Chapter 216: Seventh Rank, Eight Stars

Inner courtyard, Panmen.

"Is this the phenomenon that occurs when a seventh-grade elixir is born? Is it elixir thunder?"

Staring closely at the lightning that was moving like a silver snake in the dark clouds, feeling the enormous power contained in it, Xiao Yan's eyes also flashed with surprise and heat...

"Yeah... Dan Lei! I haven't seen him for decades. It's really a nostalgic sight."

Yao Lao appeared beside Xiao Yan and Xun'er, looked at the sky, and chuckled, "Xiao Yanzi, if one day you can refine a pill that can summon pill thunder, then you will be qualified to become a master..."

"A pill that can attract pill thunder?" Xiao Yan murmured, and then his face showed a little more eagerness to try, "I can do it, and it won't take long."

"Haha! Very good, this is the ambition my disciple should have." Yao Lao stroked his beard and said with satisfaction.

Gu Xun'er stared closely in the direction of Lin Yuan, waiting for the latter to use the demon puppet to deal with the Dan Lei. She wanted to see whether the demon puppet could really resist the Dan Lei and whether it could really use the energy of the Dan Lei to advance.

At this moment, the voices of the Great Elder and the Little Medical Fairy were heard, and the three of them were startled.

"Someone broke into Canaan College?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

The old demon had just died here not long ago. At this time, Canaan Academy was at the peak of its fame, yet someone dared to break in here without permission.

Yao Lao sensed the situation and understood it immediately: "Let me see...the people who came are not weak. Two Dou Zong level, and dozens of Dou Wang level and above...are confronting Su Qian and the Evil Poison Body."

"Four-winged unicorns, it seems that they are not from the Black Horn Region..."

After saying that, Yao Lao glanced at Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, a hint of sigh flashed in his eyes, and then his figure disappeared and returned to the Bone Inflammation Ring.

His existence cannot be made known to these people for the time being.

When Gu Xun'er heard what Yao Lao said, she was suddenly startled. Her perception slightly extended over there, and a bit of solemnity appeared on her delicate face.

"It's the Black Annihilation Army. There are so many people coming this time."

“The Black Annihilation Army?” Seeing Xun’er’s solemn expression, Xiao Yan couldn’t help but become serious and asked in a deep voice: “Xun’er, do you know these people? Who are they?”

"Those are the people from the clan who came to pick me up."

Glancing at Xiao Yan tenderly, Gu Xun'er gently straightened his collar and warned him, "Brother Xiao Yan, try not to come into contact with them. Even if you do, don't show our close relationship..."

Speaking of this, her heart ached...but it had to be done.

That undisguised icy aura should be from the famous ancient monster in the clan. His lineage has a high status in the ancient clan. What if he really attacks Xiao Yan...

Gu Xun'er couldn't guarantee that she could suppress the ancient monster with her identity.

Hearing the helplessness in Xun'er's words, Xiao Yan couldn't help but frowned and said, "Xun'er, what's going on?"

"Brother Xiao Yan, don't ask too much. Now is not the right time." Gu Xun'er shook her head and said seriously, "Believe in Xun'er. This is all for you. Xun'er's heart belongs to you! I'll go to the square first. Brother Xiao Yan, don't follow me..."

After saying that, she looked at Xiao Yan deeply, spread her golden wings, and flew in the direction where Lin Yuan was.
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At the edge of the inner courtyard, the two parties confronted each other.

"Five-star Dou Zong?"

Looking at the white-haired girl in front of him, a trace of solemnity flashed in the ancient demon's eyes. The other party did not look much older than Xun'er, but her cultivation was terrifying, even stronger than that of himself, the pride of the ancient clan.

Moreover, he could vaguely feel that the other party was different from the local Dou Zong who he easily defeated a few days ago. He did have strength that matched his cultivation level.

"Which tribe are you from, the Thunder Tribe?" the ancient demon asked calmly.

"I am not from any tribe." Xiao Yixian looked at the ancient demon calmly and said indifferently: "I am an elder of Canaan College, that's all. If you want to provoke Canaan College, I don't mind teaching you a lesson."

"Teach me a lesson... That's a really interesting way of putting it." A hint of danger flashed in the ancient demon's eyes.

Seeing this, Gu Zhen sighed inwardly, "What an unnecessary conflict."

The ancient monster was born with great talent. He has always focused on training and fighting, and has always been successful. He is inevitably a little arrogant and does what he wants. He is very casual towards those who lack talent and strength.

As for Lingquan, this kid was selected from the descendants of the ancient clan. He is too proud of his identity and bloodline of the ancient clan, and he likes to stir up trouble.

Both of them have some character weaknesses to a greater or lesser extent.

"Perhaps the elders guessed this situation and asked me to follow them."

Shaking his head, Gu Zhen took a step forward, stood in the middle of the two sides, and took the lead in bowing to Su Qian and Xiao Yixiang.

"Gu Zhen of the Ancient Clan, nice to meet you two."

"I have heard of the reputation of the best college in the continent for a long time. After seeing it today, I find that it is indeed worthy of its reputation."

Having said that, he looked at the Little Medical Fairy deeply.

Judging from the level of cultivation of this woman, she is actually at the same level as Gu Qingyang. It is unexpected that a genius of this level would appear in a remote area.

"So you are a distinguished guest from the Ancient Clan. Welcome." Su Qian glanced at Gu Zhen calmly and said calmly, "However, I hope that when you come to visit, you can follow the previously agreed-upon procedures. Although Canaan College is not big, it still has its own rules."

"You are trespassing. I thought there were enemies attacking the door and I almost took action."

"Haha!" Gu Zhen smiled faintly and explained, "This is a mistake made by the juniors. When we saw that your hospital had a seventh-grade elixir, we were so excited that we lost some etiquette. I hope the elder will forgive us."

Hearing this, Su Qian raised his eyebrows and glanced at Gu Zhen. This young man was different from the geniuses of ordinary ancient races.

At this moment, a clear laugh was heard, ending the confrontation.

"Haha, in that case, why don't you invite the distinguished guests to come and watch the ceremony, Great Elder? The Supreme Beginning Pill is about to appear in the world. This is a blessing for my Canaan Academy. Having the distinguished guests of the Ancient Clan come to watch the ceremony can add some glory to this moment."

The voice, with a hint of laughter, was accurately delivered to everyone's ears.

Hearing the voice, Gu Zhen's eyes flashed with a strange light, "At such a long distance, he can accurately transmit sound to so many people at the same time. This person, whether in cultivation or control of fighting spirit, is outstanding."

"Besides, the voice sounds so young."

Thinking of this, he and the ancient demon looked at each other, and both saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.

Su Qian was secretly happy when he saw this.

"Jia Nan Academy is very proud to have Lin and Xiao Yixian. These two are in no way inferior to the ancient clan geniuses. If the dean knew what happened today, he would definitely be very happy..."

So, he generously waved to Gu Yao and the others, saying: "Dear guests of the Gu clan, follow me to watch the ceremony!"

After saying that, Su Qian and Xiao Yixian turned around and flew towards the stone platform.

"This Canaan College is quite interesting. I want to see who that person is."

The ancient demon raised his eyebrows slightly, took a step into the void, and his figure instantly disappeared on the back of the four-winged unicorn, chasing after Su Qian and Xiao Yixiang.

"What an impatient guy. Has this Gu Yao forgotten that welcoming the young lady is our first priority on this trip?" Gu Zhen gently stroked his forehead and looked helplessly at the blue figure in the distance.

"Brother Gu Zhen, let's go over there too!" Ling Quan said.

At this moment, his attitude was a little more cautious than his previous disdain for Canaan College.

"You lead the others, I'll go ahead." Gu Zhen nodded and said calmly, "I sensed the breath of the clan's holy fire. It should be the young lady. She is flying towards Dan Lei."

After that, he led everyone to fly towards the inner courtyard square.
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Inner Court Square. At this time, the fragrance of the elixir on the stone platform was also strong to the peak.

In the medicine cauldron, a emerald-like round pill was spinning rapidly. An astonishing amount of energy was emanating from it, and it immediately hit the inner wall of the cauldron, making a clanging sound.

The energy of heaven and earth around the stone platform was also attracted by this elixir, creating circles of powerful energy ripples.

Above the stone platform, the thick dark clouds in the sky seemed to be about to overwhelm the ground, giving people an extremely depressing feeling of oppression.

Within the dark clouds, a jaw-dropping amount of energy has accumulated. Silver lightning is moving around, and occasionally when it collides with each other, a huge thunderclap will erupt. The terrifying power of heaven makes everyone tremble with fear.

Lin Yuan stood on the stone platform with his hands behind his back, looking calmly at the sky where the heavy dark clouds were less than a hundred feet away from him.

Silver lightning cut through the dark clouds, illuminating the corners of his slightly raised mouth. An inexplicable sense of security was heart-warming, and also made Xiao Yixian and Zi Yan, who were not far away, feel a little more at ease.

"Is this the person who just transmitted the message?"

Standing in the void and looking at Lin Yuan's young face, the ancient demon's cold and arrogant look faded away, and he looked at the latter solemnly.

“Hiss, is this person really the Lin Yuan in the intelligence?” Gu Zhen’s figure appeared beside Gu Yao and said in surprise: “A Dou Zong-level cultivation and a seventh-grade peak alchemist, this is much stronger than what the intelligence said.”

Before he finished speaking, a loud thunder suddenly exploded in the sky.

Soon, a silver lightning as thick as a bucket appeared, like a giant silver python, tearing through the dark clouds and rushing down towards the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron on the stone platform.

The dazzling light brightens up the dark world.

"Ah--"

A clear laugh sounded beside the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron.

"Earth Demon Puppet, go!"

Lin Yuan waved his sleeves lightly, and a silver figure appeared in front of him out of thin air. With a thought, the Earth Demon Puppet bent its knees slightly, and then with a bang, it shot towards the silver thunder with great impact force.

In almost the blink of an eye, the Earth Demon Puppet collided directly with the silver thunder.

"Bam—"

The silver lightning struck the body of the earth demon puppet, a dull sound was heard, and the hearts of those present skipped a beat.

The Earth Demon Puppet, which was struck by the thunder, fell several meters before it stabilized.

At this moment, the solid body of the Earth Demon Puppet was wrapped in dazzling lightning.

Countless silver electric currents continuously flowed on its body surface and penetrated into its interior. Its withered body gradually became stronger under the erosion of lightning. Its fierce aura also began to rise slowly and firmly...

Lin Yuan could naturally feel this subtle improvement, and looking at the black clouds flashing silver in the sky, it was as if he had seen a huge treasure.

"Devour as much as you can, Earth Demon Puppet!"

The Earth Demon Puppet once again soared into the air, opening its arms, as if to accept all the silver lightning that was like a punishment from heaven.

The thunderclouds began to roll violently as if enraged.

"boom--"

A moment later, bolts of lightning, thicker than the previous ones, burst out from the dark clouds with rumbling sounds.

Under Lin Yuan's control, the Earth Demon Puppet was like a lightning rod, absorbing all the silver lightning into its body.

On the stone platform, looking at the Earth Demon Puppet floating in the thunder, a gleam of brilliance flashed in Lin Yuan's deep eyes. He could feel that the Earth Demon Puppet's strength was rapidly rising under the continuous baptism of silver thunder...

The high-intensity thunder bombardment lasted for a full hour.

Just when everyone thought it was over, a deafening thunder roared through the sky, and then a silver lightning that was more than ten feet wide, like a silver dragon, streaked across the sky, and finally slammed heavily on the body of the Earth Demon Puppet.

"Bam—"

This most ferocious bombardment actually knocked the Earth Demon Puppet down directly, and it landed heavily on the giant stone square.

When the smoke and dust cleared, a huge deep pit of more than ten feet in diameter appeared in everyone's sight. With the deep pit as the center, cracks as thick as arms continued to spread out like a spider web.

Seeing this, everyone present couldn't help but gasp. What a powerful force.

Lin Yuan quickly checked and felt that the Earth Demon Puppet in the pit was intact. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, the Earth Demon Puppet was made by the old demon. If it was another demon puppet, it might not be able to withstand the attack."

The attack just now was almost comparable to that of a Nine-Star Dou Zong.

Even though the Earth Demon Puppet has the ability to use the Dan Lei for its own benefit, but... there is a limit after all. When the power gap is too big, it will not be able to withstand it.

Fortunately, Dan Lei...is over.

As the last silver thunder fell, the dark clouds finally stopped rolling, and then slowly faded and dissipated.

The oppressive feeling that enveloped the inner courtyard finally dissipated completely. When the sun poured down from the sky again, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It was really too depressing under such a terrifying mighty power from heaven.

Lin Yuan's mind moved, and the Earth Demon Puppet suddenly rose from the deep pit and landed steadily on the stone platform.

Looking at the extremely pure silver puppet in front of him, Lin Yuan smiled with satisfaction after sensing it. The combat power of the demon puppet has already broken through eight stars.

When his gaze fell on the Earth Medicine Puppet's brow, seeing the dark golden luster, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly rise.

"The silver color has reached its peak and has begun to transform into gold. However, with only this little bit of gold, it is still a long way from being a Heavenly Demon Puppet. There is a long way to go, and I have a lot of medicinal materials. I will just need to use more pill thunder to refine it later."

His gaze turned to the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron, where a round pill emitting powerful power was suspended in the cauldron. The rich fragrance of the pill made people feel relaxed and happy.

"The Zunshi Pill has been successfully refined. With this, I can be considered a true seventh-grade peak alchemist..."

Lin Yuan smiled lightly, flicked his finger, and the lid of the tripod flew open automatically.

Suddenly, a ray of emerald green light shot out from the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron and flew towards the sky without any pause.

"Want to escape? As expected, you have the magic elixir and dragon-catching hand..."

Lin Yuan rolled up his sleeves and a dragon-shaped energy flew out, easily rolling up the pill like a playing pearl. Then he quickly took out a fine jade bottle and stuffed the pill that kept jumping in his palm into it.

"In this way, we have accomplished the task!" Lin Yuan smiled with satisfaction and placed the jade bottle into the Nether Sea Ring. "Next..."

His eyes swept across the Black Army and Gu Xun'er in the square, and glanced in the direction of Panmen in the distance, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Everyone is here. Can you show me some fun?"

In the square below, Gu Xun'er looked at the demon puppet on the stone platform, her pretty eyes narrowed slightly.

"After taking on the pill thunder, this puppet has indeed become much stronger than before. It seems that Lin Yuan did not lie to me. This is good. With this puppet protecting Brother Xiao Yan, I can leave with peace of mind..."

Thinking of this, her gaze swept across the direction of Panmen and finally looked at the two people standing in the void - Gu Yao and Gu Zhen.

At the same time, two gazes were cast down from mid-air.

(End of this chapter)