Chapter 873: Purple Bronze Pill Furnace
Translator:
CKtalon
As soon as the elder entered the hall, the stone sword immediately emitted a terrifying sword beam that wanted to kill the elder on the spot.
The elder looked at the stone swordâs sword beam as his body underwent an earth-shattering change. His flesh, blood, skin, and clothes instantly took on the form of jade. It was as though his entire body had turned into a strange jade statue.
The sword beam struck the elderâs jade-like body, but it was shattered by a single wave of his hand.
Terror transformation!
Zhou Wen was alarmed. The elder could shatter the stone swordâs sword beam. It clearly meant that he was a Terror grade expert.
The stone sword unsheathed itself without any hesitation and slashed at the elder with an invisible sword beam.
The jade-like elder suddenly extended his hands to grab the stone sword. For a moment, there was a stalemate. The stone sword couldnât stab any further, but the elder couldnât repel the stone sword either. The man and sword were in a stalemate.
âWho is this old fellow? He can actually withstand the power of the stone sword!â Liu Yun said in surprise.
However, Zhou Wen didnât say a word. With a flash, he charged into the palace.
Liu Yun also reacted and gritted his teeth before rushing into the palace.
The stone sword and the jade-like elder were in a stalemate. They had no strength to stop Zhou Wen and Liu Yun. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had rushed into the hall with the bamboo slips.
Seeing that the elder was still in a stalemate with the stone sword, Zhou Wen wasnât in a rush to rush further in. He casually took down a bamboo slip from the rack and opened it.
When he saw the content was laws and regulations, he randomly picked a few bamboo slips on different shelves to take a look. They were all the same. He couldnât help but find it odd.
I heard that back then, Emperor Qin believed in the Art of Longevity that warlocks advocated. I originally imagined that the books he buried with him were related to alchemy and the Art of Longevity. I never expected them to be law books.
Zhou Wen casually flipped through them as he walked and realized that there were no records related to alchemy. They were all about laws.
âJunior Brother, why arenât you leaving? Whatâs so interesting about those bamboo slips?â Liu Yun also flipped through a few scrolls. Seeing that they were all laws and regulations, he lost interest.
Zhou Wen put down the bamboo slips and quickened his pace. He and Liu Yun walked to the back of the palace and saw another door. However, it had already been opened. It was clearly Jing Daoxianâs work.
There was a jade screen blocking the door. The two of them circled around the screen, and the scene that greeted them left them surprised.
There were shattered bronze and jade fragments everywhere on the ground, as though a huge battle had ensued. However, there was no sign of anyone, nor were there any doors that led to other places.
âThere might be a secret door,â Liu Yun said as he searched the walls, hoping to find a secret door.
âStop looking. Look at the water in the pool. Is there a problem?â Zhou Wen pointed at a pool.
The water in the pool was black like ink, but there was no strange smell. It probably wasnât black because of a change in water quality.
âAre you saying that thereâs a path beneath the pool?â Liu Yun sized up the pool, but the water in the pool was too dark. He couldnât see anything clearly.
âI donât know if thereâs a path down there, but there shouldnât be a secret door in this palace.â Zhou Wen had already scanned the entire palace with Truth Listener. If there was a secret door, it was impossible for him not to have discovered it.
âShould we go down?â Liu Yun was somewhat hesitant.
âIâm afraid thatâs our only choice.â As Zhou Wen spoke, he looked outside and saw that the elder had rushed in.
The stone sword chased after him unlike its reaction to Jing Daoxianâs entry. Wherever the sword beam went, almost everything was destroyed.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Wen jumped into the pool with Yaâer in his arms.
The Azure Dragonâs Seven Mansions Essence Energy Skill activated as though an Azure Dragon was circling his body, repelling the black liquid outside.
Liu Yun gritted his teeth and jumped down with Zhou Wen.
Strangely enough, the black water in the pool didnât seem to have any buoyancy. They rapidly plummeted the moment they entered. Furthermore, their speed increased as though there was a force pulling them down.
Bam!
When Zhou Wenâs and Liu Yunâs feet touched solid ground, the powerful impact nearly fractured their legs.
Before they could see their surroundings clearly, two more shadows descended from above. One of them was the jade-like elder, while the other was the stone sword.
The moment the stone sword landed, thousands of sword beams shot out from the sword, enveloping the area.
Zhou Wen and Liu Yun quickly dodged. Zhou Wen somersaulted and hid behind a huge object. The object blocked the stone swordâs sword beam. The storm-like sword beams struck the object, but they failed to shatter it.
Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the thing he was using to seek refuge was a huge pill furnace. It was more than ten meters tall and looked like it was made of copper.
However, it wasnât the commonly-seen bronze of that era, but a type of purple bronze.
The sword beam struck the purple bronze pill furnace, causing it to produce a din. However, it failed to damage the pill furnace at all.
Zhou Wen looked into the pill furnace and realized that it was filled with flames. The flames inside were already burning white, and the temperature was unimaginably high. However, the purple bronze pill furnace only felt warm, not scorching hot.
Strange, Iâve never heard of a pill furnace having flames inside. The flames should be beneath it to heat the furnaceâs interior. Why is this furnace burning on the inside?
Zhou Wen found it odd.
As the stone sword fought the elder, Zhou Wen took the opportunity to size up the surrounding environment. Only then did he discover in surprise that this was the peak of a mountain.
In the huge, pitch-black underground space, a mountain peak occupied a large space. They stood at the top of the mountain, only twenty to thirty meters away from the stone dome above them.
The surroundings were pitch-black. As the space was so large and there was no light, only the flames that emitted from the purple bronze furnaceâs ventilation hole emitted light. This made the distant areas even darker.
The area that Truth Listener could sense was empty. However, a cold wind blew from afar. Furthermore, the wind was very strong, causing Zhou Wenâs clothes to stick to his body as the cold wind drilled into his bones.
Where did Jing Daoxian go?
Zhou Wen carried Yaâer and turned his back to the cold wind. After searching for a while, he didnât find Jing Daoxian.
Liu Yun rushed behind the pill furnace and rendezvoused with Zhou Wen. He said, âThereâs nothing on this mountaintop. Thereâs only a pill furnace. Do you think the pill furnace contains the Elixir of Immortality refined by the emperor?â
âI donât think so. Otherwise, why isnât Jing Daoxian here?â As Zhou Wen spoke, he suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound from afar as though it was thunder.