Chapter 23: Huyou, then Huyou wants to catch Luo Qingyao~...
No, he was quite gifted among the descendants of the Xiao family's Medicine King. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been accepted as his grandfather's personal disciple. His other uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters weren't qualified, as they weren't worthy of his master's approval.
Xiao Jingwen felt that the whole world had become gloomy.
Although this fight is not over yet, judging from the fact that Nan Si Ning can trigger the upgrade of the elixir, he has already surpassed me by a lot!
I used to be so arrogant, saying Nan Si Ning couldn't even make pills, so how could he compare to me? But I was slapped in the face by reality so quickly. It's so miserable!
No wonder the eldest brother is also on Nan Si Ning's side. Even if the master were here, he would still be kind and considerate to this monster Nan Si Ning! Who doesn't like a genius! Woo woo...
Xiao Jingwen hugged his medicine bottle, feeling weak, pitiful, and helpless...
At this moment, the black fog, which had been relatively calm, began to roll violently.
A moment later, Chen Tangyuan appeared. Without waiting for anyone on Cijian Peak to ask, he spoke quickly, "Things are going well with Junior Sister Nan. She'll soon complete the 'enlightenment' stage and regain consciousness."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly thanked Chen Tangyuan.
Chen Tangyuan waved his hand slightly, and the floating black mist gradually returned to the array plate, but the ancient array plate was still glowing, indicating that it was still running.
After the black fog disappeared, Nan Sining's figure reappeared in front of everyone.
But she looked pale and her whole body was swaying slightly, and it was obvious that she was barely holding on.
Chen Tangyuan stopped everyone who was about to step forward and said, "This step can only be completed by her alone. No one else can help."
The senior brothers and sisters of Cijian Peak looked at their junior sister with full of worry and pity. The junior sister has suffered!
Chen Tangyuan also stared at Nan Si Ning closely, observing her situation.
In fact, at this point, the key steps have been completed, and the remaining spells and hand seals are all very simple finishing steps.
But Nan Sining didn't look well. She wasn't forming seals smoothly, her hands were shaking, and she seemed to be out of control.
"This opportunity really came a little early. Junior Sister Nan didn't take a good rest to refine it after swallowing the Blazing Heart Soul-Nourishing Fruit. Even though her soul was replenished and her consciousness was enriched, it was still a little unstable. This time, the consumption of the elixir to upgrade was extremely high, and her consciousness and soul were a little overwhelmed." Chen Tangyuan said with regret.
Hearing this, Qin Sangyue and the others looked ashamed: "It's all because of us being useless that Junior Sister has to run around everywhere."
Xiao Jingwen also came over. Although he was hit hard by Nan Si Ning's talent, he couldn't bear it when he saw Nan Si Ning's encouragement to maintain his condition. He asked Chen Tangyuan, "Big Brother, what should we do with Nan Si Ning like this?"
Consciousness and soul are the most troublesome things. Physical problems are okay, but mental damage is invisible and intangible, the most difficult to grasp and deal with.
A look of embarrassment appeared on Chen Tangyuan's usually calm face. "Junior Sister Nan is like this because her consciousness and soul are exhausted. Only a magic weapon that can nourish and nourish the soul can help her."
Ordinary magical instruments and treasures are easy to obtain, but things related to the soul are difficult to obtain. Even the eldest senior brother Chen Tangyuan searched his storage ring twice but could not find any suitable treasures.
Suddenly, Xiao Jingwen took out a round bead and handed it to Shen Tangyuan: “Big Brother, can this Soul-Nourishing Bead help?”
Chen Tangyuan's eyes suddenly widened: "Soul-nourishing Pearl? Where did you get it?"
Xiao Jingwen said a little embarrassedly: “I don’t quite remember, maybe it was a reward from the master, or maybe it was obtained from somewhere else.”
When Xiao Jingwen took out the Soul-Moistening Pearl, Luo Qingyao's attention was also attracted. Xiao Jingwen actually had a treasure like the Soul-Moistening Pearl! Moreover, he hid it and refused to let her know. He even kept saying that he was willing to give all the treasures in the world to her. It turned out that he was lying to herself!
Luo Qingyao glared at Xiao Jingwen fiercely. Men really can't be trusted!
Xiao Jingwen suddenly felt a chill on his back, as if a murderous aura was rushing towards him.
Chen Tangyuan's tone seemed relieved, and he said, "There is always a way out. This thing should be able to help Junior Sister Nan."
As he spoke, he flicked his hand lightly, and the Soul-Moisturizing Pearl, which looked like a transparent glass bead, flew to Nan Si Ning and stopped above her head.
After a while, Nan Si Ning seemed to be refreshed, and the speed of forming seals with his hands became faster and smoother.
Not long after, bursts of elixir fragrance wafted out from her elixir furnace.
Chen Tangyuan specially opened a hole in the array plate to allow the fragrance of the elixir to waft out.
Everyone who smelled the fragrance of the elixir felt very refreshed:
"This... this pill has such a unique fragrance! It smells so good! I've only smelled it on pills made by my senior brother!"
"And the fragrance of Master's elixir!"
"Oh my god, what grade of elixir is this? How can it have such a wonderful and unique fragrance?"
"It looks like a marrow cleansing pill!"
"No, no, the Marrow Cleansing Pill doesn't taste like this. This one is deeper and more layered than the Marrow Cleansing Pill!"
"Could it be the Enlightenment Pill? It smells a bit like it."
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Chen Tangyuan listened to his fellow junior brothers and sisters discussing and guessing what kind of elixir Nan Sining had in this furnace. Seeing that no one had guessed correctly, he immediately became furious.
These guys are indeed too lazy. After returning to Yaowang City, they must focus on their training and homework!
After a while, Nan Si Ning slowly opened his eyes, looking a little dazed, as if he had just woken up from a dream.
Her gaze fell on the alchemy furnace in front of her and slowly focused, as if she had just remembered what she was doing.
Nan Sining paused. He didn't expect that while refining a pill, he would feel such a profound change in the world. It was really mysterious!
Looking at the alchemy furnace in front of him, there seemed to be light flashing, and Nan Sining knew that his elixir was successfully refined.
She stretched out her hand and was about to open the lid of the alchemy furnace, but as soon as she touched it, the whole furnace made a crisp "crash" sound and quickly collapsed.
Just as Nan Si Ning was astonished, a round pill with a light yellow glow slowly rose from it, like the rising sun.
Everyone's attention was focused on this pill, and they were all mesmerized by its warm yellow glow. It was so beautiful.
Nan Sining stared at the pill for a long time before she stretched out her hand. The pill slowly fell into her hand. It felt smooth and warm to the touch, like a boiled and peeled egg.
Chen Tangyuan pushed a higher-level jade bottle to Nan Si Ning at the right time, and Nan Si Ning put the pill into the bottle.
Seeing that the pills were gone, everyone couldn't help but sigh, as if they had missed something important.
After Nan Si Ning packed the pill, he handed it to Shen Tangyuan: "Brother Shen, this is the realm-breaking pill I refined in the second round. Please judge it."
Chen Tangyuan took the pill. Although he had already smelled the fragrance and seen the pill, he still followed the process of looking, smelling, observing, and testing it before making a judgment. "This realm-breaking pill was originally a third-grade pill, but after being upgraded, it has become a fourth-grade pill. Moreover, the pill has a rich and mellow fragrance, a gentle color, a round shape, and a surge of medicinal power. It is a super-grade realm-breaking pill!"
Shen Tangyuan's voice clearly fell into the ears of everyone present.
A loud discussion erupted with a "wow!", and the disciples of Medicine King City all appeared extremely shocked and excited.
"The pill was successfully upgraded! I actually witnessed it with my own eyes!"
"I really underestimated Junior Sister Nan before. She can actually upgrade the elixir!"
"And she's refining a realm-breaking elixir! The most difficult of the three-grade elixirs! And she's even been able to refine it into a super-grade one!"
"Wow... Why am I so excited and touched? I can't even make a second-grade elixir!" someone said with tears streaming down his face.
Another person patted her shoulder and said, "That's normal. This is the feeling of witnessing a miracle."
"Brother, are you crying because you are moved?"
"No, I bet most of my wealth on my fifth brother winning, wuwuwu..."
"Ah... burp?"
Despite the bustling atmosphere around her, Luo Qingyao felt a chill in her heart. Nan Si Ning had actually succeeded! She had actually succeeded! The warm yellow light of the elixir, so gentle and approachable, felt incredibly dazzling to her, as if it could pierce through her heart!
Luo Qingyao looked at the people around her celebrating boisterously in a daze. She could see their joy and excitement, but she couldn't feel anything at all. It was as if there was a layer of film between them. She felt completely out of place. It was as if everyone in the world was only concerned with their own happiness and joy, and no one knew her anger, resentment, discomfort, and unwillingness...
She looked at Xiao Jingwen who was not far away. He actually had a smile on his face and was listening to what his senior brother was saying to the people from Cijian Peak.
The people who had always been around her, serving her at her beck and call, and had all their attention on her, now forgot her far behind and joined in the joy and happiness of the person she hated the most!
Luo Qingyao wanted to scream and pour out all the unhappiness in her heart, but she held it back.
At this moment, she did not notice that in her dantian, a wisp of almost invisible black air emerged, floating around, as if looking for a place to parasitize and settle down.
Luo Qingyao took heavy steps, wanting to leave the bustling meeting room and find a quiet place to calm down. However, when she reached the door, she discovered that the place was restricted and no one could leave.
Luo Qingyao's heart sank, and a bad premonition crept into her mind.
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In the center of the conference hall, after Shen Tangyuan confirmed that the realm-breaking pill refined by Nan Si Ning was a super-grade one, which meant it had reached the realm of a fourth-grade pill, Xiao Jingwen smiled awkwardly: "This result is already very obvious, so there is no need to check my pills, right?"
Shen Tangyuan didn't waste any words with him, he just patted him lightly, and the bottle of Qingxin Pill flew out of his arms and fell into Shen Tangyuan's hands.
Xiao Jingwen's face suddenly became bitter. When he took the Soul-Nourishing Pearl just now, he forgot to put the pill into the storage ring and just put it in his arms, which ended up hurting himself.
According to the rules, Chen Tangyuan evaluated the Qingxin Pill and determined it to be of medium quality. It contained a lot of impurities, but the medicinal effect was acceptable.
Xiao Jingwen lowered his head, just wanting this public execution to be over quickly. He had been extremely embarrassed today, with so many fellow apprentices watching... Woo... maybe he should go into seclusion after he returns!
All the confidence before the fight turned into guilt and shame at this moment.
Chen Tangyuan returned the Qingxin Pill to Xiao Jingwen without any blame or criticism, and only said: "Go back and taste Junior Sister Nan's Buling Pill carefully, and you must write a handwritten review for me."
This time Xiao Jingwen responded very honestly: "Yes, Big Brother."
Seeing Xiao Jingwen's dejected look, Shen Tangyuan felt somewhat relieved. It was good that Fifth Junior Brother had been dealt a blow. This battle must have allowed him to calm down and practice well for a while. If all went well, he could even prepare for the exam to become a third-grade alchemist.
Thinking of this, Chen Tangyuan looked around again. Not only the fifth junior brother, but also the other junior brothers and sisters would be tempered in their character after seeing such a talented person.
Nan Si Ning also handed the Soul-Nourishing Pearl back to him: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, thank you for your generous help at the critical moment. If it weren't for your Soul-Nourishing Pearl, my realm-breaking pill wouldn't be so perfect."
Xiao Jingwen didn't dare to look into Nan Si Ning's eyes at this moment, and he muttered, "Junior Sister Nan, you're too polite..."
At this time, Qin Sangyue said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, can we borrow this Soul Nourishing Orb from you? My junior sister's soul is a little unstable, and this Soul Nourishing Orb will be of great help in this situation. As for what Fellow Daoist Xiao wants, you can also tell me directly."
Xiao Jingwen glanced at Shen Tangyuan, but seeing that Shen Tangyuan had no reaction, he had to say to himself: “But it’s okay, but I don’t know what rent I should collect from you.”
Chen Tangyuan said, "You can let Junior Sister Nan use it first. If you need anything later, just ask. The Soul-Nourishing Orb will just gather dust in your storage ring anyway."
Xiao Jingwen didn't know why, but he felt relieved in his heart and responded, "Okay."
In this case, Nan Si Ning put on the Soul-Nourishing Pearl without hesitation.
Hua Shengqing said happily, "Now the result of the duel is out, right? My junior sister won, right?"
Speaking of this, smiles appeared on the faces of everyone at Cijian Peak. They had been holding their heads high and didn't dare to let go.
Chen Tangyuan affirmed, "Of course, so all the prizes belong to Junior Sister Nan."
Nan Sining walked forward happily and put the three third-grade spiritual plants into the storage ring. He then took the Yuntian gold-engraving furnace and examined it carefully before happily putting it into the storage ring.
Many people watched Nan Si Ning put away the Yuntian Gold Carving Furnace, and their eyes were reluctant to leave Nan Si Ning's storage ring for a long time.
Such a good alchemy furnace really makes alchemists envious.
And Shen Tangyuan's bottle of elixir is also very valuable.
Finally, there is the Baohua hairpin.
Nan Sining picked up the hairpin and took a quick look. She didn't see Luo Qingyao and knew that she must be hiding at this time.
It was a pity for Nan Si Ning. He had wanted to show off and annoy Luo Qingyao.
Nan Si Ning thought about it, then simply handed the hairpin to Hua Shengqing and said, "Senior Sister, this is for you!"
Hua Shengqing was still busy putting all the spirit stones she won from the gambling into her storage bag. When she saw Nan Si Ning actually gave her such a valuable fourth-grade magic weapon, she was surprised and quickly declined, saying, "Junior Sister, I can't accept this. You alchemists are not as good as sword cultivators like me, and you need this more than I do."
Nan Si Ning simply stuffed it into her hand and said, "But you're much better at causing trouble than me. When I meet a tough guy, I know to hide away. But when you get angry, you just want to rush in."
Hua Shengqing blushed slightly. She knew she was a bit impulsive, but she just enjoyed sparring with others. Didn't sword cultivators become more powerful through sparring with others?
Holding the hairpin, Hua Shengqing felt warm in her heart. Junior Sister was so kind! She only gave her a gift!
After handing over the hairpin, Nan Si Ning turned around and was about to clean up the ruins he had left behind when he saw the disciples of Medicine King City trying to clear away the fragments of the alchemy furnace. He hurriedly stopped them and said, "Wait! I still have use for these!"
"No way, Junior Sister Nan, this alchemy furnace is broken into pieces, and the bottom is just slag. What's the point of keeping it?"
Looking at the other person's surprised and puzzled expression, Nan Si Ning did not feel embarrassed at all. As a garbage collector, he would not care about this kind of look at all.
"Senior Sister, you don't understand this, do you? Even though my old furnace is broken into pieces, its value is higher than the other intact furnaces!" Nan Si Ning used her eloquence to start "deceiving": "Think about it, when the elixir level was upgraded in the past, did the furnace ever break apart?"
Several alchemists who gathered around out of curiosity also shook their heads.
To upgrade the elixir, one must be at least a fourth-grade alchemist, and in the entire Medicine King City, no one except the Medicine King and Shen Tangyuan has ever succeeded.
"So, just like how sword cultivators' sword intent remains at the site of the attack after a duel, after a pill is upgraded, the elixir's inherent elixir intent will likewise remain within the furnace! It's just that you've never encountered a situation where a pill was successfully upgraded but the furnace cracked, so you didn't know about this, right?"
A few more people gathered around, and after hearing what was said, they all felt that there was nothing wrong with it and nodded involuntarily.
Not far away, Chen Tangyuan watched with interest as Nan Si Ning was bragging in front of her fellow junior brothers and sisters. Liang Xiao followed his gaze and caught a glimpse of this scene. His heart almost choked. How was this little junior sister going to trick them again?
He hurriedly said to Shen Tangyuan: "Brother Shen, I will go and call my junior sister back."
Chen Tangyuan stopped him and said, "No need. Although Junior Sister Nan has a bit of a whimsical personality, she's not a bad person and won't harm them."
Liang Xiao: ...
It's amazing that you alchemists have spirit stones! You're not afraid of being ripped off at all!
"So, Junior Sister Nan, do you want to collect the fragments of the alchemy furnace and keep them for contemplation?" A female cultivator thought she understood what Nan Sining meant.
Nan Si Ning stretched out a finger and shook it: "No, no, no! Of course not! I have successfully upgraded the elixir, and I have already comprehended the elixir meaning inside. Therefore, the elixir meaning remaining on these fragments is of no use to me. But for you brothers and sisters, it is a good thing! If you take these fragments back and carefully comprehend them, with your brothers and sisters' understanding, you will definitely gain something."
Nan Si Ning's words made the surrounding alchemy practitioners' eyes light up: That's right! Sword practitioners can comprehend the sword's meaning through sword marks, so they, the alchemy practitioners, can do the same!
"Junior Sister Nan is so smart and clever! In that case, I won't be polite to you. I'll take this fragment!" As she said that, the tallest female cultivator quickly grabbed a large fragment, then quickly grabbed a handful of spirit stones and stuffed them into Nan Si Ning's hand.
Nan Si Ning quickly refused, "Hey! Hey! Senior Sister, isn't it too polite of you to return the spirit stones?!"
"What are you so embarrassed about? Junior sister is willing to share such a valuable thing with us, so of course we can't take it for free!" After the female cultivator said this, she immediately slipped away, as if she was afraid that Nan Si Ning would refuse.
As Nan Si Ning put away the spirit stone, he sighed, "That senior sister is truly a generous person. Someone with such a broad mind and courage will surely achieve great things in the future!"
When Chen Tangyuan heard Nan Yin's words, a smile appeared on his lips and eyebrows.
Liang Xiao, standing by, was completely annoyed. How could his Junior Sister be so full of nonsense after regaining her spiritual consciousness? It seemed he had to talk to the Senior Sister. When the Medicine King examined the Junior Sister's spirit, he had to carefully examine her to find out what had gone wrong.
With someone taking the lead, the alchemy furnace fragments were snatched away extremely quickly. While a few male cultivators were still hesitating, the female cultivators had already taken action and quickly snatched away most of them.
"Hey! How come you still have so many spirit stones!"
"We are not as stupid as you. We are not willing to bet all the spirit stones in our pockets on Brother Five to win. Of course, we still have spirit stones!"
"Can you lend me some spirit stones? I'll return them to you when I get back!"
"Oh, you guys are really..."
The alchemists clamored and divided the alchemy furnace fragments into pieces, and even the residue on the ground was swept away by someone using the dust purification technique.
If the blanket on the ground wasn't theirs and their senior brother wasn't watching them, they would have wanted to cut off that piece of blanket and take it away.
The alchemists who failed to grab the prize were filled with regret. They might have missed an important opportunity!
Liang Xiao felt a little bit uncomfortable watching it. He never thought that the alchemy practitioners were so easy to be fooled!
The broken alchemy furnace was finally exchanged for a considerable amount of spirit stones. Nan Si Ning was completely satisfied. It was a great way to deal with garbage! She happily returned to her brothers and sisters and said, "Can we go back now? I'm a little hungry and want to eat the spiritual food made by my third brother."
Qin Sangyue was about to agree when Chen Tangyuan said, "There's one thing we haven't finished yet. Please wait a moment."
"Is there anything else?" Hua Shengqing was happy about winning countless spirit stones. He was in a good mood and did not seem impatient at all.
Chen Tangyuan said, "This matter is somewhat related to Junior Sister Nan. Just now, when Junior Sister Nan was refining the elixir, someone attacked her and tried to disrupt her progress."
The people at Cijian Peak frowned immediately, remembering the dangerous situation Nan Si Ning had just encountered when refining the elixir. They could no longer suppress their anger. "Brother Shen, do you know who did this? Does it have anything to do with your junior brother?"
Chen Tangyuan said, "I don't know who did it yet, so I'm still investigating. Whether it has anything to do with my Fifth Junior Brother or not, we'll have to wait for the results of the investigation to find out. If he's truly involved, I'll give you all a satisfactory answer."
Everyone at Cijian Peak exchanged glances, and out of trust in Shen Tangyuan, they decided to leave the matter to him.
So they all consciously stood aside and just served as witnesses.
Chen Tangyuan returned to the head of the group and spoke to everyone, "Everyone, please be quiet. Just now, during the second duel between Fifth Junior Brother and Junior Sister Nan, when they were refining the medicinal juice, someone used a magic weapon or spell to try to influence or even disrupt Junior Sister Nan's alchemy. The spell or magic weapon used by this person was of the ice element. If you can stand up, openly admit your mistake, and apologize to Junior Sister Nan, this matter can be settled right here and now."
Shen Tangyuan's words made the entire conference room quiet for a moment, and then the buzz of discussion began again.
Xiao Jingwen couldn't help but tense up all over. He knew that if Nan Si Ning was disturbed and the alchemy failed, then he would be the biggest beneficiary. He was the most suspicious at this time.
The fellow students around him glanced at him from time to time, as if they were discussing whether he had done this.
Xiao Jingwen swallowed his saliva. He felt like a thorn in his back, like a fishbone stuck in his throat, and was unable to sit still. He really didn't do that thing, and he didn't know who did it, but it was hard for everyone to believe, right?
The real culprit, Luo Qingyao, was hiding behind the crowd, pretending that she had nothing to do with it.
Ask her to apologize to Nan Si Ning? And pay compensation? That's impossible!
She hid her nervously trembling hands in her sleeves so that no one could see them, and there was still a hint of a smile on her face, just like usual.
Others would think that she has a clear conscience.
At this time, Luo Qingyao finally understood why the door of the conference room was restricted.
The restriction should have been placed by Chen Tangyuan. I didn't expect this person to be so meticulous. When everyone's attention was still on the alchemy competition, he was thinking of keeping everyone in the conference room to investigate this matter.
At the same time, Luo Qingyao couldn't help but secretly resent Chen Tangyuan in her heart. She hated him for meddling in other people's affairs and hated him for not having any sympathy for women.
Luo Qingyao pretended to be calm and even exchanged a few words with the people around her, asking who might have done it. Even though she was trembling with nervousness, her expression was still flawless.
She was gambling that Chen Tangyuan had no way to verify it and could only rely on such high-sounding words to deceive her.
Chen Tangyuan's dignified gaze swept over his many junior brothers and sisters one by one. The disciples who knew the temperament of this senior brother did not dare to meet his eyes, fearing that the senior brother would see through them with just one look.
Ci Jianfeng and his group stood aside. Hua Shengqing asked Nan Si Ning curiously, "Junior Sister, do you know who did this?"
Nan Si Ning glanced at his fourth senior brother and said meaningfully, "I can guess a little, but to make a conclusion, I need solid evidence."
Hua Shengqing asked Nan Si Ning who he guessed, but Nan Si Ning refused to reveal it.
She didn't notice that Zhou Lixing, standing beside her, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that his Seventh Junior Sister hadn't come to interrogate him. He also had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't dare to say them out loud.
Chen Tangyuan waited for about an incense stick of time and reminded them once in the middle, but no one came out to take responsibility for the matter.
Chen Tangyuan's tone turned colder, and he said, "Since this person dares to do it but dares not take responsibility, then don't blame me for being rude and directly pulling you out in front of everyone!"
As he spoke, Shen Tangyuan waved his hand, and a gray stone flew into his hand.
The disciples of Medicine King City were slightly agitated: "The Photo Stone! The eldest brother actually placed a Photo Stone!"
"How cautious is the eldest brother? When the fifth brother and the Nan sister fight, he will definitely use the image stone to prevent any problems from happening during the fight, where both sides have their own opinions and it is difficult to distinguish them."
"I didn't expect the result of the fight to be anything unexpected. Instead, it was used to catch that bad guy!"
"Big Brother said we need to catch him in public. Does that mean we need to let everyone watch the footage recorded on the photo stone?"
"Hehe... I didn't expect such a simple fight to have so many twists and turns. It's quite interesting."
The disciples with clear consciences were laughing and not afraid at all. Instead, they were looking forward to watching the eldest brother punish the bad guys.
Only Luo Qingyao, upon seeing Chen Tangyuan obtain the Image Stone, was struck by a bolt from the blue. In such a playful duel, Chen Tangyuan actually used the Image Stone? Was he crazy?!
Luo Qingyao felt her mind was in a mess, and for a moment she couldn't think of any way to deal with it.
Just when she was at a loss and racking her brains to think of a way to save herself, Chen Tangyuan had already injected spiritual power into the photo stone, urging the photo stone to release the video recording.
While looking at the images recorded on the photo stone, Nan Si Ning once again regretted that he had not prepared a handful of melon seeds in advance. What a great opportunity to eat melon while cracking the seeds!
Watching Chen Tangyuan controlling the photo stone, Nan Si Ning felt quite enlightened. He didn't expect that the photo stone could also pull the progress bar like a video, fast forward and rewind, it was worthy of being a product of the cultivation world!
The video started from the beginning of the second round of fighting. Everything looked so peaceful and harmonious. Nan Sining and Xiao Jingwen were refining pills in the middle of the field, while others were watching and talking in low voices. It was a very ordinary scene.
Luo Qingyao had been carefully looking at the image in the photo stone, and the nervousness and fear in his heart gradually subsided, because he found that the photo stone was mainly facing the two alchemists. She was hidden among the white-clothed disciples and was not conspicuous at all. It was even difficult to find her figure without careful searching.
Everyone gradually lost interest and patience from their initial anticipation.
Just when everyone was thinking about how to survive, they suddenly saw Nan Si Ning in the photo stone, and said something to Chen Tangyuan, and Chen Tangyuan put out a defensive formation.
Everyone remembered that Nan Si Ning suddenly asked the eldest brother for a windproof array plate, and the eldest brother directly used the all-round defense array plate that was windproof, waterproof, swordproof, lightning-proof... etc. Could it be that it was at this time?
Sure enough, Chen Tangyuan paused the photo stone and zoomed in. Now everyone could see the frost on the ground clearly.
The frost emitted a faint blue cold light, and it was obvious that it was poisonous, which made everyone gasp. This method was indeed very vicious!
Frost is inevitably accompanied by cold wind, which can affect the control of fire, especially since Nan Si Ning's fire is just ordinary fire, not some kind of special fire, and lacks the ability to automatically resist wind. Frost also lowers the temperature, affecting the extraction of medicinal materials. The cold poison can even penetrate the furnace, affecting the medicinal properties of the elixir...
The alchemists couldn't help but shudder at the thought.
Rather than being framed and targeted like this, they would rather fail in refining due to their own reasons.
It is so cruel to use such means against a Dan cultivator!
Hua Shengqing heard the discussions of the alchemy practitioners and finally understood the malicious intentions behind them. She said bitterly, "When I find out who this filthy bastard is, I will tear her into pieces!"
Zhou Lixing agreed: "She really needs to be taught a lesson!"
After saying that, Zhou Lixing paused and said to Liang Xiao, "Fourth Junior Brother, am I right?"
Liang Xiao was a little confused and could only agree with him, "Anyone who harbors such malicious thoughts towards Junior Sister really needs to be taught a lesson."
Nan Si Ning glanced sideways at this sentence, and Yuan Qing'an also smiled meaningfully after thinking for a while.
At this point, Nan Sining couldn't help but search for Luo Qingyao in the crowd.
Perhaps it was because Luo Qingyao's eyes and temperament were out of tune with the many disciples of Yaowang City, so Nan Sining found her in the crowd without much effort.
Admiring Luo Qingyao's panic that she could not hide even though she tried hard to act calm, Nan Sining raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
She originally just wanted to get some wool from Xiao Jingwen, the dog who licked her, but she didn't expect Luo Qingyao to interfere. It could be said that she asked for it.
Luo Qingyao was indeed pretending to be calm. She was still hoping that her image would not appear in the picture on the photo stone.
She clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves, her nails almost digging into her flesh. She tried desperately to remind herself to stay calm and not be discovered, but she couldn't help but tremble slightly.
The round-faced female cultivator beside her, upon realizing Bing Shuang's viciousness, was immediately terrified. She clutched her companion's arm tightly and said in a trembling voice, "Luckily, our senior brother is here to catch this black sheep. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare leave my room these past few days on the flying boat!"
Her companions echoed in agreement, "Yes, yes, that person is too evil, and his methods are too despicable. If he were here, I would faint from fear."
"Oh, oh, oh, please, Big Brother, please catch that guy quickly. He's so scary."
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While the two female cultivators were chattering away, Chen Tangyuan had already recorded the video of the crowd of onlookers based on the direction and angle of the formation of the frost.
Everyone stared at the image intently, many people were so nervous that they even forgot to breathe, and Luo Qingyao was almost out of breath!
She never thought that Chen Tangyuan would be so meticulous!
In reality, everyone in Yaowang City was aware of Chen Tangyuan's fussy nature. Only Luo Qingyao, an outsider who didn't understand Chen Tangyuan's temperament, would wishfully assume that Chen Tangyuan, like everyone else, would just deal with it hastily, pretending to give an explanation to Cijian Peak, and that would be the end of it.
In the end, only three people were left in the photo.
Two disciples, a man and a woman, stood in front of Luo Qingyao. When they discovered that their faces were magnified to the maximum in the photo, they panicked and immediately shouted, "Big Brother, it's not me!"
"It's not me either!"
Chen Tangyuan's tone was calm as he said, "The three of you, come forward first."
Although the two disciples, a man and a woman, were a little scared, they managed to calm down and came to Chen Tangyuan when they thought that they had not harmed Nan Si Ning.
Luo Qingyao saw that she was also circled and knew that she could not escape, so she could only bite the bullet and follow the two disciples to the center.
Her heart was in her throat, her mind still racing, trying desperately to think of how to excuse herself and deal with the current situation.
When Xiao Jingwen saw that Luo Qingyao was also suspected by his senior brother, he was about to speak up to defend Luo Qingyao when he was pulled back by someone next to him: "Fifth Senior Brother, be quiet!"
"But..." Xiao Jingwen's mind was in a mess. On the one hand, he felt that Luo Qingyao was not the kind of person who would do that kind of thing, but his reason told him that among the three of them, Luo Qingyao was the most deeply involved.
Xiao Jingwen remembered the tone of Luo Qingyao giving him orders before the fight began, telling him to win, which meant that she valued the result very much...
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingwen could only swallow his saliva and lowered his head with mixed feelings.
When Liang Xiao saw Luo Qingyao among the three, his brows furrowed tightly, and he couldn't help but say to Qin Sangyue, "Senior Sister, Junior Sister Luo is involved in this. I'm afraid there's some misunderstanding?"
As soon as he said this, Hua Shengqing and Zhou Lixing rolled their eyes at him at the same time.
Liang Xiao felt a little puzzled. Hua Shengqing was fine, but when she met Luo Qingyao, she couldn't keep calm and started to act unreasonably and was very hostile to Luo Qingyao. But why was the third senior brother like this?
Qin Sangyue replied in a low voice: "If there is a misunderstanding, it is even more necessary for Senior Brother Shen to find out the truth and clear her name. Please be patient."
Yuan Qingan added with a smile: "Senior Brother Shen is an upright person and has always been cautious. I believe he will not wrongly accuse anyone."
Liang Xiao had no choice but to swallow the rest of his words.
Nan Sining didn't look back and listened to everything everyone said.
She wasn't surprised at all that Fourth Brother Liang Xiao would react this way. The people who licked Luo Qingyao's bootlickers in this book were all like they'd taken aphrodisiacs. Nan Si Ning felt that even if Luo Qingyao was convicted of a crime, her Fourth Brother would be able to come up with an excuse.
Qin Sangyue also took a special look at Nan Sining's expression. Seeing that she was calm, she immediately suspected that her junior sister was burying her discomfort and sadness in her heart and not letting anyone know.
Thinking of this, Qin Sangyue felt even more pity for her junior sister, and felt more and more that as the eldest sister, she had a long and arduous task to do in guiding her junior brother back on the right track.
When the two disciples from Yaowang City came before Chen Tangyuan, they were in no hurry to defend themselves. In their minds, the eldest brother was an extremely reliable person who would definitely clear their name.
Therefore, Luo Qingyao could only remain quiet.
Chen Tangyuan said, "Zhao Liangzheng, Wei Wei, you two are disciples of Medicine King City. Please submit to examination first. Although in the photo, Zhao Liangzheng, you have your arms folded across your chest, and you don't cast any spells or use any magical tools, and Wei Wei, you have fire spiritual roots, which are incompatible with ice magic, to prove your innocence, please hand over your storage bags and storage rings for me to examine. How do you do that?"
Zhao Liangzheng and Wei Wei immediately responded, "Yes, Senior Brother."
As they spoke, the two of them quickly took off the storage rings on their hands, took off the mustard seed bags around their waists, and placed them on the table next to Chen Tangyuan, as if they were afraid that if they were a little slower, they would lose their innocence.
Everyone held their breath and stared closely at Shen Tangyuan's movements.
Shen Tangyuan checked their storage spaces one by one, carefully examining each item with his spiritual sense.
Seeing Chen Tangyuan's serious expression, Zhao Liangzheng and Wei Wei felt completely relieved. The more thoroughly Senior Brother investigated, the more likely he would be able to clear them of suspicion.
After Shen Tangyuan checked it himself, he invited Qin Sangyue to check it again.
After verification by the two Jindan stage masters, they confirmed that there were no magical tools that could produce frost in the two people's storage rings and mustard bags, nor were there any conditions for casting spells. The two people were considered to have proven their innocence.
Not only were Zhao Liangzheng and Wei Wei very excited, but the atmosphere among the disciples of Yaowang City also relaxed a lot.
After a while, everyone's attention was focused on Luo Qingyao.
Luo Qingyao felt her scalp tingling. The feeling of being scrutinized by a group of people was really uncomfortable.
But she still forced a smile, looking quite innocent as she said, "Brother Shen, are you going to check my storage ring next? To be honest, all my treasures were stolen in the Luoshui Secret Realm, and I don't have much left."
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