On the fifth month, Gu Zheng sighed and threw out another useless pill. He gently rubbed his forehead and looked at the cauldron in front of him. He had failed again.
However, he did not know what went wrong in the middle. He already felt very good, but why did he fail again?
After resting for a while and pulling himself together, he began the next round of refining pills.
When Gu Zheng was completely immersed, Yingshao sneaked over again. Looking at the fragrant pill, she could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. However, she could not eat it. Every time, the light screen would block her, but she could give it to Xiao Ye.
Yingshao smiled secretly and took the pill away again. She quietly found Xiao Ye and showed it to him. However, to her surprise, Xiao Ye immediately turned his head to the side when he saw the pill, as if he had seen something disgusting. He even moved his body to the side.
"I understand. Let's go out together." Yingshao looked at Gu Zheng in the distance and then at Xiao Ye. She suddenly understood Xiao Ye's concern. She put away the pill, patted his body, and pointed outside.
Sure enough, when Xiao Ye saw Yingshao's hand gesture, he thought she was going to go out again.
The two of them repeated the same trick. Yingshao walked out first and waited for him to come out. However, after a while, Yingshao felt a little bored. She felt that Xiao Ye would only come out after a while, so she continued to look for the Soul Devouring Flower.
In just the time it took to brew a cup of tea, a sound came from behind. Yingshao turned around and found Xiao Ye, who had grown bigger, in front of her again.
"Why are you only here now? I've been waiting for you for a while. Come, hurry up and eat." Yingshao's face was full of smiles. She smiled at the Jade Night Bird and waved the pill in her hand.
This time, the Jade Night Bird was obviously less vigilant. It walked a few steps and came in front of Yingshao. Then, it stretched out its head and pecked down.
"What if Young Master finds out that he doesn't have what he wants?" At this time, Yingshao thought of Gu Zheng. She gently stroked the Jade Night Bird's cheek and said.
"Squeak, squeak."
The Jade Night Bird chirped, but Yingshao did not understand what it meant.
"I know. Those things are all trash. I heard from Sister Luo Xin that the elder is such a good person. He definitely won't blame me. Besides, I didn't give those things to outsiders." Yingshao mumbled to herself as if she was comforting herself.
"Alright, we have to go back. The last time we stayed here for too long, it made Sister Luo Xin suspicious. There are some smells here."
Yingshao said to the Jade Night Bird, then walked back into the tunnel.
The graduate bird suddenly leaped in front of Yingshao, giving her a fright.
"Do you want to take me for a spin? You have to be careful of that big relative of yours. Even the young master can't beat it. " Yingshao watched as the other party climbed down. He gestured to her and carefully climbed up.
The Jade Night Bird didn't say anything. Its huge body suddenly flashed and flew to the side.
Half a day later, Yingshao was placed at the entrance of the canyon with a red face. There was a hint of excitement on her face. When she turned around again, the Jade Night Bird had already disappeared.
"Eh, Xiao Ye, you came back so quickly. Why didn't I see you on the way back? Let me in quickly." Yingshao saw Xiao Ye behind the barrier and was surprised. However, she didn't think too much about it.
.....
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. Gu Zheng looked at the box that only had a few materials. There was a hint of excitement on his face. Although he had failed this time, he now understood why he hadn't succeeded.
Next time, he had a 90% chance of success. However, he still needed some Soul Devouring Flowers.
Although he had enough Soul Devouring Flowers before, most of the remaining effects had faded. He couldn't use them anymore.
Moreover, what he needed was the Soul Devouring Flower with a stronger medicinal effect. Because too much time had passed, all the supplementary ingredients seemed to be fine, but in fact, most of the medicinal effects had been lost. This was also the last thing Gu Zheng discovered.
He stood up and stretched his body slightly. He saw Yingshao and the others resting around him. This saved him the trouble of looking for them again.
Gu Zheng didn't ask them to come over. He directly walked towards the outermost area.
"Ah, Young Master, is something the matter?" Yingshao, who was sleeping soundly, woke up next to Xiao Ye after hearing the commotion. When she saw Gu Zheng, she asked in a daze.
"I need you to find some Soul Devouring Flowers. This time, find some bigger ones. I need their medicinal effects. This time, I need you to go out again." Gu Zheng said to her.
"Oh, so it's this. I picked a lot before. I'll give them all to you." Yingshao opened her sleepy eyes. After hearing Gu Zheng's words, she threw out a long box. Then, she climbed onto Xiao Ye's body and went back to sleep.
Gu Zheng picked up the box in confusion. When he opened it, there were dozens of Soul Devouring Grasses inside. What surprised Gu Zheng even more was that one of them was rolled up. When he took it out and stretched it out, it was more than three feet tall. It was practically a small sapling.
He looked at her doubtfully. He really didn't know where she got it from. However, with this one, he didn't need anything else.
He didn't disturb their rest anymore. He returned to his previous position and went into seclusion again. He was prepared to succeed in refining the pill in one go.
This time, a small and delicate bird jumped out from the Li Ring. Looking at its lively eyes, it seemed to have recovered its vitality.
Red flames began to spurt out from its mouth. In the blink of an eye, the flames enveloped the entire pill furnace. It replaced the Li Ring and could help Gu Zheng better control the fire.
It seemed very frightening, but in reality, Gu Zheng could sense the temperature of every part of the furnace.
As Gu Zheng began to move again, the materials were once again inserted into the cauldron.
The refining of the pill began again.
.....
Just as Gu Zheng was refining the pill for Xing Cai, Xing Ba welcomed a group of special guests in Foundation Stone Village.
"Welcome, welcome. I didn't know that you guys actually migrated here from the outside. I'm afraid it wasn't easy." Xing Ba received them in the living room.
"It really wasn't easy. We just traveled for a few years." Man Tian, who was below, replied with a smile.
After a long journey, all of them came here. However, most of them didn't appear. Only one-tenth of them came here. The rest found a decent place that was only a dozen days away from here. They were all preparing to rebuild their homes there.
Hence, Xing Ba thought that they only had a few tens of thousands of people.
"I wonder why you guys came here from so far away? You must know that this place has a bad reputation in the outside world. "After some small talk, Xing Ba asked in confusion.
One had to know that he had never seen outsiders migrate here. In the outside world, this place was just a barren land. It was extremely chaotic and no one was willing to come here.
"Our master told us to come here. He said that it's safer here." Hai Ming, who was at the side, immediately answered.
"Your master?" Xing Ba revealed a stunned expression.
"My family's young master is Gu Zheng. He should have come here before." Man Tian explained. Although his height was still that of a child, Xing Ba didn't treat him as a child at all from the aura on his body.
"Gu Zheng. Of course I know. He came here a while ago, but he went out because he had something to do. It seems that the people he mentioned before were you guys." Xing Ba's face regained its calmness. When they first appeared, they had already thought of it.
"Hehe, that's great." Man Tian said from the side.
The atmosphere in the air also eased a lot.
Since Gu Zheng had made arrangements, the gap between the two families was reduced a lot.
"I have already prepared a place for you guys. You can come to the city to rest." Xing Ba invited from the side.
It was only a few tens of thousands of people. It was still easy to put them down.
"Then we'll bother you!"
While they were settling down, outside the Cloud Dream Swamp, an old man led a group of more than ten people to this place.
Although they were few in number, each of their auras was very powerful.
"Sir, there are traces left by our people here." The person next to him reported to the old man in the lead.
"What a coincidence. Could it be that master sent people here again? Or is there another purpose? " The old man pondered for a moment. After a while, he waved his hand and said to the people beside him, "No matter what, we must get that thing this time and live up to master's expectations. When it opens, we will do our best to find the entrance."
Everyone followed the old man and rushed inside.
Now in the Cloud Dream Swamp, almost every once in a while, there would be people coming in from the outside. At the very least, there would be one person, and at the very most, there would be dozens of people.
However, most people knew what they were here for. Even if they met other people, they would try their best to avoid conflict. Therefore, there seemed to be no change from before. However, some of the sharper people noticed that there was a slight difference.
In the westernmost city, there was a huge mountain in the middle. The entire city was built around the mountain.
At the mountainside, there was a majestic hall. It looked very dark. On both sides of the hall, there were rows of bookshelves leaning against the walls. However, there were no books on them.
On the top, there was a red candle burning at intervals. The weak candlelight could only illuminate the surroundings. When it reached the center of the hall, it was very faint.
At the top, there was a flight of stairs. A figure stood at the top. Below him, there were nearly twenty people all standing at the bottom, looking up at him.
It seemed that they had been here for a while.
After a long time, the figure above finally spoke, "Left and Right Generals, this time, each of you will lead your team well. You must be careful. You must reach the last place at the fastest speed. Do you understand?"
"Yes."
The two masked men below said in unison.
"This time, there must be no mistakes. I also need more Baleful Qi. There is no need for you to waste your energy. Send your subordinates to do it. You all follow me. We must go in as soon as possible." Finally, the figure gave the final order to his subordinates.
"Yes, Lord Jing!"
.....
Two months later, the pill furnace in front of him shook violently. From the top of the furnace, a glittering pill flew into the air. It seemed that it wanted to leave this place.
"Haha, I finally succeeded." Gu Zheng didn't even try to catch it. He laughed heartily because it couldn't escape at all.
As expected, when it reached a certain height, the pill directly hit a layer of transparent shield. No matter where it went, there was a layer of obstruction, binding it here.
Gu Zheng watched it fly randomly above. When the other party's strength weakened, his figure flickered slightly and he appeared beside it. He grabbed it with one hand.
Seeing that the other party was still struggling in his hand, golden light shone in his hand. Only then was he able to suppress it.
As the golden light on its body faded, a longan-sized pill appeared in his palm.
This pill was the Soul Returning Pill. After losing the cover of the golden light, its true appearance was revealed.
There were layers of purple patterns on the surface of the pill. Upon closer inspection, it was as if they were forming a formation, causing one's mind to sink into it uncontrollably. It was very mysterious.
"Young Master, has the pill been successfully refined?" Yingshao looked at the happy Gu Zheng. Even though she knew that he had succeeded after seeing this scene, she couldn't help but ask.
She knew how much danger Gu Zheng had gone through in order to come here. It was really not easy.
"Of course, it's all done." Gu Zheng said with a smile.
The refinement of this pill was very complicated. It was his most difficult refinement so far. He couldn't make any mistakes in every step. Each refinement took at least a month. It really took him a lot of effort.
Even so, all the materials were almost used up before he could refine it. If he was a master alchemist, he might have succeeded in one try.
If he didn't have the previous failures, he wouldn't have succeeded. Not to mention the materials, they couldn't be found anywhere.
"That's great!" Yingshao also said happily.
"Eh, where are these useless pills?" Gu Zheng walked over to the place where the waste pills were placed but discovered that there was not a single one left. He was startled and quickly asked.
"They were all eaten by Xiao Ye!" Yingshao panicked and immediately pointed at Xiao Ye.
"You guys are lucky that you didn't eat it. This is equivalent to poison for an intelligent transvestite. Once eaten, no one can save you." Gu Zheng looked at Xiao Ye in the distance. He was still sleeping on the ground. There was no other reaction on his body.
"I know, I didn't eat it!" Yingshao's face turned pale. She thought about how she almost ate it. It was all thanks to the qilin's help.
"I can see that. If you really ate it, I can only see your corpse." Gu Zheng was also glad that he forgot about this matter. Fortunately, nothing went wrong.
"You guys stay away. I'll go wake Xing Cai up." Gu Zheng ordered them. Then, he put away the pill and walked over.
At this time, Xing Cai still looked the same. After more than a year, her posture didn't change at all. It was just that her eyes would focus on different people.
"Xing Cai, wait for me to save you." Looking at Xing Cai's appearance, Gu Zheng didn't care whether she could see him or not.
After speaking, Gu Zheng placed his palm on the light pillar in front of him.
"Crack!"
The sound of wood cracking echoed in the air. As Gu Zheng removed his palm, a crack appeared on his palm. With him as the center, it quickly spread to other places.
In just a few breaths, the entire light barrier was filled with cracks.
Gu Zheng stretched out his hand and pointed upwards. Like dominoes, white light began to dissipate from his fingertip. The entire white light quickly dissipated, revealing the starry colors within.
Seeing the light barrier shattering, Xing Cai's eyes moved. She began to walk. Looking at the direction she was walking, it seemed like she was going to leave. However, after taking a few steps, her eyes rolled back and she fell softly to the ground.
However, before she could fall to the ground, a hand had already grabbed her shoulder and stuffed another pill with purple veins into her mouth.
"Wake up!"
Seven days later, the eyelids of Xing Cai, who was lying on the grass, finally moved. Hearing the noise around her, she felt dizzy. The entire sky was spinning in her eyes, causing her to close her eyes again.
"Drink some water!" Soon, a figure came to her side. A familiar voice sounded beside her.
"Who is he? Is he the one who saved me? "
At this time, Xing Cai's mind was in a mess. She couldn't remember who this person was or where she was. It was as if countless needles were constantly pricking her head. She couldn't help but hug her head and cry out.
The next moment, a warm hand came to her head. At the same time, a comfortable warm current flowed down from her head, alleviating the pain.
After half a day, Xing Cai put down her arm. At the same time, the hand also left her head.
"Gu Zheng!"
Xing Cai slowly opened her eyes. She was surprised to find a familiar face in front of her.
"It's me. Are you surprised? Get up first." Gu Zheng said with a smile. He stretched out his hand and pulled her up.
"Why are you here? Where is this place? "Xing Cai looked at the surrounding environment and blurted out.
"You don't know that you are here? This is the place of sacrifice! "Gu Zheng looked at her with a puzzled expression and said.
"Did you bring me here?" Xing Cai was surprised.
"What's going on? When I arrived, I found that you were already here. "Gu Zheng looked at her surprise. It was as if she was very surprised to see him here.
"How is this possible? I was clearly trapped in the Sea of Desert. Could this be an illusion? "Xing Cai's eyes were a little confused. She didn't seem to believe that the Gu Zheng in front of her was real.
At the same time, Gu Zheng also noticed that something was wrong and said to Xing Cai.
"Don't worry. This is not an illusion. Listen to me."
Gu Zheng quickly gave her a rough idea of what had happened here. At the same time, he observed Xing Cai's expression. He wondered if he had delayed for too long. Even the Soul Returning Pill hadn't been able to completely heal her, leaving behind some residual effects.
"It's been so long." Xing Cai couldn't help but murmur.
As the pain in her head lessened, she gradually became clear. It seemed that this place really wasn't an illusion.
"What's wrong with you? This is something I picked up on the road. "Gu Zheng took out the thing he had picked up.
"It is indeed my thing. I remember that I was ambushed by a few Monster Beasts at that time. I almost died there." Xing Cai took it and looked at it.
"But I was clearly trapped in the Sea of Desert. How did so much time pass when I woke up?"
"You mean you don't know how you came here? Tell me what happened." Gu Zheng's expression became serious. If this was really the case, then who sent her here?
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