I just want to torture you to death, don't force me to beat you to death

The old man was in good spirits, but at the moment he looked dissatisfied.

It was as if Chu Ning had done something outrageous.

Chu Ning was stunned.

The first thing I thought about was running.

But then I thought about it, to be able to appear quietly in the courtyard without even noticing it, this must be at least a strong person in the middle stage of foundation building.

You definitely can't escape by running.

This was not what shocked Chu Ning the most. What shocked him the most was how this person knew that he could refine a high-grade Yuan Ning Dan.

According to the progress given by the Secret Mirror, instead of turning on the furnace now, we will control the furnace again. This furnace of elixirs is indeed of the highest quality.

Now that the furnace is opened in advance, the best quality will be achieved.

It's not that Chu Ning wants to waste this opportunity, but he doesn't know when Huang Fei will come again. He has to make a furnace of ordinary quality Yuan Ning Dan to prepare, and then refine the high-grade Yuan Ning Dan to take it himself.

But, how did this old man see it?

"Senior, are you kidding me? How can I refine a high-grade Yuan Ning Dan? If I can produce a good product, I will be very satisfied."

Xie Shouping smiled, this little guy was still playing tricks on him.

When he came out of seclusion last time, he felt a strange fragrance of elixirs, which was the unique fragrance of top-quality elixirs.

It's just that ordinary alchemists can't notice it. Part of the reason why he can become a third-level alchemist is his unique talent in the smell of elixirs.

Every alchemy genius has his or her own unique talent. Those without special talent may still be able to reach the third-level realm if they have better luck and are more diligent, but they will stop at this realm in their lifetime.

He asked if there was an alchemist in Jinzong who could refine the best elixirs. This discovery made him happy. However, although he had completed the elixir at that time, he still had to complete the follow-up, so he did not leave the cave.

Facing the several elders who came to congratulate him, he only said that this time he would accept a direct disciple.

However, a few days later, Xie Shouping calmed down and felt that what he said at that time was a little too decisive.

Although someone has refined the best elixir, he doesn't know the situation of the person who made the elixir. If he is an old alchemist, there is no point in accepting him as a disciple.

Or maybe the alchemist who refined the best elixir was just passing by and asking about Jin Sect, but people no longer asked Jin Cheng where he could accept him as a disciple.

Therefore, he concealed himself and quietly came out of the cave, intending to take a look at the situation. First, he used his spiritual sense to explore and ask the alchemists of this sect, but he found nothing.

There were a few more alchemists than before his last retreat, but the new ones had average qualifications, and the older ones didn't make much progress either.

It seems that the alchemist who refined the best elixir was not a disciple of this sect.

Just when Xie Shouping was disappointed and ready to leave, his spiritual consciousness discovered that there was another young man making alchemy.

However, he didn't take it seriously at first and was about to withdraw his consciousness, but the conversation between the little guy and the black snake caught his attention.

"Old Hei, we took that top-grade Qi-Condensing Pill, and the effect is really good. If we make a few more batches of top-grade Yuan-Condensing Pills, and occasionally explode a few top-grade ones, we can build the foundation in three to five years."

So, this little guy refined that top-quality elixir?

Are you so confident that you can refine a high-grade Yuan Ning Dan?

Is this treating high-grade elixirs as cabbage?

Occasionally, do you want to explode a few top-quality ones?

He didn't even dare to say this.

As an alchemist, this made his first impression of this young man not very good. An alchemist must have a reverent heart towards alchemy and be confident but not arrogant.

But soon, Xie Shouping found that he had been slapped in the face.

This young man is really good at refining alchemy. He actually knows the temperature of the fire very well. With his level as a third-grade alchemist, he doesn't even need his spiritual sense to check and know the situation of the Yuan Ning Dan in the alchemy furnace at this moment.

If the elixir is refined like this, it will really become a top-grade elixir.

From that moment on, Xie Shouping had already decided that he would accept this disciple.

However, Xie Shouping did not show up immediately, but was prepared to wait until the young man refined the potion of elixir before showing up again.

But what he didn't expect was that this young man would deliberately lower the quality of the elixir from top grade to good grade.

Even though he had lived for more than three hundred years, he still couldn't help but feel angry when he saw this scene.

An alchemist deliberately lowers the quality of an elixir. If other alchemists see this, they will probably be slapped to death.

Everyone carefully refined the elixir, and even used the theory of luck, hoping that the quality of the elixir would be better.

Not bad for you, but you deliberately lower the quality.

He couldn't help it any longer and showed up.

Seeing that the young man in front of him was deliberately speaking modestly, Xie Shouping resisted the urge to slap him.

Don't be impulsive. This little guy's talent is really high. If word spreads, other third-level alchemists may come to compete with him.

Well, you have to take care of it.

"If you can't refine it, then how can you eat the high-grade Yuan Ning Dan as jelly beans, and occasionally show off a few top-grade ones."

Xie Shouping didn't understand what "dazzle" was, but he could probably guess that it was a way to eat it.

Was eavesdropped?

This was the first thought in Chu Ning's mind. The old man in front of him overheard his nonsense with Black Snake.

So the other party has been staring at me for at least several days.

"Senior..." Chu Ning wanted to struggle, saying that he was bragging.

"If this batch of Yuan Ning Dan can't be refined into a high-quality one, I happen to have a few poison pills that need someone to test their effects."

Chu Ning's mouth twitched. This was a naked threat.

This is not trying the elixir, this is committing suicide.

Seeing Chu Ning's grimace, Xie Shouping continued: "Of course, if you refine a top-grade product, I will also give you a reward. The better the elixir, the higher the reward. Let me give you some information first. What I said will be reflected in the entire question today. The city has some weight."

So domineering?

Chu Ning understood what the old man meant, which meant that he could cover the entire Wenjin City.

Looking at the old man who disappeared again, Chu Ning directly communicated with Black Snake in his mind.

"Old Hei, do you think what this mysterious old man just said is reliable?"

"Maybe it's bragging, but it should also be awesome."

Chu Ning agreed with Lao Hei's judgment, and he thought so too. The old man gave him more momentum than that deacon.

But why does the other party have to let him refine the high-grade elixir?

Do you want to see if you really have this ability or are you just bragging?

"I have no choice but to continue practicing."

No matter what the old man's purpose was, Chu Ning knew that he could only do what the other party said. It was obvious what he said. Whether you were hiding your clumsiness or fearing being jealous, he could protect you.

Seeing that Chu Ning was not turning on the furnace, he continued to practice.

Xie Shouping, who had already left, withdrew his consciousness. There was no doubt about this young man's talent for alchemy, but the reason why he did not accept a disciple on the spot was because he did not want to overwhelm the alchemy aspirations of other alchemists in the current sect.

Because I was too excited at first, I just said that I would accept disciples, which made these alchemists misunderstood and thought that I would select talented ones from among them. In the past few days, when I scanned my consciousness, I also saw these alchemists working hard to make alchemy. picture.

With his strength and alchemy realm, he doesn't have to worry about whether these alchemists will be hit or whether they will have resentment in their hearts. If they have resentment, they can just slap them to death.

But what happened to Zhe'er that year taught him a lesson.

He wanted to make a good plan to prevent the second apprentice from encountering the same thing as Zhe'er in the future.

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…

An hour later, Xie Shouping left and returned.

In the yard, the lid of the alchemy furnace has been opened, and the Dan Ning Yuan Dan has been refined.

There are seven in total, five of top quality and two of good quality.

"It's not bad. Take a good look at this notebook, and there are some medicinal materials in this storage bag."

Xie Shouping threw a storage bag to Chu Ning. Chu Ning's eyes lit up and he was about to express his gratitude, but he found that this person disappeared again.

Storage bags are generally used by strong foundation builders, or some late-stage Qi Condensation monks with strong backgrounds.

"Damn, what a good thing."

After scanning the items in the storage bag, Chu Ning's heart beat faster. The storage bag was filled with medicinal materials, which were placed as high as a hill.

This person must have robbed a large medicinal materials store.

With Chu Ning's current knowledge, it is impossible to imagine how so many medicinal materials were collected, because there are many extremely precious medicinal materials in it.

"Bamboo Ling Powder, Seven Lotus Fruits... aren't these the main medicines needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

The ten main medicines needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill were not only present, but also in sufficient quantities. In addition, there were some pills that he didn't even recognize.

"Old Hei, we seem to have a thick thigh this time."

"It's so thick, it would take us both a while to digest even a single leg hair." Lao Hei also agreed with Chu Ning's words.

After looking at it for almost a quarter of an hour, Chu Ning finished reading the medicinal materials in the storage bag, and then his eyes fell on the notebook.

"Damn it, it's Danfang!"

Chu Ning no longer knew how many times he had been "fucked".

There are more than ten prescriptions for elixirs in this notebook alone, and that's not all. Under each prescription, there are practical tips for refining the elixir.

Even if he didn't have the help of the Mysterious Mirror, he could still refine high-quality elixirs just by relying on the practical records in this notebook.

…

…

Asked about a certain manor in Jinfeng, Bao Huining looked gloomy. He did not expect that the fifth elder would make such a decision after leaving seclusion.

Hold an alchemy competition.

Regardless of status, even people from out of town can participate.

Moreover, the fifth elder specifically stated that as long as an alchemist registers, no one is allowed to stop him, and anyone who stops him will be punished.

what does that mean?

It means that there is a life-and-death battle between two people at this moment, and the loser is about to die. As long as he is an alchemist and says, "I want to participate in the alchemy competition, the opponent cannot kill him, otherwise he will wait to be killed."

In addition, the fifth elder did not say anything about the competition, only that the final winner would be accepted as his direct disciple.

Specific rules will only be announced on the opening day.

What the Fifth Elder is going to do is hard to figure out.

This made Bao Huining very depressed. He had tried so hard to win against Qiong Liangyou and Zhang Junming but it was in vain. The fifth elder didn't seem to care about this matter at all.

Compared to Bao Huining's depression, Qiong Liangyou was laughing loudly in another manor at this moment.

"Junior Brother Bao, your wishful thinking has failed. The fifth elder is holding an alchemy competition. All alchemists can participate, and I can also sign up."

"Master, Uncle Bao may be very depressed now. His talk about luck is useless this time."

Beside, an alchemist who was in the early stages of foundation building echoed.

"The theory of luck?" Qiong Liangyou's face turned cold: "Then there is no need for Danu to let him exist anymore."

"Disciple, let's do it now."

Yang Feng nodded, the master meant to let Danu die.

It's easy to kill a Danu. You just need to find a few poisonous pills to try on him.

"Go ahead."

Qiong Liangyou waved his hand. This matter was just a trivial matter to him. Since the fifth elder said that he would hold an alchemy competition, he had to prepare well now.

Looking at the whole city, there are only a few second-grade alchemists. As for the first-grade alchemists, the fifth elders should look down on them.

This time he's going to go all out.

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…

In the house, Chu Ning, who had just finished refining a furnace of new elixirs, saw the black snake sizzling down on him and quickly walked out of the house to the yard.

Now he has learned wisely and asked the black snake to keep an eye on him at the gate of the courtyard while refining the elixir, so as to warn him in advance if anyone comes.

"Chun Ning, come out and try the elixir."

The door was rudely pushed open, and standing at the door were two disciples of the Wen Jin Sect in the late stage of Qi Condensation, looking impatient.

Listening to the other party's words, Chu Ning's eyes narrowed.

Try elixir?

According to Huang Fei, Deacon Bao had already sent a message to the Enforcement Hall, but he just asked if the head of the Enforcement Hall was not there yet, but there was no reply.

But this is just a procedure, and the head of the Law Enforcement Hall will not deny Deacon Bao face.

The strength of the leader of the Law Enforcement Hall is at the late stage of foundation building, and Deacon Bao also has the status of a second-grade alchemist.

Therefore, Chu Ning is no longer actually a Dannu. These days, he is refining elixirs in peace in the yard, and has not asked the disciples of this sect to call him to test the elixirs.

There's something wrong with these two.

"Why, you're not leaving yet?"

"I am no longer Danu. Butler Bao has taken off the identity of Danu for this junior. If you want to find someone to test the elixir, you should find someone else."

"Stop talking nonsense here. Your identity as Danu is still in the book. Come with us quickly."

Listening to the other party's answer, Chu Ning was sure that these two people were targeting him specifically.

Even if these two people really didn't know that Deacon Bao had greeted the Law Enforcement Hall, their attitude should not be like this after they brought out "Deacon Bao".

You don’t have to believe it, but the safe way is to verify the truth of what you say before making a decision.

What if it's true?

Two late-stage Qi Condensation offenders offended a late-stage Foundation Establishment second-grade alchemist. What would be the consequences? Would these two people not know clearly?

"If you don't leave, it seems we are going to take action."

One of the monks in the late stage of Qi Condensation sneered and grabbed Chu Ning with a palm, but Chu Ning easily dodged it.

"Hey, there are some means, but not enough!"

Unable to catch Chu Ning, the man flicked his sleeves and robe, and a ray of light shot out, wrapping around Chu Ning like a snake.

Chu Ning's figure flashed, but the rope followed him like a shadow, directly locking him.

"cut!"

Chu Ning formed a seal, and the flying knife appeared and turned into a stream of light, directly cutting the rope into two pieces. The rope fell to the ground and lost its light.

"asshole!"

When the man saw the rope being cut, he had a look of distress on his face, but then he looked greedily at the flying knife summoned by Chu Ning.

"Junior brother, come together!"

"good."

The man summoned his companion, and a long sword appeared in his companion's hand. The sword's radiance surged and it stabbed Chu Ning.

Chu Ning operated the flying knife and collided directly with the long sword.

The long sword shattered, and in the man's incredible eyes, the flying knife penetrated his arm.

call out!

The flying knife turned again and stopped between the eyebrows of another man. The man looked frightened.

"Don't... don't kill me!"

Chu Ning frowned. According to his past temperament, he would kill these two people directly, but now he was asking about the territory of this sect. If he killed these two disciples, he would not be able to run very far before he would be arrested.

And just as Chu Ning was pondering, a terrifying pressure came over him.

"How brave. As a Danu, you still dare to hurt people."

A sword light fell from the sky.

A strong person in the foundation building stage.

Chu Ning didn't even think about it. Green light appeared all over his body, and the spirit armor technique was immediately used with all his strength, forming a piece of green armor.

At the same time, his figure also retreated crazily.

The sword light fell, and Chu Ning's green armor only lasted three breaths before disintegrating.

However, these three breaths also digested 80% of the power of the sword, and the remaining power caused Chu Ning to hit the courtyard wall, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

This is the strength of the strong ones in the foundation building stage.

Even though he is now infinitely close to the foundation-building stage, as long as the spiritual energy in his body has not liquefied and has not entered the foundation-building stage, his spiritual energy is not on the same level as the opponent.

"It's good that you can withstand this blow from me, but you will still die."

Over the courtyard, a man stepped on a flying magic weapon and looked down at Chu Ning with disdain in his eyes.

If you dare to resist, there is no need to try the elixir, he can be killed directly.

"Old Hei, be prepared to fight hard."

Chu Ning stared at the Foundation Establishment man. He didn't have no chance at all. Lao Hei's current speed could be compared with that of a Foundation Establishment powerhouse. Moreover, although Lao Hei's poison could not kill a Foundation Establishment powerhouse, it could kill a Foundation Establishment powerhouse. The strong move slower.

"I understand, you boy have to withstand the frontal attack."

Lao Hei responded that to deal with the strong ones in the foundation building stage, Chu Ning could only rely on the spirit armor technique to carry them head-on, and he took the opportunity to sneak attack on the opponent.

"Still trying to resist?"

Yang Feng saw Chu Ning's unconvinced look, his eyes were frosty, and his hands were sealed, but at this moment, a figure appeared and blocked Chu Ning.

"Junior Brother Yang, what do you mean? Chu Ning is no longer Dan Nu."

The person standing in front of Chu Ning was Huang Fei, who rushed over immediately when he heard the noise.

"I ask the disciples of this sect if they were injured, even if they are not Danu, they should die."

"Disciple?" Huang Fei glanced at the two late-stage Qi Condensation monks in the courtyard and felt a little relieved.

They are just two outer disciples, they are nothing to inner disciples like them.

In fact, from top to bottom of Jinzong, the outer sect elders and outer disciples have never been regarded as members of the sect.

"Uncle Bao has already said hello to the Law Enforcement Hall. Chu Ning doesn't need to try the elixir anymore. These two people still come to Chu Ning. It's their own fault for being beaten. Could it be that Junior Brother Yang wants to stand up for these two people?"

Huang Fei knew that Yang Feng was Master Qiong's disciple, so he could only carry Master Bao out.

Chu Ning was the lucky son of Uncle Bao in the field of alchemy. If he was killed by Yang Feng, would Uncle Bao blame himself for not being able to protect him well?

From the time he chose to recommend Chu Ning to Uncle Bao, he had already stood on the line of Uncle Bao. If he offended Uncle Qiong, Uncle Bao was there to support him, but if he made Uncle Bao dissatisfied again, then It’s really hard to stay when I ask Jinzong.

Yang Feng was also in a dilemma. With Huang Fei here, he couldn't kill Chu Ning.

But he had to fulfill his master's orders.

"Senior Brother Huang is just a Dannu. Even if Uncle Bao wants to come, he won't hurt the friendship of our senior brothers because of a Dannu."

Yang Feng was suppressing Huang Fei with his words. The kindness of this fellow apprentice did not refer to the two of them, but to Bao Huining and fellow Daoist Qiong.

"Whether it's possible or not, we have to wait until Uncle Bao finds out. Why don't Junior Brother Yang go back first and wait until I ask Uncle Bao? If Uncle Bao thinks Chu Ning should be punished, then I, Huang Fei, will never intervene."

Yang Feng's eyes flickered, and after a while he said: "Okay, let this kid live a little longer, I think Uncle Bao won't protect him."

Watching Yang Feng leave, Huang Fei didn't give Chu Ning a chance to speak: "Follow me."

Chu Ning followed Huang Fei. At this moment, he was also thinking about a question. Will Deacon Bao protect himself?

"Just wait here. Don't think too much. There are quite a few strong foundation builders here."

Arriving in front of Bao Huining's manor, Huang Fei did not let Chu Ning follow him in, but just gave Chu Ning a meaningful nod.

"Old Hei, why do you think Deacon Qiong suddenly wants to kill me? And will Deacon Bao protect me?"

When Huang Fei entered the manor, Chu Ning's mind was spinning rapidly. He had to think of ways to break the situation.

"You can't guess. The theory of luck is so mysterious that the other party may not completely believe it. You have to be mentally prepared."

Lao Hei's meaning is obvious. He cannot place all his hopes on Deacon Bao.

Chu Ning agreed with Lao Hei's view and said:

"If there was only one person in the early stage of foundation building, we could still give it a try, but now it has attracted the attention of two late stage foundation people. I am afraid that escaping will not be possible. The only way to break the situation is that rich and mysterious strong man. "

Chu Ning touched the storage bag on the lining of his waist. When it came to the point where nothing could be done, he took out the storage bag and directly said that he had been protected by a mysterious strong man.

There are so many medicinal materials in the storage bag that cannot be obtained by a monk in the late stage of Qi Condensation. The strength of this mysterious strong man must be at least in the late stage of foundation building.

But this is a situation where there is no other way to go to the last step, and when it comes to this step, he has to make a big noise, otherwise, if Deacon Bao or Deacon Qiong takes a fancy to these medicinal materials, he will kill and silence them. Where is the heart.

While Chu Ning was thinking about how to break the situation, Bao Huining, who was sitting in the master's chair in the manor and squinting his eyes, listened to Huang Fei's story, his expression calm and unchanged.

Huang Fei's heart sank slightly. Master Bao's expression made him afraid that he would not be able to protect Chu Ning.

"Senior Brother Qiong lost the competition that day, so I took it out on Chu Ning. Senior Brother Qiong and I are brothers after all. I'm afraid it's not good to hurt the friendship between the brothers for Chu Ning."

After a long time, Bao Huining opened his eyes and said calmly.

Sure enough, Bao Huining's subsequent words were within Huang Fei's expectation.

This means giving up on Chu Ning.

"But Chu Ning has some fate with me. If he falls into the hands of Senior Brother Qiong, I'm afraid he will be tortured. Please give him a happy life for me."

Huang Fei felt a little cold in his heart. Uncle Bao was about to silence him, but the expression on his face remained unchanged and he said, "My nephew knows how to deal with it."

"Go ahead, I always feel at ease when you do things."

Walking out of the manor silently, Huang Fei only asked Chu Ning to follow him without saying a word. He didn't stop until he was almost ten miles away from the manor.

"Chun Ning, if you want to survive, answer me a question first. You have been able to find the best pills several times, not because of your feelings, but because of your method."

"You don't need to tell me what to do, just answer me "yes" or "no"?"

Chu Ning was silent for two breaths and nodded.

"As expected." Huang Fei was not surprised. He had been a little suspicious when he saw Chu Ning blinking.

"If you want to survive, there is only one way, which is to sign up for the alchemist competition organized by the fifth elder. No one is allowed to do anything to the alchemists who sign up for the competition. If you can stand out in the competition, you may have a chance to survive."

Huang Fei quickly told Chu Ning about the alchemist competition, and Chu Ning didn't hesitate at all: "Okay, I'll participate."

"In this case, when I want you to take action, you can shout loudly."

"Okay, thank you senior for pointing out a way out."

Chu Ning's words were sincere. Huang Fei's words had already told him that Deacon Bao had no intention of saving him, and Huang Fei had no need to tell him this.

"By helping you, I'm also helping myself."

Chu Ning was confused, but Huang Fei had no explanation.

He did not tell Chu Ning that Bao Huining wanted to silence him. He just realized that Bao Huining was not the kind of person who could take refuge.

By killing Chu Ning and silencing him, he would be the only insider left.

Of course, if Chu Ning's answer is: it really depends on feeling.

Then he would not tell Chu Ning how to save himself, because even if Chu Ning participated in the alchemist competition, he would be eliminated and die just a few days late.

No matter how Chu Ning relied on to judge whether the pill was poisonous or not, as long as he showed his talent in the competition, he might be able to join the Wen Jin Sect.

Unless Chu Ning dies, Master Bao will not pay attention to him.

As for the idea that Chu Ning could soar in the alchemy competition and be spotted by the Fifth Elder as a disciple, he had never thought about such a thing because it was unrealistic.

PS: I almost jumped to 7,000 words to write it, but I still divided it into chapters. One chapter has too many words, which seems expensive and makes me tired. I silently ask for a monthly pass.