A rushing waterfall smashed furiously against the rocks, and spreading mist shrouded the little valley.
In the clearing beneath the waterfall, a bare-chested young man could be seen with a strange black Giant sword on his back, his figure dodging the wooden stakes attacking him like an agile monkey.
Bang!
Just then, another explosion rang out, nearly drowning out the waterfall's rumble. A cloud of black smoke rose, and a young man's coughing came from within.
Lin Qingyun walked out of the black smoke, his hair a complete mess, like a giant bird's nest.
"Fuck, failed again!"
He swept out a burst of Dou Qi and dispersed the thick smoke. Through the mirrored surface above the Medicine Cauldron, he could see that almost nothing remained inside but a pile of ash.
Looking at his own masterpiece, Lin Qingyun felt helpless. Who told him to court death and insist on trying out a prescription he had created himself?
He cleaned the ash out of the Medicine Cauldron. Among the ashes, there was still a bit of crystal-like solid left.
Picking it up, Lin Qingyun shouted toward the distance, "Little Red, get over here! Food's ready."
Not long after his voice fell, a red figure shot out from among the rocks and appeared beside Lin Qingyun in the blink of an eye.
It was a huge Fire Wolf.
The Fire Wolf wagged its tail and circled Lin Qingyun once, then lowered its head and stuck out its tongue to lick him.
But Lin Qingyun nimbly dodged it and casually tossed the crystal in his hand into the Fire Wolf's mouth.
Although these crystals were the result of failed pill refining, they were still filled with extremely violent energy. Humans could not absorb this energy. If they forcibly did so, it would only