350: Fusion, Impermanence

"Zhenyangzi is with my master. He captured 'White-Eyed Tiger' alive!"

Xia Weiyin beamed with joy and announced some incredibly good news!

"Next, we'll be refining pills. Let's hurry over! Oh, and bring two jars of wine for our martial uncle."

"That's only right... I'll bring the Spiritual Jade Pot with me too."

Lu Li raised his hand and snatched the Spiritual Jade Pot away.

He wanted to go there in advance to receive some inspiration as a way of thanking them for their long journey.

After making some preparations, the family arrived at Li Yuanzhong's courtyard.

From afar, they could see Li Yuanzhong discussing something with Zhenyangzi, with someone lying at their feet.

This person had thick body hair, a long beard covering his entire face, a pair of wolf ears on his head, and yellowish-brown pupils.

"This is a werewolf?"

Lu Li had never seen it before, and glanced at it curiously. Xia Weiyin said:

"This kind of subhuman race is said to be a descendant of human-demon hybrids. When you killed Li Guanqi in Jinmen earlier, one of his followers was a werewolf."

"He was killed by machine gun fire from a distance; I didn't really notice."

After exchanging a few words, we were already quite close.

Zhenyangzi was standing with his back to the crowd. When he heard the noise, he turned around and his face startled everyone.

His left cheek and left eye were ripped apart by three huge gashes, and even his eyeball was gone!

Such terrifying injuries must have meant a fierce battle with a werewolf of the Golden Body level!

Fortunately, Lu Li was prepared and quickly took out the Spiritual Jade Pot, saying, "Daoist Priest, please use some spiritual energy to recover from your injuries."

Faced with the alluring aura of spiritual energy, Zhenyangzi waved his hand and said:

"It's just a minor injury; it'll be fine in a month or two. No need to worry about it."

The spout of the Spiritual Jade Pot was already pressed against him, and Lu Li was clearly not just being polite.

Knowing that the alchemy process would be quite taxing, Zhenyangzi stopped refusing and used his "Indestructible Will" to condense a golden wine cup.

Lu Li filled the tiny container in no time and kept pouring.

Zhenyangzi had no choice but to amplify his "Indestructible Will," transforming the wine cup into a wine glass, then into a teacup, a large bowl...

Lu Li continued pouring in three units of spiritual energy before stopping.

Staring at the clear, crystalline liquid in his hand, which resembled a gemstone, Zhenyangzi was somewhat stunned... This kid was so generous!

Li Yuanzhong smiled and reminded him, "Brother, please drink up, we still have a lot to do."

Zhenyangzi tilted his head back and drank two units, then put the remaining one in his sleeve.

He quickly recovered and said to Li Yuanzhong:

"Let's begin, let's join forces and unleash the [Wuchang Furnace]."

"Brother Dao is about to undergo a great refinement, excellent!"

Indestructible Will surged from Li Yuanzhong's body, like a golden flame.

He raised both hands, and this will surged in front of him, condensing into a golden sphere of light one meter in diameter.

Zhenyangzi then approached the werewolf, his Indestructible Will gathering in his palm, and with a palm strike like a knife, he chopped off its head!

The werewolf hadn't died yet, so the werewolf immediately grabbed its head with its claws and pressed it back down.

The wound heals at a speed visible to the naked eye, meaning it is about to fully recover.

This creature truly possesses an incredibly powerful self-healing ability!

Zhenyangzi ripped his head off, wrapped it in a cloth, and explained:

"This head, Governor of Shaanxi and Liu Jintang, wants to take it to Zuo Zongtang's grave as a sacrifice."

Xia Weiyin further explained to Lu Li:

"The White-Eyed Tiger wreaked havoc for over a decade, slaughtering millions of people. It was a great regret for Zuo Gong that he was allowed to escape at the time."

The Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Liu Jintang, was Zuo Zongtang's deputy, so it was only natural for him to offer condolences and words of comfort.

So that's how it is. Lu Li understood and nodded slightly.

At this point, the alchemy process officially began.

Zhen Zhenyangzi picked up the werewolf's body and threw it into the golden sphere of light crafted by Li Yuanzhong... clearly intending to use it as an alchemy furnace!?

The Indestructible Will is generated by the cells of Grandmaster's body; it is an indestructible "force field."

Using it as an alchemy furnace... seems quite suitable?

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuanzhong poured a torrent of Innate True Qi into the "alchemy furnace"!

The powerful energy catalyzed the process, causing the particles to move violently and do work. The temperature inside the furnace rose higher and higher, quickly turning a bright red, like molten iron.

The werewolf's body, however, did not change much; a faint golden light covered its skin, making it immune to the high temperature.

Lu Li thought:

[A body of the Golden Body level is indeed formidable. Should I refine it whole into a pill and then consume it?]

Continuing to read, one sees Li Yuanzhong and Zhenyangzi exchange a glance and simultaneously shout:

"The Wuchang Furnace... arises!"

The two Grandmaster simultaneously placed their hands on the "alchemy furnace" formed from the condensation of Indestructible Will, transforming it into "impermanence".

Impermanence means that all things in the world are constantly changing, arising and ceasing.

At this moment, true energy surged forth, working fiercely, and particles moved wildly, colliding with each other and generating terrifyingly high temperatures;

At the same time, it also spurred the Indestructible Will to apply even more pressure, creating an incredible pressure inside the alchemy furnace!

The furnace instantly turned a deep red, with most of the matter in it becoming plasma and emitting a dazzling light.

The temperature must be tens of thousands of degrees, plus the terrifying pressure generated by the combined efforts of two Grandmaster...

Countless particles were compressed together, so close that they even broke through the limitations of the "strong nuclear force" and began to coalesce.

In an instant, the alchemy furnace burst forth with a dazzling light, so bright that it could not be seen with the naked eye.

This is a little sun!

Lu Li murmured to himself, "Fusion reaction..."

Under extremely high temperatures and pressures, atoms break through the "strong nuclear force," attracting and colliding with each other, resulting in the fusion of atomic nuclei... This is nuclear fusion!

The "Artificial Sun" being developed by various countries on Blue Star is based on this principle.

But at that moment, two old Daoist priests immediately began to rub one together with their hands.

This was no easy task; both of them were sweating profusely...

In particular, Zhenyangzi was constantly fine-tuning the pressure and temperature, and the fusion reactor was flickering intermittently.

Five seconds later, he suddenly shouted, "Done! That's enough!"

Li Yuanzhong nodded, and the two of them simultaneously and slowly dissipated their inner energy, ceasing the pressure.

The fusion reaction stopped immediately, the temperature inside the furnace dropped rapidly, and after a while, it became possible to see what was inside.

Under extreme temperature and pressure, the werewolf's corpse had long since turned to ash and disappeared, but the "Life Creation Pill" was nowhere to be seen.

Lu Li didn't ask any more questions, but simply waited quietly.

After a while, once all the strange phenomena had disappeared, Zhenyangzi took the alchemy furnace in his hand and said to Lu Li:

"This time, the [Wuchang Furnace] is used for a large-scale refining process. The medicinal properties of the pills are potent, and you may experience slight discomfort. But there's no need to worry; your body can withstand the blood exchange."

Lu Li nodded and said, "I understand. I will leave it to you to arrange, Daoist Priest."

"Attention! Prepare to take the pill!"

Zhenyangzi suddenly opened the [Wuchang Furnace], forged by his Indestructible Will...

This is Fusion Reactor; a lethal dose of nuclear radiation would erupt on the spot!

If it were an ordinary person, their DNA double helix would be shattered instantly, leading to a gruesome death from festering wounds.

However, Lu Li Martial Arts had undergone blood transfusion, making him a powerful being capable of raising his body temperature to 120 degrees Celsius. The mere nuclear radiation only caused him a slight stinging sensation.

Moreover, this radiation is created by the Grandmaster's true energy and the body of the Golden Werewolf, so it must be extraordinary.

To maximize the "medicinal effect," Zhenyangzi unleashed his Indestructible Will to completely envelop Lu Li, isolating him from both inside and outside, ensuring that not a single drop was wasted.

Lu Li's DNA double strands were constantly damaged by nuclear radiation, but his strong physique would immediately repair them, so he was not greatly affected.

While causing destruction, the radiation also infused a strange will into Lu Li's DNA double strand.

The body accepted it calmly, the mind worked smoothly, and the unusual phenomenon was ignored.

As a result, a strange mutation appeared in Lu Li's recombined DNA!