess such profound skill in the Alchemy Dao?’

BOOM! BOOM...

With a thunderous roar, the Pill Cloud in the sky contracted rapidly. Muffled thunder rumbled, and the birds instantly scattered in a panic. An aura that seemed to look down on all creation descended.