Chapter 1374: Primordial Qi Enters the Pill

"Hmm, what's that commotion?"

As the Tian Mu was torn open, the ten‑thousand‑zhang vortex kept sucking the world's heaven‑and‑earth energy, and in an instant everyone across the Gu Nanfang Dalu was startled and then looked in astonishment toward the northeast where the disturbance originated.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

In the next moment the crowd surged forward, racing straight toward the northeast.

As for Zhu Kun, he was the most aggressive, charging straight to the front.

When they arrived at the site of the incident, they discovered that the cause of the earlier commotion was a massive, multicolored light vortex in the sky, spanning tens of thousands of zhàng.

As they looked downward, they immediately saw a thousand‑zhang Fire Cauldron.

At the same time, they realized that the huge vortex in the sky was the disturbance caused by that Black Fire Cauldron.

More precisely, that vortex was triggered by something inside the Medicine Cauldron!

"That's… Lin Feng!?"

Arriving here, Zhu Kun scanned the area, and after spotting the distant figure, he exclaimed in surprise, "What on earth is that kid doing to cause such a huge commotion?"

Hearing that, Huang Tian instantly nodded in agreement, his tone surprised as he said, "It looks like alchemy, but even an Eight‑Star Dou Saint at the peak might not be able to create such a disturbance."

Upon hearing the words "alchemy," Zhu Kun, who had been watching the thousand‑zhang Fire Cauldron, suddenly realized and shouted, "Your Majesty, I understand—it's the pill the kid mentioned earlier; it's about to be successfully refined!"

"Pill?"

Hearing that, those nearby were momentarily stunned, then their minds raced to search wildly.

But soon, everyone figured it out.

After all, more than half a month ago, before the other party went into seclusion, they said they would refine a top‑tier Ninth‑grade Golden Core Pill that could help a Nine‑Star Dou Saint at the peak break through to become a Dou Emperor!

Now it makes sense—the disturbance they caused this time was due to refining that pill.

Huang Tian and the others set out to uncover the truth behind the tremor that shook the entire Gu Nanfang Dalu.

Including the women, everyone stared in awe at the Medicine Cauldron, their eyes glazed as they said, "No wonder this pill, which can help a Dou Saint at the peak break through the barrier and ascend to Dou Emperor, can create such a heart‑shaking disturbance!"

Hearing that, those around also subconsciously nodded, their faces showing agreement.

After all, when a pill is born, its disturbance surpasses even that of an Eight‑Star Dou Saint, and no one can deny that.

At least they've lived this long.

It's still the first time they've seen a pill's birth create such a soul‑shaking disturbance.

Logically, those who can stay here are regarded as highly experienced big‑shots in the outside world.

But here, they're like fresh‑out‑of‑school youngsters, nervous and amazed at the scene before them.

As for the women, they too watch the scene with extreme nervousness.

After all, this pill determines whether their whole family must flee the Dou Qi Continent.

Except for a few, the vast majority certainly do not wish to flee their hometown with their tails between their legs.

Therefore, unless forced, who would want to leave the Dou Qi Continent?

As for Lin Feng, he naturally doesn't know what others think at this moment.

His attention is now focused on the Black Fire Cauldron in the sky.

Although the embryonic pill is about to be born, as long as the pill isn't complete, he dares not relax for a moment.

After all, the memory of his recent failure when he first tried to refine a Ninth‑grade Golden Core Pill—almost succeeding but failing—still haunts him.

"Hoo‑hoo!"

Now, the massive light vortex high above is growing stronger by the moment.

At the same time, the heaven‑and‑earth energy within a radius of a million li begins to rush toward here under the pull.

However, energy of such a vast scope keeps gathering together.

The overly dense heaven‑and‑earth energy even causes the incoming energy mist.

Before reaching the vortex above the Fire Cauldron, the mist already merges, forming liquid energy.

And this massive liquid energy, drawn by gravity, clusters together.

In an instant, a seemingly endless river of energy appeared across the sky!

The energy river, like a raging great river, surged rapidly under the stunned gazes of the crowd, then continuously poured into the colorful light vortex.

Subsequently, some of that energy will be flame‑tempered, refined by Lin Feng, and finally thrown into the white Pill Pellet inside the Medicine Cauldron.

However, compared with the continuously incoming massive liquid energy,

the white Pill Pellet is only about the size of a fist.

And this comparison makes the pellet's tiny volume unbelievable.

Yet it can contain the endlessly flowing, hundred‑zhang‑wide energy river!

Nevertheless, the scarcity of high‑grade pills on the Dou Qi Continent today is likely closely related to this.

After all, refining pills of this caliber demands an enormous amount of energy.

But in most places, the Dou Qi is far too thin to support such consumption.

At the same time, the thin heaven‑and‑earth energy also reduces the probability of peak‑strength cultivators appearing on the Dou Qi Continent.

Thus, mid‑ and low‑tier Dou Saints cannot rely on their own Dou Qi to meet the energy needed for a Ninth‑grade Golden Core Pill to be born.

This situation, persisting for millennia, naturally led to the gradual extinction of Ninth‑grade Golden Core Pills.

"Since we have to refine, let's gamble on it."

At this moment, Lin Feng, hovering above the Tian Mu, gazed at the distant horizon where dense Dou Qi continuously poured into the Medicine Cauldron, and a resolve instantly settled in his heart.

Then, he slightly closed his eyes, and his Soul Power silently began to mobilize.

"Ha!"

Accompanying the flow of Soul Power, the next moment, Lin Feng restrained those Soul Powers, suddenly striking a seal deep within his own mind.

"Boom!"

The two collided, and the invisible shockwave that spread out shot toward the distance at an extremely fast speed instantly.

And the commotion it caused made even those far away, like Zhu Kun and the others, involuntarily furrow their brows slightly.

Because they could feel it where Lin Feng was standing.

Just now, there was an extremely strong soul impact that shot over from the other side and finally flew toward the distance.

And such a huge commotion instantly startled the people around, leaving them at a loss, and then they hurriedly looked toward where Lin Feng was.

After all, an attack of soul power is also somewhat unfamiliar to everyone.

Moreover, Lin Feng is currently at a critical moment in his alchemy.

What they fear is these soul impacts; if something were engaging him in a soul battle, that would be no fun.

After all, the biggest fear in alchemy is being disturbed; once the "culprit" succeeds, this pill about to take shape is very likely to fail due to losing stability.

However, Lin Feng naturally does not know the emotions of the people before him.

Similarly, he will not know that he is attacking the seal set up by the Inner Medicine Emperor in his mind.

Others would think that something is engaging him in a soul battle.

But thinking that way wouldn't be completely wrong.

After all, he truly must overcome that seal in his mind in order to take out the primordial emperor qi that the Medicine Emperor gave him!

I suppose the Medicine Emperor was worried he would act rashly without knowing the situation, so he added a safeguard in his mind.

And this safeguard requires the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Saint Peak and even greater power to be opened.

"Boom!"

Just then, Lin Feng's body suddenly emitted another extremely strong shockwave that spread outward.

However, compared to the previous shockwave, this time it is not soul but energy!

At the same time, a muffled sound of something breaking suddenly rang out in Lin Feng's mind.

As for the former, after shattering the seal left by the Medicine Emperor.

Suddenly, he felt that something in his mind seemed to be attracting him.

And this attraction is incredibly strong!

Because in the dark, a voice told him that as long as he absorbs that cluster of energy just released.

He might then be able to break through to a higher realm!

"It seems that this source qi has quite an attraction for us who meet the conditions to break through to Dou Emperor."

As he spoke, Lin Feng immediately moved his thought and forcibly suppressed the desire in his heart.

However, the next moment, he used Dou Qi to wrap that light gray energy.

Then he sent it toward the distant black fire cauldron.

That energy swiftly sliced through the air, and then, under Lin Feng's watchful eyes, successfully entered the medicine cauldron and then drilled straight into the fist-sized pill inside.

"Hum!"

In an instant, the primordial emperor qi as a whole caused the Nine Palace Building Emperor Pill, which had been normally absorbing energy, to suddenly undergo violent turmoil.

At the same time, outside, Zhu Kun's body suddenly trembled when that strand of energy swept across the sky.

Then he stared in astonishment toward the direction of the distant black fire cauldron, his eyes revealing a bewildered expression.

Because just now, in that area, he felt something different.

That thing caused waves of urge in his heart to rush forward, seize, and absorb it!

And the only thing he could think of was.

"I didn't expect that guy to actually have hidden this stuff. But looking at his appearance, is it because the quantity is insufficient, so he can't use it to directly break through to Dou Emperor?"

As he spoke, Zhu Kun couldn't help but start to ponder.

"Bang!"

However, at this very moment, inside the black fire cauldron, a surge of energy impact stronger than any before suddenly burst out violently.

The terrifying power released by the shockwave instantly caused everyone present to show looks of shock.

At the same time, after the white pill inside the medicine cauldron had those gray energies attach to it and penetrate it.

This pill, at this moment, also quietly underwent a slight change.

Although its energy did not significantly increase.

But upon looking, one would discover that, for some reason, this Nine Palace Building Emperor Pill at this moment.

Compared to before, it always gives people a completely different feeling.

It seems like a natural superior suppressing an inferior.

"Rumble!"

Not long after the source qi entered the pill, the vortex above the medicine cauldron suddenly underwent violent shaking without any sign.

Then, under the astonished gazes of everyone except Zhu Kun, the energy vortex in the sky suddenly began to expand again, and its speed remained extremely fast.

Before they could come to their senses, the vortex in the sky had already increased in size by two times!

At the same time, the vortex's suction and pulling force also began to grow stronger.

And under its terrifying suction, the heavenly and earthly energy within a radius of several million li.

At this moment, it instantly shot toward that black fire cauldron at an extremely fast speed!

As for that vortex, under the constant sucking and pulling of heavenly and earthly energy and its rotation.

Its shape, too, began to shift from the previous tornado shape toward a circular form.

Looking far away, those who didn't know might even think this was a new planet forming.

But soon, as that gravity grew stronger.

Because Lin Feng's refining speed was slightly slower than that sucking speed.

A massive amount of energy that couldn't be fed in in time accumulated at an extremely tiny point at the center of the colored sphere.

Moreover, the external energy input had not stopped; instead, it kept continuously pressing the center.

In such high‑temperature, high‑pressure conditions, the energy was forcibly compressed into a solid form.

"Is this because the energy is so dense and squeezed together, turning into an energy crystal?"

Meanwhile, those far away, upon spotting a newly emerged "planet" on the horizon, were left speechless and each burst out in astonishment.

After all, such a spectacular sight was the first they had ever seen in their lives!

As for the alchemists Dan Ta Sanmei, Zhao Ran, and Xuan Yi, after witnessing the scene they were so shocked they didn't know what to say.

After all, although they were also refining ninth‑grade pills, the amount of activity they generated during the process was less than one‑tenth, indeed less than one‑fiftieth, of Lin Feng's.

"Crack! Boom!"

As the gravitational pull of the energy crystal grew stronger, the surrounding space began to collapse at that moment.

Then the fragments of space were swiftly torn away by successive suction, vanished in an instant, and finally disappeared.

After that, this phenomenon continued for several days.

It wasn't until the morning of the tenth day that the suction in the sky slowly faded.

At the same time, the massive energy crystal, thousands of zhang in size, lost its energy supply.

Under the unsatisfied grasp of the fire cauldron below, its size began to gradually shrink.

By noon, the energy crystal in the sky had almost vanished.

Only a few dozen zhang remained, still spinning alone in the sky.

But soon, that final fragment was completely consumed under the fire cauldron's pull.

Meanwhile, the crowd suddenly noticed that the once sunny sky had abruptly changed.

In the blink of an eye, the previously gentle, sunny weather turned into a sky thick with dark clouds.

Under the endless, dense black clouds, the sky within a thousand‑li radius instantly became as gloomy as Tian Mu.

(End of chapter)