On the fifth month, Gu Zheng sighed and threw out another discarded elixir. He gently rubbed his eyebrows and looked at the elixir furnace in front of him. This time it failed again.
But now he doesn't know what went wrong in the middle. He felt very good, but why did it fail again.
After taking a short rest and cheering up, the next alchemy begins again.
After Gu Zheng was completely in the state, Yingshao came over secretly again. Looking at the fragrant elixir, she couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, but she couldn't eat it. Every time, there was that light curtain.
Come to block yourself, but you can give it to Xiaoye.
Yingshao secretly smiled, took away the things inside again, quietly found Xiao Ye in the distance, and secretly shined a light on it. But what surprised her was that when Xiao Ye saw this thing, she immediately turned her head to the side, as if she saw something.
The disgusting thing even moved its body aside.
"I understand, let's go out together." Yingshao looked at Gu Zheng in the distance, then looked at Xiao Ye, suddenly realized, understood Xiao Ye's concerns, put away the pill, patted its body, and pointed
Said outside.
Sure enough, after Xiaoye saw Yingshao's gesture, she thought she was going out and got up again.
The two of them repeated their old tricks again. Yingshao walked outside first and soon waited for it to come out. However, after only a while, Yingshao felt a little bored and felt that Xiaoye had to wait a while before coming out, so she continued to look for the Soul-Eating Flower.
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After just a cup of tea, there was a sound behind her. Yingshao turned her head and found Xiao Ye, who had grown bigger, reappearing in front of her.
"Why did you come here? I've been waiting for you for a while. Come on, eat quickly." Yingshao's face was full of smile, she smiled at Bi Yeniao and waved the pill in her hand.
This time, Bi Yeniao was obviously much less vigilant. He walked a few steps, came to Yingshao, stretched out his head and pecked downwards.
"What do you think we should do if the young master discovers that he doesn't have anything?" At this time, Yingshao thought of Gu Zheng and gently stroked the cheek of Bi Yeniao in front of her while saying.
"Zhizhi"
Biye Bird opened his mouth and called out, but Yingshao didn't understand what he meant.
"I know that those things are discarded things. I heard from Sister Luo Xin that the elder is so kind, so he will definitely not blame me. Besides, these things are not given to outsiders." Yingshao said to herself.
, as if to comfort himself.
"Okay, we are going back. The long stay last time made Sister Luo Xin suspicious. There will be some smell here."
Yingshao said to Bi Yeniao, and then walked back towards the passage.
The graduation bird suddenly jumped up and blocked Yingshao, startling her.
"Do you want to take me for a spin? You have to be careful about that big relative of yours, even the young master can't beat it." Yingshao watched the other person's body crawl down, motioned to herself, and climbed up carefully and gave instructions.
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Jade Night Bird didn't say anything, and its huge body suddenly flashed and flew quickly to the side.
A little while later, Yingshao's face was red and she was placed at the entrance of the canyon, with a hint of excitement on her face. When she turned her head again, the blue night bird had disappeared.
"Hey, Xiaoye, you came back so fast. Why didn't I see you on the road? Let me in quickly." Yingshao saw Xiaoye behind the shield and said in surprise, but she didn't think much about it.
A year passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Zheng looked at the box with only a few materials and a look of excitement on his face. Although he failed this time, he already understood the reason why he had not succeeded.
Next time, he has a 90% chance of success, but he still needs some Soul-Eating Flowers.
Although the Soul-Eating Flower was enough before, the remaining effect has been lost a lot and can no longer be used.
Moreover, the Soul-Eating Flower that he needs has a stronger medicinal effect. Because too much time has passed, although all the excipients seem to be fine, in fact the medicinal properties in them have lost a lot. This is what Gu Zheng finally discovered.
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I stood up and stretched myself a little, and saw Yingshao and the others resting nearby, so I didn't have to go find them again.
Gu Zheng didn't let them come over and walked directly to the outside.
"Ah, Master, is something wrong?" After the sleeping Yingshao heard the vibration, she woke up next to Xiao Ye and said confusedly after seeing that it was Gu Zheng.
"I need you to look for some soul-eating flowers. This time I need to find bigger ones. I need their medicinal power. This time I need you to go out again." Gu Zheng said to her.
"Oh, it turns out it's this. I picked a lot before and gave them all to you." Yingshao opened her sleepy eyes. After hearing Gu Zheng's words, she threw out a long box, then climbed on Xiaoye's body again, calling.
Wake up and fall asleep.
Gu Zheng picked up the box at the bottom in confusion and opened it. There were dozens of soul-eating grasses inside. What surprised Gu Zheng even more was that one of them was rolled up and stretched out. There were three pieces of it.
It's more than a foot tall, and it's just like a small sapling.
He gave her a confused look, I really didn't know where she got it from, but with this one, there was no need for anything else.
Without disturbing their rest, they returned to their previous position and went into seclusion again, preparing to succeed in refining alchemy in one go.
This time, a small bird jumped out of the ring. Looking at its smart eyes, it seemed that it had regained its strength.
A mouthful of red flames began to spurt out from its mouth, covering the entire alchemy furnace in the blink of an eye. It replaced Li Huan and could help Gu Zheng better control the temperature of the fire.
It seems very scary, but in fact, Gu Zheng can sense the temperature everywhere.
As the ancient dispute started again, materials were once again filled in.
Alchemy begins again
And while Gu Zheng was refining elixirs for Xingcai, Xingba welcomed a group of special guests in Jishi Village.
"Welcome, welcome, I didn't know you guys moved here from outside, I'm afraid it's really not easy." Xingba received the other party in the living room.
"It's really not easy. I just walked for several years in a hurry." Man Tian, who was below, replied with a smile.
After a long journey, all of them came here, but most of them did not show up. Only one-tenth of them came here, and the others were looking for a good place.
It is only a dozen days away from here, and we are all preparing to rebuild our homes there.
Therefore, Xingba only thought that they only had a few tens of thousands of people.
"I don't know why you guys came all the way here? You know, this place has a bad reputation outside." After a brief exchange of greetings, Xingba said in confusion.
You must know that he has never seen outsiders move here. In the outside world, this is just a wild land, extremely chaotic, and no one wants to come in.
"Our master asked us to come here, saying that it is safer here." Hai Ming, who was standing by, immediately replied forcefully.
"Your master?" Xingba showed a look of astonishment.
"My young master Gu Zheng, he should have come here before." Man Tian explained from the side. Although he is still as tall as a child, the aura on his body does not make Xingba treat him as a child at all.
"Gu Zheng, of course I know that he arrived some time ago, but something happened. It seems that the people he mentioned before are you." Xingba's face returned to calm. When they appeared for the first time, they
Already thought of it.
"Haha, that couldn't be better." Man Tian said from the side.
The atmosphere in the air has also relaxed a lot.
Now that Gu Zheng has made arrangements, the gap between the two families has been reduced a lot.
"I have already prepared a place for you. You can come to the city to rest." Xing Ba invited him from the side.
There are only tens of thousands of people, so it’s easy to let go.
"Then excuse me!"
While they were settling down, outside Yunmeng Swamp, an old man came here with a team of more than a dozen people.
Although their number is small, each one's aura is very powerful.
"Sir, there are traces left by our people here." The people nearby reported to the old man who was leading the group.
"What a coincidence. Did the master send someone here again? Or does it have other purposes?" The old man pondered for a moment, then waved his hand to everyone beside him and said, "No matter what, we must get that thing this time and live up to it."
The master has high hopes. Once it is opened, we will try our best to find the entrance."
Everyone followed the old man and rushed inside.
Now in Yunmeng Swamp, almost every once in a while, someone comes in from the outside, ranging from one to dozens, all of them entering.
But most people know what they are here for, and even if they meet other people, they try to avoid friction. Everything seems to be the same as before, but some keen people find that there is a slight difference.
In the westernmost city, there is a huge mountain peak in the middle, and the entire city is built around the mountain peak.
On the mountainside, I saw a majestic hall that looked very dark. On both sides of the hall, there were rows of bookshelves leaning against the walls, but there were no books on them.
Every distance above, a red candle was burning, and the weak candlelight could only illuminate the surroundings. By the time it reached the middle of the hall, it was already insignificant.
At the top is a set of steps, with a figure standing on top, and nearly twenty people standing below, looking up at him.
It seems that they have been here for a while.
"Generals on the left and right, this time you will each lead your team. You must be careful and careful. You must reach the last place you came to last time as quickly as possible. Do you understand?" After a long time, the figure above finally said.
"yes"
Two masked people below said in unison.
"This time, there is no room for error. I still need more evil energy, so there is no need for you to waste your energy. Send your subordinates to do it. You follow me and go in as soon as possible." The final figure said decisively to the people below.
command.
"Yes, Master Jing!"
Two months later, with a huge vibration in the alchemy furnace in front of me, a shining golden elixir flew out from the top of the furnace. As soon as it came out, it flew into the air. It looked like it wanted to leave here.
"Haha, we finally succeeded." Gu Zheng said with a cheerful smile without even trying to catch it, because the opponent couldn't escape from here.
Sure enough, when it reached a certain level, the elixir directly hit a transparent shield. No matter where it went, there was a layer of obstruction that bound it here.
Gu Zheng watched from below as it flew randomly above. When the opponent was a little weak, he swayed slightly, appeared beside it, and grabbed it with one hand.
Seeing the opponent still struggling in the palm of his hand, golden light came out of his hand, and then he suppressed it.
As the golden light on it faded, a pill the size of a dragon's eye appeared in the palm of the hand.
This pill is the soul-reviving pill. After losing the cover of the golden light, its true face was revealed.
There are layers of purple lines on the entire elixir. If you look closely, it seems to be forming formations, which makes people unable to help but sink in. It is very mysterious.
"Sir, has the elixir been successfully refined?" Yingshao looked at Gu Zheng who was glowing with joy. Even after seeing this scene and knowing that it was successful, Yingshao couldn't help but ask.
She knew how much danger Gu Zheng had to go through in order to get here. It was really not easy.
"Of course, everything is done." Gu Zheng said with a smile.
The complexity of refining this elixir was the most difficult one for him so far. He could not make mistakes in every step, and it would take at least a month, which really cost him a lot of effort.
Even so, so many materials were almost consumed before it could be refined. If you were a master of alchemy, you might be able to succeed in one go.
Without the previous experience of failure, it would not have been possible to successfully refine it, let alone the materials, which would not have been found if we went out to look for them.
"Great!" Yingshao also said very happily.
"Hey, where are these waste pills?" Gu Zheng walked to the place where the waste pills were placed, but found that none of them were gone. He was shocked and asked quickly.
"They were all eaten by Xiaoye!" Yingshao panicked and immediately pointed to Xiaoye in the distance and said.
"It's a good thing you didn't eat it. This pair of shemales who have opened their spiritual intelligence is equivalent to poison. Once eaten, no one can be saved." Gu Zheng looked at Xiao Ye in the distance, still sleeping on the ground, with no other symptoms on his body.
"I know, I didn't eat it!" Yingshao's face turned pale, thinking that she almost ate it, thanks to the help of Qilin.
"You can see that if you really ate it, all I can see is your body." Gu Zheng was also glad in his heart that he had forgotten about it. Fortunately, nothing went wrong.
"You guys stay away, I'm going to wake up Xingcai." Gu Zheng ordered them, then he put away the elixir and walked over there.
At this time, Xingcai is still the same as before. In more than a year, her posture has not changed at all, but her eyes will focus on different people.
"Xingcai, wait until I rescue you." Looking at Xingcai's appearance, Gu Zheng didn't care whether she could see her or not.
After finishing speaking, Gu Zheng put a palm of his hand towards the light beam in front of him.
"Kaka"
The sound of wood cracking sounded in the air, and as Gu Zheng took his hand away, a crack appeared on the palm of his hand, centered on it, and quickly spread to other places.
In just a few breaths, the entire photomask was covered with dense cracks.
Gu Zheng stretched his hand upwards, and like a domino, pieces of white light began to dissipate from his fingertips. The entire white light quickly disappeared, revealing the stars inside.
Seeing that the light shield that blocked her was broken, Xingcai's eyes moved and she started to walk on her own. She looked at that direction as the way out, but just after taking a few steps, her eyes opened and she fell limply toward the ground.
However, when she was halfway down, a hand grasped her shoulder, and another purple pill was stuffed into her mouth.
"Wake up!"
Seven days later, Xingcai's eyelids finally moved when she was lying on the grass. Listening to some noisy sounds around her, her whole head felt dizzy. The whole sky was spinning in her eyes, so she closed her eyes again.
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"Drink some water!" Soon a figure came to her side, and a familiar voice sounded beside her.
"Who is he? Did he save me?"
At this time, Xingcai's mind was in chaos. She couldn't remember who this person was or where she was. It was as if there were countless needles stabbing her in the head, making her couldn't help but cry with a headache.
The next moment, a warm palm came to the top of her head, and at the same time, a comfortable warm current came down from the top of her head, which alleviated the pain a lot.
After a long time, Xingcai lowered her arm, and the palm left her head at the same time.
"Ancient struggle!"
Xingcai slowly opened her eyes and found a familiar face appearing in front of her, and said in surprise.
"It's me. Are you surprised? Let's get up first." Gu Zheng said with a smile, reaching out his hand to pull her up.
"Why are you here? What is this place?" Xingcai looked at the surrounding environment and blurted out.
"You're here and you don't know? This is a place of sacrifice!" Gu Zheng looked at the other party's expression with confusion and said.
"Did you bring me here?" Xingcai asked in surprise.
"What's going on? When I came here, I found you were already here." Gu Zheng looked at her surprise, as if he was very surprised to be here.
"How is it possible! I am obviously trapped in the desert sea, is this an illusion?" Xingcai's eyes were a little confused, as if she didn't believe that the ancient dispute in front of her was real.
Gu Zheng also noticed something was wrong and said in a deep voice to Xingcai.
"Don't worry, it's not an illusion now, just listen to me."
Gu Zheng quickly recounted the general story of why he came here. At the same time, he observed Xingcai's expression. He wondered whether he had delayed for too long, and even the soul-reviving pill could not completely restore her, leaving her with sequelae.
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"It's been such a long time." Xingcai couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing this.
As the pain in her head became less and less severe, she gradually became able to understand clearly. It seemed that this place was really not an illusion.
"What happened to you? This is something I picked up on you on the road." Gu Zheng took out the things he picked up at that time.
"It is indeed my thing. I remember that I was ambushed by several monsters and almost died there." Xingcai took it and looked at it and said slowly.
"But I was obviously trapped in the desert. How come so much time has passed as soon as I woke up, and I still came here."
"You mean you don't even know how you got here? Tell me what's going on." Gu Zheng's face became serious. If that's the case, then who sent her here.
