Chapter 81: The Supreme Pill Master (Part 9)

Returning to the Prison Suppressing Holy Land.
Su Chen began refining the Nine Nether Profound Nether Flame.
The Nine Nether Profound Nether Flame lived up to its reputation as a ferocious heavenly flame; refining it was extremely dangerous.
This refining process took five years. After countless brushes with death, Su Chen finally succeeded in refining the Nine Nether Profound Nether Flame, and his cultivation level soared to the fourth level of the Profound Realm.
Su Chen emerged from seclusion.
The changes over five years were not significant for the Prison Suppressing Holy Land.
After emerging from seclusion, Su Chen fulfilled his promise, refining all the owed pills and repaying the favors.
"It's time to advance to the ranks of True Disciples of the Holy Land!"
Now, he was both a peak sixth-grade alchemist and a fourth-level Profound Realm expert. Advancing to the ranks of True Disciples would bring him more resources.
Ranked True Disciples were replaced every hundred years.
Currently, the Prison Suppressing Holy Land had eight Ranked True Disciples, all of whom were young powerhouses.
Not long after Su Chen submitted his application, Venerable Wanxiang took him to participate in the advancement assessment.
The assessment objectives for each Holy Land's Sequence True Disciple are different.
The assessment for the Prison Suppressing Holy Land is the Invincible Tower left behind by the Invincible Holy King. Only by gaining the Invincible Tower's approval can one qualify to become a Sequence True Disciple of the Prison Suppressing Holy Land.
The Invincible Tower has nine levels.
A Sequence True Disciple needs to reach the fourth level, and even then, very few can pass.
In the past thousand years, only the current Holy Lord of the Prison Suppressing Holy Land has reached the seventh level.
"Grandpa, come and play~"
As soon as Su Chen entered the Invincible Tower, he heard a series of clear and melodious voices. One after another, beautiful women with graceful figures, whose bodies swayed like snakes, swayed their hips and spoke to Su Chen in a coquettish voice.
Su Chen even changed the expressions of these women according to his thoughts.
Su Chen: "..."
(The last line, "Listening to music in a brothel is the only way to become invincible," is a separate, unrelated statement.)
Su Chen swept past expressionlessly, entering the next level.
Su Chen suddenly found himself devoid of all cultivation.
Terrifying demonic beasts surrounded Su Chen, ready to tear him to pieces in the next second.
Su Chen casually picked up the longswords from the hands of the dead on the battlefield.
Without the slightest fear, he fought the demonic beasts.
Soon, only he remained standing.
Covered in blood, Su Chen entered the next level.
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Outside the Tower
Su Chen's advancement test attracted the curious gazes of many in the Holy Land.
Li Yichen watched as the Invincible Tower jumped another level, clicking his tongue: "Brother Su is truly a hidden talent; I wonder how many levels he can persist on."
He remembered that he had only managed to reach the fifth level.
Soon, the Invincible Tower jumped again.
Su Chen arrived at the fourth level.
Not long after the fourth level, he arrived at the fifth level.
The people of the Holy Land were shocked.
Only a handful of people within the Holy Land had reached the fifth level.
Having passed the fifth level, Su Chen arrived at the sixth.
The sixth level didn't stop Su Chen either.
Just as everyone was marveling that the Holy Land had produced a second person to reach the seventh level,
suddenly, a familiar figure appeared.
Su Chen, covered in dust and grime, cursed and swore.
"This... Fang Bubai is a person?!"
Upon entering the seventh level, Su Chen heard a familiar voice calling to him.
Turning his head, Su Chen saw his former partner and family.
Then...
Instantly, he was killed by a group of people working together.
Is this a trial even a human could imagine?
So...so cruel!
Fortunately, he made it to the seventh level.
"Brother Su, congratulations!"
One after another, true disciples stepped forward to congratulate Su Chen on becoming a newly promoted true disciple, qualifying him to compete for the title of Holy Son.
As expected, the Prison Suppressing Holy Land gained another true disciple.
Su Chen's residence was also moved to the peak of the true disciples, where he not only had maids as guards but also elders as his personal protectors, a meteoric rise.
Three months later
The Myriad Manifestations Pill Venerable summoned the disciples of the Pill Hall.
"One year from now, the ten great pill refining holy lands will jointly hold a pill refining conference, offering ancient soul secret techniques and ancient pill formulas as rewards."
"Such a grand occasion, how could my Prison Suppressing Pill Refining Hall remain indifferent?"
The Myriad Manifestations Pill Venerable looked at the elite of the Pill Hall and said boldly, "I will select ten people to accompany me to the Central Region to participate in the pill refining conference. If they achieve a good ranking in this conference, I will reward them handsomely!"
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances.
A grand alchemy conference jointly convened by the ten most sacred alchemy sites.
It will undoubtedly attract countless alchemy geniuses.
Alongside countless alchemy geniuses, a constellation of stars gathered—a golden age that no one wanted to miss.
After a series of competitions in the Alchemy Hall, Su Chen successfully secured one of the spots, embarking on a journey to the Central Region with the Myriad Manifestations Alchemist.
The Central Region... a place countless martial artists dreamed of visiting.
Su Chen felt a faint sense of anticipation.
Of the Five Domains of Tianxuan, only the Central Domain remained unvisited.
What would a true golden age of martial arts look like?
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Following the Holy Land, it took them nearly half a year to finally arrive at the Central Domain.
They had to admit that the spiritual energy concentration in the Central Domain was far superior to that of the other four domains. Even the second-ranked Northern Domain was significantly weaker than the Central Domain. No wonder so many geniuses had emerged from it.
The Central Region is home to many powerful forces.
Sacred land-level lineages abound.
This year's Alchemy Conference is being held at the Pill God Palace, one of the giants of the Central Region.
Geniuses are gathered here!
After verifying his alchemist status, Su Chen entered the Pill God Palace with the people from the Prison Suppression Sacred Land.
Everyone who could enter was an alchemist.
Su Chen even saw an acquaintance.
Bai Qingyu from the Azure Jade Sacred Land glared fiercely at Su Chen.
"Su Chen! You actually dare to participate in the Alchemy Conference!"
He noticed Su Chen as soon as he entered the Pill God Palace.
The image of him being beaten black and blue was still vivid in his mind.
Su Chen also noticed Bai Qingyu.
Su Chen ignored Bai Qingyu's resentment.
How could a naive child, an alchemist raised in luxury, understand the hatred of martial artists?
"Su Chen, you can't escape this time! At the Alchemy Conference, I will definitely defeat you with my alchemy skills!"
"Someone like you is unworthy of the title of alchemist!"
Seeing the people from the Prison Suppression Holy Land subtly surrounding him, Bai Qingyu knew better than to fight a losing battle. He immediately uttered these harsh words to Su Chen before slinking away.
He still harbored resentment towards Su Chen for beating him as a martial artist last time.
After Bai Qingyu left, Su Chen encountered a new acquaintance.
"Master Guigu? Miss Song?"
Su Chen was surprised to encounter an old friend here.
Guigu Pill King... no, now it should be Guigu Pill Emperor.
The silver-haired middle-aged man wore a chest pendant with seven stars.
Song Wanqing had also become a sixth-grade alchemist.
“Su Chen, this time at the Alchemy Conference, I will definitely wash away my shame and defeat you personally!”
Song Wanqing issued her challenge to Su Chen upon seeing him.
The Ghost Valley Alchemist Emperor shook his head helplessly.
“What a pair of sworn enemies.”
However, a smile was hidden in his eyes.
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