Chapter 830 - 265: Two Holy Level Elixirs
Inside and outside the Alchemy Institute, all places were affected; hundreds of thousands, even millions of people seemed to have been cast with an Immobilization Spell at the same moment, fixed in place, unable to move.
Their bodies couldn’t move. Yet, their minds remained clear; they could see and speak, but could not move.
"What’s happening? I can’t move!"
"Me neither!"
"Me too!"
"Are we being controlled?"
"I don’t know, but apart from being unable to move, there seems to be nothing else amiss."
"We can see, we can talk."
Outside the large Mystic Light Mirror, streets, taverns, and tea stalls were crowded with people, all shocked by their current predicament. Some still maintained their fleeing poses, looking peculiar and amusing.
Outside the small Mystic Light Mirror, Pill Masters of the Alchemy Institute stayed frozen in their previous actions, their expressions filled with terror.
The dean of the Alchemy Institute was filled with shock at the bottom of his eyes. He looked at Lian Qiao, seeming to ask, ’Have they arrived!’
Lian Qiao, also suspended in place, sensed the dean’s expression. She said, "It’s not them." Her eyes were gloomy and dark. If it were indeed them, how could she not feel even a hint of it?
"Perhaps a significant figure has arrived and wants us to quietly watch the alchemy process," Lian Qiao voiced a speculation that was seventy percent similar to the truth.
At the same time, in the Alchemy Field, one hundred thousand people all sat down because of Si Mo’s words, their bodies locked on their seats, unable to move.
Similarly, their communication was not hindered; they just couldn’t leave.
Si Mo’s lips curled into a faint smile; his little Ge’er not only needed an audience but also applause and cheers.
"I can’t move," Ji Yaohua’s eyes turned in Ying Ze’s direction, she whispered.
Ying Ze’s expression tightened as he spoke, "Me too."
Ji Pianpian then said, "It seems it’s not just us; it’s everyone... No, that’s not right, Lord Mu and Young Master Yao aren’t affected. Except for them, everyone else cannot move."
Her words brought shock to Ji Yaohua and Ying Ze’s eyes.
They looked towards the two continuing the alchemy, even as lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, the atmosphere still dim. Yet, they continued their alchemy unaffected.
And what about the one hundred thousand seats?
Even at the center, the revered platform, the Divine Envoy from the Divine Hall, at this moment could only sit upright in his seat.
What exactly is happening?
This question arose simultaneously in the hearts of the countless people.
Meanwhile, Han Caicai’s narrow eyes reflected light, pondering, ’Has he come?’ Only that person would have such immense power to control everyone here.
Thinking of this possibility and his protection beside Mu Qingge, Han Caicai felt a wave of bitterness.
Yet, he felt even more despondent.
Because that mighty man could protect Mu Qingge thoroughly, pamper her limitlessly. And himself... not only did he lack the qualification, but also the ability.
The people around were all shocked by their anomaly.
Gradually, they found that except for their immobility, everything else was normal; their tense hearts began to relax.
On the central platform, the head of the Yao family asked, "Divine Envoy, what is going on?" He spoke with his back to the Divine Envoy, an extremely disrespectful posture.
But he had no choice, as his body couldn’t move at all.
This question made the ears of other families stand upright, eager to hear the Divine Envoy’s answer.
The Divine Envoy under the attention of the crowd intended to show a noble smile, but trying to tug his mouth, he realized it wouldn’t move.
Embarrassment flashed in his eyes; he gave up the idea of smiling and answered in a slow and calm tone, "No worries, everyone just needs to watch the alchemy. Once a victor emerges, everything will naturally return to normal."
He too guessed that a master was present, wanting everyone to calmly watch the Alchemy Conference.
Yet, who this person was, he did not know.
Just suspecting, it might be an elusive old monster at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.
However...
The Divine Envoy’s answer relaxed the hearts of the crowd. Yet, doubt rose in his own eyes, ’Does an old monster at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage have such capability?’
Then, he remembered the words spoken by the Divine Venerable.
The Divine Venerable had stated, the Divine Tomb had remained sealed for thousands of years. During this time, no one from the Middle Ancient Realm could enter the Divine Demon Continent; those old monsters who survived three Heavenly Tribulations had their cultivation accumulated and settling for unknown years, and no one knew the depth of their prowess.
Recalling the words of the Divine Venerable, he became more certain of his own guess.
Once certain, the Divine Envoy’s gaze once again fell onto the Heaven-Burning Furnace; his eyes were unpredictable, dark and unclear, as he thought about something unknown.
Heaven and Earth changed, the wind and clouds suddenly arose, lightning flashed and thunder roared.
In the arena of the Alchemy Conference, only Mu Qingge and Yao Xinghai continued to engage in alchemy; the other Pill Masters had already fled without a trace.
Bang bang bang bang bang ——!
Suddenly, multiple strands of lightning, serpentine and swift, descended from the sky, striking the abandoned pill furnaces, shattering them one after another. That aura of destruction spread between heaven and earth, striking fear into the hearts of all.
"What kind of elixir is Qingge refining?" Zhu Ling asked, his voice trembling slightly.
Anyone with clear eyes could see that all this commotion was caused by Mu Qingge alone. After all, the disturbance caused by Yao Xinghai earlier, although astonishing, did not bring about such a grand spectacle, nor did it cause a change in the heavens.
Shang Zisu’s lips were pressed tightly, turning somewhat pale. "I don’t know."
"Perhaps, it’s not the effect of the elixir but its level," Mei Zizhong suddenly said.
Zhao Nanxing’s eyes narrowed sharply as he exclaimed in shock, "Would a Holy Level Elixir create such a scene?"
His words compelled others to look at Yao Xinghai, whose body was enveloped in a blue light. They came to a conclusion. Even refining a Holy Level Elixir doesn’t always create such an intimidating display.
"Perhaps..." A trace of deep thought appeared in Mei Zizhong’s eyes. After a moment, he said, "This is the baptism condensed by the Alchemy Dao..."
In short, it was related to their Alchemy Dao.
Various speculations ran through the minds of the people.
The sky changed dramatically, and the heavens grew wrathful. Yet Mu Qingge was unaffected, continuing her alchemy. In the Heaven-Burning Furnace, all medicinal materials were fully refined; now came the crucial moment of forming the elixir.
In this process, any slight mistake could lead to the elixir’s destruction and the furnace’s explosion.
Mu Qingge was forming an elixir, and so was Yao Xinghai.
At this moment, the dignity of the Heavenly Dao seemed ruthlessly challenged. It grew angrier. Thick bolts of lightning descended once more. But the Fire Qilin behind Mu Qingge broke free from her body, charging headlong at the lightning.
It opened its massive mouth, directly devouring the descending lightning, circling around Mu Qingge to protect her completely. This Fire Qilin seemed to symbolize Mu Qingge’s Alchemy Dao.
It wanted to achieve Dao, to condense, and it too needed to undergo the baptism of heavenly penalty, breaking through rules to become Mu Qingge’s own principle.
The lightning struck the Fire Qilin, and it let out a thundering roar, its eyes like copper bells reflecting a spirit of defiance, identical to Mu Qingge’s gaze.
This Heaven-defying Dao was condensed by Mu Qingge’s Divine Soul, representing her will, akin to her avatar.
Suddenly, a vortex appeared in the sky, a black maw seemingly eager to swallow this audacious path defying the heavens!
Yet, the Fire Qilin showed not a trace of fear. It roared furiously, sending streams of flames into the black hole, as if intending to set the entire sky ablaze.
This scene stunned everyone.
At this moment, their hearts were beyond verbal expression; they just knew the sight before them was truly breathtaking.
Even those who didn’t understand the Alchemy Dao began to gradually gain insights from the struggle between the Fire Qilin and the heavens.
To not submit, not compromise, not concede to fate, not cower, not retreat, not fear!
This is the Heaven-defying Dao!
Pursue one’s true heart, tread the Heaven-defying Dao, master my own universe, overthrow the life and death fate wheel! My fate is mine to wield, not the heavens’!
Mu Qingge’s eyes suddenly widened, shining with a clear, penetrating gaze. She whispered resolutely, "My path is the Heaven-defying Dao. My fate has always walked against heaven, reborn from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, destiny in my hand; how could it be controlled by heaven? Thus, my Alchemy Dao should also be the Heaven-defying Dao!"
As she finished speaking, the Fire Qilin battling the heavens suddenly paused, flames around it growing more dazzling. It let out a long, heaven-shaking roar, drowning out the thunder, its mouth spewing massive flames that burned away the black hole trying to devour it.
Immediately, it turned around rapidly, rushing into the Heaven-Burning Furnace, merging with the already forming elixir.
"Ah——!"
A gasp echoed around. Cries of awe resounded.
At the same time, Yao Xinghai’s blue ruler also merged into the pill furnace, entering the Alchemy Dao.
The Alchemy Dao, combined with the elixir, could become Holy Level elixirs!
Two Holy Level elixirs formed slowly in the alchemy furnaces. They began to spin rapidly in their respective furnaces, and both Mu Qingge and Yao Xinghai poured their spiritual sense into them, unreservedly controlling the final pace of completion.
The heavens seemed to have realized they could do nothing against Mu Qingge’s audacity.
The burning black hole gradually disappeared, the thunder faded, the lightning vanished, and the sky cleared. The celestial fury seemed to have subsided.
At this time, an unprecedented aroma of elixir replaced the previous visual spectacle, gradually inhaled by the crowd, invigorating their spirits.
"Holy Level Elixir... Holy Level Elixir, I wonder what miraculous phenomena they will bring!" Zhao Nanxing murmured excitedly. His hands had tensed up with excitement, trembling faintly.
Suddenly, two Dan Rains descended out of nowhere. Spirit Level elixirs scattered from the sky, echoing inside and out. And above Mu Qingge’s and Yao Xinghai’s furnaces, pill clouds began to form, colorful lights interweaving layer by layer.
From the clearing sky, golden light descended from the clouds, carrying an auspicious aura, falling onto Yao Xinghai’s and Mu Qingge’s furnaces.
As if, it was to welcome the birth of the Holy Level elixirs.
Yet, just as this golden light was about to touch the furnaces, Mu Qingge’s eyes suddenly narrowed, detecting a deeply hidden power of destruction within it.
’This is not an auspicious cloud! It’s meant to destroy! To destroy these Heaven-defying Holy Level elixirs!’ Mu Qingge suddenly realized in her heart.
She looked at Yao Xinghai, seeing him aware as well, his hand already holding his long sword, ready to protect his elixirs from this destructive force.