Five months ago, Author: Xun Chun Xu Zhou
The clear and bright laughter still echoed in the air.
Upon looking again, Chu Weiyang had already leaped into the sky.
As he twisted and turned, a streak of azure spiritual light followed closely beneath his feet.
At this moment, the surface of the sea began to rise, and the overlapping waves surged and intertwined.
Amidst the turbulent undercurrents, there was a large group of bewildered and restless demon fish.
With a flick of his sleeve, a spell seal fell.
The dark light of the water swirled, as if stirring the sea, transforming into an invisible and formless surging vortex.
At the same time, within the wide sleeves, Chu Weiyang formed his fingers into a sword gesture.
In an instant, accompanied by the rotation of his wrist, a series of coarse Heart-Eroding Talismans were inscribed, instantly transforming into layers of dark light rain that fell as Chu Weiyang spun.
Upon looking again, the originally murky seawater gradually settled, but soon, a scarlet blood water began to spread.
At this moment, the Mountain River Gui was held in the palm of Chu Weiyang's hand.
As streaks of dark light leaped up, they were immediately absorbed into the Mountain River Gui.
In an instant, water and fire swirled together.
However, upon closer inspection, the turbulent waves within the Mountain River Gui no longer revealed the crimson spiritual light, but amidst a haze, it seemed to be evolving into layers of vibrant colors.
At this moment, Chu Weiyang withdrew from the surface of the sea.
As the azure spiritual light swirled, Chu Weiyang stood beside Miss Qinghe.
Upon looking again, Miss Qinghe had already pinched a Qiankun Bag in her hand.
Then, Chu Weiyang's hoarse voice sounded.
Hearing this, Miss Qinghe immediately responded with an acknowledgment, and with a flip of her hand, she took out a stack of talismans from the Qiankun Bag.
This was unavoidable; earlier, Miss Qinghe had not anticipated today's situation and had not made prior preparations, thus she did not carry any precious medicines directly for refining spiritual pills.
If she wanted to obtain the Hundred Flower Death Qi again, she would need to dismantle the talismans directly and refine them to extract the essence.
Fortunately, being a third-generation direct descendant, Miss Qinghe was never lacking in talismans.
She pinched a talisman in her hand, and the spell seal wrapped in spiritual light fell.
Not long after, as the spiritual light splashed, it seemed that a demonic wind swirled from Miss Qinghe's palm.
When the sound of the wind wailed and dissipated, only a wisp of dust remained, releasing a faint and elegant fragrance as it was sprinkled into the Mountain River Gui with the movement of Miss Qinghe's fingertips.
Ultimately, using the witch's medicinal soup as the external form of the alchemical refining method, starting with the Water Element Flower Death Qi, was something Chu Weiyang had contemplated for a long time.
Thus, accompanied by the precious Hundred Flower Tower talismans gradually transforming into powder, not long after, Chu Weiyang's hoarse voice sounded again.
After that, according to the rotation of the Five Elements, there was no need for further elaboration.
When the Five Elements Flower Death Qi had all sunk into the Mountain River Gui, Chu Weiyang's palm lightly supported the still cool outer wall.
At this time, Chu Weiyang's wrist shook with a unique rhythm.
At first glance, the shaking appeared chaotic and disorderly, but upon closer inspection, it revealed a peculiar cadence.
It was as if the organs were writhing, as if flames were swirling, as if the waves of water were rippling.
For a moment, Miss Qinghe could only gaze at Chu Weiyang's wrist, falling into a daze, vaguely sensing something, as if she were to gain some kind of enlightenment from Chu Weiyang's movements.
But everything seemed to be separated by a layer, appearing distant, like flowers seen through fog, or the moon reflected in water.
Thus, Miss Qinghe felt a sense of loss, and her gaze towards Chu Weiyang increasingly contained an inexplicable yearning.
However, at this moment, Chu Weiyang had already lost the mind to pay attention to Miss Qinghe's gaze.
He focused on the Mountain River Gui in his hand, with all his thoughts centered on the profound principles of the Xuanming Dan Ding lineage.
Water and fire lead and mercury are the methods of inner alchemy, but in the cultivation of the ancient Pan Wang Yuan Zong, within the lineage of the Qing Ding Peak, water and fire have never been the key points; the Five Qi Xuanming is!
Perhaps what truly attracted the intersection of their gazes was not the forms of Chu Weiyang and Miss Qinghe themselves, but rather an inexplicable connection stemming from an ancient scripture, extending into two paths that seemed to resonate with each other through the long passage of time.
It seemed as if they wanted to fuse into one furnace, transforming into the supreme Dao.
It also seemed as if they wanted to collide with each other, distinguishing high from low, returning to the source.
As the Five Elements Flower Death Qi swirled, gradually, the vibrant spiritual light brewing within the Mountain River Gui finally transformed into a five-colored appearance.
However, the Five Qi Xuanming rolling together in a single soup did not resemble the operation of the meridians within a cultivator's body; without the guidance of intention, lacking a slight harmony, the collisions intensified the spiritual light.
After all, the principles within the Five Elements not only embody mutual generation but also contain the aspect of mutual restraint.
It is necessary to use the Five Qi Xuanming as an auxiliary, while another lofty meaning must be suspended as the main, mastering the operation and suppressing the four directions, in order to harmonize the changes within.
This is also the principle of the monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy in alchemy.
Upon this thought, Chu Weiyang suddenly raised his head, looking at the octopus tentacles that he had already cleaned up and piled on the wooden rack.
There was nothing more suitable than this condensed and rich spiritual light to serve as the monarch within the pill!
With this in mind, Chu Weiyang had already formed a sword gesture, raising it high before slashing down again.
Accompanying Chu Weiyang's movements, the spell sword swirled with spiritual light, rising from his side.
Then, first came the flowing sword intent of the Spring Sword, continuously evolving the Six Zheng Sword Intent.
Finally, when that sword intent river condensed into a single line, it was the sword intent of the Beginning of Summer—
Pure and rich sword intent!
Thus, with a clash, a sword was slashed down.
Using the sharpness of the spell sword, along with the lofty and vast sword intent, even so, under the wash of that sword intent, a harsh sound akin to sawing wood rang out.
After a while, a thin layer of slice was seen, painstakingly cut from the originally torn wound of the octopus tentacle.
At the slice, the flesh imbued with spiritual light appeared crystal clear like white jade, but perhaps due to the angle, when Chu Weiyang's magical power enveloped it and turned it around for a frontal view, the fine textures under the illumination seemed to become transparent, with only the still shining spiritual light proving the flesh's authenticity.
As for the edges, the delicate textures seemed to still possess a unique will, controlled by an elusive soul power, trembling and twisting on its own.
However, there was no need to wait long for the changes on that slice.
Within the Mountain River Gui, a streak of dark light entwined with the Five Qi Xuanming suddenly leaped up, wrapping around that thin slice, and then transformed into a streak of spiritual light, once again falling into the Mountain River Gui.
In an instant.
Within the Mountain River Gui, all the originally intense changes came to a halt at that moment.
Upon closer inspection, amidst the swirling vibrant colors, the trace of the tentacle slice was nowhere to be seen; only the five-colored spiritual light continued to swirl within, appearing increasingly harmonious.
At this moment, witnessing the changes of the witch's soup within the Mountain River Gui were not just Chu Weiyang, but also Miss Qinghe.
For she too wore a joyful smile on her face.
At the same time, Chu Weiyang's hoarse voice finally sounded.
"It is said that five types of pills correspond to the Five Elements' Flower Death Qi, but in reality, this is likely the work of a single sage from the Hundred Flower Tower. At first glance, it appears to be five types of pills, but in truth, it is paired with more variations of pill formulas, capable of forming a complete treasure pill.
I believe that taking the pills in different sequences should be a method of practicing a certain secret technique, but for me, there is no need to comprehend all five formulas; I only need to grasp the mysteries of the changes within the Five Elements to refine a furnace!"
In fact, Chu Weiyang was equally delighted.
Refining several pill formulas into one furnace, the true change was not only that the spiritual light within was more aligned with his own path of Xuanming Dan Ding cultivation, but also because the primordial qi that could be contained within the Mountain River Gui was more abundant than before!
The rotation of the Five Qi Xuanming was the greatest grinding wheel in this natural world!
Upon this thought, Chu Weiyang's gaze turned towards the distant sky.
The second towering wave, which truly surged like a mountain, was already faintly visible, allowing one to see the majestic sight and hear the rumbling thunder clearly.
Thus, Chu Weiyang's voice also became serious.
As his words fell, the Mountain River Gui was raised, the treasure vessel spiraled into the air, and Chu Weiyang's figure stepped on the spiritual light, once again swirling over the surface of the sea.
At the same time, Miss Qinghe's spirit suddenly invigorated.
She pinched the storage bag, and with a flip of her hand, took out a talisman that was outside the Five Elements Flower Death Qi from the stack, pinching it in her palm.
Then, with a few leaps, she followed behind Chu Weiyang, standing at the bow of the small boat.
In the vast outer sea, the towering waves were fraught with danger, but in the eyes of Chu Weiyang and Miss Qinghe, this boundless outer sea was filled with opportunities!
Meanwhile, the massive outline of Tiantai Dao City had already appeared in Chunyu Huai's vision.
This meant that beyond the enormous outline of the Dao City, in the more distant places, the vast and boundless outer sea, along with the storm currently sweeping across the outer sea, were all laid bare before Chunyu Huai's eyes.
Having occupied Chunyu Zhi's physical body, he remained rooted in the realm of condensing the Dan胎.
In silence, Chunyu Huai seemed to sense something.
He gently raised his hand, drawing in a wisp of wind and rain, and in an instant, the Five Phoenix Demon Flames swirled through his palm.
Upon looking again, that wind and rain was refined in an instant, leaving only a wisp of demon beast blood death qi swirling in his palm.
Furrowing his brows, Chunyu Huai twitched his nostrils, as if sniffing some scent.
Then, his brow raised, he directly pinched this wisp of blood death qi and licked it with the tip of his tongue.
In an instant, Chunyu Huai's expression changed dramatically!
He paused, turning back to leave.
The heavy curtain formed by the condensed water vapor obstructed his path.
Behind the curtain was the blurred outline of Xie Chengqiong.
When he spoke again, Chunyu Huai's voice was filled with urgency.
As his words fell, a mocking sound came from Xie Chengqiong.
At that moment, from the distant sky, a rumbling thunder echoed.
In an instant, Chunyu Huai seemed startled, his face turning pale!
Xun Chun Xu Zhou
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