"Mr. Zhai, how are you these days?"
On the third floor of the library in the island owner's mansion, Qin Ran opened the door and greeted Mr. Zhai by the window with a smile.
Mr. Zhai was reading a book. When he heard the noise, the book in his hand fell on the table. He turned around and saw Qin Ran. There was shock in his eyes, which he could not hide for a moment.
He didn't expect that Qin Ran could really come out of the sealed space of Shenhua Mountain; he didn't expect that after Qin Ran came out of the sealed space, he would dare to come to Longjing Island to find him.
Arrogant and extremely arrogant!
He spent a lot of effort to calm down his shock, and finally smiled. He returned the greeting to Qin Ran: "Brother Li is back."
The two had met each other in the cave before, but when they met now, they pretended not to know and smiled at each other.
Mr. Zhai’s thoughts turned very quickly. After he calmed down, he immediately thought that Qin Ran had come out of the sealed space, which meant that he had most likely inherited the legacy of the old demon Shenhua.
At the same time, Qin Ran dared to come back. Either the Island Master's Mansion had something he must want, or Qin Ran's strength had been greatly enhanced and he was fearless.
If I get the inheritance of the old demon Shenhua... then my strength will definitely be enhanced...
He immediately understood everything, raised his hand to indicate another seat in front of the window, and said with a smile: "Brother Li, please take a seat."
Then he asked, "Brother Li, did you find any opportunities during your trip? Did you learn any new alchemy techniques?"
"I have indeed made some progress in alchemy." Qin Ran sat down opposite Mr. Zhai and replied politely, "For the island master's Dragon Whale Pill, my skills are limited, so I have to spend some time and effort."
Mr. Zhai poured a cup of hot tea for Qin Ran, pushed it to him, and said, "Brother Li is so concerned about the island master's affairs. If the island master knew, he would definitely be very pleased."
In fact, this statement somewhat alludes to the fact that Kieran had taken away the island owner's "Devil Soul and Evil Blood" in one go.
"Brother Li, I guess you came to me this time to refine the Dragon Whale Pill?" he asked.
He began to test Qin Ran's purpose for returning to Dragon Whale Island.
Qin Ran took the tea and poured it into his mouth without any pretense.
"I approve of Mr. Zhai's tea ceremony." He praised first, then replied, "The island master's Dragon Whale Pill is a big deal, and we can't make any mistakes. We must discuss it in advance. The more preparation, the more success we will have when refining the pill. This matter must be taken seriously."
It seems that Qin Ran really wants to refine the Dragon Whale Pill... Does he want the Dragon Whale Pill? Or does he want the Dragon Whale Island Master to break through?
Mr. Zhai was thinking about it, and when he saw Qin Ran drink his tea without hesitation, his eyes became more serious.
If someone dared to eat something made by an alchemist, it meant that he was either ignorant or confident in his own abilities. And since Qin Ran was an alchemist, it meant that he was confident in his own abilities.
“Brother Li is absolutely right!” He nodded and poured tea for Qin Ran. “This is how alchemy works. Strength, luck, and preparation are all essential. Strength is set and cannot be changed in a short period of time. Luck is unpredictable and cannot be controlled. Only by working harder and preparing more can you achieve great results.”
“Regarding the Dragon Whale Pill, I have refined it several times and have some experience.” The emerald ring on his middle finger flashed, and a thin book appeared in his hand. He handed it to Qin Ran, “This is my experience with the Dragon Whale Pill. Brother Li can take a look first.”
Qin Ran took the book, flipped it open and glanced at it. It was indeed the experience of refining the Dragon Whale Pill. He closed the book and said with a smile, "Then I will take a look first. After I finish reading it, I will come to you to make the pill."
The Dragon Whale Pill is refined using the Dragon Breath Pill and the Whale Breath Pill. Before refining, the higher the degree of compatibility between the Dragon Breath Pill and the Whale Breath Pill, the greater the success rate of the Dragon Whale Pill.
The so-called pill combination refers to the process of two alchemists checking each other's alchemy levels, habits and techniques before refining the pills, to ensure that the two pills are as compatible as possible during the refining process.
"If you have any questions, Brother Li can ask me." Mr. Zhai said, "I'm always on the third floor of the library."
Are they all on the third floor of the library?
Qin Ran looked at him with a smile. Who was the one who would reap the benefits from the people who chased to Shenhua Mountain?
But he was too lazy to play those sarcastic tricks,
He just smiled and nodded.
"I discovered a lot of interesting things while practicing alchemy..." He changed the subject and started chatting casually.
Qin Ran and Mr. Zhai talked for a long time on the third floor of the library. Mr. Zhai even took out a chessboard and played a few games with Qin Ran, but Qin Ran still didn't win a single game.
It was almost dark when Qin Ran said goodbye and left.
Mr. Zhai looked through the window on the third floor of the library at Qin Ran's back as he walked away, patting his thigh while holding the book. His face darkened.
"You have obtained the inheritance, so why did you come back?" He murmured in a low voice, "Are you showing off?
"Or are you so conceited that you think I can't kill you?"
After leaving the third floor of the library, Qin Ran went straight to find the island owner.
The island owner is eating, or eating.
On the table in front of him, a bluetail tuna weighing more than 100 kilograms was steamed on the left, steam rising, and the fragrance of the fish filled the entire room;
On the right was a large golden lobster, its claws as thick as his arm;
He was eating something that was marinated raw, but he didn't know what kind of meat it was made of. However, the terrifying Qi and blood power contained in the meat made Qin Ran know that it was not ordinary meat.
Seeing Qin Ran coming, the island owner took two mouthfuls of the raw pickled food, chewed it casually and swallowed it. He took the towel handed over by the maid, wiped his mouth and said, "Mr. Li is back? Come, sit down and eat with me."
"Island Master, I am fasting." Qin Ran bowed and declined the island master's kindness.
"Fasting?" The island master curled his lips and smiled, with a hint of sarcasm on his face, "This is the bad thing about you Qigong practitioners. In order to ensure the purity of your spiritual bodies, you don't eat any grains. You practice so much that you are no longer human. All the delicious food in the world is out of your reach. In my opinion, body training is the most authentic way of practice. The more you eat, the stronger your body will be."
Although Kieran approved of the island owner’s ridicule of the Qigong practitioner, he did not agree with his comments on body training.
Relying on eating to cultivate... That is the way of cultivation of Zhuifeng. It is also the most primitive way of cultivation of demon beasts.
"Physical training is too dependent on talent." Qin Ran shook his head and sighed, "Without talent, you can't go far. Island Master, look at my frail body. I am definitely not capable of physical training."
The island owner glanced at Qin Ran and said nothing, agreeing with what he said.
He casually pulled off the claw of a golden lobster, pinched it open with his hands, and poured the meat into his mouth.
Seeing the way the island owner, Zhu Bajie, ate the ginseng fruit, Qin Ran felt a little uncomfortable.
He laughed out loud and said, "Island Master, I have gained some new insights into alchemy during this trip. I just went to see Mr. Zhai again, and we have confirmed that we can choose a day to refine the Dragon Whale Pill."
The island owner calmly finished eating the crab meat. Just when Qin Ran thought that his Qi cultivation skills were good, he threw the crab on the ground with a "smack" sound, stood up with a "bang", opened his eyes wide, stared at Qin Ran, and asked, "Sir, are you serious?"
Now Qin Ran’s strength on paper has surpassed that of the island master, but the island master’s glaring aura still made him feel a chill in his heart, and he sighed at the strong vitality of the body cultivators.
"Of course." He replied, "We just need to combine the pills a few more times, and I think the success rate of refining the pill will be very high."
"Bang!" The island owner was very excited and punched the table, making a big hole in it.
"Good! Very good!" He laughed, "Sir, you are truly my lucky star!"
He has suffered a series of setbacks recently and nothing has gone well for him. This is the only good news he has heard in recent times.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh wildly again.
He picked up the tuna beside him and handed it to Qin Ran, saying, "Sir, have some fish."
“Island Master, I am practicing fasting.” Qin Ran responded.
"Hahaha... Yes, sir, you are fasting, but I forgot about it." The island owner smiled awkwardly and picked up the fish to eat it. "I will eat it myself."
The island owner had a big appetite, a poor eating habit, and good teeth. He stood there, with one foot raised on the table, his head tilted back, holding the tuna in both hands, and ate it bite by bite, including the fish meat and bones.
With the sounds of "chi", "beep", and "bang", it didn't take long for the tuna weighing over 100 pounds to be stuffed into its stomach.
Then he sat down after wiping his mouth and hands without even a burp, and laughed loudly, "Great!"
He then ordered his attendants, "Give today's chef a reward!"
Seeing that he was almost excited, Qin Ran bowed again and asked, "Island Master, when I came back, I heard someone spread a rumor that Captain Tie had met with an accident. Is it true or not?"
He knew best whether Tie Ruonan had any accidents or not, because he was the one who killed her and disposed of her body.
He asked this question because he wanted to know how much the island owner knew. As soon as this question came out, the excited smile on the island owner's face froze. He looked up at Qin Ran with murderous eyes.
Seeing him like this, Qin Ran was still unsure, and quickly pretended to be sad, sighing, "When I was stranded on the deserted island, it was Captain Tie who took me on board and took me in. Otherwise, I would still be lost in the vast ocean. She was very kind to me. I don't want to believe that Captain Tie had an accident."
There was sadness in his eyes, almost sparkling with tears, and he confirmed with the island owner, "Island owner, the rumors outside are false!"
The island owner stared at him for a while, then slowly shifted his gaze away. Although he was still filled with murderous intent and anger, he didn't direct it at him.
他看着外面完全黑下来了的天，好一会，咬着牙回道：「铁若男，确实是死了。没什么好隐瞒的！」
秦然深吸一口气，看起来是悲伤得不能自已，将要哭出来了一样。
其实却是因为他确定岛主几乎什么都不知道，大约只知道有人袭击了他在神华山的布置，杀了铁若男，抢走了他的「魔魂邪血」，其余内幕，是不知道的。
他由此松了一口气，抢龙血一事，少了许多阻碍、算计。
「怎么会这样？」他好像很不可思议，低声问道，「怎么会这样？！何至于此！」
他看着岛主，悲伤道，「我离岛时，铁队长还找我饮酒，为我饯别。当时还一拳打退五个闹事的醉鬼。岛主，到底发生什么了，让铁队长那般强大的人也身死了？！」
岛主回头来看着他，平复好一会心情，冷声道：「不该你管的事，你少打听。好好炼你的丹便是。」
秦然神色一凛，收起悲伤，与岛主行一礼，道：「是，岛主。」
从岛主那里出来，秦然没有再去别处，直接回了自己在岛主府的住处。
而后他足不出户，认真研究起了龙鲸丹。
龙鲸丹，四品丹药。
对于前往神华山之前的他而言，是有相当难度的丹药，但对于从神华山回来的他而言，就是一个弟弟丹药。
甚至处理龙血鲸精对于拥有神华仙凝的他来说，都也是小问题。
而他研究龙鲸丹，却不是要把这颗丹药炼出来，炼成龙息丹了，龙血他要去哪里拿？他只是要应付接下来的合丹，以便后面岛主放心大胆的把龙血拿出来。
时间飞快，月余过去。
这一天，岛主府最豪华的炼丹室内，秦然、翟先生和岛主分立其中。
秦然和翟先生身前各自有一座炼丹炉，身后都有一个灵药柜子；岛主则站在两座炼丹炉之间，怀里抱着两个盒子。
灵药柜子里，有龙息丹、鲸息丹的一切辅助灵药；盒子里，就是龙息丹的主药龙血和鲸息丹的主药鲸精。
「两位先生，我的前途修为、身家性命都交给你们了。」岛主浑厚的声音响起，「你们可有把握为我炼制一颗龙鲸丹？」
秦然看着岛主怀里的盒子，眼眸里有热切，他笑道：「岛主放心，我与翟先生合丹多次，对于龙鲸丹，已有八成成丹率。」
等了好久终于等到今天，此时龙血离他只有一步之遥，触手可及。
只要拿了龙血，再干掉翟先生……
他回头去看翟先生，却见到翟先生的眼睛里平静如水，淡淡的与他对视。
见到翟先生的平淡眼神，秦然心下不由得一凛，因为这个眼神让他很不舒服。
不是其他问题……他早知道翟先生会有所动作……而是，这个眼神让他意识到自己的问题。
那样的平静的眼眸，他也应该是那样的表情和眼神。
他的眼睛，他的心态，都应该如翟先生一般平静的。他们是一个类型的人。
可是现在的他没有，他感觉自己的心在沸腾，为即将发生的事而激动；他的眼神热切着，看着龙血，几乎要喷出火来了。
他的心境出问题了！
尽管他有注意修身养性，但他的心境还是出问题了！！
神华仙凝带给他的强大力量在慢慢的影响他，他失去了他几十年来赖以生存的冷静。
而最最可怕的是，他现在，他的脑子已经意识到这件事了。但，他依旧下意识的不以为意，不觉得会有什么问题。
他想尽力激起心里的危机感，但他的心，不以为然。
他的心，是强大的神华仙凝做的，它不觉得有什么危险。
「要出事。」
他的大脑冷静的意识到这件事，但他的心、他的血，却一点一点的沸腾了。
「岛主放心，我们定会全力以赴，为你炼制出这颗龙鲸丹。」翟先生温和笑道，一如寻常。
「好！」岛主断喝一声，「两位先生，接住！！」
随后，他一手一个盒子，分别扔给了秦然和翟先生。
秦然双眼充血，看着盒子向他靠近，越近他越能感受到盒子里面强大的力量——龙血！
龙血让他的血越来越沸腾！他感受到神化仙凝的力量在体内涌动、不安躁动！
「噗！」
他接住盒子。他的心脏，在这一刻停止。
强大的龙血，落到他手中了。
他的大脑仿佛也停止了。他忘了他所有的计划，他也忘记了龙血是拿来研究长生丹的。
他听到某种呼唤，要他打开盒子。
他没有抗拒呼唤，他直接打开了盒子。
霎时间，一股强大的、神圣的且暴虐的气息从盒子里炸开。
盒子是锁住龙血的桎梏，现在，盒子被他打开了。
这股气息直接冲进他的大脑，他全然不反抗，十分欢迎。
他的眼睛越发红了，痛苦慢慢有了蓝意。
他低头，看着盒子里有一个透明的水晶瓶，瓶里，盛有一滴血红中带灿金的**。
龙血！
传说中的龙的血液！
这滴血液里，秦然感受到了神兽的神性，妖兽的暴虐，高于凡尘的仙性，以及……
强大的力量带来的**。
看着龙血，秦然血红的眼睛中，蔚蓝的瞳孔成型了。
这一刻，他全身心都在渴望这一滴龙血，渴望强大的力量！
他身体发出一个指令，和他的大脑争夺控制权，他听到一个声音，声音让他：「占有它，吃了它，变得更强。」
一个生灵，如果从本性出发，没有谁能忍受住变强的冲动。
秦然本来忍受住，他在丹峰二十余年，忍受着寂寞和枯燥，苦苦打磨基础，为了走得更远，没有追求力量。
但他现在忍受不住了。
他已经被力量打破心境了。
他这段时间的修心养性，被龙血一激，心境**然无存。
「吃了它！」
「占有它！」
他听到了，那是他自己的声音。
「没有什么事是一拳解决不了的。」他找到了借口，「如果有，那就两拳！」
「啪！」
他手上一用力，手里的盒子直接被捏碎了。
他将装着龙血的水晶瓶举起来，对着灯光，仰头它。金红色的龙血在水晶的折射下，仿佛艺术品一般。
「厉先生？」
这忽然的动静吓了龙鲸岛岛主一跳，他看向秦然，看出了不对劲。
他抽出了战刀，拿在手里，一旦秦然有下一步动作。他保证，他一刀下去，秦然会渣都不剩。
那是他的龙血。
秦然感受到岛主的动作，转头看了过去。
此时，他两只眼睛，眼白部分变成了深红色，瞳孔部分变成了深蓝色。他看起来恐怖、暴虐，而妖异。「岛主？」他笑问道。
「你，立刻！马上！放下龙血！」岛主冷着脸，提着刀，沉声道。
「你要我放下龙血？」秦然笑起来了，笑容有些灿烂、有些癫狂。
岛主见他状态不太对，不加犹豫，顿时提刀向前一步，一刀砍向他。
而随着岛主这一步跨出……
「啪！」
一声水晶脆响在这豪华的炼丹室内响起。
秦然举着的龙血水晶瓶落下，龙血连着水晶瓶一起落到了他嘴里。他的牙齿泛着红蓝之色，上下咀嚼，水晶瓶碎裂，龙血滑进了他的食道。
或者说，龙血融入了他的肉身。
「啊哈哈哈……」
他狂笑着，瘦削的身材开始膨胀，手脚变长变粗，腰背变厚，一块块肌肉狰狞的交织出来。
瞬息之间，他比岛主看着更像一个体修。
「贼子！！！」
自己的龙血就这么没了，岛主目眦欲裂，他怒喝一声，隐隐有龙啸鲸鸣之音，他一刀劈下，携带着龙鲸之力，直接向秦然劈下。
「咻！」
刀刃划破空间，空间都仿佛震动了。
但……
「嘭！」
刀刃砍到秦然的身体之前，秦然的拳头已经先打在岛主身上了。
岛主一瞬间来到秦然身前，又一瞬间弹飞出去，他砸破炼丹室的墙壁，消失在天际。
「太慢了……」秦然讥笑道，「也太弱了！」
他收回拳头，回身看向冷静的站在对面炼丹炉前的翟先生，看着他手里的盒子，妖异笑着，「鲸精给我，谢谢。」
翟先生举起盒子，朝向秦然。
但他出声道：「你知道你为什么比寻常时候更难控制自己吗？」
「什么？」
秦然疯狂的眼睛看着翟先生手里的盒子，已经无法理解翟先生的话了。
「这里，被我下毒了。」翟先生冷静说道，「一种，很普通的毒，让人兴奋的药。以你的心性、以你的炼丹水平，你早应该能察觉的。但你没有。
「我猜得没错，你获得了神华老魔的传承。你的修为、力量得到了极大的提升。但，你的心境掌控不住它们。你，走火入魔了！！
「一切都在我的计划中。最终还是我赢了。」
「哼！」秦然不屑道，「你赢了？」
他走到翟先生面前，伸手去拿盒子。
「如果你没走火入魔，你应该不会这么轻易的来拿我手里的东西。」翟先生道。
鲸精就在眼前，秦然就当听不到。
He reached out and picked up the box.
"I took it, so what?" He sneered and mocked Mr. Zhai, "He is just an alchemist.
!”
“Pah!”
He crushed the wooden box.
However……
Along with the sound of the wooden box being crushed, a red and black beam of light shone down on him from above his head.
He was startled and looked up, and saw something like a disk on the roof.
"What is that?" he asked.
"The Gu Shen Pan!" Mr. Zhai explained patiently, "It can bewitch your soul.
"I know that there is something wrong with your state of mind. I used poison to lead you astray, and then used the Gu Shen Pan to confuse your soul."
If Qin Ran was still awake, he would be able to find a strong sense of déjà vu in Mr. Zhai...that was himself.
But now, as Mr. Zhai spoke, his mind gradually became confused. His consciousness slowly became turbid and heavy. His brain seemed to be stuck in the mud and could no longer move.
He became a manic fool.
"goodbye!"
Mr. Zhai smiled faintly, and indeed everything was under his control.
The magic in his body was running, he stretched out his hand, and a sword blade condensed from water appeared in his hand.
"The Soul-Severing Ice Blade is designed to sever the soul! I prepared it especially for you."
As he spoke, he slashed the ice blade in his hand forward diagonally, from Qin Ran's cheek to his shoulder, and pulled it out, splitting Qin Ran diagonally in half.
"Do you really think I can't kill you?" The ice blade in Mr. Zhai's hand slowly disappeared. "You are too arrogant!"
“Hmm?” Qin Ran suddenly replied slowly, “I… don’t… know…”
“What?!” Mr. Zhai was shocked and looked at Qin Ran hurriedly, “You are not dead?”
“Dead?” Qin Ran tilted his head and looked at him, “Why…why?”
He spoke slowly, but his hand stretched out very quickly, because his soul was restrained, but his body was not.
"Bang!"
One punch!
His fist went through Mr. Zhai's heart.
"You..." he said, "die!"
A red and blue light lit up on his arm, and Mr. Zhai slowly melted starting from his chest where his arm had pierced it.
Looking down at Qin Ran's arm, and then looking up at Qin Ran's strange eyes, Mr. Zhai slowly understood. He spoke word by word: "God...transformation...immortality...condensation!!"
He felt what it meant to be incapable. Everything was within his calculations, but he had no idea how abnormal Shenhua Xianning was.
In fact, he really has won.
But before he died, he had a plan.
He opened one hand and shot a beam of light from his palm toward the roof. The light penetrated the roof and bloomed in the air like a firework.
Afterwards, his entire body was evaporated by the Shenhua Xiancong and disappeared.
Mr. Zhai died due to cheating.
With the death of Mr. Zhai, the Gu Shen disk above Qin Ran's head lost control, the red and black light column disappeared, and his few remaining IQs returned.
He looked at the whale sperm in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and swallowed it in one gulp. He became taller because of it.
At this moment, he felt more than ten powerful auras approaching him in the distant sky.
"Are there any other experts?"
He jumped hard, crossed the roof, came to the top of the alchemy room, and looked into the distance.
Over there, more than ten people used escape techniques to surround him.
He roughly knew that those were the fireworks that Mr. Zhai set off when he was dying, summoning the people over.
He lowered his head again and saw countless people surrounding him in the island owner's mansion below.
He sneered, jumped hard, and took the initiative to face the more than ten powerful auras.
These dozen people were all of the third rank, but none of them were his match. He punched them one by one, and with just three punches and two kicks, he finished them all off.
Then, he was about to turn around and kill people in the island master's mansion, but at this moment, the third-grade monks he killed shot out a beam of light from their bodies and flew away.
go.
Qin Ran was stunned, sensing something was wrong, and hurriedly chased after the dozen or so lights, but the speed of the lights was too fast, and he only intercepted four or five.
The light is actually a jade pendant that glows.
Qin Ran took the jade pendant in his hand and took a look. On it was the word "缘" (fate).
Suddenly, Qin Ran became more sober.
He was not stupid after all, he was just dazzled by the powerful force of Shenhua Xian Ning. Now, the "Yuan" organization finally made him sober up a little.
"The Fate Organization?!!"
This was the taboo that he had engraved in the depths of his soul when he was still calm and sober. This terrorist organization spanning three domains was enough to calm his arrogant heart.
He looked back and saw that some people in the island owner's mansion had organized a formation and were coming towards him. In the distance, the angry figure of the Dragon Whale Island owner was coming towards him.
"never mind……"
"I actually have no grudge against you, so I'll let you go."
As he thought about it, he made a diving move and jumped into the sea from mid-air.
Then unfolding "A Time to Live and a Time to Die", he disappeared into the vast sea.
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