Chapter 556: Void Alchemy

"Holy Pill!"

Someone called out softly, their voice trembling.

Countless disciples' gazes flickered.

For them, this was still the first time they had seen an Alchemist actually forge a Holy Pill!

Nan Xin, truly worthy of being the Grand Elder of Dan Valley, easily forged the Holy Pill, proving the title Dan Saint well deserved.

What the crowd didn't know was that when Nan Xin saw that white light, he also let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, although he was a Dan Saint, a Holy Pill was not something that could be forged effortlessly. Only upon reaching the Pill Emperor realm could he freely create Holy Pills. Yet he was not yet a Pill Emperor, and the entire Beimingzhou had gone years without a Pill Emperor appearing.

Normally he could forge only one Holy Pill per month. When in good condition, he could forge two. Exceeding that would cause the alchemy to fail or the pill grade to drop.

It had been over half a month since his last Holy Pill, and his recent condition was good, so he felt confident.

The successful forging of the Holy Pill let him exhale a small sigh of relief.

Nan Xin shifted his thoughts, and the lid of the alchemy furnace lifted, releasing a ball of light from within.

"Grand Elder Nan Xin, what are you doing?"

Many disciples, seeing this, wore shocked expressions, truly unable to comprehend Nan Xin's actions.

Only those from Dan Valley showed knowing smiles.

Nan Yan raised his voice even higher, explaining, "My father is forming a pill right now."

Ling Xueyao added, "This is Grand Elder Nan Xin's signature technique, Void Pill Formation!"

Hearing Ling Xueyao's explanation, everyone understood, and many disciples even shouted in surprise.

"So this is the unrivaled pill‑forming technique of Grand Elder Nan Xin!"

"I had heard of it before, but never had the fortune to see it; today I have no regrets!"

"It is said that Void Pill Formation requires absolute confidence in one's skill, and the pill quality becomes slightly better; Grand Elder Nan Xin truly lives up to being a Dan Saint!"

The more fervent the surrounding awe, the colder Ye Qingran's eyes became at that moment.

Void Pill Formation.

This is the alchemy technique originally devised by Master Ling Xianliu.

Anyone using this method to form a pill must have absolute confidence in their alchemical skill; otherwise it easily leads to failure.

At the same time, pills forged with this method have slightly better quality.

Back then, at Nan Xin's desperate pleas, Ling Xianliu handed over this self‑created technique without reservation, out of kinship.

But what about Nan Xin?

What else did he do?

Repaying kindness with hatred!

Who would know that this so‑called Grand Elder of Dan Valley is actually an untrainable White Eye!

"Void Pill Formation, huh?" Ye Qingran murmured softly, a trace of extreme chill flashing in her eyes.

In the next instant, she shifted her thoughts, and a sphere of light rose from the alchemy furnace before her.

Seeing this, the people of the Academy around were stunned.

"Instructor Ye, what is she doing? Could she also perform Void Pill Formation?"

"How could that be? Isn't it said that across the whole Beimingzhou only Grand Elder Nan Xin knows Void Pill Formation?"

Ling Xueyao and some other Dan Valley members squinted.

Obviously, Ye Qingran was indeed using Void Pill Formation!

But how did she acquire this technique?

The most shocked was Nan Xin himself.

He stared fixedly at Ye Qingran, and the name Ling Xianliu instantly flashed in his mind.

Because Void Pill Formation was taught to him by Ling Xianliu.

Back then he begged desperately, moved him with emotion and reason, and only then did Ling Xianliu agree to pass the technique to him.

How did Ye Qingran learn it then?

Could it have been taught by Ling Xianliu?

"No, that's absolutely impossible!"

Nan Xin quickly denied the speculation.

Ling Xianliu was already dead; he had personally destroyed his meridians, ruined his dantian, and forced him to ingest a lethal toxin.

Moreover, the fate tablet he placed in the Dan Valley ancestral hall had already shattered.

It shattered ten years ago!

That shows he died long ago.

Now, in this world, only Nan Xin knows how to perform Void Pill Formation!

Nan Xin's eyes flashed, and he shouted at Ye Qingran, "Well, Ye Qingran, you actually stole my technique!"

The crowd's gazes flickered.

Thinking to themselves, no wonder Ye Qingran knows Void Pill Formation; she must have stolen it from Nan Xin!

Ye Qingran scoffed, saying coldly:

"I stole from you? Nan Xin, the Void Pill Formation technique wasn't your own creation, was it?"

Nan Xin's Void Pill Formation wasn't self‑created?

Not only the Academy disciples, but even the senior officials of the Academy, including Wu Shushan, all showed shocked expressions.

However, Dan Valley has always publicly claimed that Nan Xin's Void Pill Formation was self‑created ten years ago, and after a decade of repeated practice, it has become ever more refined.

"Full of nonsense!"

Compared to anger, Nan Xin felt a deeper shock in his heart at this moment.

How could Ye Qingran know that Void-to-Pill was not created by him?

Could she have known something?

Nan Xin's gaze, like a razor blade, shot at Ye Qingran, trying to see through her.

"Is that so? As far as I know, Void-to-Pill was originally created by Ling Xianliu, who was once called the youngest Dan Saint of Beimingzhou!"

Ling Xianliu!

Whenever this name appears, countless people's pupils contract to a dot.

Ten years have passed.

It seems this name has been buried by the dust of time deep in memory.

Now, brushing away that thin layer of dust reveals his stunning appearance.

No one was unaware of Ling Xianliu.

At least in Beimingzhou, that was the case.

Back then, that peerlessly elegant youth, with a demeanor that suppressed the era, was unstoppable and renowned across the world.

The youngest Dan Saint, Beimingzhou's most handsome man, the next Valley Master of Dan Valley...

What no one could have imagined was that ten years ago, Ling Xianliu suddenly fell into madness, killed his wife and children with his own hands, then left Dan Valley and vanished without a trace.

His legendary life, as brilliant as it was, was equally brief.

Ye Qingran said that Void-to-Pill was not created by Nan Xin, but by Ling Xianliu?

When Nan Xin heard the name Ling Xianliu, they were utterly shocked.

Although they were certain Ling Xianliu was already dead, over the years they had lived in nightmares, often dreaming that Ling Xianliu had not died and had returned to take revenge.

As a result, for the past ten years they had lived in a state of constant alarm.

Now, Ye Qingran mentioning the name Ling Xianliu made him once again doubt whether Ling Xianliu truly hadn't died.