Chapter 1286: Chapter 485: Exploding Furnace?

"Tripod Demon? Is this the cauldron, the Tripod Demon of yore?"

Mr. Yan had obviously heard of this name and asked.

"The cauldron grows countless hands, devouring everything in its path. If it isn’t a Tripod Demon, what else could it be?"

Qing Yangyu clapped and laughed, "Truly remarkable, truly remarkable. If Zhou Xuan can subdue the Tripod Demon, along with those two great fish of green and red, the Treasure Pill will naturally form, the Treasure Pill will naturally form."

Hearing this, Mr. Yan was excited too. After all, Qing Yangyu had promised him that if there were any rewards from Bai Yujing, he would also receive a share of the benefits.

His eyes gazed once more upon the Bai Yujing.

After the Tripod Demon revealed its true form, Bai Yujing too seemed to resonate strangely,

from its snow-white walls emerged countless human hands, swaying like seaweed,

the fearsome Bai Yujing then erupted with bouts of terrifying, spine-chilling laughter,

as if it was elated by the elixirs about to be produced...

...

Countless hands waved continuously, grabbing at something unknown,

in front of the Xie Family’s Cave, Zhou Xuan and the painter and others were astonished by the scene before them.

On the other hand, Alchemist Bai Lu, who understood alchemy, squatted on the ground, holding his cheeks in thought.

Zhou Xuan approached from behind Alchemist Bai Lu and kicked him on the butt, asking, "Old Bai Lu, what are you pondering?"

Alchemist Bai Lu quickly got up and said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr., look at what those hands are grabbing."

"How would I know? I can’t see anything."

Zhou Xuan replied.

Alchemist Bai Lu patted his chest and said, "What they’re grabbing is exactly the Fragrance Soul and Fire Spirit..."

"The incense origin of Jing Country?" Zhou Xuan asked.

"Yes, yes."

Alchemist Bai Lu said, "Human Desire Power, Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and Jing Country Incense, if these three ingredients are continuously refined within the furnace, who knows what might be produced in the end."

"Will it explode?" Zhou Xuan was only concerned about this.

Tonight, his objective was extremely simple—to create a good elixir, receive the recognition of the Heavenly Dome, and smoothly become a Heavenly Dome Pill Official,

then to exchange this elixir with "Heaven and Earth" for Mu Hua’s "Dead Man’s Rejuvenation."

Judging by the current situation, as long as it doesn’t explode, and the great furnace steadily produces the elixir, the quality of the elixir is surely indisputable.

"It will definitely not explode. This Pill Furnace has its own spirituality; it knows its limits while making elixirs."

Alchemist Bai Lu thought of this and said, "It’s just, I’m not sure what kind of elixir it will produce."

Hearing this, Zhou Xuan was puzzled and said to Alchemist Bai Lu, "That’s odd, Old Bai Lu. You didn’t say so before."

Alchemist Bai Lu had previously judged the "Starry Sky Scroll" as—although this painting scroll can automatically produce elixirs, there’s a problem: it can only produce one fixed type of elixir.

Since last time, the Starry Sky Scroll produced the powder known as the "Heaven and Earth Life-extending Pill," this time it should also produce the Heaven and Earth Life-extending Pill.

"Ah, Mr., this great alchemy furnace is too mysterious; I’ve never seen anything like it before."

Previously, Alchemist Bai Lu thought the "Starry Sky Scroll" could only refine "Human Desire Power," but this thing swallows everything, even the drifting night winds were gulped down in one go.

"Let’s keep watching."

Zhou Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting.

The Heavenly Fire and Twin Fish were already in the furnace,

Human Desire Power, Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and Jing Country Incense had also been successfully added. All he needed to do was wait, wait for the furnace to open and release the elixir.

The Heavenly Dome and Bai Yujing were both observing this furnace-making of the elixir, but Zhou Xuan felt no tension whatsoever; it was like watching a play. All that was missing was for someone to bring a chair, hand him a kettle, and give him some sunflower seeds.

He sipped his little tea while watching the alchemy process.

Woo~ Woo~ Woo~

Inside the pill furnace, bursts of ghostly wailing and howling noises erupted continuously; at one moment, the eerie sound was full of resentment, dripping with cries, and at another, there was the grating sound of claws scraping metal.

These harsh sounds left the painter, the Music Master, and others in a daze.

Under the influence of the sounds, the color of the great pill furnace gradually shifted.

Sister Cui had constructed this furnace using mountain stones, and most of the mountain bodies in Mingjiang Prefecture were hard bluestone.

The initial color of the furnace was naturally blue; combined with the Heavenly Fire burning inside, the firelight gave the blue bricks some gleaming green glass hues,

but slowly, these mixed blue and green colors started to become somewhat transparent,

at first appearing foggy, then the fog turned into a thin mist, and the mist further reduced to window gauze,

finally, even the window gauze vanished, and the entire pill furnace took on the glassy transparency of crystal, displaying a clear, unobstructed view for all to see,

Zhou Xuan saw that within the furnace, instead of fire, there was something as clear as flowing water, in constant motion,

countless living people struggled in that clear water, some tried to escape but were caught in the whirlpool, unable to break free,

"Help... help me..."

those living beings within the furnace desperately reached out to Zhou Xuan and the others, calling for help.

In truth, Zhou Xuan couldn’t hear their voices, but from the mouth shapes of those trapped individuals, he could discern their cries for help.

Afraid Zhou Xuan would become soft-hearted, Alchemist Bai Lu quickly said, "Mr., these people are all transformed from the Seven Emotions and Six Desires; they aren’t real humans. Don’t develop sympathy for them."