Chapter 221: Four Hundred Eighty Million Bolts of Lightning (1/2)

Yue Longsha’s Moondew Pill, Gu Zun’s Dao Fruit Pill, and Wayfarer’s Lifeline Pill were stunning enough. Although the pills were poison and couldn’t bring about their intended effects, the three pill masters had impressed everyone with their techniques.

However, Lu Yun’s pill laid a surreal veneer over the scene, what with the tribulation it’d summoned. Wasn’t it said that all of the herbs for the auction were dead, and that pills refined with them were nothing but poison?

Why would one of them elicit a pill tribulation then?

Or was the pill so poisonous that the heavenly dao refused to tolerate it?

“He succeeded. He actually succeeded....” Qing Xun gaped at Lu Yun in disbelief.

“The blood of a golden immortal… refined with ancient herbs to create a pill that isn’t immortal-grade. Can it be....” Wayfarer trembled, shock flickering through his face. No, this can’t be real! It simply can’t be!

“This isn’t a pill tribulation!” Gu Zun burst into uproarious laughter. “To hell with this bullshit ‘top youth sovereign’. He just used some cheap tricks to call down lightning and fake a tribulation. It’s a hoax!

“It’s just a lightning technique that looks like a pill tribulation! We all know that Lu Yun used similar smoke and mirrors in Dusk Province to summon lightning from the nine heavens. This tribulation is all his doing! Not even dao immortal pill masters can create a miracle pill with dead herbs.”

Many took his explanation as the truth. Lu Yun had used a strange technique to summon heavenly lightning before, which was what heavenly tribulations consisted of.

“I agree with the Dusk governor, Master Gu Zun,” rang out a clear voice from one of the gazebos. “Ignorance is not a crime, but mistaking it for superiority surely is.”

“Who was that?!” Gu Zun raged. Armed with three thousand years of cultivation, he was one of the greatest pill masters in the world. Even dao immortals treated him with respect whenever they saw him, as did the major factions of the world.

Zhao Shenguang, for instance, had paid a heavy price to recruit him. No matter how good his self control was, he couldn’t keep down his anger after being called ignorant again and again in public.

“Jin Heyi of the Corpse Refiners.”

Gu Zun’s face clouded over when he heard the sect name and a trace of fear flashed through his eyes.

“The blood of a golden immortal and nine hundred and some ancient herbs.... He must’ve refined the Heaven Descent Pill from the legends of old,” Jin Heyi sighed. “He deserves his title as the top youth sovereign. It’s said that even the ancient pill master Qi Hai only succeeded in refining the pill thrice after billions of attempts. Yet the young governor succeeded on his first try.”

“Heaven Descent Pill?” The name threw many for a loop. Clearly, they hadn’t heard of the pill before.

“What is that? This pill looks like nothing and doesn’t even seem like an immortal pill. Can it really be mentioned in the same breath as the Moondew, Dao Fruit, and Lifeline Pills?” The majority was far more willing to believe Gu Zun’s words. Lu Yun must’ve faked this so-called tribulation with a special lightning method to pass his pill off as a success.

The Jin Clan wasn’t among the top clans in Xiankan, and many had never even heard of Corpse Refiners before. Therefore, Jin Heyi’s explanation wasn’t terribly persuasive.

“Allow me to introduce the pill, then.” Unfazed, Jin Heyi cracked a small smile as he looked at the frowning Lu Yun up on the stage. While he might respect the young governor, they were enemies. He was more than happy to stir up some trouble for Lu Yun.