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221: The Soul Clan’s true intentions: Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade!”Competition begins!”

Yao Dan’s voice echoed across the peak of Medicine Mountain, his gaze sweeping over the four figures in mid-air, finally settling on Xiao Ze’s Heaven-Burning Cauldron, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The ancient runes flowing on the cauldron’s body were even more ancient than the Medicine Clan’s most treasured artifact.

As his voice fell, Xiao Ze made the first move.

Purple-gold flames surged from his fingertips, and the Heaven-Burning Cauldron instantly floated a hundred zhang high, all the runes on its body lighting up and emitting a low hum.

As his hand seals changed, thousands of rare medicinal ingredients flew out from his storage ring, including millennium Dragon Blood Vines and ninth-grade Purple Profound Grass, treasures even rare for the Medicine Clan. The medicinal ingredients hovered in the air, enveloped by the purple-gold flames, emitting a heart-palpitating medicinal fragrance.

”With so many high-grade medicinal ingredients, what does he intend to refine?”

The Elders of the Medicine Clan below turned their heads in astonishment. A normal Grade 9 Profound Pill only required about a hundred medicinal ingredients; Xiao Ze’s grand scale far exceeded everyone’s understanding.

Yao Wangui’s expression was even more grim. He had already secretly swapped some of the medicinal ingredients, but the high quality of the ingredients Xiao Ze took out directly negated his scheme.

Seeing this, Hun Xuzi snorted coldly. A large number of medicinal ingredients flew out from the Medicine Cauldron formed by black flames. At the same time, he flicked his sleeve, and three pillars of black flame shot towards the Medicine Cauldrons of Old Man Shennong and Elder Wan Huo.

He actually intended to seize their medicinal ingredients!

”Hun Xuzi, how dare you!”

Old Man Shennong roared, his Flame of Life transforming into a green light screen, yet several medicinal ingredients were still devoured by the black flames.

Elder Wan Huo’s Nine Nether Wind Flame was even less of a match; the energy fluctuations within his Medicine Cauldron instantly became chaotic.

Xiao Ze’s eyes turned cold, and three streaks of purple-gold flame separated, slashing towards the black flame pillars like sharp swords.

”Swoosh!” The flame streaks collided with the black flames. The devouring power of the Void Swallowing Flame was actually suppressed by the purifying power of the purple-gold flames, and the flame pillars instantly dissipated.

”Hun Xuzi, a competition should have its rules. Playing dirty tricks will only earn contempt.”

Xiao Ze’s voice was icy. He had long noticed Hun Xuzi’s little tricks. If he hadn’t been prepared beforehand, he would probably have fallen victim as well.

Hun Xuzi’s expression darkened, but he no longer dared to act rashly.

He knew Xiao Ze’s temper well and could only compose himself, focusing on refining the medicinal ingredients.

Black flames enveloped the medicinal ingredients, and wisps of pure medicinal liquid were extracted, hovering around the Medicine Cauldron. However, a hint of Soul fluctuation faintly emanated from the medicinal liquid, clearly mixed with the Hun Clan’s strange methods.

After Old Man Shennong and Elder Wan Huo stabilized their positions, they also accelerated their refining processes.

Old Man Shennong’s Flame of Life was the most unique; the medicinal ingredients could actually regrow within the flames. In just half an hour, he refined hundreds of drops of medicinal liquid brimming with vitality.

Elder Wan Huo’s Nine Nether Wind Flame was known for its swiftness. Gusts of wind wrapped around the flames, and the medicinal ingredients instantly turned into pure medicinal powder in the wind-flame, with astonishing efficiency.

Only Xiao Ze appeared calm and unhurried.

His purple-gold flames contained the Origin of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame and the spirit of the exotic flame. When refining medicinal ingredients, there was no need for deliberate control; the flames could autonomously separate Impurities, preserving the medicinal efficacy to the extreme.

Half an hour later, Xiao Ze was the first to complete the refining. Thousands of medicinal ingredients transformed into three hundred and sixty drops of purple-gold medicinal liquid, forming a perfect ring around the Heaven-Burning Cauldron, subtly forming a profound Formation.

”Begin pill condensation!”

Xiao Ze’s hand seals changed, and the purple-gold medicinal liquid slowly flowed into the Heaven-Burning Cauldron.

As the medicinal liquid was injected, the runes on the cauldron’s body glowed brightly, and an energy fluctuation far exceeding a Grade 9 Profound Pill spread out. The clouds in the sky churned violently, and golden lightning faintly gathered.

That was the ”Purple-Gold Divine Lightning” that only appeared when a ninth-grade Golden Core was born!

”It’s the Purple-Gold Divine Lightning! He’s refining a ninth-grade Golden Core!”

Yao Dan suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with shock. A ninth-grade Golden Core was a legendary Divine Pill, and no one had successfully refined one in nearly a thousand years. Even in the ancient texts of the Medicine Clan, there were only a few brief mentions.

Yao Chen’s hands trembled with excitement. He had once thought he would never see a ninth-grade Golden Core emerge in his lifetime, but he never expected to witness it with his own eyes today.

Hun Xuzi, Old Man Shennong, and Elder Wan Huo were all greatly shaken by the sight.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Hun Xuzi’s eyes. His hand seals changed, and three black chains suddenly flew out from his Medicine Cauldron, shooting straight towards Xiao Ze’s Heaven-Burning Cauldron.

He absolutely could not allow Xiao Ze to successfully refine a ninth-grade Golden Core, otherwise the Hun Clan’s plan would be completely exposed.

”Hun Xuzi, you still won’t repent!”

Xiao Ze snorted coldly, and the purple-gold flames transformed into a giant palm, striking towards the black chains.

At the same time, a streak of purple-gold pill Qi flew out from the Heaven-Burning Cauldron, connecting with the Purple-Gold Divine Lightning in the sky, instantly forming a lightning-fire barrier that isolated the black chains and Hun Xuzi’s Medicine Cauldron.

”Power of Heaven and Earth, heed my command!”

Seeing this, Hun Xuzi frantically activated the Void Swallowing Flame, attempting to devour the Heaven and Earth energy of Medicine Mountain.

But as soon as he mobilized the energy, he found that the surrounding Heaven and Earth power was being pulled by an even stronger force.

It was Xiao Ze’s purple-gold pill Qi!

The ninth-grade Golden Core’s control over Heaven and Earth energy far surpassed that of a Grade 9 Profound Pill. Hun Xuzi’s devouring power, in the face of the pill Qi, was like a stream flowing into the ocean, not worth mentioning at all.

Old Man Shennong and Elder Wan Huo exchanged glances, both shaking their heads with a bitter smile.

They had originally intended to compete for the title of ”Continent’s Number One Alchemist,” but the ninth-grade Golden Core Xiao Ze refined had already exceeded their understanding. This competition had no suspense from the very beginning.

The two no longer contended, but instead joined forces to activate their exotic flames, forming a flame barrier to obstruct Hun Xuzi’s sabotage.

Although they were Xiao Ze’s opponents, they would not tolerate Hun Xuzi using underhanded tricks to disrupt the Alchemy.

As the last drop of purple-gold medicinal liquid flowed into the Heaven-Burning Cauldron, the cauldron’s body emitted a deafening roar, and a purple-gold light pillar shot into the sky, merging with the Purple-Gold Divine Lightning above.

”Rumble!” The Purple-Gold Divine Lightning struck the Heaven-Burning Cauldron, and the cauldron lid was blown off. A Golden Core, entirely purple-gold and surrounded by nine pill patterns, slowly rose. As the pill fragrance permeated the air, the withered medicinal ingredients around it actually regained vitality, and the Heaven and Earth energy of Medicine Mountain also began to recover rapidly.

”It’s done! A ninth-grade Golden Core!”

Yao Dan’s voice trembled, and he was the first to cup his hands towards Xiao Ze.

”Mr. Xiao Ze’s Alchemy skills are unparalleled under heaven; I am ashamed of my inferiority!”

The people of the Medicine Clan below and the Cultivators watching the battle all knelt on the ground, bowing reverently to the purple-gold Golden Core.

This was reverence for the legendary Divine Pill, and even more so, recognition of Xiao Ze.

Xiao Ze raised his hand to recall the purple-gold Golden Core. The Golden Core hovered in his palm, emitting a gentle yet vast energy.

He looked at Yao Chen, a smile in his eyes: ”Yao Chen, now you can rest assured and engrave the names of the two Elders on the clan monument.”

Yao Chen’s hands trembled with excitement, and he bowed deeply to Young Friend Xiao Ze: ”Thank you, Young Friend Xiao Ze. This kindness, I, Yao Chen, will remember for life.”

Just then, a strange laugh suddenly rang out: ”Hehe, Clan Chief Yao Dan, I also have a request today.”

Black flames surged around Hun Xuzi, his gaze sweeping over the people of the Medicine Clan, a sinister smirk on his lips, ”I want to borrow the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade in the Medicine Clan’s possession for a while!”