Chapter 207: Chapter 137: The Master Acceptance Ceremony!

The moment the medicinal fragrance reached their noses, everyone’s eyes lit up.

Their mana circulation accelerated unconsciously, even their divine sense seemed to stabilize a bit.

The three, including Zhou Xun, naturally knew that it had reached the most critical moment of refining.

The release of the medicinal fragrance indicated the success of the most arduous stage—the fusion of the Crystal Condensing Pill’s liquid.

Next, as long as the Condensing Pill Technique is executed and the final solidification into a pill occurs, the Crystal Condensing Pill will be considered successfully refined.

And Master White Cloud, being genuinely of Tier Three Low-Grade alchemy level, naturally wouldn’t falter at the stage of pill condensing.

Only to see Master White Cloud making neat and tidy movements, casting several complex spells towards the alchemy furnace.

As time passed, the medicinal fragrance became increasingly rich.

“Hasten!”

Suddenly, a soft shout could be heard as Master White Cloud pointed at the pill furnace.

The lid of that ancient-looking blue-golden pill furnace opened automatically, and two thumb-sized, milky-white pills flew out.

They landed in Master White Cloud’s palm.

Everyone focused their attention there.

The two pills were round and well-formed, bright white in color, imbued with spiritual energy and a unique aura flowing perversely.

They were surprisingly genuine Crystal Condensing Pills!

“Congratulations to Master for successfully refining Crystal Condensing Pills!”

Everyone immediately cupped their hands to offer congratulations.

“Hahaha!”

Master White Cloud laughed heartily, his laughter filled with relief and ease, as if a heavy mountain had been lifted from his shoulders.

He repeatedly examined the two spirit pills in front of him, his eyes shining with brilliance.

The usually composed Xing Huai’an couldn’t suppress the excitement in his heart at this moment; joy was evident on his face.

These Crystal Condensing Pills were refined specifically for him.

With his Wind Spirit Root talent, coupled with this genuine Crystal Condensing Pill, he had an eighty percent chance of achieving a True Pill.

Even for a Golden Core, there was a thirty percent chance.

Lv Qingyuan and Master Yufeng also wore smiles on their faces, but those smiles carried a trace of regret and envy.

The joy stemmed from the fact that with the Crystal Condensing Pill, the crisis caused by Master White Cloud’s dwindling lifespan was naturally resolved, and their future interests wouldn’t suffer any loss.

It might even improve as Xing Huai’an’s cultivation level continued to rise.

The regret was that they themselves didn’t have such an opportunity.

The envy was because Xing Huai’an becoming a True Pill cultivator was almost certain, and he might even form a Golden Core, with a chance to glimpse the Nascent Soul Dao, enjoying a millennium of longevity.

On the other side, Zhou Xun looked at the two Crystal Condensing Pills, his heart full of longing.

He knew that one of them would definitely belong to Xing Huai’an.

But for the remaining one, he might have a chance!

Currently, underneath Master White Cloud’s tutelage, not counting himself, there were a total of seven people.

Master Yufeng Liu Bo’an being a Fake Pill cultivator naturally wouldn’t vie for this spirit pill, and Master White Cloud wouldn’t give it to him either.

Master Hongyu Lv Qingyuan nearing the end of his lifespan, with cultivation merely at Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, was naturally out of contention for this pill.

The Chief Steward Zhou Buqi, although high in authority and cultivation at the Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment.

But being older than Lv Qingyuan, coupled with previous failed attempts to breakthrough using Core Formation Spiritual Objects, had damaged his foundation.

This Crystal Condensing Pill naturally wouldn’t be given to him for consumption.

Besides these individuals, Master White Cloud’s seventeenth disciple Ding Jiehe and eighteenth disciple Tian Yu, one at the Seventh-Layer Foundation Establishment, the other at the Peak of Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment.

Within the entire Immortal City, naturally, they had top-notch talent, but among their senior and junior brothers, they weren’t particularly noteworthy, and their cultivation levels being at the bottom, this Crystal Condensing Pill naturally wouldn’t be theirs.

The final two left were the fifteenth disciple Zuo Qifan and the twentieth disciple Yuan Pan’er.

The former was a Tier Two High-Grade Array Master, who even controlled the defenses of White Cloud Immortal City, holding a high status and power.

Together with his Foundation Establishment Peak cultivation, obtaining the Crystal Condensing Pill would mean immediate utilization, promptly converting the pill into combat strength.

The latter was the only female disciple under Master White Cloud’s tutelage, exceedingly favored,

also the most talented aside from Xing Huai’an, and now at the Peak of Eighth-Layer Foundation Establishment, on the verge of breaking into the Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment.

Both were the strongest contenders for the remaining Crystal Condensing Pill.

However, in Zhou Xun’s view, while Zuo Qifan seemed like a likely candidate, in reality, he stood no chance.

As it was widely understood, the younger and better the spirit root talent when breakthrough Core Formation, the higher the quality of the Core Formation.

With this Crystal Condensing Pill, Yuan Pan’er had nearly a forty percent chance of achieving a True Pill, whereas Zuo Qifan might not even have a fifteen percent chance, most likely only forming a Fake Pill.

And a Fake Pill cultivator provided minimal assistance to the predicament of White Cloud Immortal City.

“If I reveal my Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, would I perhaps have a chance to contest for the remaining Crystal Condensing Pill!” Zhou Xun couldn’t help but ponder internally.

At present, he was only around sixty years old, already at Seventh-Layer Foundation Establishment, not inferior to the young Xing Huai’an of yesteryear.

However, having his spirit root talent measured back at the Pill Treasure Pavilion, his Wood Spirit Root was at twenty-one points, which was certainly documented in the city archives.

If he exposed his cultivation, even a fool would realize that he harbored a great opportunity.

Currently having just joined Master White Cloud’s tutelage, the relationship was not deep, and no one could guarantee if Master White Cloud might eliminate him for the opportunity.

Even if Master White Cloud remained idle, his elder brother Xing Huai’an would definitely act!

For such an opportunity that allowed a cultivator with a twenty-one point Wood Spirit Root to cultivate at a speed not inferior to Xing Huai’an, who had a Wind Spirit Root.

Who wouldn’t covet it, who could resist taking it!

If Xing Huai’an obtained it, wouldn’t he then rival those with a Celestial Spirit Root.

Then, breaking through to Nascent Soul would no longer be just a dream!

“Luckily, Master White Cloud still has nearly forty more years of lifespan, while Yuan Pan’er’s cultivation to Foundation Establishment Peak would take about twenty more years!”

“Thus, it seems, I have another twenty years to plan!”

Even if he revealed everything, it could wait twenty years later; by then, he should reach the Eighth-Layer Foundation Establishment.

By then, if Master White Cloud wanted to act, using the Heaven-Escaping Talisman, he could still secure his life.

After much contemplation, Zhou Xun decided to set this thought aside for now, trying other methods to acquire the Crystal Condensing Pill.

While Zhou Xun pondered and weighed his options.

Master White Cloud’s voice arose, bearing an extremely solemn tone!

“The matter of the Crystal Condensing Pill is only to be known among you few, it absolutely must not be spread, not even to your other senior and junior brothers!”

“Do you all remember?”

“Disciple remembers!”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun and the others nodded in agreement.

“Thus, my chances of successfully planning for this pill have increased several fold!” Zhou Xun thought quietly to himself.

At this moment, Master White Cloud patted his storage bag, taking out an entire jade bottle, jade green and translucent, three inches in size.

“Pill Storage Bottle!”

This was a special Magical Artifact, capable of preserving the medicinal efficacy of spirit pills within it for hundreds of years without decline.

It was said that there were even spirit treasure level Pill Storage Bottles from ancient times, capable of preserving pills for ten thousand years.

Master White Cloud placed the two Crystal Condensing Pills into the Pill Storage Bottle and then stored them into the storage bag.

At this time, Zhou Buqi also came in.

Seeing everyone with smiles on their faces, his expression also relaxed, and he guessed the result:

“Have they been successfully refined?”

Master White Cloud nodded slightly, then instructed him with a few words not to spread the news.

Zhou Buqi naturally nodded in agreement.

Next, everyone began discussing the ceremony of Zhou Xun becoming a disciple.

It was finally decided that it would be held in seven days at the Cyan Ape Hall in White Cloud Immortal City.

Cyan Ape Hall was spacious, able to accommodate many cultivators from around the Immortal City!

…

At the same moment, deep within the Hundred Savage Mountain, a thousand miles beyond the Immortal City.

A multitude of demon beasts gathered together, under the guidance of six Tier Three demon beasts, like a tidal wave, spreading outwards in two directions.

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