Chapter 1290: Chapter 486: Dan Demon Child_2

But Mr.’s furnace of elixir, the liquid has turned into earth, solidified in the furnace without moving, this is the puzzling part."

Zhou Xuan heard this and also glanced at the scene inside the pill furnace—all the alchemy materials had transformed into a large patch of multicolored earth, completely still, only leaving the pill furnace space not occupied by earth, enveloped by swirling white mist.

He feared another anomaly would arise in the pill furnace, feeling somewhat agitated, couldn’t help but quip—this is automation alchemy, huh? If it’s not failing here, then something’s wrong over there; I fear manual alchemy wouldn’t be so mentally exhausting.

Zhou Xuan asked the Alchemist Bai Lu: "Old Bai Lu, so has this batch of elixir run into trouble again?"

"Currently, it seems there’s no problem."

Alchemist Bai Lu said: "Though Human Desire Power and Seven Emotions and Six Desires have consolidated into solid earth, the spiritual white mist inside the furnace is definitely genuine."

"You’re sure there’s no problem?" Zhou Xuan was a little uneasy and added, "You can mention it if there’s an issue, I don’t fear fatigue, I’m just afraid this elixir turns out to be a dud."

"Really no problem, just wait."

Alchemist Bai Lu thoroughly searched his mind for alchemy experience, and spoke with certainty.

"Then I trust you."

Zhou Xuan was the type to trust once he decided on someone—though Old Bai Lu didn’t understand some things here and there, he truly is one of the most knowledgeable in alchemy in Laijing Country.

The group relaxed again, whispering amongst themselves, chatting about some idle topics, occasionally paying attention to the anomalies in the pill furnace.

As time went on, that lingering white mist in the pill furnace gradually got absorbed by the earth mass,

and within the earth, one after another pores appeared.

The pores kept closing and opening, while the whole mass of earth contracted and expanded—it didn’t seem like earth anymore, more like a living organ.

"Seems like a liver or a spleen enlarged countless times?"

Zhou Xuan asked Alchemist Bai Lu.

Alchemist Bai Lu couldn’t quite articulate anything, anyhow the scene in the pill furnace surpassed his knowledge early on,

he truly couldn’t evaluate anything significant.

Clearly the appearance inside the furnace could be seen distinctly, but evaluating the whole batch of elixir was almost like a blind person feeling an elephant.

He could only say, "Wait a little longer, wait to see"—something like a cure-all phrase.

Zhou Xuan didn’t understand the Alchemy Dao even more, he also could only "wait a little longer, wait to see", while waiting, a splendid spectacle indeed unfolded in the pill furnace.

After the white mist in the pill furnace was completely absorbed by the earth, suddenly, the hue of the earth turned transparent,

and in the center of the earth, there was a little child wearing a robe.

This robe was half in Taoist-style azure with wide sleeves, and half was multicolored with clouds of Arhat and Bodhisattva patterns,

"What an interesting little child, half monk, half Taoist." Zhou Xuan commented.

Yun Ziliang said: "It should indeed be half monk, half Taoist, Xuanzi, as the Seven Emotions and Six Desires within the alchemy materials consist of both Dun Jia Taishang’s fear, and Buddha Country Five Forms’ anger."

Zhou Xuan nodded, only to see the half monk, half Taoist child, originally posing in meditation like a monk, suddenly opened his eyes, gazing at Zhou Xuan.

The gaze from the child was the purest thing in world, yet Zhou Xuan read overly complex thoughts from the child’s eyes.

Fear and joy, sorrow and happiness, compassion and pride, worship and hatred.

These originally opposing emotions appeared simultaneously in one pair of eyes.

Zhou Xuan’s thoughts also turned along, everything he had seen and heard since arriving in Laijing Country—Ping Shui Prefecture Zhou Family’s Troupe, Mingjiang Prefecture East Market Street, Jingchuan Prefecture Mr. Ye’s Headquarters, Yellow Field Prefecture Water Fort, all the places Zhou Xuan had been, and the people he had met, were playing in his mind like a carousel...

"What a strange little child."

The various flashing memory images drew Zhou Xuan’s thoughts deeper, fearing he’d fall into eternal deterioration, he steeled himself right away, severed the mental images completely,

his heart and spirit were restored to clarity, while the gaze from that child grew dull.

"What kind of thing is this child?" Zhou Xuan looked towards Alchemist Bai Lu, seeing him hesitating, asked: "You don’t know either?"

"Mm." Alchemist Bai Lu said quite confidently.

"I should really brush up on your alchemy knowledge, it’s all but eliminated by the times." Zhou Xuan sighed.

"Ah...Mr., I am...no...no...I figured it out, figured it out."

Finally, Alchemist Bai Lu demonstrated his value, after Zhou Xuan’s powerless quip, he suddenly had a burst of inspiration, pointed at the child, and said: "Mr., he...is the Dan Demon."

"Dan Demon?" Zhou Xuan asked.

Alchemist Bai Lu, usually so obsessed, was even crazier now, upon recognizing the "Dan Demon", he slapped his chest wildly like beating a drum, then the wind under his feet, ran around Xie Family’s Cave in a mad frenzy,

Zhou Xuan watched dumbfounded, asking Yun Ziliang beside him: "Lao Yun, do you think this Bai Lu bites people?"

"That’s unpredictable." Yun Ziliang furrowed his brows tightly,

Zhou Xuan didn’t know what to say—Old man suddenly expresses youthful vigor, this madness is the madness of "wild impulse", not the madness of rabies!

Finally, after Alchemist Bai Lu finished his frenzy, he surprisingly jogged next to Zhou Xuan, speaking as though nothing had happened: "Alchemy that produces Dan Demon, this is auspicious, great auspiciousness."

Currently, Zhou Xuan didn’t dare believe Alchemist Bai Lu’s words, first asked: "Old Bai Lu, is your mental state stable now? If not, you can run more, the wind is strong at night, easy to clear the mind."