A god-level alchemist, starting by manually crafting forbidden pills.

The deafening roar echoed through the heavens and the earth.

Darkness and multicolored light intertwined, and an energy storm engulfed the mountains and forests, shattering boulders.

Click!

The faint cracking sound was unusually jarring amidst the deafening roar of the explosion.

However, a crack appeared in the five-colored golden pill.

Followed by.

The second one.

The third way.

The light curtain of the Five Elements cycled and flickered unpredictably.

Ultimately, they withstood the crushing force of the dark orb.

"break!"

Luo Fan's face was pale, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.

hum!

The cracks in the golden core spread.

It seemed like it was about to collapse at any moment.

It burst forth with the most intense light.

The five elements generate each other, in an endless cycle.

The dark orb gradually dimmed and shrank under the erosion of the five elements' power.

boom! !

A muffled thud.

The sphere of light dissipated, but the five-colored golden pill continued its downward momentum.

It crashed into Sikong Jue, carrying five-colored light.

"No! That's absolutely impossible!"

Sikong Jue was so shocked that his eyes bulged out.

With his body severely injured, he unleashed his strongest attack and had no time to mount an effective defense.

We could only watch helplessly.

The golden core, riddled with cracks and radiating an aura of destruction, rapidly magnified in his eyes.

"Block it for me!"

boom!!!

The golden pill slammed solidly into his crossed arms.

With a dull thud, Sikong Jue flew backward, blood splattering from his mouth.

His arms were bent unnaturally as he crashed into the dense forest, his fate unknown.

The golden core's light completely dimmed, and the cracks on it were shocking. It then flew back into Luo Fan's body.

The moment the needle entered his body, Luo Fan trembled violently, as if he were being pierced by thousands of steel needles.

His vision blurred, and he almost fainted on the spot.

He knelt on one knee and used his last bit of strength to barely steady himself.

It did not fall.

Because he knew that Sikong Jue was not dead yet.

That faint aura, belonging to the half-step Nascent Soul stage, flickered and seemed about to vanish.

But there was still a breath left.

We have to finish them off!

Luo Fan struggled to stand up and tried to rush over.

To deliver the final blow to the culprit who caused all of this.

Unfortunately, as soon as he moved, a tearing pain shot through his meridians.

His depletion of spiritual energy foundation meant he couldn't even defeat a Qi Refining cultivator.

Even the Great Dao Furnace could only transmit spiritual power to him at an extremely slow rate.

They were afraid of overburdening his fragile spiritual veins.

"Luo Fan!"

"I will remember this humiliation!"

Sikong Jue was ultimately afraid.

He feared that Luo Fan might have a backup plan, and that Yunxi might regain a trace of spiritual power.

I fear I might actually perish here.

This fear overwhelmed all his pride and anger.

This led him to choose the most humiliating option: escape.

"hateful!"

As the black streak of light disappeared into the distance, Liu Linglong gritted her teeth.

So close!

We were just a hair's breadth away from killing this demon!

If my senior sister's heart meridian had not been damaged back then.

He has long since entered the Nascent Soul stage.

With Yunxi here today, Sikong Jue has absolutely no chance of escaping.

As Luo Fan watched the streak of light disappear from sight, he felt a sense of relief after a period of helplessness.

He really reached his limit.

Being able to force back a powerful enemy who was half a step away from the Nascent Soul stage was already the limit of what he could do.

As his tense mind relaxed, boundless exhaustion overwhelmed him.

He swayed and almost fell, but a pair of warm, soft hands caught him in time.

"Sect Leader..."

Luo Fan's lips moved, and his eyes gradually reddened.

Yunxi smiled slightly and gently wiped the blood from his face, her movements as tender as if she were handling a precious object.

"A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years; you've already done more than enough."

"Sikong Jue suffered such a severe injury that it would be difficult for him to recover without several years of arduous cultivation."

"The most urgent thing is to take care of your own injuries and not leave any hidden dangers that could cut off your path."

Su Qingyuan also came over.

She looked at Luo Fan's pale face, her dim eyes filled with heartache.

"We underestimated their strength."

"The fact that you were able to injure him to this extent is already astonishing; there's no need to blame yourself."

With a flick of her wrist, a pill the size of a longan, shimmering with five colors, appeared in her palm.

"This is the last Five Elements Nirvana Pill left by Master."

She handed the pill to Luo Fan.

"While it cannot completely repair your spiritual root, it is enough to stabilize your rank and prevent it from falling again."

Luo Fan took the jade bottle and looked at her.

Su Qingyuan continued.

"If you want your spiritual root to recover to the highest level of Heaven and repair the damage to your Golden Core..."

"Only by finding the innate earth spiritual root and using the five elements as the origin to further develop the Great Dao can it be achieved."

"And this too."

She handed the Blood Jade Marrow to Luo Fan along with the other ingredients.

Luo Fan nodded upon hearing this.

"Thank you, senior sister."

Luo Fan packed his things and turned to walk towards Midozhi.

She remained leaning there, her eyes closed, her face ashen, her breath so faint it was barely perceptible.

Only the extremely slight rise and fall of her chest proved that she was still clinging to her last breath.

Luo Fan bent down and hugged her in his arms. Her body was very light and cold.

Liu Linglong walked over and asked softly, "How is she?"

"The living dead."

Luo Fan's voice was very calm, so calm that it was indescribable.

"Junior Sister's injury can only be healed with the Rejuvenation Pill; we need to find the Rejuvenation Herb."

That was a rare, celestial-grade spiritual herb.

It has the effect of bringing the dead back to life and reshaping the heart and blood vessels.

There are only scattered records of it in certain ancient secret realms or perilous places.

It is extremely precious and rare.

The Rejuvenation Pill itself is a top-grade Earth-rank elixir, extremely difficult to refine.

Yunxi and Liu Linglong exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.

This thing is so hard to find.

None of them had the heart to say anything to hurt Luo Fan.

"Sect Leader, Martial Uncle, there is a Five Elements Creation Pill inside."

Luo Fan handed the jade bottle he had taken from his storage ring to Yunxi.

"After returning, I need to immediately go into seclusion to stabilize my injuries and will have no time to worry about anything else."

"We'll have to trouble the sect leader and our senior uncle to find a quiet room to help our junior sister refine the medicinal power."

"It will also slow down my junior sister's loss of life and buy me time to find the Rejuvenation Herb."

Yunxi took it, and gently parted her red lips, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

The atmosphere in the room fell silent for a moment, then everyone turned to look at the sound of footsteps.

It is Xie Nantian, Chu Wuyai, Shen Fufeng, Zhao Jingzhou, and Yan Wujiu.

They were all injured, supporting each other as they approached from afar.

Then, Bai Jie, Lu Qingdai, and Xiong Chumo also came from another direction.

The three women were in slightly better condition, but their energy levels were still extremely low.

"Sect Leader, Junior Brother Luo!"

Xie Nantian was overjoyed to see that they were safe and sound.

Upon seeing Midozhi in Luo Fan's arms, his expression changed slightly.

"Junior sister, she...?"

"This place is not safe to stay any longer. Let's return to our sect first."

Yunxi interrupted him, waving her hand, and a flying boat appeared on the open ground.

Luo Fan was the first to board the flying boat, his back looking particularly heavy and lonely in the setting sun.

None of Bai Jie, Lu Qingdai, or Xiong Chumo asked any further questions.

They accompanied Luo Fan onto the flying boat, silently staying by his side.

They didn't know exactly what had happened there.

Even from a great distance, one could sense the earth-shattering battle taking place here.

They knew that Luo Fan must have gone through an unimaginable ordeal.

Xie Nantian and the others also noticed the heavy atmosphere and stopped talking.

They boarded the flying boat, each finding a place to sit cross-legged and regulate their breathing.

Yunxi looked at Su Qingyuan, "Fellow Daoist, would you like to travel with us?"

"No need."

Su Qingyuan's face, hidden beneath her veil, showed signs of weariness. "Now that this matter is settled, I will return to inquire about the Rejuvenating Grass."

"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist."

Yunxi bowed respectfully.

The Five Elements Alchemy School no longer exists.

Her network of connections, cultivated by Su Qingyuan, is not to be underestimated.

Perhaps we can find some useful clues.

Su Qingyuan nodded to Yunxi, then took another deep look in the direction of the flying boat.

His figure then transformed into a stream of light, a deep blue.

With the wounded and guarding manager Wang standing by, they left the devastated mountain forest.

After watching Su Qingyuan leave, Yunxi and Liu Linglong finally boarded the flying boat.

The flying boat pierced through the clouds and soared into the sky.

below.

Broken ancient trees, shattered rocks, scorched earth, and the lingering stench of blood.

Everything silently tells the story of this extremely brutal battle.

On the airship, all was silent except for the howling wind.

Luo Fan sat cross-legged on the deck, still holding Midozhi in his arms.

Bai Jie and the other two women stood guard by their side.

Liu Linglong gazed at the horizon and then looked back at the crowd.

Finally, she looked at Luo Fan, sighed, and took over from Yun Xi, piloting the flying boat away.

Two hours later.

The sky was completely darkened, and the flying boat stopped in front of the Peach Blossom Temple gate.

Elder Kong Lingfei of the outer sect had been eagerly anticipating this moment.

He couldn't explain why, but he was restless all day, as if something terrible had happened.

Besides him, there was Elder Gao Yi of the Inner Sect Affairs Hall and Elder Qingxiao of the Pill Hall.

Elder Qifeng Qian Butong and Lengyue from the Discipline Hall both stood in front of the mountain gate.

Only after everyone bowed and greeted the sect leader's return did Yunxi disembark from the flying boat.

Then came Liu Linglong, Xie Nantian, Bai Jie, and others.

Everyone was horrified to see their injuries.

Kong Lingfei, in particular, was so nervous that his heart felt like it was about to leap out of his chest.

"Sect Leader... Sect Leader, what about my disciple?"

He hadn't finished speaking.

Even Luo Fan, carrying Midozhi, stepped off the flying boat.