Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”This... how is this possible?!”

When a result never conceived in the depths of the heart suddenly emerged, even Li Yunfan, the General Island Master of Ling Kong Island and known as the continent’s number one Array Master, couldn’t help but show a look of astonishment.

No matter how highly Li Yunfan and Ouyang Wuantong regarded Yun Xiao previously, no matter how many times they had seen that young man commit shocking deeds, they never imagined they would be shocked to this extent.

At least these two knew clearly that Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi cultivation had only broken through to the Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm, and his Meridian Refining technique had only advanced to the Heavenly Rank Low Level in the past two to three months.

To achieve a breakthrough in both Meridian Qi cultivation and Power of Soul in such a short time was already an outstanding feat, yet if it surpassed this understanding, how horrifying would it be?

”Heh, is the astonishing feats that kid accomplished few?”

In fact, Qian Sanyuan was extremely excited, yet outwardly he showed little, instead letting out a chuckle and stating a fact.

”Vice Chairman Qian, I see Yun Xiao’s Power of Soul should indeed only be at the Heavenly Rank Low Level, so how could he refine a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Elixir?”

Speaking this time was not the two laymen, Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan, but the Dean of the Heavenly Hospital, Guan Rufeng. This question also echoed the thoughts of the other two.

After all, at this moment, Yun Xiao completely exposed his Power of Soul to control the Medicine Tripod against the Heavenly Dao Pill Tribulation, allowing everyone to clearly sense it.

Thus, people like Li Yunfan and Ouyang Wuantong could sense Yun Xiao’s Power of Soul at the Heavenly Rank Low Level, which was their greatest doubt.

It’s universally known that without reaching the Heavenly Rank Intermediate in Power of Soul, it’s impossible to refine a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Elixir.

Moreover, in alchemy, even for a true Heavenly Rank Intermediate Meridian Refining Master, the success rate in refining Heavenly Rank Intermediate Elixirs is certainly not high.

”You’re asking me? I want to find someone to ask too!”

At this moment, Qian Sanyuan knew he couldn’t answer Guan Rufeng’s question and became straightforward, as he dared not casually speculate about Yun Xiao’s methods now.

For instance, the way he once helped the President avert disaster, Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu still couldn’t figure it out, and such a method unquestionably surpassed theirs by countless times.

”I have a feeling, this Meridian Refining Conference might be the most unique one!”

Finally, Qingmu Wu beside him ended the discussion with a face full of thoughtful expression, and all their gazes turned to Yun Xiao’s location or the still undissipated tribulation cloud above.

......

”What’s going on?”

Setting aside observers like Qian Sanyuan and others, after this short time when the sixth Pill Thunder energy was completed in Yun Xiao’s Medicine Tripod, Gu Huashan realized afterward.

For at this moment, Gu Huashan also turned his gaze to the sky where Yun Xiao was, and the clouds covering the sky showed no sign of dissipating.

”Dissipate for me!”

Deep in Gu Huashan’s heart rose a vague unease, and he roared angrily inside, feeling something seemed beyond his control, and his face would soon be heavily slapped.

If the Pill Tribulation Thunder Cloud in the sky above hadn’t dissipated, it could only mean one thing: Yun Xiao’s pill refining had not yet ended.

What does this imply, Gu Huashan could think with his toes, and in such certainty, he found the matter inconceivable, astounded, hard to believe.

Even Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan, cultivators who weren’t Meridian Refining Masters, could sense Yun Xiao’s Power of Soul at Heavenly Rank Low Level; how could Gu Huashan not?

Why would a Heavenly Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Master refining an elixir attract the seventh Pill Thunder? That symbolizes a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Elixir, and Gu Huashan was bewildered.

Huff... huff...

Apart from these highly powerful-spirited Meridian Refining Masters or leaders, until the tribulation cloud once again began to surge atop Yun Xiao, did those observing cultivators finally realize something.

”It’s not over yet!”

A quietly ecstatic voice came from somewhere, making everyone instantly react, and the vague suspicion hidden deep within rose to the surface.

”Could it be the seventh Pill Thunder? That’s a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill!”

A Meridian Refining Master of Earth Rank Advanced was filled with fervor as he sensed the constantly surging, yet undissipating, Thunder Cloud. He felt inexplicably excited, as if he was about to witness the birth of a miracle today.

Originally, he thought he would witness a competition among a group of Heavenly Rank Low Level Meridian Refiners, but now he might actually see the emergence of a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill with his own eyes. This feeling was both shocking and exhilarating.

Bang!

Under everyone’s gaze, the Thunder Cloud above the sky surged wildly before finally emitting a loud sound. A spot of silver light at the center of the Thunder Cloud’s bottom grew increasingly bright.

The thunderous roar, as if an explosion, reached everyone’s ears. A swift silver lightning, like a leaping bolt, rapidly turned from a point of light at the Thunder Cloud’s bottom into a bright silver beam, piercing straight into the medicine tripod before Yun Xiao.

It seemed as if the entire sky had been split in two by the straight lightning. At this moment, no one dared to make a sound, not even Gu Huashan, who felt extremely unwilling inside, could help but stare blankly at that silver lightning, unable to recover for a long time.

When all speculations turned into reality, the impact was unparalleled, and the stretch of silver lightning across the sky was definitely of great significance.

The seventh Pill Thunder represents a fundamental breakthrough, a chasm from Heavenly Rank Low Level Pill to Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill.

Perhaps only the President of the Meridian Refining Master Association, Lu Yanji, could refine such a level of elixir on the entire Tenglong Continent?

But now, as this seventh Pill Thunder descended from the sky, though people did not yet know what kind of elixir Yun Xiao was refining, it was undoubted that its rank had reached Heavenly Rank Intermediate.

This was an unforeseen result when the Meridian Refining Conference began. They once thought Gu Huashan, who had drawn the Six Paths Pill Thunder, would become the champion of this Medical Pulse path.

Little did they know that the originally stunningly talented boy on the continent, a genius from Lianyun Mountain with superior Meridian Qi combat power, would once again astonish countless people.

With his strength alone, he refined an extraordinary elixir that summoned the seventh Pill Thunder.

A Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill, something countless Earth Rank or even Heavenly Rank Low Level Meridian Refiners could only dream of but never attain in a lifetime.

”The seventh Pill Thunder, it’s really... here!”

From their seats in the north, Qian Sanyuan, Qingmu Wu, and Guan Rufeng all stood up abruptly at the same time, their eyes fervently fixed on that flickering thunderous lightning, unable to return to their senses for a long time.

Although Qian Sanyuan, Qingmu Wu, and the others had already guessed this possibility, witnessing such a heaven-defying scene in person was another matter entirely.

After all, in the last hundred years on the Tenglong Continent, only the President of the Meridian Refining Master Association, Lu Yanji, was able to refine a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill; no one else did.

But at this moment, Qian Sanyuan, Qingmu Wu, and Guan Rufeng clearly knew that, from now on, Lianyun Mountain had another person capable of refining a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill—Yun Xiao.

Compared to when Lu Yanji won the Meridian Refining Conference back then, Yun Xiao is undoubtedly much younger, and his future is surely far above Lu Yanji’s.

As a member of Lianyun Mountain, even though Yun Xiao’s achievements in alchemy have surpassed those old masters like Qian Sanyuan and Guan Rufeng, they felt no jealousy whatsoever.

Because Yun Xiao is part of Lianyun Mountain, this is Lianyun Mountain’s honor. With such an extraordinary refining genius emerging, Qian Sanyuan believes that in the future, no one would dare to show off their Medical Pulse techniques before Lianyun Mountain.

In the past, Lianyun Mountain was known as the Holy Land of Meridian Refiners on the continent, but it was based on numbers. The truly top-notch refiner was only Lu Yanji.

Over the years, Lu Yanji was elusive and often secluded himself to strive for the Heavenly Realm. This put considerable pressure on Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu.

Take the naturally arrogant and narrow-minded Gu Huashan, for example; he would come to Lianyun Mountain more than once, sometimes bringing strange ailments. On the surface, he appeared courteous, but was actually there to disgrace the refiners.

Gu Huashan always chose times when Lu Yanji was not at Lianyun Mountain. Back then, Lianyun Mountain had only Qingmu Wu as a Heavenly Rank Refiner who was also a Poison Vein Master, and the outcome was predictable.

It wasn’t until Qian Sanyuan and Guan Rufeng both reached the level of Heavenly Rank Low Level Meridian Refiner that the situation improved, but they both knew their Medical Pulse techniques fell short compared to Gu Huashan’s.

But now things were different. Yun Xiao’s sudden emergence stomped the once high-and-mighty Gu Huashan underfoot, now even conjuring the seventh Pill Thunder.

Thus, even if Yun Xiao’s refined pill has only one more Pill Thunder path than Gu Huashan’s Soul-Melting Demon-Taming Pill, the essence is entirely different. The gap between five paths and six paths of Pill Thunder is fundamentally from two different worlds.

This marks the advancement chasm from a Heavenly Rank Low Level Pill to a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill. Having crossed this chasm, Yun Xiao and Gu Huashan can no longer be compared.