Killing God

"This..." Shen Shi only felt that his throat was a little dry, and turned his head to look at Zhong Qinglu, only to see that the black ash stained on her originally fair face seemed to be very similar to those scattered on the ground, and his heart became more and more guilty. , whispered authentically, "You... Could it be that something went wrong when you were refining alchemy?"

Zhong Qinglu stared at him, sneered, and said: "Thanks to you, I ran to call the door when the most important fire was in full swing and I was about to open the furnace to take the pills. With a shake of my hand, the pills were destroyed, not to mention the pill furnace was smashed." Cracked.."

"Ah..." This situation looked three points worse than Shen Shi's worst scenario. Trembling faintly, obviously extremely angry.

Under the panic, Shen Shi only felt that his mind was a little bit overwhelmed, so he could only stammer: "I, I didn't do it on purpose, I'm sorry."

"Excuse me?" Zhong Qinglu's voice suddenly rose, and it seemed a little sharp in this silent night. She stared at Shen Shi, only to hear her say bitterly, "Just say sorry? Do you know How long have I guarded this batch of pills, and I dare not leave for two whole hours! Do you know how many kinds of spirit herbs are needed to refine Qi Yang pills? Do you know how many spirit crystals are gone? That pill The furnace is broken, do you know how many spiritual crystals it takes, it took me three years of savings to buy it, do you know!"

A bunch of stern questions, like overwhelming mountains and seas, made Shen Shi dizzy and unable to utter a word. But now Zhong Qinglu was talking, her anger was still there, but there was more sadness on her face, and more sadness in her eyes. Dividing the moisture, it seemed to touch some sad place, and in the end, a drop of crystal teardrop couldn't be restrained, and rolled down.

Shen Shi stood there dumbfounded, helpless, Zhong Qingzhu wiped his eye sockets fiercely, and there was a bit of crying in his voice, and said loudly to Shen Shi: "Go, go, I don't want to see your turn!"

The voice was sharp, and it spread far away in the night. When Shen Shi turned his head, he vaguely saw that someone in the nearby caves seemed to have heard the movement, and ran out to look here.

He felt really sorry and helpless from the bottom of his heart, and felt that he was inexplicably wronged and depressed, but seeing the scene in front of him, he still couldn't let it go, after all, Ai Ai wanted to say a few more words of apology to Zhong Qinglu, but Zhong Qinglu opened her eyes wide, angry Have a drink:

"roll!"

The sound was like thunder, and Shen Shi's ear drums rang, the stone gates of the nearby caves opened one after another, and the crowd of onlookers was getting more and more, Shen Shi couldn't stand it anymore, his cheeks were also hot, so he had to turn around and walk away quickly, fleeing.

There was still anger on Zhong Qing's face, he turned his head and saw that there were at least dozens of fellow disciples poking their heads out to watch him, and he was even more angry, and said angrily to the crowd: "What are you looking at!"

After speaking, he turned around, waved the cloud talisman, and there was a "bang" sound, and the stone door slammed shut!

The fellow disciples around who were scolded by her were not angry at all. Instead, they came out from the entrances of their respective caves one by one, and gradually gathered together, looking around and chatting curiously. , looking at Zhong Qinglu for a while, and then looking back at the cave on the other side of Shen Shi in front, the expressions on each other's faces were quite deep, and they kept talking there.

And in the outer corner of the crowd, Zhong Qingzhu stood there silently, and she didn't know when she came out of the cave, her eyes were a bit dazed, and there was a bit of an indescribable strange expression, just dazed Looking at Zhong Qinglu's tightly closed stone door, he didn't say a word.

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May [-]st, Yin.

When I went out in the morning to check the sky, I saw that the sky was cloudy and cloudy, which seemed to be a rare hazy weather in the sea.Shen Shi shook his head, sighed lightly, and was also in a bad mood.

After coming back from the embarrassment last night, it can be said that I was in a bad mood all night. Although I still insisted on holding the spirit crystal to guide the spirit into the body to practice twice, but after that, I really didn’t feel like doing the water archery practice that I should have. Even including the sleep that would fall asleep peacefully because of being tired after daily practice, Shen Shi also slept a little restlessly.

His mind is full of the cracked elixir furnace and the black medicinal residue scattered all over the floor. He is different from other rookie disciples, because he grew up in a big shop like Tianyilou, and he also knows a little about elixir refining. Second, although he doesn't know how to make alchemy, he knows that the spiritual materials needed to make alchemy are really valuable.

The art of alchemy has been commonly known as the king of side branches in the cultivation world since ancient times. There is no other reason, that is, monks almost always use various auxiliary panacea in the process of cultivation, which is full of spiritual power. In the eyes of many monks, the panacea, which is extremely beneficial to practice, is the supreme treasure that many monks dream of.

But alchemy is a very costly thing. Even the lowest-level panacea requires a lot of spiritual materials and herbs, and an alchemist who can successfully refine panacea is an extremely rare talent. Outstanding talent on this path requires the support and consumption of a huge amount of spiritual materials to practice, because the heat, color, preparation of various elixir and many restrictions in the process of alchemy are very difficult for a newcomer who wants to learn alchemy. In general, a very large number of exercises are required.

That kind of person who is born with knowledge is impossible for alchemy. Every alchemist has to experience countless failures before he can slowly find out the experience of success. The so-called alchemy genius is probably more than Others are the ones who grope for the secret of alchemy faster and with fewer failures.

Zhong Qinglu was able to refine Qi Yang Pill for the first time among many new disciples under the alchemy hall, obviously she has some talent in alchemy, but her foundation is obviously not particularly solid when she just started alchemy, and she still needs many times of training However, if she followed this path with peace of mind, even if she had a small success in alchemy in the future, her path of cultivation would be extremely broad in the future.

A promising young alchemist, even a famous sect like Lingxiao Sect, would definitely value him very much.

Some people have said that monks are made of spiritual crystals. In fact, this sentence is more suitable for those side branches that assist monks in their cultivation.The three most famous side branches, all of which require a huge amount of resources to achieve something small, are alchemy, weapon refining, and formation.

"Did Zhong Qinglu suffer a lot last night..." When Shen Shi carried two armored armadillo bone armors to the herring market, he was thinking about this year in his mind.

For Zhong Qinglu's alchemy in his own cave, Shen Shi understands it very well. If you really want to achieve something in alchemy, there are almost no shortcuts you can take. chances will increase.Zhong Qinglu had indeed refined a batch of qi-nourishing pills before, but obviously she herself felt that she had taken a little bit of luck, and she seemed quite ambitious about alchemy, so she simply bought a set of alchemy equipment at a high price. In his own cave.

But now everything seems to be bad.

Shen Shi thought about it with some toothache, and didn't think about what he should do for a moment. When he arrived at the herring market, he went straight to the Qitang shop, which specializes in refining weapons, and turned in the two pieces of bone armor. The senior brother was obviously familiar with this set, and settled the settlement with him deftly. After a while, Shen Shi came out with four brand new spirit crystals.

With the spirit crystal in his hand, his courage seemed to be stronger, and Shen Shi's mood improved a little. After pondering for a while on the street, he turned a corner, walked for a while, and finally walked into the alchemy hall in the herring market. shops on.

The word "Dan Tang" is hung on the door plaque here, and the shop is quite spacious. It seems that no matter where you go, the business of alchemy always gives people the impression of being rich and powerful.In the shop, there are disciples who collect all kinds of spiritual materials and medicines, and there are also counters that sell various medicines. Shen Shi took a look. The general grade of medicines here is not very high, and they are basically suitable for disciples in the Qi Refining Realm to take. Among the types, Yangqi Pill is also among them. Shen Shi asked about the price, and one Qi Yang Pill costs five spirit crystals.

This price immediately shrank Shen Shi back. Although he knew that the price here was expensive, otherwise he would not have moved to buy the elixir from Zhong Qinglu. After all, Zhong Qinglu is not a shop, and the elixir he made must be cheaper. some.

Standing there hesitated for a while, Shen Shi pretended to ask the price again, and casually asked the senior brother who sold him about Qi Yang Pills, including the alchemy alchemy furnace. All questions must be answered. Later, Shen Shi calculated in his mind the several kinds of elixir and spiritual materials he needed, and he probably knew the cost price of spiritual materials for refining a furnace of qi-nourishing pills, but he was not used to the alchemy furnace. I know, after asking this senior brother, I found out that a pill furnace, even the lowest-level one in Zhong Qinglu's cave last night, still needs two hundred spirit crystals.

After hearing the news, Shen Shi's first reaction was Zhong Qinglu, you are too rich, and his second reaction was that it's too bad, this pill furnace can't afford to pay.

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Walking out of the Herring Concentration, carrying the pitiful four spiritual crystals that were very satisfying at first but now felt so few, Shen Shi walked all the way back to Baiyu Bay, thinking about the pill that was abolished all the way last night. He deliberately went to Zhong Qinglu to apologize, but seeing people coming and going during the day, and being scolded by Zhong Qinglu in full view last night made him feel a little guilty, so he still didn't dare past.

So entangled and wasted until night, he didn't go to Yao Island that day, and basically didn't do anything. It was a few decadent days that Shen Shi rarely saw after he went to the island.Shen Shi himself also felt that something was wrong, so he cheered up after nightfall, thinking that it might not be entirely my fault, why should I make things difficult for myself, so he calmed down and practiced hard twice, and then thought about it , Seeing that it was getting late, he took advantage of the night to come to the empty Baiyu Bay Beach, facing the sea, calmly, and quietly practiced water archery.

It was cloudy during the day, but at night the dark clouds receded, revealing a bright moon hanging high in the sky, the moonlight was like water quietly falling, and the beach around him seemed to be covered with a layer of silver gauze.Shen Shi breathed out slowly, and a moment later, the spiritual power between his eyebrows moved, and the casting speed was extremely fast. It only took three breaths, and a transparent and crystal-clear water flow appeared in the palm of his hand.

Just when he was about to release the stream of water, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps from behind, Shen Shi was startled, and when he looked back, he saw a figure standing not far behind him at some point under the moonlight She has shawl-shaved hair and a pretty face, but her cheeks are a little fat, and there is a bit of sadness in her brows. It is Zhong Qinglu impressively.

At this moment, seeing her bright eyes falling on the water in Shen Shi's hand, she immediately showed a bit of surprise, but she quickly reacted, glared at Shen Shi, but turned her head and was about to leave.

Shen Shi felt anxious, subconsciously shouted: "Wait a minute."

Zhong Qinglu paused, turned around and frowned, looked at Shen Shi, and said angrily:

"what's up?"