Chapter 668: Supreme Dao Fruit Pill Completed, Shocking the Holy Court
Within a pill refinement courtyard of the Holy Court, Chu Feng had already stayed inside for a full ninety-nine days. On this day, purple-golden light suddenly appeared above the pill room.
For a time, cultivators within the Holy Court were attracted by this light and walked toward this pill room.
Among these cultivators were Dao of Pill Saints. When they saw the light appearing above the pill room where Chu Feng was, shock appeared on their faces one by one.
Soon, a cultivator with white hair, youthful face, and a pot belly exclaimed: "This...this is a Supreme Dao Fruit Pill!"
"How is this possible?"
"Isn't the Qiankun Divine King famous for combat? How could he possess such superb alchemy skills?"
"..."
Everyone spoke one after another, discussing animatedly and making quite a racket.
Within the Holy Palace, Zhen Divine King was listening to reports from the various Great Sages below regarding recent situations on the various continents of the Wendao Academy.
Suddenly, a patrolling Great Sage ran in.
"Ancestor, great joy, great joy!"
"Hmm?"
Zhen Divine King looked at the Great Sage below with a puzzled gaze and asked indifferently: "What great joy?"
That Great Sage hurriedly explained: "Replying to Ancestor, Old Ancestor Qiankun has refined a Supreme Dao Fruit Pill!"
"What!"
Zhen Divine King's face showed excitement as he rose from his throne.
One must know that there were not many Saints and Divine Kings in the entire Wendao Academy who could refine Dao Fruit Pills. Let alone those who could refine Supreme Dao Fruit Pills.
If there was a Divine King capable of refining Supreme Dao Fruit Pills, then wouldn't the combat power of their Wendao Academy increase several-fold?
A Supreme Dao Fruit Pill contained ninety-nine strands of Dao Rhyme. It could directly allow a Saint to become a Divine King.
Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would do this. After all, it was too wasteful of talent.
If a Saint broke through to the Divine King Realm without even nine hundred and ninety-nine strands of Dao Rhyme, they would be the weakest among Divine Kings. Not to mention that it would be very difficult to become stronger.
One could say that in the Wendao Academy, if a Saint became a Divine King with only ninety-nine strands of Dao Rhyme, they would not enjoy the treatment a Divine King should have. They would also be looked down upon.
One must at least accumulate nine hundred and ninety-nine strands of Dao Rhyme to break through and possess a Divine Spark. Only such a Divine King could be considered a true Divine King.
Finding a Divine Spark in the Holy Court was not a difficult matter. The difficult part was utilizing this Divine Spark reasonably.
Although Divine Kings could refine Divine Sparks, it took too long. They would also suffer backlash from the Divine Spark.
Under normal circumstances, Divine Kings would directly take out the Divine Spark fragments from within the Divine Spark and absorb them slowly. This process was very lengthy.
If Divine Spark fragments were not preserved properly, the divine power upon them would be lost. Most importantly, the absorbed Divine Spark fragments could not achieve perfect effects.
Therefore, the Holy Court would normally use Divine Spark fragments to refine Dao Fruit Pills. Unfortunately, the Wendao Academy did not have top-tier alchemists.
There was simply no one who could refine Supreme Dao Fruit Pills.
But now it was different. If that boy Qiankun could refine Dao Fruit Pills, it meant that their Wendao Academy would have a continuous supply of Supreme Dao Fruit Pills in the future.
Thinking of this, a satisfied smile appeared on Zhen Divine King's face. He completely set aside the matters at hand.
He said to everyone: "All of you follow this old man to witness this special moment. Our Wendao Academy also has Supreme Dao Fruit Pills now."
The Great Sages present, upon hearing about the Supreme Dao Fruit Pill, also forgot about the matters at hand.
After all, many of them could break through to become Saints. It was just that everyone intended to accumulate more Great Dao truths so that cultivation would be easier after stepping into the Saint Realm.
Everyone had different thoughts as they walked toward the Pill Peak of the Holy Court.
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Within the pill refinement room, Chu Feng looked at the nine pills emitting supreme Dao light. The corners of his mouth rose slightly.
He muttered: "Finally done. This Divine Spark was not wasted."
He put away the Supreme Dao Fruit Pills from the pill furnace. The moment he stepped out the door, he saw a dense crowd standing at the entrance.
He immediately cupped his hands and said: "Fellow Daoists, what are you doing here?"
"We congratulate Qiankun Divine King on refining the Supreme Dao Fruit Pill."
Everyone cupped their hands in unison.
This scene nearly caught Chu Feng off guard. He had never expected that these old fellows from the Holy Court would also put on such a display.
He said with a smile: "Fellow Daoists are too modest. It's just a small Supreme Dao Fruit Pill. No need for such fanfare."
Silence. What responded to Chu Feng was a silent silence.
Chu Feng quickly realized the atmosphere was somewhat off. The expressions on the faces of the various big shots present were especially wonderful.
He was about to speak when a resonant voice suddenly came from the distance.
"Zhen Divine King has arrived!"
With the sound of this voice, everyone's gaze turned toward the courtyard gate.
Under the escort of numerous Great Sages and Saints, Zhen Divine King slowly walked into the courtyard.
"We pay respects to Lord."
Everyone bowed toward Zhen Divine King.
"No need for formalities."
Seeing that the atmosphere in the courtyard was somewhat off, Zhen Divine King stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Everyone, haven't you always wanted to see a Supreme Dao Fruit Pill?"
He continued: "Now that Qiankun Divine King has refined the Supreme Dao Fruit Pill, why aren't you happy?"
A critical blow—this sentence was a critical blow to the alchemists present.
A Saint looked at Zhen Divine King with a resentful gaze and said: "Ancestor, why must even you mock us?"
With one person speaking, many others immediately chimed in.
"Exactly, Ancestor. We have already been belittled by Qiankun Divine King. Must you also rub salt in the wound?"
"Indeed, Ancestor. Can't you Divine Kings care about our feelings?"
"..."
Seeing everyone's appearance, Zhen Divine King was almost amused. He said with a smile: "What is wrong with all of you? What exactly did Fellow Daoist Qiankun say?"
Chu Feng was also confused. He said: "I didn't say anything. I just said that this Supreme Dao Fruit Pill isn't a difficult pill to refine, so there was no need for Fellow Daoists to be so polite."
Once these words came out, Zhen Divine King laughed. He stroked his beard and said: "Fellow Daoist Qiankun, although you spoke without ill intent, you have hurt every alchemist present."
He explained: "None of them have refined a Supreme Dao Fruit Pill. Today you refined one, and everyone came to congratulate you."
"So that's how it is."
Chu Feng really wanted to say: I didn't expect these fellows to be so unskilled. If I had known, I wouldn't have said that.
He immediately cupped his hands and said: "Everyone has misunderstood. I truly did not do it on purpose."
Seeing Chu Feng speak, everyone also returned the courtesy and said: "Qiankun Divine King need not take it to heart. It is our alchemy skills that are insufficient."
Seeing this scene, Zhen Divine King stroked his beard and said: "Everyone, please listen to this old man."
Before the words fell, the entire courtyard became quiet once more.
Zhen Divine King was the dean of the Holy Court. Except for those few Divine Kings in deep slumber, everyone had to respect him.
For a time, everyone's gaze fell on Zhen Divine King.
"Qiankun, although you spoke without intent today and have already apologized to everyone present, logically this matter should be settled."
He paused, then continued: "However, this old man thought of something."
Zhen Divine King suddenly paused, his gaze falling on Chu Feng with a hint of inquiry.
Chu Feng was also good at observing facial expressions. He said with a smile: "Please speak, Senior."
Zhen Divine King continued: "You previously had a holiday of one cycle of sixty years. After the holiday, the Holy Court must arrange a destination for you."
He explained the options: "According to the rules, you have two choices. One is to remain within the Holy Court, and the other is to enter the Void Battlefield."
He then made his proposal: "Now, this old man wishes to invite you to stay and guide your fellow disciples in alchemy within the Holy Court. What do you think?"
"Since Senior has extended the invitation, how could this junior refuse?"
Chu Feng was not interested in fighting and killing. Teaching alchemy was also teaching students.
He naturally would not miss such a good opportunity.
Zhen Divine King had not expected Chu Feng to agree so readily. He cast his gaze upon the various alchemists of Pill Peak.
An old man walked out from the crowd, cupped his hands, and said: "Lord, if Qiankun Divine King is willing to stay, this disciple is willing to yield the position of Dao of Pill Court Dean."
"Good."
Zhen Divine King cast his gaze upon Chu Feng, wanting to hear the opinion of the person involved.
Chu Feng hurriedly refused: "Being dean is out of the question. I like being unrestrained."
He explained: "If I became dean of the Pill Court, wouldn't I be unable to properly refine pills?"
He added: "However, let me state upfront: if you all wish to learn the art of alchemy from me, I will impart it to you without reservation. As for how much you can learn and whether you are willing to take me as your teacher, that is your own affair."
Once these words came out, the way everyone looked at Chu Feng changed. Especially the alchemists.
At this moment, their eyes were filled with admiration.
After all, alchemy skills were the livelihood of alchemists. Yet Qiankun Divine King was not stingy in taking out this skill.
If it were them, they absolutely could not do it.
The Dao of Pill Court Dean was the first to speak: "We pay respects to Sir. From this day forward, Qiankun Divine King shall be the Sir of all alchemists in our Dao of Pill Court."
The other alchemists also saluted and voiced their agreement one after another.
This scene satisfied Zhen Divine King very much. At this moment, the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK rifle.
He also thought to himself: That boy Kong really brought this old man a tremendous surprise!
After exchanging pleasantries, Chu Feng bid farewell to everyone.
According to the agreement, he would return to the Holy Court in thirty years to guide the alchemists in pill refinement.
No one present had any objections to this. After all, Chu Feng was originally on his rest time.
After Chu Feng returned to the Wendao Academy, he immediately came outside the dean's courtyard.
To avoid startling the dean, this time he waited quietly outside...