Chapter 242: Triggering Pill Thunder Once Again!

Inside Baiyun Guan, Lin Xuan's meditation room was peaceful. Sandalwood incense curled in the air, and Spirit Qi was dense. He sat cross-legged on a specially made cushion, fully immersed in the mysterious realm of alchemy, completely unaware of the disturbances outside.

The power of the Three Lights Divine Water circulated within his body, perfectly merging with his internal energy to form a mysterious vortex in his palm. At the center of the vortex, a thumb-sized Pill was gestating, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations. As time passed, the color of the Pill grew deeper, and one could vaguely see stars rotating and the sun and moon alternating within it.

"This power..." Lin Xuan could clearly feel the astonishing energy contained within the Pill, "It's even stronger than I anticipated."

Just at the critical moment when the Pill was about to take form, a sudden change occurred. The Pill, saturated with the essence of heaven and earth, suddenly erupted with a dazzling light. A thick bolt of thunder shot straight into the clouds, instantly breaking through the roof and triggering a chain reaction in the sky.

Boom—!

A deafening thunderclap exploded above Baiyun Guan. Dark clouds gathered, and lightning intertwined to form a massive thunder pool. Those bolts of lightning were not the pale color of ordinary lightning, but Divine Thunder with seven-colored halos, each containing world-destroying power.

"Good heavens! Look at the sky, everyone!" The crowd gathered outside Baiyun Guan instantly erupted.

"This is definitely not ordinary lightning!" "Record it quickly! We might only see a scene like this once in a lifetime!" "My god, is someone actually undergoing a Heavenly Tribulation?"

Countless mobile phones were aimed at the sky, recording this shocking scene. Various self-media outlets were as excited as if they had been injected with adrenaline, and they all began live-streaming.

"Dear viewers and friends!" a fashionably dressed female streamer narrated excitedly, "I am currently at the scene at Baiyun Guan! Look at the color of this lightning; this is definitely the legendary Heavenly Tribulation thunder! This might be a once-in-a-millennium scene of immortal cultivation!"

"According to ancient records," another middle-aged blogger wearing glasses was providing a professional interpretation, "only when a truly powerful being undergoes a Heavenly Tribulation and Ascension does a celestial phenomenon of this scale appear. This means that inside Baiyun Guan, there is very likely an expert about to ascend and become an Immortal!"

However, a blogger soon voiced their anger: "What is going on? Why has my live-stream been banned?"

"How overbearing! They are trying to cover up the truth! Everyone, hurry and save the video, and share it together! Let more people see the real situation!"

"On what grounds do you say we are promoting feudal superstition? These phenomena are actually happening, and tens of thousands of people have seen them with their own eyes!"

Inside Baiyun Guan, Luo Daming and Fang Dongtian stood in the backyard, staring in shock at the phenomenon in the sky. They were both well-informed Practitioners, but at this moment, they were too stunned by the scene to speak.

"This is..." Luo Daming said in disbelief, "Pill Thunder? And a Pill Thunder of this scale!"

Fang Dongtian nodded, his aged voice trembling slightly: "Indeed, it is Pill Thunder! And it is the first time in my life I have ever seen Pill Thunder!" He took a deep breath, "Ancient records state that only when a top-grade Pill is refined will it draw a response from heaven and earth, forming the Pill Thunder phenomenon. Even among those renowned alchemists of the ancient era, those who could trigger Pill Thunder were few and far between."

"This child Lin Xuan..." Luo Daming looked toward the direction of the meditation room, his eyes filled with both pride and worry.

Fang Dongtian stroked his long beard: "I am more concerned about what kind of Pill he has refined. Judging by the scale of this Pill Thunder, I fear it has already exceeded all records in the ancient texts. The methods of this lad Lin Xuan are truly unfathomable!"

Meanwhile, stuck in traffic, Zhao Fangxu looked at the latest video sent to his phone, his expression so gloomy it could drip water.

"Is there no end to this?" He slammed his seat, burning with rage, "Baiyun Guan, how dare they be so high-profile! Are they trying to expose the entire Outsider world to the public?"

The driver shrank his neck in fear and suggested in a low voice: "Chairman, should we take another route? The traffic here doesn't seem like it will clear up anytime soon..."

"No need to change!" Zhao Fangxu picked up the phone, "We must control the situation immediately! If this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

On the other end of the line, Xu Si was in command at the Company's control room. Hearing Zhao Fangxu's order, he immediately issued instructions: "Initiate the highest-level containment protocol! Delete all videos, images, and text regarding the Baiyun Guan phenomenon without exception! Mobilize all technical resources; we must control the situation in the shortest time possible!"

The technicians immediately took action, and lines of code scrolled rapidly across their screens. Soon, related content on the internet began to decrease at a visible rate. However, this forceful suppression only triggered more attention and speculation from the public.

"Why can't even screenshots be posted? To what extent are they trying to block this?" "What are they trying to cover up? The more they hide it, the more it shows that the matter is not simple!" "Everyone, use overseas social media to share it! Let the whole world see this miracle!"

Inside Lin Xuan's meditation room, the Pill had reached its final, critical moment. The violent Pill Thunder bombarded it continuously, but he used a special technique to guide it, turning it into an aid to temper the Pill.

Under his control, the power of the Three Lights Divine Water was perfectly unleashed, pushing every bit of the Pill's medicinal efficacy to the limit. Those precious medicinal herbs from the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley bloomed with astonishing power under this tempering.

"Just the last step left..." Sweat seeped from Lin Xuan's forehead, and all the Qi in his body was mobilized to the limit. Every pore was trembling, and the meridians in his body were aching faintly. Even for him, this level of alchemy brought immense pressure.

Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai stood guard outside the door, feeling the terrifying energy fluctuations, and could not help but hold their breath. They had never seen their benefactor push himself so hard; this Pill was clearly related to some important breakthrough.

The thunder pool in the sky grew larger and larger, with lightning intertwining to form an energy vortex that covered the entire Baiyun Guan. Even from far away, people could clearly see this astonishing sight.

"Chairman, the spread of the video has been basically controlled," Xu Si's voice came over the phone, "but there are more and more people gathering at the scene, and it is completely out of control. Furthermore, foreign satellites have already captured this abnormal phenomenon; I fear it will soon attract the attention of international media."

Zhao Fangxu remained silent for a long time after listening, before finally speaking slowly: "Continue to control it, as much as you can. Also..." He looked at the phenomenon in the distant sky, his tone becoming exceptionally grave, "Notify the Special Operations Team to stand by. If the situation continues to deteriorate, proceed according to the contingency plan. No matter what, the Outsider world must not be exposed to ordinary people."

Just then, the phenomenon in the sky suddenly reached its peak. Countless bolts of lightning intertwined to form a brilliant ball of light, illuminating the sky over the entire city. The scene was as if the Tianmen had opened wide and Immortals had descended to the world.

Inside the meditation room, Lin Xuan had finally reached the final, critical moment. With a crisp sound, the Pill that had undergone thousands of hammerings and refinements was finally completed, blooming with a dazzling light.

The phenomenon in the sky dissipated along with it, as if it had never appeared at all. Only those who had witnessed it with their own eyes knew what an incredible thing had happened today.