Ten Thousand Dragons Technique

Chapter 424: Lin Xuan’s Second Anomalous Fire!

The Master of the Pill Tower gazed at the alchemy furnace before him, his eyes filled with despair. He seemed to have aged decades in an instant.

"Master!" Bing Qing’s face was deathly pale. Overwhelmed with despair, she nearly fainted. Five years of preparation, five years of painstaking effort... all for nothing. The atmosphere in the grand hall was utterly oppressive.

But just then, a voice cut through the heavy silence.

"Tower Master, there’s no need to worry. I have two Anomalous Fires that can help you continue the refinement."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment before an uproar erupted.

"What the hell? Is this kid insane? He’s still boasting at a time like this?"

"He’s just adding fuel to the fire!"

"The alchemy only failed because he refused Master Song’s help in the first place, and now he still has the gall to boast?"

The surrounding alchemy masters were all dumbfounded. They felt Lin Xuan was taking things too far, still bragging at a moment like this. Bing Qing was seething. Does Lin Xuan take us for fools? She wished she could rush into the array and kick him out.

When the Tower Master heard the words, his face darkened, and a furious flame flickered in his eyes. His five years of hard work had been for naught, and Lin Xuan was still running his mouth? He was utterly infuriated!

"Enough, Young Master Lin! That’s quite enough!" the Master of the Pill Tower roared, leaping to his feet. "Don’t you go too far! My five years of effort have turned to dust, and you’re still in the mood to joke?"

"Joke? I’m not joking with you," Lin Xuan replied, his expression perfectly serious.

The next moment, he flipped his right palm, and the Nine Heavens Profound Fire appeared. Then, Lin Xuan extended his left hand.

BOOM.

A second plume of fire erupted in his left palm. It was a blue flame that bloomed in the air, transforming into a beautiful blue lotus. A terrifyingly powerful aura swept outward.

When this aura appeared, the Master of the Pill Tower’s body trembled, his eyes locked onto the blue flame. The alchemy masters outside also cried out in shock.

"Heavens! What’s happening?"

"Lin Xuan really has a second flame! That’s unbelievable!"

"Could it be that he wasn’t lying?"

"Impossible!" Master Song sneered. "So what if he has a second flame? There’s no way it’s an Anomalous Fire. If the flame’s rank is insufficient, it can’t assist the Tower Master. To help him, the flame’s power must be able to contend with the Nine Nether Fire."

The others nodded in agreement. It was true. Some of the masters present commanded more than one type of flame, with a few even controlling three. But what did that matter? If a flame couldn’t withstand the Nine Nether Fire, it was useless in assisting the Tower Master. Even if Lin Xuan had two flames, it was unlikely he could turn the tide.

Ordinary flames? Hearing this, Lin Xuan gave a cold laugh and fully unleashed the Clear Lotus Earth Core Fire.

Instantly, the flame’s aura surged out of the array, engulfing the entire hall. The alchemy masters inside trembled; they could feel a fatal sense of crisis from this power.

"Heavens, what a terrifying flame aura!"

"This aura surpasses that of a Spiritual Fire!"

"I feel my own flames trembling in submission!"

"How is this possible?" the alchemy masters exclaimed one after another. They discovered that their own flame auras were being completely suppressed. It was unbelievable. Their flames were all top-tier Spiritual Fires, some even ranked on the Spirit Fire Chart. What could possibly suppress them? Only a legendary Anomalous Fire.

Could it be that this blue flame was also an Anomalous Fire? Had Lin Xuan truly mastered a second one? Heavens, this was too incredible to believe.

It was madness.

Master Luo, Master Zheng, Master Zhou—they all looked like they’d lost their minds. Everyone was going crazy!

"Impossible!" Master Song shook his head frantically, unable to accept it. He roared, "Anomalous Fires cannot coexist! That is an iron law that no one has ever broken! On what grounds can this brat break it? I refuse to believe it! This is fake! An illusion! This is absolutely not an Anomalous Fire!"

Bing Qing was also stunned. She had been drowning in despair, but now, a glimmer of hope returned. She just wasn’t certain—was this flame truly an Anomalous Fire?

Soon, someone provided the answer.

The Master of the Pill Tower, being closest to the Clear Lotus Earth Core Fire, could feel its power most clearly. He gasped, "This is an Anomalous Fire! You’ve really mastered a second Anomalous Fire!"

He was utterly astounded. The incompatibility of Anomalous Fires was a recognized iron law in the Alchemy Realm. No one had ever been able to control two. But now, Lin Xuan had done it. He had broken the iron law! He had created a miracle! How could the Tower Master not be shocked?

His shock quickly turned to elation. With the help of a second Anomalous Fire, he could definitely complete the elixir! Thinking of this, he became incredibly excited.

"Quick, assist me with the alchemy!" he urged, turning his focus back to the Alchemy Furnace.

Lin Xuan waved his hands, sending both the Nine Heavens Profound Fire and the Clear Lotus Earth Core Fire flying into the furnace. They began the refinement process once more.

Outside the array, the alchemy masters were completely dumbfounded.

"It really is an Anomalous Fire!"

"There’s no mistake. The Tower Master wouldn’t be wrong."

"This kid is heaven-defying! He truly mastered two Anomalous Fires!"

"Unbelievable."

The crowd no longer harbored any doubts. They were now certain it was an Anomalous Fire.

Master Song was stunned into a stupor. He had been waiting to watch Lin Xuan make a fool of himself, but it turned out he was the real joke. He was the clown. Lin Xuan really did control a second Anomalous Fire! Master Song’s world crumbled.

"This is great!" Bing Qing was so overjoyed she began to cry. So Lin Xuan wasn’t just boasting before. He wasn’t joking with us. Everything he said was true. I misunderstood him. I wronged him. Bing Qing was a mess of laughter and tears as the others chattered excitedly among themselves.

「Another half a day passed.」

A fragrance began to emanate from the Alchemy Furnace. It drifted out of the array and enveloped the entire hall, even gathering in the space above to form clusters of clouds. The mist was an ethereal mix of black and white, swirling in the air like a great Yin-Yang diagram.

The crowd looked up at the swirling mist and exclaimed, "It’s a Pill Cloud! It seems the elixir is about to be completed!"

Bing Qing tilted her delicate face upward, her slender body trembling uncontrollably as she gazed at the Pill Cloud. Is it going to work? This is wonderful!

BOOM!

Inside the array, the Alchemy Furnace shuddered. The lid flew open, and a brilliant black-and-white light shot out, piercing through the Pill Cloud in the sky. At the same time, a triumphant laugh rang out.

"Hahaha! It’s done!"

The Master of the Pill Tower stood and roared with laughter. Though his face was pale with exhaustion, his eyes burned with spirit and boundless excitement. With a wave of his hand, five elixirs flew out of the furnace. Each one was the size of a walnut, half black and half white, and covered in mysterious patterns. They were the Yin-Yang Xuanling Elixirs.

"They really succeeded! This is fantastic!" Bing Qing jumped for joy. "Congratulations, Master! Congratulations!"

"It’s done!" The other alchemy masters gasped, then cupped their fists in respect. "Congratulations to the Tower Master on successfully refining a fifth-grade elixir!"

"Hahahaha!" The Master of the Pill Tower laughed heartily, filled with elation. This refinement process had been full of twists and turns, but its ultimate success was all thanks to Lin Xuan. Thinking of this, he turned to Lin Xuan and gave him a deep bow.

"Thank you for your help, Young Master Lin," he said sincerely. "If you hadn’t turned the tide, this refinement would have been impossible."

Lin Xuan quickly helped the Tower Master up. "Tower Master, you’re too kind," he said with a smile. "It was nothing."

"Young Master Lin, by mastering two Anomalous Fires, you’ve broken an iron law! You have created a miracle in the Alchemy Realm!" The Tower Master’s eyes gleamed with curiosity. "I wonder, what is the name of this second Anomalous Fire you’ve mastered?"

Lin Xuan didn’t hide it. He smiled and said, "This second Anomalous Fire of mine is called the Clear Lotus Earth Core Fire."

"Clear Lotus Earth Core Fire?" The Master of the Pill Tower paused. Why did that name sound so familiar? Suddenly, something clicked in his mind, and his eyes widened in shock. Wasn’t that the fire the Pill King had obtained? How was it in Lin Xuan’s hands?

The other alchemy masters also realized the implication, and a massive uproar ensued.

"Isn’t that the Anomalous Fire that the Celestial King and the Pill King were fighting over? It’s in Lin Xuan’s hands!"

"That’s impossible! Young Master Lin, you must be joking with us."

"This can’t be the Clear Lotus Earth Core Fire."

The Master of the Pill Tower shook his head. "Young Master Lin, now is not the time for jokes. Please, tell us the true name of this flame."