Asura Mad Emperor

As Qinchuan leaped onto the cauldron, a spell was cast, and the prohibitions on the cauldron were unlocked.

At that moment.

A burst of rosy light suddenly shot out from the cauldron, a brilliant and dazzling divine light soared into the skies, stirring the winds and clouds of this realm.

After the divine light entered the clouds, the sky overhead instantly changed color, a sky full of purple tribulation clouds appeared, and began to converge above the heads of the observers.

Before long, countless tribulation clouds formed a massive Eye of Tribulation, like a vast and boundless stellar eye, deep and mysterious.

Upon just one glance, everyone felt a sense of unease in their hearts, the sight seizing their souls, inducing an indescribable chill.

Countless bright flashes of thunderbolts twinkled within the Eye of Tribulation formed by the clouds, lightning pervaded the entire void.

In that instant, the world was filled with dazzling blue and purple thunderbolts, subtly manifesting, making everyone feel as if they were caught in an endless lightning purgatory, trembling uncontrollably.

At this time, everyone was still on the periphery of the Eye of Tribulation, and that Eye of Tribulation was facing directly towards the towering Divine Pillar.

"Is that… tribulation clouds!?"

This phenomenon caught everyone's attention, all turning their gaze towards Qinchuan.

"What's happening? Why are the tribulation clouds gathering, and why is the Heavenly Dao sending down a heavenly tribulation?"

"Is this kid refining pills and somehow made a breakthrough?"

The cultivators all thought that this heavenly tribulation was caused by Qinchuan's breakthrough.

Only Wu Danzi was pallid, his eyes shining with sharp light, his face filled with disbelief.

He knew that the tribulation clouds were not directed at Qinchuan, but at the elixirs within the cauldron.

"How… How is this possible!"

Wu Danzi was so shocked his jaw almost hit the ground, utterly speechless.

"This kid, what kind of elixir did he refine? It actually brought upon the Heavenly Dao's suspicion, descending a heavenly tribulation!"

He deeply understood that in the path of alchemy, due to the different grades and ranks of elixirs, as well as the Dao Magic of the alchemist, some elixirs could cause heavenly phenomena upon pill concoction.

It could be auspicious rosy light or purple qi coming from the east, and when reaching a certain point, there might even be an illumination of countless stars, the sun and the moon shining together, celebrating the appearance of a Divine Pill.

Beyond this, there was an even more defiant phenomenon upon pill concoction.

That was the summoning of the Heavenly Dao's thunderbolts.

Being able to invoke the Heavenly Dao's tribulation clouds, what did this imply? It implied that the elixir was so extraordinary, it should not exist in this world, arousing the suspicion of the Heavenly Dao, so the Heavenly Dao sent down the heavenly tribulation, wishing to destroy this pill. Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire

This might not even be deemed a phenomenon, but rather, punishment from the Heavenly Dao!

He had been in alchemy his entire life, and had never even witnessed the lowest level of auspicious phenomena, let alone a worldly heavenly tribulation.

And yet the elixir refined by Qinchuan had induced a heavenly tribulation.

This was enough to demonstrate the elixir Qinchuan refined was truly exceptional. Qinchuan's alchemy skills had evidently reached a dazzlingly extraordinary level, crushing any alchemy master on the Dongju Continent.

He suddenly remembered that just moments ago he wanted to take Qinchuan as his closed-door disciple, which now made him feel indescribably ashamed.

With his modest level of skill, he was probably more in need of learning alchemy from Qinchuan.

At this very moment.

Many high-rank cultivators also noticed the anomaly, realizing that Qinchuan's realm had not broken through, and promptly understood the situation.

Once again, they all simultaneously drew in a sharp breath.

"It's actually an elixir that has brought upon the Heavenly Dao's heavenly tribulation!"

The crowd in the arena collectively froze, holding their breath and daring not to exhale, fearing that any slight disturbance might provoke the tribulation clouds above to strike them.

At this moment, Qinchuan too furrowed his brows.

He had not anticipated that simply attempting to harness the power of the two great dragon souls to refine elixirs would even draw the scrutiny of the Heavenly Dao's judgement.

Previously, when he was refining the Awakening Pill—Pupil Edition, there was no sign of any abnormal phenomenon in the world, and the breakthrough process went extraordinarily smoothly.

Now faced with this thunder tribulation, Qinchuan found himself somewhat in a predicament.

If he were at home, and there were no other Cultivators present, he could set up a barrier, covertly utilize the Asura Divine Soul within his sea of consciousness, and directly shatter the tribulation clouds, ensuring that no one was the wiser.

But with all eyes upon him, using the Asura Divine Soul would inevitably reveal it.

He didn't want to expose his strength excessively.

Especially that of the Asura Divine Soul.

Though he was bold, he had his limits; even in his arrogance, he knew to conceal his power.

Whether it be the Red Luan bird, the Divine Cauldron, or his method of alchemy, all extraordinary talents and strengths Qinchuan displayed that could be deemed stunning and unparalleled, even standing out among geniuses of past and present.

But Qinchuan could sweep them all under the guise of being a descendant of a Great Emperor, a title which didn't really exist.

As for that Divine Cauldron, used solely for alchemy and never to confront enemies, its true nature had not been revealed. Even if people recognized the exceptional nature of the Giant Cauldron, they would still not guess that it was actually a Divine Artifact.

Only the Asura Divine Soul, his true strength, could not be revealed in front of others, and even when his power was not sufficiently strong, he could not fully use the Divine Soul for combat; otherwise, it would attract certain unwanted attention.

The Soul was formed only after nine cycles of reincarnation, absolutely not to be leaked even slightly, and while it was fine to fend off enemies with a mere whiff of Qi, facing the mighty Heavenly Dao tribulation clouds, only the full appearance of the Asura Divine Soul would suffice.

Near Tianqing City, with numerous Cultivators spectating, he couldn't possibly use secret techniques to impose prohibitions on every observer's souls.

Although Qinchuan felt helpless against the thunder tribulation at present, he was not panic-stricken. With the protection of the Divine Cauldron, he was confident in crossing the tribulation, hoping only that it wouldn't be too severe and force the cauldon to reveal the aura of a Divine Artifact.

Otherwise, if it were revealed that the Great Cauldron was a Divine Artifact, it would undoubtedly bring about another bout of trouble.

At this moment.

A thunderbolt as thick as an arm, glistening with blinding divine radiance, gathered and ferociously struck towards the Divine Cauldron with overwhelming momentum and unparalleled power.

"Boom——"

The resplendent Lei Mang crashed onto the Divine Cauldron.

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Suddenly, faint Dao Patterns emerged around the copper, ancient and profound, as if a stone had been cast into the vast lake of the Heavenly Dao.

After a ripple, the thunder tribulation that bore tremendous momentum and unmatched power vanished without a trace. Astonishingly, the Divine Cauldron had absorbed it.

The Giant Cauldron was suspended between the two dragon heads, and it merely swayed slightly, but no trace was left upon its vast body.

The lightning tribulation, which even High Rank Cultivators would struggle to withstand, caused no substantive damage to it.

This Divine Cauldron, a legacy of the Drunken Hermit of Prison Mountain, was one of the top-tier Divine Artifacts even in the Upper Realm; it was perfectly capable of handling several thunder tribulations of the Mortal World with ease.

The patterns that emanated around the Divine Cauldron were not ordinary patterns, but contained a whiff of the essence of the Heavenly Dao.

The thunder tribulations above seemed to sense the essence of the Heavenly Dao as well, and the multitude of tribulation clouds began to disperse. Before long, the profound eye of the tribulation vanished without a trace.

To witnesses, the shocking and earth-shattering thunder tribulation had been effortlessly neutralized by the Divine Cauldron.

Qinchuan had anticipated this outcome and remained unmoved, but the spectators in the distance could not maintain such composure.

"This, this, how is this possible?"

"That thunder tribulation, it seems to be fearful of that Great Cauldron?"

After safely passing the thunder tribulation, Qinchuan did not take the elixir from the Divine Cauldron. Instead, with a wave of his hand, he collected the Divine Cauldron and the elixir within it into the Black Lotus.