Fairyland Sunshine

Chapter 202: Washing the Sword
Xu Heng knew that Taoist Tongtai was like this, so he didn't waste any time and sacrificed the sword pill.

A bright red light leaped out from between his eyebrows, and a brilliant aura filled the entire hall.

Taoist Tongtai finally opened his eyes slightly, glanced at the sword ball in the air, and then raised his hand.

Xu Heng did not feel that the sword ball was out of his control, nor did he feel any external force. The sword ball flew naturally and landed on the fingertips of Taoist Tongtai.

Xu Heng has now achieved some success in Taoism, but he still doesn't understand what methods Taoist Tongtai used.

However, the further one goes on the path of cultivation, the more unfathomable it becomes. Xu Heng had no way of guessing what realm Taoist Tongtai had reached.

Taoist Tongtai gently twisted the sword ball with an indifferent expression, and it was unknown whether he was thinking about anything. After a moment, he uttered two words.

"Yes." But only for a moment, he continued: "But that's all."

Not bad, but that's all.

Xu Heng knew that Taoist Tongtai was not commenting on the sword ball but on Wei Gong's skills, and he didn't know whether he should respond.

However, after Taoist Tongtai finished speaking, he still did not return the sword pill, but turned his eyes slightly and fell on Xu Heng's face: "I heard that you worked as a fire-fanning boy at Master Ge's place?"

Xu Heng was suddenly reminded of a long-forgotten memory. He was stunned for a moment before he said, "Yes, before I followed my master back to the mountain, I practiced at Master Ge's place."

Taoist Tongtai hummed, and said calmly: "In this case, are you willing to fan the flames for me for a while?"

This statement was beyond Xu Heng's expectations.

However, he also knew that the words and actions of a master often had deep meanings, not to mention that he was his fellow teacher, so it would not be disadvantageous to him.

Moreover, Xu Hengshang still remembered the favor that Taoist Tongtai had done for him by refining the Xuanyin Xiansui Pill, so what was the big deal about being a fire-fanning boy?

Without hesitation, Xu Heng replied, "Disciple is willing."

"Tong'er." Taoist Tongtai said without further ado, "Give him the sunflower fan."

"Yes, Master." The young Taoist priest in front of the alchemy furnace responded, then he raised the palm leaf fan in his hand and handed it to Xu Heng: "Brother, please."

Xu Heng found that the young Taoist priest looked quite familiar. He looked at him for a few more seconds and suddenly realized what was going on.

It turned out that this little Taoist priest was the Taoist boy who had served in the Sifang Hall more than ten years ago. Now that he had grown up, he had naturally changed a lot, so he did not recognize him immediately.

Hearing how he addressed Taoist Tongtai, Xu Heng might have officially become a disciple. He did not act arrogantly and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother," before taking the palm-leaf fan.

In the past, Xu Heng suffered a lot when he was a fire-fanning boy at Ge Daoren's place. Now he feels nostalgic when he thinks about it.

Xu Heng held a sunflower fan and sat in front of the stove. He suddenly remembered the magic formula he wanted to recite when he fanned the fire. From his current perspective, this magic formula must have come from a powerful spell or a strong forbidden technique. Unfortunately, it was only a few words and it was difficult to see the full picture.

As for now, Xu Heng has achieved great magical powers and no longer needs Taoist Tongtai to pass down his magical powers to assist him.

Taoist Tongtai ordered Xu Heng to fan the fire. It seemed that his way of refining elixirs was completely different from Taoist Ge's. He only taught Xu Heng to stimulate the fire and not to stop for a moment. However, this was naturally not a difficult task for Xu Heng now.

Xu Heng fanned the fire for Taoist Tongtai for fourteen days. Then he raised his sleeves and a cloud of gas flew into the furnace, causing a sound of golden and jade ringing. The hall was immediately filled with the fragrance of medicine.

With just one sniff, Xu Heng felt that the magic power in his body was becoming slightly active. It should be noted that these scents were not actually emitted by the elixir.

Top-grade pills are perfect and will never leak out any medicinal power. The medicinal fragrance that fills the room is at most just some leftovers from the unfinished pills. I wonder what kind of elixir Taoist Tongtai made that has such miraculous effects.

The lingering fragrance also meant that the elixir was ready. Sure enough, not long after, the elixir furnace was opened, and three or five-tenths of the elixir flew out of it and was caught in the elixir bottle by a Taoist child nearby.

Xu Heng originally thought that this was the end of the matter, but he didn't expect that just as the elixir came out of the furnace, Taoist Tongtai shouted, "Keep fanning the fire." Xu Heng did not dare to delay and hurriedly continued to fan the fire. At this time, the Taoist boy seemed to have received Taoist Tongtai's order and came back not long after leaving the temple. Many strange and exotic materials were added to the furnace one by one according to a specific order.

This addition lasted for three days and three nights. As the Taoist boy poured a bowl of liquid that looked like clear water into the furnace, Xu Heng's heart skipped a beat when Taoist Tongtai made a sudden move.

Taoist Tongtai waved his hand and threw Xu Heng's sword pill directly into the alchemy furnace!
Could it be that Taoist Tongtai wanted to remake this sword pill?
Xu Heng couldn't help but slightly widen his eyes, but because of the restriction of the alchemy furnace, even with his clairvoyant eyes, he couldn't see clearly.

However, he had already mastered the Flame Rainbow Sword Pill and mastered it so well that he could still sense that, during the forging in the furnace, Flame Rainbow was not only intact but also seemed to be undergoing some indescribable transformation.

Xu Heng vaguely guessed what Taoist Tongtai was thinking, and finally calmed down, stopped thinking about it, and just focused on fanning the flames.

This fanning lasted for dozens of days and nights.

From refining elixirs to practicing weapons, Taoist Tongtai seemed to have changed the restrictions in the furnace. Therefore, as Xu Heng moved, the true fire in the furnace seemed to be endless and burned more and more vigorously.

Over the past few dozen days, the fire in the furnace has been terrifying, and the heat is extremely appalling. If Xu Heng had not been so powerful in fire magic, even if he was a cultivator of the Refining Gang technique, he would probably have found it difficult to support it. Needless to say, the other Taoist children had already left the hall long ago.

Of course, for the Taoist Tongtai, it was nothing more than a gentle breeze blowing on their faces. They just sat there calmly, without changing their expression until this moment.

Not a bit more, not a bit less, and it happened that the 49th day was complete, and Taoist Tongtai finally raised his finger.

There was only a humming sound from the alchemy furnace, and the flames inside rose like the sun, illuminating the entire hall red, and then there was a light whistle -

The sword ball, flaming like a rainbow, leaped out, and the ray of light shot through the dome of the palace!
Xu Heng couldn't help but raise his hand, and the rainbow flame turned into a streak of light and fell into his palm. Suddenly, he felt a familiar yet novel feeling in his heart.

The shape and restrictions of Yanhong have not changed at all, but it gives him a sense of lightness as if all the world has been washed away.

Xu Heng knew that this was definitely not an illusion, because Taoist Tongtai used his magical weapon-refining method of turning decay into magic to reshape and refine this sword pill that had already been formed.

After getting the sword ball, Xu Heng immediately wanted to rise up with the sword and dance to his heart's content, but he restrained himself because of his teacher in front of him.

Taoist Tongtai seemed to have seen through it, and slowly put away the spell, and said calmly: "The matter of fanning the flames ends today."

Xu Heng took a deep breath, stood up, bowed solemnly, and said, "Thank you, uncle-master, for washing my sword. How can I repay you?"

"You fanned the fire for me to make the elixir, and I helped you wash your sword, that's all." Taoist Tongtai said calmly, "Go."

Xu Heng certainly knew that Taoist Tongtai was not just washing his sword for him 'casually'. Perhaps, he was responding to Wei Gong's 'request for advice', or perhaps, it was because of what he was thinking about, or perhaps, it was for some other reason, or perhaps, all of the above...

However, Xu Heng also knew that when Taoist Tongtai said this, he really did not ask for anything in return.

But even so, he couldn't feel at ease.

Xu Heng silently memorized it in his heart, bowed respectfully, and when he saw that Taoist Tongtai had closed his eyes, he slowly left the side hall and went straight out of the Sifang Hall along the same path he came from.

It was daytime outside at this time, and Xu Heng wanted to try out his sword, but it disturbed the tranquility in the mountains, and the place for performing magic was a little too narrow, so he let go of the flame and climbed straight into the sky.

Not long after, Xu Heng arrived under Tiangang, and immediately a ray of rainbow light rose up and rushed into it.

Taoist Tongtai is indeed worthy of being a master. After being refined by him, Yanhong has truly been reborn. Xu Heng circulated the sword ball and felt that he could wield it freely. No matter what changes he made, they were all done in one go. He could not help but fly the sword faster and faster until thunder sounded.

He actually displayed the sword energy and thunder sound, and the changes were still at his will.

In an instant, the atmosphere changed, and a storm arose in the qi layer, which soon changed the color of the sky. There were also continuous thunder and lightning, as if the gods were beating drums endlessly.

(End of this chapter)