Volume 3: A drop in the ocean Chapter 33: The Secret of the Alchemy Furnace
With a clang, the furnace cover closed again.
After being absorbed into the alchemy furnace by the sudden strong light, Ping Lili had not yet reacted to what was happening. He only felt the light turn and the space change. Then a huge black space appeared in front of him, and countless chaotic air currents flowed in the endless void. There was no sky, no earth, no living things, nothing, not even east, west, south, north, up, or down, there was only a tiny self.
Pinglili, you're such an idiot. I let you trust others so easily and you got fooled again!
Before he could regret his rashness, the white-haired old man's voice, as loud as a bell, resounded in the furnace again. It was some incantation that Ping Lili could not understand at all: "The Qi of the Nine Heavens, condensed into nothingness..."
As he chanted, Ying Lili suddenly discovered that the world in the furnace had changed slightly. A thick "lake" of spiritual energy gradually formed in the endless void. In the center of the aqua-colored "lake" was a ball of golden light, which seemed to be a living being that could breathe, driving the surrounding "lake water" to create rhythmic ripples.
At this moment, Peng Lili was pleasantly surprised to find that his body was gradually immersed in the "water". He didn't know when his whole body was filled with supreme spiritual energy . Not only did he not feel the slightest discomfort, but he felt as if every pore in his body was opened, and he felt indescribable joy.
Then, she began to feel a familiar burning sensation on her left shoulder, and a golden light gradually shone out from the Vermillion Bird mark on her left shoulder. At this time, the light in the center of the water-colored "lake" began to spin rapidly, and gradually, a vortex-like airflow was formed, and it rushed towards the Vermillion Bird mark!
At this moment, Ping Lili only felt that her eyes were clear and empty. The vortex airflow caused by the spiritual "lake water" was like an activated beast, rushing towards her left shoulder like a tidal wave, and it was so painful!
Then, from his shoulders to his whole body, the surging spiritual energy turned into sharp arrows, shuttling around in Gong Lili's body. Every inch of his skin seemed to be torn apart, and the huge pain became more and more intense with the crackling of bones. Like an inflated ball, Gong Lili felt that his whole body was swollen and round like a ball.
Then, the bell-like voice came to my ears again: "Quickly take a drop of blood from my heart."
When Ying Lili heard this, she was dumbfounded. What did "blood from the heart" mean? And the name of that thing sounded terrifying .
It’s over, they really want to use me to make pills!
The short black iron blade instantly pierced into Ying Lili's chest. Before she could react, the short blade flew out of her chest again.
At this moment, a drop of blood appeared on the tip of the cold blade. The blood seemed to be emitting heat, showing that it was extremely fresh. The blood was extremely bright red, and it contrasted with the gradually thinning and fading spiritual energy around it, making it unusually dazzling.
Then, the spiritual energy that was already like mist all around suddenly condensed, and after a moment it turned into a milky white air dragon. Then the air dragon opened its mouth, and the drop of blood in the heart suddenly flew into the air dragon's mouth. A small, crystal clear round bead the size of a sesame seed appeared in front of Ping Lili's eyes, and then the round bead spun in the void, as if absorbing the remaining spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the furnace. The size of the round bead grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye it became the size of a dragon eye.
"Together!" The huge bell-like voice suddenly rang out again, and then a golden message flew in from somewhere and was imprinted on the longan-sized round bead.
The golden true text instantly merged into the round bead, and the originally crystal clear round bead became radiant in the blink of an eye, as if it was dazzling. In the round bead, a drop of bright red blood was particularly eye-catching!
Then, the round bead fell into the hands of the dumbfounded Ying Lili. Afterwards, a spiritual pressure as powerful as the might of heaven suddenly emanated from the alchemy furnace. With a loud bang, the alchemy furnace shattered!
Ping Lili's body flew out of the air and landed in front of the white-haired old man who was concentrating and closing his eyes on the stone platform. Then the round bead in his hand flew out and flew straight into the white-haired old man's slightly opened mouth...
Amidst the loud exclamations of surprise, the white-haired old man's eyes, which had been tightly closed, slowly opened!
Then, there was another loud bang, and a big hole was blasted in the stone wall behind the old man by an earth-shattering force. Then, the man in a crescent-shaped white gown, with flying green hair and angry eyes, walked in from behind the stone wall with a murderous look. Looking at the posture of his one-handed wave, it seemed as if he could blast the stone wall open with a light palm. Ping Lili took a breath of cold air, and looking at the handsome face like a god, her heart seemed to have a backbone, and she was overjoyed.
Before Ping Lili could take a step, she saw a flash of white light in front of her eyes. The fierce-looking Prince Long Yu of the Ruoye tribe had already come to her. He nervously pulled her to his side, and his voice was a little hoarse, and it was obvious how nervous he was at the moment: "How are you? Are you okay?"
Then he looked her up and down carefully. When he saw her bloodstains and miserable appearance, Ping Lili clearly felt that a violent and murderous aura suddenly emanated from his body. Her throat moved and her heart warmed. Not wanting to let this friend worry about her, she hurriedly replied, "I'm fine."
After confirming that she was fine, Long Yu slowly reached out his hand, gently rubbed her long hair, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
While Ping Lili was feeling touched, she heard a thunderous roar from her best friend who was hugging her: "Xingying! Are you tired of living? How dare you touch my people!"
The object of his anger was none other than the white-haired old man who was standing awkwardly beside him.
When Peng Lili heard this, she was stunned. What kind of situation was this? Were they acquaintances? Was she dazzled? The man in front of her was clearly a white-haired old man, so why did Long Yu use that tone of scolding?
The white-haired old man had now slowly approached, and Ping Lili had just noticed that he was actually walking on his feet and not floating in the air. When he spoke the first sentence with a respectful look on his face and lowered his eyes, Ping Lili not only dislocated his jaw, but was almost petrified on the spot.
"Uncle Long Yu, please don't wrongly accuse a good person. I was the one who saved her just now." Although the white-haired old man looked respectful at this moment, his tone carried a hint of someone who was unwilling to be outdone after being scolded by his elders. There was no trace of the cold and arrogant temperament of a hermit that he had shown in front of Gong Lili before.
Wait! Uncle? Uncle Long Yu? This white-haired old man actually called this young friend who looked only in his twenties as uncle? Oh my god, was I dazzled? What kind of world is this?
After hearing the word "uncle", Ping Lili's head exploded with a buzzing sound. He opened his mouth wide, unable to utter a word for a long time. He could only look stupidly at the wrinkled white-haired old man, and then at the stern face of his friend in front of him.
"I know it was you who saved her. I'm asking you why you used her to make the elixir without my permission!" At this time, Long Yu's tone had softened a lot, but he still had a solemn face, as if he was trying to put on the aura of a so-called uncle.
The opponent's momentum was getting weaker and weaker. The white-haired old man's eyes began to wander. He felt guilty and dared not look directly into Long Yu's eyes. He swallowed timidly, as if he had mustered up all his courage, but his words were as soft as a mosquito's voice: "I just borrowed a little of her heart blood to practice the 'Soul Gathering and Form Refining Pill' to resolve the backlash of the Spirit Blood Curse. It didn't cause much loss to her. Moreover, I also gave her most of the spiritual energy and essence I have cultivated for hundreds of years. It's even. We owe each other nothing."
Hearing this, Long Yu hurriedly stretched out a finger and gently touched the brow . After being pushed away by a strong force, his tightly furrowed brows slightly relaxed, and then he shouted angrily: "Idiot! Who told you to do this? Her power has just been awakened not long ago, and her eight extraordinary meridians have just been opened. You are so reckless to infuse her with so much spiritual energy. What if her spiritual energy explodes accidentally!"
The white-haired old man looked at Ping Lili, who was leaning against Long Yu, with a rather strange look. He seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be retorting unwillingly: "She is the reincarnation of Yao Ji, the legendary great wizard of the Shamo tribe. How can she be so weak..."
"Idiot! Do you know that you almost killed her? What if her spiritual power explodes? What if she can't bear the spiritual pressure in the furnace? Have you considered her carefully? I have always kept your alchemy in mind! I will naturally arrange it for you after her body recovers. You have waited for decades, are you so anxious for one or two days?"
"Uncle Long Yu, aren't you making a big deal out of nothing? You know her identity better than I do, right? She's Yao Ji! She's not an ordinary woman. I think you're overprotecting her. Don't you think she's doing well now?"
Long Yu's face darkened, and when he was about to open his mouth to scold again, Ping Lili hurriedly tugged at his best friend's sleeve and said, "Please stop arguing, both of you. Tell me first, what is going on! Who is whose uncle?"
