You, a monster, still want to travel to the West?

"If we were not in the Heavenly Palace..."

"!!!"

……

the other side--

"Zhiming, do you think there's a possibility between Kuimu Lang and that fairy?"

"Absolutely impossible."

"Because of the Heavenly Law?"

"Well, even if they secretly come down to earth, they can only be husband and wife for a few hundred years at most. They will eventually be discovered."

At this point, Xia Zhiming thought of Chenxiang, who was basically impossible to appear, and chuckled softly: "No, there is actually another possibility..."

"What's possible?"

"Let's release the monkey now, and have him and Yang Jian attack the High Heaven Palace together. Let's see if we can force His Majesty to change the law."

"Zhiming, please don't do anything reckless..."

"I'm just bragging. It's impossible for the Great Lord to stop us from getting married. Why should I care so much?"

"Then...what if His Majesty doesn't allow it in the future?"

"you guess?"

"Hmph~"

Chapter 170 Thank you for your hard work

After saying goodbye to Kuimulang, Xia Zhiming and Qingxin did not hang around for too long and soon returned to Lingguan Mansion.

The fairies in the palace were no longer surprised by their frequent disappearances. After they greeted each other with laughter, they led them into the hall and presented them with cakes and spiritual fruits.

As soon as he sat down, Xia Zhiming peeled a lychee and threw it into his mouth. He looked at Qingxin beside him, but saw that she ignored the spiritual food and just drank her tea.

Seeing this, Xia Zhiming shook his head and casually took the precious glass cup from her hand.

"Zhiming, stop playing around~" Qingxin turned around helplessly and spoke in a soft voice.

Xia Zhiming didn't reply. He picked up the girl by the waist and placed her on his lap. He peeled a lychee and fed it to her mouth, saying with a smile: "Open your mouth."

Although Qingxin was confused, she didn't care. She opened her cherry lips and ate it obediently.

One.

Two.

Three.

……

Until Qingxin retreated into his arms softly, acting coquettishly and refusing to eat anymore, Xia Zhiming pinched the girl's increasingly pretty cheeks and chuckled, "Even if you don't have any worries, don't force yourself to practice."

"Zhiming... I want to achieve the Golden Elixir sooner."

"Be good and obey."

"But...I don't want to be obedient..."

Qing Xin nuzzled Xia Zhiming's chest, blushing slightly as she softly said, "I want to marry you soon."

"That's it..."

Looking at Qingxin who was hiding in his arms and saying heartwarming words, Xia Zhiming thought for a moment, then leaned over to the girl's neck and bit her directly!

"ah!"

Being attacked unexpectedly, Qingxin screamed in shock, and was instantly bitten back to his original form.

When she came back to her senses, she found herself transformed back into a little girl, sitting in Xia Zhiming's arms. She couldn't help but clench her fist and knock on his chest angrily: "Zhiming, give me back my body~"

"Look how cute this is." Xia Zhiming grabbed her little fist and rubbed it, looking very satisfied.

Xiao Qingxin hesitated for a moment when she heard this. She actually knew that Xia Zhiming felt sorry for her, but he had other concerns.

"But, I can't be your wife in this state..."

"Who said that? You always have!"

"If you're too young, people will laugh at you."

"Then, if you meet someone who doesn't have eyes, just give me the Qingping Sword and I'll go talk to him about physics."

"Cuckoo~"

……

After a while, when the little fox heard the news from the fairy and ran happily into the hall, he saw——

Xia Zhiming sat cross-legged on her cushion, guarding a small bronze round tripod.

Xiao Qingxin huddled in his arms, muttering softly, "Five taels each of silver, purple quartz, and white quartz, ten taels of Kongqing, one jin each of realgar, cinnabar, and jade powder, and... one tael of Liugenxue?"

Xia Zhiming casually conjured up various gold, stone, and jade powders and threw them into the cauldron. In the end, he only had a question mark: "Qingxin, what is this Liugenxue?"

"But I don't know either."

"How about we try refining another kind of elixir?"

"Zhiming, this pill is the best." Xiao Qingxin hesitated for a moment, looked up at Xia Zhiming behind him, and asked tentatively: "How about... we go to the Tushita Palace to get some?"

"also."

Xia Zhiming responded casually, then looked up at the little fox who was staring at Qingxin with a questioning look on his face, and chuckled and teased: "Huo Huo, what are you looking at?"

"Sister Qingxin... so cute..."

"Right! I think so too."

Xia Zhiming rubbed Xiao Qingxin's cheek, and when the girl blushed and shyly pushed him away, he flashed and turned into a white snake and coiled around her neck.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Qingxin was stunned for a moment before she stood up helplessly. She put on a serious look and softly instructed, "Huo Huo, help me watch over the alchemy furnace. Don't let outsiders touch it. I'm going to the Tushita Palace."

"Um……"

The little fox responded blankly, watching Xiao Qingxin run out the door without blinking, then he came to his senses and tilted his head - what was I here for?

the other side--

It was a rare day of peace and quiet in the Tushita Palace. When Xiao Qingxin brought the White Snake to the door and looked inside, they saw that there was no Taishang Laojun on the alchemy platform. Only a silver horn was cleaning the ashes in the Bagua furnace with a bitter look on his face.

Seeing this scene, Qing Xin's eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Yinjiao, do you know what Liugenxue is?"

"Why are you asking this?" Yinjiao wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked in confusion.

"We want to try making the elixir."

"Oh, wait a minute, I'll go find..."

Halfway through the conversation, Yinjiao suddenly realized something, his expression changed immediately, and he exclaimed: "You guys are going to make an elixir!!!"

Xia Zhiming spat out his snake tongue and said happily, "I'm just practicing it for fun, why are you so surprised?"

"If you're short of golden elixirs, I still have some here. Don't waste the elixir."

"Is Liugenxue precious?"

"That's not the case... Never mind, just wait."

Yinjiao dropped the iron shovel he was using to clean the dust, went to the alchemy platform, pulled out a large medicine cabinet, and found a stone tree in it that was shaped like a stalactite with hanging spikes and had five colors.

After he picked up the heavy stone tree and handed it to Qingxin, he explained, "This thing comes from Penglai Mountain. It's everywhere on the mountain, so it's not very precious. This tree weighs about a hundred pounds, so I think it's enough for you."

"Thank you very much." Xia Zhiming said with a smile, sticking out his snake tongue.

Xiao Qingxin held the ore and weighed it. After confirming that it was enough for her to waste for a long time, she thanked Yinjiao and turned around to run back to make the pill.

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"

Yinjiao quickly called her over and asked curiously, "What kind of elixir are you going to make? Can you let me have a taste of it after you make it?"

Xiao Qingxin stopped and said, "It's called Taiyi Jade Powder Pill, and one pill can extend your life by three hundred days."

"That's it?" Yinjiao tilted his head.

"It can also enhance magical power, solidify bones and benefit blood, moisturize the skin and beautify the complexion, soothe the soul and cure diseases." Xia Zhiming added.

Yinjiao was silent for a moment after hearing this, then tentatively offered a suggestion: "Why don't you just place this Liugenxue as a bedside ornament? I think it will have a similar effect, and it will also save you time refining the elixir."

Xia Zhiming: “…”

Xiao Qingxin: "..."

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After a while, when the little fox saw Xiao Qingxin returning from Tushita Palace with a colorful stone tree in her arms, she saw that both the man and the snake looked listless. She quickly stepped forward to take the stone tree and asked in confusion, "Sister Qingxin, what happened to you two?"

"Nothing," Xia Zhiming said helplessly, spitting out his snake tongue, "I just suddenly understood the suffering of ordinary practitioners."

When Xiao Qingxin heard this, she stood on tiptoe and patted the little fox on the shoulder, saying softly, "You've worked so hard before..."

Little Fox: "???"

Chapter 171 You guys are so funny!

The Guardian Spiritual Official's Mansion of Lihentian——

I went to Tushita Palace to get some herbs, but ended up getting hit twice by Yinjiao's words.

But even so, Xia Zhiming had no intention of giving up the lead-mercury alchemy technique after he returned.

After all, even if the raw materials can achieve most of the effects of the elixir, taking the elixir can actually extend one's life by one year. He still understands the principle that a mosquito, no matter how small, is still meat.

"Brother Zhiming, stop quibbling," the little fox stuck out his tongue, "I won't laugh at you."

"Qingxin, I don't want to live anymore!" Xia Zhiming flicked his tail and hid in the girl's arms.

"Zhiming, don't show off in front of my disciple~"

"I don't want to make pills anymore. I want to go to Penglai Mountain and chop down trees. I'll chop down a few hundred trees first!"

"You~"

Qingxin patted the white snake in her arms helplessly, not knowing how to comfort him for a moment.

Is lead-mercury alchemy bad? Not at all!

The Taiyi Jade Powder Pill's life-extending properties alone were already a rare method for longevity and immortality. The ingredients required for refining the pill were also simple. The only truly immortal elixir, Liu Genxue, was even described by Yinjiao as being so abundant that it might even be found in the mortal realm.

There are many advantages, the only disadvantage is that they can't use them.

Thinking of this, Xiao Qingxin shook his head helplessly, reached out and broke off a small piece of branch from the stone tree next to the little fox, and after confirming that the weight was correct, he threw it directly into the alchemy furnace.

Clang! — the sound of the lid of the alchemy furnace closing.

"Zhiming, you didn't prepare firewood." Xiao Qingxin patted the white snake in her arms and asked with some confusion.

"It's just an ordinary fire, why do we need firewood?" Xia Zhiming crawled out of her arms, shook his tail casually, and saw a basin of clear water appear under the alchemy furnace in an instant.

Without waiting for the two girls to ask questions, a red light flashed in the basin of clear water, and a raging fire instantly burned!

"Zhiming," Xiao Qingxin tilted her head in confusion: "What kind of water is this? How can it burn?"

"It's true that water can burn, but that's too stupid." Xia Zhiming spat out his snake tongue and explained: "I can swap the essence of water and fire, and this pot of fire will keep burning. How about that? Am I very clever?"

"Brother Zhiming... so awesome..." The little fox was amazed when he heard this.

Xiao Qingxin scratched his scales and asked softly, "Zhiming, you're so lazy. What will you do if the alchemy fails?"

"Need I tell you? We'll come back and start the furnace in nine days."

Xia Zhiming spat out his snake tongue and said seriously: "If it works, I'll make the elixir automatically. If it doesn't, I'll chop down trees on Penglai Mountain!"

Xiao Qingxin: "Hehehe~"

Little Fox: "Mmmmm~"

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After helping the man and the snake solve the alchemy problem, the little fox seemed to finally remember why he came here. He asked nervously, "Sister Qingxin, how is my father doing lately?"