Alchemy
"So what else do you want?" Du Fei gazed at Lian Zhen and said calmly.
When he heard this, Lian Zhen's eyes twitched for a moment, and then he took a deep breath and sneered: "My subordinates are indeed useless, but they have already lost face for me. If I don't stand up for them today, how can I still mix in this city of Bu Yue in the future?"
As the last word fell, his real foot had already stomped heavily on the ground and his body shot towards Du Fei like a cannonball. At the same time, his right hand clenched into a fist, and before he even arrived, a sharp gust of wind from his punch came crashing down.
"This is the power of the 9th rank of Tempering Body?!"
Looking at this punch which was even more powerful than Du Qing's that day, Du Fei couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.
He didn't back down, his face slightly darkened, and with a clenched right fist, he fiercely counterattacked against Lian Zhen's punch.
"Hmm——"
Fists met, and Du Fei suddenly felt a surge of extremely powerful internal energy, instantly causing his throat to sweeten, his vision to blacken, and his entire body to rapidly retreat backwards. After retreating over ten meters while rubbing against the ground, his figure finally stabilized, but even so, a thread of blood still seeped out from the corner of his mouth.
The gap between the fourth and ninth levels of the tempered body, relying solely on a set of tempered body punches, seems to be completely irreparable!
Young Master
Xiao Ai let out a low cry, with a hint of worry in her voice.
"It doesn't matter." Du Fei wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand, but his expression didn't change in the slightest.
Although a few threads of fresh blood overflowed from his mouth, however, the true inner strength was basically all dissolved by him with cotton fist, so there was no big deal.
Lian Zhen looked at Du Fei's appearance, and his heart was also slightly shocked. To know that the original difference between the nine realms of cultivation was not very large, but the difference between Du Fei and him was a full five realms. According to general logic, Du Fei should have been killed by him in one move, but at this moment...
However, although Du Fei blocked his move, Lian Zhen also had confidence that if he were to use his full strength, he would have a 100% chance of instantly killing Du Fei! This was the confidence of having cultivated the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering!
"Master Du Fei is quite skilled! The people of the Du family are indeed extraordinary! Come again!"
He sneered and stomped his foot on the ground again, his body spinning around, his hands swung out in a strange arc, and then his right hand twisted violently, his fist falling towards Du Fei's face like a cunning snake!
"Spirit Snake Fist!"
One punch was thrown out, and in front of Lian Zhen, it was like a group of snakes dancing wildly, shocking the audience!
"Is that the Lianjia Ling She Quan? Although it's only a 9th-grade martial skill, this time Du Fei is finished!" As soon as they saw this move, some of the onlookers couldn't help but gasp in shock.
The 9th rank of Body Tempering plus the 9th rank of Martial Skills, this is absolutely not something that a mere 4th rank Body Tempering cultivator can withstand!
Looking ahead, Du Fei's pupils contracted slightly, and in his mind, a cold electronic voice sounded quickly.
Just as he was about to give some kind of order, a beautiful figure suddenly darted in front of Du Fei.
"Bang Bang Bang Bang——"
A dull and muffled loud noise suddenly rang out, and after a moment, the two figures entwined in front of them were slightly stiffened, and then they retreated violently.
"Hmm——"
Lian Zhen's feet stomped heavily on the ground, his body swayed slightly, and his face turned red. His gaze fell forward, a look of shock that he couldn't conceal.
At the same time, Du Fei's gaze also fell on the front, and after a moment, his mouth twitched involuntarily, and he exclaimed: "Xiao Ai!?"
This sudden change of scene, not only Du Fei, but also the people around him, did not have a few who could react in time, until after a moment, there was a sound of gasping for air.
To know, Little Ai looks like a 13 or 14-year-old girl, but she actually has the physique of a ninth-rank cultivator who is undefeated in battle! If this scene wasn't witnessed with one's own eyes, it's likely that no one would believe it!
"Refining the body for the ninth time?" Lian Zhen let out a light breath, his expression complex. "Little Ai, indeed not ordinary..."
"Will you come again?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Ai's small face turned cold and her angry gaze fell on Lian Zhen.
"My skills are not as good as yours, I've really lost!" Although defeated, Lian Zhen's expression didn't show much resentment, instead he smiled and said, "With Xiao Ai's abilities, why bother being a subordinate to a useless person!? The doors of my household will always be open for you! As long as you're willing, from now on, you'll be the one in charge!"
His tone was serious, but the adoration in his eyes was even more fervent, almost to the point of being unable to conceal it.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ai slightly furrowed her brow and after a moment, coldly said: "I'm not interested!"
"Heh heh, since Little Ai isn't interested, then I won't force the issue either. However, I do have one sentence to give to you... With your talent, following this guy around? Isn't that a bit of a loss?"
"As for you?" Lian Zhen's gaze fell on Du Fei, and he sneered coldly, "You're lucky today, hiding behind a woman's back! But next time, it won't be so easy... I heard that Du Qing is planning to cripple you during the Du family gathering! I'm really looking forward to that moment! Hahaha..."
Having said this, even the servants on the ground didn't give him a glance, but instead looked up and laughed loudly as they left.
Du Fei's cold gaze fell on Lian Zhen, who was leaving, and he took a step forward, pulling Xiao Ai back with him. "Forget it... this isn't the time to worry about that."
"But... can't just let him off like this?" Little Ai bit her lip and said resentfully.
"He's despicable, but some of the things he says aren't bad... If I'm going to settle accounts with him, it'll have to be me personally... Heh heh heh... Du Qing, Lian Zhen, Long Ao Tian, Black Robe... Not a single one will I let off..." Du Fei narrowed his eyes and coldly smiled, then calmly said.
The tone is calm, but the eerie flavor inside makes one's hair stand on end.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ai slightly nodded her head, which was tantamount to acknowledging this point.
Upon seeing Xiao Ai's expression, Du Fei couldn't help but chuckle and change the subject: "By the way, I've been meaning to ask you something, my little genius... when did you advance to the ninth rank of Body Tempering? How come I didn't know?"
"...half a year ago, but the master ordered me not to tell you, so young master, you didn't know..."
Half a year ago, at the age of less than fifteen, he had already reached the ninth rank in body refinement.
Having thought of this, Du Fei couldn't help but roll his tongue, it seemed that his father had indeed picked up an extraordinary demon back then!
As Lian Zhen left, the originally attention-grabbing conflict ended in such a manner, shocking many people's eyes. Under these circumstances, Du Fei didn't want to continue staying outside and being gawked at, so he quickly hugged the things he had bought and rushed back into his family.
Arriving at the family home, the two of them carefully avoided most of their relatives and only felt relieved after returning to their own courtyard.
"Young master, you're not really planning on refining elixirs with these things, are you?" Little Ai looked at the pile of stuff on the table with a strange expression.
Du Fei smiled and didn't reveal the system's secret, instead patted the medicine cauldron and said: "I found a Dan formula in my father's study, although I don't know where he got it from, but it's worth trying... If we can successfully refine the dan, then I won't say anything, who knows, you genius girl might make a breakthrough at the first opportunity and become a 9th rank martial artist."
"I don't really care...... But young master, isn't it said that alchemy requires a master's inheritance? Won't you get into trouble doing things this way?" Little Ai asked with a worried face.
"It shouldn't be a problem, anyway you help me keep an eye on the outside and don't let outsiders disturb us, I'll try it myself, if it doesn't work out, I will naturally give up." Du Fei said in a low voice.
"Alright!" However, Du Fei only glared at Xiao Ai, who could only pout and leave the room, obediently going to stand guard in the courtyard.
Du Fei smiled and quickly moved the things into the inner room.
The place where Du Fei lived was not large, with only two bedrooms and one inner room besides a small hall for receiving guests.
This inner chamber was obviously Du Tian's cultivation place back then, so it's quite hidden. It's not bad that Du Fei decided to refine the elixir here either.
In the quiet inner room, Du Fei carefully opened the jade stone box, and the medicine inside spilled out, instantly filling the air with a fragrance.
Smelling this smell, Du Fei's spirit shook and he couldn't help but take a deep breath before saying in a low voice: "System, restart the alchemy program!"
"Beep!"
A cold electronic sound echoed deep in his mind, and the scene of refining Dan he saw during the day reappeared in Du Fei's mind.
After a moment, Du Fei finally let out a breath and his gaze fell on the medicine cauldron in front of him.
It seems like we can start now!
Originally, according to the elixir refinement process, it would be most appropriate to use true energy to refine the elixir at this moment, but Du Fei hadn't even cultivated his true breath, let alone true energy?
Fortunately, refining the Ninth Grade Dan medicine doesn't have high requirements for fire. After Du Fei casually ignited the medicine cauldron with kindling, the refinement began...
The medicine cauldron is divided into two parts, the lower part, where a fierce fire is slowly boiling, and the upper part, after removing the lid, in the ancient cauldron, wisps of blue smoke are slowly drifting out.
Du Fei took a slight breath before picking up the stone heart marrow from the jade box and sprinkling it evenly onto the medicine cauldron.
As the Shi Xing Su fell, a burst of violent noise like stir-frying beans erupted from the medicine cauldron. The newly added Shi Xing Su also jumped slightly due to the high temperature, but after a moment, they gradually melted into a ** state, as if pouring water into a bowl.
"The first step has been taken!"
Du Fei's heart leaped with joy, and he quickly grabbed the Ziwei Ye and Hu Gu Hua, almost simultaneously throwing them into the medicine cauldron.
As the two groups of medicinal materials fell, a purple flame suddenly burst into flames on the surface of the medicine cauldron. These flames covered the two kinds of medicinal materials and swayed back and forth, looking extremely eerie.
This scene, Du Fei didn't have too much surprise, according to the system's prompt, at this moment of refining, it should take a lot of time, for now, he only needed to control the fire and there wasn't much else to do.
Time, the passage of one minute and one second, roughly an hour later, the Ziwei leaf and Tiger Bone flower slowly melted like ice and snow in the medicine cauldron, merging into the lower part, but the merged medicinal materials did not blend together, instead they appeared distinct and separate...
The final step, Du Fei let out a low cry in his heart before carefully picking up the Lan Mei branch and leaves, gently tossing them into the medicine cauldron.
"Hmm——"
A loud noise rang out, and a burst of smoke suddenly erupted in the room, making people's eyes dizzy. After a moment, the smoke slowly dissipated.
Du Fei's tense gaze fell into the medicine cauldron in front of him, and after a moment, his face turned black...
Failed!?!
