Chapter 216: The Pill Assembly

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!!!”

After a period of intense combat, the youth Xia Yan successfully defeated the Three-Headed Snake, leaving many who knew him in disbelief.

“How could this brat…” Xia Yan’s eldest uncle, the current head of the Xia family, saw the other party gain such strength in a short time, and his eyes immediately turned red with envy.

“That bastard Xia Jie must have left some hidden inheritance for this brat. To allow a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage to improve to such an extent in so little time, just what kind of treasure is it, and how many more are there! Before, out of family sentiment, I didn’t bother with this brat, but he’s just a mere Mortal Body, a waste who only cultivated an Acquired Fire Spirit Body; how is he worthy of such treasures! They should have been left for my son instead!”

He wished he could rush up and interrogate him right now, but as Alchemy Master Jiegeng stepped forward and looked at Xia Yan with a smile, his heart turned cold, knowing it was too late.

“Just now, it seems you didn’t report your name.”

“Xia Yan. Alchemy Master Jiegeng, do I count as having passed the assessment?” Xia Yan looked at her.

“Yes, you passed. To have a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivation before the age of twenty and possess such combat power, you are fully qualified to become a Disciple of the Tongtian Pagoda.”

“Go to the flying boat first to rest and recover.”

“Once the assessment is completely over, I will tell you more about the Tongtian Pagoda—”

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Alchemy Master Jiegeng waved her hand, sending Xia Yan onto the Tongtian Pagoda flying boat. Then, under the power of a Medicinal Pill, the scorched Three-Headed Snake healed and stood up once more—

After a day, only Xia Yan from the Xia family had passed the Tongtian Pagoda’s assessment. This result caused Tianqing City to boil with excitement. Xia Yan’s identity was somewhat famous in Tianqing City; after all, he was the son of the city’s number one Alchemist. Although his talent was poor and he was a Mortal Body, having a Pill Sovereign father made him a super second-generation.

It was just a pity that this Pill Sovereign father died a bit early.

“Congratulations on becoming the only person in this city to pass the Tongtian Pagoda assessment. I heard that not long ago, you were only at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage and your strength was not outstanding. How did your strength suddenly improve by leaps and bounds? If it’s inconvenient to say, it’s fine; just act as if I didn’t ask.”

On the Tongtian Pagoda flying boat, Alchemy Master Jiegeng walked over slowly, looking at Xia Yan, who had sat up from his meditation.

“In response to Great Master Jiegeng, it’s because my father left me many Spirit Pills and wonderful medicines that improve strength—”

“But I heard that until a month ago, you were still only at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage. In my experience, I can’t think of any Spirit Pill or spiritual item that could allow your Acquired spirit body to approach Major Achievement in less than a month—”

Xia Yan took a deep breath and said, “Under normal circumstances, it is indeed very difficult. However, through a pill called the ‘Gluttony Pill,’ I strengthened my own digestive capacity, which allowed me to quickly absorb all the relics left by my father.”

“Alchemy Master Jiegeng, this is that pill. This is my last one; I give it to Great Master Jiegeng.” Xia Yan took out the last Gluttony Pill and handed it to her.

“This pill…” Receiving the Gluttony Pill, Alchemy Master Jiegeng was stunned, then showed a look of surprise.

“Could it be that this pill was also refined by your father? Pill Sovereign Xia Jie, he—”

Jiegeng didn’t expect that in a city on the outskirts of the Qing Province, there would be such a talented Alchemist.

With such a Medicinal Pill, if the quantity was large, it could indeed allow a Cultivator with low talent and low cultivation to rapidly increase their power through a large number of Advanced treasures.

Although this kind of improvement was somewhat wasteful and extravagant with low cost-effectiveness, it could indeed allow an ordinary Cultivator to achieve a miraculous transformation.

“Damn the Netherworld Hall—”

A flash of anger crossed Alchemy Master Jiegeng’s eyes, as if she couldn’t bear to see such an Alchemist die at the hands of demonic Cultivators.

“No, it wasn’t,” Xia Yan said. “This was purchased by me at No. 99 on the Tianqing City commercial street, “

“not refined by my father.”

Alchemy Master Jiegeng:?

“Purchased on the commercial street?” She showed a puzzled expression.

“Yes, it’s a pill pavilion opened by a wandering Alchemist—”

Xia Yan quickly informed her about the Nameless Pill Pavilion. Then, after some thought, he took out another Storage Pouch,

and said, “Great Master Jiegeng, this is the inheritance left by my father. There are still many Advanced spiritual items inside. Please accept them, Great Master.”

Jiegeng’s thoughts were still immersed in this mysterious Nameless Pill Pavilion. Seeing Xia Yan like this, she couldn’t help but smile and say, “What would I want your father’s inheritance for?”

Xia Yan gritted his teeth and said, “I want to—follow Great Master Jiegeng. Even being a Medicine-Testing Boy is fine.”

He felt grief in his heart. On the day he finished his seclusion, he discovered that his father, who was already a remnant soul, had completely dissipated, leaving only a suicide note.

If he could pass the Tongtian Pagoda assessment, he was to give all the remaining relics to the Tongtian Pagoda’s Alchemist to seek a good future and exchange for protection.

If he didn’t pass, he was to give them all to the wandering Alchemist of the Nameless Pill Pavilion. He would rather follow him than stay in the Xia family. There weren’t many good people in the Xia family. This wandering Alchemist had a mysterious origin and amazing Alchemy skills; there must be a high-level figure behind him. Staying by his side would be safe and full of potential.

Having passed the assessment, Xia Yan naturally chose to follow his father’s last wishes. Not long after.

Nameless Pill Pavilion.

Lin Jing, who was lying on a wooden chair deducing a Pill Formula, suddenly opened his eyes.

“Is she here?”

His heart stirred as he saw a Golden Core cultivation female alchemist slowly enter the room and look at a Gluttony Pill placed in the center.

“Exchanging for Exotic Fire—Exotic Fire information—”

“Interesting. Boss, I wonder if the Pill Formula for this Gluttony Pill is within the scope of exchange?”

Alchemy Master Jiegeng looked at the lazy Lin Jing, who had a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation—

“Sure.”

“But it must be exchanged for a specific type of Exotic Fire.” Lin Jing spoke slowly, standing up and looking at her.

“What Exotic Fire?” Alchemy Master Jiegeng asked.

“An Exotic Fire with the property of burning Lifespan!” Lin Jing said.

“Is it the Candle Age Fire?” Jiegeng asked tentatively.

“Candle Age Fire—?” Lin Jing’s eyes flashed as he said, “The Candle Age Fire has the property of burning Lifespan?”

He had flipped through many books and hadn’t found any Exotic Fire that could burn Lifespan. He had also asked others, and they had said—

Any fire can do that.

Once you burn the enemy to death, their Lifespan is over.

Although that logic made sense, it wasn’t the concept Lin Jing wanted.

“The Candle Age Fire is an Exotic Fire controlled by the Candle Dragon, which possesses the Bloodline of an Immortal Beast. It has the power to incinerate time and can also burn the Lifespan of others.” Jiegeng spoke, “But unfortunately, I don’t have this kind of flame. It seems I cannot exchange for the Pill Formula of this Gluttony Pill with you. Moreover, the value of your Gluttony Pill formula is far inferior to the Candle Age Fire—”

Lin Jing smiled and said, “Information is also fine. If you know how to obtain the Candle Age Fire, I can give you a large number of Gluttony Pills. Your Excellency is an Alchemist, right? If there are a large number of pills to study, it’s not impossible to deduce the Pill Formula of this pill.”

Alchemy Master Jiegeng smiled and said, “That works too.”

“The Tongtian Pagoda has a special Secret Realm called the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, which stores over a thousand types of Exotic Fire. The Candle Age Fire is inside it.”

Lin Jing was silent, then said, “Does Your Excellency think I have a chance to take it away?”

“This Secret Realm is not closed to the public,” Alchemy Master Jiegeng said slowly.

“Do you know of the Pill Assembly? It’s a Dao of Alchemy grand event held by the Tongtian Pagoda every ten years.”

“At that time, Alchemists from all over Qing Province can participate. It’s not even limited by race; even Yao Beast factions that know Alchemy can join! It’s a pure assembly of the Dao of Alchemy, regardless of race, only considering the Dao of Alchemy.”

“Among them, the first place winner of the Pill Assembly will have a secret transaction with the Tongtian Pagoda after the assembly ends—”

“A transaction?”

“This Pill Assembly doesn’t test the level of Alchemy—but rather, the achievements in the Dao of Alchemy.”

“It only allows Alchemists to refine new pills. The degree of change or revolution this new pill can bring to the Immortal Cultivation World determines the Alchemist’s score in the Pill Assembly. So theoretically, even a Grade One Medicinal Pill, as long as its appearance can bring huge changes to the Immortal Cultivation World, has the possibility of winning the championship.”

“The transaction is this: if the Alchemist who takes first place in the Pill Assembly is willing to hand over the winning Pill Formula to the Tongtian Pagoda, then the Tongtian Pagoda will allow them to enter the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm and take away one type of Exotic Fire at will.”

Alchemy Master Jiegeng looked at this mysterious wandering Alchemist. An Alchemist who could create such a miraculous pill shouldn’t just be huddled in such a remote place—

“The Pill Assembly?” Lin Jing knew about the Pill Assembly, but he hadn’t expected the first place to be able to make such a transaction with the Tongtian Pagoda. However, given his situation, it seemed difficult to participate in such a grand event; his identity would definitely be exposed.

The Pet Beasts who were heart-to-heart with Lin Jing seemed to see his concern. The Fire Scale Dragon took the initiative to volunteer—since Yao Beasts could also participate, wouldn’t it be enough to just let it go? Anyway, Lin Jing’s Alchemy level wasn’t as good as its own, and no one here knew it.

“That’s true, you really are a genius. Even if an accident happens and you die, I can resurrect you through ‘Undying Rebirth.'” Lin Jing pondered inwardly; it seemed like a good way to hide behind the scenes.