Dan Cheng, a new reward!

Every flash of the multi-colored lightning emitted a wave of destruction that made one's Soul tremble.

The clouds tumbled, and the low rumble of thunder seemed to strike directly at everyone's heart. Those with weaker cultivation already had pale faces and weak legs.

However, no Alchemist showed any fear.

They looked up at the terrifying thunderclouds, their eyes filled only with a near-pious yearning and excitement.

Five-colored Pill Lightning—this was a symbol of a sanctuary that many Alchemists spent their entire lives pursuing but could never reach!

"Five colors... it's actually five-colored Pill Lightning!" Xuan Kongzi took a deep breath. "The quality of this yi shi pill is likely close to the high-tier of the eighth tier!"

Xuan Yi immediately raised her hand, about to activate the plaza's protective Formation.

Eighth-tier Pill Lightning was no small matter; it could not be allowed to run rampant.

At that moment—

"Roar—!"

A vast and majestic Dragon's roar suddenly exploded from the center of the stone platform!

Everyone looked on in astonishment, only to see Shen Wen, who had been standing still while refining the pill, suddenly undergo a drastic change in temperament.

The calm elegance he displayed during pill refining vanished instantly, replaced by a boundless, savage, and fierce aura!

Purplish-green light surged out from his body, and fine, majestic Dragon scales instantly covered him. His head transformed into a majestic Dragon head phantom amidst the light and shadow, and his limbs and torso expanded, turning him into a purplish-green humanoid true Dragon several zhang tall!

"What... is that?!" Countless people widened their eyes, their jaws nearly hitting the ground.

Before they could react, the humanoid true Dragon that Shen Wen had become suddenly threw its head back.

A even more massive true Dragon phantom soared into the sky from behind him, opening its huge mouth and actively biting toward the crashing five-colored lightning pillar, which was hundreds of zhang in diameter!

Boom—!!!

The lightning and the Dragon phantom collided violently!

The blinding lightning instantly swallowed Shen Wen completely.

However, the expected scene of Shen Wen being charred black by the Pill Lightning did not occur.

The violent five-colored lightning coiled around his Dragon body, yet it was like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, rapidly absorbed and dissolved by the purplish-green Dragon scales shimmering around him and an invisible devouring power!

From a distance, it looked as if a hideous lightning Dragon was coiled around an even more overbearing purplish-green true Dragon, frantically trying to tear it apart, only to be continuously "devoured" until nothing remained.

"He's... using his body to resist the Pill Lightning? And... he absorbed it?!" An Elder from the Bai Family spoke with a trembling voice, the color drained from his face.

The entire Myriad Medicine Plaza fell into a deathly silence.

Only the continuous rumbling of thunder in the sky and the Dragon phantom standing tall in the sea of lightning, constantly devouring the flashes, told of how inconceivable the scene before them was.

The raging lightning lasted for several minutes before gradually weakening and finally dissipating unwillingly between heaven and earth.

The five-colored thunderclouds in the sky slowly dispersed, revealing a clear expanse.

The Dragon scales and phantom around Shen Wen's body retracted, and he returned to his human form, lightly landing back on the stone platform.

The moment the cauldron lid was lifted, a streak of translucent white light, like a startled fish, shot out from within, carrying a rich medicinal fragrance and spiritual fluctuations, attempting to flee toward the horizon!

Without even looking, Shen Wen casually reached out his right hand to the side, his fingers forming a hollow grip.

The space around the escaping yi shi pill suddenly froze, as if firmly grasped by an invisible palm. No matter how it vibrated or struggled, it could no longer move an inch.

With a turn of his wrist, Shen Wen easily retrieved the pill, casually stuffing it into a pre-prepared jade bottle and sealing it with a cork.

The entire movement was smooth and natural, as casual as if he were merely plucking a leaf.

After a brief silence—

"He succeeded!!!"

The first to burst into cheers were the young, less experienced Alchemists on the outskirts of the plaza.

Their faces were flushed with excitement as they waved their arms, as if they were the ones who had accomplished the feat.

Shen Wen's success ignited the infinite longing for the Peak of pill refining in their hearts.

"Twenty years old... an eighth-tier Intermediate Medicinal Pill... five-colored Pill Lightning... I've truly seen it all in this lifetime!"

Exclamations of wonder rose one after another from the middle-tier Alchemists.

They understood the difficulty better, and their gazes toward Shen Wen were filled with shock and complete admiration.

Any previous trace of doubt caused by his age had completely vanished at this moment.

On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi exchanged a glance, both seeing the irrepressible approval and a hint of emotion in each other's eyes.

"The younger generation is to be feared," Xuan Kongzi slowly uttered those words.

Tian Leizi nodded heavily. "The luck of the Pill Tower."

Xuan Yi took the still-warm jade bottle from Shen Wen's hand. As her fingertips accidentally brushed his, a slight ripple formed in the lake of her heart.

She quickly collected herself, her gaze sweeping across the field, her voice carrying unquestionable authority. "The yi shi pill is completed, the pill displays five colors, and its spirituality is abundant. Shen Wen has passed the eighth-tier Intermediate Alchemist examination!"

It was originally just the eighth-tier low-rank, but who would have known Shen Wen would refine an eighth-tier Intermediate pill in one go.

Thus, he naturally skipped the eighth-tier low-rank level.

As her voice fell, her gaze swept seemingly unintentionally over certain areas below the stage where faces were ash-gray.

In those places, the groups led by several Elders from the Bai Family and Qiu Family looked as if they were mourning their parents.

An Elder from the Qiu Family who had participated in the "arrangement" of the medicinal ingredients had a face as pale as paper, his lips trembling, and his back soaked in cold sweat.

Looking at the radiant Shen Wen on the stage and feeling Xuan Yi's cold glance, he felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

It was over. The matter was exposed; not only had their scheme failed, but they would likely have to endure the wrath of Xuan Yi and even Old Monster Lin, and possibly... involve the entire Family!

In the Bai Family's camp, someone clenched their fists tightly, nails digging deep into their palms, eyes filled with unwillingness and regret.

Had they known this boy was such a Prodigy, why would they have bothered to be the first to stick their necks out?

Now, not only had they failed to suppress him, they had completely offended him and might even lose a precious Elder seat!

In stark contrast to the gloom of these people, on the other side of the plaza, Cao Ying, Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and the others stood together.

A bright and proud curve rose at the corners of Cao Ying's lips, her beautiful eyes shimmering with light, as if she were happier than if she had succeeded herself.

Although Cai Lin remained cold, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

Xiao Yi Xian smiled quietly, her eyes full of trust. Qing Lin's small face was flushed with excitement, her emerald eyes sparkling.

Zi Yan was the most direct; with her hands on her hips, she tilted her chin toward the direction where the schadenfreude-filled discussions had just come from, her face full of pride.

Just then, a series of clear notification sounds rang out in Shen Wen's mind:

[Cai Lin's favorability increased to 64%. Reward: Gu Treasure Art (one of the Ten Great Fierce Beast Arts containing Time and Space Power).]

[Cao Ying's favorability increased to 72%. Reward: Primal Ancestral Talisman (one of the eight ancestral talismans, governing strength and Primal Qi), great desolation monument (an ancient divine object containing the intent of desolation and extinction, capable of suppression and refinement).]

[Xiao Yi Xian's favorability increased to 53%. Reward: Great Universal Salvation Technique (a great Buddhist technique that can deliver all living beings and condense faith), Great Devouring Technique (one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, devouring all things to strengthen oneself).]

[Do you wish to receive them?]

Shen Wen was slightly taken aback, then laughed to himself.

It seemed that showing off appropriately still yielded good results.

[No!]

He quickly suppressed his churning emotions, his expression remaining calm.

He merely nodded slightly again to Xuan Yi and the several examiners, taking in all the cheers, amazement, jealousy, and regret, his heart remaining clear.