Chapter 1013: Pill Tribulation

Unexpectedly, the one who had caused this pill tribulation to happen is none other than Yun Zen, Yun Clan’s Patriarch. Dark clouds once again started gathering above the sky colosseum. This is similar to the one that had just appeared when Yue Xuexia had first refined the Longevity pill. This means that Yun Zhen was attempting to refine a pill similar to the rank of the Longevity Pill the Moon Goddess had made. As the tribulation clouds above their heads had gotten thicker, the more nervous the ordinary audience was. Pill tribulation is similar to a Tribulation punishment a cultivator must undergo while in the process of breaking through. The only difference between these two kinds of tribulation is that Pill Tribulation appears when a heaven defying pill is being created and the heavens is rejecting its completion to prevent chaos befalling on the world of mortals.

As the skies above their heads darkened followed by the sound of rumbling and sparks of lightning moving within the dark clouds that had gathered above their heads, everyone can feel the pressure the heavens is giving them. This is especially true to Yun Zhen who needs to defend his semi-complete pill to reach its completed state as long as the tribulation didn’t fail, the pill would completely form and it would become a divine-grade treasure at most.

Rumbles~ crizz~ Rumble!

The people at the audience area almost cannot control themselves from raising their heads just to watch those dangerous gatherings of black clouds. Even though they weren’t the one being targeted, the fact that it’s emitting the same presence of divine punishment gives everyone a feeling of danger.

The people at the audience area mumbles whole gathering together,

"Why the hell does it look so dangerous? It’s just a pill refinement. How come even the tribulation lightning is summoned twice in a row!"

"Stop talking! It’s not like it was you undergoing the tribulation!"

"Would we get hit by lightning?"

"This is a Pill Tribulation. Are you a damn pill?"

While the audience were trying to calm down while talking to one another, they noticed that the first lightning was falling on the side of Yun Zen. It transformed into a form of a huge snake diving down from the heavens wanting to eat the pill in Yun Zen’s hand.

RUMBLES~ SHAA~

The Yun Clan’s Patriarch, Yun Zen used his semi-divine grade cauldron to block this lightning. Even though it made him cough a bit of blood from the first strike, he was still alive.

Cough!

"How can the first strike of the lightning pill tribulation be this powerful?" Yun Zen grumbled.

Everyone was watching this first strike, they realized how scary the tribulation punishment is. It’s just that the last pill tribulation doesn’t dare to strike down the Primordial Lightning Goddess and instantly stop the moment they recognize her. As for the Yun Zen, he is only a stranger who is going against the heavenly so getting struck badly is only normal. After the fourth strike of lightning, Yun Zen had almost become a human charcoal and the sky had finally cleared. A pillar of golden light fell onto his hand where the pill is, solidifying and smoothing the surface of the pill, but only four halos appeared on it.

Hahaha~

"Finally~ by four halos divine-grade Essence Nourishing Pill is refined!" Yun Zen said.

He was so delighted that he had successfully refined a divine-grade pill for the first time and it was even a pill with halos. A divine-grade pill would always undergo pill tribulation and the number of tribulation lightning the alchemist had to bear would be the number of halos the divine-piles would possess. Having one halo means that the alchemist at least possessed the talent of Ninth Level which is the lowest. A first level pill refiner can create a pill with nine halo patterns only an alchemy god can refine a topnotched pill with ten halos patterns.

For Yun Zen to refine a pill with four halos meant he now had the capabilities of a six level Pill Refiner or a Sixth grade Alchemist. The lowest grade of an alchemist is ninth and the highest is first level. The Yun Clan’s Patriarch used to be an alchemist of Seventh grade, now that he had refined a four halo pill meant that he is now a sixth grade alchemist. To upgrade from seventh to sixth is a threshold that is almost rare among all alchemists that exist in the Core Haven. Only a monster like Yue Xuexia who can refine perfect quality pills can be considered as an Alchemy God.

The host clapped his hands, though he isn’t overly excited like when he saw the Longevity Pill that Yue Xuexia had refined.

He said, {Not bad. You have broken through from seventh grade alchemist to sixth grade alchemist. Congratulations, Yun Patriarch!}

"Thank you!" said Yun Zen. He submitted the pill to the host and had the testing machine test it for him.

[Essence Nourishing Pill. Divine grade. Four Halos. 60 percent purity.]

This is his first divine pill after breaking through the next level as an alchemist. That’s how memorable this day is for Yun Zen. However, he didn’t forget about the little monster who hasn’t even finished refining her pill yet the scent and aura coming from the furnace was enough to energize everyone who had smelled the escaping scent of medicine and herbs from the pot. Yun Zen knew that whatever pill this mysterious young lady is trying to refine is definitely not an ordinary divine pill. It might be something else more surprising than the Longevity Pill.

Moreover, the commotion just now didn’t even break the concentration she had given to her furnace. The fact that nine dragon artifact spirits are all awake and helping their master suppress the thing inside the pot made it more amazing than what he had just experienced just now.

Yun Zen mumbles with a frown, "Just what kind of pill is she making?"

The host appeared before him returning his pill with the intention of wanting to trade something for it. But seeing that Yun Zen didn’t have any intention of selling the pill, the host didn’t ask for the possibility of a trade. This pill is proof that Alchemist Yun Zen had broken through to the Sixth Grade as an alchemist.

{This pill is not an ordinary one. It might be the very first grade that will appear in this Immortal World after the written ancient history of alchemy. Patriarch Yun, we might be witnessing one of the miracles in the cultivation world.}

Yun Zen didn’t immediately believe what the host had said, but he cannot try to deny it but not lie to himself. This feeling of finally witnessing a history in the world of alchemy was something that made his heart feel anticipation for what would happen next.

{It’s coming! This one is extremely dangerous!} The host said as he heard the warning from heaven itself.

{What is coming next isn’t something the Inner Haven can bear alone. Little owl, transform the Sky Colosseum into a barrier that protects the whole Inner Haven! This is an order.} The Heavenly Laws had spoken and everyone in the colosseum had heard what was said.

Upon hearing the command from the heavens, the chosen host for the alchemy battle had turned serious. He immediately made some gesture in the area with his hand and glowing runes appeared in the audience area instantly teleporting almost all the audience out of the sky colosseum. Those who are weaker than the host had no capability of going against his control to teleport them out. They had only blinked a few times and the place they heard standing had changed from the sky colosseum to the market place below.

Almost all of the cultivators were kicked out except for Yue Xuexia who floated in the sky seating on a large silver lotus pedestal. The only ones floating in the sky near her was the host with an unfurled pair of golden feathered angel wings on his back and it was even three pairs. There is also the Immortal Sun Emperor who floated in the sky naturally unhindered by anything. These two men were watching over the Moon Goddess and the changes above her head. The sky colosseum had disappeared and instead, a glowing gold barrier appeared around the Inner Haven’s city under it.

{Phew~ controlling that much divine energy is too much even for me.} The host mumbles showing frustration on his face.

Isn’t he supposed to be only here to be a host for one contest? How did he end up being a protector of the weak? He couldn’t even understand why the heavenly laws asked him to make a barrier just to protect the city under their feet.

Above their heads is an even darker accumulation of clouds filled with powerful Lightning Dao gathering to make tribulation lightning. It was actually moving on its own as if following something of a program which would activate every time one cultivator is about to be promoted to a higher level.