Chapter Thirty-Four: Blasting Furnace (Third Watch Seeking Collection)

  Buzzing——

  Ling Xiao's eyes were already filled with bloodshot, and in his exhausted expression, there was a kind of overdrawn excitement. This wasn't strange, as he had been continuously refining pills and burning... Although his true energy could be recovered through meditation, the physical fatigue and mental exhaustion could only be made up for by rest!

  With a wave of his hand, the elixir in the crucible emerged at his beck and call, slowly flying into his palm.

  Lower-grade Xuan Yin Dan?

  Ling Xiao's eyes glanced over the dan medicine in his palm, and his eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle slightly as he identified the quality of this dan medicine.

  It was actually his seventh attempt at refining the Xuan Yin Dan, and he successfully refined one pellet. Although it was only a lower-grade product, it was already extremely rare.

  This is also because during this period, under Fuling's guidance, his alchemy skills have improved greatly, allowing him to successfully refine a pill so quickly. Of course, it's also due to the strange flame within his body that can easily refine materials into high-purity powder, not only saving time but also increasing his chances of success in condensing the pill later on. That's why he was able to complete it much faster than Fuling had estimated.

  He also truly felt his own progress.

  It's just a low-grade Xuan Yin Dan, after all, it's still not enough. Ling Xiao then put away the Xuan Yin Dan and took out another set of materials to continue refining the pill.

  Ling Xiao eliminated distractions, one by one, and the Daoist incantations burst forth, as the array on the ground erupted with a fierce blaze of flames once again.

  In the mountains, there is no first day of the lunar year, and the end of winter is unknown.

  Ling Xiao was in the Earth Fire Room, concentrating on refining the elixir, and didn't notice that outside, the sky had imperceptibly darkened, unknowingly entering the depths of night, then again unknowingly, the east gradually revealed a fish-belly white...

  He has been refining the elixir in one breath for a full ten hours or more!

  Although the master's spirit is far superior to that of ordinary people, a master like Ling Xiao who has cultivated his energy for three layers is actually not much stronger than an ordinary person. Consuming true energy and divine thoughts continuously like this has already reached his limit. It's just relying on a strong obsession in his heart to barely hold on.

  And from the first time he refined the lower-grade Xuan Yin Dan, it took more than seven days and thirteen attempts at refining, but only succeeded three times.

  One pill is inferior quality, two pills are medium quality.

  Let alone Luoqin's desired, the Eightfold Medicine Power's Xuan Yin Dan has never been seen, even a single ordinary top-grade Xuan Yin Dan couldn't be refined.

  It can also be seen how difficult it is to refine a Dan medicine with sufficient medicinal properties.

  Ling Xiao's heart was also slightly anxious.

  Continuously casting spells, it had almost become a completely mechanical action. The flames knew when to advance and retreat, and it was clear in his mind; what kind of spell to cast at what time, almost all were cast without thinking, with a flourish of the hand. Although he still couldn't refine the top-grade Xuan Yin Dan, the entire refining process had already become extremely familiar...

  Buzzing——

  Ling Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was finally going to succeed in refining the dan! Although he felt a little apprehensive in his heart, he hoped it wouldn't be another low-grade one.

  Concentrate your mind, grasp the finger technique, wait for the right moment, and suddenly shout "Rise!" A string of incantations responded, a fiery red river flowed like running nine heavens, and suddenly rushed into the furnace.

  But the humming noise in the furnace was getting stranger and louder.

  Strange, this furnace looks like it's a bit abnormal - Ling Xiao was slightly surprised in his heart, but he didn't dare to stop for a moment. He chanted the spell and the Long River suddenly reversed its flow, rolling up the elixir that had been refined in the furnace, and was about to shrink back.

  It's fine as long as the medicine doesn't harm you.

  Ling Xiao's heart had just relaxed a little, but suddenly something unexpected happened!

  Before his eyes, the furnace that was floating in mid-air suddenly changed its humming noise to a sharp "sizzling" sound! Ling Xiao was puzzled and saw that the mouth of the furnace had suddenly cracked open from top to bottom, revealing several fine cracks.

  This is ——

  Ling Xiao's expression changed drastically as he suddenly stood up. This is... this is going to be a blast furnace!

  But it was already too late to make amends. Suddenly, a loud "Boom!" shook the air, and that furnace exploded violently, spewing flames everywhere, hot air whistling out, carrying with it shards of the furnace, which fiercely crashed against the walls of the Dan room.

  The alchemy furnace has shattered!

  ……

  Feng Ling was still very satisfied with Ling Xiao.

  Possessing a demonic talent for alchemy, being well-versed in human emotions and worldly affairs, humble and prudent... the advantages are countless. Moreover, the most crucial point is that he is very diligent and doesn't become complacent due to his innate talent for alchemy. This is simply a perfect disciple.

  But he is also too diligent and impatient, right?

  It's almost noon. Ling Xiao has been in the Earth Fire Room since 9 am, and will continue until the end of 6 pm tomorrow, without eating or drinking for a whole day, constantly refining his elixir...

  Master spent a sleepless night, but it wasn't too serious. However, if he continued to refine the elixir, the consumption would be extremely alarming.

  Although Master Ling was refining the elixir, it wasn't unusual for him to hold his breath for several days and nights. However, Ling Xiao's current cultivation level was only at the third layer of Qi Refining, not even close to achieving Bigu, let alone having enough True Qi and Spiritual Sense to support such intense effort. The consumption was too great; even if he forced himself to continue refining the elixir, the effect wouldn't be very good.

  In his heart, he felt both relieved and shaking his head. Diligence is good, but this temperament is too impatient.

  It had been a whole day and night since she last saw him, and she was getting restless.

  The materials for the Xuan Yin Dan, she had only given him six portions in total, logically speaking, shouldn't they have all been refined by now? Could it be that he was afraid of failure and thus being overly cautious to this extent? Refining the dan too hastily is not acceptable, but if one is too fearful and hesitant, it's also difficult to make progress.

  She was worried that Ling Xiao would rush through the alchemy process in one breath, being too impatient; on the other hand, she was also worried that Ling Xiao's alchemy was too hesitant and took so long... and was a bit concerned about the chaos, her mind was restless.

  But in any case, he should be allowed to stop and rest for a while now.

  But just as Fu Ling got up, he suddenly received a message from outside the cave, someone came to visit. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw two people standing proudly outside the cave.

  The man in front was an old man of about fifty years, with his eyes half-closed, but simply standing there, giving off a profound and unfathomable feeling. His Taoist robe was clean and spotless, looking brand new. Behind him stood a young man of just over twenty years old, seemingly standing respectfully, but with an air of arrogance that he couldn't hide.

  It was Sima Ting and his son Sima Zhi.

  They suddenly arrived, what good things can they have? Fú Líng slightly frowned, but the other party was also a sect elder, she didn't like this father and son, but it wasn't good to refuse them at the door either.

  He had no choice but to get up and welcome them in.

  The guests and hosts sat down, and Feng Ling's face was cold as he said lightly: "I don't know what Elder Sima has come for."

  She had never been fond of Sima Gong since she was a child, always feeling that he was too gloomy and had too many thoughts. After her father, Fu Huang, passed away at a young age, Qi Yunzong thought that she and Sima Gong were the most skilled in alchemy, but the dislike between them only grew stronger. In recent years, they have hardly ever interacted with each other.

  Simadeng smiled slightly, his thin fingers tapping lightly on the table. "I have a deep relationship with Fuhuang Shixiong, and although I had some misunderstandings with my niece, it didn't cause any trouble. As fellow elders of the sect, we should naturally visit each other more often."

  Fu Ling's face suddenly turned cold and he said indifferently: "Elder brother is right."

  Simadeng and her father Fuhuang were of the same generation, so it was natural for him to call Fuling "Shi Zhinu". However, now that Fuling has become a Jijizhuan cultivator, he should have changed his address to "Dao You" long ago. Moreover, Fuhuang had already passed away, making it even more unnecessary to call her "Shi Zhinu".

  He did this, obviously putting on the airs of a senior, which made Fuling unhappy. So he also changed his mouth to call him Shixiong, but it was calculated from the cultivation, and he was forced to push back.

  Simadong didn't think much of it and leisurely chatted with Fuling.

  Feng Ling, however, was growing increasingly anxious. Thinking that Ling Xiao was still in the Earth Fire Room refining pills, he couldn't help but worry that he would overexert himself and end up harming his foundation. After all, he had only just broken through to the third layer of Qi Refining, and his cultivation was far from stable. If he were to harm his foundation because of this, it was likely that his cultivation would even regress back to the second layer of Qi Refining.

  Thinking of this, Sima Gong's expression became even more unpleasant. He directly opened his mouth and politely asked his guest to leave: "If you don't have any other business, please return now. There are still some trivial matters for your junior sister to attend to, so we won't keep you any longer."

  "Still so impatient, Cousin." Sima Gong smiled and finally got to the point, "I heard that you've recently taken on a new disciple? And one with astonishing talent?"

  Feng Ling's gaze grew even colder as he gazed at him faintly, "Elder brother's ears are quite long."

  She and Sima Ting called each other by their respective names, which seemed strange when looking at each other.

  Simadeng did not get angry, and slowly opened his mouth to say: "I'm also afraid that you, my niece, are too soft-hearted and being deceived. I've heard that this disciple used ten times the materials to refine one pellet of Peiyuan Dan. The success rate is too low. Although it's said that later on, he refined a dan medicine close to extreme quality, who knows if it wasn't just luck? Thinking about it, it seems that Shifu taking him in as a disciple and giving him guidance, isn't quite right."

  "Sister, how I act is none of your concern, no need for brother to point it out?" Fú Líng said step by step: "Besides, I didn't even accept him as a disciple, just taught him some alchemy techniques. Didn't break any sect rules, did I?"

  "After all, the young lady is still young - although this does not violate the rules of the sect, it has given the disciples a shortcut to success, allowing them to harbor lucky thoughts in their hearts. Is this really beneficial to the sect? Only being mature and steady, neither arrogant nor impatient, with strict discipline, is the way for the sect to prosper!"

  He brought up age and generation again.

  Feng Ling finally changed color and stood up, "Senior brother, please leave. For a talented disciple, I'll guide him a bit, what's wrong with that? Must he waste his talent in vain?"

  Simadeng shook his head, "Not suitable, not suitable, my young niece. Although your cultivation is high, these sect affairs require experience and training in human nature, which you still lack—"

  Feng Ling was about to speak up and continue arguing when he suddenly heard a loud "boom" coming from the direction of the earth fire room.

  What's going on?

  Fú Líng's face was full of shock, where is that? The place where Ling Xiao was in the earth fire room? What is he doing? Worried about Ling Xiao, Fú Líng also didn't care to reason with Sima Dian father and son, got up and rushed towards the direction of the earth fire room.

  Simadeng and Sima Huo both showed a strange expression, this sound, like an explosion? Alchemy failure is not surprising, but making such a commotion is also too much, isn't it?

  Out of curiosity, the two also followed Fuling in.

  The next chapter is going to be a thrilling slap in the face, please collect and recommend, it's so satisfying to slap faces!