69novels 595. Taking pills
595. Taking pills
Seeing Xiao Yan use the same method he had just used to directly declare his victory in the Pill Gathering, Ling Zhuo suddenly felt an uncontrollable sense of regret.
Ling Zhuo, the true prodigy nurtured by the Ling Clan and a rising star, was actually thinking to himself: If he hadn't provoked Xiao Yan just now, would none of this have happened?
Amidst the thunderous cheers that filled the sky, Ling Zhuo suddenly seemed to wake from a dream: he realized that he had truly lost.
Unlike the previous Heavenly Talents Ranking, and unlike his time in the Pill Realm, when he had many ways to tell himself that Xiao Yan had not truly defeated him.
It's simply because Xiao Yan possesses a strange flame, it's simply because Xiao Yan has a strange ability that even a Dou Sheng couldn't see through, it's simply because Xiao Yan has that strange black flame...
He always tried to convince himself that he was an absolute genius nurtured by the Spirit Clan, and couldn't possibly be inferior to Xiao Yan, who came from a remote region of the continent. As long as he and Xiao Yan started on equal footing, he was bound to win!
But now Ling Zhuo realized: he wasn't even on the same starting line as Xiao Yan; he came from a family descended from the Dou Di! Even with the Ling Clan behind him, he still lost to Xiao Yan time and time again. Having lost again today, Ling Zhuo didn't even have the strength to find an excuse for himself.
Now the reality is staring him in the face; he has indeed given it his all. Before the Pill Gathering even began, he had already raised his soul power to the limit of the late-stage Spirit Realm. Even if he were to continue raising it, that power would be completely beyond his control.
Furthermore, thanks to Xuan Leizi's arrangement, he had gained a significant advantage in the Pill Realm and chose the test most suitable for him. By combining the Wind Fury Dragon Flame with the Spirit Clan's secret techniques, he had forcibly eliminated all opponents except Xiao Yan, even Wei Jiangyuan had fallen before him.
If I can beat just one more person, everything will be over.
Even after she herself had succeeded, when Ling Zhuo saw Xiao Yan begin refining pills for the second time, she genuinely felt that even if she did nothing, Xiao Yan would never succeed. Even now, Ling Zhuo still felt it was unreal.
Which peer could refine a quasi-six-colored thunder pill into an eighth-grade pill within thirteen days?
Before leaving the Spirit Realm, even if the news came from the Dou Di family, which was most skilled in alchemy, Ling Zhuo would never have believed it. He would have thought it was just a way to increase the fame of his family's young people.
Now that he has witnessed everything firsthand, there is no problem to be found.
Mingming could already foresee his future if he defeated Xiao Yan. He would gain an absolute advantage in the competition among the geniuses of the Spirit Clan, become the leader of the Spirit Clan, a family descended from the Dou Di, and become one of the most powerful people on the continent!
As long as I can defeat Xiao Yan!
But Xiao Yan was like an insurmountable mountain blocking his way. Every time he thought he had done everything and could leave Xiao Yan behind, he would look ahead and see Xiao Yan still standing there!
Now that he has lost to Xiao Yan once again, will the most feared elder of the Spirit Clan still support him? To put it more bluntly, can he even keep his life in his hands? Ling Zhuo is not sure, and does not even dare to think about it.
Therefore, the saying "one thought can lead to heaven, another to hell" is perfectly suited to describe Lingzhuo's current situation.
A profound sense of powerlessness, capable of corrupting the mind, instantly overwhelmed Ling Zhuo. At this moment, it seemed that nothing mattered anymore.
The spot where Xiao Yan was standing had automatically become the center of the stage!
Xiao Yan, however, did not seem to intend to let Ling Zhuo go. Instead, he placed the two high-quality Grade 8 pills he had refined in his hands and gave Ling Zhuo a look.
Ling Zhuo didn't understand Xiao Yan's meaning, but clearly someone else did. Cao Ying and Dan Chen, after their previous exchange and observation, had already made up their minds. They directly left the Ling Clan's camp and headed in the direction of Xiao Yan.
There were only five people in total. At this moment, Dan Chen and Cao Ying were together, while Ling Yu and Yi Xu were still waiting for Ling Zhuo's instructions. Ling Zhuo himself was also at a loss: What were Cao Ying and Dan Chen going to do? Their lives were still under the control of the Spirit Clan! This was why Ling Zhuo didn't care too much even though he knew that the two of them were not that loyal to him.
As long as I can successfully win the championship of the Pill Gathering and cause enough damage to the Pill Tower, neither the Cao family nor the Pill family will be able to become anything more than a part of the Spirit Clan after losing the Pill Tower, their biggest pillar.
This originally very safe plan became precarious after they missed the championship.
And the reality is that what you fear most is what happens most. Cao Ying and Dan Chen really wanted to leave the Spirit Clan and return to the Dan Family.
"Gentlemen, although our predictions are quite comprehensive, they are still things that haven't been truly verified," Xiao Yan said, looking at Cao Ying and the other person.
"We believe in Young Master Xiao Yan's strength," Cao Ying said directly. For them, this was a golden opportunity. If they could deliver a finishing blow now that the Spirit Clan's grand plan had failed, the effect would be excellent, and it would truly impact the Spirit Clan's plans.
However, for Dan Chen and Cao Ying, if taking the pills fails to solve the problem, the consequences could be quite serious. But there's no absolutely safe and reliable method in this world. Cao Ying could go to Xiao Yan afterward, but would things still go as smoothly as they do now?
Moreover, Cao Ying had a strange feeling: she had an inexplicable confidence in Xiao Yan.
"Then please." Xiao Yan also distributed two pills to the two of them.
Cao Ying and Dan Chen took the pills from Xiao Yan's hands and swallowed them in one gulp before closing their eyes to cultivate.
Xiao Yan is now the champion of the Pill Gathering, so his every move is naturally the most important thing in the entire arena. Many people find Xiao Yan's seemingly random behavior quite strange: after all, Cao Yi and Dan Chen had already announced their allegiance to the Spirit Clan beforehand.
Many observant people immediately recalled that the Cao and Dan families had suddenly announced their separation from the Pill Tower. Now, the reason behind Cao Ying and Dan Chen, two prodigies nurtured by the two families for many years, doing such a thing is quite intriguing.
Cao Ying and Dan Chen's actions caught the attention of many elders of the De Dan Tower. Those who truly knew the inside story suddenly felt a surge of anticipation: Could the problems in Cao Ying and Dan Chen's bodies be resolved?