Voices of discussion rose and fell, making the entire Clearwind Town buzz like boiling water.
Another thunderclap echoed in the distance.
In the alchemy room, the cauldron shook violently. With a muffled thud, the lid of the cauldron flew off.
Purple alchemical pills, surrounded by lightning, floated out.
The pills formed a circle, hovering above the cauldron.
In the sky, a massive thundercloud rolled violently.
A thick bolt of lightning shot down from the thundercloud like a giant snake, aiming at the ascension pills above the cauldron.
It was clear that the lightning intended to destroy the ascension pills.
This scene left Aimee feeling both shocked and solemn.
It was her first time witnessing pill thunder, and such powerful pill thunder made her heart race.
Leo was prepared. With a wave of his right hand, a bronze scroll appeared in his hand.
“Puppet General, it’s your turn.”
As the bronze scroll unfurled, a puppet general, glowing with silver light, emerged.
The puppet general fearlessly faced the descending pill thunder.
The powerful pill thunder shattered the ceiling of the alchemy room and struck the puppet general, sending it crashing onto the stone floor.
The puppet general immediately stood up and leaped towards the alchemy room’s ceiling again.
Thus, the pill thunder struck repeatedly, and the puppet general met it head-on each time without fear…
Outside the Lord’s Manor, Clearwind Town was in an uproar.
Astonished gazes fixed on the pill thunder striking down above the Lord’s Manor.
“It’s definitely not a thunder tribulation but pill thunder!”
“Pill thunder is usually caused by pill energy. Is someone refining pills in the Lord’s Manor?”
“To cause pill thunder, it must be at least a fourth-rank pill. Is there a fourth-rank alchemist in the Lord’s Manor!?”
Amidst the discussions, some wealthy cultivators quickly took out spirit crystal balls to record this rare scene.
It was foreseeable that the news of pill thunder descending in Clearwind Town would spread rapidly throughout the Martial Dynasty.
Above the Lord’s Manor, the pill thunder struck nine times before dissipating due to energy exhaustion.
In the alchemy room, the puppet general’s body had nine craters from the pill thunder strikes.
Lightning flickered across the puppet general’s body before being gradually absorbed by it.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that the silver light in the puppet general’s eyes had become even more brilliant.
“Master, your puppet can absorb energy from pill thunder!” Aimee exclaimed in surprise.
“It is a growth-type puppet that can evolve by absorbing lightning energy. Indeed, it is quite rare,” Leo said as he unfurled the bronze scroll and stored the puppet general back into it.
Leo then turned his gaze to the purple alchemical pills flickering with lightning above the cauldron.
With a gesture of his right hand, he used an art of controlling objects to pull the energy-filled purple alchemical pills towards him.
Out of forty portions of spirit herbs, thirty-two ascension pills were refined.
Leo was quite satisfied with this result.
Looking at the thirty-two perfectly round ascension pills before him, Leo nodded slightly. Alchemy was never easy; even he couldn’t avoid producing some waste pills.
“Master, all thirty-two ascension pills are top-grade,” Aimee judged their quality.
Leo nodded, took out a pill bottle, and stored all the ascension pills.
“Let’s go. Rest for a day. Reflect on today’s alchemy process. We’ll refine the Spirit Saint Pill the day after tomorrow,” Leo said to Aimee.
“Yes, Master,” Aimee responded.
Watching Leo refine pills today had indeed given her significant insights and gains.
As night fell, they walked out of the alchemy room one after another.
The dispersal of pill thunder did not bring peace to Clearwind Town.
“The pill thunder has dissipated. The pill refining must be over.”
“To cause such powerful pill thunder, it must be a fourth-rank alchemist. Is there a fourth-rank alchemist in Clearwind Town?”
“It’s said that the lord is a fourth-rank alchemist. Was it him refining pills just now?”
“Or maybe it was an alchemy master hired by the lord…”
Cultivators were most interested in and eager to befriend alchemists because pills greatly aided their cultivation. It was almost impossible for a cultivator to progress on their spiritual path without using pills.
The rare appearance of pill thunder above Clearwind Town’s Lord’s Manor quickly spread through various channels. The scene of pill thunder descending was even stored in spirit crystal balls and disseminated widely.
“Master, everyone in Clearwind Town probably knows about the pill thunder by now,” Aimee said.
Leo showed a meaningful expression and said, “It was intentional to let them know.”
Since they had already made enemies with Runecarver Sect, it was time to show them the influence of a fourth-rank alchemist.
The next day, news of pill thunder appearing above Clearwind Town’s Lord’s Manor spread like wildfire across major cities in Martial Dynasty.
Forces from Zratol, Phoenix Cry City, Heaven Wind City, and other places began heading towards Clearwind Town. After all, befriending a fourth-rank alchemist was highly beneficial for any force.
Some rogue cultivator experts stuck at certain levels also gathered towards Clearwind Town.
By noon and evening, more people entered Clearwind Town.
Many sought to visit the Lord’s Manor, trying to find out about the fourth-rank alchemist who caused pill thunder.
However, the Lord’s Manor remained closed to all visitors.
On the third day, Leo and Aimee returned to the alchemy room.
The Spirit Saint Pill was also a fourth-rank pill. The number of spirit herbs needed and the complexity of refining it surpassed that of ascension pills.
As usual, Leo first explained the refining process to Aimee before starting to refine the Spirit Saint Pill.
The alchemy process could not be interrupted, lasting from morning to night and into dawn of the next day.
In the cauldron, thirty liquid masses wrapped in flames gradually formed into alchemical pills as the temperature inside decreased.
When they became pills, the cauldron shook violently.
Under strong pill energy, the lid opened, and golden-glowing Spirit Saint Pills flew out.
Just like when refining ascension pills in bulk that day, dark thunderclouds gathered again above the alchemy room.
The thunderclouds grew denser until they covered the entire Lord’s Manor’s sky.
A clap of thunder resounded far and wide.
“It’s pill thunder!”
“Pill thunder has appeared again!”
“It seems that an alchemy master is refining pills in Lord’s Manor again!”
Cultivators in Clearwind Town almost simultaneously emerged from their rooms and looked up at the massive thundercloud above Lord’s Manor.