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At this moment, the golden elixir embryo was like an ancient, hungry beast that had finally awakened, frantically devouring every wisp of heaven and earth energy that surged into the medicinal realm.

'Not enough...'

Xiao Yan silently recited the mantra, then formed hand seals. The patterns on the surface of the purple fire cauldron suddenly emitted a dazzling light. In an instant, the space around the fire cauldron violently distorted, and an energy vortex centered on the fire cauldron suddenly took shape.

As a new energy vortex took shape, almost all the energy from the outside world flowed into the cauldron. For a time, the energy in the medicinal world decreased instead of increasing, which made many people feel helpless, but also made them more eager to see what kind of power the legendary Golden Elixir would have.

Since the Xuan Dan, all high-grade pills have been nothing short of man-made divine objects. The energy required for each pill to take shape is enough to shock even a Dou Sheng powerhouse. There are even ancient records that in ancient times, the place where each Xuan Dan was born was a desolate wasteland.

Previously, Yao Dan had only thought the ancient texts exaggerated things, after all, he himself had refined Xuan Dan before. Although it temporarily reduced the concentration of heaven and earth energy in the medicine realm, the energy quickly recovered as the rain of pills fell. But today, Yao Dan had no choice but to believe it—

"It's still not finished?" Yao Dan muttered to himself unconsciously, gazing at the terrifying energy vortex in the sky that had lasted for three whole days.

During these three days, among the spectators of the pharmacopoeia in the square, there were quite a few unlucky ones whose fighting spirit was sucked away by the energy vortex in the sky. If it hadn't been discovered in time, and if the Medicine Clan hadn't had a corresponding formation, who knows how many more would have died as a result.

And this is the least serious accident!

"If you ask me, we shouldn't have opened the Medicine Realm in the first place. We could have just handed over the title of the continent's number one alchemist!" The second elder of the Medicine Clan said with considerable resentment, feeling that the Medicine Realm was almost completely depleted of the energy of heaven and earth. "After this Golden Core is refined, I don't know how long it will take for my Medicine Realm to recover!"

Upon hearing this, even Yao Wanhuo, who had so passionately handed over the Xuan Dan embryo, felt somewhat helpless. He was still quite a distance from becoming a Xuan Dan Grandmaster, and he hadn't expected that the refining of the Golden Core would not only absorb all the energy of heaven and earth from tens of thousands of miles outside the Medicine Realm, but also plunge the Medicine Realm into such a desolate state.

The medicine elixir was also somewhat helpless. Had he known this would happen, he should have followed the Soul Emperor's suggestion and held this pharmacopoeia outside the Medicine Realm...

"...The final step!" Before the thoughts in his mind had even finished, Yao Dan sensed a change in the rules of heaven and earth. Almost instantly, Yao Dan withdrew his gaze from the energy vortex and focused intently on Xiao Yan's every move.

Aside from Yao Dan and Hun Xuzi, two grandmasters who were only half a step away from the Golden Core stage, and Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan, two nine-star Dou Sheng, even Lei Ying and Yan Jin were not in a hurry to react to what was about to happen. They just looked at Xiao Yan with some confusion along with the others.

Above the sky, the energy vortex gradually subsided, and at that moment, Xiao Yan slowly closed his eyes—

The final step in refining the Golden Elixir requires incorporating a wisp of the laws of heaven and earth into the elixir. This step requires not only powerful soul force but also extremely robust battle qi as support. He had failed at this step a few years ago due to insufficient battle qi.

The Emperor Realm soul power and the strength of a nine-star Dou Sheng made this step much simpler. Soon, Xiao Yan extracted a wisp of the golden core needed from the laws of heaven and earth, and then guided it to slowly approach the purple fire cauldron, penetrate the cauldron wall, and come into contact with the golden core embryo floating inside...

boom!

At that moment, the world changed color.

A golden light shot up from the fire cauldron in front of Xiao Yan, piercing through the spatial barrier and soaring into the sky. It then spread out in all directions, instantly covering the entire Central Continent.

Following closely behind was Danxiang—

An indescribable, strange fragrance emanated from the golden pillar of light. The fragrance was soothing and refreshing that just one breath made one feel one's fighting spirit become more active and one's soul power slightly invigorated.

The fragrance spread outwards from the Medicine Realm, and wherever it passed, flowers, trees, and shrubs grew, blossomed, and bore fruit at a visible speed. Even ancient trees that had long since died sprouted new buds.

"The fragrance of elixir travels ten thousand miles..."

Yao Dan's voice trembled slightly, and tears seemed to glisten in his aged eyes.

As a Grandmaster of Profound Pills, he knew better than anyone what "fragrance of pills for ten thousand miles" meant—it was a sign of the birth of a Golden Core, a celestial phenomenon that had not appeared in the Dou Qi Continent for thousands of years!

Dark clouds began to gather in the sky.

The dark clouds arrived extremely quickly, almost at the same moment the golden light appeared, sweeping across the sky and spreading from the Medicine Realm to every corner of the Central Continent, shrouding the entire Central Continent in darkness. Golden lightning, carrying a power that seemed capable of destroying everything, weaved through the dark clouds.

"Nine Profound Golden Thunder..."

The old man Shennong murmured to himself, his cloudy old eyes filled with excitement.

He has lived for over a thousand years, and his greatest wish is to witness the birth of the legendary Golden Core. Now, this wish is about to be fulfilled—the golden lightning in the sky is brewing a baptism that has not appeared for thousands of years, a baptism that belongs only to the Golden Core!

Hun Xuzi gazed at the strange phenomenon in the sky with a complicated expression. After a long silence, he finally let out a long sigh.

Although he had anticipated that Xiao Yan would eventually refine a golden core when he learned that Xiao Yan had the strength of a nine-star Dou Sheng, he still couldn't help but feel a little sad when he actually saw it. Xiao Yan was only in his thirties and he was already able to refine a golden core, while he, who was hundreds of years old, was still stuck at the last step.

"The only Golden Core alchemist in thousands of years..." Hun Xuzi sighed and murmured.

Beyond the pharmaceutical industry, in the Central Plains.

At the top of the Dan Tower, Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi stood side by side, gazing at the thunderclouds that obscured the sky, remaining silent for a long time.

"That kid... he really succeeded." Tian Leizi's voice carried a complex emotion, a mixture of relief and感慨.

"A ninth-grade golden pill..." Xuan Yi murmured softly, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.

"A ninth-grade Golden Elixir!" Xuan Kongzi sighed, stroking his beard, a relieved smile appearing on his face. "I wonder if we old folks will ever be able to refine a Golden Elixir!"

Starfall Pavilion, Star Realm.

Xiao Xiao looked up at the overwhelming golden thunderclouds in the sky, her big eyes reflecting the golden light. Although she was young, she could feel the terrifying power contained in the thunderclouds, and her little hands subconsciously gripped the hem of Cai Lin's clothes.

"Mother, will Father be alright?"

Cai Lin gently rubbed Xiao Xiao's head and said with a smile, "Your father is the most powerful person in the world. Nothing can hurt him!"

In the void unnoticed by anyone, Dan floated there, his gaze piercing through the spatial barrier and landing on the golden pillar of light in the direction of the Medicine Realm. His face showed no excitement or relief, only a sense of relief.

"The Golden Core is complete, and I'm only one step away from becoming a Dou Di!"

Chapter 506 Golden Core (Part 2)

In the realm of medicine, the golden pillar of light lasted for a full two hours before slowly dissipating.

The fragrance of pills that had previously emanated from the pillar of light not only did not dissipate, but instead became even stronger. Amidst this increasingly intense fragrance, some of the weaker spectators experienced a visibly improved strength, and one of the Medicine Clan disciples, a nine-star Dou Huang, even broke through to the Dou Zong realm!

The lingering fragrance of medicine condensed within the Medicine Realm, eventually coalescing into a seven-colored cloud of cinnabar in the sky. Once this cloud covered the entire Medicine Realm and the land spanning tens of thousands of miles centered on it, countless beads of different colors rained down from the sky—a magnificent rain of cinnabar.

Countless elixir particles rained down, falling onto the plaza and the ground with a crisp, rain-like sound. While not strictly medicinal pills, these particles were nonetheless formed from the refined energy of heaven and earth.

When it falls on a person, it transforms into a gentle medicinal power that integrates into the body, enhancing the cultivator's strength. If it falls on herbs that have withered due to the previous depletion of the energy of heaven and earth, the herbs will visibly revive and become even more lush and verdant than before.

"Red rain... Heaven and earth, red rain..."

Yao Wanhuo reached out and caught a drop of the seven-colored pill, feeling the warm medicinal power seeping into his body. He murmured, "Heaven and Earth Pill Rain, Heaven and Earth Pill Rain that restores all the land that has withered and decayed because of the Golden Elixir..."

The fragrance of cinnabar, the clouds of cinnabar, and the rain of cinnabar—signs of the birth of the Golden Elixir are appearing one after another before everyone.

Now, only one final step remains to reach that golden elixir that hasn't appeared for thousands of years—

In the sky, the thunderclouds churned more violently, with streaks of golden lightning weaving and rumbling through them, producing a deep, booming sound that roared like an ancient beast, causing countless souls to tremble.

boom!

Finally, after Xiao Yan completed the last step, the massive fire cauldron, hundreds of feet in size, suddenly trembled, and then a ball of light resembling an egg burst into the sky, shooting straight into the thundercloud before everyone's eyes.

In an instant, the thunderclouds churned violently, and bolts of golden lightning, like roaring golden dragons, bombarded the ball of light and the embryonic egg.

Boom boom boom!

Under such earth-shattering bombardment, the entire medicine world, the entire Shennong Mountain Range, and even the entire Central Continent trembled, with deafening roars resounding incessantly.

Everyone, including Xiao Yan, stared nervously at the ball of light and the embryonic egg being bombarded by the thunder. Inside was the ninth-grade golden core. Only by undergoing this tribulation could it truly break free and become a real ninth-grade golden core!

Even Xiao Yan could only watch as the Nine Profound Golden Lightning baptized him. Starting with the Ninth Grade Profound Pill, no one could interfere with this final tribulation. Such pills needed the power of the lightning to make them completely perfect.

Under Xiao Yan's tense gaze, the light-filled embryonic egg within the thunderclouds not only did not shatter, but instead shone even brighter, with golden arcs of lightning constantly flashing across its surface.

The relentless bombardment continued for several hours before gradually weakening. Just as the thunder subsided, a faint cracking sound suddenly came from the embryonic egg.

Instantly, those who had learned what this tribulation meant within those few hours were shocked, their eyes fixed on the embryonic egg, where a tiny crack had appeared.

Immediately afterwards, the crack rapidly spread out—

Click click click!

Like a chain reaction, as the first crack appeared, more and more cracks appeared on the embryo, and slivers of light seeped out from those cracks.

boom!

Just as the cracks began to spread across the embryonic egg, a golden bolt of lightning suddenly struck it heavily from the sky. Instantly, the numerous cracks spread out, and finally, with a loud bang, the egg exploded completely.

The instant the embryo exploded, an increasingly rich medicinal fragrance filled the sky, swirling and coalescing into countless shapes of herbs, spreading across the heavens.

call out!

Just as everyone was mesmerized by the strange phenomenon in the sky, suddenly, a beam of light flashed across the sky and then sped away like lightning towards the outside of the Medicine Realm. Behind it, the fragrance of pills was so strong that it seemed almost tangible.

"That's a ninth-grade golden pill!"

"It actually tried to escape!"

……

Countless people instantly stood up, their eyes burning as they gazed at the light and shadow in the sky. Deep in their eyes, endless greed filled the air. Even knowing that the refiner possessed the strength of a Dou Sheng, the allure of the Golden Core made it difficult for even some low-star Dou Sheng to remain calm.

Xiao Yan stared in fascination at the golden core that was almost escaping the world of medicine. Although he had long known that he could refine golden cores, he still felt a bit like he was dreaming after a golden core was actually born in his hands.

"Unfortunately, I can't let you escape..."

Then, Xiao Yan lightly waved his right hand, and the golden core instantly froze in place. Then, the light and shadow around it changed, and when everything returned to calm, it had already floated above Xiao Yan's palm.

In the audience, the Soul Emperor narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the golden pill. A hint of greed flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. "A ninth-grade golden pill... truly lives up to its reputation!"

Gu Yuan didn't speak, but just stared at the golden pill with excitement in his eyes.

Yao Dan's eyes held the same obsession as Xiao Yan's. This former number one alchemist on the continent, the patriarch of the Yao Clan who was only half a step away from refining the Golden Core, seemed to be both completely obsessed and deep in thought.

But, regardless of the method, Yao Dan believed that before long, he might be able to refine a golden core—his own golden core—just like Xiao Yan in the sky!

Further away, Yao Lao gazed at Xiao Yan, his eyes blurred with tears—

A ninth-grade golden pill, a ninth-grade golden pill that has not appeared on the Dou Qi Continent for thousands of years, has reappeared. Moreover, the one who refined this ninth-grade golden pill is his disciple, the disciple of this abandoned disciple of the Medicine Clan!

The square was completely silent.

All the alchemists looked up at the golden core held aloft by Xiao Yan, their eyes filled with shock, fervor, and piety!

They witnessed history firsthand, witnessing the reappearance of the Golden Core on the Dou Qi Continent after thousands of years!

It's unclear who started it, but the first round of applause rang out in the square.

At first, the applause was sparse, but it quickly became a continuous roar, like thunder that resounded through the sky.

Chapter 507 Anomaly

After a short while, the applause subsided, and the spectators in the square gradually dispersed, led by the disciples of the Medicine Clan.

The alchemists from various powerful forces in Central Continent kept turning back, their gazes fixed on Xiao Yan, their eyes filled with fervent admiration.

No one knew how bright the future would be for this Golden Core alchemist in his thirties, but they knew that from this day forward, the title of the continent's number one alchemist would be completely taken over, and even until Xiao Yan passed away, no one might be able to take this title from him!

The younger generation of disciples of the Medicine Clan looked at that figure with complex expressions, including awe, longing, and an indescribable bitterness.

They grew up hearing about the glory of the Medicine Clan and were proud to be members of the clan. But today, that glory has been stolen from them by an outsider, on Medicine Clan territory, in front of all the alchemists in the world. They themselves were even one of the forces that caused this glory to be taken away...