Chapter 417

Xiao Yan looked at the pill in the medicine cauldron that was the size of a dragon's eye and gradually becoming round, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

The next moment, a brilliant green beam of light also shot out from the medicine cauldron in front of Xiao Yan, shooting straight into the clouds. At the top of the beam of light, energy surged rapidly, mist grew, and eventually evolved into dark clouds.

At this moment, everyone's gaze shifted to the dark cloud above Xiao Yan's head, wanting to know exactly how many colors of Pill Lightning could appear.

They saw the thunderclouds rolling, and a touch of cyan quietly appeared, burning the thunderclouds into a cyan color.

Not long after the cyan color appeared, the thunderclouds rolled again, and a touch of blue quietly appeared, then expanded rapidly, eventually becoming equal to the cyan color.

Under everyone's gaze, after the thunderclouds were silent for a moment, they rolled again, and a touch of red quietly appeared, then expanded rapidly, eventually becoming equal to the other two colors.

After the three-colored Pill Lightning appeared, the magnitude of the thunderclouds' rolling decreased, as if they had fallen silent.

"Haha! It's also three-colored Pill Lightning. It seems the champion of this Pill Gathering belongs to me!" Seeing that the Pill Lightning condensed by Xiao Yan was only three-colored, Old Mu Gu immediately felt relieved.

Seeing that the Pill Lightning condensed by Xiao Yan was only three-colored, Xuan Kong Zi on the high platform and the group of elders immediately showed looks of disappointment, and some even had faces that became incomparably pale.

If the champion of this Pill Gathering were obtained by someone from the Hall of Souls, it would bring a huge blow to the Pill Tower.

"Yao Chen! Although your disciple has filial piety, he shouldn't have refined this Fuling Qing Pill at the Pill Gathering! He should have refined a more advanced pill." Xuan Kong Zi looked at Yao Chen beside him, feeling truly mixed emotions. Xiao Yan's strength was far superior to Cao Ying's, so he could naturally refine a higher-grade pill. He wouldn't dare say high, but refining a pill that could attract five-colored Pill Lightning would not be a problem.

"It's too late to say anything now! Besides, Xiao Yan also has filial piety!" The beautiful woman beside Yao Chen sighed.

Seeing the looks of disappointment in everyone's eyes, Yao Chen gave a slight smile and said, "Don't be anxious! Keep watching! Xiao Yan has a sense of proportion!"

Hearing this, Xuan Kong Zi and the others were stunned. The pill had already been formed; could it be that there was still a turning point?

"Boom!"

A muffled sound of thunder rang out, and the medicine cauldron in front of Old Mu Gu finally shot out a brilliant beam of light. At the top of the beam of light, energy surged crazily, constantly producing mist, and eventually forming dark clouds.

They saw lightning appearing in the dark clouds, and a cyan and red color quietly formed, then expanded rapidly.

Two colors of Pill Lightning appeared all at once, which meant that this pill would not be lower than four Pill Lightnings, or even five.

Sure enough, under everyone's gaze, the thunderclouds rolled again, and then condensed two more colors: gold and blue.

"Four-colored Pill Lightning!"

Xuan Kong Zi and the group of elders looked at the four-colored Pill Lightning in the sky, their hearts tightening.

What made them despair was that the thunderclouds had not stopped rolling, and a golden light quietly appeared again, then slowly grew larger. Although the speed was relatively slow, it still rendered the thunderclouds into five colors.

"Hahaha! The champion of this Pill Gathering belongs to our Hall of Souls!" At this moment, Old Mu Gu laughed out loud. He had finally won with a strong posture. After this matter passed, even if he were no longer afraid of being punished by the Hall of Souls, because this one merit alone could make up for the mistakes he had made before.

"Sigh! Everything is over!" Xuan Kong Zi looked at the five-colored Pill Lightning in the sky and sighed deeply, his face also becoming pale. Even if Xiao Yan had a backup plan, at most he could only bring out five-colored Pill Lightning. Even if Xiao Yan obtained the champion, the Hall of Souls would say they were biased toward Xiao Yan afterward, and in this way, the Pill Tower's reputation would be damaged just the same, or even more severely.

At this moment, Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan, his face also showing some worry. Although he had taught Xiao Yan the Spirit Ascension Method, this could at most add two more colors to the Pill Lightning, and it was still lacking for victory.

"Xiao Yan! Whatever skills you have, bring them all out! You must not let the people from the Hall of Souls obtain the champion!" At this moment, Cao Ying and Dan Chen both shifted their gazes toward Xiao Yan, secretly cheering for him.

Xiao Yan did not notice other people's gazes; all his attention was on the round pill in the medicine cauldron.

"I don't know how many colors the Spirit Ascension Method can add to the pill. Let's try it first! If it doesn't work, I'll think of other ways." Xiao Yan thought to himself, then bit the tip of his tongue, and a drop of essence blood sprayed out from his mouth, shooting straight toward the pill.

They saw that the originally silent pill suddenly became violent after the addition of this drop of essence blood, and countless energy surged, making the beam of light thicker by a few points.

As the beam of light thickened, the thundercloud above Xiao Yan's head grew larger by a few points, then surged again.

They saw a purple color quietly appear in the thunderclouds, then expand rapidly.

"It appeared, the fourth color appeared!"

At this moment, the group of elders of the Pill Tower became incomparably excited; after all, there was actually still a turning point. Although the hope was not great, it was better than having no hope at all.

"It can actually perform Spirit Ascension, but this can at most add two more colors, which is equal to me. Our Hall of Souls does not have the saying of a tie!" Seeing that a new color began to appear in the Pill Lightning above Xiao Yan's head, Old Mu Gu was immediately a bit displeased.

Just at this moment, everyone in the square suddenly felt a pressure, and this pressure came precisely from the Pill Lightning above Xiao Yan's head.

They saw the thunderclouds surging again, and a golden color quietly appeared.

"The fifth color has appeared!"

At this moment, everyone in the square looked at the Pill Lightning in the sky incomparably excitedly; after all, they did not want the people from the Hall of Souls to win. The Hall of Souls was like a rat in the sewer, and no one did not dislike it.

Following the appearance of the fifth color, the magnitude of the thunderclouds' rolling decreased again, clearly unable to produce any other colors.

"Sigh! Is everything ending here?" Xuan Kong Zi looked at the two masses of five-colored Pill Lightning in the sky, his heart filled with mixed emotions. At this moment, he incomparably hoped that Xiao Yan's Pill Lightning could add one more color, even if this color were very faint.

"Heh heh! Five-colored Pill Lightning is already not simple! It's a pity that the final winner still belongs to me!" A wicked smile curled up at the corner of Old Mu Gu's mouth, and he looked toward Xuan Kong Zi and the others on the high platform, showing a look of provocation.

Seeing Old Mu Gu's provocation, although Xuan Kong Zi really wanted to slaughter him, he knew this was impossible. But letting him announce with his own mouth that the person from the Hall of Souls had obtained the champion, he was unwilling! This would be the shame of his life.

Just when Xuan Kong Zi was in despair, he suddenly felt the breath of life permeating the air. Some seeds that were usually invisible began to take root and sprout at this moment, and in the blink of an eye, they became lush and green.

"This... this is..." Xuan Kong Zi breathed in this intoxicating breath, then shifted his gaze toward the direction where Xiao Yan was, discovering that the black-and-white flame in Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron had turned white at some point.

(End of chapter)