Chapter 1275: Demanding the Ancient Jade

"Hmph, Soul‑void child, I can't refine a pill, and you shouldn't even think of making one!"

Old Shennong, seeing the energy in his medicine cauldron being constantly drawn away by the Soul‑void child, gritted his teeth and looked at the trapped Xiao Yan, saying, "Kid, since I can't make a pill anyway, I'll just give you this energy for cheap."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Old Shennong waved his hand, and the flame inside the medicine cauldron instantly turned into an onion, wrapping the energy layer by layer.

Immediately after, the green fire cauldron, under his will, exploded with a boom, turning into a sky of fire clouds, temporarily breaking free from the Soul‑void child's black hole suction.

And as the black hole formed by Wu Nie Tun Yan was repelled, Old Shennong flicked his palm, sending the energy sphere wrapped in the Living Flame toward Xiao Yan.

"Thank you, senior."

Seeing this, the cornered Xiao Yan was overjoyed and quickly bowed to Old Shennong.

"Hmph, don't think you can get the energy so easily!"

However, just as he finished speaking, the Soul‑void child let out a cold shout and steered the temporarily repelled black hole toward the energy sphere.

Looks like it's trying to snatch it.

"Hmph, petty tricks!"

Seeing the Soul‑void child's move, Xiao Yan's mouth curled into a cold smile.

Then, his will shifted, and vast soul power burst forth, striking directly at the energy sphere sent by Old Shennong.

Before Wu Nie Tun Yan could catch up, Xiao Yan's soul power had already seized the energy sphere and swiftly drew it into his own medicine cauldron for refining.

At the same time, the Living Flame that Old Shennong used to wrap those energy spheres suddenly detached, becoming a line of fire that shot straight at the Soul‑void child's Wu Nie Tun Yan.

"Boom!"

When they collided, the Living Flame exploded outright, and the black hole formed by Wu Nie Tun Yan met its end in a mutual annihilation.

"Hmph!"

Seeing Xiao Yan quickly reclaim the energy and the Soul‑void child lose a sub‑fire for nothing, the Soul‑void child could only glare at Xiao Yan in resentment.

Without pause, he then cast a cold, murderous glance at Old Shennong, who left the field yet still tried to undermine him.

When the chance came, he would have to kill that old man.

"Xiao Yan, I'll just give you these energies, since I can't stop the Soul‑void child's Wu Nie Tun Yan from devouring. If this continues, he'll eventually drain all the energy. I only hope, after centuries, to see the emergence of the Mysterious Pill today."

Just as the Soul‑void child plotted to kill Old Shennong, a voice from Elder Wan Huo echoed across the sky.

As soon as the words fell, Elder Wan Huo swung his hand large, directing the energy sphere inside the fire cauldron straight at Xiao Yan.

After all, compared to Lin Feng, who once killed a senior comrade of his own clan, Wan Huo was more inclined to help Xiao Yan.

Simultaneously, Elder Wan Huo's pale black fire cauldron instantly transformed into a fire dragon soaring upward.

It then self‑detonated before the black hole in the sky, and both were blown into a sea of fire.

"Thanks."

Looking at the energy sphere sent by the elder, Xiao Yan blinked in surprise, then lightly nodded and thanked Elder Wan Huo.

Without hesitation, he again used his soul power to draw the energy sphere into his own medicine cauldron.

As for the Soul‑void child, whose sub‑fire was destroyed and who couldn't intervene in time, he could only watch the scene helplessly.

"Damn Soul‑void child, daring to bully the weak. If it were a pill‑refining contest, Elder Wan Huo might not have lost to you!"

Meanwhile, members of the Medicine Clan far away, seeing Elder Wan Huo forced to give up, were instantly filled with righteous indignation.

After all, Wan Huo's surrender meant their Medicine Clan would have to relinquish the title of the continent's top pill refiner.

But considering the Soul‑void child's terrifying battle‑qi comparable to their clan leader, and its god‑defying devouring power of Wu Nie Tun Yan, they could only swallow their resentment.

"Old fool, just wait for me!"

When the Soul‑void child saw the two abandon the duel and inadvertently destroy his two sub‑fires, his anger flared!

If not for the last sliver of reason left in him, he would have killed both Old Shennong and Elder Wan Huo.

Then he turned his gaze toward the distant Lin Feng, still struggling against his Wu Nie Tun Yan's devouring force.

"Kid, their energy is gone; use yours to fill the gap!"

As he spoke, the Soul‑void child's battle‑qi surged, doubling the pull of the black void above Lin Feng's medicine cauldron by more than twice.

Unsurprisingly, Lin Feng's resistance grew increasingly "hard."

"Hehe, with the gifts from Old Shennong and Elder Wan Huo, I can save a lot of battle‑qi that would have been spent absorbing Heaven and Earth energy. Seeing Lin Feng's misfortune now is truly a great joy."

Seeing Lin Feng's extremely "hard" resistance against Wu Nie Tun Yan's devouring force, Xiao Yan's mouth curled into a gleeful smirk.

After all, what could be happier than watching one's mortal enemy in disgrace?

Moreover, with the gifts from Old Shennong and Elder Wan Huo, plus his earlier advantage of the Imperial Realm Soul, he has absorbed Heaven and Earth energy spanning over a hundred thousand li.

Although many of those places have already been drained by Lin Feng and his two companions.

Overall, the total energy he has absorbed far exceeds that of any of the four Soul‑void child and his allies.

Thus, counting his own energy plus Old Shennong and Elder Wan Huo's semi‑solid pill.

In terms of total energy alone, it's enough for him to refine a Ninth‑grade Mysterious Pill.

Of course, this only concerns the total energy; the final result still depends on whether he succeeds.

"Alas, I didn't expect Old Shennong and Wan Huo to be so decisive, abandoning the duel and handing the unformed embryonic pill to Xiao Yan."

Seeing the black void above his medicine cauldron grow ever stronger, Lin Feng felt a tinge of helplessness.

But this helplessness wasn't about fearing a failed refinement; it was that the Soul‑void child used him as a vent.

After all, he only intended to linger in the pharmacopeia until Wu Nie Tun Yan appeared, even hoping others would forget him.

Only then could he carry out his plan.

"Fine, I'll let you be arrogant for a while."

At that thought, Lin Feng didn't hesitate; Pure Lotus Demonic Fire in his body split off a strand of flame, which he flicked out with a finger.

The flame streaked through the air, swelling with the wind, and slammed hard onto the black void above the Dragon Soul Cauldron.

At the same time, with a palm strike, the Dragon Soul Cauldron instantly shrank from several hundred zhang to a palm‑sized mini cauldron.

Afterwards, the medicine cauldron, carrying that semi-solid nascent pill within it, turned into an emerald-green stream of light, swiftly returned to Lin Feng's palm, and finally he stored it into his spatial ring.

"This match, I'll also withdraw. After all, I still can't defeat a seven-star Dou Sheng."

Saying this, Lin Feng also gave a slightly bitter smile, lightly clasped his hands, then his figure floated away from the arena, and finally returned to the spectator seats.

"Ah"

And the medicine elder on the stage, along with some other ninth-rank alchemy masters, seeing this scene, couldn't help but sigh with great regret, secretly thinking that Lin Feng's luck was not good.

After all, with their keen eyesight, they could see it very clearly.

Lin Feng's alchemy skill, among the five on stage, was also not bad.

It's just a pity that all five wanted to refine a ninth-rank Xuan pill, causing insufficient heaven and earth energy, plus Hun Xuzi's Dou Qi strength far surpasses anyone on stage.

Therefore, under these disadvantages, Lin Feng could only be forced to withdraw.

However, thinking that even if Lin Feng withdrew from the match, he didn't give those energies away cheaply to Hun Xuzi, the medicine clan people felt much more relieved.

"Damn brat!"

But unlike those medicine clan people before, Hun Xuzi, seeing this scene, couldn't help but feel a big headache.

After all, his semi-solid medicinal pill currently lacks sufficient energy to form a nascent pill, and besides, he has nowhere to absorb energy from.

In that case, his alchemy could only end in failure.

Thinking this, Hun Xuzi could only fiercely control that black fire cauldron to shrink it, then immediately take it back, and finally store it into his own spatial ring.

After all, without energy, he couldn't possibly use his own Dou Qi to supply the medicinal pill, could he?

As for going to steal Xiao Yan's energy, that's out of the question; after all, an Emperor-level soul is not something he can bully.

And as Hun Xuzi put away his fire cauldron, for a moment, the originally five-person match arena now had only Xiao Yan still continuing.

However, at this moment, he also gazed solemnly at the fire cauldron before him, carefully calcining the two external nascent pills inside, separating their energy.

Because these two medicinal pills differ from the one he is refining, their medicinal properties are also different.

If they were haphazardly mixed together, it would instead cause the alchemy to fail completely, with no chance of redemption.

And he, who wanted to prove his teacher's vision before the medicine clan, naturally did not wish to see such a scene occur.

Fortunately, because Xiao Yan's soul power now far exceeds that in the original story, plus the two nascent pills from the Divine Farmer Old Man and the Ten Thousand Huo Zhanglao have not yet solidified, separating their energy is naturally much easier than the few solid nascent pills in the original.

Thus, under his careful extraction, the two clusters of semi-solid liquid energy gradually grew dim.

At the same time, as Xiao Yan continuously infused the energy separated from those two liquid clusters into his own nascent pill.

That originally oddly shaped nascent pill quickly became ever more round and smooth.

After who knows how long this continued, when the two clusters of energy sent by the Divine Farmer Old Man and the Ten Thousand Huo Zhanglao were exhausted, a tiny point of light gradually appeared in the medicine cauldron before Xiao Yan.

And not long after that tiny point of light appeared, the originally clear sky above Medicine Mountain instantly began to be overcast with dark clouds.

Boom—!

The next moment, black thunderclouds covered the sky within a thousand-li radius of Medicine Mountain; pitch-black lightning, carrying destructive violent force, darted swiftly through the thick cloud layer.

At the same time, the rumbling thunder above made many people instantly feel shocked.

Such terrifying pill thunder would likely make even a four-star Dou Sheng have to detour.

Its destructive power is truly the first time they have ever seen such.

At this moment, Xiao Yan, feeling his Dou Qi exhausted from the continuous energy separation, showed a faint smile on his weary face, then lifted his head, his gaze fervently fixed on the sky filled with black lightning.

"Ninth-rank Xuan pill, I, Xiao Yan, have refined it; thus, on this Dou Qi continent, who else could still look down on my teacher?"

As he spoke, Xiao Yan weakly flicked his robe, and then the dim black fire cauldron before him had its lid flung open by a mighty force.

The next moment, an inseparable medicinal fragrance quickly spread from within the fire cauldron.

Eventually, those medicinal fragrances actually condensed in the sky into beads of various colors, then fell densely from high above.

This scene was just like a grand pill rain about to fall!

Witnessing such a divine sign, many alchemists inside the arena couldn't help but feel their hearts violently tremble.

Afterwards, some people, in their excitement, actually crawled and knelt toward the direction of that dim black medicine cauldron.

At the same time, the medicine elder in the chief seat, seeing this scene, couldn't help but take a deep breath, his voice slightly trembling as he murmured softly.

As the pill rain falls, the Xuan pill appears!

Pat—pat—pat

Accompanied by the pill particles pouring down from the sky, they quickly fell onto the stone-paved square, emitting a clear sound like raindrops.

Quick, these are all good stuff, let's go up!

And many people around, seeing those pill particles fall to the ground, immediately called friends to go collect those pill particles.

After all, although these pill particles aren't exactly medicinal pills, they are also condensed from part of the pure energy of the ninth-rank Xuan pill.

Taking them would also have a decent effect on these Dou Zun cultivators.

Most importantly, the energy purity of the eighth-rank pills they refine cannot compare to these pill particles that have spun off from the ninth-rank Xuan pill.

Meanwhile, down below, many people were collecting things, while Xiao Yan hovered in the air above, his expression excited as he watched the pill particles continually falling before him.

At this time, even he couldn't help but show a deep color of ecstasy in his eyes.

Although he had heard the saying 'Pill rain falls, Xuan pill emerges' before, witnessing such a wondrous sight with his own eyes, it was still his first time.

However, speaking of it, even with his current Emperor-level soul.

To refine a ninth-rank Xuan pill, because his Dou Qi strength is limited.

Its success rate, at most, will not exceed twenty percent!

Therefore, this round of alchemy actually does have some lucky components in it.

If it weren't for the Divine Farmer Old Man and the Ten Thousand Huo Zhanglao gathering energy and semi-solid nascent pills for him, he estimates that in the end, it's likely he would have been forced to stop or completely fail due to exhausted Dou Qi, unable to continue alchemy.

Boom—!

However, just as many people below were happily collecting pill particles, far away on the horizon, within the thick dark clouds, the black lightning, like a giant serpent, began to frenziedly roar.

Under that ferocious heavenly might, many people shrank their necks and hastily retreated to a distance, fearing that the black lightning would descend upon their heads.

Boom!

When the thunderclouds above surged, the huge fire cauldron hundreds of zhang tall below shuddered violently and shot out a pillar of light that streaked toward the horizon.

At the same time, within that light pillar, people could faintly see a light mass resembling an embryo.

The next moment, that enormous light pillar, under everyone's gaze, swiftly entered the thunderclouds above.

Seeing the light pillar shooting toward it, the lightning seemed provoked, and the thunderclouds violently churned.

Immediately, countless bolts of black lightning, like roaring black serpents, swarmed toward the light pillar, entwining it and fiercely bombarding the light embryo within.

... (no)

Accompanied by the relentless bombardment of the black lightning serpents, under such earth-shaking blows, even the entire Medicine Mountain trembled.

And the deafening thunderous booming never ceased.

As for Xiao Yan below, he gazed upward with a tense expression at the unmoving light embryo amidst the frenzied barrage of heavenly lightning.

He knew that within that light mass lay the Nine Profound Pill he had just refined.

But this Nine Profound Pill differs from the Nine Treasure Pill and pills of lower grade; only after undergoing this lightning tribulation could it break out of its embryonic state.

Such matters are best left unaided by outsiders, for this profound pill requires the violent power within the lightning to temper it, making it more perfect.

However, under Xiao Yan's tense gaze, the light embryo shrouded by thunderclouds did not shatter; instead, its light grew ever more brilliant.

Such frantic bombardment, the pill lightning above persisted for nearly ten minutes before gradually weakening.

... (no)

Thus, as the lightning's power in the dark clouds waned, a faint crack sounded, suddenly emanating from within the light embryo.

Although this sound was slight, it instantly jolted everyone's hearts, and they fixed their gazes on the embryo high above.

Immediately, they saw a tiny crack on the embryo rapidly spreading.

And with the appearance of that first crack, the next moment it was as if a chain reaction had been triggered.

More and more cracks suddenly kept appearing on the embryo.

At the same time, strands of light seeped out from those cracks.

Making the embryo resemble a sea urchin covered in light spines.

... (no)

The next moment, under the gaze of countless onlookers, the embryo riddled with numerous cracks burst open with a bang.

At the instant the embryo exploded, an astonishing medicinal fragrance rapidly spread across the sky.

As the medicinal fragrance swirled, it condensed into various herbal forms that filled the sky, appearing extraordinarily marvelous.

... (no)

However, just as everyone was dazed by this celestial phenomenon, suddenly a streak of light, like lightning, shot violently toward the sky beyond Medicine Mountain.

Meanwhile, following the fleeing streak of light, the rich medicinal fragrance, as if substantive, left a long 'trail' in the sky.

... (no)

... (no)

When that streak of light appeared, instantly the countless people present erupted in an uproar, then promptly leapt to their feet, their eyes blazing as they stared at the light racing toward the distance.

In the depths of their gazes, greedy expressions continually surged.

After all, facing a Nine Profound Pill hailed as the continent's supreme medicinal pill, such temptation is something few can resist.

Of course, Lin Feng, who had already refined a Nine Profound Pill before, felt nothing strange about this scene.

After all, he had undergone such an experience back then.

... (no)

Of course, just as greed rose in those people's hearts, Xiao Yan's cold snort suddenly echoed in the sky.

And the soul fluctuation contained in that sound instantly caused a slight headache in those people, and Rui Hua came to his senses.

At the same time, the foot they had just lifted was hastily withdrawn.

After all, they wanted to seize the Nine Profound Pill from the hands of this Emperor-level soul expert, which was nearly impossible.

Seeing these people subdued, Xiao Yan did not linger; with a thought, his vast soul power shot toward the fleeing pill at near-light speed.

Then, under the assault of the Emperor-level soul, the newly formed Nine Profound Pill had almost no resistance and was seized by Xiao Yan in an instant.

Meanwhile, that streak of light, under the gaze of countless eyes, transformed into a round medicinal pill the size of a dragon's eye, its whole body entwined with a rich fragrance.

After using soul power to draw the pill back, Xiao Yan immediately took a jade bottle from his storage ring and tossed the pill inside.

After placing several layers of soul seals on the jade bottle, he then carefully put this Nine Profound Pill into his storage ring.

After all, the strength of this Nine Profound Pill already rivals a mid-rank Dou Saint; if not properly protected, should it escape, he would surely cry.

Upon seeing Xiao Yan store the Nine Profound Pill in his ring, many below instantly showed disappointment.

After all, Nine Profound Pills are not easily seen these days on the Dou Qi Continent.

... (no)

All right, Xiao Yan ignored the gazes of others, then turned and clasped his hands toward Old Man Shennong and the Myriad Huo Zhanglao, smiling.

Upon hearing that, Old Man Shennong and the Myriad Huo Zhanglao gave a bitter smile, then waved their hands.

Immediately thereafter, that Old Man Shennong leaned on the herbal cane formed by the Vital Spirit Flame, lightly stroking his beard as he said: "Xiao Yan, little friend, having won our five‑person contest, the title of the continent's top alchemist is truly yours. That brat Yao Chen, he's actually taught a fine disciple!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the many Medicine Clan elders in the audience seats saw their expressions instantly turn extremely complicated.

But in the end, they could only exchange a glance, each letting out a quiet sigh.

After all, faced with this ironclad fact, no matter how proud they were, they had no choice but to submit!

"Hehe."

Upon hearing that, Xiao Yan gave a light chuckle.

Immediately after, he glanced at the teacher in the audience, then turned to the Yao Dan on the main seat, clasped his fists and said, "Yao Dan clan leader, I don't mind the title, but today I have a request."

"Ah, I know what you want to say."

Upon hearing that, the Yao Dan on the main seat now wore a somewhat complicated expression.

But finally, he let out a light sigh, looked toward the outcast of his own clan, and said, "Yao Chen, on the clan monument I will add your parents' names." "Thank you, Yao Dan clan leader!"

Hearing the words he had been hoping for for an unknown length of time, Yao Chen's palm involuntarily trembled lightly, and he rose excitedly to thank the speaker.

His lifelong wish finally came true today.

Even he, despite his experience, felt an indescribable excitement.

"The process is beautiful, but Yao Chen's wish, I fear cannot be fulfilled today."

While Yao Chen was excited, Lin Feng glanced at the increasingly strange expression of the Soul Void and thought to himself.

Of course, amid the conversation, the unnoticed loser slipped into the crowd while no one was watching.

After all, everyone's attention was on Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, and the Yao Dan, so no one noticed his movement.

"Hehe, Yao Dan clan leader, I also have a request today, I hope you will kindly consider."

And as Lin Feng quietly slipped into the crowd, the Soul Void in the sky, just as he had expected, suddenly gave a strange smile and spoke.

"Oh."

Seeing the other's expression, the Yao Dan furrowed his brows, looked at the Soul Void's odd face, and felt a slight surge of wariness.

6=9+

Immediately after, after communicating with Huo Yao and Gu Nanhai below, he looked at the Soul Void and said, "You can speak, if it's not something major, the clan leader might consider agreeing."

At that, the smile on the Soul Void's face grew even more bizarre.

"This guy is off."

But Xiao Yan sensed the subtle change in the other's expression and felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

Immediately after, his soul power slipped out quietly, scanning the Soul Void up and down several times.

But regardless of his sensing, the other was a Seventh Star early‑stage Dou Saint.

To the Yao clan and him, that was not a great threat.

Thinking this, Xiao Yan became even more puzzled.

However, the Soul Void did not notice the other's actions.

At this moment, he licked his lips and then said astonishingly, "Yao Dan clan leader, my Soul clan wishes to temporarily borrow the Tuo She Gu Di Yu held by the Yao clan."

"Wow!"

His words were like a stone causing a thousand ripples, instantly causing all the Yao clan elders, as well as Huo Yao and Gu Nanhai who had been sent by the clan to witness, to change their expressions dramatically.

Immediately after, the plaza that had been boiling over due to the emergence of the Ninth‑grade Mysterious Pill fell silent.

The Tuo She Gu Di Yu, the last Dou Emperor‑level powerhouse of the Dou Qi Continent, is the key to the Tuo She Gu Di Cave.

Over a thousand years ago, it was accidentally obtained by Xiao Xuan of the Xiao clan, and later caused massive upheaval across the continent.

After a round of slaughter, the exhausted Xiao clan, facing the overwhelmingly superior Seven‑clan alliance, had to agree to split it into eight pieces, each of the ancient eight clans taking one.

Because the Tuo She Gu Di Yu is crucial for ascending to Dou Emperor, each of the ancient eight clans treats it as a treasured relic and guards it carefully.

Even ordinary elders cannot see the actual object.

Thus, those in the know, after hearing the Soul Void's extremely arrogant words, looked at him as if he were a madman.

Such a treasure essential for advancing to that lofty realm—how could the Yao clan possibly lend it to him?!

"Is this guy's brain burnt out, or does he have some hidden confidence?"

"This guy definitely has a serious problem!"

Having scanned the Soul Void to no avail, Xiao Yan now furrowed his brows, staring at the Soul Void's face full of a bizarre smile, feeling a slight unease.

After all, the Soul Void saying such things to the Yao clan is undoubtedly dancing on their red line; with this guy's Seventh Star Dou Saint strength, there's no way he can escape from this gathering of strong ones!

"Something's off; I need to keep looking for the problem."

Years of experience have also made Xiao Yan's intuition extremely sharp.

Although he hasn't found the issue yet, he knows that the Soul Void is not some simpleton, so it couldn't have challenged him without cause.

Therefore this guy must consider himself invincible, which is why he dared to speak such words.

Thinking this, Xiao Yan's heart sank slightly, and with a solemn voice he transmitted, "Teacher, be careful; this Soul Void is off. If anything happens, we will withdraw immediately."

Hearing this, Yao Chen also nodded gravely.

At this moment, he also felt that the Soul Void was slightly off.

While the two ahead were communicating, the Elder Wan Huo in the sky now stared at the Soul Void with a grim face, murderous intent swirling in his eyes.

At this moment, as soon as his own clan leader spoke, he would immediately join other elders to strike, killing on the spot the guy who dared to challenge the Yao clan's bottom line before so many people, annihilating both body and soul!

"Soul Void, do you know what you are actually saying?"

At this time, at the front of the audience, the Yao Dan stared expressionlessly at the Soul Void in the sky, his eyes flashing with a sharp cold light.

In that manner, it seemed that if the Soul Void answered poorly, he would be finished immediately!

"Hehe, Yao Dan clan leader, this Tuo She Gu Di Yu is an ominous object. When the Xiao clan first obtained it, they ended up facing extinction. Now that it remains with the Yao clan, it will only bring disaster to you. So it would be better to hand it over to me for safety, perhaps."

As for the Soul Void, at this moment it seemed oblivious to the murderous intent of the surrounding Yao clan elders, and again uttered a shocking statement, smiling broadly, saying words that made Yao Dan and all Yao clan elders furious.

"Wrong, quickly send a message to the Gu clan and the Yan clan; something outside has sealed off the entire Yao realm, including the exit. Now even my soul power cannot break through!"

However, just as the Yao Dan was about to kill the Soul Void, Xiao Yan's urgent shout instantly echoed throughout the Yao realm.

"What?!"

When the former's words rang out, the audience present instantly looked with shocked faces at the anxious Xiao Yan and the seemingly normal sky.

"Quick, notify the people of the Gu and Yan clans!"

Shortly after Xiao Yan's words, the Yao Dan who reacted first immediately shouted toward the Yao clan elders seated below him, as well as Gu Nanhai and Huo Yao.

At this moment, he seemed to have understood something in his heart, and he no longer cared about the clan chief's dignity.

Eh, yes!

And those Medicine Clan elders who had been awakened by their clan chief's shout immediately, belatedly, took out their space jade slips and quickly crushed them.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

With the shattering of those space jade slips, the spatial power within them instantly began to emanate continuously.

But immediately after, what made those present unable to believe their eyes was that, just as these spatial fluctuations were about to condense into a spatial channel, they suddenly suffered some kind of interference and violently trembled.

Next, the channel that was about to form instantly, under the gaze of countless people, silently dissipated.

Boom!

Seeing this scene, countless people inside felt their hearts suddenly turn cold.

Waa! Waa!

And some clever Medicine Clan elders, without needing a reminder from the medicine pill, hurriedly sent out the clan's enemy invasion alarm.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As the alarm sounded, the surrounding mountains and buildings instantly stirred; the next moment, countless Medicine Clan warriors surged forth like locusts, rushing through the air.

And in the blink of an eye, countless Dou Zong, Dou Zun, and even half-Saint level Medicine Clan warriors instantly filled the entire sky.

Although they don't know what happened now, after all, the clan's elders wouldn't idle away by playing with the alarm.

Therefore, at this point, even a junior could tell that something major must have happened!

Mm, it seems the seal has already been completed. Fortunately, Xiao Yan that guy was held up by refining pills, otherwise he'd be sensing around randomly, which would indeed be somewhat dangerous.

Hun Xuzi narrowed his eyes at those unable-to-form spatial channels, stood with hands behind his back, and lightly smiled as he said.

Hehe, they've come out, they've all come out, good; otherwise, how would they be able to move conveniently?

And Lin Feng, seeing the sky filled with countless Medicine Clan warriors, also had a faint smile appear at the corner of his mouth.

After all, this time it's up to those people.

But immediately after, he slightly furrowed his brows and thought to himself: 'It's just a pity that Xiao Yan with emperor-level soul is still here, so I can't communicate with them; otherwise, I could also know how the plan is progressing.'

Hun Xuzi, what tricks did you pull!

And while Lin Feng was pondering his plan, a Medicine Clan elder suddenly shouted loudly at Hun Xuzi.

Upon hearing that, Hun Xuzi merely gave a faint smile, ignored the rushing Medicine Clan warriors, and casually said: 'I didn't do anything; I just sealed off the entire Medicine Clan's space.'

What?!

As soon as those words fell, the people below, while indeed realizing it was true, couldn't help but start to stir.

Immediately after, some powerful figures from various factions who had come to observe the Medicine Convention hurriedly took out their space jade slips from their storage rings, trembling, and quickly crushed them.

However, the final result was exactly the same as before; the message simply couldn't be sent out.

And Xiao Yan at this time likewise took out a space jade slip and crushed it, hoping to broadcast the news of this incident.

But the final result need not be elaborated; it was the same as theirs.

Now we're doomed.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan's face instantly darkened like water, and his heart grew even more terrified.

After all, if the Soul Clan seals them all up, it means the other side is confident they can wipe them out.

Quick, let's notify the clan!

And at this time, Huo Yao and Gu Nanhai were likewise terrified, wanting to take out their respective communication tools with their clans.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

However, just as the two were acting, two black light rays suddenly sliced through space and swiftly pierced their brows.

Heh heh.

Next, the vitality in Gu Nanhai and Huo Yao's eyes rapidly dissipated; their bodies twitched unconsciously a few times, then they slid down beneath the stone chair.

Damn it!

Seeing that before he could even react, the two Four-Star Peak Dou Saint elders sent by the Gu and Yan clans were already dead, Medicine Dan was both shocked and angry.

However, just as he was about to seize Hun Xuzi as a hostage, Xiao Yan in the sky suddenly changed expression, looked terrified at Medicine Dan, and shouted: 'Quick, Medicine Dan clan leader, immediately activate your clan's protective grand formation; a powerful expert is coming— is it an Eight-Star Dou Saint? No, it's dozens of times stronger than the Eight-Star Initial Dou Saint I've seen. It's a Nine-Star Dou Saint arriving!'

Nine-Star Dou Saint?

Upon hearing that, Medicine Dan's body trembled, but soon he spoke with a strange expression: 'Xiao Yan, where exactly is that person's coordinates? Did you sense wrong? If it truly is a Nine-Star Dou Saint, then in the Soul Clan there's only the Soul Heaven Emperor. If he comes out, the Gu clan side would definitely notice; then wouldn't the Soul Clan be destroying its own plan?'

While speaking, he also swept his soul power across the sky, trying to locate the person Xiao Yan mentioned.

And Hun Xuzi, seeing this scene, whose expression had slightly changed due to Xiao Yan's sudden outburst, felt relieved in his heart.

Indeed, the Medicine Clan's vigilance is just not good.

Don't ask, just quickly activate the grand formation; we'll talk later if anything happens!

The former was happy, but seeing Xiao Yan still hesitating, Xiao Yan instantly became so angry his lungs felt like they'd explode.

Immediately after, he suppressed his anger and pleaded: 'Medicine Dan clan leader, don't keep looking; he should still be finishing the last part of the seal, not having entered the Medicine Realm. With your soul power, you couldn't possibly detect him. Right now, don't worry about whether activating the clan's protective formation would be embarrassing—first, preserve your life.'

This person's specific strength, although I feel he's considerably weaker than Gu Yuan uncle, is definitely not something an Eight-Star Dou Saint could possess; it must be a Nine-Star Dou Saint. I'll take that ninth-grade profound pill I just had, plus help you refine ten more of the same grade, guaranteeing it—so quickly activate the grand formation!

At this moment, Xiao Yan was truly afraid.

The sealing of the Medicine Realm means the retreat is cut off, plus a Nine-Star Dou Saint is descending.

With our side's highest strength being at most Seven-Star Dou Saint, if the Medicine Clan doesn't activate the grand formation, we'll all be finished together.

After all, he knows that the Soul Hall collects souls to extract the origin.

He cannot believe the Soul Clan would just watch them retreat completely in this operation.

Alas, it seems even with Xiao Yan's advance warning, this Medicine Clan bunch of idiots, just like in the original, must watch Wu Nie Tun Yan appear before realizing the impending disaster.

Seeing this scene, Lin Feng, who knew whom Xiao Yan had sensed, couldn't help but curse inwardly and shake his head.

Originally he had hoped Xiao Yan's presence could enable the Medicine Clan to prepare in advance.

It would be best to wait a bit for the battle, the peak Medicine Emperor remnant soul backed by the full power of the Medicine Clan could still join forces with Xiao Yan to heavily wound Wu Nie Tun Yan, forcing the Soul Heavenly Emperor's plan to be delayed.

As a result, the other side, without saying a word, just killed Huo Yao and Gu Nanhai.

Yao Dan, you idiot, you're still considering whether to deploy the grand formation? You're really not afraid of exterminating the clan!

The Myriad Huo Zhanglao, seeing this, immediately sent a voice transmission: "Eh, clan chief, I think Xiao Yan doesn't seem to be fake; why don't we"

Whoosh!

However, just as the former's words were halfway spoken, boundless black flames seeped out from that void, finally spreading across the Medicine Realm like a blanket.

In the blink of an eye, this heaven and earth were completely covered by those black flames, and even the surrounding light seemed to have been sucked away by half at that moment.

In an instant, the entire Medicine Realm became dark and gloomy.

"This is the true form of Wu Nie Tun Yan!"

Gazing at the black flames seeping out from the void, Xiao Yan, anxious as ants on a hot pan, saw his pupils contract sharply.

At the same time, within his body, his Fire Spirit Little Three also opened its eyes, its youthful little face full of panic.

Obviously, even it felt a strong sense of crisis at this moment.

Seeing this, the Hun Xuzi floating in the sky finally let his heart settle.

Immediately, amidst the black flames raging behind him, he wore a grin as he lowered his head to look at Yao Dan, slowly opening his arms, the smile on his face growing richer.

"Yao Dan, I am honored to announce that you have missed the best opportunity to lift the seal. Now, the Medicine Clan will be no more."

Boom!

At the very moment the former's words fell, the sky-covering black flames completely enveloped this heaven and earth.

At this very moment, the entire Medicine Realm was engulfed in boundless black flames.

Yet under the engulfing black flames, the people inside the Medicine Realm suddenly felt that their battle qi, for no reason, began to gradually drain away without any sign.

It was as if, at this moment, some intangible thing was constantly devouring their battle qi.

This discovery instantly terrified those who could not find the cause of their battle qi loss.

From the Soul Clan's blockade of the Medicine Realm, it is clear they have no intention of leaving any survivors.

Moreover, by this point they should understand that the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan were annihilated by the Soul Clan.

Today's events are irrefutable proof!

And with the people's commotion, the Medicine Mountain Range instantly fell into chaos.

No one expected that a perfectly fine medicine festival would possibly turn out to be their own doom!

"Quick, the Soul Clan is attacking us; your battle qi is continuously draining because of the Soul Clan's Wu Nie Tun Yan's devouring power. This is an extermination crisis—everyone, go outside to help immediately, do not linger here!"

Meanwhile, amidst the commotion outside, an elder inside the Medicine Clan's treasury shouted loudly with a voice mixed with battle qi.

"What?!"

Hearing that loud shout, the Medicine Clan's treasury guards who originally thought it was something else here all turned pale with shock, saying: "Elder, is this really true?"

"Still asking, can't you feel your own changes? The Soul Clan is addicted to killing; whether our clan can continue depends on today—if you don't hurry to help and stop lingering here, I'll go inform others!"

Upon hearing that, the elder immediately shouted angrily at those Medicine Clan's treasury guards.

"Yes!"

The awakened Medicine Clan's treasury guards, noticing their battle qi continuously draining, all let out a unified stern cry and then rushed out.

After all, as the elder said, such terrifying devouring power could only be done by the Soul Clan's Wu Nie Tun Yan.

Since they were all affected, it's obvious the Soul Clan must have attacked.

Thus, they had no need to stay here.

After all, if the front line fails, how could these little fish possibly guard the treasury?

So they might as well go help at the front line.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

However, just as those Medicine Clan's treasury guards had stepped forward, the Medicine Clan elder immediately waved his hand and took out over a dozen Heavenly Demon Puppets whose strength was no more than Battle Venerable.

However, these Heavenly Demon Puppets differed from the others in that they actually had a hollow in their bodies.

And from within, a powerful suction force constantly emanated.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After taking out the Heavenly Demon Puppets, the Medicine Clan elder, with a thought, made their eyes light up and they shot straight toward the rows of wooden racks ahead.

But astonishingly, as the Heavenly Demon Puppets approached the wooden racks, the racks and everything on them were instantly sucked in by a force and vanished into the hollow before each puppet.

Under the puppets' astonishingly high-efficiency frenzied absorption, everything in this Medicine Clan's treasury was completely absorbed in the blink of an eye.

Next, the Medicine Clan elder gestured, and several space rings flew out from the hollow before each puppet, landing in his hand.

He then stored the space rings in his collar, and promptly took out a handful of empty space rings, controlling them to fly into the hollows on the puppets' bodies.

Having done that, the Medicine Clan elder proceeded to the next treasury. (End of chapter)