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165: Chapter 164 Cao Ying’s JoyAbove Pill Tower Plaza, the crowd gazed up at the churning thunderclouds in the sky, their expressions varied, a mixture of tension and anticipation.

”Someone is refining an Eighth Grade Pill, and it is almost complete. I just don’t know how many colors it will be.”

A young cultivator, eyes gleaming with curiosity, couldn’t help but exclaim aloud, his voice causing a small stir in the plaza.

”Are you blind? Isn’t that a two-color pill? It’s not like we haven’t seen one before, don’t make such a fuss.”

Another cultivator looked disdainful and curled his lips, his words full of contempt for the former’s lack of experience.

”No, just keep watching!”

The first cultivator stomped his foot anxiously, waving his hands in the air as if that would help the other person see more clearly.

His gaze remained locked on the sky, not daring to look away for even a moment.

Sure enough, as he had said, the Pill Lightning was far from finished forming. Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, three colors, four colors, and then five colors bloomed in the clouds one after another.

”It’s actually an Eighth Grade Five-Color Pill Lightning. I wonder which alchemy grandmaster is refining this pill.”

This discovery caused the crowd at Pill Tower Plaza to erupt in an uproar; their faces were filled with shock and disbelief.

While an Eighth Grade Pill was not exactly rare, a pill with Eighth Grade Five-Color Pill Lightning was as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, something seldom seen in many years.

Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, Xuan Yi, and the others naturally noticed this shocking scene in the sky.

Xuan Kongzi looked up, gazing at the Five-Color Pill Lightning in the sky, his deep eyes filled with gratification and pride.

”Ying’er, with Chen Yang’s assistance, you have finally succeeded.”

Xuan Kongzi muttered softly, his tone containing both joy for Cao Ying’s success and gratitude for Chen Yang’s help.

He sighed slightly and continued, ”I am not as good as Chen Yang!”

At this moment, there was not a trace of unwillingness in his tone, only sincere recognition of Chen Yang’s strength and deep gratification for Cao Ying’s growth.

The thunderclouds in the sky churned even more violently, as if making a final struggle, before finally settling on five colors: red, orange, purple, blue, and gold. This undoubtedly announced that a pill with Five-Color Pill Lightning was about to be born.

Just then, a purple-blue beam of light, like a nimble giant dragon, shot up from the Pill Tower, piercing the firmament and instantly striking the thunderclouds in the sky.

This strike seemed to ignite the final fuse, allowing the thunderclouds to fully complete their formation.

A crimson bolt of lightning, like an angry fire snake, descended from the sky, carrying an earth-shattering momentum as it struck fiercely toward the Pill Tower.

However, the Pill Tower seemed to have long since sensed the attack of the Pill Lightning.

Just as the lightning was about to strike, a brilliant white protective barrier suddenly lit up on the exterior of the Pill Tower, firmly guarding it.

The massive bolt of Pill Lightning struck the barrier heavily, sending ripples spreading out, just like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of Pill Lightning strikes followed one after another, all hitting the barrier, but the barrier remained as solid as a rock, and the Pill Lightning was unable to break through this defense.

The power within the thunderclouds seemed to realize that its attacks were useless against the Pill Tower, and subsequently, four Pill Lightning strikes of different colors—red-gold, orange-gold, purple-gold, and blue-gold—shot down from the thunderclouds like four meteors.

The power of these four Pill Lightning strikes was clearly several times stronger than the previous single-colored ones; wherever they passed, the air was torn apart, leaving behind black cracks.

However, before the Pill Tower’s protective barrier, they were still like mayflies trying to shake a tree, only futilely stirring up ripples on the barrier.

Finally, perhaps having exhausted all its power, the sky cleared and the clouds dispersed. The warm sunlight pierced through the clouds, shining onto the white protective barrier and refracting into colorful brilliance.

In the alchemy room of the Pill Tower, the pill, having undergone countless refinements and fusions, was finally complete. This pill, emitting a five-colored glow, slowly rose from the medicine cauldron.

It first transformed into a small, exquisite lion. The lion was lifelike, its entire body exuding powerful energy fluctuations, as if it wanted to break free from its restraints and escape.

However, facing Cao Ying’s powerful soul strength, the little lion pill could only obediently transform back into its pill form, hovering in the palm of Cao Ying’s hand.

Cao Ying looked at the Five-Color Pill Lightning pill floating in her palm, her eyes shimmering with excited tears that swirled in her eye sockets, as if they would spill out at any moment.

A year, a full year of day and night research and repeated attempts, and she had finally succeeded in refining this dream-like Five-Color Pill Lightning pill.

”Sister Cao Ying, congratulations on finally breaking through to the five-color realm. From today on, you are also an alchemy grandmaster of the Pill Tower.”

Dan Chen’s beautiful eyes also shimmered with excitement, and her cheeks were slightly flushed with enthusiasm, as if she were the one who had refined the pill herself.

She stood up and clapped her hands vigorously, the applause echoing in the alchemy room, filled with joy and congratulations.

Hearing Dan Chen’s congratulations, Cao Ying could no longer suppress her emotions. Her eyes became even redder, and tears poured out like a bursting flood.

Cao Ying wept with joy, the tears slowly sliding down her cheeks and dripping onto her lapels.

”Hahaha, Miss Cao Ying, congratulations.”

At this moment, Chen Yang walked forward with steady steps, his face overflowing with a sincere smile as he spoke to Cao Ying, his voice warm and gentle.

Hearing Chen Yang’s voice, Cao Ying slowly opened her eyes, which were filled with love and gratitude.

She revealed a brilliant smile, one that contained endless tenderness, and said, ”Chen Yang, if it weren’t for your help just now, I might have had a furnace explosion again. I now also realize my shortcomings regarding five-color pills.”

Saying this, Cao Ying could no longer suppress her inner emotions. Like a bird returning to its nest, she threw herself directly into Chen Yang’s embrace, holding him tightly as if afraid he would suddenly disappear.

Her voice trembled with excitement, ”Thank you, Chen Yang.”

Chen Yang looked at the weeping Cao Ying in his arms, his eyes full of pity and affection.

He slowly placed his hand on Cao Ying’s waist and hugged her tightly, giving her the warmest comfort.

His embrace was like a sheltered harbor, making Cao Ying feel incomparably at ease.

Seeing this scene, Dan Chen nodded knowingly, covering her small mouth with a shy smile on her face as she slowly retreated.

She knew well that Cao Ying and Chen Yang needed space to be alone right now, and she didn’t want to disturb her Sister Cao Ying’s wonderful moment.

As Dan Chen left, Chen Yang also no longer hesitated.

He slowly lifted Cao Ying’s tear-stained face, the delicate touch coming from his fingertips causing a palpitation in his heart.

His eyes were filled with love as he slowly kissed her.

”Alright, let’s stop crying.”

Chen Yang’s voice whispered in Cao Ying’s ear, the warm breath brushing against her earlobe, causing the unease and excitement in her heart to gradually subside.