Chapter 170: Chapter 170: Transformation Pill
Faced with the external discussions, Ji Chen paid them no attention.
Now, after returning to the Lingyun Sect, he devoted himself immediately to studying the Transformation Pill.
Earlier in the Holy City, he had found all the herbs needed to refine the Transformation Pill.
On this day, at the Drunken Ink Residence, Qu Luoning was playing with Yanyan in the courtyard, while not far from them, Ji Chen sat cross-legged in front of a Pill Furnace.
Flames rose in the furnace, the temperature extremely high, causing the entire courtyard to become quite sweltering.
This was an Eighth Grade Elixir, not easy to refine, and upon becoming a pill, it would summon an Alchemy Tribulation.
"Yanyan, how about mother takes you to play elsewhere?"
At a certain moment, when the fragrance of herbs in the courtyard reached a particular intensity, Qu Luoning sensed that Ji Chen was about to face a significant challenge.
The Alchemy Tribulation was imminent, and staying here any longer wouldn’t be wise.
The little girl nodded obediently, "Yanyan wants to go find auntie."
"Alright." Qu Luoning smiled and took her away.
The auntie Yanyan referred to was naturally Fang Qingyao, who was now Ji Xiaotian’s adopted daughter, and a few years older than Ji Chen, making her, by seniority, indeed Yanyan’s aunt.
"Buzz!"
Shortly after Qu Luoning left with Yanyan, Ji Chen abruptly opened his eyes in the Drunken Ink Residence.
The Pill Furnace in front of him suddenly started to tremble, and an intense aroma burst forth from it.
It seemed as though the space itself was vibrating at that moment, and the sky grew dark. In less than ten breaths, dark clouds surged and enveloped the entire Lingyun Sect.
"What is going on?"
This scene immediately startled everyone in the sect.
Countless disciples looked up in astonishment, able to feel the terrifying aura seeping out from the dark clouds.
"Celestial Tribulation? Did someone make a breakthrough?"
Ji Xiaotian, Lu Daoyi, and others were also alarmed and gathered on a mountaintop.
Li Huayuan widened his eyes, his face full of incredulity, "No... this seems to be an Alchemy Tribulation!"
Clearly, they were unaware of Ji Chen’s refining of the Transformation Pill.
The sudden appearance of an Alchemy Tribulation naturally took them by surprise.
"Alchemy Tribulation... this only appears when an Eighth Grade or higher Elixir is formed..."
Zhuang Miao was also in the Lingyun Sect today, and while he was discussing matters with Li Huayuan, he too was stunned by the sudden Alchemy Tribulation.
An Eighth Grade Elixir, throughout the entire Alchemy Master Alliance, even the Grand Alliance Leader could not refine it.
"The Young Sect Leader’s accomplishments in Alchemy Dao have reached such heights..."
He and Li Huayuan exchanged glances, both seeing the astonishment reflected in each other’s eyes.
"Boom!"
A muffled sound echoed from the void, deafening.
The next instant, dense purple lightning intertwined, and finally formed into a massive Thunder Dragon, which roared and then crashed downward.
Unlike ordinary Celestial Tribulations, an Alchemy Tribulation requires spiritual power to counteract.
At this moment, in the Drunken Ink Residence, Ji Chen had already stood up.
He squinted, his gaze fixed intently on the purple thunder crashing down from above.
"Extinguish!"
With a soft command, a vast and boundless spiritual power erupted from Ji Chen’s Palace Sea, instantly transforming into an invisible giant hand in the void, striking forcefully at the descending Alchemy Tribulation.
"Crack!"
The moment they collided, the Alchemy Tribulation shattered inch by inch, finally dissipating into the void.
"Buzz!"
The dim world gradually regained its brightness, and the dark clouds over the Lingyun Sect finally dispersed.
"Phew!"
Ji Chen exhaled a long breath. Defeating the Alchemy Tribulation clearly consumed significant spiritual power, though fortunately, he did not use much spiritual power while refining the Transformation Pill; otherwise, if his spiritual power had been exhausted and he couldn’t withstand the Alchemy Tribulation, it would have been a troublesome situation.
Not only would the elixir be ruined, but he might also injure his Palace Sea.
Fortunately, everything turned out alright, the Alchemy Tribulation was repelled, and the Transformation Pill in the furnace was successfully refined.
Soon after he retrieved the elixir from the Pill Furnace, everyone at the Drunken Ink Residence gathered there.
Li Huayuan, Zhuang Miao, and the others all had expressions of immense excitement, clearly thrilled by Ji Chen’s refining of an Eighth Grade Elixir and summoning a Celestial Tribulation.
As alchemists, both Li Huayuan and Zhuang Miao had been on the path of Alchemy Dao for many years.
Yet over the years, even they had never seen an Eighth Grade Elixir, let alone witnessed anyone summon an Alchemy Tribulation.
"Chen’Er, this elixir... is it the Transformation Pill you mentioned not long ago?" Ji Xiaotian asked.
He clearly knew about this matter.
Ji Chen nodded, turning his gaze toward the courtyard entrance, where Ao Tian had also arrived.
Over the years, Ao Tian had undergone tremendous changes. As a descendant of a Flood Dragon, its body grew larger each year, now resembling a small hill, lying curled outside the courtyard.
Ji Chen approached Ao Tian and handed him the Transformation Pill, saying, "After consuming this pill, you will undergo a month-long transformation process. If successful, a Celestial Tribulation will occur during the transformation, and if you can endure it, you will be able to freely transform into a human form from then on."
"Roar..."
It appeared somewhat excited, understood human speech, and knew that Ji Chen had been preparing the Transformation Pill for it.
Unexpectedly, the Transformation Pill was really refined at this moment.
Despite Ao Tian’s gigantic size, it was only about ten years old since its birth, its intelligence akin to a ten-year-old human child.
Soon, Ji Chen personally found a secluded spot within the Lingyun Sect for Ao Tian to enter seclusion and informed it of the reactions to expect after taking the Spirit Transformation Pill. After repeated reminders, he left Ao Tian to transform in seclusion.
This is a slow process, not an immediate transformation upon consuming the Transformation Pill; it would take about a month to complete.
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After handing the Transformation Pill to Ao Tian, Ji Chen found himself with rare leisure in the following days.
Whenever he was free, he would take Qu Luoning and Yanyan to Yang City for some fun.
Since Qu Luoning resumed her cultivation, she condensed six Spirit Veins, and her cultivation improved at an astonishing rate.
Now, Qu Luoning’s strength had reached the Seventh Layer of the Vein Condensation Realm. At this rate, Ji Chen estimated that in less than a month, she could attempt a breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm.