The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

A layer of crimson flames erupted from the fire qilin's body, like a burning red meteor, crashing towards Xuanming.

Enraged, Xuanming abandoned Shen Yifei and focused all his attention on dealing with the Fire Qilin.

But this fire qilin seemed to have eaten a dragon's gall, neither dodging nor flinching, but charging forward head-on into Xuanming's palm wind, opening its mouth wide and spewing out a mouthful of blazing flames.

Xuanming was forced back several feet by the flames, and his expression changed slightly.

The flames of the Fire Qilin seem to have mutated.

It attacked itself at first, and although the flames it spewed were very powerful, one burst of fire even burned its own followers into thin air.

However, the flames spewed out by the Fire Qilin now seem to contain the power to destroy the world. If it were to spray them on him, he would be reduced to ashes!

Xuanming shifted and moved, and the fire qilin took the opportunity to stand in front of Shen Yifei.

"My lord... he's choking you... so I'll... I'll bite him... burn him to death!" The fire unicorn's voice was broken and intermittent, but it was no longer the timid and submissive voice that Shi San usually spoke.

Looking at the fire qilin protecting him, Shen Yifei's eyes welled up with tears. This kid, whose legs would go weak at the sight of a blade, was now risking his life to protect him...

"Shi San...you fucking...be careful..." Shen Yifei said, coughing up two mouthfuls of blood.

The fire-breathing qilin turned and glanced at him. "My lord, others can bully me, but if they bully you, I'll fight them to the death!"

"You beast, what's the use of protecting that piece of trash?" Xuan Ming sneered, his black aura surging, and the huge black scorpion shadow bared its fangs and claws in the air.

"If you come with me, I'll let you enjoy all the riches and luxuries, and you can choose any woman you want!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yifei realized that Xuanming intended to abduct the Fire Qilin and hurriedly said, "Shi San! Don't be foolish! This old scoundrel will turn his back on you!"

The fire unicorn turned and glanced at Shen Yifei. "My lord, I'm not going anywhere. I'll just follow you."

"You beast, you listen to that good-for-nothing?" Xuan Ming frowned, his tone turning cold. "What can he give you?"

The fire unicorn didn't reply. Instead, it lowered its head, grabbed Shen Yifei's collar, and pulled him a few steps toward Ye Ling.

Then it turned around, stomped its four hooves on the ground, and let out a roar at Xuanming!

Xuanming's face darkened. This beast was stubborn and incorrigible, so there was no need to keep it alive. He raised his hand and slapped the fire qilin's head, and the black scorpion phantom pounced after him.

The fire qilin met the palm strike head-on and unleashed a pillar of fire from its mouth.

The pillar of fire was thicker and fiercer than before, even the air itself sizzled from the heat. Xuanming was forced back half a step, his palm strike being half-dissipated by the flames.

However, a full-force palm strike from someone in the mid-stage of ascension is ultimately something the Fire Qilin cannot withstand.

The fire qilin was sent flying by the force of the palm strike, rolled three times, and then shook its head as it got up.

This time, dozens of cracks appeared on its scales, and blood seeped out from the cracks, dripping onto the ground.

The fire-breathing qilin looked at the blood on the ground and was terrified.

In the end, he was still just a lowly servant in the Marquis's mansion.

Although the Marquis took good care of him, the fact that he had no parents and no background made him feel inferior.

But it knew it couldn't back down.

The adult lay behind it, curled up in the pile of rubble, his chest covered in blood, and his neck bruised from being strangled.

The woman in black also fell to the side, her spear slipping from her hand, a trickle of blood hanging from the corner of her mouth.

It is said that this is the most formidable wife in the family. If you have a wife like this in the future, you must listen to her.

"Shi San...you can't beat him...run away..." Shen Yifei shouted to the fire qilin while lying in the ruins, barely holding on to his last breath.

The fire unicorn did not turn around.

It was just panting heavily, its scales standing on end, expressing its anger and bluffing to intimidate Xuanming opposite it.

Xuanming was slightly taken aback by its appearance, then laughed and said, "What? With your meager skills, you think you can fight me to the death?"

Just then, Shen Yifei secretly transmitted his voice to the Fire Qilin, "Shi San, don't fight him. Pretend to surrender and stall him. Time is almost up!"

Shen Yifei and Ye Ling lay there for a while, and Xing He had already begun to heal their injuries.

Strangely enough, treating one area will also heal or improve the other area in the same location.

Upon hearing Shen Yifei's telepathic message, Shi San immediately feigned fear, shrinking back and making timid "woo-woo" sounds, appearing terrified.

He extinguished the flames on his body, looking back at Shen Yifei with a reluctant expression.

Xuanming grinned when he saw the fire qilin stop in place, and strode over, completely ignoring Shen Yifei and Ye Ling who were lying on the ground.

He stretched out a hand and waved it in front of the fire qilin. "Listen carefully. I have some influence in the Myriad Spirits Palace. If you are willing to submit to me, one day when the Palace Master refines the Myriad Spirits Unification Pill and ascends to immortality, I will become the Lord of the Spirit Ruins. Following me is at least a hundred times better than following this piece of trash."

The Fire Qilin didn't know what to say or do, afraid that Xuanming would see through its act and waste time!

Just as Xuan Ming withdrew his hand, Shen Yifei suddenly shouted, "Spray him!"

The fire qilin immediately spewed out a beam of flame, which shot straight at Xuanming's forehead.

Shen Yifei and Ye Ling suddenly attacked, one wielding a sword and the other a spear, thrusting straight at Xuanming.

Liu Mengli also made a move, and the three of them and the beast caught Xuanming off guard.

He never expected that Shen Yifei and Ye Ling would recover so quickly!

However, experts in the mid-stage of ascension, especially Xuanming who is empowered by secret techniques, are not so easily hit!

Before their eyes flashed, Xuanming was already in mid-air!

"Haha...a few overconfident little brats! You think I'm that easy to fool? Haha...ah..."

Suddenly, Xuanming's voice stopped abruptly, and he fell straight down from mid-air!

He struggled to get up, but the malevolent energy in his dantian deflated like a punctured balloon, disappearing without a trace.

"The improved depressant is working." Xinghe emerged from the Cauldron of All Things, waving her little fists triumphantly at Shen Yifei.

It turned out that Shen Yifei had Xinghe improve the Qi-dissipating powder. To prevent Xuanming from noticing anything amiss, he even conducted several experiments on Hou Wanshan.

Hou Wanshan put medicine in the food and wine that Xuanming had prepared, but Xuanming did not touch it.

Later, they also put medicine in the tea that was served. When Xuanming saw Liu Mengli and the others, he got excited and drank two sips of the tea.

The only drawback of this medicine is that it takes too long to work; it takes a long time for the effects to take hold.

Xuanming lay on the ground, feeling as if all his strength had been drained, and even lifting a finger was difficult.

Xuanming's face turned ashen. He had been cautious all his life, but he never expected to be defeated by a cup of tea.

Xuanming tried to stand up, but his knees buckled and he fell back down.

Seeing Xuanming lying on the ground panting, the fire qilin's courage immediately grew.

He tentatively took a step forward and opened his mouth to breathe out a string of small flames.

Flames ignited on Xuanming's body, burning not only his physical form but also his consciousness!

Without the protection of malevolent energy, Xuanming was in so much pain that he rolled on the ground in agony!

Upon seeing this, Shen Yifei hurriedly shouted, "Shi San, don't burn him! I still need to refine him into pills!"

No sooner had Shen Yifei finished speaking than a dark figure darted in front of Xuan Ming, lifted its hind leg, and with a "whoosh..."

Immediately afterwards, everyone smelled a pungent odor of urine.