Chapter 106, Down the Mountain
According to the rules, disciples other than the Enlightenment Heavenly Dao are not allowed to participate in the trial of the "Red Dust Examination", but with Cheng Yinzi, one of the first seats of the Seven Halls, as a guarantee, this matter is not too difficult to do... In particular, this matter was originally in line with the intention of self-cultivation from the beginning, so even the head of the Law Enforcement Hall and others did not make it difficult, but simply asked and let them go. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In this process, no one even summoned Yan Guming, but only symbolically sent a few young disciples to confirm some rules and times to him, and the matter of Hongchen's examination and refining was considered to have been decided, but the more such a rash arrangement, the more it hinted at the difficulty of this trial...
According to the practice of the previous trials, there will be no more than five disciples who participate in the Hongchen examination every year, and the master will generally divide them into two groups, and then issue tasks separately after going down the mountain, as for the content of the task, most of them are the goals of suppressing bandits and eliminating demons, but according to the actual situation, it will not be so simple, and most of the elders who are responsible for supervising the task will not intervene - only when it is judged that there is a life and death crisis or the subject's behavior violates morality, will he take the initiative to appear.
It is conceivable that under this rule, the elders, who are the examiners of the trial, have considerable power, and it can even be said that the life and death of the candidates who participate in the trials are completely controlled by the examiners... Yan Guming had no intention of putting his life in the hands of others, nor did he have the intention of letting his self-cultivation design frame Zhou Muqing, so he still needed to make some preparations before he officially set off.
In terms of equipment, if there is only one Xiaoyao fan, it will be too shabby, fortunately, the silver wire gloves that he got from Li Si have always been by his side, in order to deal with the greater dangers that may be encountered, Yan Guming had to take matters into his own hands and give this pair of gloves a manual magic change... For him, whose forging skills had reached the level of the Grandmaster, this was not a difficult task, so after dealing with this aspect of the matter, Yan Shaoxia set his sights on other preparations.
- Since it is destined to do something with people, and it is even possible to encounter a death crisis, then the elixir that can deal with various situations is naturally indispensable, in this regard, although the grass house was destroyed by fire, it is obviously impossible for the elixir hall to lack the elixir furnace and medicinal materials, after borrowing some necessary items from Cheng Yinzi, Yan Guming finally officially began to open the furnace to refine the medicine.
Just like seven years ago, the skillful young man put one medicinal herb after another into the Ding furnace, while Du Xuanxuan, who was waiting on the side, was responsible for the various processing of the medicinal materials prepared in advance, and finally handed them over to Yan Guming in the form of semi-finished products, continuing the process of refining the medicine and improving the efficiency of dispensing the elixir.
Only this time, Du Xuanxuan, who was lively by nature, lost his old smile, and he was by Yan Guming's side while trying his best to process the medicinal materials and send them to Yan Shaoxia's hands, but at the same time, he always had a worried look...
"Alright, that's the last one."
Extinguishing the furnace fire, Yan Guming pushed with one hand, and sent out the pill in the furnace with his gentle energy, the orange-red round appearance was like gold and jade, and it was obviously not ordinary... It stands to reason that it would be impossible to refine a medicinal pill of the level of the "Nine Turns Soul Rejuvenation Pill" if only ordinary quality Seven Leaf Lotus was combined with some ordinary medicinal materials, but to the extent that Yan Guming was enough to turn decay into magic, this little thing was really not a problem.
"Thanks to Xuanxuan's help today, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to do it alone."
"Cousin..."
"What's wrong?"
"Cousin, do you really want to go down the mountain to take the Hongchen test?"
After hesitating again and again, Du Xuanxuan finally asked this question, as Cheng Yinzi's granddaughter, it was obviously not surprising that she could know these things... Du Xuanxuan is innocent, but she is not stupid, even if Cheng Yinzi has never said it explicitly, there has been such a thing as burning the grass house before, this time the danger of the Hongchen test is so visible, since she came to Wuzhen Heavenly Dao, Xuanxuan can be regarded as the person who cares most about Yan Guming's safety, at this moment Yan Shaoxia wants to enter the tiger's den, how can she not be in a hurry?
However, looking at the girl with a panicked expression, Yan Guming just kept a warm smile and didn't say a word.
"Cousin! Do you know that even on weekdays, there are often serious injuries to disciples of the Enlightened Heavenly Dao in the annual Hongchen Exam? What's more, this Hongchen test is presided over by the two heads of the Law Enforcement Hall and the Dao Palace, and you are so reckless to participate in entering, in case, if there is a case..."
"Ha~ Isn't there still this life-saving elixir that can be used for my brother at that time?"
"Cousin!"
"Okay, okay, Xuanxuan said it, I understand it for my brother, and I know that you are for my good, but I also have a reason why I have to go for my brother."
"Then cousin, let's talk about it, why do you have to go!?"
"Well... Heavenly secrets must not be revealed. ”
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It's not that Yan Guming is unwilling to be open and honest with Du Xuanxuan, it's just that this matter may even involve a comprehensive infighting between self-cultivation and heavenly cultivation, and it is really harmful to tell such a little girl at this moment.
What's more, since Yan Shaoxia has decided to enter the game, he will naturally not completely let the situation move forward along the direction of self-cultivation, and there will be no contradictions and conflicts at that time, Zhou Muqing, as the center of the whirlpool, is destined to be unable to withdraw, but from this point of view, there is no need to involve Du Xuanxuan in such a dangerous situation.
"Cousin promised you that when the business here is done, I'll take you to Xiaoyao Valley for a walk, okay?"
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"The two senior sisters haven't seen Xuanxuan for many years, and they will definitely be happy when you go."
"Cousin..."
Du Xuanxuan wanted to say something, but Yan Guming shook her head and interrupted the little girl's speech.
"Okay, it's not too early, I still have some things to do for my brother, that's all for today, let's talk about anything when I come back."
Dividing the pill he had just refined into two parts, Yan Guming dusted off his sleeves to get rid of the strong smell of medicine, and then left the pill room.
According to the news he got from Cheng Yinzi, the Hongchen test will start before noon tomorrow, and before it is dark, Yan Guming turned out of the elixir hall, and then went to the back mountain to clear the cliff... Earlier, he had already asked someone to bring a message, hoping to meet Zhou Muqing again before the Hongchen exam began, which was also Yan Shaoxia's final arrangement before going down the mountain.