“But that’s too dangerous.” Xue Shan still disagreed. “Junior Sister, we should focus on getting out of the secret realm safely first. After we return to the sect, you can ask the elders for their opinions. After all, this kind of thing is quite dangerous. Let’s preserve the seed of fire first, and we can refine it when we have a safe place.”
Zhu Yi heeded the advice and took out a small mermaid pearl from the Brahma Lamp. She rolled it a few times over the cool, dark blue flame, collected the embers, and stored it away.
To Zhu Yi's surprise, the Brahma Lamp also joined in the fun, flickering and, with Zhu Yi's permission, absorbing a wisp of the dark blue flame.
The Brahma Lamp's actions further solidified Zhu Yi's idea of refining the Netherworld Ghost Fire for his own use.
"This must be a good thing!" Zhu Yi was overjoyed, but after a brief moment of happiness, her thoughts returned to refining pills.
“We want to refine pills here, but we’re missing a suitable alchemy furnace.” She changed the subject, her gaze falling on the shady hillside, quietly sensing her surroundings, where she could hear the faint sound of water.
Wei Weiwei was also thinking along with Zhu Yi: "If only we had a pill-refining furnace made of pure Yin material!"
"I plan to build my own alchemy furnace." Zhu Yi took the fragments of the alchemy furnace and found a spot with fine soil to start digging.
"Using the Netherworld Ghost Fire, we can forge a durable ceramic medicine furnace, that should be enough!"
"Everything in Ghost Mountain is filled with cold, yin energy. If we use the materials available here, we should be able to make a pure yin alchemy furnace."
"With the right alchemy furnace and ghost fire, Junior Sister will definitely be able to refine a pill that can help her pass the level!" Wei Weiwei became more and more excited as she listened. Even if they didn't have the necessary materials, they could create what they wanted themselves.
Suddenly, Wei Weiwei had a sudden thought, and she looked at Zhu Yi with even greater admiration.
As if she had discovered some incredible treasure, she exclaimed:
"Junior Sister! You actually know how to forge weapons!"
In the realm of flowers and birds, Zhu Qianying's patience had run out. She didn't want to play this boring game with the peach tree anymore. She threw away the bamboo slip and walked toward the peach tree with a gloomy look in her eyes.
The peach blossoms, blooming in vibrant pink, were delightful to behold, but Zhu Qianying showed no interest in appreciating them whatsoever; she only wanted to set them ablaze and burn them until they recognized her as their master.
Shen Hanfang was unaware of Zhu Qianying's abnormality. She had taken a nap and then sat here to meditate and absorb spiritual energy. She was still in deep meditation.
"Hey! Don't come any closer!" A soft, sweet voice warned Zhu Qianying from the peach tree.
The sudden sound interrupted Shen Hanfang's meditation. In a shock, she spat out a mouthful of blood and stared incredulously at Zhu Qianying, whose gaze was chilling.
"Senior Sister Qianying?"
"No. But did I disturb you?" Zhu Qianying reacted quickly and immediately withdrew her Fire Condensation Technique.
She has always been reluctant to let outsiders see this unknown side of herself.
If you can't have it, destroy it. Anyone can take anything from this secret realm, but you can't leave it to Zhu Yi.
The Zhu family's divination was always very accurate, but she just didn't believe that Zhu Yi would be so lucky.
The clan elders also predicted that Zhu Yi's future opportunities might change the entire cultivation world.
Zhu Qianying didn't believe it. They were all of the Zhu family bloodline, so why should such a good opportunity fall on this slut?
She wouldn't let Zhu Yi have any chance to get anything. Her mother had gone to great lengths to send her to that filthy place, the Hehuan Sect. How could she be so lucky that she could escape unscathed even when the sect was destroyed?
They could even become disciples of the Imperial Mirror Master.
Master Yujing is known for being fiercely protective of his own.
"I told you, if you can't guess, then look around for other treasures instead of bothering me!" The peach tree transformed into an eight- or nine-year-old girl, sitting gracefully on a crooked branch, playfully swinging her short legs.
"It's been several days already, you're so stupid!" The little girl took a sip of the delicious spiritual spring water, cast a pink petal spell, and the petals fell all over Zhu Qianying.
Zhu Qianying was drenched in cold water; her clean and tidy clothes were soaked through, and she felt chilled to the bone.
"You!" she roared at the peach tree, "You ignorant little tree demon! What kind of restriction did you place on me? How could you seal my Fire Condensation Technique?"
"Hmph! You're a bad person! I don't want to play with you! And you can forget about getting any of the other treasures in the secret realm!" The little girl was a bit angry. This cultivator was cheating; he couldn't guess the question and even tried to burn it!
Her round little face was puffed up with anger, and she used her orchid fingers to cast another magic seal on Zhu Qianying. "You can't take the treasures in the secret realm, you can't even touch them, they'll break automatically if you touch them!"
Shen Hanfang watched with a hint of schadenfreude. She and Zhu Qianying were not close friends, and both of them disliked Zhu Yi. They had only temporarily teamed up to try and trick Zhu Yi.
Don't think she can't see that Zhu Qianying is a bad person.
The eldest daughter of a powerful family is incredibly arrogant, but they just want to use her as a pawn. Zhu Qianying keeps her by her side only so that she has more people to help deal with Zhu Yi!
However… Shen Hanfang thought of Shangguan Wenqi’s handsome and refined face, and her heart stirred slightly. She unconsciously curved her lips into a smile. There were so many aristocratic scions in Wentian Pavilion, and it wasn’t necessary to get involved with Shangguan Wenqi. It would be good to get to know more people and have more choices…
"Senior Sister Qianying, don't be angry. I think this little peach tree is just a child. Let's be patient and coax it a little." Shen Hanfang said reluctantly, her tone full of impeccable concern.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qianying's anger subsided, and she quickly regained her composure: "I was just a little anxious. This little girl is so stubborn, I really don't know what to do..."
She spoke innocently. Shen Hanfang bent down to pick up the simple bamboo slip, walked to Zhu Qianying's side, and pretended to think: "The cultivation world is vast and sparsely populated. Most people live on land and rarely go to remote coastal areas."
"Does the Pacific Ocean refer to a specific sea?" Shen Hanfang frowned in thought. "Could it be the character '平' (píng, meaning flat/level)?"
"Oh! You got it right." The little peach tree nodded leisurely.
Zhu Qianying asked in surprise, "What kind of answer is this?" She was slightly puzzled. She had been racking her brains for so long, how come she couldn't figure it out? Such a simple answer, just look at the middle of the two words?
"Hey! You blockheads have all gone stupid from all your cultivation!" The little peach tree teased Shen Hanfang with a grin. "Since you answered the first question correctly, I'll reward you with a mini peach. You'll get a surprise when you eat it when you break through to the Golden Core stage!"
"Really? Then let me think about the second question!" Shen Hanfang smiled broadly, momentarily unaware of Zhu Qianying's cold gaze.
Zhu Qianying clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves, her jealousy rising again: How could this country bumpkin woman answer such a strange question so easily!
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