Chapter 80: The Supreme Pill Master (Part 8)

Su Chen entered the Pill Hall.
Although the Prison Suppression Holy Land was only a thousand-year-old holy land, it still possessed considerable resources.
The sect had accumulated a considerable number of internal pill formulas over the past millennium, including those left behind by Fang Bubai.
Su Chen studied pill refining under the guidance of the Myriad Manifestations Pill Master.
True disciples and established disciples from within the holy land frequently visited.
They would brew tea, drink wine, and discuss the heroes of the world.
“Um, Brother Su,”
“when will you finish refining the Yin-Yang Harmony Pill you promised me?”
Li Yichen rubbed his hands, looking expectantly at Su Chen.
Su Chen's face darkened.
He vaguely regretted trying some strange and unusual things; now he had no peace and quiet.
"Same as always, do me a favor."
Li Yichen nodded repeatedly, "No problem, Brother Su, what are your orders? Just give the word, and I'll do it immediately. If I can't, there are still eight hundred sword cultivators from Hidden Sword Peak."
Su Chen wondered, was this really the bloodline of the Li family?
Su Chen said quietly, "It seems that a Heavenly Flame is about to emerge in the Void Valley..."
Upon hearing this, Li Yichen turned around expressionlessly, intending to leave without looking back.
Competing for the Heavenly Flame? What a joke! This was a real life-or-death struggle.
Watching Li Yichen turn to leave, Su Chen narrowed his eyes, a smile on his face: "Two opportunities to refine pills."
Li Yichen paused, then took a few steps forward.
Su Chen, unhurried, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said slowly, "Three opportunities to refine pills. Also, I can waive the contribution you owe my Pill Hall."
Li Yichen took a few steps back and sat down again.
"I swear to follow Brother Su to the death! This little Heavenly Flame is nothing! Anyone who dares to snatch it from Brother Su will be killed!"
Li Yichen spoke with boundless pride.
Su Chen had great faith in Li Yichen's strength; after all, he was a prominent figure from Hidden Sword Peak and a disciple of the Prison Suppressing Holy Land.
With Li Yichen's addition, Su Chen used the same tactic again, rallying several powerful true disciples. With a single call to arms, the Prison Suppressing Holy Land had no shortage of prodigies willing to join Su Chen in vying for the Heavenly Flame.
Heavenly Flame!
An item coveted by alchemists.
Only a handful of alchemists within the Holy Land possessed Heavenly Flame.
In this life, Su Chen had painstakingly studied alchemy, and naturally, he wouldn't let the Heavenly Flame slip through his fingers.
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Empty Valley
Many forces had already arrived, and alchemists dressed in brocade white robes, with alchemy badges hanging on their chests, rushed here.
Each accompanied by invited prodigies from various places.
Li Yichen, following beside Su Chen, whispered, "I didn't expect both the Azure Jade Holy Land and the Primordial Beginning Holy Land to send people. Those two are both true disciples of the Holy Lands, and their strength is comparable to mine."
Su Chen also noticed the Azure Jade Holy Land and the Primordial Beginning Holy Land. Both were led by young alchemists, followed by young kings. Among them were two extremely powerful auras, definitely among the best of the younger generation.
Besides the Azure Jade Holy Land and the Primordial Beginning Holy Land, the Eastern Region's Alchemy Saint Assembly also sent a young alchemy prodigy, gathering some martial arts prodigies, all vying for the Heavenly Flame.
These three forces were the ones Su Chen needed to pay the most attention to.
The three forces also noticed Su Chen.
They all wanted to compete for the Heavenly Flame.
Soon, a beautiful, deep blue aurora appeared in the sky above the Void Valley.
A pale blue snowstorm swept through the desolate Valley, its droplets igniting flames on the ground, transforming the entire world into a hellish abyss.
Some couldn't resist stepping into the Valley first, but before they could take more than a few steps, pale blue flames erupted from their bodies, accompanied by a chilling scream, and they were instantly reduced to ashes.
Su Chen's expression turned slightly grave upon seeing this.
The power of this heavenly fire was stronger than he had imagined.
A half-step Profound Realm expert had died so inexplicably.
Su Chen distributed fire-avoidance pills to the Holy Land's henchmen, then took out a bead—a fire-avoidance pill he had specifically obtained from the Myriad Manifestations Pill Master, capable of significantly weakening the effects of the heavenly fire.
The other three major forces, each with their own methods, also entered the Valley.
Within the Valley, the environment was eerie, and skeletons could be seen from time to time. The skeletons preserved under such conditions must have belonged to extremely powerful beings in life.
As they ventured deeper, Su Chen sensed that the air here possessed a unique ability to corrode the soul.
"It seems the Heavenly Flame that emerged from the Void Valley must be the Nine Nether Profound Nether Flame."
The alchemy geniuses from the other three major forces also recognized this Heavenly Flame.
The prodigies from the Alchemy Saint Society and the Primordial Holy Land left without looking back, leading their group away.
After the Alchemy Saint Society and the Primordial Holy Land departed, Li Yichen asked Su Chen, "Brother Su, this is the Nine Nether Profound Nether Flame, a notoriously ferocious fire that will devour its master."
"Should we still fight for it?"
Without exception, every possessor of the Nine Nether Profound Nether Flame has been devoured and killed by its backlash.
Su Chen nodded: "Fight!"
Heavenly Flames are rare and hard to come by.
Giving up now means who knows when they'll encounter it again?
Besides, even if they do encounter it, they might not be able to win it. This time, their only opponent is the Azure Jade Holy Land, so the probability of winning the Heavenly Flame is still extremely high.
Deep within the valley, a flickering, eerie blue flame hovered in mid-air, surrounded by countless other fire spirits.
These fire spirits, though troublesome, were no match for the combined might of the Prison Suppression Holy Land and the Azure Jade Holy Land. Under the combined assault of the two holy lands' prodigies, they quickly retreated until they vanished without a trace.
Having eliminated the fire spirits, the prodigies of the Prison Suppression Holy Land and the Azure Jade Holy Land exchanged glances without a word.
Then, they clashed once more, simultaneously stopping each other, leaving only Su Chen and the alchemy genius from the Azure Jade Holy Land.
Su Chen smiled at the alchemy genius from the Azure Jade Sacred Land: "Will you withdraw from the competition yourself, or should I make the decision for you?"
Bai Qingyu's expression turned solemn: "Su Chen, I've heard of your reputation."
"We are both alchemists, so let's settle this in alchemist style!"
Su Chen said, "Alright!"
He then threw a punch, and before Bai Qingyu could defend himself, he was struck in the face, breaking several teeth. He clutched his face and cried, "You...you have no ethics! We are alchemists! How can you be so rude!"
Su Chen thought for a moment and nodded: "You're right."
"But..."
Under Bai Qingyu's astonished gaze, Su Chen removed his alchemist's robe, grinning: "Now I'm a martial artist!"
Bai Qingyu was dumbfounded.
He had never imagined that an alchemist could be so shameless.
"Su Chen! You are unworthy to be an alchemist!"
Bai Qingyu screamed in agony. With only a third-level Spirit Soul cultivation, how could he possibly be a match for Su Chen?
He was beaten black and blue in no time.
"Retreat! It's just a Devouring Flame!"
Bai Qingyu got up from the ground and left with the others without looking back.
There was no way around it; this person was simply too impolite.
With the Qingyu Holy Land group gone, the Nine Nether Profound Nether Flame easily fell into Su Chen's hands.