Chapter 758: Chapter 757: The Arrival of a Formidable Enemy!
Alchemy is just like Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.
The moment the pill is formed, it is akin to the birth of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, inevitably causing phenomena. If it were outside, a mere layer of array could contain any energy overflow without causing much disturbance.
But here is the Valley of Life and Death.
The Valley of Life and Death, scarce in Spiritual Qi, even a hint of medicinal power seeping out from the array is like a beacon in the night to the evil cultivators here.
"Huh?"
This medicinal power slowly flows out, not dispersing but rather hovering over the Valley of Life and Death, gradually condensing.
"What’s going on?"
At this moment.
Many evil cultivators, as if sensing something, simultaneously looked toward the direction of White Bone Ridge.
"What’s going on? Where in the Valley of Life and Death does this pure Spiritual Qi come from?"
Boom!
In a similarly bone-laden valley, an evil cultivator suddenly stood up, his eyes flickering uncertainly. In his eyes, he could vaguely see a misty presence at White Bone Ridge.
Though this mist was very thin, it was so pure that it simply exceeded their understanding of the Valley of Life and Death.
"No, this isn’t Spiritual Qi, this is medicinal power! Could it be someone is performing alchemy in the Valley of Life and Death?" The old man frowned slightly, "When did such an Alchemy Master come in, and in such a scarce Valley of Life and Death?"
"No, I have to go see for myself!"
The old man’s figure swiftly dashed out.
He’s not the only one.
All around the Valley of Life and Death, many were stunned.
Soon.
A message was spread:
"Someone is concocting a Great Pill in the Valley of Life and Death!"
"How is that possible?"
Upon hearing this news, the many evil cultivators in the Valley of Life and Death instinctively thought it impossible. In the Valley of Life and Death, Spiritual Qi is scarce; even if a trace occasionally flows in from the entrance, it’s mostly siphoned off by the powerful stationed there like Han Buxiu.
How could there be any extra Spiritual Qi for others to perform alchemy?
Moreover.
Outside, the alchemist’s status is extremely noble and rare. No matter the grave mistake, they wouldn’t be thrown into the Valley of Life and Death!
But the medicinal power hovering above White Bone Ridge was growing ever denser, undeniably real.
Three days, five days, seven days!
Yet as the pill gradually formed, the more medicinal power leaked, the more people were drawn in. Finally, more and more couldn’t sit still anymore, wanting to seize the pill!
Initially, Zheng Jiuling and Zhao Dejin, by force of numbers, could barely repel them. Eventually, even cultivators with power rivaling Xing Nu showed up, forcing Ye Qingchen to personally intervene.
On the seventh day.
Rumble!
A heaven-shocking thunderclap suddenly exploded over White Bone Ridge.
The reverberation spread throughout half the Valley of Life and Death.
Soon.
Rumors spread within the Valley of Life and Death.
A Human Immortal Fifth Layer expert attempted to seize the pill but was met with an attack. After battling, the expert was outmatched, but managed to escape since the opponent had to mind the alchemy furnace.
This news caused an uproar throughout the Valley of Life and Death.
This Alchemy Master is surprisingly a powerful cultivator!
What kind of pill is such an existence refining?
...
A corner of the Valley of Life and Death.
Lake.
Han Buxiu, holding a fishing rod, slowly opened his eyes, thoughtfully glancing towards the direction of White Bone Ridge, shaking his head:
"It seems my junior is indeed an extraordinary existence! Not only is he extraordinarily skilled, but he’s also a rare Alchemy Master. No wonder Ye Xu Kong personally projected into the Valley of Life and Death, asking me to kill him!"
An exceptional martial arts genius isn’t frightening!
But it’s terrifying when such a genius is also a master of the Alchemy Dao.
Such an existence, once grown, could even destabilize Taotian Palace’s foundation.
"However, you shouldn’t have, under any circumstances, tried to perform alchemy here in the Valley of Life and Death! And, such a sacred-grade pill!" A hint of sarcasm appeared on Han Buxiu’s face, "I wonder how long you can hold out?"
"You are now a lamb being eyed by a pack of wolves!"
"It seems I won’t have to intervene!"
...
"The pill hasn’t even been completed, and so many have already gathered. Once the pill forms, can there be any way to stop them? Just today, ten groups have already intruded. Is everything truly alright?"
Zhao Dejin was cleaning up the battlefield, throwing the bodies of intruders outside White Bone Ridge, anxiously looking toward the inner valley, seeing the silver-haired youth in blue, sitting cross-legged before the Crimson Mist Cauldron.
"Do not worry, Mr. Ye is akin to a Celestial Being; with him overseeing things, there shouldn’t be major problems!" Zheng Jiuling said with full confidence.
These past days.
In this White Bone Ridge, at least a hundred strong cultivators lay dead, including some Human Immortal Fifth Layer individuals, whose strength was not weaker than Xiao Qi’an.
In Zheng Jiuling’s view, Ye Qingchen had already instilled fear in them, deterring anyone from re-entering the valley.
"But if those presences arrive, what should we do?"
Zhao Dejin expressed his concern.
"Those presences?" Zheng Jiuling trembled upon hearing this, reluctantly smiling, "I suppose they won’t come, right? In the Valley of Life and Death, they are local big shots, unlikely to risk coming here!"
Yet, as soon as Zheng Jiuling finished speaking, he saw a figure approaching from afar, and he stood up suddenly, shouting: "Who dares to break into White Bone Ridge..."
Before he finished, the person coldly looked over.
Seeing the person’s appearance, Zheng Jiuling’s face immediately turned pale. He saw a man dressed in black, but his face was ageless under his white hair; his eyes a burning red, as if flames were flickering.
"Nether Flame Han Nuta?"
Zheng Jiuling stumbled backward.
While Zhao Dejin and others turned ghostly pale. They had heard of Han Nuta’s reputation outside. The other party is the Sect Leader of Fury Sect, with his Fire Control Technique transcending the ordinary.
Despite offending the Supreme Elder of Cold Star Peak and being thrown into the Valley of Life and Death in the end, he still remained a powerful figure!
"Luckily, only Han Nuta has come! Mr. Ye’s strength should be able to handle this..." Zheng Jiuling barely breathed a sigh of relief before his pupils contracted, as he saw another figure slowly approached from afar.
Some people Zheng Jiuling recognized, some he didn’t, but each bore a demeanor not weaker than Han Nuta, famous figures outside the Valley of Life and Death, formidable forces. Inside, they were like fierce dragons from overseas!
Moreover.
They were positioned, sitting close to the entrance of the Valley of Life and Death.
"One-Eyed Ghost Immortal, Xie Jun!"
"Venerable Thunderstorm, Witch Child!"
"Undying Corpse King, Yang Quankun!"
Each arrival was stronger than the last; soon, White Bone Ridge was filled with these powerful figures, renowned throughout the Valley of Life and Death.
Their aura shook the entire valley, causing violent upheaval.
Long-buried corpses beneath them quietly crumbled under such silent pressure, turning into countless fragments.
"Why are there so many..." Zhao Dejin was left horrified, just one sect leader kind of presence would already mean over a dozen, further compounded by many local powers of their own.
Even more, Zheng Jiuling was shaken.
In the Valley of Life and Death, there were just so many strong figures, those able to stand their ground, you could count on your fingers. But now this place gathered thirty or forty at once; it means over thirty percent of the Valley of Life and Death’s strongest are present!
The eyes of these powerful figures swept over Zheng Jiuling, Zhao Dejin and others, then uniformly directed their gaze toward the youth sitting cross-legged before the Crimson Mist Cauldron in White Bone Ridge.
"Indeed! They came! They truly did come!"
"Ultimately, they were lured by Mr. Ye’s pill!"
"So many, can Mr. Ye withstand them?"
Zheng Jiuling tightly clenched his fist.
Even he.
At this moment, couldn’t help feeling a deep sense of worry rising in his heart.
