I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts-Chapter 300 - 199: Facing the Celestial Thunder Tribulation
In the Singularity.
The shape of an Elixir began to slowly appear.
This was a pale purple Elixir, with special cloud patterns on its surface.
These patterns were naturally formed on the Elixir, symbolizing Top-Grade Elixir Pills.
If a Divine Level Alchemist well-versed in the art of Alchemy were present and saw this scene, he would definitely kneel down and pay homage to Han Zhan, awed by his divine skill.
However, to Han Zhan, these operations were merely basic skills.
Sometimes, the difference between a regular Alchemist and a Divine Level Alchemist might just be the Shennong Cauldron.
Han Zhan did not pause and continued to pour the prepared medicinal ingredients into the cauldron one by one.
The Elixir embryo had taken shape, and what remained was meticulous refinement, to expel redundant properties and impurities and enhance and purify its efficacy.
The flames burning within the Shennong Cauldron gradually diminished.
The cloud patterns on the pale purple Elixir grew deeper, more intricate, and skilfully crafted like those made by ghostly hands.
When Han Zhan poured the last ingredient into the cauldron and closed the lid, the Mellow Fire continued refining for another half hour.
With the Shennong Cauldron emitting a golden glow, it signified that the Elixir had been successfully produced!
"It’s a success!"
The most excited people upon witnessing this were Chen Zui and Elder Bing.
They were the elderly of Buried Sword City, and the mysterious sudden death of Chen Zhongxia back in the day felt like an indelible giant stone blocking their hearts.
Chen Tao had once reproached them at a core meeting for not conducting further investigations into Chen Zhongxia’s death, but in reality, Elder Bing had never given up.
Now, witnessing the successful creation of the Elixir, Elder Bing’s inner excitement was understandable.
Chen Zui felt the same.
He clenched his fists, trying to calm his emotions.
Not keeping them on tenterhooks, Han Zhan, with a mere lift of his hand, caused the Shennong Cauldron to open instantaneously, launching a purple Elixir laced with silver into his hand.
Having completed the Alchemy task, the Shennong Cauldron vanished from its spot.
Just as Elder Bing and Chen Zui were approaching to inspect the Elixir produced by Han Zhan, rumbling thunder suddenly resounded above their heads.
"Could it be that the Life and Death Apostles are attacking again? Or perhaps another force, the Mechanical Sect?"
"No, it’s not." Elder Bing’s expression turned stern as he stared at the sky, "The methods of attack from the Life and Death Apostles and the Mechanical Sect have no relation to lightning whatsoever."
Elder Bing and Chen Zui couldn’t understand, but Han Zhan, who possessed extensive ancestral knowledge, grasped the truth upon hearing the thunder for the first time.
Celestial Thunder!
Thunder Tribulation!
Why would crafting this Elixir invoke a Thunder Tribulation? Does Thunder Tribulation still exist in this world?
No time for Han Zhan to ponder these questions; the thunder stored in the sky had reached its peak intensity, dyeing the entire sky a deep purple.
The dark clouds dispersed.
A sea of thunder poured down, transforming into a deep purple Tribulation Thunder thicker than a thigh, aimed at the Elixir in Han Zhan’s hand.
The thunder combined with the wind surge, overwhelming and deafening.
The most unexpected was that the Tier Nine Abnormal Skeleton Spirit Sword, the guardian and greatest asset of Buried Sword City, turned a blind eye to the Thunder Tribulation!
Elder Bing gritted his teeth, summoned the Contracted Spirit Ruler, knowing success was close, and refused to let it slip away. He had to intervene!
He grasped the Ruler and stamped his right foot onto the ground.
"Precepts: The thunder element is scarce here!"
With Elder Bing’s light shout, a vast wave of purple light swept across the atmosphere, casting out the thunder attributed Spiritual Power.
Elder Bing did not declare "Thunder elements are banned here," acknowledging his own limitations.
Faced with a Thunder Tribulation of this magnitude, banning thunder elements would be akin to hurling an egg at a rock—a suicidal act.
Unless he were at Tier Nine Peak, he might attempt it.
Elder Bing’s Precepts partially weakened the Tribulation Thunder but weren’t enough.
Chen Zui, with a savage expression, took out a wooden vessel and gulped it down.
As the liquid in the vessel was consumed, Chen Zui’s body started turning wooden, and in almost the blink of an eye, he transformed into a towering tree.
Thunder-Attracting Wood!
Chen Zui intended to lure the thunder with his flesh body!
He wasn’t reckless; the Woodification Wine could alter Chen Zui’s body into a towering tree form, increasing his regeneration capabilities to an incredible degree.
Its only drawback was that he could no longer attack or move and was left as an inert wooden stump.
Originally a cumbersome ability, in this environment, it was the best choice.
The appearance of the towering tree indeed attracted quite a bit of thunder.
Especially as the towering tree form of Chen Zui cast its shadow over Han Zhan below and the Elixir in his hand.
The Thunder Tribulation struck the Thunder-Attracting Wood first.
Rumble!
Instantly, the Thunder-Attracting Wood was scorched black, with much of its surface bark being pulverized by lightning, turning into ash and disappearing swiftly.
Even Chen Zui’s Tier Seven Peak strength couldn’t withstand this Thunder Tribulation, and the life regeneration and recovery brought by Woodification couldn’t match the pace of body disintegration.
"It’s no use, I can’t endure this. The rest is up to you!"
Chen Zui could only shout these final words before his charred body fell backward.
By this point, the Tribulation Thunder, after two diminutions, had shrunk from thigh-thickness to that of a small arm.
Yet the thunderous power it contained was still formidable.
Han Zhan’s flesh body strength might withstand this Tribulation Thunder.
However, if the Tribulation Thunder insisted on striking the Elixir in his hand, he foresaw it being impossible to protect!
"The Shennong Cauldron has the effect of shrouding divine insights, so any Elixir produced within, regardless of its defiance of heaven, would not attract a Thunder Tribulation."
"But it guarantees no explosion only while inside; once the Elixir is extracted, it bears no responsibility."
"Now with the Tribulation Thunder imminent, what means must I employ to protect it?!"
The Shennong Cauldron wouldn’t work, nor would the Fu Xi Zither.
The Nuwa Stone, with the rapid approach of the Tribulation Thunder, was too slow to decompose it, and thus unsuitable.
Xuanyuan Sword?
Maybe worthy of consideration; as an Ancient Divine Soldier and Holy Sword, shattering a Tribulation Thunder shouldn’t be difficult.
But if it fails to fracture completely or the shattered Tribulation Thunder persists, falling downward afterward, the Elixir would still meet its demise.
If only something existed that could wholly consume the Tribulation Thunder.
Consume?
Devour!
At this moment, Han Zhan instinctively lowered his eyes, locking onto the Vessel of Greed randomly placed on the table.
His hands moved faster than his thoughts.
As the Tribulation Thunder descended, Han Zhan’s mind hadn’t completed its thought before the Vessel of Greed was lifted overhead.
Raised high to meet the falling Tribulation Thunder.
Vessel of Greed: "???"
You’d better have a reason!
Yet despite its bewilderment, bound by the rules of this tool, it opened wide its toothy vessel mouth...
