Chapter 1424: Eight-Patterned Pill

Chapter 1424: Ba Wen Dou Dan

Roar! Roar!

In the virtual heavens, a pair of dragons—one gold and one silver—roared with thunderous force.

All the cultivators present lifted their heads to gaze at the sky, their expressions a mix of shock and fascination.

Everyone was caught off guard. They stared in a daze at Ye Chen's golden dan long, which was a genuine ba wen ling dan. The eight brilliant dan wen patterns gleamed dazzlingly.

People had assumed that only someone like Dan Zun Shen Zi could refine a ba wen pill, yet here Ye Chen, the Sheng Ti, had done it too. After all, Dan Zun Shen Zi had received true teachings from Dan Zun, while Ye Chen was more of a self-taught outsider.

The most stunned of all was Dan Zun Shen Zi himself. His folding fan froze mid-air as his pupils contracted, fixated on Ye Chen's golden dan long. It was undeniably a ba wen dan.

As his face twisted in dismay, his silver dan long clashed with Ye Chen's golden dan long.

The virtual heavens rumbled. The golden dan long and silver dan long spiraled through the skies, summoning rolling dark clouds that blanketed the sun and plunged the world into gloom. The two dragons blazed with light, dancing amid thunderbolts.

Though they were pills, they exuded immense pressure. Their battle was like that of real dragons dueling, grinding away each other's dan qi. Both became battered and scarred.

As fellow ba wen dans, one was stronger than the other, but no one could say for sure whether Ye Chen's golden dan was superior or Dan Zun Shen Zi's silver dan held the edge. The true pill battle for their lives had just begun.

Ye Chen glanced at the sky before turning his attention back to Dan Zun Shen Zi opposite him.

He wasn't indifferent to winning or losing; he already knew the outcome. Both were ba wen level ling dans, but his golden dan was infused with Sheng Ti essence, making it unmatched by Dan Zun Shen Zi's silver dan.

With the result clear, the real matter at hand was next. Ye Chen had already calculated the distance and position, ready to strike at Dan Zun Shen Zi and subdue him, thereby saving the reincarnated ones.

As expected, Dan Zun Shen Zi's silver dan was defeated. Ye Chen's golden dan shattered its dragon form, reducing it to a falling pill that plummeted from the sky, its dan wen patterns dimming.

"The ba wen zao hua dan... lost?" Many watched the falling silver dan, mouths agape in disbelief. If the silver dan had fallen, so had Dan Zun Shen Zi.

"He's a god among men." The younger disciples turned to Ye Chen. "Unrivaled in combat at the same level, and now unrivaled in alchemy too? Even Dan Zun's true disciple was beaten."

"Is this guy all-around talented?" The elders grinned. "He can fight gods and refine golden dans. That bold, showy style—I love it."

"The Shen Zi actually lost." The two elders from Dan Zun Dian felt dizzy, struggling to believe it.

"Seems there's nothing he can't do." Xiao Jiu Xian giggled. "Maybe I should marry him!"

"You're talking nonsense again." Jiu Xiao Zhen Ren chuckled, though his old eyes showed contentment. Even with his quasi-emperor insight, he had underestimated Ye Chen, who continued to astonish him.

"Impossible! This can't be!" Amid the murmurs, Dan Zun Shen Zi roared, his eyes bulging as he staggered back. He couldn't accept it. As Dan Zun's disciple with true teachings, he had believed his alchemy was unbeatable among peers, yet he had lost so disastrously.

"Compared to the Sheng Ti, his act falls flat." The onlookers couldn't help but smirk at Dan Zun Shen Zi. He should have stayed put, but instead, he had jumped out, made a life-or-death bet, and now dug his own grave.

"I don't believe it." Dan Zun Shen Zi twisted into a grotesque expression, barking like a mad dog, his earlier poise gone. His lofty status had become a joke.

"Have you had your fill today?" A faint voice echoed as Ye Chen appeared behind Dan Zun Shen Zi, a red killing sword resting on his shoulder, its sword qi radiating outward.

"How did he get over there?" The surrounding cultivators stared in astonishment. In the blink of an eye, Ye Chen had slipped behind Dan Zun Shen Zi, and no one had seen how.

"Release our Shen Zi!" The two elders from Dan Zun Dian shouted furiously, blocking the barrier's edge.

"Release him? Fine, but first, free my two old friends." Ye Chen eyed the two Da Sheng cultivators from Dan Zun Dian with interest. "And while you're at it, lift the seal on your Shen Nu too."

"You release him first." The two Dan Zun Dian Da Shengs snorted coldly, their tones turning icy.

"Why aren't you listening?" Ye Chen immediately tore off one of Dan Zun Shen Zi's arms.

"You..."

"Will you release them or not?" Ye Chen was straightforward, ripping off the other arm too.

"Release them." The Dan Zun Da Sheng waved his hand, lifting the seals on the purple-haired youth and the bald old man. As requested, Hong Chen Xue's seal was also removed.

"That's more like it!" Ye Chen smiled leisurely, reaching out to grab the purple-haired youth and the bald old man, stuffing them into the Hun Chao Shen Ding. He had no intention of letting Dan Zun Shen Zi go.

"Your friends are free—now release our Shen Zi!" The Dan Zun Dian Da Sheng roared.

"Don't rush. We still have things to discuss." Ye Chen stretched his neck casually. "We were in a life-or-death pill battle, after all. He lost, so he owes his life."

"Do you really want to completely break ties with Dan Zun Dian?" The Dan Zun Dian Da Sheng glared at Ye Chen.

"What are you two seniors talking about?" Ye Chen laughed. "We could have stayed on good terms, but your Shen Zi had to orchestrate this whole scheme against me first."

"You..." The two Da Sheng-level figures were momentarily speechless, knowing Ye Chen was right. None of this would have happened if not for their Shen Zi's actions.

"Shen Nu." With no other options, the two turned to Hong Chen Xue. "The Shen Zi can't die. You're Ye Chen's old friend—plead for him. Let's end this here."

"Oh, so now you remember I'm the Shen Nu." Hong Chen Xue was relaxed, holding a small mirror and checking herself, occasionally smoothing her disheveled hair.

"Shen Nu, this isn't the time for grudges." The two Da Shengs grew anxious. "He's still our Dan Zun Dian's Shen Zi. If you let him die, how will we explain it when Dan Zun returns?"

"That's easy." Hong Chen Xue put away her mirror and stepped into the barrier, sword in hand.

Seeing this, the two Da Shengs breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the Shen Nu was stepping up responsibly. At least she wasn't abandoning him—they figured her intervention might save the Shen Zi.

But to their surprise, Hong Chen Xue entered without a word and thrust her sword straight through Dan Zun Shen Zi's chest. Fresh blood sprayed out immediately.

Everyone froze—the two Da Shengs, the quasi-emperors, the quasi-saints. That was their Dan Zun Dian's Shen Zi! Not only wouldn't she save him, but she had stabbed him?

Dan Zun Shen Zi was the most stunned. He had thought she was there to rescue him, but instead, their own Shen Nu had run him through, leaving him utterly bewildered.

Even Ye Chen couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He hadn't expected Hong Chen Xue to be so ruthless, striking without hesitation. It made even him shiver—this woman was not to be trifled with.

"Shen Nu, how dare you..." After a moment of shock, the two Dan Zun Da Shengs bellowed in rage. Their Dan Zun Dian Shen Nu's actions had caught them completely off guard.

Ignoring their shouts, Hong Chen Xue simply watched Dan Zun Shen Zi with interest, smiling sweetly.

"Dear Shen Zi senior brother, how does that sword from your junior sister feel?"

"You bitch! You absolute bitch!" Dan Zun Shen Zi went berserk, roaring and howling, his eyes blood-red with a mix of malice, killing intent, fury, and savagery.

"I told you I'd end you myself." Hong Chen Xue pulled out the sword and thrust it in again, this time targeting Dan Zun Shen Zi's yuan shen, severing his life force directly.

"Is this the legendary saying about the deadliest heart of a woman?" The young cultivators murmured, feeling a chill run down their spines. Hong Chen Xue's smile was charming, yet terrifying.