Fire Monster

Chapter 293 Join a group to keep warm
"Wait a minute!"

A loud shout was heard, and the old woman who was originally meditating with her eyes closed stood up. For some reason, the Qi-refining practitioners seemed to be a little afraid of her. Even Zhao Guanshan was quite curious. What did she want to do?

But the old woman glanced at everyone and walked towards Zhao Guanshan, but a magical scene happened immediately. She took the first step, and her appearance, which was originally in her seventies or eighties, suddenly became about sixty years old.

By the time she took the second step, she was already around forty or fifty years old.

When she took the third step, her age returned to around 30 years old.

Just when Zhao Guanshan thought that she would take the fourth step and become about 20 years old, she did not change, but just walked towards him, staring at Zhao Guanshan, "What you just refined was not the Fire Spirit Pill, Qin Wuming, when did you master the seventh-level fire dispelling magical power?"

When these words were spoken, no one was surprised, not even Zhao Guanshan. They were making a deal, one was willing to fight and the other was willing to be beaten, it was none of your business.

So he didn't say anything, just watched what the old woman wanted to do next. Earning spirit stones is not bad.

Unexpectedly, the old woman threw ten spirit stones at me and said, "Refine three for me. I will use the extra spirit stone to cut in line."

Good guy!
"Hey, Xu Ayue, you are so unreasonable!" Immediately, other Qi Refiners were dissatisfied.

"Shut up, everyone. I am in the mood today and would like to refine some Wood Spirit Pills. Now, I want to pre-order five Water Spirit Pills, five Earth Spirit Pills, and five Gold Spirit Pills. I would like to trouble you, fellow Taoists, to help me!"

The old woman's casual remark made all the Qi-refining practitioners present excited and even a few lone Qi-refining practitioners were alarmed.

The next moment, the group of Qi Refiners who had previously disliked each other and formed cliques suddenly became as friendly as a family.

Some people shouted that they wanted to refine three, and some shouted that they wanted to refine two. If you didn't know, you would think that they wanted to stock up and make a meal of cabbage, pork and vermicelli stew.

Anyway, the atmosphere was immediately right.

Even a few Qi Refiners who had previously complained about her smiled fawningly, as if they were just about to lick the old woman's feet.

In short, Zhao Guanshan was greatly shocked, but he still didn't quite understand, could a few Wood Spirit Pills have such a great effect?
However, considering that this old woman had just turned from eighty years old into thirty years old in an instant, this miraculous rejuvenation, and then thinking about Liu Yuwei, it seems understandable.

But Zhao Guanshan still smiled with a bit of curiosity and asked, "Why, I have been in seclusion for ten years, and Qingmu Qi Refiners in our Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace are already so scarce?"

He believed that he was not wrong in saying this. Ten years ago, there were at least twenty teams of Five Elements Qi-refining Masters in the Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace, which meant that there were at least twenty Qingmu Qi-refining Masters.

"Alas, Taoist friend Wuming, you really don't know about this. Do you know what happened in the Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace over the past ten years? The Qingmu Qi Refiners were descended by the evil god. Including the new first-round headmaster of our Taoist Palace, a total of 38 high-level Qingmu Qi Refiners were cursed and turned into big trees. So now there is a real shortage of Qingmu Qi Refiners."

"All told, there are less than ten Qingmu Qi Refiners above level five in our Dao Palace."

"Among these ten people, three are in seclusion, two are refusing to speak out, and of the remaining five, three are on the front lines, one is in the main hall of the Taoist Palace, and the remaining one is the one in front of us. Why do you think so many of us are gathered here? It's to protect her."

"Including this time we want to explore the cave fragments, in fact, we also want to find a solution. Alas, if we had known this, we should not have sealed the forbidden technique. Without the help of the five immortal statues, we would have chosen not to seek a breakthrough. Otherwise, as long as we want to continue practicing, we will easily fall into the trap if we are not careful."

"And under such circumstances, Daoist Wuming, you are able to comprehend the seventh-order fire dispelling magical power. You are really lucky!"

A Qi Refiner quickly explained it to Zhao Guanshan.

He was also horrified when he heard this, because the first person he thought of was Liu Yuwei. She must not fall into the trap.

Thinking of this, he looked at the old woman, "Friend Xu, may I ask, how did you avoid being cursed?"

"Simple. No practice, no breakthroughs, no comprehension. On weekdays, unless it is to restore the innate pure yang energy, I will never practice deeply. In addition, since seven years ago, I have put myself into a state of aging and dormancy. I absolutely cannot recover to my peak, otherwise, the Qingmu Curse will come to me."

"Of course, I would also like to thank all the fellow Taoists for their help and protection."

The old woman said with great emotion, and she clasped her fists to thank everyone around her, and everyone returned the greetings.

This is really a case of banding together for warmth.

Even though the mortal world has undergone rapid changes in the past ten years, who knows the bitterness that these high-level Qi-refining masters have gone through?

In fact, low-level Qi Refiners are not affected at all.

They seemed destined to be eliminated. They once thought that being a national master was too much of a sacrifice for themselves, but when their destiny really awakened, they realized that they could not even get in line.

Zhao Guanshan nodded, showing his understanding. He finally understood why Xu Ayue wanted to transform into an old woman. She must have been very depressed, so even her ordinary words were sharp. "If that's the case, why are there so few Lihuo Qi Refiners?"

Zhao Guanshan asked again.

As a result, just as he finished speaking, a cultivator who was hiding in the corner with his eyes closed spoke lazily, "Qin Wuming, Qin Wuming, you have been in seclusion for ten years, your eyesight is not working well anymore? I am just a Lihuo cultivator."

Zhao Guanshan was speechless. Damn, this guy just sat there, not practicing or entering a state of meditation, with his aura restrained. He would have to see a ghost to know that he is also a Lihuo Qi Refiner.

"Haha, Daoist Wuming, don't worry. At present, except for the Qingmu system, the other four systems are still normal. What we lack is not a Lihuo Qi Refiner like Daoist Sui, but a powerful Lihuo Qi Refiner. As you know, he can't even refine the Fire Spirit Pill."

"On the contrary, Fellow Daoist Wuming was able to comprehend the Fire Dispersing Divine Ability to the seventh level, which is very important. Although the Fire Dispersing Divine Ability cannot dissolve the Green Wood Curse, it can protect and ensure that Fellow Daoist Xu will not be disturbed by the Green Wood Curse when refining the Wood Spirit Pill."

"That's it, I understand."

Zhao Guanshan nodded, and said no more words or anything fancy, and directly started to dispel the seventh level.

The level of this magical power is still very high. Under normal circumstances, it will take at least ten days or half a month to successfully condense it.

But Zhao Guanshan had the blessing of the Lihuo Dao Talisman, secondly, he had a strong soul, and thirdly, he had the buff of the statue. Plus, he had even mastered the eighth-level dispel, so it was too easy for him.

In total, about half an hour later, a seventh-level dispelling rune was successfully condensed. He wanted to sprinkle a handful of spiritual ashes in it, but was stopped by Xu Ayue.

"Don't do those unnecessary things. If it was before the forbidden technique of the Conferred God, it would be good for you to do this, but it is meaningless now. Give it to me."

Xu Ayue directly took the seventh-level dispel, just like a person who was about to be frozen to death suddenly found a warm stove and returned to the warm bed. She felt relaxed. At this moment, her whole person changed invisibly, and she turned into a beauty in her twenties in a blink of an eye. Not only was she beautiful, but she was full of the breath of life. Her whole body was filled with the glory of the Virgin Mary. What a nanny!
She did not hesitate and immediately began to refine the Wood Spirit Pill. Zhao Guanshan understood after just one look. So that's how it was. The so-called Wood Spirit Pill actually absorbed the innate pure yang energy of the Green Wood System, transformed it into life essence, and finally gathered into a elixir.

The whole process is convenient and quick, and one pill can be refined in about three minutes.

By analogy, if Zhao Guanshan wanted to refine the Fire Spirit Pill, he would have to activate the innate pure yang energy in his body, condense the essence of the fire, and then make a pill.

Xu Ayue refined twenty Wood Spirit Pills in one breath, and the seventh-level Fire Dispersing Rune in her arms dimmed. At this time, a layer of green even appeared on her face.

"Friend Xu, that's enough, let's stop here!"

Tang Zhen suddenly spoke, very concerned.

Xu Ayue stopped immediately, casually condensed a special rune, and the moment she pressed it on her heart, she instantly aged from her twenties to eighty years old.

Only then did she visibly relax.

"This Qingmu curse is getting stronger and stronger. I'm very worried that sooner or later, the evil god who controls the Qingmu Taoist tradition will come. I won't be able to stay in the Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace for long."

Everyone felt heavy-hearted when they heard this.

Tang Zhen looked at Zhao Guanshan at this time and said, "Fellow Daoist Wuming, to be honest, what I said about the fragments of the cave heaven was a lie. In fact, the fifteen of us wanted to take a boat out to sea and escape from the Linjiangfu Taoist Palace. Now that you have shown your strength, we don't want to continue deceiving you. Can you leave with us?"

"What? Going out to sea on a boat!"

Zhao Guanshan was shocked.

"Everyone, have you considered the consequences? Without a ninth-level Qi Refiner in charge and a sixth-level Spirit Supply Tower, going out to sea is a dead end!"

"We know this, but staying in Linjiang Prefecture is a dead end. The Qingmu faction has been abolished, and what will happen next? No one knows who will be the next unlucky person tomorrow. You see, Linjiang Prefecture seems to have burst into life now, but it is all about flowers blooming and oil boiling. Now, of the five rotating masters of the Taoist Palace, one has turned into a big tree, two are in seclusion, and two are wholeheartedly competing for the position of National Master. Who cares about us, the mediocre Qi Refiners?"

"Today, the mortal Demon Suppression Department's defense line could not withstand the massive attack of the evil demons, so they only thought of us. After we took action to stabilize the situation, they threw us aside again. There was no benefit or reputation. What do we want?"

"I just hate it. When the Zhao family was expelled, we all just stood by and watched, thinking it had nothing to do with us. Now the retribution has come, haha!"

"So, Taoist Wuming, do you still have any hope for this Linjiangfu Dao Palace? How much destiny merit do you think you can accumulate when the destiny awakens?"

"How many imperial masters can be supported and appointed with this small destiny?"

"If we advance, we will die. If we retreat, we will die like mud. So we might as well take a risk. As long as we can find the legendary Floating Cloud Taoist Palace, we can regain our Taoist tradition and start practicing!"

(End of this chapter)