Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 238 Forging Furnace
"Everyone wake up!"

The child's innocent voice echoed in the room, sweet and childish, but sounded very angry.

Ren Shuangfei remained unconscious.

The red spider initially twitched a few times, but gradually its body began to shrivel up.

Meng Xiaopo initially thought there was another true body beneath the red spider's body, but gradually, she stared in astonishment.

The red spider seemed to become very light, steamed by the heat, and gradually floated to the surface.

Beneath it, a few drops of blood were slowly dripping out, condensing into droplets, and gradually drying up.

Finally, with a crisp "clang," the blood dripped onto the ground, turning into five red pills.

The red spider had also lost its red color, its skin turning pale, resembling the corpses of Bai Yuze and Longxushui.

Granny Meng stepped forward, picked up a pill, and swallowed it.

She couldn't sense the red spider's superpowers, but she felt that her energy and physical strength had increased significantly, and she was no longer so afraid of the heat.

So she decided to collect the remaining pills and eat them all.

Just then, a light suddenly appeared inside the room.

A figure suddenly appeared and said calmly, "It's useless for you to eat it, why waste it?"

Meng Xiaopo was startled. Looking over, she saw a middle-aged man wearing a flowing robe, his long hair casually tied back, appearing very relaxed and at ease.

She immediately tried to control the other person with her mind, but to her surprise, it had no effect.

"Who are you? How did you get in?"

The middle-aged man did not answer.

But another person inside the room answered, "Liu Yuchuan, Chuanying came in."

Meng Xiaopo turned her head and saw that Gu Jingnian had broken free from the silk threads and stood up.

She had intended to control Gu Jingnian's body, but sensing the subtle hostility between Gu Jingnian and Liu Yuchuan, she decided to see if Gu Jingnian could escape from the room. So she did nothing and stepped aside, like an innocent child.

"meet again."

Liu Yuchuan picked up a red pill from the ground, casually greeted Gu Jingnian, and said, "You've brought me some good materials again."

He held the pill between two fingers, examining it in the light, and muttered, "Good quality, but unfortunately I don't have that kind of ability yet, so I'll keep it for now."

Gu Jingnian asked, "What are you doing here?"

“It’s very simple. After you left that day, I went back to where Womin lived. Now I am the master of this place, and this house is my alchemy furnace.”

"Where is Womin? You've refined him."

"Ha, what a load of rubbish, Womin." Liu Yuchuan chuckled and said leisurely, "You common folk, you just parrot what others say and don't think for yourselves, that's why you've been fooled for thousands of years."

Gu Jingnian asked, "Didn't you want to refine the Womin in order to achieve immortality?"

"What immortality? The Womin people moved to the Woye and were given the elixir of immortality by the Queen Mother of the West... You actually believe such stories?"

Liu Yuchuan picked up another pill and said slowly, "Let me tell you what happened. The reason why the Womin people live long lives is not because they eat the medicine bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West, but because they refine their own medicine. There is no such thing as a true elixir of immortality in the world. Only by constantly refining can one increase their lifespan by several or even decades each time. Behind all those wonderful stories you hear, there is nothing but this bloodshed."

After saying that, Liu Yuchuan picked up another red pill and exclaimed, "They are masters of alchemy. Otherwise, why do you think they keep that dog? They also built this furnace. It is indeed very useful."

Meng Xiaopo was taken aback, opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Gu Jingnian was not easily swayed by Liu Yuchuan's words. He had seen many such things before, and said, "So what? Even if the immortality of the Womin is refined, you can still achieve immortality by refining them."

Meng Xiaopo's spirits, which had just plummeted, lifted again. She considered that perhaps she could cooperate with Gu Jingnian to defeat Liu Yuchuan and jointly refine Womin.

However, Liu Yuchuan had already picked up the fourth pill, put it in his sleeve, and said, "Yes, it's a pity they've already left."

Gu Jingnian had hoped that Womin would come to his rescue, but this was the unexpected outcome. He asked, "Where did they go?"

Liu Yuchuan did not answer; his figure vanished in an instant, leaving only one sentence behind.

"When we meet again, you will surely have become beautiful elixirs by now."

Upon seeing Liu Yuchuan disappear, Gu Jingnian immediately lunged at Meng Xiaopo.

He must first free Yingyao from her restraints, and killing Meng Xiaopo is the quickest way to do that.

However, as soon as he took a step, his body froze in place.

Granny Meng turned around, raised her small hand towards Gu Jingnian's face, and shouted, "You don't know what's good for you!"

“You are strong, but you can’t get out.” Seeing that he couldn’t subdue Meng Xiaopo immediately, Gu Jingnian changed his plan and said, “If you want to get out, there is only one way: have Yingyao burn through this furnace.”

“Let’s cooperate,” said Meng Xiaopo, who also shared this idea.

“Alright,” Gu Jingnian said, “Release Yingyao.”

"How can I guarantee you won't abandon me after using me?" Gu Jingnian said, "We've known each other for a while now, and you know my character. You're more reliable than Ren Shuangfei."

"Yes, Uncle."

"Do you want to know where Gu Caiwei and her child are?" Meng Xiaopo asked sarcastically, her eyes darting around.

"you know?"

“Of course I know, that’s where I came from,” said Granny Meng. “If we cooperate, you can help me refine Liu Yuchuan after we get out of this furnace, and I will help you rescue them.”

"it is good."

Although it was just a single word, Gu Jingnian showed great sincerity.

He was determined to rescue Gu Caiwei and her daughter no matter what, and Meng Xiaopo's suggestion suited his wishes perfectly.

"it is good."

Meng Xiaopo was also decisive, and immediately untied Yingyao's restraints.

Yingyao couldn't wait to walk towards Gu Jingnian, but she hadn't felt control of her body for too long. Before she could finish calling him "Young Master," she fell to the ground.

He doesn't seem like a strong person who inspires great confidence.

Gu Jingnian helped her up and asked, "Can you break this furnace?"

"can."

Yingyao was determined and intended to do her best.

She unfurled her fiery wings, which condensed into a fiery blade, and slashed at the wall of the house.

All the wooden planks on the wall were instantly shattered, revealing the metal furnace wall behind them, but the furnace wall itself remained completely undamaged.

On the contrary, she herself was seriously injured and her injuries had not yet healed. After the full force of the attack, her face turned pale again, she took two steps back and fell to the ground.

After hesitating for a long time, Meng Xiaopo took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom, stepped forward, and poured it into Yingyao's mouth.

Everyone took turns drinking from the porcelain bottle, and now there wasn't much left. After pouring out three drops, it was completely empty.

"Feel it carefully, and direct the attack to your wound."

"it is good."

Yingyao sat down and began practicing her internal energy while cross-legged, just like Meng Xiaopo had done before.

She thought it would be difficult, but when she actually did it, she found it to be very simple. As soon as the medicine entered her stomach, a warm current surged up, and it was very obedient. She guided it to wherever it wanted, and it felt very comfortable when it reached the wound.

After doing this several times, she felt completely comfortable and wanted to stand up.

But Granny Meng said, "Continue, use up all the medicine's effects, or you'll shrink."

Yingyao circulated her internal energy for a while longer, feeling refreshed, before finally getting up to make her move.

This time it was different. The fire blade was more concentrated, drawing out a plume of black smoke on the furnace wall, but it still couldn't break through it.

Gu Jingnian then also made a move, imitating Ying Yao by using his fire blade to chop the same spot on the furnace wall.

Hu Jingnan also got up. Seeing this, she didn't say much. She took out a thin yellow flower from her hair and put it to her lips to play a tune. The melodious music quickly started, and Gu Jingnian and Yingyao's fire blades burned even more fiercely.

As the furnace grew hotter, more and more fine red particles appeared on Meng Xiaopo's face.

At this moment, Ren Shuangfei stood up and looked at everyone.

Before he could make a move, Meng Xiaopo was already watching him warily.

“Senior Meng, you’ve already broken your alliance with me and are cooperating with them. This is extremely disappointing,” Ren Shuangfei said.

“Survival is the most important thing,” said Meng Xiaopo. “We can work together first to break out of the furnace, and then we can talk about other things.”

Ren Shuangfei thought for a moment, and since there was no other way at the moment, he raised his hands and joined Gu Jingnian and Ying Yaolu in their queue.

With everyone working together, another half hour passed before they finally heard a soft sound on the furnace wall, and a crack appeared.

"It's done!"

Meng Xiaopo was overjoyed.

At this moment, each person in the furnace had condensed into droplets of red blood, and they didn't have much time left to break out of the furnace.

They had given it their all; Yingyao and Gu Jingnian were swaying precariously, as if they might collapse at any moment.

"Hang in there, and keep pushing."

However, at that moment, Ren Shuangfei suddenly sneered, turned around abruptly, and struck Gu Jingnian and Ying Yao with both palms.

(End of this chapter)