Chapter 070: Star Essence Pill

"Bang bang!..." As soon as the sword qi touched the jade gate, a strange luster suddenly flashed out. Hundreds of sword qi were directly blocked and then vanished eerily into the void.

"Hiss..." Seeing this, Xing Hao couldn't help but draw a cold breath. The runes on the jade gate were too strange; they hadn't been shaken in the slightest.

"This door is not easy to break." Frowning, Yang Tian murmured.

"Let me try." Shan Qu walked over, a hint of solemnity appearing on his childish face, and a purple great bow instantly materialized in his hand.

At the same time, a purple arrow appeared, half a zhang long, still with a purple dragon pattern. The entire arrow looked like a small dragon. Shan Qu placed it on the bowstring.

"This kid is quite wealthy; even an arrow is a semi-finished Dao artifact." Staring at the arrow in Shan Qu's hand, Xing Hao couldn't help but smack his lips and muttered inwardly.

The blood energy within his body surged out and then poured into the purple great bow. As energy continuously gathered, the arrow suddenly emitted a whistling sound. The dragon head on the great bow seemed to come alive, radiating a strange purple light.

"Uncover the clouds!" he shouted, and the purple dragon head spewed forth a stream of purple mist that coalesced onto the arrow. The entire arrow instantly trembled, its fierce momentum climbing steadily, causing the void around it to ripple faintly.

"Break!" As the shout fell, the arrow suddenly hummed, like a dragon's roar exploding. Accompanied by the whistling sound, the arrow abruptly shot forward, its fierce arrow qi howling out as it slammed heavily into the jade door.

Boom! The ear-splitting noise shook the ground several times. On the jade door, the violently trembling runes dimmed bit by bit. The purple arrow, like a peerless sword, pierced through the runes.

Bang! The arrow broke through with irresistible force, blasting a hole through the entire jade door.

"Haha, you're something, kid! You actually broke the runes on it. Not bad, not bad." Xing Hao patted Shan Qu on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

"Heh, just a little trick, nothing impressive." Shan Qu's face flushed slightly as he put away his large bow and grinned.

"Hmph, can't handle a compliment, can you?" Xing Hao curled his lip, walked over to the jade door, and pushed it open directly.

"Bang..." The jade door slowly swung open, and a dazzling starlight burst forth. When the entire door was opened, countless pills, each the size of a dragon's eye and shimmering with starlight, rained down upon them in a torrent, their rich aura spreading wildly.

The starlight shimmered, like a river of stars surging through the sky, and beneath its extraordinarily brilliant radiance lay an astonishingly immense energy.

"These are... Star Condensation Pills..." A surge of extreme madness welled up in his eyes. Gazing at the pills that glittered with starlight throughout the alchemy chamber, Shan Qu licked his dry lips and spoke with a hint of disbelief.

"What? These are Star Condensation Pills!" Yang Tian and Xing Hao roared simultaneously, their faces instantly turning blank, and a scorching heat surged from the depths of their eyes.

Star Condensation Pills were refined by gathering the star energy from the night sky and combining it with ancient qi. Their effect was to condense the celestial phenomenon of Stars Shining Across the Nine Heavens! Secondly, they could temper the physical body, even forging a Starry Divine Body capable of absorbing starlight into the body!

Of course, this required extremely high cultivation to achieve, and the phenomenon of Stars Shining Across the Nine Heavens was rarely seen even in ancient times—it was an exceptionally terrifying celestial phenomenon. These Star Condensation Pills offered but a faint chance of attaining it.

"What are you standing around for? Hurry and collect them." Slowly calming his rapid breathing, Yang Tian frantically gathered the Star Condensation Pills within, his mind tensing up. Unlike ancient pills, Star Condensation Pills had not appeared in the modern era for a long time; they had become extinct.

To refine Star Condensation Pills, one needed to gather the power of stars, which required a supreme powerhouse to reach out and pluck stars from the sky.

The alchemy chamber, spanning several thousand zhang, held an unknown number of Star Condensation Pills. Just as they had filled several void rings, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly exploded.

"You two keep collecting; I'll hold them off." A fierce expression flashed across his face. Xing Hao shouldered his longsword, let out a furious roar, and stormed out angrily.

Ahead, dozens of figures surged madly forward, with many more rushing from behind. When they saw the dense array of pills within the jade gate, everyone went wild. Though they didn't know what these pills were, their aura was many times stronger than that of ancient pills.

"Die or get lost!" Xing Hao bellowed at the crowd that had nearly lost their reason. His blood qi erupted violently, causing even the void to tremble. At the same time, the gleaming longsword in his hand floated in the air, the divine patterns interwoven on its surface spinning, fully manifesting its sharp aura.

"So strong." This sudden display of power sobered many. With wary glances at Xing Hao, some recognized him and, without hesitation, headed for the remaining alchemy chambers outside.

"Slap... slap..." Many had already lost their reason. Their bloodshot eyes fixed on Xing Hao, several figures charged forward, their abundant blood qi roaring out.

"Boom!..." They were met with a few streaks of biting sword qi. Deep, bone-deep gashes instantly appeared on the abdomens of several men, and their bodies were sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground.

As time passed, a large crowd surged over. Staring at the menacing Xing Hao, some who liked to take the lead could no longer hold back. One shouted, "Friend, aren't you being too domineering? There are so many pills here—what harm is there in sharing a few with us? You can't take them all yourselves."

"Hmph, domineering." Xing Hao shot him a glance. The sword floating in the air suddenly trembled, and a streak of sharp aura instantly slashed across his leg, blood spurting forth.

Watching their convulsing bodies, many faces showed astonishment. With a single move, he had taken down a half-step martial artist—his combat strength was surely overwhelming.

"My patience is wearing thin. This place was discovered by us. If you're not afraid of death, come on up—I'll take you all on." Xinghao's cold, sharp gaze swept over the restless crowd as he barked.

"Brother Xinghao, you can't be so overbearing. There are so many pills here—how can you hog them all?" Not far off, two figures dashed toward them, arriving in front of Xinghao in just a few breaths.

Their speed was so fast that the onlookers, who had been itching to act, couldn't help but gasp.

"Murong Jie, Tuoba Bao." Staring at their arrival, Xinghao frowned slightly, his hidden gaze flickering over Murong Jie with a faint trace of wariness.

"These are... Star Essence Pills." Murong Jie and Tuoba Bao recognized the name of the pills, their eyes burning with desire. Compared to Star Essence Pills, ancient pills were worthless. Star essence could only be gathered by supreme experts, and now it was impossible to refine them successfully.

"That's Murong Jie." Among the surrounding crowd, many clicked their tongues when they noticed a young man in blue. Murong Jie was the young saint of an ancient aristocratic family, formidable and no weaker than Li Hongtao.

Xinghao glanced at the pill chamber and shook his head slightly. "Overbearing or not, that's not for you to decide. I didn't expect you two to team up. What, you want to go over?"

"Heh, Brother Xinghao, no need to stall. We have more people than you." Murong Jie smiled faintly and turned around. Behind him, two figures came rushing over.

"How did these bastards get together?" Clenching his fists, Xinghao stared at Li Hongtao and Huang Li, who were approaching in the distance, his face instantly turning cold.

Huang Li's cold gaze locked onto Xinghao as he gritted his teeth. "What a narrow road for enemies! I'd like to see where you run this time."

"Heh, run?" Xinghao shook his head, glanced at Huang Li with utter contempt, and sneered, "Who was it that got beaten and ran all over the place yesterday? That was you, wasn't it?"

"You..." Huang Li was furious, his face twisted with venom. Since arriving at Wudao Mountain, he had been beaten twice like a stray dog.

Li Hongtao glanced at the people frantically collecting pills, then turned and fixed his gaze on the restless crowd, barking, "I'll give you three breaths to disappear from my sight, or die!"

"Good one." Noticing the arrivals, Yang Tian clapped his hands and said, "Yun'er, stay here and collect the pills. Danqu, we're going out."

"Slap... slap..." After a moment's hesitation, they fled directly. Faced with so many monstrous talents, they were no match. If they truly angered them, they'd lose their lives.

"Move!" Seeing Yang Tian and the others arrive, a hint of coldness flashed in Li Hongtao's eyes. His palm slightly bulged as he barked.

Swish, swish! The moment his words fell, four fierce gusts of wind shot over like venomous snakes, hurtling toward Xinghao's body.

Bang, bang, bang! The bowstring vibrated. In one breath, Danqu drew the full-moon bow three times in succession. Three purple arrows shot out, piercing the void and blasting toward three figures ahead.

Facing the three arrows with their exposed sharpness, the three locked-on figures changed color slightly, shifting their forms rapidly and retreating. But the three arrows seemed to have eyes, charging straight at their chests.

Bang, bang, bang! A three-legged, two-eared cauldron appeared instantly, its azure light cascading down, sealing the three purple arrows in midair with a constant hum.

"Be careful. That kid with the big bow is a bit strange." After shattering the three arrows, Li Hongtao stared at the purple bow, a trace of fear spreading in his heart.

"He is a bit strange. I'll take him." Murong Jie smiled, staring at the young man watching him warily ahead. A fighting spirit burst from his body, and a purple precious fan appeared in his hand.

"Danqu, you're fast. Try to hold off Murong Jie and Tuoba Bao." Yang Tian's gaze locked onto Li Hongtao as he barked.

"Don't worry, Brother Yang." Nodding, Danqu's figure flickered, leaving several afterimages in his wake. His speed was so fast that Murong Jie couldn't help but gasp.

"Yang Tian, today is your death day." With a cold laugh, Li Hongtao held the Qian Yuan Cauldron with one hand, his figure hurtling forward as several fierce fist winds blasted toward Yang Tian's vital points.

Bang! Facing the several fist winds, Yang Tian's foot stomped forward, his aura surging, forming a powerful force around him. Even his clothes fluttered wildly.

"Chi, chi..." The several fierce fist energies, upon contacting Yang Tian's released blood qi, dimmed sharply and finally turned into faint traces of nothingness.

"Not bad." Seeing Yang Tian easily neutralize his attack, Li Hongtao frowned slightly, a look of gravity spreading across his face.

Almost in that instant, Li Hongtao's blood qi surged wildly, and strands of energy that shook the void roared out.

On his fist, all the abundant blood qi gathered, emitting bursts of sonic booms, like ten thousand horses galloping, fierce and terrifying.

"Ox Power Fist!" A cold, harsh roar exploded. On his fist, surging waves of air blasted out, and in the air, a phantom of a wild ox manifested.

Such energy fluctuations drew the glances of those nearby. Going all out from the start—it seemed Li Hongtao was determined to kill Yang Tian.

The phantom wild ox trod through the air, its four thick hooves emitting floral light, crushing the void with each step as it charged toward Yang Tian's head.