Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 358 A Bigger Furnace
The rock face continued to crumble, and more and more beams of light pierced through, attaching to Gun Gong's body.

Gun Gong was also struggling desperately. He pushed hard against the stone platform pressing on his head, and the rock wall above the platform collided with it and shattered with a loud crash.

Thus, Gun Gong's enormous body was finally fully revealed, his dragon tail lashing out like a whip in the cave.

However, leaving the stone platform does not mean freedom.

More and more beams of light connected to him like chains, drawing his life essence from his body and causing him to roar in pain.

Gu Jingnian looked up at the scene and was momentarily lost in thought.

"Do you want to save Pei Nian?" Li Shuangyun suddenly asked. "She's practically dead. Once I leave her body, she'll never come back to life."

Gu Jingnian turned his head and saw Pei Nian's face.

"How to save?"

Li Shuangyun pointed at Gun Gong and said, "This thing will be refined into a pill, more powerful than any elixir you've ever seen. Emperor Rui has raised him for so long, capturing so many strange people and beasts to feed him, all for this pill. Now it needs to be refined ahead of schedule... You and I will seize it and feed it to Pei Nian, and Pei Nian will live."

Gu Jingnian asked, "What benefit do you get from instigating me to do this?"

“Of course,” Li Shuangyun said. “Since I am in Pei Nian’s body, the vast majority of the drug’s effects will be mine.”

"You didn't lie to me?"

Li Shuangyun gave a sweet smile and said, "I'm good at lying, but whether you want to be lied to is up to you."

Seeing this expression on Pei Nian's face, Gu Jingnian couldn't quite describe his feelings. He asked, "What should we do?"

"Look who's that?"

Gu Jingnian looked in the direction Li Shuangyun was pointing and was shocked to see Yingyao, who had been petrified.

Li Shuangyun said, "Saving her is simple, just smear your blood on her."

"it is good."

"I am now a mortal, so take me with you."

As soon as Li Shuangyun finished speaking, Gu Jingnian grabbed her with one hand and flew up to the top of the cave.

She pulled out a dagger and slashed Gu Jingnian's palm. Blood gushed out and was smeared on Yingyao's body. Soon, the thin stone shell peeled off, and Yingyao woke up.

"As expected of a phoenix, it cannot be killed, it can only be temporarily sealed off," Li Shuangyun remarked.

"Young master, Miss Pei, are you alright?"

Yingyao, however, did not notice Pei Nian's difference and was quite pleasantly surprised.

“Yes, it’s alright now.” Li Shuangyun smiled, then turned and pointed to Eunuch Xu, saying, “We need to catch up with him, or it will be too late.”

But then they saw Eunuch Xu carrying Wei Chan away in a certain direction at great speed, with vines wrapping around Shen Lingshu behind him as they fled into the distance.

At this moment, more and more beams of light shone through the rock wall, reaching towards Eunuch Xu, Shen Jichi, and Gu Jingnian.

"go!"

Gu Jingnian and Yingyao waved their fiery wings and chased after Eunuch Xu.

Gun Gong, unable to move due to being restrained, shouted to Shen Jichi, "Kill them, quickly!"

Having obtained a wisp of his essence, Shen Jichi's eyes grew even redder. He quickly caught up, clapping his hands incessantly.

"Protect me," Li Shuangyun said.

Gu Jingnian unfurled his fiery wings, using his body to shield Li Shuangyun and Ying Yao. At the same time, he slammed his fist against the rock wall, sending rocks crashing down and blocking the path behind him.

Suddenly, the moon came into view ahead.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a sphere of light, soft and serene, giving one a sense of peace at first sight.

"That's it," Li Shuangyun said happily. "Once we go in, we won't be refined. We can just wait to get the pills."

Eunuch Xu was the fastest to escape, and he was about to reach the sphere of light.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed by.

However, Shen Jichi transformed into a beam of light and suddenly appeared in front of Eunuch Xu.

This isn't teleportation. Gu Jingnian tried it, but he still couldn't use teleportation in this cave. It can only be said that Shen Jichi is indeed even more powerful than before.

A murderous aura rose.

Shen Jichi struck out with his palm, and thunder and lightning, carrying immense force, crashed down on Eunuch Xu.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, the vines behind Xu wrapped around Shen Lingshu and blocked her in front of him.

"father!"

Shen Lingshu was so frightened that she burst into tears.

At this moment, Shen Jichi's red hair was flamboyant, and his crimson eyes revealed ruthless cruelty.

In the distance, Gun Gong looked even more listless.

"father!"

Shen Jichi's gaze suddenly softened, and her long, flowing hair fell down.

As if waking from a deep dream, his senses returned instantly, but it was too late to stop. In his haste, he sprang up, and lightning bolts struck the rock wall above him.

The rock wall shattered, and more beams of light pierced through, entangling him and Eunuch Xu.

Startled, Eunuch Xu quickly retreated to avoid the danger.

Just then, Li Shuangyun put her arms around Gu Jingnian's neck, leaned closer, and whispered something.

"Kill him." Gu Jingnian did not hesitate and immediately took action.

The fire wings transformed into a fiery blade, ruthlessly stabbing out and cleanly piercing into Eunuch Xu's body.

Xu Gonggong was not yet dead. He turned around in astonishment and cursed Gu Jingnian.

"Zhuzi, you are seeking death!"

The fiery wings unfolded instantly, slicing Xu Gonggong in two, and the blazing flames burned his body into charcoal.

However, despite such an offensive, Eunuch Xu did not die. He turned into two wisps of smoke, which then coalesced into a human figure.

"what!"

The next moment, the beam of light tightly wrapped around him, draining his life essence.

Logically, this entire cave should be the furnace controlled by Eunuch Xu, but now he is also to be imprisoned and refined inside.

"Walk."

Li Shuangyun urged Gu Jingnian to take her to the ball of light.

The beams of light shining through the rock wall slithered towards Gu Jingnian like snakes until he flew into the sphere of light.

The incoming beam of light touched the sphere and connected to it, without penetrating through.

A light mist swirled within the sphere of light, beginning to condense.

"father!"

Suddenly, Shen Lingshu called out again.
But then Shen Jichi's head snapped back and he fell to the ground. Several beams of light shot toward him, but instead of piercing his body, they wrapped around a blurry figure that had risen from within him. It was none other than Gun Gong's wisp of spirit.

As for Shen Jichi, he lay there, as if he were already dead.

After a while, the vines on the ground withered, and Shen Lingshu struggled out of them. She went up to Shen Jichi, crying, and led him into the sphere of light.

During the process, the beam of light did not strike the father and daughter again, indicating that they no longer possessed any superpowers.

Seeing this, Li Shuangyun whispered to Gu Jingnian, "Be careful they don't take the pills."

"Gu Jingnian, Pei Nian," Shen Lingshu wiped away her tears and said, "Please save my father."

Seeing that Shen Lingshu couldn't tell or even imagine that Pei Nian had been possessed by her, Li Shuangyun smiled slightly, didn't explain, and let Shen Lingshu misunderstand, saying, "I'll examine her."

She stepped forward, checked Shen Jichi's pulse, confirmed that he had lost his supernatural powers, and then casually pinched the back of his neck, knocking him unconscious.

"Don't worry, he just fainted, he's fine."

"Thank you."

Seeing that her father was alright, Shen Lingshu felt relieved. Then she saw that Wei Chan, who had been carried there by Eunuch Xu, was still lying there, so she went and helped Wei Chan over as well.

Beams of light danced around her, and she was clearly afraid; her lips were tightly pursed, and her face was very tense. Fortunately, she eventually returned to the sphere of light safely.

"Where is A-Wan?"

Shen Lingshu glanced around and couldn't help but ask.

“Still near the stone platform,” Li Shuangyun replied leisurely.

"Then I'll go find it."

Shen Lingshu didn't hesitate much and immediately got up and walked outside, taking advantage of her status as a mortal who could move freely.

Li Shuangyun let her have her way, though a hint of teasing played on her lips.

Following the same method, Li Shuangyun pinched Wei Chan as well, making sure she remained unconscious and wouldn't wake up. Then she clapped her hands and said, "Alright, now we just need to wait for the pill to be refined."

Gu Jingnian asked, "You were the deputy envoy of the Kaiping Division who instigated me to kill that eunuch and steal the medicine. Aren't you afraid of being punished by Emperor Rui?"

"Of course I'm scared, how can I not be?"

Li Shuangyun brushed a stray hair behind her ear and said slowly, "I'm terrified of His Majesty, but if I don't do something, won't I be the one being refined like this next time?"

Gu Jingnian asked, "Why you?"

"What do you think His Majesty's purpose is in offering us amnesty?"

Li Shuangyun asked a question in return, then dropped the topic and whispered, "However, no one knows I'm here yet. They'll just think Pei Nian did it... You'd better keep it a secret for me."

"They don't know you've possessed them?"

"If it's possession, how can one know?"

Li Shuangyun winked playfully.

Pei Nian probably couldn't have imagined, even if she racked her brains, that she could make such a vivid expression.

Gradually, a pill condensed at the top of the sphere of light.

Li Shuangyun watched it intently until it solidified to the size of a cherry before she reached out her hand.

The excitement in her eyes was hard to hide.

However, just as her slightly trembling fingers were about to touch the pill, it suddenly disappeared.

Li Shuangyun turned her head in surprise and saw a shadowy figure.

A sense of fear suddenly arose in my heart.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

(End of this chapter)