togophonebook Chapter 33 Earth Fire Altar
Chapter 33 Earth Fire Altar
"Mysterious Soul Peak?"
After frowning and pondering for a moment, Luo Qing smiled and looked at Li Wanxing politely, saying:
"Thank you very much, Junior Brother Li. If there's a chance in the future, we can hunt demons together."
"Senior Brother Luo, is what you say true? Haha, I may not have any other skills, but I do possess a pair of Azure Cloud Halberds, imbued with powerful lightning energy. They will surely be of great help to you, Senior Brother!"
Li Wanxing had been extremely envious of Luo Qing's acquisition of dozens of Qi Condensation Pills in one go.
Now that Luo Qing has brought up the matter herself, he is more than happy to oblige.
"Okay, give me one of your communication talismans. I'll call you when I have the chance."
Luo Qing also had a communication talisman imbued with his aura, but he didn't want Li Wanxing to contact him; only he could contact Li Wanxing.
"Alright, then I'll await good news from you, junior brother!"
Li Wanxing thought Luo Qing had bought the Qi Condensation Pill to go back and cultivate in seclusion for a while, so he immediately took out a communication talisman and said.
Luo Qing didn't explain, put away the communication talisman, and headed towards the Black Bamboo Courtyard.
After closing the door and sitting cross-legged to circulate his energy, he had Meng Bao occupy 90% of his primordial spirit's computing power to begin analyzing the two required cultivation techniques.
Early in the morning, he set off to hunt demons.
After seven days, Luo Qing had thoroughly established a fearsome reputation on Earthly Fiend Peak.
The truth is that he hunts seven or eight mid-level or higher demonic beasts every day, exchanging them for a large number of Qi Condensation Pills, but he shows no intention of going into seclusion to cultivate.
On the contrary, it was as if he was addicted to killing demons. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't kill seven or eight people a day!
Seven days later, Luo Qing suddenly disappeared, spending all his time in seclusion in the Black Bamboo Courtyard, never venturing out again.
Just when everyone thought he would be in seclusion for at least a month to refine the pills he had obtained, news spread that he was hunting demons with others.
Some busybodies approached this person and, upon inquiry, discovered that he revered Luo Qing's strength as if it were a god, even more so than when facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
According to this person, he was only responsible for using the magical artifact to travel the entire way, and all the demonic beasts were hunted and killed by Luo Qing himself, all of them with a single blow.
Two months passed in this way. Luo Qing would hunt demons from time to time, and his actions were completely unpredictable. Sometimes he would hunt demons for seven or eight days in a row, and sometimes he would return in half a day.
But just recently, at the edge of the Dry Wind Cliff, while Li Wanxing was waiting for Luo Qing, he was ambushed!
Strangely enough, those who were about to attack him all concealed their tracks and waited patiently when they saw that Li Wanxing was alone.
Suddenly, a sound transmission talisman flew over, and Li Wanxing's expression changed drastically. He took a pill that would temporarily boost his strength and fled with all his might.
Because he gained the upper hand, he ended up escaping the encirclement at the cost of serious injuries.
Moreover, he had several Qi-capturing talismans worth 10 spirit stones each, which he used to record the auras of several of the attackers.
After stabilizing his injuries, Li Wanxing immediately handed over the Qi-capturing talismans to the Enforcement Hall.
According to the rules of Jiyin Island, killing and robbing are permissible, but either the disciple must commit insubordination or leave no trace; otherwise, they will be executed!
Therefore, the fate of those who were targeted and attacked by the Qi-absorbing talisman is predictable.
This also allowed everyone to witness Luo Qing's methods, after all, those Qi-absorbing talismans were expensive, and Li Wanxing himself certainly couldn't afford so many.
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"Take good care of your injuries. I won't be hunting demons for the next month."
In the Black Bamboo Courtyard, after saying these words, Luo Qing summoned the sound transmission talisman in her hand.
It instantly transformed into a streak of fire, nimbly bypassing various obstacles, heading towards its master, who had left his presence there beforehand.
To be honest, Li Wanxing really does have the demeanor of a demonic cultivator.
Even though he was fully aware that he was just bait to lure them into an ambush, he was not afraid at all and still wanted to continue hunting demons with Luo Qing.
According to him, when Luo Qing gave him those monster corpses, he felt they were too hot to handle and was quite uneasy.
Now, he is completely at ease.
Luo Qing was naturally happy with this arrangement. Without Li Wanxing as both bait and driver, his demon-hunting range would be much smaller.
"Everything is ready; it's time to make a trip to the Earth Fire Altar!"
A glint flashed in Luo Qing's eyes, and he took off on his sword, heading straight for the eastern side of Jiyin Island.
Several hours later, he arrived in front of a huge, dark red building.
It resembled a giant alchemy furnace overturned on the ground, surrounded by a faint aura of fire. Even from a distance, one could feel a wave of heat emanating from it.
This place is the Earth Fire Altar, a gathering place for alchemists on Jiyin Island. There are many Earth Fire Houses available for rent on the three underground floors.
Qi Refining disciples do not possess the true fire that Foundation Establishment cultivators have, so whether it is alchemy or weapon forging, they need to rely on the power of earth fire.
Therefore, there are quite a few Qi Refining disciples coming and going from this place, and Luo Qing walks among them without attracting any attention.
After passing through the barrier light at the gate, Luo Qing went directly to the third basement level and rented a room in the Earth Fire House for a month at a cost of three spirit stones per month.
With a loud "boom," the stone door slammed shut. Luo Qing activated the restriction token given to him by the disciple in charge, and shot a crimson beam of light toward the stone door.
A layer of crimson light immediately appeared on the surface of the stone gate, flowing slowly like ripples on water.
After retrieving the token, Luo Qing turned around and saw a magic array with numerous fire eyes in the center of the six-zhang square earth fire house.
Although not quite accurate, it really does look very much like a gas stove.
The surface of the magic array also had a layer of light-blocking material, which blocked the surging earth fire below, so the temperature inside the fire chamber was not very high at this time.
After taking a few steps forward, Luo Qing flipped his hand and took out a small square cauldron with four legs from his storage bag.
"go!"
With a single incantation, the cauldron spun rapidly in the air, expanding to a size of over ten feet in just a few breaths!
With a "thud," the cauldron landed heavily on top of the earth fire magic array.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Qing patted another storage bag, from which large and small golden shells flew out.
Each piece of the carapace was covered with a spirit-sealing talisman, which, even though it was cheap, still cost Luo Qing at least twenty spirit stones.
The demon beast material that Luo Qing values so highly is undoubtedly the key to his entry into the Iron Cauldron Golden Body Technique—the Golden-backed Centipede Shell!
To ensure a high success rate, Luo Qing not only hunted down five high-level Golden-backed Centipedes in the past two months, but also more than ten mid-level Golden-backed Centipedes died under his fists.
"The entire carapace of a mid-level Golden-backed Centipede can only provide 1 point of Golden Yang Qi, while a high-level one can provide 3 points, and the Golden-backed Old Demon can provide as many as 9 points."
All of this combined possesses a full 36 points of Golden Yang Qi, exceeding twice the normal requirement for beginners. There is absolutely no reason for failure this time!
After saying that, Luo Qing activated his object manipulation technique and placed the shells on different fire eyes, forming four circles inside and out.