4 Veined Pill

"What can you do?" the old man asked curiously, despite the anger and frustration that was in his voice just moments ago.

"There is something I can do, but…" Alex thought for a bit. "Whatever, I will deal with the consequences later."

He sat back down and started making a pill again.

The old man watched curiously as to what Alex was going to do this time around. 

Alex didn't do anything differently. He simply made the pill he was supposed to make and the pill clouds formed once again.

"What now?" the old man asked.

Alex didn't say anything and sent in his Qi to protect the pills. The first bolt of lightning fell from the skies and struck the cauldron.

One of the pills formed a lightning scar, but other than that, nothing happened. Alex breathed in and out as he prepared for the second lightning bolt to drop.

He watched the bolt fall onto his pill, but his pills were protected once more. Two pill veins had now formed on the pill.