Killing God - Chapter 303

Chapter 303 Dan Hui (2)
The crisp sound of the clouds still lingered around his ears, but the Bright Flame Hall fell back into silence. Only the tiny wisps of fireworks that rose from the top of the hall seemed to reveal what was happening in the silence.

Deep within the Bright Fire Hall was a pill refining spiritual acupoint that was more than fifty feet deep. In the past, the ancestors of the Lingxiao Sect Pill Hall who were skilled in a vast range of Dao Arts had used secret techniques to attract earthflames and impose restrictions on formations to become the most suitable place to refine pills. This place was a gigantic circular grotto. Twenty-two pill refining rooms were opened around it. Whether it was the quality of the earth fire or the arrangement of the pill furnaces, they were all second to none in Lingxiao Sect. For countless years, countless miraculous pills had been refined here, adding luster to the 10,000-year-old Lingxiao Sect.

This important Pill Gathering was held here under Elder Yun Ni’s personal leadership.

From early morning till now, There was no sign of stopping the pill gathering. The disciples of the pill hall participating in the pill gathering were directly assigned a pill refining room. Naturally, some of the required spirit materials were sent in. The rest were left alone in the pill refining room facing the Earth Fire Pill Furnace. They were walking a dangerous path like steel wires on pill refining that could not be left unscathed.

Zhong Qinglu was in the fourth pill refining room on her left hand. At this moment, she was sitting on the ground in a corner of the pill refining room. Her face was pale, her eyes were absent-minded, and her breathing was a little short. She could even vaguely see traces of cold sweat on her temples.

After three consecutive rounds of pill refinement, even an Origin Condensation Realm cultivator would not be able to endure it physically. Moreover, it was not an ordinary day. The rules of the Pill Gathering had long been stated that failure once meant elimination. In comparison, the pressure in his heart might not necessarily be less than the pressure in his physical strength, and it might even be greater.

But when the third spirit pill came out of the furnace, Zhong Qinglu felt as if all the energy in her body had dissipated. She could no longer care about anything else, so she randomly found a place to sit down and lean against the wall to rest.

A young female disciple of the Pill Hall came in and collected the spirit pills. She gave Zhong Qinglu a look of sympathy and envy before silently retreating. Zhong Qinglu slightly turned her cheeks and was stunned for a moment. Then, she stretched out her sleeve and gently wiped the sweat off her forehead.

After sitting for a while, the door of the pill refining room suddenly opened again. The female disciple from earlier walked in again. She held a tray with a set of properly arranged spirit materials on it. Then, she walked over and gently placed it in front of Zhong Qinglu.

Zhong Qinglu lowered her head and looked at the tray. The corner of her mouth twitched slightly, and her face turned pale again. The female disciple looked at her worriedly and whispered, “Senior Sister Qing Lu, are you alright?”

After a moment of silence, Zhong Qinglu suddenly said, “How many people are left?”

The female disciple hesitated for a moment. Perhaps she didn’t want to offend Zhong Qinglu at this juncture, or perhaps she wanted to get on well with this senior sister who still seemed to have a promising future. She lowered her head slightly and didn’t say anything, but one of her hands on the tray suddenly bent, her thumb bent, and the other four fingers straightened.

Zhong Qinglu glanced at her palm and nodded slightly. Without saying anything else, the female disciple looked at her and hurriedly stood up and retreated.

“Are there four more people …”

When the door of the pill refining room closed again, Zhong Qinglu was a little confused. She leaned against the stone wall and looked at the flat top of her head. She felt exhausted. At this moment, she almost lost confidence.

She had thought that it would be difficult for her to get the chance to join Elder Yun Ni. However, he had never thought that it would be so difficult. The junior brothers and sisters who fought for this opportunity with him were somewhat familiar and unfamiliar. Normally, they didn’t see much of them either. However, in the past month, everyone seemed to have suddenly become unfamiliar, and they were desperate to concoct pills.

Perhaps, every cultivator, regardless of gender, had a heart that yearned for higher and stronger. In the past, he had thought that with a few talents and the support of his family, he would be able to stand out. It was truly a bit naive.

She smiled bitterly. Her expression was slightly gloomy. She said that it was the support of her family. In fact, during this crucial period of time, the Zhong Clan, which had already lost, had never really supported her. In fact, most of the spirit materials she had cultivated in seclusion during this period were privately given by Shen Shi.

Thinking of Shen Shi, the figure of that man involuntarily appeared in front of her. Now that she thought about it, it seemed that she had not seen him for a long time. She reckoned that it should be the beginning of her seclusion immediately after returning to the mountain. It had been more than a month since then, and she did not know how he was now.

On that day, his father insulted him for no reason at all. He must have felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

Seeing him leave angrily that day, he must be angry, right?

Zhong Qinglu sighed softly. Suddenly, her heart felt a little soft. Perhaps after she went out this time, she should find him to explain it to him and accompany him.

However, she suddenly thought about it again. If he didn’t last until the end of the pill gathering and lost, wouldn’t he be a little disappointed?

She pursed her lips slightly and thought for a moment. Suddenly, she laughed. Her smile was a little gentle. She thought to herself, since he saw this as a deal, after he failed, he must have beaten his chest and said in his heart, “What happened? Are you blind? You threw so many things on an idiot?”

As she thought about it, her expression gradually became really happy. Even her previous exhaustion seemed to have lessened a lot.

Suddenly, the sound of the clouds rose again, clear and crisp, but it seemed to carry a heavy pressure like a mountain.

Zhong Qinglu stared at the tray in front of her that contained all kinds of spirit materials. Her gaze gradually became clear, and her tender heart was in her size. She gently picked up the tray and took a deep breath. Then, she suddenly smiled and stood up. She muttered to herself,

“I’m not an idiot! Just wait!”

The laughter was gentle but gentle. It echoed in the pill refining room, as if it had added some softness to it. The woman raised her head and walked towards the burning pill furnace surrounded by earthflames. The flames blushed her cheeks and reflected in her bright eyes, making her look even more charming.

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Although the atmosphere outside the hall was not as solemn and heavy as in the main hall, everyone knew that the last few rounds were coming. If nothing unexpected happened, there would be at most one or two more rounds, and the final winner of this round would be decided.

After all, practically no fool could cultivate on Golden Rainbow Mountain. Including those Pill Hall disciples who had participated in the Pill Gathering, after half a day, almost everyone had secretly spread the news. Judging their usual pill refining standards, coupled with their respective cultivation realms, many people had already judged that the limits of these disciples would be able to persevere until this point.

Shen Shi and Sun You stood in a corner of the crowd, their expressions serious. Sun You whispered, “Of the remaining four, including Zhong Qinglu, they are all at the Origin Condensation Realm. They are all about the same age. After all, Elder Yun Ni’s disciple selection is more concerned about their future potential.” However, one of them had heard that he had reached a high level of the Origin Condensation Realm. In the end, Zhong Qinglu might not necessarily be able to defeat him, and her stamina would no longer be able to keep up with him.

Apart from consuming a lot of effort in concocting pills, the Earth Fire Pill Flame was also not an ordinary flame. Even for Origin Condensation Realm cultivators, it was not a small consumption, much less they had to pay close attention to fire pills all the time under such circumstances. There was really nothing wrong with it.

Sun You shook his head with a look of fear on his face as he whispered, “Damn it, what the hell is going on with the people in the Pill Hall? How could a pill association end up like this? Are they taking in disciples or harming them?”

Shen Shi remained silent for a moment and said, “Perhaps that Elder Yun Ni used this as a test to test everyone.”

Young friend Sun nodded and said, “I can only think like this.”

Shen Shi glanced at him. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat. After hesitating for a moment, he looked around and pulled Sun Youyou to a deserted place on the other side. Sun Youyou was a little surprised and said, “Alright, what are you pulling me here for?”

Shen Shi said, “I have something to tell you.” As he spoke, he leaned over to Sun You and lowered his voice. He briefly told Sun You what Elder Pu of the Hall of Arts had favored him from beginning to end.

Hearing this, Young Friend Sun’s eyes involuntarily lit up. In the end, he was both shocked and overjoyed. He almost shouted, “What, you actually …”

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Shi had already covered his mouth. Sun You let out a few “wuwu” sounds, but his face and eyes were filled with joy. He heavily hammered Shen Shi’s chest. Shen Shi smiled and let go of his hand.

Sun You looked him up and down and laughed, but he lowered his voice and said, “I didn’t expect you to have this kind of luck. Hateful, if I had known I would have learned more about the Five Elements Technique back then.”

Shen Shi snorted and said, “Stop coming. It’s strange that you know how to learn. However, this matter hasn’t been decided yet. Don’t talk nonsense everywhere.”

Sun You nodded and said, “I know. Don’t worry.”

Shen Shi glanced at the Bright Fire Hall in the distance, then pulled Sun You back towards it. At the same time, he said, “But I need you to do me a favor right now.”

Young Friend Sun patted his chest and said, “You and I are brothers, you can say whatever you want.”

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Outside the Bright Flame Hall, one day, some people left impatiently. Others arrived later. However, the number of people gathered did not decrease. An hour passed silently. However, when the sound of the clouds resounded again, it was already dusk.

The setting sun slowly descended at the end of the distant ocean. The dim yellow light illuminated the sunset glow on the horizon, and amidst this bit of sunset glow, amidst the already somewhat soul-stirring sound of the clouds, two more figures walked out.

His swaying body seemed to collapse with a single blow. It looked as if he had exhausted all of his mental energy and stamina. His face was pale like a dead person. There was even a look of despair in his eyes. He had managed to endure until this point, but when he fell at the last step from his goal, it was difficult for anyone to accept the unbearable pain.

A disciple of the Pill Hall came over to help them walk away. Shen Shi and Sun You looked at each other and heaved a sigh of relief. This time, there was still no sign of Zhong Qinglu. In other words, there were only the last two people left. Zhong Qinglu was one of them. The next round of pill refining was obvious to everyone inside and outside the Bright Fire Hall. It was clearly the final battle.

Whether he succeeded or failed, whether his future was boundless, or whether he was completely oblivious to everyone, was at this moment.

Whispering sounds of discussion suddenly resounded in the crowd outside the hall. The names of Zhong Qinglu and the other remaining disciple, Lin Jingde, were discussed by countless people almost at the same time.

“Lin Jingde is a high-level Origin Condensation Realm disciple. He is from the aristocratic Lin Clan of Floating Cloud City. He has always been valued by his family. This time, he might have lost countless bills. It really is better than the end” He did not continue, but slowly shook his head.

At some unknown time, It was already dark. The disciples of the Pill Hall immediately lit a few bonfires outside the hall. The raging flames illuminated the surrounding area and were reflected in Shen Shi’s eyes. Looking at the silent him, it was as if there were two balls of flames silently burning in his eyes as he silently stared at the towering hall of bright fire that stood in the darkness. .

In the depths of the hall, what was she like now?