From the end of the world

Chapter 305: Divine Elixir
Seeing that I was hinting at something, the water master Xuanwu said without hesitation: "You are talking about the token I gave to the Zhu family in the past. A token corresponds to a promise, which allows me to refine a magic medicine... Of course I can't forget it.

"Zhu Ba has already told me everything. You have a little girl who is the same as me and Ming Zhuo. She is burned by the flames of the Great Impermanence. It's like she is cursed and her soul cannot be restored to its original state.

"You can rest assured that I will not break my promise just to fight you. I will definitely give you the elixir that should be delivered. Even if you die at my hands, I will definitely send it to the Zhu family mansion afterwards.

"But you must be mentally prepared. After all, it is the flame of the Great Impermanence. No matter how excellent my skills in refining pills are, I cannot completely cure it. But I can guarantee that I can cure it to the point where it is as close to recovery as possible."

He acted very confident, which put my mind at ease, but then my doubts started to arise again.

"I feel relieved that you haven't forgotten about this matter. However, doctors always pay attention to observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation when treating patients. You haven't even seen the 'patient'. Can you really prescribe the right medicine?" I asked.

"That's okay. My Shen Gui Ling Dan can restrain all injuries caused by fire, whether it's physical burns or soul burns... and when it comes to curing the fire of the Great Impermanence, I only have this one elixir. If even this can't cure it, then I can't come up with any other elixir that might be effective." He said, "Although I don't have a finished product on hand now, if you're worried, then I can refine it for you right now.

"Don't worry, it won't take you too long. If I have the intention, I can refine it in no time and show it to you. But you must be aware that the shelf life of this pill is quite short, and it must be taken within an hour after I refine it..."

As he spoke, he actually raised his right hand, and very obvious fluctuations of magical power emanated from his body.

I could vaguely sense his soul. Although he stood before me in human form, his soul was like a giant whale swimming in the abyss.

The giant whale looks majestic at first glance, but if you look closely, you will find that it is covered with scars and bleeding wounds from being severely burned by the flames. Flames are still emitting from the wounds from time to time, as if an underwater volcano has grown on the giant whale's body.

The fluctuations of his magic power gave me a gloomy and damp impression. This was in line with his law of heaven and earth, and also in line with the nickname he gave himself. Xuanwu is the mythical beast representing water among the four symbols. I even felt a sense of crisis as if I had encountered a natural enemy, as if his power could form a strong restraint on me.

If I am really the descendant of Liang Yi, then the attribute of my power seed is undoubtedly "fire", and his is "water".

No matter how much talent he had in the past, it would eventually be covered by this "water". On this basis, his famous alchemy skills were a bit strange. Why did he still have a talent for alchemy?
It seems that what he said about cracking some of the mechanisms of the Shan Liangyi ritual was not false. This behavior of breaking free from restrictions may also be evidence of cracking the mechanism.

It's just that I'm more concerned about something else now.

"Wait, wait a minute..." I stopped him, "Don't refine the pill for me yet, we can talk about this later."

Especially since the pill would become invalid one hour after being refined, he couldn't possibly refine it now.

"Oh? Why is this?" He stopped his actions in confusion.

"There are some personal reasons. Compared to this... can your elixir really heal the burns caused by Xuanming's fire?" I doubted, "I see that you seem to be seriously injured as well. That was the injury caused by the failed assassination attempt on Xuanming in the past, right?

"Since your so-called Shengui Lingdan is so powerful, and you can refine it at will without worrying about the materials and procedures, why don't you cure yourself?"

"It's very simple. The material of Shengui Lingdan is my own soul that I cut off. If I use it on myself, it will be like robbing Peter to pay Paul. It won't make my injury better. But it won't be the same if I use it on others." He said calmly, "You have already seen that the attribute of my soul is water, which naturally restrains fire. Otherwise, I would not be able to escape from Xuan Ming's hands. So you don't have to worry about the efficacy of the medicine. I guarantee it will be very effective."

Hearing this, I also remembered that Ma had mentioned before that the body tissue of the great demon "Xuanwu" that appeared in the doomsday era seemed to be able to be used to heal the wounds left by the flames of the great demon of disaster...

The water master Xuanwu in front of him had not yet reached the realm of great impermanence, and was naturally not on the same level as the great demon Xuanwu. The latter might only need to sacrifice some body tissue to do something, but he had to sacrifice part of his soul as a price.

"…Is your attribute related to the fact that you specifically target the descendants of the Yin and Yang with fire attributes as your prey?" I had an association.

"Just so you can die with a clear conscience, I'll tell you, you're right. Two yin and yang gave birth to four symbols, and there were four descendants of two yin and yang who were killed by Shan Liangyi. Just as there must be a 'water' like me among them, there must also be a 'fire'. And according to the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint, I must start by consuming the power seed of the fire attribute."

He answered straightforwardly at first, and then said: "You really don't want me to refine the elixir for you right now? Although I don't know what you are avoiding, you can also deliberately let me refine the elixir first. I am going to kill you next, you can take this opportunity to weaken my soul." "No need, I just want to fight with you in perfect condition - although I want to say this, but you are already so injured... So, are you serious?" I felt regretful from the bottom of my heart, "If you continue to cut and refine your soul, let alone whether you can kill me, even fighting me will become very difficult."

"Promises are the most important. I hate people who can't keep their promises." He said seriously, "Besides, even if I'm injured, it won't affect my combat effectiveness. If you think I'll become weak if I'm seriously injured, you'd better not think so."

"Really? Then I feel relieved." I listened seriously.

"Then we can talk about the delivery of the Shengui Lingdan later. After I kill you, I will naturally hand over the elixir..."

He didn't finish his sentence, so I continued: "And what if I kill you?"

"Although that is impossible, if it really happens, I will find a way to deliver the pill to you." He said coldly.

"Okay." I nodded. "We have said almost everything that needs to be said. Shall we begin now?"

I can't wait.

He shook his head: "No... What are you thinking about? This is inside the town. I don't intend to fight with you here, as that would involve many innocent people. Besides, Gua Tianshi will not let us cause trouble here.

"If you want to fight, let's go to Yueyin Mountain. There won't be anyone there right now, and the area is open. I'm sure with your level of fire control, you won't accidentally cause a forest fire. I also happen to have some things to do there, so I need to make some preparations there first."

Wildfire... When I heard this word, a light bulb went off in my head. So that's why... No wonder Gua Tianshi appeared in the form of a strange bird before.

Since the topic has developed to this point, I also asked another question: "You came to Yueyin Mountain City for other reasons besides contacting me. Are you here for Yinyue?"

The water master Xuanwu said simply and concisely: "I owe Ying Lingyun a favor, and I need to help him capture Yin Yue's body and bring it to him."

"Silver Moon should be in the deepest part of the fog. How do you plan to find her?" I asked, "Is the preparation you mentioned related to this matter?"

"If it's something about the two yin and yang of the mountain, then it's fine. I don't need to answer even that part of the question. You already know enough, and even if you die in my hands, you won't be a fool. You should be content." He said bluntly, "I'll wait for you at Yueyin Mountain tonight. If you still want the elixir, come find me yourself.

"You can also choose to hide in the crowd like a coward. In that case, I will not be able to attack you temporarily, but don't think that you can hide forever.

"Your life is mine."

After leaving these cruel words, his body disintegrated on the spot and turned into a pool of clear water that splashed onto the ground.

He left.

There was no one else watching in the sightseeing garden, and this incredible scene was not witnessed by anyone outside. I observed the water stains on the ground and found that it was just ordinary water. Could it be that the water master Xuanwu can also transform into an element? It seems not. According to the knowledge that Zhu Shi had told me before, some spells can barely simulate the effect of elementalization to a certain extent, but it will be accompanied by conditions and costs. Maybe the water master Xuanwu did something similar.

He kept saying he was going to kill me, but he left first. But maybe the problem was on my side. The original plan of the navy Xuanwu was probably to sort out other things first, and then come to provoke a fight. He didn't expect to be caught by me, maybe his pace was a little disrupted.

Then I activated the fire teleportation and transferred myself back to the inn. I explained to Ma Zao what had just happened and what I was going to do next.

Soon I will have to fight a life-and-death battle with the navy Xuanwu, so naturally I can only let Ma Zao stay in Yueyin Mountain City. Although she regretted that she could not help, she could only stay in the hotel obediently.

(End of this chapter)