Chapter 99 The gray thread is gone!

"Someone come."

"An Yi, you must immediately lead your men to investigate the area surrounding the Dragon Suppression Pagoda. Remember, only investigate and do not alert anyone. I must know every blade of grass and tree, every brick and tile there, as well as... everyone who should not be there."

"Yes!" An Yi accepted the order and turned to leave.

"Wait." Xiao Yu called him again.

"What else do you want, Your Majesty?"

Xiao Yu glanced at Ajiu who was sleeping soundly on the bed, his eyes deep.

"From today on, the Xuanzi Guard will allocate half of its personnel to secretly protect Ah Jiu 24 hours a day. She cannot afford any mishaps."

An Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily: "I understand!"

After An Yi left, the bedroom returned to silence.

Xiao Yu tucked the quilt for Jiu again, his fingers gently stroked her smooth forehead, and he whispered to himself.

"Little fool, this time...it all depends on you."

"But don't be afraid. If the sky falls, I'll have you by my side."

National Master’s Mansion, Alchemy Room.

For the first time, a hint of burnt aroma was mixed into the ever-lasting medicinal fragrance and sandalwood.

Beneath the purple-gold Bagua furnace in the center of the alchemy room, a faint blue flame licked the furnace's base. It was clearly fire, yet it carried a bone-chilling chill. This was the Yin Fire unique to the Nether Grass. Above the furnace, a dazzling golden talisman hung in the windless air, continuously pouring down pure Yang Flame power.

One yin and one yang, one cold and one hot, two completely opposite forces reached a delicate and dangerous balance under the control of the national teacher Chu Xuanyi.

Chu Xuanyi was wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead. He changed his finger gestures and muttered something.

He worked tirelessly for several days and expended countless efforts just to refine the only pill in the furnace.

"Congeal!"

Chu Xuanyi let out a low shout and suddenly pushed his hands forward!

The Pure Yang Fire hanging above the furnace suddenly grew stronger, and golden light like a waterfall instantly enveloped the entire furnace! The Netherworld Yin Fire at the bottom of the furnace also seemed to be inspired and soared into the sky.

"boom--"

The two forces collided violently in the furnace, shaking the entire alchemy room and causing the bottles and jars on the shelves to clink.

After a moment, everything fell silent.

The golden light and blue flame disappeared at the same time, and the purple-gold Bagua furnace returned to its ancient appearance.

"Cough cough..." Chu Xuanyi staggered back two steps, holding onto the medicine shelf beside him with his hand, his face as pale as paper.

Done!

He quickly stepped forward, waving his robe sleeve, and the furnace lid flew open. A refreshing fragrance instantly filled the entire alchemy room, making him feel refreshed and relaxed.

At the bottom of the furnace, a pill the size of a longan, as white as jade, with a faint golden glow on it, was lying there quietly.

"Finally... I have lived up to your trust." Chu Xuanyi carefully put the pill away in a jade bottle.

At this moment, the door of the alchemy room was pushed open with a creaky sound.

A tall figure walked in with a chilling aura. His black hair was tied high, his eyebrows were sharp, and his eyes were as deep as the abyss. It was the Regent Xiao Yu.

"National Master."

Chu Xuanyi handed over the jade bottle and said straight to the point, "I have fulfilled my mission. The extremely yin energy of the Nether Grass, combined with the extremely yang fire of the Pure Yang Talisman, and with my heart and soul, I have finally refined this 'Evil Purification Pill'. Take it, and the evil energy of the Black Bone Clan will be completely eliminated from your body."

Xiao Yu's gaze fell on the small jade bottle, and a ripple finally appeared in his deep eyes.

In order to track the whereabouts of the Wugut tribe, he accidentally got poisoned by their most vicious poison. The poison was not fatal, but it was like a maggot in the tarsal bone, eating away at his true energy and vitality day and night, making him suffer from being dragged by darkness all the time.

Without any hesitation, he took the jade bottle, uncorked it, and drank the white pill in one gulp.

"Thank you." Xiao Yu said succinctly. He remembered this favor.

"Don't thank me yet," Chu Xuanyi sat down on the table and took a deep breath. "This pill is extremely powerful. It can break the yang into the yin. The process... I'm afraid it will be very painful. Please sit down and practice your energy. I will protect you."

Xiao Yu nodded, sat cross-legged on the cushion, closed his eyes slightly, and began to guide the true energy in his body to refine the elixir.

When the pill enters the stomach, it feels warm at first, like warm jade in the arms.

But just a few breaths later, a pure yang force as hot as magma exploded and instantly rushed towards his limbs and bones!

“Hmm!”

Even someone as strong-willed as Xiao Yu couldn't help but groan, with veins bulging on his forehead.

Wherever that pure yang force passed, it seemed to burn his meridians inch by inch!

The evil spirit of the Wugut tribe entrenched in his body seemed to be under a fatal threat. It suddenly surged out from the depths of his bone marrow, turning into streams of cold and piercing black air, frantically resisting and biting the pure yang force!

The extreme collision of ice and fire brought pain far beyond what ordinary people could imagine. His skin was sometimes red as iron, sometimes blue and black as ice, and his clothes were alternately soaked with cold and hot sweat.

Xiao Yu gritted his teeth tightly, his handsome face slightly twisted by extreme pain, but he still straightened his spine, like a gun that would rather break than bend, and madly circulated his own true energy, coordinating with the pure yang force, to carry out the final encirclement and suppression of the evil spirit.

Chu Xuanyi stood aside with a serious expression.

He has done what he can, and now it all depends on Xiao Yu himself.

Time passed minute by minute, and the atmosphere in the alchemy room became extremely depressing.

After an unknown amount of time, Ajiu, who was dozing off outside the alchemy room, rubbed his eyes and slowly woke up.

She was awakened by hunger.

The little girl held her rumbling stomach, stood up drowsily, and wanted to walk inside unsteadily.

"Miss Jiu, wait a minute!" The Taoist boy guarding the gate wanted to stop her, but the little girl dodged it nimbly.

"I'm looking for Brother Xiongxiong." Ajiu said in a baby voice and pushed open the heavy wooden door.

As soon as she entered the door, she was stunned.

Ever since Brother Xiongxiong came back injured a few days ago, a gray, particularly annoying-looking thread has appeared next to the little flower.

The string wrapped around the little flower made its color dull and wilted, as if it would wither at any moment. Every time Jiu saw it, he felt very sad.

But now!

Now, the gray line above the prince's fierce brother's head is gradually fading and disappearing!

And that wilted little pink flower is becoming bright, plump and juicy again at a speed visible to the naked eye!

There are still dewdrops on the petals, which are pink and more beautiful than before!

Ajiu's eyes lit up instantly, like two black grapes dipped in clear spring water.

She forgot that she was hungry and also forgot to find something to eat. The small figure stood at the door, staring at the changes above Xiao Yu's head without blinking.

At this moment, Xiao Yu is at the most critical moment.

The evil spirit of the Wugut tribe was forced into the last corner of the heart meridian by the pure yang force, where it fought stubbornly.

"break!"

Xiao Yu shouted in his heart, mobilized all the strength in his body, and launched a general attack on the last group of black air!

"puff--"

A mouthful of black blood spurted out of his mouth, splashing onto the ground with a "sizzling" corrosion sound.

As he spat out the dirty blood, the faint black energy around him also completely dissipated.

An unprecedented sense of relaxation spread throughout my body.

The remaining evil energy in the body was swept away, and the circulation of Qi and blood was no longer stagnant. The surging true Qi was like the Yangtze River, vast and powerful, and extremely transparent.

Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of golden light flashed in his deep phoenix eyes.

Not only did his injuries heal, but he even turned a disaster into a blessing and rose from the ashes.