Xuan Ye knew that he would not be able to escape very far if he fled out of the valley. It was better to hide in a place where monsters were inhabited and still have a chance to survive.
After running for half an hour, the vegetation became denser and thicker, and the smell of monsters became stronger and stronger.
He could even sense a group of dark auras hiding around him, so his escape slowed down and he walked more carefully.
At the other end, Yan Gu, who was following Xuan Ye, frowned slightly, twirling his mustache with his fingers and making a "clucking" sound from his mouth.
"Old Ancestor, if you go any further, you will reach the depths of Luoxia Valley. You have fought with that beast before, so I'm afraid..." Jing Ming glanced at Yan Gu from the corner of his eye and saw a look of impatience on the other person's face.
, and didn’t dare to continue talking.
After chasing for a while, he still couldn't keep up with Xuan Ye's footsteps. Yan Gu completely sunk his face and stood quietly on the treetop, looking ahead silently.
Jing Ming, who was following behind, didn't dare to show his anger. He knew that if he entered further, he would encounter the mountain guarding beast of Luoxia Valley, but if he didn't pursue him, the medicine man would escape again.
"Find some dead soldiers to patrol the mountain. You don't have to go deep, just search nearby." After Yan Gu finished speaking, he turned around and flew towards the medicine village without any intention of chasing.
Jing Ming looked surprised and asked, "Ancestor, aren't you afraid that they won't be able to come out?"
Yan Gu snorted coldly, "They can't hide for long. Even if that kid can hide, the medicine man will definitely not be able to withstand the pain of heart-eating powder!"
…
Xuan Ye, who noticed that the breath behind him had disappeared, flew forward for a while, and finally found a secret cave on the rock wall of the mountain col. Although there were the bones of monsters inside, it had already been covered with a layer of ash, so it should be safe.
He put Jiang Ningyue down, arranged early warning measures nearby, and collected some water from the mountain stream.
When Xuan Ye returned to the cave, Jiang Ningyue had also woken up, but her expression was a little strange, her eyes were red, and her body was trembling faintly.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Xuan Ye stepped forward and stretched out his hand halfway. He saw Jiang Ningyue shrinking suddenly, like an injured white rabbit, and his heart trembled involuntarily.
"Don't...don't come over, I..." Jiang Ningyue gritted her teeth, her eyes getting redder and redder, and her hands and feet were shaking wildly, as if she was having an epileptic attack.
"I...so...pain..."
Xuan Ye hurriedly took out the Purple Heart Pill and stuffed it into Jiang Ningyue's mouth. At the same time, he used his spiritual power to force the needle out of her arm.
However, Jiang Ningyue's condition still did not improve. Her body curled up on the ground, twisting unnaturally. As if because of pain, she kept whimpering from her mouth.
Xuan Ye couldn't bear to look away and silently clenched his fists. After half a stick of incense had passed, the gasping in his ears gradually subsided.
He turned around and saw that Jiang Ningyue had passed out, her face was covered with tears, and there were several traces of fingernail scratches on the ground. He knew that she was not just injured on the surface. The Taoist with the mustache must have done something secretly.
, it is very likely that it was poisoned by something else!
If he hadn't used poison, Xuan Ye wouldn't have been in such a mess. Just like that night in Li An City, he would have had the opportunity to fight.
Now he not only stepped into someone else's territory, but also exposed Jiang Ningyue to other poisons, which he had never expected.
Xuan Ye wiped her face with a wet wipe, then went to the entrance of the cave to meditate and adjust her breath, waiting for her spiritual power to recover.
It wasn't until nightfall that he came back to his senses, glanced at Jiang Ningyue who was still sleeping, placed out the medicinal materials in the Xumi bag one by one, and took out the Juelong Cauldron.
"If the Huaqing Pill can be refined, all problems can be easily solved." Xuan Ye murmured, lighting the fire with his spiritual power and putting the medicinal materials into it. As soon as he put it in, the fire began to sway.
"Boy, your mind is not calm and you don't have enough control over the flames, so don't waste the medicinal materials."
Xuan Ye looked at the little blue man who appeared and suddenly became happy, "Master Ding, can you help me make an elixir?"
Master Ding folded his hands and looked away, "Humph, you have to ask others for everything. How should you go in the future?"
Xuan Ye naturally knew, but the current situation was critical, and the Qingqing Pill was extremely difficult to refine. If he really wanted to rely on him to refine it, the few medicinal materials he had at hand would not be enough to waste.
He clenched his fists and knelt down with one leg bent, "This is all caused by this kid. Please ask Master Ding to take action. I will never trouble Master Ding again in the future!"
Master Ding was startled by Xuan Ye's solemn look. He glanced at Jiang Ningyue who was lying on the ground and sighed, "Boy, it's not that Master Ding doesn't want to help you, but my former master is a weapon-refining maniac."
, I have never used me to refine elixirs..."
Xuan Ye was stunned and looked away, not knowing what to think. If Master Ding really couldn't help, could he really have to rely on himself?
"cough…"
A light cough broke the silence at the right time, and Jiang Ningyue woke up faintly. She looked at the young man in black in front of her and smiled slightly, "Junior brother, you're fine..."
Xuan Ye was silent. Now that things have happened, it is useless to blame anyone. It is better to think about how to solve the problem first.
"Senior sister, are you poisoned by other poisons?"
Jiang Ningyue's eyes were a little dull. Thinking of what happened after being taken into the secret room, she shrank and said, "I only remember being forcefully stuffed with a pill. I don't know what kind of poison it was..."
The Cursed Life Powder alone is extremely difficult to solve, and now adding an unknown poison to the mix is undoubtedly making matters worse...
Xuan Ye touched his nose and asked, "Senior sister, is it convenient for me to tell you where the red line on the lower abdomen has reached?"
Jiang Ningyue's face turned red, knowing that Xuan Ye was talking about the toxins dispersed by the curse. After turning around to check, she said truthfully: "There is still a finger's distance from the Dantian..."
"One finger...ten days..." Xuan Ye knew that he could not delay any longer and discussed with Jiang Ningyue about starting a furnace to refine the medicine. Although the chance was slim, he had to give it a try.
However, one night passed, and he failed three times in succession, still losing his hand while tempering the medicinal materials.
What worries Xuan Ye the most is that Jiang Ningyue fell ill again. The situation seemed to be more serious than the first time. She finally passed out and was still moaning in pain.
It wasn't until sunrise that Xuan Ye saw that her condition had improved, so she went out of the cave to see if there were any herbs around.
Although the Huaqing Pill was difficult to refine, he was still very confident about the pain-relieving pill.
After walking not far along the forest, Xuan Ye collected a lot of medicinal materials. At the same time, he also found many people patrolling nearby. It didn't take a guess to know that they were sent by Yan Gu.
Although it is still a little far away from the cave, it will only be a matter of time before it is discovered if it continues like this.
After observing for a while, he spotted two monks who were a little far away from the team, quietly fell behind them, and used his magic pen to attack first.
Green light flashed, and one person's heart was pierced. As soon as the other person reacted, the heavy knife had already fallen on his shoulder. The sharp cold front swept past, leaving a trail of blood.
After killing one group, Xuan Ye escaped into the dense forest and went to another group. He killed six people one after another, and after giving them a sufficient warning, he turned around and returned to the cave.
While Jiang Ningyue was still sleeping, he immediately started refining the medicine. It only took an hour to refine ten pain-relieving pills.
Later, I tried to refine the Huaqing Pill again, but still failed.
It wasn't until dusk that Jiang Ningyue woke up, and the poison in her body broke out again. Xuan Ye hurriedly gave her the analgesic pill.
Jiang Ningyue swallowed the pill and her complexion improved. Suddenly, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and her body began to twitch unnaturally again. She kept breathing heavily from her mouth, as if she was enduring heartbreaking pain.
"leave…"
She almost squeezed out a few words through her teeth, glared at Xuan Ye fiercely, "Get out!"
Xuan Ye squeezed his palms and left as he was told. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the cave, he heard heart-rending screams coming from behind, and his heart felt as if it had been cut by a knife.
If he could, he wished it was him who was suffering!
"If we could refine the Huaqing Pill, maybe this wouldn't be the case!" Xuan Ye punched the rock wall, and suddenly a red light pierced his eyes.
Looking up, where the setting sun sets over the mountain, it is all red. At first glance, it looks like a blazing fire.
"Fairy fire!"
An idea flashed through Xuan Ye's mind. If he could obtain the demon fire, wouldn't it greatly increase the probability of refining the elixir? He picked up the map and compared it with the records on it.
"The land of sunset, the place where bones are buried, the demon fire is derived."
Xuan Ye looked ahead, wasn't he responding to these words? Just as he was thinking about it, Jiang Ningyue suddenly broke out and walked towards the dense forest like a zombie, moving very fast.
Xuan Ye hurriedly stopped her, "Senior sister, where are you going?"
"Go back, I want to go back..." Jiang Ningyue raised her head in confusion, her eyes filled with bloodshot eyes, "I have to go back!"
Looking at Jiang Ningyue, who was almost in a daze, Xuan Ye could only knock her out. Knowing that the matter was urgent, he immediately walked towards the Land of Sunset Clouds.