Chapter 14: Furnace Explosion Prophecy, Spiritual Fatigue
There was dead silence in the hall.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zheng Qiuyu, their expressions as complicated as a tangled mess, filled with horror, suspicion, and a hint of unbelievable fear.
The name "Soul-Locking Demon" was like a curse, hovering in everyone's mind.
It explains a mystery that has troubled the sect for a hundred years.
It also brings up a bigger mystery - how did she know.
Zheng Qiuyu did not answer, but tightened her arms around Zhuo Huo a little more, as if the person in her arms was her only support.
Her pale and weak appearance, as if she was about to collapse at any second, formed a strange and strong contrast with the master's demeanor that had just revealed the secret.
In this stagnant atmosphere, a discordant voice suddenly exploded.
"What nonsense!"
A young man wearing the robes of an elite alchemist stood out from the crowd.
He had a handsome face, but at this moment his brows were filled with anger and arrogance. He looked to be only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but his cultivation was already quite good.
He first bowed respectfully to Zhang Xuan who was sitting on the main seat, and then when he turned to Zheng Qiuyu, his eyes were full of undisguised contempt and hostility.
"Evil words to confuse the people!"
"I, Danfeng, have studied this method for a hundred years, and have never heard of the 'Soul-Locking Evil'!"
"I think you're just a liar. I don't know where you got some secret sect news, so you're just trying to be mysterious and sensational to attract attention!"
His voice was clear and carried the sharpness of a young man, echoing in the hall.
Many young disciples showed expressions of agreement.
Zheng Qiuyu's theory was too shocking, which was tantamount to denying the efforts of several generations of Danfeng people, which they could not accept.
Elder Li frowned and was about to scold.
Zhang Xuan raised his hand to stop him.
The old man's eyes were still fixed on Zheng Qiuyu, and his face showed no emotion.
Seeing this, the young disciple grew even bolder. He straightened his chest and shouted, "Elder, disciple Wang Hao is willing to start the furnace right here and refine this 'Returning Pill'!"
"Disciple must prove with facts that there is absolutely no problem with this recipe!"
"We must expose this woman's deception in front of everyone!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.
Refine the "Returning Pill" on the spot?
This is an ancient recipe that even the elders have repeatedly failed to use.
This Wang Hao is a genius that appears once in a century at Danfeng. He is able to refine high-level elixirs at a young age and has a very high aspirations.
His move was not only to maintain Danfeng's dignity, but also a gamble.
If he wins the bet, he will become famous and completely crush this woman of unknown origin.
A complex light flashed in Zhang Xuan's deep eye sockets.
He was silent for a moment, then his dry lips moved and he uttered a word.
"allow."
This is both a warning to Zheng Qiuyu and a verification.
A gamble that uses the future of Danfeng's genius to verify a horrifying truth.
Soon, the array pattern on the ground in the center of the hall lit up.
A gorgeous alchemy furnace, completely red and carved with intricate cloud patterns, slowly rose from the ground.
As soon as the alchemy furnace appeared, a wave of hot air spread out in all directions, showing its extraordinary grade.
With a hint of morbid fanaticism and arrogance on his face, Wang Hao strode to the alchemy furnace.
He turned around and looked at Zheng Qiuyu provocatively.
"Open your eyes and see clearly what true alchemy is!"
Zheng Qiuyu didn't even glance at him.
Her gaze passed over the arrogant Wang Hao and fell on the gorgeous alchemy furnace.
She slowly shook her head.
"The Dan recipe is the first question."
Her voice was soft, but it made everyone in the hall's heart rise.
"But this furnace is the second problem."
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Zheng Qiuyu continued to add fuel to his nonsense in a calm tone of stating facts.
She replaced the knowledge of metal fatigue she learned in college physics class with a mysterious and profound outer shell of cultivation.
"This furnace has endured high temperatures and spiritual energy shocks for years, and its inner walls are already covered with 'spiritual energy cracks' that are invisible to the naked eye."
"I call it 'spiritual fatigue'."
“It’s reached its limit.”
"If I force it to work, I can use it to refine a powerful elixir like the 'Return to Heaven Pill'..."
She paused and gave her final verdict.
"It will definitely explode."
“Nonsense!”
Wang Hao was completely enraged.
Saying that there is something wrong with the recipe is an insult to Dan Feng's wisdom.
Saying that there is something wrong with the alchemy furnace is a naked insult to Danfeng's treasure!
Veins popped up on his face. He stopped talking nonsense, clasped his hands together, and a ball of blazing real fire poured into the furnace with a "boom".
A powerful energy wave instantly erupted from the furnace, and the cloud patterns on the furnace wall lit up one by one.
Wang Hao looked focused, chanting spells one after another and putting the prepared herbs into the furnace in order.
As the essence of the medicinal materials continued to be refined and fused, the energy in the furnace became more and more violent.
The furnace began to emit a slight hum.
The humming sound turned from low to sharp, and the furnace began to vibrate slightly, as if something horrible was about to be born inside.
Everyone's heart was in their throat.
Even the elders who had been sitting still subconsciously leaned forward and stared at the center of the hall.
The fragrance of the elixir is everywhere, and the elixir is about to take shape.
The energy fluctuations in the furnace reached its peak at this moment.
Wang Hao's face was already showing the joy of success, and his forehead was covered with sweat.
Just then.
Zheng Qiuyu's cold voice rang out.
Not big.
But it clearly drowned out the roar of the fire and rang in everyone's ears.
"three."
Wang Hao's movements froze.
"two."
Her voice, without any emotion, was like the knell of death.
Wang Hao's face turned pale in an instant. He felt the destructive power in the furnace that was about to get out of control. He wanted to stop, but it was too late.
"one."
The last word had just fallen.
"boom--!!!"
There was a deafening roar, like thunder from the blue sky, which made everyone's eardrums hurt.
The gorgeous crimson alchemy furnace exploded.
Countless fragments mixed with violent energy shock waves swept in all directions.
The protective magic circle of the hall was instantly activated, and a transparent light curtain barely blocked the devastating impact.
Even so, Wang Hao, who was closest to the scene, was still shaken and flew backwards, hitting a pillar in the distance like a broken sack and rolling to the ground.
His body was charred and his clothes were torn to pieces. He spat out a mouthful of blood in a miserable state and fainted.
The whole audience was dead silent.
The silence was so dead that you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone looked at Zheng Qiuyu as if he were a monster, with only pure shock in their eyes.
prophecy.
Predictions accurate to the second.
This is beyond the scope of Daniel and is close to a miracle.
“Snap.”
An elder accidentally crushed the armrest of a chair.
Henry Zhang suddenly stood up from his seat.
His skinny body trembled violently due to excessive excitement.
His eyes widened as he stared at the pile of furnace fragments that had been blown into scrap metal on the ground, then he suddenly turned to Zheng Qiuyu.
In those eyes, horror, fanaticism, disbelief, all kinds of emotions intertwined into a complex web.
His lips trembled, and he almost used up all his strength to squeeze out the question that was lingering in everyone's mind but no one dared to ask, word by word, from the depths of his throat.
"Who...are you?"
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