Chapter 51: The Murdered Wife's Testimony (7)
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For cultivators, forming a pill is a big deal.
Forming the golden elixir means that their practice has crossed the threshold and entered the right track with endless possibilities.
The body is weak during the Jindan stage, and Cheng Yi knows the severity of the situation. He immediately told Zhu Qingchen when he felt he was about to form a Jindan these few days, and asked Zhu Qingchen to help protect him when the time comes.
Cheng Yi kowtowed to him and said, "Immortal Venerable, your kindness and virtue will be forever unforgettable. Once I pass the Jindan stage, I will work like a slave to repay you."
Zhu Qingchen quickly asked Lu Nanxing to help him up: "No need to be polite, and you don't have to work like a slave."
"Thank you, Immortal Lord." Cheng Yi's eyes were red and full of emotion.
Zhu Qingchen turned to look at Lu Nanxing: "You should hurry up too, he is almost forming a pill."
Lu Nanxing said seriously: "I'm almost there too."
"Really?"
"I have a feeling that my dantian has been emitting heat these days. I feel like it's almost time."
"That's good." Zhu Qingchen waved at them, "Come over and practice your skills."
"yes."
*
While they were practicing seriously, Xu Fangting and Shen Mingzhu were arguing in the back mountain.
Shen Mingzhu wiped her eyes and said, "Big Brother, tell me the truth, are you interested in that Cheng Yi? If you like him, just tell me directly. I won't pester you."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" A hint of impatience flashed across Xu Fangting's face, but he quickly concealed it.
He held Shen Mingzhu's shoulders and gently pulled him over: "Mingzhu, don't think too much, I'm doing this for you."
Shen Mingzhu's eyes were red, and she looked at him aggrievedly: "But Senior Brother has been going to see him every day these days."
Xu Fangting explained: "Cheng Yi's cultivation has improved rapidly in the past few days. He will be forming a pill in the next few days. Naturally, I have to keep an eye on him every day to prevent him from forming a pill in secret."
"But..." Shen Mingzhu was speechless. After a long pause, she managed to utter, "But I'm scared."
Xu Fangting raised his right hand: "I, Xu Fangting, swear to heaven that I have absolutely no interest in Cheng. This was all for you from the beginning to the end. Once he gives you the golden elixir, there will be no relationship between him and me."
"If you break this oath, I will be struck by lightning!"
Shen Mingzhu quickly covered his mouth, then she became happy, burst into laughter, opened her arms and hugged Xu Fangting.
Xu Fangting patted his back. Shen Mingzhu thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Big Brother, would it be bad for us to do this? After all, it is a Chengyi Golden Pill."
Xu Fangting said calmly: "No, the eldest brother of Xuantian Sect taught him how to practice, the medical hall of Xuantian Sect provided him with medicinal materials, and the magic weapon of Xuantian Sect blessed him, so that he could form the golden elixir."
"This is not his golden elixir in the first place. It was given to him by Xuantian Sect. Without us, he would never have been able to form an elixir, so it is only natural for me to give his golden elixir to you."
Shen Mingzhu smiled: "Really?"
"Of course it's true." Xu Fangting added, "His talent is just like that. He can still survive without the golden elixir. If we compensate him with something, I think he will not be unwilling."
"Yes." Shen Mingzhu nodded seriously, and then said, "Then...when the time comes to exchange for the golden elixir, I want my senior brother to split the elixir himself."
"Me?" Xu Fangting frowned.
He didn't really want to be the bad guy and get his hands stained with blood, which would not look good if it got out.
Seeing him hesitate, Shen Mingzhu immediately became sad again: "Big Brother, are you feeling sorry for him? Are you reluctant to do it to him? If so, then I don't want to..."
"Okay, okay." Xu Fangting patiently comforted him, "I'm just worried that I've never done this before, and I might damage the golden elixir."
"It doesn't matter if it's broken. There are still so many independent cultivators in the sect. We can just pick another one." Shen Mingzhu said confidently, "I don't care. I want my senior brother to do it himself."
"Okay." Xu Fangting nodded. "Since you have made up your mind, I will do it myself."
Shen Mingzhu was happy again and hugged him tightly: "Thank you, Senior Brother."
Xu Fangting touched his head expressionlessly, then moved his palm to his neck and squeezed it gently.
After a long while, the two of them had enough of each other and returned to their residence hand in hand.
When their head master saw them coming back, he asked, "Is Mingzhu happy now?"
Shen Mingzhu hugged the arm of the senior brother and replied briskly, "Yes."
The head of the sect said, "If I were to say so, your eldest brother did it for you. It was a blessing for that independent cultivator to be able to exchange the golden elixir for you. You should be more generous and tolerate him. Why are you still angry with your eldest brother because of him?"
Shen Mingzhu responded: "Yes."
The head of the sect looked at Xu Fangting and said, "Come here. I have prepared some magic weapons for Mingzhu to use as a guardian. Come and have a look."
"Okay." Xu Fangting stepped forward.
"Have you managed to keep that casual cultivator under control?"
"Hold on, he is totally devoted to me now."
"That's good. We must make sure nothing goes wrong with this matter." The head of the sect suddenly remembered something. "Oh, by the way, that Jade Purity Immortal Venerable still lives in the main hall. Fortunately, he rarely goes out and doesn't care about the affairs of the sect. But you still have to be careful and don't let him find out."
"I know."
"If I had known, I shouldn't have invited him to the mountain." The head of the sect said with a "tsk" sound, looking dissatisfied, "He kept things secret and didn't teach you anything, but he acted so arrogantly."
Xu Fangting whispered, "As soon as Yuqing Immortal Venerable came out of retreat, he came to Xuantian Sect. Not many people know that he has come out of retreat. As long as he is kept in Xuantian Sect, he will be useful."
The head of the sect looked up at him and said, "That's right. He has lived for more than two hundred years. He must have a lot of magical instruments and treasures. As long as we keep him, we don't have to worry about these things falling into the hands of others."
"yes."
The headmaster finally reminded him: "Fang Ting, Mingzhu is still young and his cultivation is not high yet. You will have to take good care of him in the future."
"Of course." Xu Fangting nodded with a smile, "My junior brother and I have a childhood friendship. I will take good care of him."
At this time, Shen Mingzhu said beside him: "Why are you afraid of Yuqing Immortal Venerable? I think he is just an empty shell and has lived for two hundred years in vain. You can exchange the golden elixir for me, and of course you can also exchange the golden elixir for Senior Brother."
The head of the sect smiled and patted his head: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's so childish."
Shen Mingzhu said, "That's right. If we give the Jade Purity Immortal Venerable's golden elixir to our senior brother, maybe his bottleneck will be gone."
Xu Fangting lowered his eyes, as if thinking about something.
Not long after, Shen Mingzhu said again: "There is also Cheng Yi. Anyway, he will form a pill in the next few days. I think we should catch him and lock him up as soon as possible, so as not to let him run away in a hurry."
"Yes." The head of the sect nodded and instructed Xu Fangting, "Go there in the evening and lock him up first. Don't let him run to Yuqing Immortal Venerable again, so as to avoid any trouble."
"Okay." Xu Fangting raised his head, "Junior brother is right."
"Really?" Shen Mingzhu smiled proudly.
*
As dusk fell, Cheng Yi had dinner in the main hall of the main peak and practiced his mental skills for a while before saying goodbye to Zhu Qingchen.
"Disciple, I'm leaving."
"Well, go ahead. Remember to call me if anything happens."
"yes."
Cheng Yi didn't see Xu Fangting standing outside waiting for him to go for a walk. He let out a breath and stretched.
It would be best if Xu Fangting didn't come. If he came, I would have to go through so much trouble to deceive him, which would be too tiring.
It was already night and there were not many people outside. Cheng Yi was alone, stretching and walking slowly on the road.
After returning to his residence, he found that his fellow cultivators had made an appointment to go down the mountain to play tonight, but they have not returned yet.
The residence was quiet, with only the sound of his footsteps.
Cheng Yi pushed open the door of the room, and suddenly, he saw a man standing in his room.
Cheng Yi was startled, and quickly took a step back, readying himself: "Who?"
The man turned around and said, "It's me."
"Big Brother." Cheng Yi breathed a sigh of relief, "Why are you in my room?"
Xu Fangting casually placed a book on the bookshelf and said, "I'm waiting for you to take a walk in the back hills."
Cheng Yi asked: "Why don't you wait in the main hall?"
"I want to give you a surprise today."
"Really?" Cheng Yi pulled the corner of his mouth and revealed an unpleasant smile.
There was no surprise, but it was more like a shock.
"Let's go for a walk in the back mountain." Xu Fangting walked forward, grasped his wrist skillfully, and tried to find out the level of his cultivation.
After a while, he withdrew his hand.
"Yes, it looks like the pill will be formed in the next few days."
"Yeah." Cheng Yi nodded and took his hand away.
Suddenly, Xu Fangting asked him again: "Chengyi, have you taken all the medicine I gave you?"
Cheng Yi smiled and said, "I ate it all. I ate it every day, so my cultivation improved so quickly. Speaking of which, I have to thank my senior brother..."
"Then what is this?" Xu Fangting took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and uncorked it.
There was that strange fragrance again, and it seemed even stronger than before.
Cheng Yi was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted and said calmly, "What good thing is this? Is this the new elixir that Senior Brother found for me?"
As he spoke, he wanted to take the thing.
Xu Fangting took a half step back and raised his hand to prevent him from taking it away: "I found it in your cabinet. Cheng Yi, you have been lying to me. You didn't take the medicine."
"No, this is not the bottle that Senior Brother gave me. This is..."
Cheng Yi lied and backed away.
He took two or three steps back, and before he could finish his words, he leapt out.
He has to go find the Immortal...
But the next second, he felt his body go limp, he lost all strength and fell down.
Xu Fangting put the lid of the porcelain bottle back in place and strode forward.
As soon as he saw the full porcelain bottle, he understood.
Cheng Yi had been playing tricks on him during this period, and he was not fooled at all.
So he added a new medicine into the medicine bottle. It had a strong fragrance and made people feel dizzy after smelling it for a while.
Xu Fangting picked him up from the ground, accidentally touched his forehead, and found that his body was slightly hot.
Xu Fangting reacted immediately.
Chengyi is about to form the elixir!
This is a godsend!
Xu Fangting didn't dare to delay any longer and immediately took him to the arranged place.
*
Dusk is falling.
When Cheng Yi woke up, he found himself with his hands and feet tied and placed in a strange formation.
Cheng Yi tried to struggle, but found that the rope that tied him was not an ordinary rope, but a magical weapon.
Xu Fangting sat beside him, held him down, and said gently, "Chengyi, you are about to form a pill, don't move."
"Why did Jidan tie me up?" Cheng Yi opened his eyes wide and struggled hard, "Xu Fangting, let go!"
"Who made you so restless?" Xu Fangting grabbed his hair and told him to raise his head. "How could you not take the medicine that Senior Brother gave you? Who told you not to take it? Isn't Senior Brother good enough to you? How dare you disobey Senior Brother?"
It seems he already knows.
In this case, there is no need for Cheng Yi to continue acting.
"You know what that medicine is!" Cheng Yi looked at him viciously, "Don't try to fool me, I know everything. That medicine is useless except for catalyzing the golden elixir. It is very detrimental to your cultivation!"
"I can form a pill by practicing on my own. I'm not a useless fool. Why do I have to take medicine? I just don't know why you insist on making me take medicine. You can't be trying to form a bond with me as soon as possible, right?"
Before Xu Fangting could say anything, Shen Mingzhu next to him quickly got up.
"What? Senior Brother, what did he say? Do you want to form a bond with him?"
"Yes!" Cheng Yi showed a mocking smile, "Your senior brother said that when I form the golden elixir, he will report to the master and make a pact with me! Come, kill me!"
Cheng Yi wanted to provoke him on purpose, but Shen Mingzhu was so angry that he was about to say something when he suddenly relaxed his expression.
"Don't try to sow discord!" Shen Mingzhu said loudly, "You don't know yet, do you? Senior Brother doesn't like you at all. Senior Brother asked you to form a golden elixir as soon as possible, not because he wanted to form a contract with you, but because he wanted to give your golden elixir to me!"
There was a loud bang, as if a bolt from the blue.
Cheng Yi raised his head and looked at them in disbelief.
Of course, he was not upset because he was abandoned by Xu Fangting, he was upset because...
There are such crazy people in the world! And they even come from a famous sect!
Splitting and exchanging golden elixirs, are these people the evil practitioners of a cult?
If Shen Mingzhu hadn't said it herself, he would never have imagined that they would come up with such a thing.
Cheng Yi was struck by lightning and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Shen Mingzhu felt that she had defeated him and defended Xu Fangting, and was very pleased with herself.
"What do you think? You'd better give up as soon as possible. Big Brother doesn't like you anyway. Big Brother treats you well because of me. Every time Big Brother goes to accompany you back, he will spend twice as much time with me. Every time Big Brother gives you something, he will also give me double the amount."
"Puh!" Cheng Yi couldn't hold back his disgust and spat at Shen Mingzhu.
It’s a pity that he was tied up and his movements were restricted, so he couldn’t spit accurately.
Cheng Yi said sternly, "You call yourselves a noble and upright sect, yet you actually do such a shameless thing! It's simply shameless! If there is justice in heaven, you should be struck to death by lightning!"
Shen Mingzhu folded her hands and looked at him indifferently: "We call this making the best use of everything, okay? You are just an independent cultivator, even if you cultivate to become a golden elixir, so what? Without a sect or school, a teacher or a master, you can't cultivate to your full potential."
"I am different. I am the most beloved disciple of the head of Xuantian Sect. Now that I have the golden elixir, I can definitely make the most of it and not waste it."
"Besides, if it weren't for our Xuantian Sect, you probably wouldn't be able to form a pill until you die. I am just taking back the things from the Xuantian Sect."
"Fuck you!" Cheng Yi didn't buy it at all. "What are you barking about? I haven't used any of your stuff. My cultivation was taught to me by Jade Purity Immortal! I practiced it myself!"
"Even if I don't get any more benefits after taking the golden elixir, so what? My golden elixir is my golden elixir! I'd rather crush it and feed it to a dog than give it to you! Why don't you take the medicine yourself? Or is it just like that after taking the medicine?"
"If you are really as powerful as you say, why don't you grow one yourself? Why do you have to steal mine? Oh, I forgot, Junior Brother Shen is a loser who can't even cultivate a golden elixir, and you still have the nerve to say that you are more powerful than me."
"I—"
This time Cheng Yi spit accurately onto Shen Mingzhu's face.
Shen Mingzhu screamed and quickly hid behind Xu Fangting, screaming in panic: "Big Brother! Big Brother! Look at him!"
Xu Fangting raised his hand towards Cheng Yi and was about to hit him, but then he remembered that Cheng Yi was still in the Jindan stage. If he was injured, there would be no golden elixir to use.
You still have to coax him.
So he slowed down his movements and touched Cheng Yi's hair.
"Chengyi, stop being so petty. Didn't you promise me that you would take good care of Mingzhu? How can you treat him like this now?"
Cheng Yi wanted to spit again, but his mouth was dry from swearing just now.
He said sternly, "Get out of here too! Who the hell promised you that? You can take care of it yourself and give him the golden elixir yourself, why are you staring at mine?"
Xu Fangting's face changed, and he patiently coaxed, "Chengyi, you owe him this. Mingzhu always thought that I would become his Taoist partner, and now you have taken his Taoist partner away. You should give him your golden elixir as compensation, and then you won't owe him anything."
"Damn it, I didn't owe him anything in the first place!" Cheng Yi shouted, "Who owed him anything? It was you, Xu Fangting, who owed him! It was you who had your cake and eat it too, you were the one who played two girls at the same time, and you were the one who abandoned him after having your fun."
Cheng Yi said seriously, "You are a big brother who sells himself, right? Whoever wants you will give a little ransom. You were originally redeemed by Shen Mingzhu, and now you want to be with me, so you want me to pay to redeem you, right?"
"So we're fighting over you, and whoever offers the highest price will take you away, right? No matter who wins, you'll be clean and innocent, right? You think too highly of yourself, a rotten thing with evil intentions, do you really think you're a treasure? I don't even want you for free, it makes me want to vomit just looking at you!"
Cheng Yi started traveling the world with his fellow cultivators when he was ten years old and encountered many things.
He would curse at people, but he usually wasn't that angry, which made him appear to have a good temper.
Who among those who have struggled in the world of cultivation where the strong prey on the weak would be willing to suffer a loss?
Xu Fangting was right about what he said, and his face turned pale and blue.
Cheng Yi turned to look at Shen Mingzhu. He had already wiped his face clean with a handkerchief.
Cheng Yi asked again: "Didn't you say Xu Fangting likes you? How much do you think he likes you? How about asking him to give you the golden elixir and see if he is willing?"
Xu Fangting tried to stop him: "Shut up..."
"See, he doesn't want to. It seems that he doesn't like you at all! If he likes you, wouldn't he just give you his golden elixir and then find the right one for yourself? But he refuses to do that!"
Shen Mingzhu looked at Xu Fangting hesitantly, and Xu Fangting said quickly: "Mingzhu, don't let him lead you away. Senior Brother can give you the golden elixir, but how can Senior Brother protect you without the golden elixir? How can he help you to subdue demons and monsters?"
Shen Mingzhu came to her senses, turned around, and slapped Cheng Yi hard.
"Shut up and stop trying to sow discord. I want your golden elixir. Just wait and see. I will use your golden elixir to fight alongside my senior brother!"
Cheng Yi tilted his head to the side, spat, and spit out a mouthful of blood foam.
At this time, the head of the sect who was guarding the law nearby stepped forward and urged: "Okay, stop talking nonsense with him, quickly form the elixir, quickly take the elixir, and don't let anyone find out."
Cheng Yi looked around and discovered that not only the leader of Xuantian Sect, but also several elders of Xuantian Sect were all there to protect him.
It looked like they all acquiesced to this matter.
But they also know in their hearts that this kind of thing is shameful, so they urge it to be resolved quickly and to cover up the matter so that it will not damage their reputation.
Cheng Yi's eyes were red with anger: "Bullshit Xuantian Sect! Bullshit famous and upright sect! How dare you do such a cruel thing! If I can crawl out of Xuantian Sect, I will make this matter known to the world and let everyone see what you did!"
This really touched the master's sore spot, and he shouted sternly: "Shut his mouth!"
"Yes." Xu Fangting was also afraid that Cheng Yi would try to sow discord between him and Shen Mingzhu again, so he quickly made a gesture to block his mouth.
After doing this, Xu Fangting stroked Cheng Yi's hair in a gentle manner and said, "You disappoint me so much. I wanted to make it up to you and form a bond with you, but now it seems unnecessary."
Cheng Yi almost wanted to vomit.
What compensation? Is he really the big brother who sells himself?
In order to make up for the victim, he made a pact with him. Does he really think he is a nugget of gold?
If Cheng Yi hadn't blocked his mouth and couldn't make any sound, he would have cursed him a few more times.
Xu Fangting held him down, and a stream of spiritual energy flowed into his body: "Chengyi, take your time, and form the elixir first. Once you have formed the elixir, I will start right away. It won't be painful. I have prepared painkillers and formations. It will be quick."
Cheng Yi struggled hard and kicked frantically.
He hid the dagger and bell given to him by the Immortal in his boots. As long as he shook the bell, the Immortal would come to save him.
But the next second, the dagger and the bell were thrown out together by him.
Cheng Yi turned around suddenly, and Shen Mingzhu also turned her head to look. Seeing that he cared so much about the dagger, she stepped forward and picked it up.
Shen Mingzhu pulled out the dagger and looked at it, then returned to him and said as a matter of course: "I didn't expect you to have such a good thing on you. Like your golden elixir, it belongs to me too."
Cheng Yi looked at him coldly. Shen Mingzhu thought he was dissatisfied, so she shook the dagger in her hand, and the bell rang crisply.
Cheng Yi's expression suddenly changed and he couldn't help laughing out loud.
Shen Mingzhu was a little confused and shook the dagger vigorously again.
Ding-ling-ling——
Cheng Yi laughed out loud towards the sky, and tears came out of his eyes.
Idiot! Absolute idiot!
The next moment, a powerful spiritual power hit Shen Mingzhu's hand, knocking the dagger in his hand away.
"who?!"
Shen Mingzhu turned around suddenly, and the leader and elders of Xuantian Sect raised their heads together.
The second elder, who had come into contact with Zhu Qingchen, couldn't help but take a step back.
The Jade Pure Immortal was dressed in white, riding a crane, and walking on the moon.
He stood in the clouds, holding a sword in his right hand, making hand gestures with his left hand, and looking down at the group of people in the formation.
The clouds parted and the moon came out, a perfect full moon, casting a faint halo behind him. !
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