They knew nothing about what Shi Xuan had done inside the alchemy furnace.
This batch of Lightning-Attracting Pills, imbued with the power of ten Thunderstones, completed its final condensation after Shi Xuan cast the Pill-Collecting Incantation. It was successfully ejected from the furnace and stored in a jade jar that Shi Xuan had prepared in advance.
At the same time, rosy clouds gathered in the sky, and it seemed that everyone was about to witness the new Dao Seal rosy light. But who knew that the rosy light circled above Shi Xuan's head once, then seemed to regret it, hesitated for a moment, and then dispersed.
"What's going on? Isn't this the glow of the Dao Seal?"
"Did you come, find that you didn't meet the standards, and then leave?"
"Sigh, I was just looking forward to seeing what the Dao Seal's glow looked like, how did it dissipate!"
...
Shi Xuan pursed her lips, thinking to herself that the rosy light must have sensed the presence of talismans in her pills and was at a loss.
However, it doesn't matter. The lightning-attracting pills that come out of the furnace are round and full, flawless, and flash with purple-gold light. They give off a threatening feeling at first glance.
There were only five, but the quantity was a bit small.
However, this Lightning-Attracting Pill didn't look like a regular pill. Each one looked at least three times the size of other pills, which is why regular pills are usually stored in jade bottles, but Shi Xuan took out a jar instead...
These are five Thunder-Attracting Pills made from ten Thunder Stones!
The disciples of the six sects in the stands erupted in a clamor.
"How is this possible! Can someone tell me if I'm dreaming? What am I seeing?"
"Ten...ten thunderstones, and they've formed a pill?"
"I thought she was deliberately making things difficult for Sect Leader Fan, but now it seems I wronged her. The Thunder-Attracting Pill requires ten thunderstones. I've learned something!"
"First of all, you don't have ten Thunder Stones. Secondly, if you put out ten Thunder Stones, you'll definitely blow yourself away."
"Look at the judges' expressions!"
...
All six judges on stage stood up, their faces filled with disbelief!
How could that be!
The judges present are all skilled in refining Thunder-Attracting Pills. The recipe for refining Thunder-Attracting Pills clearly states that each batch of materials can use no more than half a Thunder Stone!
But what did Shi Xuan do? She threw ten thunderstones into the alchemy furnace at once! That's twenty times the recommended amount! How did she even manage to make the pill?
Fan Hongde was the first to speak, and he said in a deep voice, "Did Shi Xuan refine the Lightning-Attracting Pill?"
Shi Xuan laughed and said, "Exactly!"
"Nonsense!" Fan Hongde said angrily, his face hardening. "All the judges here have refined Lightning-Attracting Pills, but have they ever seen one of these shapes? None of your pills resemble a Lightning-Attracting Pill in any way, from size and color to appearance!"
The Lightning-Attracting Pill is a deep purple pill, and because of the explosive lightning stone, the Lightning-Attracting Pill looks smaller than other pills after it is made. Where can you find such a large Lightning-Attracting Pill!
Shi Xuan shrugged and said, "Isn't the purpose of the Lightning-Attracting Pill to attract lightning? Sect Leader Fan, why don't you try it and see if my Lightning-Attracting Pill is effective or not?"
Fan Hongde thought of his ten thunderstones and felt an overwhelming urge to tear her apart.
"Pass it over!" he said to the disciple on duty from the Langya Sect.
The disciple stepped forward, took away the pills that Shi Xuan had refined, and placed them in front of the judges.
The five enormous pills faintly emitted an uncontrollable power that could not be ignored.
It was indeed not a lightning-summoning pill, but they had never seen such a pill before and could not tell what Shi Xuan had refined.
Several people looked at Shu Yuanguan, after all, he was a disciple of their Lianfeng Sword Sect, so it was most appropriate to send him forward to ask questions.
Although Shu Yuanguan did not want to make things difficult for Shi Xuan, this procedure was unavoidable.
"Shi Xuan, please give a detailed introduction to the pills you have refined," Shu Yuanguan asked gently, leaving Shi Xuan room to maneuver as much as possible, unlike Fan Hongde who was aggressive.
"Reporting to Peak Master Shu, what I refined was indeed the Lightning-Attracting Pill, but I merely modified the formula," Shi Xuan said casually, as if modifying the formula of a fourth-tier pill was a trivial matter.
"Excellent! This improved Lightning-Attracting Pill certainly seems to be very effective!" Shu Yuanguan agreed with Shi Xuan's statement without any hesitation.
"Nonsense!" This was the second time Fan Hongde had called it nonsense in such a short time; he absolutely refused to believe that this pill was an improved version of the Lightning-Attracting Pill.
"You ignorant brat, you spout nonsense! How dare you alter the formula for a fourth-grade pill? Especially such an outrageous alteration!"
Fan Hongde still couldn't figure out what Shi Xuan had done to the pill. Even if he were to do it himself, it would be impossible to perfectly fuse those ten thunderstones together. And Shi Xuan, with a modified pill formula using twenty times the number of thunderstones? What a joke!
Shi Xuan calmly said, "It seems that the disciples of the Divine Cauldron Sect don't like to improve the pill formula, but that's alright. As long as Sect Master Fan activates it with spiritual power, the Thunder-Attracting Pill will be able to exert its effects. Since Sect Master Fan doesn't believe me, why not try it yourself?"
Fan Hongde's eyes flickered. These five pills were indeed flawless pills, but he didn't believe they were flawless lightning-attracting pills.
However, if there is no proof, they will accept Shi Xuan's statement and assume that she has improved the lightning-inducing pill. He will absolutely not allow such a thing to happen!
Thinking of this, he decisively poured a stream of spiritual energy into the Lightning-Attracting Pill in his hand.
But as soon as a wisp of spiritual energy was input, the Lightning-Attracting Pill shattered.
The power of the thunderstone, which was already being strongly compressed by the talisman, could not maintain its balance even with the slightest fluctuation.
In an instant, the entire area darkened, and there were no dark clouds, only darkness. Then, a thick, thunderous bolt, like a thunderclap, suddenly gathered in the sky and poured down on Fan Hongde!
Fan Hongde immediately sensed something was wrong and hurriedly ran to the side, trying to avoid the lightning attack.
But the torrential lightning seemed to have chosen him as its master and target, and even after he dodged it, it still struck him on the head in a curved path!
Fan Hongde was caught off guard and had no preparation whatsoever! It seemed like only a moment had passed, and when everyone looked at Fan Hongde again, his face was covered in soot and his hair was burnt.
I've never seen a lightning-inducing pill produce such an effect!
It's already quite a success that they managed to trigger the lightning; there's no way they could have a lightning bolt as thick as a bucket like that!
But then, thinking about how many thunderstones Shi Xuan had used, it all seemed normal again.
She claimed to have improved the Thunder-Attracting Pill, but the judges present felt she had reinvented a Thunder-Attracting Pill...
Fan Hongde, the leader of a sect, was now in such a terrifying state that the disciples of the six sects on the audience felt they shouldn't laugh, but his appearance was so comical that they couldn't bear it. For a moment, they all turned red in the face from holding back their laughter.
Enraged, Fan Hongde shouted, "How dare you, Shi Xuan! You've attacked a judge! You're disqualified!"
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