Chapter 24: Night Attack
Jade Pendant Space
Standing upright and slowly standing next to a pale golden medicine pod that was half a zhang long, with the slight movement of Ling Lao's fingers, a cluster of dark blue flames suddenly appeared in his hand.
The palm of his hand sank slightly, releasing the flame from the fire mouth of the Ding Furnace, and when it passed through its fire port and entered the inside of the Ding Furnace, the original dark blue flame instantly became more vigorous and ferocious
His eyes narrowed slightly, and the elder Ling threw all the medicinal herbs in his hand into the Ding Furnace in order and after waiting for a certain amount of time, and these medicinal materials that had just fallen into the Ding Furnace only lasted for a moment in this flame before instantly turning into a puddle of yellow liquid
As the dark blue flame continued to burn, the yellow liquid continued to boil in the ding, making a "gurgling" sound
This step of purifying medicinal materials is an extremely important step in refining medicine, if the flame is too strong, the medicinal properties of the medicinal materials will disappear if you are not careful, and if the flame is too weak, you will not be able to completely remove the impurities...... Therefore, the efficacy of the elixir refined at different times and temperatures is also very different
However, purifying medicinal materials was a breeze for Ling Lao. I saw that his hands moved slightly, and the liquid in the medicine pod was concentrated by about half, and in less than a moment, this more important step was completed in a blink of an eye
With a snap of his fingers, Ling Lao's right hand instantly held a small jade bottle and waved it in the air, and the liquid in the medicine pod was as if he had heard an order, and not a drop was left into it
Taking advantage of the gap time, he glanced faintly at Xu Yichen, who was standing aside watching his own refining, and when he found that the latter's face was full of astonishment at the moment, Ling Lao's originally somewhat pale face suddenly appeared with a smug smile.
"It's done, the synergistic potion has been prepared," Ling Lao said, waving the jade bottle in his hand to Xu Yichen
"Is this the process of alchemy?
"Actually, it's not difficult at all, the most important thing is to master the right temperature and time, which I will teach you slowly in the future"
"Uh-huh, Elder Ling, do you want me to come back in such a hurry just to refine this with peace of mind?
After hearing Xu Yichen's question, Ling Lao's face changed slightly, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching a few times, and he replied in a low voice: "That mysterious creature is very likely to be a killing weapon created by the demon, so from now on I will hide my strength outside and will not help you, once I make a move, it will immediately feel this familiar aura and chase you in a rage, for the sake of your safety, I have to do this."
"So that demon has really woken up? Elder Ling, can you defeat him with your current strength?"
"If I used to be by your mother's side, the victory or defeat would be about fifty-five, but now by your side, it is almost impossible to win, your trick is too good at the moment, and I can only use the trick you have learned to control your body. If you want to defeat him, you can't help but learn a lot of high-level magic tricks and a set of ancient divine weapons after a year," Ling Lao sighed and said slowly
"Don't worry about these for now, I will tell you slowly, the most important thing now is to destroy the mysterious creatures in the scourge city first, this bottle of synergistic potion is for you, it can instantly increase your cultivation strength by a large margin, but the effect of the medicine varies depending on the user's current cultivation level. Remember, the effect time of the medicine is only ten minutes! If the effect time of the medicine is over, you must retreat immediately!" Seeing that Xu Yichen's mouth was open and he wanted to say something, Ling Lao spoke first
"Do you mean you want me to defeat it?" Xu Yichen muttered as he held the small white jade bottle
"Well, this will be a good experience, only the number of actual battles can greatly improve your reflexes and body coordination combat ability, as well as slowly find the best match in the process of fighting...... It's almost dusk now, so I'm going to start my cruise next night to see if I can find it, and remember to wear a robe to cover my body and face so that others don't recognize it."
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The night sky is quiet and deep, except for the gentle breeze blowing, the lively street during the day is silent at the moment, and the houses on both sides of the street have turned off their lights early
Walking through the deserted streets, I constantly looked around and looked around, and many shops were closed early. Occasionally glancing back from time to time, Xu Yichen was concerned about whether someone suddenly appeared behind his body and wanted to sneak attack him
"It's only past nine o'clock in the evening, and everyone is going home."
Thinking that there are still many people playing on the street at this time, Xu Yichen couldn't help but mutter
Not far away, there was the sound of the Lin family's night patrol team coming and the bright light from the portable lamp, Xu Yichen hurriedly hid behind the thick trunk of a big tree and hid himself without making any sound
"Give me a twelve-point cheer, we must not let the tragedy of the day happen on our territory again, otherwise we will all be dismissed, do you understand!"
"Understood!"
After waiting patiently for a while, hearing the footsteps and voices of the Lin family's patrol getting farther and farther away from him, Xu Yichen poked his head out and walked towards the opposite path from them
The alley that I came to during the day happened to be in the Lin family's market, and presumably the Lin family has begun to pay attention to it now, increasing the number of guards patrolling at night
A gust of cold wind suddenly blew in his face, and Xu Yichen's body trembled, not knowing if it was because the black robe he was wearing was too thin or because of the inexplicable fear of this mysterious monster in his heart
In fact, most people are like this, and they will have a sense of security and familiarity with the things they know to confirm the security they need. And there is always a sense of uncertainty about the unknown, and the fear that their existence will threaten their lives
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"Squeak...... Chirping...... Squeak"
The scream came from near the pond in front of him, and Xu Yichen's tiredness that had been patrolling for more than two hours suddenly disappeared. Nervously swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he hesitated for a moment before taking a step and walking cautiously towards the edge of the pond
His hands were clenched, and when he was about to approach the pond, the pale red ability in Xu Yichen's body immediately covered his two fists to protect his safety
Pushing aside the branches that were blocking his advance, Xu Yichen walked in gently, only to see a huge black figure disappear into the grass in an instant
"Whew~ It turned out to be a big mouse, I thought it was a monster's scream" He breathed a long sigh of relief, and the ability in his hands began to slowly dissipate, Xu Yichen wiped the cold sweat on his face because of excessive nervousness and said
As soon as he finished saying this, Xu Yichen felt that something was wrong, and the ground under his feet began to tremble inexplicably for some reason, and the water flow of the pond slowly rippled with this trembling
Earthquakes? How could it be? There has never been an earthquake here...... Footsteps?...... That's right, it seems to be the sound of footsteps!
His neck felt a burst of hot air coming out of his back, and the sound of rapid breathing reached his ears
With a panicked expression, he quickly turned around and looked up, Xu Yichen's blood pressure rose instantly, the blood vessels in his brain seemed to be about to burst open, and almost every part of his body was trembling violently, and his soul was almost frightened out
Straightened his tall body, his two eyes emitted a faint green light and stared at Xu Yichen fiercely, the silver-gray hair on his whole body fluttered backwards in the cold wind, there was a faint trace of blood on the sharp claw nails, the slender tail stood upright like a pole, and he took a huge step forward with the soles of his feet, and the heavy footsteps made the loose soil of the ground under Xu Yichen's feet fly again
"Howl~"
The deafening beast cry made Xu Yichen's body shudder uncontrollably
As if he was satisfied with Xu Yichen's appearance, the monster laughed and raised its claws and waved at him......