Lu Ming stayed in the He family's weapon refining workshop for a whole night, and only left when it was dawn.
Everyone in the workshop sighed as they looked at Lu Ming's back. The glass stone was a top-grade treasure, how could it be repaired so easily? Not to mention that He Qingci was only fifteen years old this year, and he had not touched the method of refining for five years since his spiritual roots were destroyed.
More importantly, this method of refining equipment cannot be mastered overnight. It requires hard work and practice as well as natural wisdom to master the timing and steps of releasing spiritual energy. Some people may not be able to master the method of refining equipment even after spending their entire lives. This is actually not uncommon in the world of cultivation.
Unless that person is a rare genius in the world, it is impossible for him to reach such a level.
Although Lu Ming has not reached the level of a genius, he has his own understanding of refining equipment. He has been practicing and studying in the space for more than a thousand days and nights without sleep, and his growth rate has already reached an astonishing level.
Although 233 gave him a lot of cheats, refining equipment is extremely boring and depends entirely on personal understanding. As a modern person, it is rare for Lu Ming to have such persistence and keenness.
"No! This is impossible!"
Suddenly, a cry of surprise broke out in the He Family Ancestral Hall. Yun Ji was holding the repaired colored glaze stone in his left hand, and he looked at it carefully, his face full of disbelief. When he looked at Lu Ming, his eyes had completely changed from the initial coldness and disdain to astonishment.
The Glazed Stone was originally a top-grade spiritual weapon. Although it was not priceless, it was also very precious. The material used to make the Glazed Stone was the rare glass stone in the world, and this glass stone was only available in Kun-Lai. The refining process was very complicated, and it would fail if you were not careful. I didn't expect that this 15-year-old boy could refine the glass stone to such a pure level, even stronger than before. After a period of quenching, it has now been upgraded from a top-grade treasure to a top-grade spiritual weapon, and it only took one night!
Yun Ji and Yun Xu looked at each other and thought to themselves that this person's future must be limitless. If he cannot be used by Kun-Lai or joins other sects, he will regret it in the future. If this kid can prove that he is not a demon cultivator, then he must be accepted into Kun-Lai no matter what.
The people who were waiting to see the show were all stunned in their places, unable to come back to their senses for a long time. No one dared to make a noise in the huge ancestral hall, and the hall was completely silent. Everyone held their breath and watched the glass stone in Yun Ji's hand emit a colorful light that was even more brilliant than before under the effect of the spiritual energy injected.
He Yuanqi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes were full of emotions as he looked at Lu Ming. His son was really unexpected. It seemed that his plan had to be carried out in advance, and he had to implement the plan while He Qingci was still under control. Otherwise, after a while, when He Qingci grew up, it would be difficult for him to use him.
Here, He Yuanqi was plotting a shocking conspiracy, but Lu Ming was completely unaware of He Yuanqi's sinister intentions. He was calm and said, "Father, please bring up the black stone and inlay the colored glaze stone in the middle, and let Qing Ci test it again."
He Yuanqi nodded and ordered his men, "Go and bring up the black mysterious stone."
The subordinate nodded and hurriedly retreated. Not long after, he lifted the stone tablet up. The black stone tablet was no different from the previous one, faintly emitting a dark luster. After the colored glaze stone was inlaid on it, the whole huge stone emitted a strong luster, which looked very beautiful and magical.
He Qingqiu, who was standing not far away, raised his lips and smiled maliciously. He had tampered with all these black stones. No matter which one he replaced, once the spiritual energy was injected, it would emit black magic energy similar to that of magic cultivators. He Qingci was lucky last time, but he was not so lucky this time. If it happened once, it could be considered an accident. If the magic energy appeared again this time, He Qingci would not be able to wash it off even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Lu Ming took in He Qingqiu's expression, then smiled coldly, stretched out his hand, and placed his palm on the glass stone. Soon, blue light gradually covered the entire boulder, pure and abundant, and seemed to be even bluer and fuller than during the test yesterday.
Everyone looked at the scene in front of them and couldn't help but sweat. Could it be that they had encountered a ghost today? He Qingci had made such progress overnight, which was simply unheard of in their lives.
"Look! The evil spirit appears again!" Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from the crowd.
The crowd immediately went into an uproar, with shock on everyone's face. It turned out that He Qingci was really a demon cultivator!
"No wonder he has made such amazing progress, he is actually a demon cultivator!"
"I knew it. He Qingci's spiritual roots were destroyed in the first place. How could he recover so quickly?"
“Indeed, once a cultivator’s spiritual roots are destroyed, there is absolutely no other way to quickly repair them except by practicing magic, Buddhism, or demons.”
"Master, execute him quickly! Don't let this evil cultivator harm the world!"
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, and they wanted to rush up and kill He Qingci on the spot. Lu Ming was not angry, and when everyone was still extremely angry, he suddenly turned sideways, condensed a sphere emitting blue light in his palm, and rushed to the position next to the black boulder at a very fast speed.
Suddenly, a shrill scream came from the boulder, and then a foul smell gradually filled the entire hall.
Yun Ji raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose, looked at the black object attacked by Lu Ming, frowned and asked: "What is this?"
Lu Ming walked forward, squatted down, reached out and picked up the charred thing, and explained: "This thing is called 'Chi Yao', I believe you should be very familiar with it."
Everyone gasped. This thing turned out to be a demon?
Everyone looked at the charred demon in Lu Ming's hand, wanting to find out what was going on. Upon hearing this, Yun Ji was immediately shocked and asked, "Why would such an evil thing appear in the He family?"
He Yuanqi looked solemn as he stared at the dead demon in Lu Ming's hand. His expression became colder and colder. After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "How dare someone in the He family feed a demon privately? Someone, call the judge over and have a good look at this black stone."
It is no wonder that He Yuanqi and Yun Ji are so taboo about this demon. In fact, there are some clues. The demon has existed since ancient times. It is red all over, only the size of a mouse, with two short black horns on its head. This animal relies on fresh human blood to feed, and must drink fresh blood every day to play its role. When this evil creature grows up, it will release a terrible toxin, and no grass will grow wherever it goes. If someone comes into contact with it, even a god will find it difficult to save it.
This animal originally came from the demon world, and the feeding method was very cruel, but because of its strong toxicity, it was favored by demons and monsters. In order to better raise high-quality monsters, many demons captured living people and let the monsters suck their blood directly. Those living people whose blood was sucked died miserably, and in the end only a piece of human skin was left.
Whenever someone mentions Chi Yao, it is like mentioning the monsters from the demon world. As time goes by, these monsters are almost equated with devil cultivators and have been despised by the orthodox cultivation world for many years.
Lu Ming threw the demon on the ground and said coldly, "This demon is not only full of poison, but if you smear the poisonous blood in its body on the black mysterious stone beforehand and then inject spiritual energy into it, it will not harm people, but the poison will evaporate under the effect of spiritual energy and glass stone, thus creating the illusion of a demon cultivator. This demon is small and agile, and it must have quietly released the poison on the mysterious stone when no one was paying attention."
Lu Ming paused, his eyes swept across the crowd fiercely, and he said in a deep voice: "In other words, someone wants to take advantage of this spiritual root test conference to frame me as a demon cultivator, so that I can become the target of public criticism. Has there ever been a precedent in the cultivation world that tolerates demon cultivators? At the very least, they will be imprisoned in the back mountains for life, and at the worst, their spirit and body will be destroyed, and their souls will be scattered. They really used a good trick!"
Everyone was shocked. If He Qingci was really framed, then the means were too vicious. This was a vicious move that only a person who hated him could use. The eldest son of the He family had a hard life to begin with, and now not only did they want to take his life, but their main purpose was to ruin his reputation in front of everyone, and make him bear a bad reputation, and eventually die tragically.
Lord Judge quickly rushed to the He Family Ancestral Hall and examined the black mysterious stone over and over again. He then said to He Yuanqi with a stern face, "Master, what the eldest young master said is indeed true. This mysterious stone is indeed tainted with a deadly poison. Once spiritual energy is injected into it, it will emit a black demonic energy similar to that of a demon cultivator."
He Yuanqi immediately waved his long sleeves and shouted angrily: "We must thoroughly investigate this matter and find out the mastermind behind the raising of the demon. He must be severely punished!"
Lu Ming said leisurely, "According to historical records, once a demon is raised by a human, it will sign a master-servant contract with the owner. In this way, the owner will not be threatened by the demon's poison, and can take the demon's life at any time."
Upon hearing this, He Yuanqi immediately asked: "What does Qing Ci mean?"
Lu Ming smiled softly and continued, "I have just killed this demon, but the poison on the black stone has not disappeared. Just gather everyone and place your palms on the glass stone to release spiritual energy. If black gas overflows, it proves that he is innocent. If no black evil energy overflows, then he must be the one who secretly raised the demon and the murderer who framed me."
He Yuanqi's eyes flashed, then he nodded and said, "If that's the case, then we'll gather everyone in the He Mansion and test them one by one. I believe we'll soon find out who the real culprit is."
He Qingqiu, who was standing not far away, heard every word of this. His face suddenly turned pale, his legs trembled involuntarily, his lips trembled violently, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Lu Ming caught a glimpse of He Qingqiu's reaction from the corner of his eyes and smiled coldly in his heart. He Qingqiu, you were the one who put me in an unjust position first, so don't blame me for being merciless. This time, I will make sure you can never turn things around!
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