Chapter 116: Dark Pill

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Seeing Lin Bai about to form his pill, everyone was shocked. Under the pressure of the Eye of The Netherworld, it should be difficult for him to even maintain the flame, let alone form his pill. And now, he was even ahead of Zhang Cheng Fan. This result was truly unbelievable.

“How could he form his pill? It should be a fake pill.”

During the process of refining pills, there would be a situation where one’s own strength had not reached the stage of forming a pill. However, there would be a scene of forming a pill. This was called a fake pill.

In the end, the pill would appear in the shape of a round pill. However, the fake pill might be a herbal liquid that had not formed yet, or it might be like sand.

It was easier for everyone to accept the idea of a fake pill. “It’s very likely that it’s a fake pill. After all, it’s only been a short while.”

“Wow, you scared me. This kid is still trying to be mysterious. So, it turns out that it’s a fake pill.”

Everyone’s discussion reached Zhang Chengfan’s ears. He quietly looked at Lin Bai and saw that the small pitch-black cauldron was emitting a vigorous life force. Others might not be able to feel it, but he could clearly feel it.

Zhang Chengfan couldn’t help but feel puzzled. If it really was a fake pill, how could it have such a strong life force? He frowned and increased the flame of the Eye of The Netherworld.

The strange thing was that not only did the Eye of The Netherworld not grow bigger, it was actually shrinking. It was as if it had encountered a powerful enemy and could only avoid the sharp edge of the flame. Zhang Chengfan’s expression changed slightly. After all, this had never happened before.

He couldn’t help but raise his head to look in Lin Bai’s direction. That ball of flame was very small, and its light was very weak. It gave off the feeling that it would be extinguished at any moment. No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem like it could create such power.

Compared to Zhang Chengfan’s confusion, Lin Bai’s situation was unexpectedly smooth. It was as if there were nine layers of lotuses blooming in the small flame. However, it was located in the center of the flame, so no one was able to notice it.

Rays of golden light poured into the cauldron one after another. Each layer of the nine layers of lotus flowers had nine petals, which slowly bloomed. The fragrance of the herbs became stronger and stronger, which was simply refreshing.

The looks of disdain in everyone’s eyes became subtle again. “I’ve also seen the phenomenon of other people’s fake pills. There was indeed a herbal fragrance perfusing, but the medicinal fragrance was so strong that it didn’t smell as comfortable as it does now.”

All pills that had such herbal fragrance were of extreme quality. How could it be caused by a fake pill? Everyone was a bit uncertain.

Zhang Chengfan’s frown deepened. Originally, he didn’t think much of this match. To him, it was just a formality. The victory had long been decided. But now, he suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

Lin Bai, who was standing beside him, looked calm and composed from the beginning to the end. The color of the Eye of The Netherworld in his palm became darker and darker. Even the mark of a green flame appeared on his forehead.

Even though he poured all of his spiritual energy into it, it still didn’t make the flame bigger. It couldn’t change the fact that it was shrinking.

Even the others noticed that something was wrong with Zhang Chengfan. “Is it just my imagination? Why do I feel that the Eye of The Netherworld has become smaller?”

“I can feel it too. It’s not as lively as before.”

“Could it be that martial brother Zhang is at the final moment of forming his pill?”

Everyone knew that when it was time to form the pill, the alchemists would carefully control the temperature and size of the flames to prevent the effects of the pill from being lost due to the flames being too big. They would then nurture the pill within the cauldron.

Everyone was talking about it, but only Zhang Chengfan knew that he was still a little bit away from forming his pill. He made up his mind and bit his index finger, causing his bright red blood to be instantly devoured by the flames.

The originally listless Eye of The Netherworld instantly grew to the height of half a person. A small white vortex formed in the air, and countless amounts of essence energy and life force poured into it, sweeping into the cauldron.

Everyone was amazed by the spectacular scene. Even Lin Bai’s flames flickered, as if they couldn’t withstand the immense pressure.

“Martial brother Zhang is about to form his pill!”

With a cry of surprise, another strange medicinal fragrance drifted out from Zhang Chengfan’s cauldron. The vigorous green light formed a huge sphere at a visible speed, enveloping the top of the cauldron.

Lin Bai watched as Zhang Chengfan caused such a huge ruckus. It was very likely that Zhang Chengfan would catch up to him and form his pill before him, but his expression remained calm.

This flame was just like its owner’s personality, burning slowly.

“The Eye of The Netherworld is so powerful. His flame shouldn’t be able to last for long.”

To everyone’s surprise, the flame was still there in the end. It looked weak and insignificant, as if it was going to be extinguished forever. However, it managed to last until the end.

As Zhang Chengfan opened the cauldron, the spiritual energy in the cauldron surged. Everyone could clearly see the plump pills laying quietly in the cauldron. Each pill was like a ginseng fruit, and there were a few golden lines on each pill. This indicated how extraordinary the pills were.

“The quality of these pills is almost at the extreme grade, right?”

“Even though they’re fifth-tier pills, they’re so successful that they’re almost at the sixth-tier.”

Just as everyone was attracted to Zhang Chengfan, Lin Bai silently opened the cauldron as well. There wasn’t any strange phenomenon, not even any spiritual energy. It was as if he had failed.

“I told you that he was refining a fake pill. There’s not even have any spiritual energy. He must have failed. I wonder what he’s refining.”

Lin Bai took out a pitch-black pill from the cauldron. It looked as if it had just been pulled out from coal dust. It was pitch-black.

Everyone had seen a failure in refining, but they had never seen such a failure. They immediately burst into laughter.

“You’re telling me this is a pill? I’m afraid the person who eats it will really be finished.”