Chapter 538 - Chapter 538: 530 (2/2)

“we’re approaching the medicine king tower, and it seems there are no guards in sight!”

qin niu stood outside the tower, scouting inside.

“let’s go in and find out what’s inside!”

he led xiao qing directly into the medicine king tower. it was evident that the tower was very ancient, with at least several hundreds, if not thousands, of years of history.

the first floor of the tower was extremely spacious.

almost all high towers have a large base, and the area decreases with each ascending level.

upon entering the tower, he had thought it was empty.

but to his surprise, nearly thirty pill alchemists of varying ages were currently operating pill furnaces and practicing alchemy inside.

their pill furnaces varied in size and style, with distinct tiers of quality.

some of the furnaces were entirely yellow-purple, clearly made from purple copper. others had simple and ancient patterns or runes etched onto them, looking very high-end.

all the pill masters inside shared one common characteristic, a haughty demeanor, as if they were divine beings who transcended the mortal realm and looked down upon all creatures.

however, their pride was not without foundation, for they truly had the skills to back it up.

their pill master robes were also a testament to their abilities.

the weakest among them were red-robed alchemists, and the three with the highest ranks were even clad in purple robes, topped with heaven-and-earth crowns.

master yi zhou of miaodan pavilion in black tiger city was a chief alchemist, yet he didn’t even qualify for a red robe.

any alchemist from the first floor of medicine king tower, if taken to black tiger city, could easily crush all the pill alchemists in the entire city.

these people were either conversing with clients or focused intently on controlling the flames to practice alchemy.

one of the purple-robed alchemists was particularly eye-catching.

he was practicing alchemy with two apprentice fans, controlling the flames while his apprentices relentlessly fanned them to increase the fire’s potency.

from time to time, the sound of tiger’s roar emanated from the furnace, as if a massive beast was being refined within.

in reality, the furnace was open at the top, and you could see purple qi rising without any actual beast. the qi occasionally condensed into the phantom shape of a ferocious animal.

it somewhat resembled a huge tiger.

every time the tiger shape coalesced, a roar would come from the furnace.

strangely enough, every time the tiger roared, it would disperse and revert back into purple medicinal qi, boiling within the furnace.

even though qin niu was no expert in alchemy, he understood that this purple-robed alchemist must be encountering difficulties.

or perhaps, he was challenging a higher realm of alchemy.

if the tiger form remained intact and roared without dispersing, perhaps it would signify his success.

time after time, he failed, but the purple-robed alchemist kept trying.

to become a powerhouse in the realm of alchemy, indeed none of them had success handed to them on a silver platter.

just observing the tenacity and persistence of this purple-robed alchemist, it was clear that his willpower was even stronger than steel.

“master, the call i sense is coming from beneath the ground!”

xiao qing whispered to qin niu.

“let’s head underground!”

qin niu immediately spotted the staircase leading down to the lower levels of the medicine king tower.

under normal circumstances, most towers with more than seven floors have an underground level.

some pagodas might even have only three levels above ground but seven or nine levels underground.

for instance, the legendary suppressing pagoda is a treasure pagoda that is inverted and buried underground.

chi xing was qin niu’s guard, and seeing qin niu’s strength improving day by day, he was doing his utmost to please him. at that moment, he raced to be the first to enter the staircase leading to the tower’s foundation, eager to take the lead in exploring.