(The problem of the pig's revised draft has recurred. This chapter has been revised more than ten times. I showed three different versions to my wife before I was satisfied.
Although the girl looks old-fashioned, her voice is crisp and fast, like a quick rhythm. She speaks in a somewhat unfamiliar ancient language, so she uses normal language to communicate with Xu Ying. Although there are occasional ancient words, Xu Ying can still understand.
Xu Ying has no problem switching between the two languages smoothly.
The girl came to the front of the big snake, lifted the snake's mouth, looked inside, then put her hands behind her back and walked in. After a while, the girl's voice came from inside: "It's spacious and cool in here, and there's an axe. It's so heavy and fierce."
"Bang!" There was a heavy knocking sound from inside, which should be the girl hitting the axe. Her strength was so great that it made the snake's body straighten.
She held the stone axe and walked out again. When she raised her hand, the snake involuntarily opened its mouth.
The stone axe had become much smaller, only about a foot long. The girl handed it to Xu Ying and said, "I fixed it for you."
Xu Ying took the stone axe and casually inserted it into his waist, asking, "Miss, why were you in that sea of fire? Why didn't the fierce fairy fire burn you?"
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The girl jumped onto the top of Yuan Qi's head and reached out to touch the black and white horns behind his head. Yuan Qi bared his teeth and showed a threatening look. These horns were his sensitive spot, and he rarely let anyone touch them. The girl punched him, and Yuan Qi's eyes rolled back, almost fainting. He became much more obedient. "What sea of fire? That's the Douluo Palace. I went there to steal fairy medicine."
The girl proudly said, "The flames outside are the Douluo fairy fire, the most powerful fire that can refine all things. There are fairy medicines in the fire, and collecting them can grant immortality. As long as you are not burned to death by the Douluo fairy fire, you can live forever."
"Douluo Palace?" Xu Ying pondered. This name sounded familiar.
In the Douluo Palace, besides this girl, there were many people standing or sitting. Could it be that those people were not immortals, but alchemists who were also trying to achieve immortality?
Da Zhong flew out from behind Xu Ying and asked, "How long have you been trapped there? When we rescued you, you had stopped breathing."
The girl jumped in front of Da Zhong, circled around it twice, and suddenly raised her small fist, hitting Da Zhong a few times! Da Zhong was startled, but suddenly felt that his injuries had improved a lot. The wounds on his body that were cut in the sea of fire had actually healed.
The girl proudly said, swinging her braids, "Now you know how powerful the Guo family is, right?" Da Zhong was initially arrogant but now humble, flattering, "How should I address the Guo family? Which immortal mountain do you cultivate on?"
The girl said, "My name is Zhu Tantan, you can call me Tantan Guo. Our family doesn't have an immortal mountain. We go wherever we can find food. I went to the Douluo Palace to steal fairy medicine and protect myself from the fairy fire for future ascension. But I was burned by the fairy fire for too long, and my cultivation was destroyed by eighty to ninety percent."
She looked proud and said, "Over the years, I have stolen fairy medicine and stored it in my body. When my cultivation is restored in the Guo family, I will refine the fairy medicine in my body and ascend immediately. Even if that evil person blocks the path of ascension, he won't be able to stop me! By then, I will take you all with me to ascend!"
She jumped onto Da Zhong and sat down, saying, "The fairy medicine in my body is not yet refined, but it is a humanoid fairy medicine. The heavenly demons can smell my scent and come looking for me! I need your help to get through this difficult situation!"
Xu Ying pondered for a moment and said to Yuan Qi, "Qi Ye, you have read many books. The Douluo Palace has fairy medicine, but why can the human heart palace directly connect to the Douluo Palace?"
Yuan Qi felt guilty and said, "Ah Ying, don't you think I haven't read these books?"
Da Zhong and Xu Ying suddenly realized, "The six secrets of the human body can't be that complicated. The heart palace corresponds to the Douluo Palace, the jade pool corresponds to the Jade Void Palace, and the mud pill corresponds to the Chaos Sea. These realms are all extraordinary places. Qi Ye, I think there must be a mystery here!"
Yuan Qi groaned and said timidly, "I really don't know about this."
Xu Ying interrupted him and said, "Zhu Tantan hides outside the Douluo Palace to steal fairy medicine, and she hasn't been burned to death by the fairy fire for so long. It shows that the Douluo Guo Xiaodie medicine can grant immortality. But the thief who opens the heart palace and steals the fairy medicine, why can't they achieve immortality?"
Yuan Qi suddenly realized, "Yes! The Guo family and the Guo Palace are dying fast. When he opens the nine realms of the heart palace and captures the heart power, he is most likely stealing the fairy medicine of the heart palace. Since there is fairy medicine, why can't he achieve immortality?"
Zhu Tantan's curious head poked between them and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Xu Ying roughly explained the cultivation methods of the alchemists and said, "I have noticed that the alchemists' method of cultivation is also stealing fairy medicine, just like you. But the difference in lifespan between you and the alchemists is huge."
Zhu Tantan finally understood the alchemists' cultivation path and her face changed. She regretfully said, "With such a method of immortality, why did I risk my life to cross the other side and steal fairy medicine?"
A wave of sadness surged up in her heart, and she muttered, "I abandoned everything, my sect, my family, my loved ones, friends, and enemies. All for the sake of immortality, for that damn fairy medicine. I didn't expect that I could obtain fairy medicine without crossing over."
Xu Ying and Yuan Qi looked at each other, feeling a pang of sympathy.
"In the opening chapter of the Hidden Longevity Technique of the Mud Pill, it says that if you take in the qi of heaven and earth, you can steal the Chaos Sea. The mud pill in the Qi Gathering Palace can capture the fairy medicine. The fairy medicine in the Chaos Sea can grant immortality, and the Guo Xiaodie medicine can also grant immortality. It shows that the alchemists' method actually points directly to immortality!"
Xu Ying paced back and forth, thinking, "But the alchemists only have a lifespan of two to three hundred years. Not to mention immortality, they can't even live as long as monsters. So, where is the problem?"
Da Zhong and Yuan Qi were also puzzled.
Suddenly, Xu Ying's eyes lit up and he looked at Zhu Tantan, saying, "Tantan Guo, how do you refine the fairy medicine?
Da Zhong and Yuan Qi also immediately thought of the key point. The alchemists' lifespan is short because their method of refining fairy medicine is wrong, while Zhu Tantan can refine fairy medicine and has a long lifespan, indicating that Zhu Tantan's method of refining is correct!
If they could learn Zhu Tantan's method of alchemy, they could solve the problem of the alchemists' lifespan and greatly increase their lifespan! Zhu Tantan became alert and said, "Are you going to eat me?"Xu Ying smiled and said, "We will protect you from the Heavenly Demons. Give me your alchemy technique." Zhu Chan nodded firmly and said, "You protect me first. Let me recover some cultivation before I teach you the technique. Otherwise, you might turn me into medicine once you obtain the technique."
Xu Ying said, "You can teach me half of it first."
Zhu Chan glared at Da Zhong and punched him, saying, "Are you bargaining with me on behalf of the Guo Family?" Da Zhong was hit hard and a crack appeared on the wall. He shouted, "I'm cracking! Xu Ying, agree to her quickly!"
Zhu Dan shouted, "Are you afraid?"
Xu Ying remained calm and fearless, saying, "Master Qi once said, 'The mighty cannot yield.'" Zhu Dan punched towards Yuan Qi and asked, "Is that what you said?"
Yuan Qi fell to the ground and said weakly, "It was said by Mengzi, not me."
Zhu Dan shouted, "Bring Mengzi out and let him compete with me!"
Xu Ying calmly said, "Since you can defeat Lord Zhong and Lord Qi, you must be powerful. Try punching me."
Zhu Chan stared at him with a fierce look and suddenly punched Da Zhong twice. Da Zhong's wounds exploded one by one, and he shouted, "I'm cracking again! Xu Ying, don't provoke her. This girl is fierce! Agree to her, and I won't steal your blood anymore!"
Xu Ying remained composed and said, "Zhu, you may seem weak, but you are actually strong. You don't have much cultivation left. You are just using tricks. Try punching me, and I won't fight back." Zhu Chan angrily jumped up and punched Xu Ying in the chest, but Xu Ying remained unharmed.
Zhu Chan became frustrated and continued to attack Xu Ying, but he was unscathed. She suddenly sat on the ground, trembling in pain, and burst into tears.
Her hands were swollen and unable to hit anyone, and her feet were also swollen. Da Zhong and Yuan Qi were stunned, not understanding why this happened.
Xu Ying approached and massaged Zhu Chan's hands, unblocked her blood flow, and took off her shoes to improve blood circulation in her feet.
Zhu Chan's hands gradually reduced swelling and she said sadly, "How did you figure it out? I indeed have very little cultivation left. I can fight them because I used to refine treasures for Emperor Zhou. I can fight with treasures, but not with people."
Yuan Qi wondered, "Why can she fight me? Could it be..."
Zhu Chan's face darkened and she said, "My cultivation was burned dry by the Douluo Immortal Fire. I have no self-defense power. I just escaped from the sea of fire and don't know anyone except for you. Now I'm very afraid of being captured and used to refine medicine."
She looked up at Xu Ying with teary eyes and said, "I smell really good now. Don't believe me? Take a sniff."
Xu Ying smelled her and indeed detected a strange fragrance, tempting his appetite. This fragrance must be the scent of immortal medicine.
Zhu Chan looked pitifully at him and said softly, "When I refine the immortal medicine, I will grow up and become beautiful. You will definitely hate me..."
Xu Ying remained unmoved and said, "Teach me half of it."
Zhu Chan, unable to intimidate him, reluctantly said, "I will give it to you." She stood up and healed Da Zhong's wounds with her punches. Yuan Qi's injuries also recovered after being hit by her punch. He stood up and laughed, "Why can the Guo Family heal my injuries?"
Zhu Chan said, "I am a celestial craftsman who refines treasures for Emperor Zhou. You have the characteristics of a treasure."
Yuan Qi took out paper and pen, stunned by her words. He thought, "Did I refine myself into a treasure? When did this happen? Why don't I know?"
Zhu Dan quickly wrote a formula, which was only a little over a hundred words. Xu Ying took it and compared it with the "Crimson Palace Moon Furnace Technique." He was surprised to find that more than ninety percent of the two techniques were identical, with only slight differences in the order of words.
Xu Ying's gaze fell on Zhu Chan and he asked, "Zhu Chan, are there any other people from your sect?" Zhu Chan was startled by his expression and said, "Why are you so fierce?"
Xu Ying quickly softened his tone and smiled, "Are there any other people in the Guo Family's sect?"
Zhu Chan glared at him and said, "My master has already gone to the other side, three hundred years before me. But when I arrived there, I couldn't find him. He should have been burned to death. Some senior brothers and sisters died on their way to the other side, and even if they didn't die on the way, they were burned to death by the Douluo Immortal Fire. After they left, I became the sect leader, but I only have one junior brother. When I left, he was still young and had low cultivation."
Xu Ying pushed the "Crimson Palace Moon Furnace Technique" in front of her and asked, "Could this be the work of your junior brother?"
Zhu Chan was surprised and quickly skimmed through the technique. She pondered and said, "It looks somewhat like his handwriting, but we haven't seen each other for a long time. My junior brother doesn't have immortal medicine, so it's impossible for him to survive until now."
Yuan Qi interjected, "What if Tan Xian is his immortal medicine?"
Zhu Chan stopped speaking.
Xu Ying took a pen and made some changes to the "Crimson Palace Moon Furnace Technique," correcting the parts where the words were reversed or disordered. After a while, he activated the Taiyi Guiding Technique and operated the Crimson Palace Moon Furnace. He felt a subtle change in the spiritual power flowing out from the Crimson Palace.
This change was insignificant, but Xu Ying felt a refreshing fragrance surging from his heart and spreading throughout his body. This was the true immortal medicine!
Xu Ying ordered someone to invite Gao Hui and handed him the modified "Crimson Palace Moon Furnace Technique," saying, "I have made some modifications to this technique. Let Gao Hui cultivate according to this technique, and it may prolong his life."
Gao Hui was astonished.
Xu Ying smiled and said, "I have an important matter to attend to and can't wait for Guo Laozu to return. Tell him to cultivate according to this modified technique and live well. Maybe he can hold on until the day I expose the mastermind behind the scenes. I hope that on that day, he can fight alongside me!" Guo Xiaodie was shocked and quickly said, "You want to leave the Divine Capital? Do you know how dangerous it is for you to leave the Guo Family now?"Xu Ying glanced at Zhu Chan and smiled, "Leave her in the Guo Mansion, and the Guo Mansion will be fine. Xiaodie, help her prepare some replacement clothes. I don't have any women's clothes here."
Zhu Chan arrogantly said, "Little girl, prepare some adult clothes for me. In a few days, I will grow taller and bigger. By the way, I have a big chest, so don't give me small ones. They won't fit."
Guo Xiaodie was stunned and shook her head before hurrying away.
After a while, Guo Xiaodie brought the clothes, which were the ones she usually wore. Zhu Chan gestured at her chest and said, "They're a bit small, but they'll do. They might be a bit tight though."
Guo Xiaodie glared at her and said, "I'm still growing!"
Zhu Chan smirked and put the clothes on, saying, "Many women think the same way, but they often end up getting smaller."
Xu Ying also changed into a neat outfit, looking spirited. He inserted the stone axe into his waist and smiled, "Xiaodie, we meet in the rivers and lakes, and we part in the rivers and lakes."
Guo Xiaodie adjusted her mood and smiled, "The journey ahead is dangerous. Does Lord Xu have confidence?" Xu Ying patted the small stone axe at his waist and said, "I'll just chop my way through."
Guo Xiaodie's confidence surged, and she shouted, "Open the gate! Escort Lord Xu out of the mansion!"
Zhu Tan followed behind Xu Ying, and Da Zhong flew over and entered Xu Ying's mind. Yuan Qi continued to shrink and landed on his shoulder.
The gate of the Guo Mansion slowly opened, and Xu Ying walked out with big strides.
The young man hesitated for a moment. Once he took this step, he would no longer have the protection of the Ancestor. He feared that the divine realm would be a bloody battlefield.
Xu Ying landed heavily, and his figure left the Ancestor.
In plain clothes and straw sandals, who would be afraid? Even if I return, there will be no storms or clear skies!
On this journey, what's wrong with rivers of blood flowing?