123: Chapter 123 I knew Master wouldn't let me get struck by lightning!

In the center of the Holy Pill City main square, on the seventh group's Alchemy platform, two pillars of light shone together.

Inside Nangong Ziyi's furnace, a dark blue Medicinal Pill prototype spun frantically as silver pill veins were branded outward one by one.

Her forehead was covered in sweat, and her half-step Xiantai Realm Spiritual Qi was nearly drained, but her peach-blossom eyes were frighteningly bright.

On the other side, Ye Qingxian's heavenly emperor cauldron hummed and vibrated.

Within the crimson-gold flames, a golden sacred pill prototype spun rapidly; the dense medicinal fragrance had already transformed into a substantial white mist, drifting outward.

Grade Five Heaven Pill.

Both of them used the Reverse Medicine Addition Method taught by Lu Chen, and with the enhancement of their divine bodies and the heavenly emperor cauldron, they forcibly crossed the gap between grades.

Just at the moment the Medicinal Pill was about to completely take shape.

Above Holy Pill City, the sky suddenly changed.

The originally clear sky instantly darkened, and thick dark clouds gathered frantically from all directions, pressing down heavily directly above the square.

Within the cloud layers, purple lightning darted through, letting out deafening roars.

Laws of Heaven and Earth.

As a Grade Five Heaven Pill was born, its quality was so high that it directly triggered Pill Lightning.

The center locked onto by the thunderclouds was exactly Nangong Ziyi and Ye Qingxian.

Violent thunderous pressure poured down, making the surrounding Alchemists unable to breathe, causing them to abandon their Pill Furnaces and flee.

Nangong Ziyi gritted her teeth and stabilized her Pill Furnace.

Ye Qingxian's face turned pale; her Early Stage Xiantai Realm cultivation was simply not enough to face the Heaven and Earth Heavenly Tribulation.

On the high platform, Alchemy Tower Elder Qin Cangsong spoke.

"Fifth-grade Pill Lightning! They won't be able to withstand it; it's time for this old fellow to step in!"

Qin Cangsong suddenly stood up, his Quasi-Emperor Realm cultivation erupting as he prepared to disperse the thunderclouds.

These two girls' Alchemy talent was astonishing; they must not fall here.

A fair hand reached out and stopped Qin Cangsong.

Yu Yao sat in her chair, holding a teacup, without even getting up.

"Holy Lord Yu Yao?" Qin Cangsong was stunned.

"Elder Qin, do not panic."

Yu Yao's voice was very light, but her gaze crossed the square and landed beside a pillar.

"It's fine, someone will step in."

Qin Cangsong followed her gaze and only saw a black-robed youth yawning.

Lu Chen leaned against the pillar, still holding a grape that Ji Ziyue had just peeled.

He noticed Yu Yao's gaze.

He looked up, meeting Yu Yao's half-smiling eyes.

The meaning in those eyes couldn't be clearer: Your disciples are about to be struck dead, are you going to do something?

The corner of Lu Chen's mouth twitched.

He understood perfectly.

Yu Yao was doing this on purpose; she had known his strength all along and just wanted to force him to step forward to see how much he had improved over these past centuries.

Fine, fine, you want me to show off in front of everyone, right?

Lu Chen tossed the grape into his mouth and clapped his hands.

I love acting cool the most.

Not acting cool when there's a chance is for idiots.

Boom!

In the sky, the first bucket-thick purple Pill Lightning tore through the clouds, striking directly toward the Alchemy platform.

The lightning illuminated the entire Holy Pill City as bright as day.

"Revered Master, save me!"

After Ye Qingxian's Medicinal Pill formed, she was so scared that she directly abandoned her fire control.

Covering her head with both hands, she crouched beside the heavenly emperor cauldron and curled into a ball, shouting, "Your disciple is about to be turned into a roasted pig!"

Nangong Ziyi couldn't hold on either; her Heavenly Yin Fire God Flame shook violently under the thunderous pressure, threatening to extinguish at any moment.

Just at the moment the lightning was less than ten zhang away from the two girls' heads.

Lu Chen moved.

He didn't activate any Spiritual Qi, nor did he use any movement technique.

He just sighed and took a step forward.

Space lost the concept of distance beneath his feet.

One moment he was at the edge of the square, and the next, he was standing right in the center of the Alchemy platform, shielding Nangong Ziyi and Ye Qingxian.

His black robes flapped loudly in the wild wind.

Facing that violent Pill Lightning, Lu Chen didn't even lift his head.

He very casually raised his right hand, fingers spread, and made a light grasping motion toward the lightning pillar in the sky.

"At the peak of immortality, proud above the world, with me, Lu Chen, there is heaven."

His voice drowned out the thunderous roars across the sky, clearly entering everyone's ears.

His tone was lazy.

"A mere heavenly punishment, I'll seize and refine it in an instant!"

As his voice fell.

That bucket-thick purple lightning came to an abrupt halt three inches in front of his palm.

It struggled frantically but couldn't advance even a fraction.

Lu Chen's fingers slowly closed.

Crack.

A crisp sound of shattering echoed.

The violent Pill Lightning was actually crushed by his pure Physical Body strength.

Countless tiny arcs of lightning scattered from between his fingers, turning into spots of light that merged into his body.

The thunderclouds in the sky were enraged, rolling violently as several even thicker bolts of lightning brewed, preparing to strike simultaneously.

Lu Chen finally looked up.

"Disperse."

There was no Spiritual Qi fluctuation, only the purest will of Law; the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi completely stagnated at this moment.

The previously arrogant thunderclouds heard an extremely terrifying command.

No struggle, no hesitation.

They vanished instantly.

The dark sky was wiped clean by an invisible giant hand, sunlight poured down again, and the sky above Holy Pill City returned to a cloudless clarity.

Not even a trace of wind remained.

The entire main square was dead silent. You could hear a pin drop.

Everyone looked at the black-robed youth as if he were a monster.

Crushing Pill Lightning with his bare hands? Dispersing a Heavenly Tribulation with a single word?

What kind of monster is this? When did an expert of this level appear in Holy Pill City? This must be a legendary Realm!

Zhao Yuanlang hid behind the crowd, his legs trembling frantically, and his crotch was already wet.

He remembered how he had just mocked those two girls as being just pretty faces, and now he wished he could slap himself twice.

On the high platform.

Qin Cangsong's fingers gripped the armrest of the jade chair, snapping off a piece of jade.

He swallowed hard, turned to look at Yu Yao, his voice trembling.

"Holy Lord Yu Yao, that kid Lu Chen..."

Yu Yao didn't answer.

She held her teacup, her gaze fixed on Lu Chen on the stage.

After several hundred years, he had grown even stronger.

Ridiculously strong, frighteningly strong.

In that moment just now, she felt an absolute suppressive force from Lu Chen.

That was power beyond a Quasi-Emperor, transcending the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

A trace of complex emotion flashed in the depths of Yu Yao's eyes.

If you were to tease me, your Senior, like you did when you were young, I probably wouldn't even be able to resist this time.

She set down her teacup, a faint smile playing on her lips.

On the Alchemy platform.

The Lightning Tribulation dissipated, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi poured back in, and the two Grade Five Heaven Pills were completely formed, their fragrance instantly enveloping the entire square.

"It's done!"

Ye Qingxian jumped up from the ground and threw herself onto Lu Chen regardless of anything, hanging onto his neck.

"Revered Master is the best! I knew Revered Master wouldn't let me be struck by lightning!"

Her small face rubbed against Lu Chen's shoulder, full of dependence.

Nangong Ziyi also extinguished her Alchemy fire and put the dark blue sacred pill into a jade bottle.

She walked up to Lu Chen, her peach-blossom eyes sparkling; although she didn't pounce like Ye Qingxian, the pride in her tone couldn't be hidden.

"My pill formation was half a breath faster than hers, and the quality is the same."

Nangong Ziyi raised her chin.

"I haven't disgraced the training you gave me on the Flying Boat for those few days, Senior!"

Lu Chen pulled the clinging Ye Qingxian off him and brushed his sleeves.

"It's alright, you barely managed not to embarrass me; it's still because of my excellent teaching."

He turned around, glanced at Yu Yao on the high platform, and sent a voice transmission.

"Sister, I've finished acting cool. Are you satisfied?"

Yu Yao's transmission came back quickly, carrying a hint of laziness and amusement.

"Barely a passing grade."

"However, that line you said just now was quite domineering. I wonder if you're just as impressive in other places."

Lu Chen's eye twitched.

He didn't respond.

Leading his two disciples, he turned and walked down the Alchemy platform.

Ji Ziyue stood there waiting for him, still holding that plate of grapes.

Seeing Lu Chen walk over, she took a step forward and held a grape to his mouth.

"Emperor Yun has worked hard."

Her gaze swept over Ye Qingxian and Nangong Ziyi, a smile like that of a primary wife on her lips.

Lu Chen bit the grape and sighed.

This life is impossible to live.

Qin Cangsong announced loudly.

"Group seven, Nangong Ziyi and Ye Qingxian, successfully refined Grade Five Heaven Pills! Advance to the finals!"