Chapter 216 - 192: Xuan Yue Cultivation Realm, a Spate of Demon Kings

Chapter 216: Chapter 192: Xuan Yue Cultivation Realm, a Spate of Demon Kings

He was going to start his second attempt at refining the Profound Pill!

Light the furnace and begin alchemy!

「One day later.」

"It’s too difficult! Far too difficult!"

Xu Chang’an walked out of the Alchemy Room with a gloomy expression.

This alchemy attempt was also unsuccessful. A major deviation had occurred in his control over the details during the latter half of the process.

’Fortunately, I’ve prepared plenty of materials for the Profound Pill. I can still try a few more times!’

Xu Chang’an had amassed a great deal of resources, so it wasn’t difficult for him to gather several sets of materials for the Profound Pill.

An ordinary Alchemist would never have such resources!

They might have to wait many years before they could even begin a second refining attempt.

「More than half a month passed.」

Just a few days later, as Xu Chang’an was about to begin his third attempt at refining the Profound Pill, a piece of news spread from Peacock Demon City.

"The Red Flame Quasi-Demon King of Red Cloud Mountain used the Earth Mother Spirit Liquid to dissolve his pill and revert it to liquid, making another attempt at the Core Formation Realm."

"After enduring great perils, he successfully formed a True Core and ascended to the rank of Demon King!"

Red Cloud Mountain had gained another Demon King!

’The Red Flame Demon King, huh!’

Xu Chang’an thought for a moment. He recalled that at the auction in Peacock Demon City, it was the Red Flame Quasi-Demon King who had bought the Earth Mother Spirit Liquid for a price of 960,000 Demon Stones.

’He’s quite lucky! He must have been preparing for a long time before this.’

Although the Earth Mother Spirit Liquid could dissolve a pill and revert it to liquid, giving a Quasi-Demon King who had formed a Gray Pill another chance to attempt Core Formation, attempting Core Formation a second time still required preparing many Core Formation Spiritual Items.

Otherwise, even a second attempt could end in failure!

This time, the Red Flame Demon King had dissolved his Gray Pill and formed a True Core, thereby continuing his Demon Path!

He still had room to advance in the future!

A new Demon King appearing in Red Cloud Mountain would obviously have a significant impact on the situation within the Red Cloud Mountain Range.

The many factions in the Red Cloud Mountain Range were paying close attention.

Red Cloud Mountain announced that a Core Formation Ceremony would be held for the Red Flame Demon King in three months!

For an ordinary mountain faction, if a Demon achieved the rank of Foundation Establishment Great Demon, they would definitely hold a grand celebration.

But for a power like Red Cloud Mountain, a Demon achieving the rank of Foundation Establishment Great Demon was only cause for a small-scale celebration. It could only be considered a Foundation Establishment Celebration, like Yu Ruyan’s before.

Only upon achieving the rank of Demon King would they hold a massive event, inviting fellow cultivators from far and wide to display their power and prestige.

Even for a faction like Red Cloud Mountain, a true Demon King was a foundational pillar, enough to secure their dominance over the mountain.

Xu Chang’an couldn’t care less about the turmoil in the Red Cloud Mountain Range.

His reaction was extremely calm.

With his current strength, he truly had the confidence to ignore an ordinary Demon King!

The only ones who could command his attention were Top-tier Demon Kings!

After adjusting his state for a few days, Xu Chang’an began his third attempt at refining the Profound Pill.

This time, he fully absorbed the lessons from his previous two failures, maintaining careful control and paying attention to every single detail.

He lit the furnace!

Inside the Pill Furnace lay three Elixirs!

Unfortunately, only one was a finished product; the other two were Wasted Pills!

Even though only one pill was successfully formed, it was a success nonetheless!

’Although I successfully refined a Profound Pill, I’m still not very skilled. I need to keep trying!’

The current Xu Chang’an was wealthy and extravagant, so he could afford to keep trying.

If he succeeded in the refining, he could acquire even more Spirit Plants and Medicine.

It was a business transaction; the higher his proficiency, the less he would lose!

「Another month went by.」

Xu Chang’an began his fourth alchemy attempt.

Unfortunately, this time he made a small mistake during the final stages.

In the end, the refining failed!

’I’m still too rusty, as expected!’

Xu Chang’an shook his head and sighed.

「Half a month later.」

Before the date of the Red Flame Demon King’s Core Formation Ceremony on Red Cloud Mountain had even arrived, another bombshell piece of news came from the mountain.

"Shang Yan of Red Cloud Mountain has formed a True Core and ascended to the rank of Demon King! He shall be known as the Red Crocodile Demon King!"

The news sent shockwaves through the demon community.

Shang Yan of Red Cloud Mountain!

He had ranked first in the previous Peacock Secret Realm trial selections.

He received a disproportionate share of resources and was cultivated as a key talent!

He was already among the most formidable of the Top-tier Great Demons and even possessed a Demon King Bloodline.

With all that, his ascension to Demon King was understandable!

However, while Xu Chang’an could remain calm about this news, it didn’t mean all other Demons shared his attitude!

A Demon King!

This was a Demon King!

A true Demon King!

Rumor had it that Shang Yan of Red Cloud Mountain had been cultivating for less than one hundred and eighty years!

Little Demon, Old Demon, Great Demon, Veteran Great Demon, Top-tier Great Demon, and now, he had even become a Demon King!

He had crossed so many stages in less than one hundred and eighty years!

Such speed was nothing short of terrifying!

Especially when compared to the long lifespan of a Demon King, Shang Yan, at less than one hundred and eighty years old, was like a youth in his prime.

His future prospects were limitless!

One could predict that, given time, he would become another Top-tier Demon King!

Not to mention the future, even the current Shang Yan was an existence that all demons looked up to.

Following the news of Shang Yan’s ascension to Demon King, yet another piece of news spread from Red Cloud Mountain.

"The True Core formed by the Red Crocodile Demon King, Shang Yan, is of extremely high quality—the highest grade among True Cores, approaching that of a Golden Core!"

When this news broke, it caused an even greater stir, leaving the demon masses in continuous amazement.

Many of the top factions in the Red Cloud Mountain Range began investigating to verify the truth of this information.

Even among True Cores, there were significant differences.

A top-grade True Core, one approaching a Golden Core, was a Nascent Soul Seed—a sign of someone destined to become an Unparalleled Demon King!

According to legend, the newly ascended Unparalleled Demon King in the Thundering Mountain Range had formed a superior True Core of a quality close to a Golden Core!

The Cyan Pool Demon King of Celestial Pool Cave!

Now, if the Red Crocodile Demon King, Shang Yan, had truly formed a top-grade True Core, then the power structure of the Red Cloud Mountain Range...