Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 726 - 703

Chapter 726: 703

"You?" The members of the Zhou Family all turned to look at Zhou Heng, their faces showing surprise.

Seventh Grade pills were not something to joke about!

To refine a Seventh Grade pill in a short amount of time, and to ensure the pill success rate, especially when it was a designated pill, required high standard; a task beyond most Seven Stars alchemists, only achievable by an Eight Stars alchemist.

Everyone had seen Zhou Heng’s talent in the Martial Path, but to say that he was equally outstanding in the Alchemy Dao was questionable—could there really be such a heaven-defying genius in the world?

"Zhou Heng, this matter is of great importance, you must not act recklessly for temporary pride," said a Sublimation Sovereign.

"Please rest assured, elders. If I were not confident, I would not boast in such a manner! Yanran is my family, no matter what, I would never harm my own relatives!" Zhou Heng declared loudly.

The crowd exchanged looks before collectively focusing their attention on Zhou Shanyi, who, as the highest in both seniority and cultivation, held the decision-making power.

"Alright, let’s let Heng’er give it a try!" Zhou Shanyi, a man of decisive action, immediately made his decision with determination.

The proverb says you can’t make two Zhou characters with a single stroke; Zhou Heng would never recklessly take charge and risk harming Zhou Yanran!

"Ancestor, do we have the materials to refine the ’Purple Heart Pill’?" Zhou Heng asked, which was crucial, for without materials even the Fire Divine Furnace would be helpless.

"I am not versed in alchemy, but the materials the family has collected over the years are all in this Space Artifact, take a look for yourself!" Zhou Shanyi tossed over a jade pendant.

Zhou Heng caught it and immediately probed it with his Divine Sense. He had already communicated with the Fire Divine Furnace and knew what materials to look for. After a moment, he had several materials in his hand.

The wealth of the Zhou Family was somewhat astonishing!

Zhou Heng thought to himself as he went through the materials, which could only be described as dazzling, and even saw three Moonlight Lotuses!

This was the depth of an influential family—eating all these Moonlight Lotuses together, wouldn’t one instantly traverse the Moonlight Realm? However, with every minute Zhou Yanran’s condition worsened, he didn’t have the luxury to go through all the materials. Once he found what was needed, his Divine Sense immediately withdrew.

"I will begin alchemy!" He returned the Space Artifact to Zhou Shanyi and took out the Fire Divine Furnace in front of everyone, throwing all the materials into it and starting to stoke the fire.

This... The members of the Zhou Family were dumbfounded.

Being direct descendants of the Eternal lineage, they were all prone to violence, with none interested in the Alchemy Dao. Even if they hadn’t eaten pork, they had seen pigs run, right? They hadn’t gone without consuming pills nor without inviting alchemists to refine pills for them.

But they had never heard of any alchemist refining pills in such a way!

Not understanding didn’t mean they had no knowledge of "common sense"! To toss all the materials into the pill furnace willy-nilly... was this alchemy or cooking? Yet even cooking wasn’t this haphazard!

Initially, seeing Zhou Heng’s overflowing confidence, they too had started to feel somewhat reassured. But now, watching him act so impulsively, they were shaken.

It might be best to hurry out of the valley to find an Eight Stars alchemist!

"It’s done!" In mere five minutes, Zhou Heng slapped the Fire Divine Furnace, and whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, seven pills shot out from the furnace.

—The higher the rank of the pill, the fewer produced in a single batch; a Seventh Grade pill at most would yield five. Yet for most Seven and Eight Stars alchemists, producing two would warrant thanks to the heavens.

However, this "at most" was in reference to Ten Stars alchemists, yet the Fire Divine Furnace had surpassed this limit and actually produced seven in one batch.

Wow!

The Zhou Family members were dumbfounded once again; could pills really be refined successfully like this?

Unprecedented! Astonishing!

Alchemy was a meticulous and exacting task; even the slightest error in the heat or the slightest failure in the measurements could result in an explosion. Yet Zhou Heng actually managed to refine seven pills—how could they not be surprised?

If they knew that the "highest" pill success rate for Purple Heart Pill was only five pills per batch, they would surely be shocked beyond belief!

This violated the iron laws of the Immortal Realm!

But to refine a Seventh Grade pill in just five minutes, could that even be real?

Too fast! Incredibly fast, making disbelief inevitable!

Zhou Shanyi might be the Creation King, but even he hesitated to feed the Purple Heart Pill to Zhou Yanran, cautious about the medicine she could take, especially given her current dire condition.

"Ancestor, please be assured, even if I lacked conscience, I would never harm our own people!" Zhou Heng said with a smile. He knew his performance was too astonishing, and none of the Zhou Family present were alchemists who could evaluate it directly.

Zhou Shanyi, gnashing his teeth, decided to trust Zhou Heng once more since he had chosen to believe in him before.

As the Creation King, with his support, Zhou Yanran’s condition couldn’t possibly get any worse. He motioned for one of the female Sublimation Sovereigns of the Zhou Family to come over, and she fed the Purple Heart Pill to Zhou Yanran.

As the pill reached her stomach, everyone’s concerned eyes were fixed on Zhou Yanran.

Zhou Yanran, Zhou Tong, and Zhou Heng were the youngest of the current generation of the Zhou Family, thus receiving the most love from all the elders.

Just one minute later, Zhou Yanran’s delicate body trembled slightly, and a purple hue flickered across her face.

"Purple Heart Pill, it really is the Purple Heart Pill!" Zhou Shanyi exclaimed in surprise. He may not know alchemy, but he had lived long enough to have seen the effects of the Purple Heart Pill on others.

By this time, he finally believed that this was the Purple Heart Pill!

With his shout, the others of the Zhou Family were relieved, and then they looked at Zhou Heng, their eyes filled with intense shock!

This kid is incredible!

In just five minutes, he had produced a Seventh Grade Pill, and it was a successful attempt at that! Could an Eight Stars Pharmacist even match this level?

What’s even more valuable is his composure; under everyone’s doubts, he did not get discouraged or shrink back, and now he doesn’t show the slightest bit of arrogance or pride!What a talent!

Everyone liked Zhou Heng more and more as they looked at him, especially since he still looked like a child of seven or eight, which made everyone feel an urge to hold this little guy in their arms and cherish him.

Seeing everyone’s odd expressions, Zhou Heng involuntarily twitched his face and took a step backward, immediately causing a burst of laughter from the crowd.

"Hmm!" With a soft moan, Zhou Yanran opened her pretty eyes wide and woke up.

"Yanran!" Everyone quickly turned their attention back to her.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

Behind Zhou Yanran, wheel after wheel of white suns suddenly rose, one, two, three... ten, eleven!

Eleven Wheels Sunshine Emperor!

"Ancestors, why are all of you out here? Eh, didn’t I fail? How come I have formed eleven wheels of sun?" Zhou Yanran first glanced at everyone blankly, then asked in utter surprise.

"You did fail, but, Younger Brother Heng made a Purple Heart Pill for you, not only pulling you back from a severe injury but also helping you form the eleventh wheel of sun!" said Zhou Shanyi.

"Younger Brother Heng?" Zhou Yanran’s pretty eyes shifted and quickly found the only stranger among the crowd, showing a slight smile on her cool face, "You must be Zhou Heng, Younger Brother Heng, right? Thank you!"

"We’re all family, no need for thanks!" Zhou Heng said, scratching his head.

"Hahaha," everyone laughed heartily. Zhou Yanran’s injury had healed instantly, which was a false alarm, but she had also broken through to ten wheels of sun, ascending to a higher level, which was also cause for celebration!

Although becoming an Eleven Wheels Sunshine Emperor didn’t mean breaking through the barriers, the leap from ten to eleven wheels was significant and represented a challenging hurdle. Having crossed it, Zhou Yanran’s achievements could possibly reach Twelve Wheels Sun, or even Thirteen Wheels Sun!

"Our Zhou Heng is really something, not only has he made rapid progress on the Martial Path, but he’s also a genius in the Alchemy Dao!" Zhou Shanyi spoke with great satisfaction, patting Zhou Heng on the shoulder.

"Younger Brother Heng, Old Ancestor Shan Yi never praises anyone, you’re the first!" someone immediately told Zhou Heng with a smile.

"Old Ancestor Shan Yi has overpraised me!" Zhou Heng respectfully demurred, and it was indeed an overpraise, because it wasn’t he who did the alchemy, but the Fire Divine Furnace.

"Stinky kid stealing my credit again, how much Exotice Fire does he owe me now?" mused the Fire Divine Furnace in the Dantian, trying to tally up the debts.

"However, human energy is limited, Younger Brother Heng. With such exceptional talents, you should focus on the Martial Path first, and after achieving great success there, you can turn back to pick up the way of the Alchemy Dao!"

"Yes, biting off more than one can chew is no good; the sayings of our ancestors still hold much wisdom!"

"By the way, Younger Brother Heng, how many wheels of sun do you currently have?"

The crowd chimed in with their questions, their words filled with deep care.

Zhou Heng felt moved in his heart, and with a thought, twenty-one wheels of white sun suddenly shone forth.

"Twen-Twenty-one wheels of sun!"

"Hiss!"

"He truly is a monster, even more outstanding than the Great Emperor of old!"

"Given time, Younger Brother Heng is bound to achieve even greater accomplishments than the Great Emperor!"

They had only heard of Zhou Heng possessing Twenty-One Wheels Moon, but this freak of nature apparently hadn’t fallen back in the slightest in the Sunshine Realm, also possessing twenty-one wheels of sun. Now seeing it with their own eyes, even Zhou Shanyi was greatly shaken.

The Zhou Family was no stranger to geniuses. Someone with Twelve Wheels Moon or Thirteen Wheels Sun would be a once-in-a-millennium genius if placed in another family, but the Zhou Family frequently had such outstanding figures, with one in every three!

However, Twenty-One Wheels Moon and Twenty-One Wheels Sun, that was truly pushing the limits; something they dared not even contemplate.

The Great Eternal Emperor of the past couldn’t compare at all!

Enough with the praise; a young person must not become too proud and lose their ambition!" Finally, Zhou Shanyi deliberately put on a stern face, though inwardly he was overjoyed beyond measure.

"Old Ancestor Shan Yi, may I take some materials?" Zhou Heng asked.

"Oh, whatever you need, feel free to take it!" Zhou Shanyi said as he threw the Space Artifact filled with countless materials to Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng quickly caught it. Earlier, he had found many precious metals in this Space Artifact, which were exactly what he needed for consumption. Enhancing his physique was secondary; the key was that he didn’t want to meet people with the appearance of a seven or eight-year-old child anymore.

Embarrassing, indeed! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)