Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”What a pity!”

Somewhere on the outskirts, Nie Xiaosheng, the genius of the Shenxiao Sect who originally had great confidence in Yun Xiao, shook his head and sighed, thinking to himself that it was really not worth it for that guy to fail in such a way.

It was nothing short of a miracle that Yun Xiao was unharmed by the energy shock from the destruction of the cauldron, but under such circumstances, Nie Xiaosheng thought Yun Xiao could only manage to protect himself and could not possibly have the presence of mind to protect the Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill.

”A Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill, just destroyed like that, and we don’t even know its name!”

A nearby Earth Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master also sighed. For a master like him, even refining a Heavenly Rank Low Level Pill was impossible, let alone a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill.

Apart from these people on the outskirts, the Meridian Refining Masters from Lianyun Mountain were even more distressed, thinking to themselves why the heavens were so unfair. With such strength, Yun Xiao ultimately ended up being defeated by a medicine tripod, which was truly sad and lamentable.

Almost everyone believed that under such a strong impact, Yun Xiao only managed to protect himself and did not save that Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill.

If this were the case, then this Meridian Refining Conference on the Medical Vein would conclude with Gu Huashan’s victory. The young man named Yun Xiao would only have startled everyone for a brief moment, like a flash in the pan.

For Gu Huashan, this was really a turn of events. Originally, he believed his Six Paths Pill Thunder’s Soul-Melting Demon-Taming Pill could lead the pack, but who knew that the most annoying guy, Yun Xiao, would actually refine a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill that attracted Seven Paths Pill Thunder.

At that moment, Gu Huashan once thought that his efforts would be in vain, because the fact that Yun Xiao attracted Seven Paths Pill Thunder was undeniable, yet he never expected such a twist.

And all this was simply because Yun Xiao arrogantly used an Earth Rank Advanced Medicine Tripod. How many years has it been since the destruction of the cauldron occurred to a Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Master?

Therefore, at this moment, it was undoubtedly the most exciting moment for Gu Huashan. The young man being trampled under his feet was the most dazzling and talented genius on the Tenglong Continent recently, and also the person he hated the most.

To be able to step on Yun Xiao in this manner was extremely satisfying for Gu Huashan. Now, he was looking at the young man in coarse clothes with a smile, trying to see some kind of anger, or crazy frustration in his expression.

”Hmm?”

However, Yun Xiao, who was being watched by Gu Huashan and others, had no trace of disappointment or frustration on his face. He stood there with his hands behind his back, looking calm and indifferent, as if nothing had happened.

”Hmph, pretending to be calm!”

After a slight shock in his heart, Gu Huashan let out a cold snort, as if to cheer himself up. After all, in his view, Yun Xiao was beyond saving at this point.

Since it’s a competition, there can’t be another chance for Yun Xiao to refine the pill. Even if Yun Xiao did refine a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill before, at least this time the championship in the Medical Vein at the Meridian Refining Conference belonged to him, Gu Huashan.

Even though everyone will inevitably talk about Yun Xiao and his Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill afterward, precisely because of this result, being enormously strong yet ultimately defeated due to an accident, it was the most infuriating.

”Old man, what are you so happy about?”

Yun Xiao’s gaze turned slightly cold as he looked at the Huashan Old Monster, and naturally, he heard the old man’s cold snort, thus sending back a voice filled with icy intent.

”Yun Xiao, stop bluffing. On the continent, no one has ever heard of anyone retaining the pill after the destruction of the cauldron, just resign yourself to it!”

With Gu Huashan’s sophistication, he did not get angry at Yun Xiao’s cold remark at this moment. He thought this kid was still bluffing, and when he’s slapped in the face, he’d probably feel even more ashamed, right?

”Gu Huashan, didn’t you see the Seven Paths Pill Thunder just now?”

Yun Xiao looked up and pointed to the dissipated thundercloud in the sky, and with these words, many people sighed again, lamenting even more the destruction of the Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill that attracted Seven Paths Pill Thunder, feeling extreme regret.

”Of course, I saw the Seven Paths Pill Thunder, but... where is your Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill?”

Finally, it was the climax of refining the pill competition, Gu Yaoshan seemed a bit impatient, then extended his hand, revealing a jade bottle containing the Soul-Melting Demon-Taming Pill.

Seeing this jade bottle, many people’s faces showed excitement. After all, with that Heavenly Rank Low-Level Peak Pill, they might be able to tame a Vein Demon Demon Pet of the same level and greatly increase their strength from then on.

If they’re luckier, they could even tame some Flying Bird Demon Pets, allowing them to fly without needing to break through the Heavenly Rank Third Realm.

After Gu Huashan made this move, everyone sighed slightly and turned their eyes to Yun Xiao, their gazes filled with various emotions.

Almost everyone believed that Yun Xiao could no longer produce a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill, or even a shaped pill at all, destined for a regretful end in this competition.

Without the elixir, Yun Xiao would inevitably fall to fifth place in the Medical Vein path, possibly causing resentment among those Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Masters who were eliminated earlier.

After all, even if they were to refine pills, producing a Heavenly Rank Low-Level Pill with several paths of Pill Thunder would be more than enough to win against Yun Xiao, who has no elixir.

”The Soul-Melting Demon-Taming Pill is certainly good, but compared to my ’Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill’, how could it even be comparable?”

However, just when everyone thought Yun Xiao couldn’t produce an elixir, they heard a cold voice from this simply-clothed youth, and then he presented the hands he held behind his back to all.

Yun Xiao’s right hand formed a fist, coupled with his words, leaving everyone pondering as their faces slightly changed, wondering if their earlier assumptions were all incorrect.

Yet most of the Meridian Refining Masters showed shocked and puzzled expressions, thinking to themselves that there had never been a precedent for preserving the elixir intact after the destruction of the cauldron.

Whether it was Earth Rank or Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Masters, if the cauldron exploded during refining, the best they could do was save their lives; often, they suffered severe injuries.

But now, looking at Yun Xiao’s seemingly unaffected state, along with his right hand slowly opening, everyone felt something unusual, like a fundamental truth had been overturned.

”It’s truly an elixir!”

As Yun Xiao opened his entire right palm, revealing the slightly steaming, smooth elixir in his palm, everyone couldn’t help but gasp in astonishment.

The elixir in Yun Xiao’s palm looked no different from ordinary elixirs at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one would notice occasional flashes of silver lightning around it, making it extremely mysterious.

”The Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill, what kind of effect does this have?”

At this moment, everyone was stunned by the special elixir, and a small group had already begun thinking that this heaven-defying Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill must have an incredible effect.

”The Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill, why does this elixir name sound familiar?”

Compared to ordinary cultivators and Meridian Refining Masters, when Qian Sanyuan from the north heard the name ”Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill,” a conflicted expression appeared on his face, yet he couldn’t recall where he’d read this elixir name.

With a long heritage in Lianyun Mountain and its countless ancient books, as the Vice President of the Meridian Refining Master Association, Qian Sanyuan has extensive knowledge.

However, with his Meridian Refining Technique, he usually encountered Heavenly Rank Low-Level things most often, while he rarely touched Heavenly Rank Intermediate methods or refining techniques as they were of no benefit.

Perhaps Qian Sanyuan had seen the elixir name in an ancient text, although he couldn’t remember its effects at the moment, he knew it must be a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pill.

”The Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill, sealing the Heavenly Tribulation Seven Thunders, allows a Floating Life Realm Peak cultivator to take this pill, undergo seven thunders’ refinement, and breakthrough to Lingyun Realm Early Stage without worries!”

Yun Xiao did not care about Gu Huashan’s stunned expression, nor did he keep them guessing, and casually explained the effects of this so-called Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill.

”Hiss...”

The crowd of onlookers who had just gasped now involuntarily gasped again, as the effects of the Seven Thunders Life-Breaking Pill were truly astonishing.

On the Tenglong Continent, even Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm experts were rare, only appearing among major super forces or first-class forces.

Despite the many Meridian Refining Masters attending the Meridian Refining Conference having reached the Floating Life Realm, they were but a fraction of the hundreds of billions of cultivators on the Tenglong Continent.

Even so, among the Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Masters participating, there were only sixty or seventy people, which seemed like a lot but was just a drop in the ocean compared to the vast population.

As for the higher realm Lingyun Realm above Floating Life Realm, known Lingyun Realm experts across the Tenglong Continent probably numbered just ten, plus some reclusive elders, totaling at most twenty or thirty.

But now, Yun Xiao has refined a single pill that allows a Floating Life Realm Peak cultivator, after taking it, to break into the Lingyun Realm Early Stage without worries.

Such effects are truly astonishing, even considered top grade among Heavenly Rank Intermediate Pills, as pills that allow breakthroughs in ranks have always been exceedingly rare.

At this moment, the entire Meridian Refining Master Guild square inside and out was permeated with a peculiar atmosphere, filled with fervent gazes and rapid breathing.