A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 324 Heart-killing
Inside a huge cave with red stone walls.

The hot magma gushed out and gathered in the stone pit under the huge furnace...

The alchemy furnace was black in color, more than ten feet high, and had two gourd-shaped layers. There was a complex sliding spring inlaid at the connection between the two layers.

Here, the hot magma has burned the bottom of the furnace red.

Duan Rong and Yin Cong climbed up two wooden ladders and stood guard at the two medicine-adding ports on the second floor of the alchemy furnace.

Pan Yong, Chen Hu and Tang Zhu surrounded the three drug-adding ports on the first floor.

Shang Xiangyu stood beside the alchemy furnace, staring at the furnace with a serious look through a circle of transparent water jade the size of a human head inlaid on the belly of the alchemy furnace...

The alchemy furnace was ablaze with red light, which shone through the water jade and hit Shang Xiangyu's face, as if it was covered with a layer of blood.

Shang Xiangyu's eyes suddenly moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Number one medicine mouth. Earth Emperor Essence!"

Upon hearing this, Pan Yong immediately picked up a white porcelain bottle, opened the stopper, and then used his right hand wearing an animal leather glove to open the hot black iron lid of the medicine adding port of the alchemy furnace and poured the liquid in the white porcelain bottle into it.

After adding the medicine, Pan Yong immediately closed the lid of the medicine adding port.

At this moment, the red light on Shang Xiangyu's face, who was standing in front of Shui Yu, suddenly dissipated a lot.

Through the circle of water jade, one can see white mist filling the alchemy furnace.

After Shang Xiangyu waited for the white mist to spread for a while, he said, "For the medicine-adding port No. 4, Tianxin Flower! For the medicine-adding port No. 5, Xuejian Grass!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhu and Chen Hu each picked out a bundle of herbs from the pile of herbs behind them and handed them to Duan Rong and Yin Cong who were standing on the ladder.

Pan Yong didn't care about Chen Hu, but when Tang Zhu picked out the herbs, Pan Yong obviously took a look, because he was afraid that Tang Zhu had picked the wrong one.

The bundle of snow primrose in Duan Rong's hand was snow-white all over, but the roots were black, making it very easy to identify. It was impossible for Tang Zhu to pick the wrong one.

Duan Rong opened the hot lid with his hands wearing animal leather gloves and threw the bundle of herbs into the furnace.

Following Shang Xiangyu's command, the five of them guarded the five medicine adding ports and added medicine each.

Duan Rong soon discovered that he and Yin Cong, who were guarding the two medicine-adding ports on the second floor of the alchemy furnace, generally added unprocessed herbs.

Pan Yong, Chen Hu and Tang Zhu were guarding the three drug-adding ports on the first floor, and most of the drugs they added were from processed bottles and jars.

Although the temperature of the furnace had been rising as time went by, the herbs that Duan Rong added from the medicine adding port were instantly ignited, evaporated by the hot air, floated on the upper layer of the furnace, and slowly turned into ash, rolling with the circulation of the hot air...

After a stick of incense had passed, there were only a few medicines left that were densely packed around the alchemy furnace.

Shang Xiangyu stood beside the alchemy furnace, his eyes looking through the water jade, staring closely into the furnace.

I saw a thin layer of medicine juice tumbling at the bottom of the furnace, emitting layers of faint strange fluorescence...

As the color of the fluorescent light suddenly changed, Shang Xiangyu shouted, "Number one drug addition port! Jade Dragon Saliva!"

Pan Yong picked up a brown porcelain bottle and poured the medicine inside into the furnace.

With the addition of Jade Dragon Saliva, the color of the medicine juice in the alchemy furnace changed again.

Shang Xiangyu's expression eased slightly, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, straightened his waist, looked at Pan Yong, and said, "Go and crush the black blood fruit."

Pan Yong immediately walked to a place not far behind him and took out a fruit with a dim red glow from a large stone pot.

Pan Yong put the black blood fruit into a medicine bowl, picked up a stone pestle, and slowly crushed the black blood fruit.

Pan Yong had just finished grinding and stood up.

Shang Xiangyu asked, "Are you done?"

"All right."

Shang Xiangyu came to Shuiyu, stared at the medicine juice at the bottom of the furnace, and suddenly said, "Add it in!"

Pan Yong held the medicine bowl and used a small wooden spoon to add the mashed berries into the alchemy furnace.

As the black blood fruit was added, the medicinal juice at the bottom of the furnace immediately began to roll violently, and strands of light-like things visible to the naked eye rose from the bottom of the furnace...

The moment the light rose, Shang Xiangyu's face suddenly lit up with joy. It was the medicinal power of the black blood fruit that was being squeezed out!

When the light filaments filled the furnace, Shang Xiangyu said sternly: "Add all the remaining medicine in!"

Chen Hu and Tang Zhu first handed the remaining bundles of herbs behind them to Duan Rong and Yin Cong on the ladder, and then picked up the remaining bottles of medicine at their feet and prepared to add them into the alchemy furnace.

At this moment, the alchemy furnace suddenly began to tremble.

At first it was a slight tremor, then it became violent and rapid, like sifting chaff...

"What is this?!" Shang Xiangyu was full of shock, and his hair felt like it was electrified and numb.

"boom!"

At this moment, there was a loud noise, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting.

The alchemy furnace fell over, and the upper and lower layers collapsed!

The violent vitality of heaven and earth surged in an instant, and the few people surrounding the alchemy furnace were blown away like fallen leaves.

The furnace actually exploded!
At the moment the furnace exploded, Duan Rong felt a violent breath hitting him and sweeping him out.

In just a moment, blood began to flow from his mouth and nose.

Duan Rong wanted to move in the air, but he found that the Qi in his Dantian was thrown into chaos by the violent aura that suddenly hit him, and it was impossible to circulate at all...

Duan Rong was like a falling leaf, letting his body fly backwards...

The lower layer of the alchemy furnace collapsed, but the upper layer was directly blown away.

Chen Hu was in mid-air and saw a huge black shadow flying towards him. It was the second-level alchemy furnace that was blown away.

Chen Hu's face was grim. He was about to move his body to dodge, but he found that the true energy in his Dantian was in chaos and wandering around in a disorderly manner.

Chen Hu was suddenly shocked. His true energy was in disorder at this moment. If he was hit by the collapsing alchemy furnace, he would be either dead or injured.

Chen Hu suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure in the air not far to his side. It was Tang Zhu in plain clothes.

Tang Zhu was beautiful, and Chen Hu had always been interested in her, and they would exchange glances from time to time.

But at this moment, Chen Hu did not hesitate at all. He reached to his waist with his right hand and pulled out the nine-section steel whip wrapped around his waist.

In mid-air, Chen Hu's whip flashed and the tip of the whip wrapped around Tang Zhu's waist not far away.

Tang Zhu was in mid-air when she saw Chen Hu suddenly entangle her waist. She thought Chen Hu was trying to save her.

She turned her head and gave Chen Hu a sweet smile. The next moment, Chen Hu suddenly swung his hand and wrapped Tang Zhu with the nine-section whip and threw her towards the alchemy furnace that was falling towards him.

Tang Zhu's charming smile was still frozen on her face, but she had already realized that she was bumping into a huge dark shadow of an alchemy furnace. It happened so quickly that she had no time to react at all, and with a puff, her face was already pressed against the edge of the furnace wall.

There was a sizzling sound, and half of her face was burned on the scalding furnace, with a wisp of white smoke coming out.

The moment the scream rang out, Chen Hu had already let go of the nine-section whip.

Tang Zhu hit the alchemy furnace from the side, knocking it somewhat away from him. At this time, with the force of a swing, Chen Hu and the alchemy furnace brushed against each other and fell to the ground in an instant.

With a loud bang, the huge furnace smashed Tang Zhu to the ground.

Tang Zhu's body below the waist had been smashed to pieces, and his flesh and blood were sizzling under the hot stove, emitting bursts of white smoke... Chen Hu watched expressionlessly, a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

Tang Zhu was not far from Chen Hu. She crawled towards Chen Hu, her lower limbs covered in blood...

Tang Zhu raised her head. Half of her face was rotten. Her eyeballs were drooping, pulling a few strands of flesh and blood. Her other eye was emitting a fierce and vicious light. "Chen Hu, why did you hurt me like this?..."

The voice was as shrill as that of a demon.

Chen Hu's face turned pale. He took two steps back and said with trembling lips, "You... don't come over..."

The place where the two men landed was already the edge of the stone wall. When Chen Hu stepped back, his back touched the stone wall. Tang Zhu had already crawled in front of him.

"Why... harm me?"

Tang Zhu's half-rotten face and shrill voice had already frightened Chen Hu out of his wits.

Tang Zhu's terrifying appearance was even scarier than a real evil ghost.

Just when Chen Hu was in a panic, Tang Zhu suddenly reached out and grabbed Chen Hu's foot.

The moment Tang Zhu grabbed his feet, Chen Hu's soul flew away and his face turned pale. He wanted to shake off Tang Zhu's hand, but suddenly he stumbled and fell.

Tang Zhu's hands were covered in rotten flesh and blood. He was holding an empty shoe, but he lay there motionless.

Chen Hu fell to the ground, his whole body limp with fear. He backed away for a distance, kicking his hands and feet wildly, looking at Tang Zhu lying there with horror...

Tang Zhu was already dead, but Chen Hu was still lying on the ground, not knowing whether to get up. He stared at Tang Zhu, afraid that she would move again...

At that moment, in a trance, he really felt that he was haunted by the evil spirits of hell...

Meanwhile, several others had already landed in a mess.

Only Shang Xiangyu was a warrior who had reached the great perfection of the Yuan Qi realm. He was not affected by the violent Yuan Qi of heaven and earth that raged all at once.

He was like a petrified being, standing in front of the overturned alchemy furnace, his eyes were ashen, and he muttered: "The furnace exploded?... How could this happen? Why did the furnace explode?..."

Pan Yong crawled up from the corner of the cave, covered in dust and dirt, and walked slowly behind Shang Xiangyu.

He glanced at Shang Xiangyu's lonely back and the overturned alchemy furnace not far away. The furnace was pitch black, and he could smell a strong burnt smell even when he was standing there.

Seeing Shang Xiangyu standing in front of the furnace for a long time, as if petrified, Pan Yong's eyes moved, and he walked forward slowly, saying, "Master Shang..."

As soon as Pan Yong spoke, Shang Xiangyu turned his head to look at him. His eyes were red and his face was distorted. He muttered almost crazily, "The medicinal power of the black blood fruit has been squeezed out, why did the furnace explode? Why?"

When Pan Yong saw Shang Xiangyu's expression, he was startled and was about to step back, but was suddenly grabbed by the neck by Shang Xiangyu.

Shang Xiangyu grabbed Pan Yong's neck and lifted his legs off the ground.

Shang Xiangyu's face was distorted, and he looked at Pan Yong with crazy eyes, saying, "It was you? You did it! Isn't it?"

Pan Yong waved his hands repeatedly, but Shang Xiangyu's hands were like iron hoops. He had difficulty breathing and could not speak.

The moment Duan Rong landed, he took a pill left by Shen Ping, then sat cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing.

At this time, Duan Rong noticed the movement here and suddenly opened his eyes. A solemn look flashed across his eyes, and he slowly walked to a large rock closest to the cave entrance. If Shang Xiangyu crushed Pan Yong to death, he would leave immediately.

Just at this moment, the madness in Shang Xiangyu's eyes slowly faded away, and he suddenly loosened his hand that was squeezing Pan Yong's neck.

Pan Yong's eyes were filled with fear, and he hid the dagger in his hand back into his sleeve. He was about to take action, but he really didn't have the courage to stab Shang Xiangyu, who had reached the great perfection of the Yuanqi realm, with the dagger in his hand.

Pan Yong's neck was bruised and purple. He gasped for air and said in a hoarse voice, "Master Shang, you personally instructed me in handling the herbs and refining the medicine. How could I have done anything wrong?"

"How dare I do anything?"

As Pan Yong spoke, he actually prostrated himself on the ground and burst into tears.

When Duan Rong saw Shang Xiangyu put Pan Yong down, he walked a few steps into the cave, sat cross-legged in the corner again, and began to regulate his breathing.

At this time, the violent energy of heaven and earth in the air had dissipated, and Duan Rong gathered and circulated the chaotic true energy in his dantian again.

Shang Xiangyu looked at Pan Yong who was crawling on the ground and sighed heavily. He glanced at the alchemy furnace that was tilted to its side with a dim and listless look in his eyes, and walked out of the cave without saying a word.

Pan Yong crawled for a long time, slowly raised his head, but found that Shang Xiangyu had left. He got up, wiped the tears from his face, and his expression instantly became gloomy.

At this time, Chen Hu finally came back to his senses from his fear. He pulled out his nine-section whip from a piece of rotten meat under the alchemy furnace. He shook it slightly and shook off the broken meat on it.

Then, he directly wrapped the nine-section whip around his waist.

At this time, Duan Rong finally finished regulating his breathing and stood up.

Pan Yong crawled away from the ground, and Yin Cong came up from behind and asked hesitantly, "Brother, what should we do?"

Pan Yong glared at Yin Cong and asked, "How should I know?"

After Pan Yong finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and walked out of the cave.

The moment Pan Yong left, Duan Rong also walked out slowly.

Yin Cong looked at Tang Zhu's rotten corpse, then at Chen Hu, who looked pale, and the overturned alchemy furnace. He also hurried out of the cave, caught up with Duan Rong's back, and said, "Duan Rong, wait for me."

Chen Hu stood there, glanced at the shoes in Tang Zhu's hand, but he didn't have the courage to put them back on. He spat on Tang Zhu's body with a fierce look in his eyes, and finally walked out of the cave.

Duan Rong and Yin Cong were walking on the dark mountain path. Yin Cong suddenly whispered, "Duan Rong, did you see that? Tang Zhu was killed by Chen Hu. This guy is really cruel."

Duan Rong said: "I didn't see it!"

In fact, Duan Rong saw it very clearly. He saw the direction more clearly than Yin Cong.

Yin Cong said: "But I saw..."

As Yin Cong was speaking, a figure suddenly emerged from the dense forest nearby and asked coldly, "What did you see?"

That was Chen Hu's voice.

In the darkness, Yin Cong's eyes were filled with fear, and he trembled as he said, "I... I didn't see anything..."

Chen Hu said hoarsely, "Junior Sister Tang, she died when she bumped into the alchemy furnace that exploded! Do you understand?"

As Chen Hu said this, he actually grabbed Yin Cong's collar. "Did you remember it?"

Yin Cong's lips trembled, and he said, "Brother, what are you going to do?"

In the darkness, Yin Cong saw Chen Hu's eyes emitting a ferocious light. He suddenly said, "Duan Rong, save me..."

Duan Rong sighed and suddenly asked, "Senior Brother Chen, have you had enough of this?"

Chen Hu let go of Yin Cong's clothes, stared at Duan Rong in the dark, and said, "I don't care what your background is. I'll give you a piece of advice. Mind your own business, and you'll live longer."

Duan Rong looked at the shadow in front of him expressionlessly and said coldly, "Brother Chen, do you really think that anyone would care about the death of Sister Tang? I think you are just making trouble for yourself."

Just now, several people saw Tang Zhu die, but they all walked out of the cave without asking any questions. This already explains the problem.

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he stepped on the rocks and jumped down to the edge of the cliff. Yin Cong immediately followed him.

In the darkness, Chen Hu watched Duan Rong's shadow disappear, and a muscle somewhere on the right side of his face kept twitching.

Duan Rong's words were really heartbreaking.

(End of this chapter)