When Master Bai walked out of the deep pool, there was one more person beside him, who was the Fifth Elder.
However, the Fifth Elder at this time was in a horrible state. His face was pale, his eyes were dull, his originally gray hair and beard had turned pale, and his body had become withered, as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant, like an old man whose life had come to the end.
What was even more terrifying was that the Fifth Elder's legs were gone. The previous attack by the Gray Robe Jindan Youlong not only exploded the deep pool, but also shattered the Fifth Elder's legs.
After all, he had only forced himself to form a golden core, and was still far behind a true golden core expert. He was lucky not to have died directly from that blow, but his situation was not much better at the moment. He was placed on the ground by Master Bai, dying.
Master Bai had a gloomy expression on his face. He waved his hand and the Sanyang Spirit Refining Furnace flew out, releasing several people inside. They were sealed in by the furnace's barrier and had no idea what was happening outside. When they saw Master Bai appear, they all breathed a sigh of relief. However, when they saw the fifth elder, they were all stunned.
Especially Lu Linger, who was completely stunned at this moment. The Fifth Elder was not only a master to her, but also a father. A father was like the sky, and at this moment... the sky collapsed, pressing her to the point of suffocation.
“Ling’er…”
When the Fifth Elder's weak voice came, Lu Linger's whole body trembled, and she knelt down beside the Fifth Elder, crying like rain.
“Master... why is this happening... ? Don’t scare Ling’er! Pills... yes! Ling’er has healing pills…” Lu Ling’er spoke incoherently, and hurriedly took out some bottles and jars from her body, and then put them to the Fifth Elder’s mouth with tears and trembling.
But seeing that the Fifth Elder just looked at her kindly and did not take the healing medicine, Lu Linger cried even more sadly.
At this moment, she finally understood what the so-called "danger" meant. It could really kill people...!
Gu Xiaoxing was speechless and did not try to comfort others. At this time, any kind of comfort would seem pale and powerless. He just looked at this scene, and his heart was extremely heavy. This was the world of cultivation. If you were not careful, you would be doomed. If possible, he never wanted to see this scene, and did not want to see the people around him die.
At this moment, he once again confirmed that cultivation should be for this purpose!
Du Siyu's eyes were also dim. She turned her head and looked coldly at Gu Xiaoxing, saying: "You..."
Du Siyu wanted to say "How long are you going to hold me?", but after she said just one word, she felt Gu Xiaoxing's arms around her suddenly tightened. She was slightly startled, but when she saw his eyes full of seriousness and determination, Du Siyu opened her red lips slightly, but in the end, she didn't say anything else and just let him hold her.
At this moment, the competition was obviously no longer important. Many outer disciples in the Earth Spirit Abyss gathered towards the waterfall. When they saw the miserable appearance of the Fifth Elder, some were silent, some cried out in pain, and some cursed with red ears. Although the Fifth Elder was notorious in the sect and made countless people terrified, no one looked gloating at this moment.
"Master, please don't die! What will happen to Ling'er if you die! Please don't abandon Ling'er..." Lu Ling'er was still crying.
"Ahem... I'm not dead yet...!"
"Master, if you die, who will make medicine for Ling'er?"
"I'm not dead yet..."
"Master, if you die, what if someone bullies Ling'er? Ling'er no longer has any Thunderbolt Pills..."
"..." The fifth elder looked at Lu Linger and suddenly felt that his disciple was a little different. He was crying very sadly, but the words he said revealed something weird. He couldn't tell what was weird about them.
As he looked at her, the Fifth Elder's eyes were filled with doting. He had no relatives in his life but this one disciple. Ling'er had long been treated by him as his own precious daughter. For this, he was willing to give everything.
"Master will never abandon you..." Suddenly, the Fifth Elder's expression became firm. He looked at Master Bai and communicated with him through his spiritual sense, "Old Bai, help me."
“Is it really necessary to do so? Old Monk, those who have cultivated to our level have already known that destruction is but a new beginning. However, if we become an artifact spirit, although we can continue to exist in another form, it is equivalent to the soul being imprisoned for eternity, and there will be no chance of reincarnation. Think it through carefully…” said Master Bai.
"What do you mean by 'our level'? You have achieved the Dan stage, but I haven't. I can't see through it, and I can't see enough. You want to watch the wind pushing away the clouds and the rain hitting the banana leaves for a few more years? Come on, stop talking nonsense and do it!" The fifth elder was firm.
Master Bai sighed, but ultimately said nothing more.
"Master, if you died..." Lu Linger was still crying, with tears streaming down her face. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she was extremely sad.
"Okay, Ling'er, I think I can still save you, so you step back first..." the Fifth Elder comforted.
Lu Ling'er was stunned for a moment, then she was overjoyed, yet extremely nervous, "Really? Master, you are not allowed to lie to Ling'er!"
Then, Master Bai made his move. He raised his hand, and the Sanyang Spirit Refining Furnace and the Five Elders flew up at the same time. He actually threw the Five Elders into the furnace, and then he quickly made a series of seals, and the entire furnace turned red in an instant.
If someone could see what was going on inside, they would be horrified. In the alchemy furnace, the bodies of the five elders turned into ashes bit by bit, and finally only a ball of light was left. As soon as this ball of light appeared, it caused the alchemy furnace to shake violently.
As Master Bai cast more and more seals and merged them into the alchemy furnace, the divine patterns on the inner wall of the alchemy furnace flickered, and suddenly countless chains rushed out and pierced through the ball of light...
Finally, the alchemy furnace fell silent, and the ball of light seemed to merge with the chains and dissipated in the alchemy furnace.
Everyone looked at the Sanyang Spirit Refining Furnace in front of them and felt that it had become different, more heavy and ancient. What was even more strange was that the furnace seemed to reveal a kind of spirituality, as if it was "alive".
"Refine the weapon and offer sacrifice to the spirit!"
Gu Xiaoxing heard Du Siyu's voice in his ears. He looked down and realized that he was still holding her. Her three thousand black hair fell on his arms, and she was so warm and soft that he didn't want to let go.
"Put me down!" Du Siyu spoke. She felt that if she didn't speak, with Gu Xiaoxing's shamelessness, she might still be held in her arms when they returned to the sect.
Although he was reluctant, he couldn't resist Du Siyu's cold eyes and finally put it down. He took back the burning incense she handed over and said, "Ahem... Siyu, what is the weapon refining sacrifice?"
Du Siyu glanced at him, and then transmitted his voice: "Refining weapons and offering sacrifices to spirits is a sinister method of refining weapons. First, the soul of a person is sacrificed to become a weapon spirit, and then imprisoned in a top-grade magic weapon. When the weapon spirit and the magic weapon are completely integrated, the magic weapon will have a slight chance to be promoted to a spiritual treasure. And the person who is sacrificed to become a weapon spirit will be sealed in the magic weapon for his whole life, and... he will never be able to reincarnate!"
Gu Xiaoxing's heart was filled with anxiety, "Then the Fifth Elder..."
Du Siyu nodded and said nothing.
Gu Xiaoxing looked at the little girl and fell into silence as well.
"Master...where is Master?" Lu Linger asked blankly. The alchemy furnace became quiet. The imagined scene of Master flying out of it did not appear. She pouted and was about to cry again.
"Ling'er..." The Sanyang Spirit Refining Furnace "spoke".
"Master!" Lu Ling'er was shocked, then overjoyed, but immediately pouted and frowned, saying doubtfully, "Master, are you sure you didn't lie to Ling'er? Why don't you come out?"
Gu Xiaoxing took a step forward. He felt that it would be better to comfort the little girl at this time. Although the fifth elder was gone, at least he was still conscious.
But at this moment, Lu Linger suddenly cried out in surprise, and a look of admiration suddenly appeared on her tearful face. She said, "Master... Master, you are not going to turn into an alchemy furnace! Wow!"
“…”
Gu Xiaoxing silently retracted his raised foot. Suddenly, he saw Master Bai looking at him. He was stunned for a moment and found that the purple gourd he had hidden flew over. He was immediately shocked and cried out in grievance: "Uncle Bai, please don't give it to me! This is all my family property. If you take it all away, how can I live?"
Du Siyu frowned and moved slightly to the side, a little further away from Gu Xiaoxing.
Master Bai glanced at him without saying anything. Instead, he pointed the purple gourd and suddenly a small bag flew out of it.
Gu Xiaoxing looked at the small bag and felt inexplicably familiar with it, and was suddenly startled.
Qiankun bag?
"Chen Changqing, you traitor, let me out now..." Angry curses came out from the Qiankun bag.
As Master Bai waved his hand, a figure flew out of the Qiankun bag. It was Bai Xiangtian.
"Chen Changqing, you traitor, I will definitely tell my uncle about this..." The sudden change in the scene made Bai Xiangtian unable to react for a while. He froze in the middle of cursing and looked around. Especially when he saw Master Bai, he was so excited that he almost cried, "Uncle... Greetings, uncle! You finally came to save my nephew, and Chen Changqing..."
"No need to say more, I already know." Master Bai waved his hand and threw the purple gourd back.
"Thank you, Uncle Bai!" Gu Xiaoxing took the gourd and was immediately happy.
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiangtian immediately gnashed his teeth and angrily shouted, "Gu, you also call me Uncle Bai?"
"Eh? Nephew?" Gu Xiaoxing put away the purple gourd and said as if he had just seen Bai Xiangtian, "I was wondering why I didn't see you. It turns out you have put yourself away again!"
"You...!!" Bai Xiangtian's face flushed, and he was about to continue cursing, but suddenly a stream of water flew over and splashed all over him.
Lu Linger really sprayed him with water, and now she came over with a pouty mouth. She looked angry, but she looked particularly cute. The little girl looked the same, the only difference was that she had a fingernail-sized alchemy furnace-shaped headdress on her little head.
It is the Sanyang Spirit Refining Furnace!
The innocent little girl's mood changed very quickly. She didn't know what the Fifth Elder who had turned into a weapon spirit said to her. She was crying just now, but now she had swept away all her sorrow. She put her hands on her waist and glared at Bai Xiangtian, saying, "How dare you bully my little brother?"
"You...you guys...!" Bai Xiangtian was so angry that he couldn't speak. His target in this competition was also the Lord of the Earth Spirit, but he met Chen Changqing inexplicably and was suppressed inexplicably. In such a critical situation, he could only use the Qiankun Bag to save his life, and then he was inexplicably put into the gourd. Now in front of Master Bai, he had to endure such humiliation inexplicably. Finally, he looked at his great-uncle for help.
However, Master Bai was in no mood to care about these things at the moment. The anger hidden in his eyes was almost uncontrollable.
What a Soul-Devouring Sect!
"Return to the sect!"