Green Fire
Tao Yue slept until noon before she remembered that she had to take her new friends to the alchemy meeting today. She hurriedly got up and sent a message to Qian Luo: "Sister, wait for me, right away!"
Qianluo was cleaning up the recently refined elixirs in her room and selling them off. She realized she was missing a lot of spiritual plants that were over a hundred years old. If she wanted to advance to the fifth-grade alchemist level, she needed to buy them quickly.
She thought about it and decided that if the number of spiritual plants did not exceed 1,000 low-grade spirit stones, she could buy them. If it exceeded, she would still take advantage of the Xiuxian Simulator.
Qianluo simply sent a message: "11:30, see you on the first floor."
The bracelet in Area 5 is very smart, equivalent to a smartphone, and can also send messages, but the phone I bought in Area 6 is now invalid.
"Awoo, awoo, I'm so hungry, I want to eat meat!" Chi Zhao had been eating too much flames recently, and he also wanted to eat meat. He looked at his stinky master eagerly, "Beautiful lady, I want to eat meat!"
Qianluo threw him a fasting pill and said, "Eat this and you won't be hungry anymore."
Chi Zhao grabbed her thighs and said, "No, no, when I was on the Dao Mountain, I could eat some spiritual meat with Qing Shu. Now I can't even eat meat. Why is my life so hard?"
It was noon now, and Tao Yue probably hadn't eaten yet. How about inviting her to a nearby restaurant for some food? After all, Tao Yue paid for the room, so I should at least show some appreciation.
Qianluo grabbed Chi Zhao's neck and slapped him: "Alright, got it, be quiet, I'll check the nearby restaurants."
As expected, Chi Zhao immediately quieted down, twisting his neck to look, and began to comment: "This one is not good! They don't have the spiritual fish I like to eat! This one is okay, but it's too cheap, and cheap things don't have good quality! This one has good Baiwei Zhencui, and they also have seafood!"
Tao Yue hurried out and arrived on the first floor, she heard Chi Zhao's voice. She turned her head and saw Chi Zhao pointing at the bracelet and muttering to himself.
"Tao Yue, you must not have eaten yet. There is a Baiwei Zhenxiu restaurant nearby. I'll treat you." Qian Luo held Chi Zhao, weighed him, and walked over.
Although Tao Yue and Qian Luo had only spent a short time together, Tao Yue could tell that Qian Luo was a person with a strong sense of self-esteem. Perhaps because she had paid for the room, Qian Luo felt bad about it, so she wanted to treat her to a meal. Tao Yue didn't refuse: "Okay, after dinner, let's go to the alchemy meeting!"
As soon as he left the hotel, Tao Yue took out his flying spiritual device and jumped on: "The bus is so slow, I'd better take my Jade Plate Flying Saucer!"
In order to take care of ordinary mortals and Qi-cultivating monks, District 5 has special buses, well-developed transportation, and flat roads, so you can travel freely even without a flying spiritual weapon.
The Jade Plate Flying Saucer was moving very fast and stopped at the entrance of Baiwei Zhenxiu amid the envy of a group of Qi-cultivating monks.
Baiwei Zhenxiu is one of the top ten restaurants in District Five's food list, and its business is booming. However, due to its high prices, apart from monks from outside, there are probably no locals who would specifically line up to eat there.
After a while, a waiter came over and said, "I'm very sorry, fellow Daoists. Due to the large number of visitors to the Alchemy Conference, the online reservation queue has been suspended. You two can go to the cashier next door to get a queue number."
Afterwards, they were each given a plate of spiritual fruit. The fruit was plump and juicy, with a crisp and sweet taste. Tao Yue didn't care about the queue and simply sat on the jade flying saucer and waited, eating a spiritual fruit at a time. "This Baiwei Zhenxiu restaurant is quite wealthy. This is a twenty-year-old green spiritual fruit. It can be used to refine ordinary beauty lotion."
She swung her legs, rubbing Chi Zhao while eating. Qian Luo sat aside, watching people coming and going, with different expressions.
Outside the shop, pedestrians hurried, their brows furrowed, as if they'd encountered some difficulty. Some walked briskly, just to catch the bus, while others looked relaxed, sitting on the flying lotus spirit device, leisurely.
The people inside the shop were even more interesting than those outside. The man standing by the window had an ordinary appearance, except for his eyes, which were different and sparkling. He looked around, as if waiting for someone.
But there was only cutlery for one person on the table, and none for the second. The waiters and chefs at Baiwei Zhenxiu were incredibly busy, and while waiting for someone, he impatiently urged, "When will the food be served? Damn it! I've been waiting for an hour! What kind of place is this? Such poor service! I'm giving them a bad review!"
His voice was so loud that it attracted many people's attention.
The person sitting at the table next to him was a male cultivator with a straight nose, gentle features, fair skin, and a smile that was as refreshing as spring breeze. There were three other cultivators with him, both male and female.
"You scared me. Who are you? Making such a fuss? The food is just a little late, can't you just wait? You spoke so loudly that you scared me!" A female cultivator put down her chopsticks and said angrily.
The male cultivator next to him looked helpless: "Miss Liu, please bear with it. After this meal, rest for a few days. The Alchemy Conference will be coming soon."
"Wang Xin, you talk so nicely! What a crappy hotel you booked, it has no soundproofing at all. The music and singing next door at night kept me awake! I couldn't even concentrate on my cultivation!" The female cultivator was furious when she heard his perfunctory response, and all the resentment she had accumulated over the past few days burst out!
She was originally the eldest daughter of the fourth district, with natural treasures at her fingertips. If it weren't for Qu Chun, she would not have come to the fifth district to suffer!
"Liu Ling..." The gentle-looking male cultivator put down his chopsticks and shook his head gently, stopping the quarrel between the two. "Thank you for your hard work these days. If you really can't stand it, I..."
Liu Ling interrupted him and held his hand: "No!"
She laughed wryly, "Don't send me a message. I don't want to go back! I'm just tired of staying here these days, so I want to complain."
She wouldn't give Qu Chun a chance! If her father knew she'd left home secretly, he'd definitely have her uncles and aunts bring her back home! Home was so boring, it was worse than the noisy and annoying Fifth District.
Qu Chun's mouth corners lifted, his smile like a spring breeze, very handsome and good-looking, his eyelashes drooped slightly, intoxicated by his beauty, Liu Ling followed his gaze, her face flushed, and she reluctantly let go of his hand: "Qu Chun, I heard that this alchemy conference is full of talented people, but I believe you can definitely get first place!"
In her heart, Qu Chun was already a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage at such a young age, possessed the Green Fire, and was a fourth-grade alchemist. Looking at the entire Central Third District, he was one of the best among the younger generation.
Plus, Qu Chun is so pretty...
Liu Ling secretly caught a glimpse of the curve of his lips and felt extremely embarrassed. His lips were thin and soft, perfect for kissing...
"Cough cough..." The male cultivator in black coughed a few times, glanced at Liu Ling whose cheeks were flushed, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Wang Xin was a straightforward person and asked directly: "Meng Rui, what's wrong with you?"
Meng Rui stared into his clear, yet foolish, eyes, unwilling to speak, buried his head in his food. He didn't come from a wealthy family, had been accustomed to hardship since childhood, and his spiritual roots weren't strong, so he didn't establish his foundation until he was fifty. After that, he encountered countless adventures, and within a hundred years, he successfully broke through to the late stage of foundation building. Now, like Qu Chun, he was a fourth-rank alchemist.
Qu Chun is treating us today, so he would be wasting his time if he doesn't eat. He doesn't care about the love stories of these young masters and young ladies.
Wang Xin saw Meng Rui's flamboyant display and curled his lips in disdain. He had long ago warned against teaming up with country folk, but Qu Chun insisted, saying Meng Rui had participated in an alchemy tournament and was more experienced than them. Furthermore, the second competition at the alchemy tournament required cultivators to form teams of four to participate in the secret realm trial.
Meng Rui is in the late stage of foundation building and has participated in an alchemy conference. He is experienced and is the most suitable team member.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Liu Ling, and a jade slip appeared before her. She scanned the words on it with a look of surprise, "I asked a friend to help me check. This year's Alchemy Conference is different from usual. I heard there will be an extra round!"
Wang Xin yelled, "What? Extra rounds? There are only three official matches in total. The auditions before the first match are the easiest to narrow down the participants. The rule is to refine ten pills within an hour. It doesn't matter what grade, as long as you succeed!"
"The first match is an individual competition, where you grab spiritual plants to refine elixirs. The biggest difference from the auditions is that in the auditions, you're given the corresponding spiritual plants as materials, but in the first match, the spiritual plant pool is open, and everyone has to grab the spiritual plants based on their ability. If you grab a spiritual plant that's not in the elixir recipe and there's no one to exchange it with, you're doomed."
"The second match is a team match. A team of four will enter a secret realm to search for a certain spiritual plant. They will generally encounter various dangers, including murder, theft, and looting."
"The third round, the individual competition, involves disrupting the recipe. This tests the alchemist's familiarity with the recipe and requires innovation and re-refining the elixir. This is the most difficult stage."
Wang Xin knew the rules of the competition like the back of his hand. He had thoroughly prepared for this alchemy competition, reading numerous materials and gaining a wealth of information. For example, at the previous alchemy competition, the first competition was to refine auxiliary elixirs, and the second was to search for the Vermillion Fruit. And the one before that, the first competition was to refine healing elixirs, and the second was to search for Spring Flower Dew...
"It's over. Why do I feel like I'm getting further and further away from the coveted gold medal?" Wang Xin lost all his strength and lay weakly on the table.
Upon hearing this, Liu Ling tutted her tongue twice, "You're just a third-grade alchemist, and you still want to get a gold medal? Even Qu Chun and Meng Rui, two fourth-grade alchemists, wouldn't dare to say that!"
Wang Xin was provoked by her and raised his head suddenly: "How dare you, a second-grade alchemist, criticize me?"
Liu Ling snorted a few times: "Why don't I say anything to you? I know myself well. As a second-grade alchemist, I will definitely not be able to get a gold medal. I didn't participate in the alchemy conference to win a medal, I did it for..." When she said the latter part, she glanced at Qu Chun, hinted at something, and smiled shyly.
"Yue..." Wang Xin made a vomiting gesture. He was in love and got goosebumps!
Liu Ling's smile froze, and she punched him: "Wang Xin!"
Damn man, how dare you do this to her! Go to hell!
"Ouch, please spare me, please stop hitting me, please stop hitting me, I've got internal injuries from you hammering me." Wang Xin begged for mercy hurriedly, raising his hands in surrender.
Liu Ling's left and right uppercuts were incredibly powerful, hammering Wang Xin's shoulders hard. The pain made him cry out, "Qu Chun, Meng Rui, save me!!!"
The two people were fighting and making noises, so Qu Chun and Meng Rui next to them naturally wanted to stop the fight. The four of them were making loud noises, which annoyed the male cultivator.
He moved his fingertips, and four thin needles shot straight towards the four people at an extremely fast speed, aiming directly at their vital points!
With a "bang", a landscape ink fan blocked four silver needles. The silver needles fell to the ground with a sizzling sound and were highly poisonous.
Behind the ink-painted mountain fan, a very fair and handsome face appeared. It was Qu Chun. He stared at the boy in front of him with a malicious look: "We have no grudges against you, fellow Taoist. Why do you want to take my life right away? Your method is too cruel!"
"You are too noisy!" Upon hearing this, a cold light flashed in the male cultivator's eyes. He did not take the young Qu Chun seriously. He slapped his right hand, and the bone knife on the table rose up with a sound. With unstoppable force, he stabbed towards Qu Chun who was holding the ink fan with the pressure of a foundation-building cultivator.
Meng Rui moved his body, drew the long sword at his side, and blocked it with all his strength. The bone knife and the long sword collided violently and emitted a crackling sound of fire.
This frightened the other guests present, who retreated in a flurry, especially the Qi Cultivators, who took flight. They had rarely seen Foundation Establishment cultivators fight to the death right in front of them. However, they knew the truth: a fire in the city gates will affect everyone in the pond, so it was best not to be near these people.
When the fire started burning themselves, they realized it was too late. The waiters had no time to stop them as the guests fled in droves.
"Wait, Table 1 hasn't paid yet, Table 2, don't leave!"
"Everyone, let's hide first! Tell the boss to come out and call the security team!"
The waiters were all Qi-cultivating monks. When they saw the customers fleeing in a panic, they were so scared that they hid behind the cash register. The scene was in chaos.
The collision of spiritual energy overturned tables, chairs, and benches. Many of them had already been reduced to dust in the fierce collision. The two sides were relentless, their expressions serious, and it seemed that they were ready for a real fight.
Liu Ling hid behind Qu Chun, tugging at his clothes and yelling, "You're such a shameless person! You were talking so loudly just now, and we didn't hit you. Why did you start stabbing us with poison needles?"
Wang Xin hid behind Meng Rui, hugging his arm, feeling very safe. He now understood the joy of hugging someone! Meng Rui was the best teammate he had ever met!
"You just started fighting without saying a word! Look how many customers you scared away and how much stuff you broke! Tell me your name! Who dares to be so arrogant? Let's go to the district chief and have a fight!"
"Then let's see if you have this life!" The male cultivator sneered, retracted the bone knife and held it in his hand. His big knife was snow-white and sharp, as if it was made of real bones. It was stained with blood and looked particularly gloomy.
The male cultivator took a step back, leaned forward, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "I can't stand you second-generation rich people the most. You all come from wealthy families and eat and drink the best food at home. You all look like you have reached the foundation-building stage, but in fact, you are just useless embroidered pillows that look good but are useless!"
At the same time, he raised the bone knife in his hand, used his spiritual energy, and charged the final blow: "Go to hell!"
The floor shook, countless bricks were lifted up, and a white light shot up into the sky, pressing down. Meng Rui's eyes fixed, and he pushed Qu Chun away. His sword flashed, emitting a blue light to counter the white light.
The blue and white colors, the spiritual pressure collided, so bright that people could not open their eyes. Suddenly, a strong wind blew outside, with lightning and thunder. The people in the house were on the verge of death. Qu Chun was behind to supply spiritual power. Liu Ling and Wang Xin gritted their teeth and held on to the pillar, otherwise they would be blown away.
Outside, Tao Yue was holding onto a pillar with one hand and Qianluo with the other, screaming in fear: "I was just waiting in line, how did this happen? Oh my God, why am I so unlucky?"
Qian Luo stood easily in the turbulent wind, but to maintain her image, she held onto the pillar with one hand and held Chi Zhao with the other. She was still confused. She listened to Wang Xin talk about the three games with great relish. I don't know what the male cultivator next to her was thinking, suddenly fighting? What was he pretending to be?
She frowned impatiently, unable to even eat a proper meal. Just as she was about to make a move, a male cultivator with a scholarly appearance appeared at the door. His figure flashed and appeared behind the male cultivator: "Fellow Daoist Gu Guang, I'm here."
The male cultivator frowned: "You come at this time, you are really looking for trouble!" Can't you see that he is busy!
The scholar-like cultivator just smiled without saying anything, and showed no intention of helping. The cultivator glared at him, and in order to end the battle quickly, a ball of fire appeared under his hand, illuminating the haze in the scholar-like cultivator's eyes.
The flame was strange. It was white, but you could see the shadow of a snow-white fox. It jumped out of the fire and made a fox cry, like a child crying, which made people feel restless.
The waiter hiding behind the cashier counter had low cultivation level, and he could still hear the sound even though he covered his ears. After a while, he started bleeding from all seven orifices, his body trembled, and he fell down and fell into a deep sleep.
Even Meng Rui, who was in the late stage of foundation building, had a bleeding nose, not to mention Liu Ling and Wang Xin behind him. The two of them were groggy and could hardly resist.
The scholar-like male cultivator smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Gu Guang's White Fox Fire is indeed worthy of being ranked sixth among the exotic fires. Not only does it make alchemy more efficient, it also has such power!"
Hearing his praise, Gu Guang raised his neck and smiled proudly: "Brother Song Jin, if you want our deal to be completed quickly, please lend me a hand. I don't want to waste time on this matter at hand."
"That's easy!" Song Jin opened his hand, revealing countless silk threads. The spider silk was so thin and weak that it was difficult to detect. It carried his special poison and pierced into the opponent's heart and lungs.
Qu Chun: "Meng Rui, be careful!" He still had some strength left. He used a landscape ink fan in one hand to block the spider webs, and opened the other hand to shoot out a green flame, which turned into green grass when it landed. It was fresh and natural, with a sense of revival.
The wind and thunder ceased, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even their injuries seemed to have healed considerably. Liu Ling, clutching her bleeding nose, sneered at the two male cultivators before her, "What's the point of ranking sixth, White Fox Fire? Brother Qu Chun's Green Flowing Fire is ranked fourth, and my Hibiscus Spirit Fire is ranked fifth!"
"Meng Rui, get out of the way!"
Although Liu Ling is in the early stage of foundation building, she is proficient in using the Hibiscus Spirit Fire to perfection. No cultivators who are in the foundation building stage at the same time can be her match. The pink Hibiscus is like a beautiful woman's face, which can kill with one blow, and it is dazzling and gorgeous!
Meng Rui dodged to the side and Liu Ling filled the gap. One green and one pink faced the white fox fire, and the victory was in their grasp.
Gu Guang was forced to retreat repeatedly under the pressure of the two of them, gritting his teeth and saying, "Song Jin, why don't you help me!"
Song Jin looked at the two clusters of strange fire and became covetous. Even the White Fox Fire was no match for them. As expected, the higher the ranking, the better.
"Gu Guang, we are no match for you. Please control your temper next time!" Song Jin sighed. Gu Guang was about to get angry and ask him why he blamed him. If Song Jin hadn't been late, he wouldn't have been so angry.
Before he could question it, a flash of white light appeared and he had teleported to another place. Before he could react, he said, "This?"
There is a cave in front of me. There are birds singing and flowers blooming outside. Although it is small inside, it has everything, with gurgling water and the fragrance of tea.
Song Jin smiled harmlessly and handed Gu Guang a cup of spiritual tea. "I think it would be better to discuss the deal somewhere else."
In order to save people, he used up a high-level magic talisman.
Gu Guang had already used up a lot of his spiritual energy and urgently needed to replenish his spiritual energy and strengthen his essence. He glanced at Song Jin warily, then, without drinking the spiritual tea, pulled out the lid and swallowed the Replenishing Spirit Pill and Strengthening Essence Pill whole.
"Okay, let's talk about this deal."
Song Jin smiled faintly, a dark light flashing across his eyes.
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"Haha, you're scared of me, right?" Liu Ling put away the Hibiscus Spirit Fire, put her hands on her hips and laughed, "What a bullshit White Fox Fire, it won't last even a minute under my Hibiscus Spirit Fire!"
Wang Xin rubbed his nose and said, "Miss, and Qu Chun's Green Fire, it's not just your credit."
Liu Ling rolled her eyes. "Of course I know Brother Qu Chun also contributed to this, but what does it have to do with you? You didn't even put in any effort just now, and all you did was bleed from your nose. What a loser!"
Wang Xin: "You you!!!"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Qu Chun said with a stern face: "Okay, stop arguing. Be careful next time you meet these two people. They are probably also participating in the alchemy conference. Be careful in the competition, especially in the second game."
Meng Rui looked at the mess in front of him and said, "Oh, this will cost me a lot of spirit stones!" The pots and pans, tables and chairs were all broken. It was over! He was a poor guy!
Wang Xin chuckled, "Watch me!" He pulled out a small mirror from his bosom and looked at the scene before him. The broken tables and chairs were reassembled, and the shattered plates and bowls were put together again. Surprisingly, everything was back to normal, as good as new!
Meng Rui, who had never seen the world, took a deep breath. What kind of magical treasure was this that could actually be restored!
"Look! I am also useful!" Wang Xin grinned at Liu Ling.
Liu Ling curled her lips and said, "Meng Rui, stop looking. He stole his grandfather's treasure. If it's broken or lost, he'll be beaten up when he gets home!"
"Damn, how did you know!" Wang Xin hid his mirror like a treasure, with a look of surprise on his face.
"I don't know what kind of person you are, but as soon as you stick out your butt I know what you are farting. How is it possible that you have such a treasure?" Liu Ling blew on her nails and sneered.
Liu Ling raised her eyes and said, "Waiter, check out!"
The waiter behind the cashier counter had almost recovered and quickly stood up: "Oh, okay, okay..."
Before my brain could react, my mouth had already said: "Welcome to visit next time~"
A group of people came out with a variety of delicacies. The one coming towards them was Qianluo. Tao Yue beside her didn't dare to look at the four people in front of her, but Qianluo passed by the four people without blushing or beating her heart.
Qianluo took out her number and said, "Waiter, we are number 221. Is it our turn?"
Waiter: “Ah… yes…” Everyone has left, so isn’t it their turn?
Before Qianluo could even take the menu, Chizhao snatched it away: "I want to eat big crabs! Big carp! Big lobster!"
"Pa pa!" Qian Luo slapped him twice without any hesitation.
"Show Tao Yue the menu!"
Listening to the lively voices in the room, Liu Ling subconsciously turned around and saw three people at the Foundation Establishment stage. She was surprised: "She actually has a spiritual pet at the Foundation Establishment stage. It's quite interesting."
Meng Rui also turned around and saw the beautiful woman. The long sword at his side made a clanging sound. He smiled and said, "It's quite interesting."
A sword cultivator like him, he is also an alchemist.
Qu Chun wiped the blood from his nose, glanced at the girl who had no bloodstains at all, was stunned, then looked at the spirit pet next to her who was wiping the blood from his nose with an indifferent look on his face.
The female cultivator sitting next to her frowned, "Oh, I can't even wipe off my blood!"
The bleeding waiter: "Wait a minute, here is a handkerchief."
Everyone was bleeding except her.
The young man in the crowd's eyes flickered, and he smiled with a hint of self-mockery: "It turns out that I underestimated District 5."
My grandfather was right when he said, there is always someone better than you.
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