"Buzz"
When the three sacred light stamens entered the Qiankun Cauldron, endless runes lit up on it, and rays of divine radiance descended. Outside the cauldron, eighteen light screens appeared.
"I'm too weak right now. To fully lock onto the sacred attributes of the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill, I need external help. Are you okay?" Qiankun Cauldron said.
"No problem,"
Long Chen nodded. This was a soul barrier set up by the Qiankun Cauldron using his soul power, locking in the power of the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill without leaking out.
The sacred power of the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill is extremely precious. Even the Qiankun Cauldron has become extremely cautious, and even the place for refining pills is chosen in a remote area far from the academy.
As Huo Ling'er's flames rose, Long Chen saw the three sacred light stamens inside the pill furnace begin to melt. Unlike other rare herbs that melt, after melting, they did not become powder, but instead transformed into flowing ice crystals.
When the Sacred Light Stick became an ice crystal the size of a fist, most of the crystals suddenly disappeared, leaving only a thumb-sized crystal.
"Buzz"
Immediately after, from Long Chen's chaotic space, various rare herbs flew directly into the Qiankun Cauldron. Long Chen didn't need to do anything, just watch quietly.
"Rumble rumble... At
that moment, heaven and earth trembled, myriad paths roared, and dark currents surged in from all directions. These currents were invisible and intangible. When they passed through Long Chen's soul barrier, he realized the Qiankun Cauldron was drawing the power of myriad Dao and merging into it.
"Wow, with so much heaven and earth energy, if it were an ordinary pill furnace, it would have exploded long ago."
The vast power of heaven and earth surged into the cauldron, making Long Chen's heart race with fear. In the past, when refining pills, he would also draw out the power of heaven and earth, but he only extracted a tiny trace, fearing that drawing too much would cause the furnace to collapse.
But the Qiankun Cauldron was like a whale sucking water; even Long Chen, who was bold, was shocked.
"No wonder it's a sacred pill. Just by looking at it, it's enough to scare anyone." Long Chen was secretly amazed.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, Long Chen felt a sharp pain in his soul. A vast amount of soul power surged into the Qiankun Cauldron, and Huo Ling'er's flames instantly reached their peak. Inside the cauldron, fierce winds rose, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and violent power surged back and forth.
Inside the Qiankun Cauldron, it seemed as if billions of fierce beasts were constantly fighting, colliding and killing each other, creating chaos.
Long Chen possessed the memories of a Pill Emperor and knew a lot about alchemy, but this was the first time he had seen such a scene.
For the first time, he observed the furnace from the perspective of the furnace, because nothing needed to be done. He was no longer the controller, but rather an observer watching the process of alchemy.
Tens of thousands of energies inside the Qiankun Cauldron fiercely battled back and forth, repelling and merging with each other, even forming cliques and attacking one another.
In fierce battles, they unleashed boundless power—if they won, they devoured their opponents; if they lost, they were devoured.
There was so much energy that the fierce battle was extremely fierce. As they fought, Long Chen's soul power was rapidly consuming.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the Qiankun Cauldron trembled slightly. Long Chen immediately felt his soul relax and let out a long sigh of relief. At this moment, his soul power was less than thirty percent.
Without needing the Qiankun Cauldron's reminder, Long Chen immediately swallowed a Soul-Nourishing Pill to quickly restore his soul power.
Long Chen's soul power had not yet recovered by eighty percent. The energies controlled by the Qiankun Cauldron once again lost control and began fierce battles once more.
Long Chen had no choice but to stop recovering and use his soul power to help the Qiankun Cauldron control this energy.
These energies devoured and merged with each other; their numbers dwindled, but their power grew stronger.
The stronger they were, the greater the consumption of Long Chen's soul power. For the first time in his life, Long Chen felt that his soul power was seriously insufficient.
Fortunately, whenever Long Chen was about to lose his strength, the Qiankun Cauldron controlled the pace, buying him some breathing room.
Several times, Long Chen was already suffering from splitting headaches and seeing stars, but fortunately, he made it through.
When countless forces merge into two forces, these two forces fight fiercely, being scattered countless times and merging countless times, until finally the two forces merge into one.
Seeing them merge together, Long Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he was about to collapse.
"You don't have much time to rest. I'll delay the formation of the pill. You must recover to peak condition as quickly as possible." Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen took a deep breath and hurriedly swallowed the Soul-Nourishing Pill to quickly restore his soul power. Now that he was about to complete the pill, it was the hardest step, and success or failure hinged on this single move.
Three hours later, a thunderous explosion startled Long Chen awake. He looked up at the sky and was shocked to find the whole world had gone dark.
Tribulation clouds gathered densely, lightning intertwined, and the aura of world-shattering power made Long Chen's scalp tingle. This heavenly tribulation was countless times stronger than his own Realm King tribulation.
"What kind of heavenly tribulation is this?" Long Chen exclaimed in surprise.
"This is a supreme heavenly tribulation." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"A supreme heavenly tribulation?" Could this be ...?" Long Chen looked into the furnace. Nine pills were spinning rapidly, each covered in mysterious patterns, like nine stars spinning, containing endless power.
"How is this possible? Supreme pills—aren't they supposed to be the only ones that appear in this world? Long Chen exclaimed.
As the name suggests, there is only one supreme pill in this world; there will never be two at the same time.
For example, if someone possesses a supreme-grade Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill, then no one in this world could refine a second supreme Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill.
If the second person possesses heaven-defying power and truly refines the second supreme Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill, then the moment the pill is formed, the first pill will automatically disintegrate.
Therefore, the Supreme Pill basically exists only in legends; almost no one has seen it, but there are many legends about it.
Although the nine pills inside the Qiankun Cauldron were not yet fully formed, the vast fluctuations had long surpassed the realm of a supreme golden core, and there was a qualitative difference between the two.
Long Chen had seen Yu Qingxuan's supreme-grade pills before, so he immediately recognized that all nine pills were supreme-grade. He was stunned—this completely overturned his understanding of pills.
"Heaven has manifested sacred thunder, intending to destroy these nine Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills. Let Lei Ling'er come out and undergo her baptism.
Also, get ready. Your spirit is about to awaken. I need all your soul power. Success or failure hinges on this one move. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen summoned Lei Ling'er. At that moment, the Qiankun Cauldron trembled slightly. With a sharp shout, Long Chen pressed both hands on the cauldron, pouring all his soul power into it without reservation.
"Buzz"—
nine rapidly spinning Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills suddenly lit up,It was as if he had been given life. At that moment, from the ninth heaven, a bolt of heavenly thunder struck down wildly.
"Boom!"
Lei Ling'er charged at the lightning, and a scene that shocked Long Chen unfolded. Lei Ling'er was struck by the raging thunder, shattering the sky into dust.