The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron-Chapter 790 - : The Pills Exploded?

Chapter 790: Chapter 790: The Pills Exploded?

The Hall Master of North Town Hall picked up the last jade bottle, which contained the three Purple Origin Pills refined by Fang Lin.

At this moment, however, not many people were still hopeful about Fang Lin. Even Elder Miao, a strong supporter of him, shook his head and sighed.

Ling Zhongtian’s performance was too remarkable. Three high-quality Purple Origin Pills were seemingly unbeatable.

Many people had already presumed Ling Zhongtian to be the winner of this selection. Although Fang Lin had a moment of brilliance, they believed he stood no chance against Ling Zhongtian.

Just as the Hall Master of North Town was about to open the jade bottle, the three Purple Origin Pills refined by Ling Zhongtian unexpectedly underwent a drastic change.

All three high-quality Purple Origin Pills began to crackle and sizzle as if they were beans being fried, each splitting apart.

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This scene stunned everyone, including the Hall Master of North Town, who wore a face of surprise.

Ling Zhongtian’s expression was the most priceless. His own Purple Origin Pills had all burst open. What was going on?

Cough, cough, cough!

Almost simultaneously, Ling Zhongtian felt a severe pain inside his body, followed by a violent cough, spitting up blood.

The whole place fell silent, shattered only by the sporadic coughing of Ling Zhongtian.

“What, what happened?” Elder Gong asked, surprised. His well-refined pills had strangely burst open.

Only Fang Lin remained, a smile playing on his lips. He knew exactly what had happened. The pills had burst solely because of the effects of the Heavenly Punishment Injury endured by Ling Zhongtian.

“How could this happen?” Ling Zhongtian sounded incredulous, his face becoming paler. He refused to believe that his refined pills had burst for no reason.

The Hall Master of North Town Hall frowned, extracting a jade slip as if to converse with someone.

After a moment, the Hall Master of North Town Hall showed realization, kept the jade slip away, and turned towards Ling Zhongtian.

“As long as your Heavenly Punishment Injury persists, any pill you refine will burst due to the injury,” said the Hall Master, only after consulting her grandfather did she become aware of this fact.

Ling Zhongtian was in utter shock upon hearing this, completely rooted to the spot.

The color drained from the faces of Ling Changhe and the Ling Family Elder, they hadn’t imagined that the Heavenly Punishment Injury could lead to such consequences.

“This is impossible!” Ling Changhe blurted out involuntarily.

The Hall Master, showing her impatience, said, “If you don’t believe me, you can go back to your Ling Family and check the ancient texts.”

Without hesitation, the Ling Family Elder used a jade slip to contact someone in his family, ordering them to consult the ancient texts immediately.

A moment later, the reply came. The Ling Family members had consulted an ancient text. It did indeed contain information relating to the Heavenly Punishment Injury.

According to this damaged ancient book, a Pill Refiner who suffered a Heavenly Punishment Injury would fail to refine any pills until fully recovered. Even if the pills were successfully refined, the Heavenly Punishment Injury would prevent them from being preserved.

All were stunned by this revelation. It took a good long while before they fully comprehended the situation.

“Who would have thought of this? Absolutely beyond expectation.”

“The Heavenly Punishment Injury is so domineering, truly terrifying.”

“So how do we proceed now? Ling Zhongtian’s pills are completely destroyed. Does his successful attempt still count?”

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“That’s a tough say, it is up to the Hall Master to decide.”

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This unforeseen event took the higher-ranking members of North Town Hall by surprise. How would they evaluate Ling Zhongtian’s achievement under these circumstances?

Should they consider his attempt successful or unsuccessful?

If they deemed his attempt successful, his three Purple Origin Pills were turned into dust, serving no purpose whatsoever.

However, declaring his attempt unsuccessful also seemed unreasonable.

“Hall Master, although Ling Zhongtian’s Purple Origin Pills were destroyed by the Heavenly Punishment Injury, they should still count as successfully refined. So, his ranking should still stand,” said Elder Gong seeing the disfavoring situation.

“The pills are gone, and you still consider the ranking valid. This seems too childish,” Elder Miao indifferently remarked.

“The Heavenly Punishment Injury is an unintended event. Ling Zhongtian did refine three high-quality Purple Origin Pills. Everyone here witnessed it, so it must be counted,” said Elder Gong confidently, advocating for Ling Zhongtian.

“Hah, Elder Gong, if I didn’t know any better, I’d think you’re from the Ling Family given how determined you are to please them,” Elder Miao mocked without any hesitation.

Elder Gong, infuriated, tried to retort, but the Hall Master cut off their argument.

“How to judge, that is my matter. No need to intervene,” said the Hall Master.

“Hall Master, Fang Lin’s pills are yet to be appraised. Let’s examine them first before making a decision,” Elder Miao suggested.

The Hall Master gave a nod of agreement, opened the jade bottle, and took out the three Purple Origin Pills refined by Fang Lin.

As soon as the pills appeared, a faint purple light emitted from them, making it look as if a halo revolved around the group of pills.

“This is rainbow light!”

“The Pill Formation Rainbow Light! It’s rare to see it lingering.”

“Has it reached the perfect quality? Otherwise, why would the Pill Formation Rainbow Light appear?”

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The crowd let out exclaimations of amazement. The three purple glows were so striking that only Fang Lin’s pills had a rainbow light compared to the others.

Seeing this rainbow light, the expressions of the three Ling Family members immediately changed. Even Elder Gong twitched his eyelids hard.

The eyes of the Hall Master of North Town Hall were filled with astonishment as she carefully examined the three pills.

“Perfect in quality! All three have reached the perfect quality!” the Hall Master announced, her voice trembling with shock.

Wham!

This revelation left everyone unable to maintain their composure, causing an uproar.

“Perfect quality! How is that possible?”

“My God, they are of perfect quality. I’m frightened.”

“Is this really Fang Lin’s first attempt at refining Purple Origin Pills? How could he have achieved perfect quality in one go?”

“It’s quite astonishing, but the Hall Master wouldn’t be wrong in her judgement.”

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The Ling Family trio looked extremely unpleasant, along with Elder Gong, who seemed entirely dispirited.

Elder Miao was as equally astonished, but more joyous. Even if Ling Zhongtian’s pills hadn’t been ruined, three perfect quality Purple Origin Pills would undoubtedly overshadow his achievements.

“Something’s not right! This is certainly a charade! He just attempted to refine Purple Origin Pills for the first time. It’s not possible to achieve perfect quality, there must be some trickery!” Ling Changhe yelled indignantly, finding it hard to accept this reality.

“Indeed, how could a mere Four Cauldrons rank Pill Refiner produce a perfect quality Purple Origin Pill? This is impossible!” Elder Gong also chimed in.

“How dare you!” The Hall Master of North Town Hall shouted, instantly silencing the duo.