Chapter 436: It Was All Because I Saw You in the Crowd... (1/2)
Chapter 436: It Was All Because I Saw You in the Crowd...
Translator: CatatoPatchEditor: Vermillion
Pssh…
A dense wave of Pill Energy came gushing out of the Pill Tower as if a giant whale had just blasted a pillar of water high into the heavens. The Pill Energy swirled and danced about the air, causing the entire Pill Tower to take on an almost illusory and bewitching quality.
A rush of overwhelming pressure cascaded downwards from the horizon while the clouds shuffled about high above the tower.
The Pill Energy continued billowing from the tower, gush after gush, like a flashy celebration complete with flowers and confetti.
Within the towering abodes in Heavenly Mist City, the eyes of their inhabitants were all drawn toward the direction of the Pill Tower.
Some eyed the spectacle with envy in their eyes and their mouths wide open.
”So it seems another person of the Pill Tower is about to break free of the shackles of the Divine Realm? Another One-cloud Pill Master has been born... I wonder who it will be…”
”Don't tell me it's our goddess, Nangong Wan? That can't be right, wasn't there word of her eating in some restaurant not too long ago?”
”Hmph... but who else can it be, then. Is there anyone else other than the goddess? She has the greatest chance in Heavenly Mist City to become a One-cloud Pill Master.”
...
A number of onlookers were currently engaged in heated debate while some merely gazed at the Pill Tower curiously.
As one of the landmarks of Heavenly Mist City, that tower instilled quite a bit of awe in those who saw it.
A One-cloud Pill Master. In order to be one, one had to be able to create a One-mark Spirit Pill. That was the hurdle every Alchemist had to overcome, and it was also the hallmark of that realm. After all, those pills were able to command an astronomical price in Heavenly Mist City.
Furthermore, within the entire city of Heaven Mist, a city that boasted a population of over 100,000, the number of One-cloud Alchemists were merely in the hundreds.
As they said, rarity gave rise to value. Because there weren't that many alchemists who could create such a pill, its prices were naturally high.
Rumble…
The ancient brass gates creaked open with a rumble.
A dense wave of Spirit Energy and Pill Energy rushed out of the Pill Tower. The pungent smell of pills seemed to overwhelm those present and induce a hallucinatory state in them.
The majority, however, had their eyes wide open as they eyed the silhouette exiting the gates.
They were all curious as to whether or not it was the goddess, Nangong Wan, who managed to become a One-cloud Alchemist.
One had to know that becoming a One-cloud Alchemist wasn't easy. Not only did one have to have a strong enough cultivation, but also their mental strength had to be sufficient. It was only then that one stood a chance of becoming a One-cloud Alchemist.
Everyone had their necks stretched to their limits as they tried to get a glimpse of the figure.
It was a burly figure, one whose steps seemed to resemble a dragon's.
It was a male?!
Exactly who was this genius?
The curiosity grew even more amongst those present.
A breeze blew through the scene, scattering the smoke in the process and revealing a stoic face.
Yang Meiji blinked her eyes slightly as she basked in the blinding radiance of the burning sun. As she did so, she couldn't help but suck in a gasp of air.
”Finally... I've broken through... it was all thanks to teacher's Three-mark Dragon Coalescing Pill that I managed to reach the realm of the Half-Divine from a War-God. With my supreme mental strength, I've finally been recognized as a One-cloud Alchemist.”
Even now, Yang Meiji was a little shell-shocked by all that had happened. It was barely half a month ago that she stepped into the Pill Tower. Back then, she was nothing and yet here she was, completely reborn. She had become a One-cloud Alchemist—even earlier than Nangong Wan no less.
That bit of elation leaked out of her heart in the form of a smile. That simple smile stunned all those who were present.
The new One-cloud Alchemist wasn't some man at all! It was a girl! A girl with tree trunks for limbs and a log for a body. That was just…
”That's Yang Meiji! The genius student from the Alchemist Academy and Master Xuanbi's disciple!”
”So it's her... No wonder!”
”Gasp... How terrifying, wasn't she just a War-God just half a month ago? How did she become a One-cloud Alchemist?”
…
The news of Yang Meiji's breakthrough quickly washed through the city like a tsunami, reaching every nook and cranny in mere moments.
The entire city was in shock right now. Yang Meiji, the same one who opened a restaurant, was the one who became a One-cloud Alchemist! The same Yang Meiji whose alchemical talents rivaled her girth. She had returned!
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Back at the Cloud Mist Restaurant.
At the entrance of the little restaurant sat Nangong Wuque with one leg crossed over the other as they shook about. With how fast they were shaking, it was almost frightening to watch. As for his hands, they were currently gripping down an elixir.
From time to time, he would pop a pill or two into his mouth and, with a resounding crunch, start munching on them like candies.
Within the elixir stores around the Cloud Mist Restaurant, a good number of the bosses present were all eyeing him, completely at a loss for words right now.
As owners of their own elixir stores, how could they not recognize what it was in his hands right now…
Those were fifth-grade elixirs... each of them was worth at least several hundred crystals! And yet here he was, munching on them like sweets.
How many crystals had been wasted already?!
As expected of the young master of the Nangong Family... truly in a league of his own.
Within the Cloud Mist Restaurant, the scene was practically on fire right now with how many dishes there were flying about and how dense the smell of food was.