The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

Qin Ya’s expression was unchanged by Ou Tianlin’s actions; he paid them no mind. His True Essence surged as he controlled the Flame, refining the various medicinal ingredients. He simultaneously resolved their conflicting properties, combining them into a harmonious balance.

Not far away, Ou Tianlin, who was in the middle of refining his own ingredients, saw this, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. To refine so many ingredients together, and to do it in such an orderly fashion while keeping the energy so stable...

’This... how is this possible?!’

’Calm down. Maybe he just has a great talent for refining ingredients.’

Ou Tianlin was deeply shaken, but he quickly suppressed the tremor in his heart. He stopped thinking about Qin Ya and focused all his attention on refining the ingredients before him.

About an hour later, he finally finished refining all the ingredients.

This speed was nearly his personal best. At this rate, creating a Pseudo-Spiritual Pill wouldn’t be a problem, and he might even be able to attempt a Spirit Pill.

At that moment, he spared a glance for the distant Qin Ya.

In his opinion, it was already a monumental stroke of luck that so many ingredients being refined together hadn’t exploded. To do it quickly was simply impossible.

However, with that one glance, it was as if he had been struck by a bolt of Thunder. His mind roared, and his pupils shrank as an expression of utter disbelief appeared on his face.

He saw a flash of Thunder blooming and moving within the Pill Furnace. Twenty to thirty balls of liquid floated inside. Under the assault of the tyrannical Thunder, not only did they show no sign of collapsing, but they began to boil, emitting wisps of black smoke.

That was... the impurities from the medicinal ingredients!

Before long, the black smoke had filled an area dozens of yards around Qin Ya. But he just waved his hand indifferently, and a fierce gust of wind swept out, blowing the smoke away.

And Ou Tianlin, who witnessed this scene, was already too shocked for words.

’How is this possible? Not only has he already finished refining the ingredients, but he’s even using Thunder to purify the impurities. Can such tyrannical Thunder even be used like that?!’

’Damn it, I don’t believe it!’

Ou Tianlin’s eyes became bloodshot. An endless blaze erupted and surged toward his Pill Furnace as he frantically purified his ingredients. Flustered by Qin Ya’s progress, he instinctively sped up, but suddenly, he made a mistake. The Pill Furnace erupted violently. His expression changed drastically, and he instantly shot backward.

BOOM! A deafening roar resounded.

Xu Zhenhong was the first to react. His figure blurred and in an instant, he appeared above the exploding Pill Furnace. He circulated his True Essence, and with a wave of his hand, generated a massive suction force. This force drew the raging energy, along with the Pill Furnace itself, a thousand zhang into the sky. With a final boom, the clouds high above roiled as the Energy Aftermath spread out.

Thanks to Xu Zhenhong’s intervention, the medicinal garden on the ground was completely unharmed, which made Muo Xiu breathe a sigh of relief. She looked toward Ou Tianlin in the distance, whose expression had become utterly ghastly, and muttered to herself, "His furnace exploded so quickly. It seems... he was affected by Elder Qin’s Alchemy."

She then looked at Qin Ya, who was calm and composed, completely absorbed in his Alchemy and seemingly oblivious to the outside world. She sighed. ’The gap between them is just too vast!’

"No, I can’t lose! I have to go pick more..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a fluctuation of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi washed over him. He froze and whipped his head toward Qin Ya. He saw Qin Ya striking the Pill Furnace with a series of Spells, and a surge of Pill Qi, which seemed to have been suppressed to its absolute limit, suddenly erupted.

The Pill Qi filled the surroundings, causing one’s Divine Thought to stir with excitement.

"This kind of Pill Qi is definitely not something a Ninth-Grade Pill could possess."

BOOM! At that moment, the Pill Qi shot into the heavens, causing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to gather and form a massive Pill Cloud. In the distance, countless birds suddenly flew over.

"Could it be? No, this is impossible!"

As if he had guessed what was happening, Ou Tianlin’s face turned deathly pale.

But what happened next crushed him completely, leaving him utterly devastated!

An oppressive aura instantly enveloped the entire world, as if a supreme existence had descended. It was... the World Will!

The descent of the World Will signified the appearance of a Thunder Tribulation.

RUMBLE... The Pill Cloud contracted, and the countless birds fled in terror.

High above, dark clouds roiled, and fearsome Thunder crackled.

At that moment, Qin Ya suddenly lifted the lid of the Pill Furnace. A fist-sized, golden Elixir shot into the sky. It spun rapidly, unleashing a boundless golden light, proudly facing the oncoming Thunder Tribulation like a peerless Martial Artist!

BOOM! A bolt of Thunder as thick as a giant python suddenly struck down, smashing into the Elixir. It was as if it had struck Ou Tianlin’s very mind. The difference was, the Elixir withstood the Thunder, while Ou Tianlin’s mind began to collapse and shatter.

’Thunder Tribulation... a Spirit Pill...’

’Qin Ya... he really Refined a Spirit Pill with those ingredients!’

He had Refined a Spirit Pill from ingredients that, in his eyes, could at most produce a Ninth-Grade Elixir. The words Qin Ya had spoken a short while ago resurfaced in his mind.

"In my eyes, this is no different from a Wasted Pill!"

’So it turns out, the Elixirs I refine are so pathetic in his eyes!’

The Thunder gradually dissipated. Xu Zhenhong snatched the Elixir from the air and came before Qin Ya, saying, "Elder Qin, you are truly extraordinary. To think you have Refined another Spirit Pill. It seems the result of this Pill Battle is already quite obvious."

"Yes, quite obvious."

Muo Xiu sighed, then her gaze fell upon the ashen-faced, utterly dejected Ou Tianlin. She walked over and asked, "Elder Ou, are you all right?"

Only then did Ou Tianlin snap out of it. He looked at Muo Xiu with eyes devoid of any light, then glanced at Qin Ya, and finally said lifelessly, "I’m fine."

’It seems the blow was too great for him.’

"This is a Spirit-Storage Pill. Elder Xu, please take it to Elder Feng. Also, please go back and tell the Palace Master that I have already dealt with the scheme against me myself."

Qin Ya glanced at the dazed Ou Tianlin and didn’t plan to pursue the matter further. The man’s spirit was broken; his future accomplishments in the Alchemy Dao were likely capped at this point.

For an Alchemist, this was undoubtedly the greatest punishment.

"Then I must thank Elder Qin."

Xu Zhenhong smiled and left with the Elixir. Qin Ya had no intention of lingering either. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Muo Xiu, he also departed.

Only Muo Xiu and Ou Tianlin remained in the medicinal garden.

"Elder Muo, you knew about Elder Qin’s skill in the Alchemy Dao all along, didn’t you?"

Ou Tianlin suddenly spoke, his voice filled with dejection.

Muo Xiu nodded and said lightly, "Yes. I originally wanted to remind you, Elder Ou, but you were determined to have your way. Besides, even if I had told you, you probably wouldn’t have believed me."

"Yes... How can someone like that exist in this world?"

"If you knew this would be the outcome, why did you do it in the first place?" Muo Xiu said with a sigh.

"Heh, it’s too late for regrets now." Ou Tianlin, utterly disheartened, mocked himself with a dry laugh before dragging his weary body out of the medicinal garden.

Not long after, news of Qin Ya’s performance at the Golden Summit Hall spread. The entire Kunyun Palace was in an uproar, to a degree far greater than ever before.

"I’m floored. I can’t believe something like this happened."

"It’s Heaven-Defying! The strongest Celestial Human in the history of Kunyun Palace has been born!"

"I still can’t believe it."