Chapter 314: Chapter 228: Rubbing Sharpness? I’m Familiar With This!_2
Refining a fellow disciple into a Pill Furnace alive? Such a thought sends chills down one’s spine.
"Just a mere junior, I don’t care."
"Mainly, it’s the Pill King..."
Ye Jingshan frowned deeply and said, "Recently... he’s been acting a bit strange."
"Just like his disciple, he’s become unpredictable and extreme in his actions."
"I’m worried that... if the Pill King’s lineage becomes the new Pavilion Master, Chu Xi’s safety..."
He paused, looking at Shen Bainian, and spoke solemnly:
"I don’t have much life left, and I’m not afraid of the Pill King’s lineage, but Chu Xi is still young and needs someone to guide and protect her."
"I plan to first leave her at the Little Immortal Sect, and once the Celestial Pill Pavilion stabilizes, I’ll bring her back."
"If I fail to stop the Pill King from ascending to Pavilion Master..."
Ye Jingshan paused, then continued slowly, "Remember to take good care of her for me."
Shen Bainian’s expression changed unpredictably.
He hadn’t expected that the main purpose of his senior brother’s visit this time was actually... to entrust his child!
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Outer sect, small mountain peak.
After a few days, Su Changqing had just finished his seclusion.
His drastically increased cultivation was fully stabilized, and his strength rose another level.
The previously sharp and exposed aura gradually returned to its original state, gentle and jade-like.
"It’s time to visit the Pill Peak."
Su Changqing glanced at the plethora of Spirit Medicine within his world and smiled,
"It’s not too late to start cultivating after learning some alchemy methods."
He had never touched the Alchemy Dao, but some ideas in the Celestial Doctor’s mysterious scroll were in line with the Alchemy Dao.
Coupled with his decent comprehension, he was confident in grasping some of it in a short time.
Thinking of this, Su Changqing did not delay and intended to go to the Pill Peak to consult some disciples.
Just then, two figures suddenly approached from afar.
A dissatisfied voice faintly came from within.
"Such a remote and crude dwelling, does the Martial Uncle look down on me?"
The disciple slightly twitched his mouth and led the way in silence.
When seeing Su Changqing ahead, his eyes lit up and he quickly took a few steps forward to bow respectfully.
"Greetings, Brother Chang Qing."
Su Changqing returned the greeting, looking at the other’s Pill Peak disciple attire, and curiously asked, "What brings you here, junior brother?"
"I was ordered by the Peak Master to bring this... Junior Sister Chu Xi here to settle in."
Su Changqing was taken aback upon hearing this.
Settle on the small mountain peak?
This place is remote, the environment crude; it’s not a place for guests.
"Senior Brother."
Sensing Su Changqing’s confusion, the disciple transmitted a message: "This person is the Pill Saint’s disciple, Shen Peak Master’s niece."
"However, this person is very arrogant, and placing her elsewhere might cause conflicts with other disciples."
"The Peak Master once instructed that the Pill Saint and Senior Wu are close friends, so there’s no need to coddle this girl; instead, it’s better to temper her arrogance."
Su Changqing suddenly understood.
The Peak Master wanted to use him to curb this young girl’s arrogance.
He was quite adept at this.
Back then, both Teacher Li and Teacher Wu often ’knocked’ some sense into him from this angle.
It took him a long time to truly understand his own talents.
"What are you whispering about?"
Chu Xi, with her hands behind her back, spoke haughtily: "Do you dislike me and want to find someone to teach me a lesson?"
"Heh, a true strong person won’t fear any devious tricks."
"If you dare, come at me; I’ll be waiting here."
After speaking, Chu Xi directly bypassed the two and slowly climbed the mountain.
Seeing Chu Xi’s arrogance for the first time, Su Changqing couldn’t help but be stunned.
He has seen arrogance before.
The little Peng King was also arrogant, but compared to Chu Xi, he was not on the same level.
"Senior Brother, make her cry!"
The Pill Peak disciple said with indignation before turning and leaving.
"The Pill Saint’s disciple."
Su Changqing smiled thoughtfully, "She should be good at alchemy, right?"
Rather than consulting Pill Peak disciples on alchemy, he seemed to have found a better candidate.
"Hey, where is my room?"
Chu Xi arrived in front of the hall and inquired.
"My name is Su Changqing, by seniority, you should call me Senior Brother."
Su Changqing came to the front of the hall, sat on the steps, and chuckled softly.
"Senior Brother?"
Chu Xi spoke arrogantly: "For cultivators, the capable one comes first."
"Those stronger than me, I naturally call Senior Brother, but those weaker should call me Senior Sister."
"But unfortunately..."
She sighed lightly, somewhat melancholically, "Since I began cultivating, I have never lost once."
"Haha."
Seeing how she was just a little girl with the demeanor of a master, Su Changqing couldn’t help but laugh.
"You don’t believe?"
Chang Qing’s laughter made Chu Xi frown, her small face serious.
"I don’t believe it."
Chang Qing shook his head and chuckled, "Though I’m merely an outer disciple of the Little Immortal Sect, I think I’m stronger than you."
"Ridiculous."
Chu Xi laughed angrily, "A mere outer disciple, worthy of being compared to me?"
"Even though you’re at the Divine Spirit Realm, I can defeat you with just one move, believe it or not!"
Chang Qing maintained his gentle and casual smile, "How about a bet?"
"What are we betting on?"
"If I lose, I’m willing to call you ’Senior Sister.’ If you lose, teach me alchemy?"
"Hahaha, you’ll definitely be calling me ’Senior Sister.’ Let’s see you fight!"
Despite her young age, Chu Xi had an explosive temperament.
As soon as she spoke, she stomped heavily, and the hundred-foot rock shattered, instantly arriving in front of Chang Qing.
Her fair and delicate fist was now like molten lava, fiery red.
The fierce power whipped up gusts of wind, aiming straight for Chang Qing’s face.
"This little girl..."
Seeing this, Chang Qing’s eyes focused.
He hadn’t taken Chu Xi seriously, after all, as a disciple of the Pill Saint, how strong could her martial prowess be?
But as soon as the expert showed her hand, he immediately dismissed his contempt.
The small girl in front of him had remarkably strong combat power!
"Resist!"
Chang Qing’s palm flowed with multicolored light, reaching out directly to grasp that delicate fist.
Boom!
A terrifying collision of forces, a blast of air exploded from the center of the two.
Chang Qing’s body did not move at all, but his gaze at Chu Xi showed a look of surprise.
That punch just now was very powerful!
It far exceeded the power of the Divine Body Realm.
The combat strength of this little girl was definitely among the top elites.
"Blocked?"
"The body didn’t even shake?"
At this moment, Chu Xi’s gaze towards Chang Qing also changed.
She thought that with a punch, this mere outer disciple would surely be sent flying.
But who knew, that slender palm, like a towering mountain, remained unmoved.
"One move, and I haven’t lost yet." Chang Qing’s smile stayed the same.
"Infuriating!"
Chu Xi’s face reddened, and with a proud shout, her body emitted a roar like crashing waves.
Through her body, a terrifying gigantic furnace could be seen.
Inside, countless spirit flames surged like tidal waves, causing the surrounding ground to collapse.
Chu Xi’s hair instantly turned fiery red, her dark pupils transformed into golden ones, and her aura surged dramatically.
"Fury Flame!"
Chu Xi shouted proudly, endless flames enveloped her entire body, her fists resembled holding a blazing sun, charging straight at Chang Qing.
"Saint Protect!"
Chang Qing remained unmoved, with a wave of his large sleeve, a multicolored barrier descended suddenly from the sky.
Boom!
A blazing sun instantly struck the multicolored curtain, slight cracks appeared in its center, yet it did not shatter.
"I won’t believe it!"
Chu Xi seemed enraged.
She resembled an erupting volcano, her fists falling like meteorites.
The multicolored curtain exploded, Chang Qing kept one hand behind, his other hand shifting constantly like a shadow in front.
No matter what moves Chu Xi used, Chang Qing merely defended, and only with one hand.
Chu Xi’s power and physical strength were great, but it depended on who she compared against.
Chang Qing’s newly formed Heaven and Earth Divine Body, and his repeatedly evolved formidable physique, surpassed Chu Xi by more than one level.
"Using spiritual power for defense, is that even a fight!"
After half a day of failing to break Chang Qing’s defense, Chu Xi was full of dissatisfaction, "If you have the skill, throw a punch!"
"Using spiritual power is somewhat bullying the weak."
Chang Qing shook his head with a smile, looking at Chu Xi, "I won’t bully you, I’ll suppress myself to your realm."
"But if I’m to punch, make sure you catch it."
Chu Xi unyieldingly raised her head, "Just bring it on, how could I lose to you in the same realm?"
Upon hearing this, Chang Qing smiled, while suppressing his own realm, the sun within his body suddenly erupted.
Overwhelming flames enveloped him, infinite violent power surged crazily through his arms.
"Hah!"
Chang Qing let out a low cry, not using any Dao or secret skill, a purely simple punch aimed at Chu Xi.
"Pure power?"
"How dare you underestimate me!"
Wildly discontent, Chu Xi casually placed her arms in front.
But when that punch, within the flames, arrived...
Boom!
Chu Xi, with a face full of astonishment, was shot straight into the opposite mountain wall like a cannonball.
Chang Qing stood with his fist withdrawn, the flames around him gradually dissipating, shaking his head as he spoke:
"I told you to catch it well..."