In the courtyard.
Gu Sheng is trying to temper his bones. It seems that he is standing still in the courtyard, but in fact the power of qi and blood in his body has begun to surge. However, Gu Sheng is controlling it very carefully, and the strands of qi and blood power pass through the flesh and wind around the bones.
"Ugh!"
With a muffled groan, there was a sharp pain in his body. This feeling was even more intense than the pain of skin refining and blood refining.
It was like tiny nails piercing the bones and constantly rotating; it was also like an unprotected flesh and blood body falling into hot grease.
Gu Sheng Beads of sweat fell on his forehead, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Bone refining is to use the power of Qi and blood to vibrate the bones, thereby causing their strength to change, which can support flesh, flesh and skin to a greater extent, and there will be a huge leap in strength!
Sizzle!
As the power of Qi and blood slowly tempered, Gu Sheng seemed to hear the subtle vibration of bones.
A quarter of an hour later.
Gu Sheng's body was already covered with a layer of sweat. He took a long breath, his face turned pale, and he stopped tempering his bones.
There was helplessness in his eyes.
"Without Bone Protecting Pill, this tempering is really too slow!"
This is already Gu Sheng's third attempt at bone quenching.
You can also temper your bones by practicing alone without taking elixirs, but there are several problems.
First, it is very painful. It is no exaggeration to say that the pain of tempering bones is several times that of tempering flesh and blood!
Second, you need to be careful. If you accidentally influx too much energy and blood, your bones will be damaged. At least it will affect the continued tempering, and at worst, you will be severely injured. If someone doesn't know how to mobilize the energy and blood, then the next day will be the end of the banquet!
The first point is that Gu Sheng can endure it. Years of hard training has made his willpower much stronger than ordinary people. His determination to climb to the top of martial arts is also very strong. It would be okay if this is the only point. The key point is the second point.
With Gu Sheng's advanced martial arts realm, his control over the power of qi and blood is better than that of ordinary people. He can control the influx of qi and blood at once without too much power.
But here's the thing.
This is really too slow!
He can't even take advantage of his abundant energy and blood. He can only use a few tenths of his energy and blood to temper his bones at one time. At this rate, Gu Sheng feels that it will take him four to five years to successfully break through the Bone Refining Realm!
For others, this speed is quite good.
But Gu Sheng couldn't stand it.
Not to mention the current dispute between Liu Yuanhu and Zhao Honglie, just thinking about spending several years in a realm slowly, he felt that suffering was a waste of time. He wanted to see the scenery at the peak, and his lifespan was limited, so he had to hurry up.
"I have reached the realm of special effects with Body Shifting and Bone Changing Art, which is already helpful for bone refining. If ordinary people don't have the help of Bone Protecting Pill, it will take at least ten years to reach the limit on their own. If you include the time to break through the bottleneck, you may not even be able to become a master of the Bone Refining Realm in your lifetime!"
Gu Sheng couldn't help but shake his head.
Bone Refining Realm, to some extent, can be regarded as a small watershed, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Think about the huge Canghe County, Blood Refining Realm is at least hundreds, or even more, but Bone Refining Realm only has a few.
This requires excellent talent or a large accumulation of resources.
"It seems that we have to find Alchemist Ge Qing."
Gu Sheng's eyes flickered. With his current strength comparable to that of the Copper Bone Realm, he also has the ability to protect himself. At least Flying Thunder Leg, who has reached the perfect state, has a great advantage in speed, allowing him to fight and retreat.
"Alchemist Ge Qing's status over Canghe County has always been relatively aloof. Liu Yuanhu and Zhao Honglie have never dared to challenge him, and have never heard of any bullying. There shouldn't be any big problems."
Thinking like this, he had already made up his mind.
I must go there tomorrow, otherwise the efficiency will be too low.
It was not difficult to meet Ge Qing. After expressing his desire to purchase Bone Protecting Pill to Ding An, Gu Sheng was respectfully invited to a manor outside the city by Ding An.
Alchemist Ge Qing does not live in the city.
"Sir Li Hu, Alchemist Ge Qing is very busy. You can just tell me your needs when I see you later."
Ding An's attitude towards Gu Sheng was very respectful. At this time, he changed his identity again and showed Blood Refining Realm's perfect cultivation. This was one of the hard conditions for purchasing Bone Protecting Pill. Ding An had no idea that Gu Sheng had changed his identity several times and had contact with him.
Gu Sheng nodded slightly and looked at the manor quietly.
The manor is large and quiet, but there don't seem to be many servants, which shows that Alchemist Ge Qing is a quiet person.
As for defensive strength.
Doesn't it seem that he is strong on the surface?
Gu Sheng was a little curious, but it was hard to tell secretly. He always felt like he was being spied on.
"I understand. Don't worry, Shopkeeper Ding. I understand the etiquette."
Ding An felt a little relieved and pointed to the yard in the distance.
"Master Alchemist is waiting for you over there."
Gu Sheng responded and walked towards that direction.
Wherever you look, you can see a cluster of flowers, full of vitality. Different from the image of the alchemist Gu Sheng imagined, the Ge Qing in front of him is wearing brown clothes and trousers, with his trouser legs and sleeves rolled up, and he is watering and cultivating the soil with great interest.
He doesn't look like a high-ranking alchemist, but a leisurely and contented flower farmer.
Ge Qing turned around and smiled gently:
"I happen to have something on hand, wait until I finish this."
Gu Sheng nodded quickly, feeling surprised. Ge Qing looked quite young, with white hair and beard, but his face was surprisingly wrinkle-free and well-maintained.
He stepped forward and took the small hoe from Ge Qing's hand and said with a smile:
"Let me help you."
Ge Qing smiled and nodded. The two of them didn't have any unnecessary words, and unexpectedly started working in harmony.
Not long after.
Ge Qing stopped and apologized:
"Thank you for your hard work. Let me change my clothes."
Gu Sheng waved his hand and said respectfully:
"I disturbed Master Alchemist Yaxing."
He vaguely felt that the Ge Qing in front of him seemed to be an ancient mountain, unfathomable and impenetrable. Body Shifting and Bone Changing Art and Snake Breathing Technique were subconsciously operating more secretly.
Gu Sheng was invited to the quiet room, and the fragrance of peace rose.
Ge Qing pushed open the door and walked in. At this time, Ge Qing changed into a blue robe. There was kindness in his brows. Even if he didn't show it deliberately, he still had a detached air.
"I kept you waiting."
After he sat down, he seemed to look at Gu Sheng for a few times, with a faint look of surprise in his eyes.
Gu Sheng smiled and said:
"It is Li Hu's fault to come here and disturb the alchemist's elegance."
Ge Qing shook his head and smiled.
"I'm just doing this business, so why bother? I heard Ding An say, do you want to buy Bone Protecting Pill?"
Gu Sheng's face straightened.
"Exactly, please Alchemist Ge for your convenience."
Ge Qing took a sip of tea and muttered:
"You must have heard Ding An say that buying Bone Protecting Pill from me cannot be bought with pure money."
"If you have any conditions, please let Master Alchemy know."
Gu Sheng is already prepared in his heart.
"Then I'll just say that it's not difficult to buy Bone Protecting Pill. There are three options."
"First one, I will help you practice all the way to the Bone Refining Realm, Bone Protecting Pill is enough, but you need to protect me for ten years, and your salary will not be less during these ten years."
Seeing that Gu Sheng was unmoved, Ge Qing smiled slightly and continued:
"Second choice, it is not easy to refine the materials required for Bone Protecting Pill. If you can send me demon bones that meet the conditions, I can exchange them for you with Bone Protecting Pill of equivalent value."
"May I ask the alchemist, what is a qualified demon bone?" Gu Sheng's heart sank.
Ge Qing said:
"Demon blood creatures also have strengths and weaknesses. Alien beasts with more than half of the blood in their bodies being demon blood meet the conditions and can nourish such demon bones. However, the strength of such demon blood creatures is not low. Most of them are above Bone Refining Realm, and a few may be Blood Refining Realm."
Gu Sheng shook his head helplessly.
Not to mention whether you can find such a monster, even if you find it, you may not be able to kill it, how difficult it is.
Perhaps the bone of the vampire fox hunted by Liu Yuanhu last year met the requirements, but the demon wolf hunted by Gu Family Village before did not meet the requirements.
"What about the third option?"
Gu Sheng is ready to return without success.
But Ge Qing laughed and said:
"In fact, most people choose the third type."
"The third option is Bone Protecting Pill, three thousand taels each. You can buy one from me every three months. The condition is that if my men and horses are in danger, you need to take action for me."
Gu Sheng instantly understood what Ge Qing meant. This was to make all the masters of Canghe County stand up for him!
As long as they still want to buy Bone Protecting Pill, these people will not go back on their word.
Ge Qing doesn't even need to deliberately spread the news, these people will be eager to fawn over him.
"No wonder Ge Qing has such a detached position in Canghe County. He is neutral and has the promises of so many experts. If it were me, I wouldn't be easily offended. Maybe... there's more..."
Gu Sheng's eyes flashed.
"Ge Qing himself is unfathomable enough..."
To be able to stand in Canghe County for so long without being eaten by others is impossible without some foundation.
Although one pill for three months is a bit too little, and three thousand taels for one pill is a bit expensive, this is the only channel now, and Gu Sheng can only choose to accept it.
He cupped his fists at Ge Qing and said:
"Alchemist Ge, I choose the third method. If I need to take action, I will arrive immediately!"
In fact, this is a promise, the kind that is rarely used, so Gu Sheng has no hesitation, and this kind of promise is not the kind of assistance that requires one to sacrifice his life for others at all costs.
Ge Qing stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.
"Very good, in that case, just wait a moment."
He turned around and left, then returned quickly, holding a black wooden box in his hand, and Gu Sheng took out the banknotes he had prepared.
He had four thousand taels with him, which was almost all his cash.
The last time they intercepted Han Lu and others, they got more than three thousand taels. After that, they successively sold some of the weapon secrets they harvested, and also got a lot of money.
Money and goods are both in order.
Gu Sheng put the small box into his arms, feeling slightly excited in his heart.
After taking one Bone Protecting Pill, the medicine can protect the bones for a month, during which time the bones can be tempered with all the strength. After one month, Gu Sheng will have to change its identity and come back to buy pills. However, during this period, you need to think carefully about how to make money quickly.
The cost of three thousand taels is a lot.
Seeing Gu Sheng like this, Ge Qing was already used to it, but he just reminded him vaguely:
"If you still need Bone Protecting Pill, please come back in three months."
Gu Sheng suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and vaguely felt that Ge Qing's words seemed to mean something.
Although he has changed his appearance, Ge Qing has an extraordinary origin and may have a special way of identification. Canghe County There are not many warriors who can achieve the perfection of the Blood Refining Realm. If new faces appear frequently, it is indeed easy to arouse suspicion. Gu Sheng can't help but temporarily suppress the idea of changing his identity to buy elixirs and talk about it later.
"Thank you, alchemist, for your advice. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
When Gu Sheng's figure completely disappeared, the corners of Ge Qing's mouth could not help but curve slightly.
"It's interesting. The little Canghe County actually has such a genius. At just seventeen years old, his bone age has already reached Blood Refining Realm perfection?"
"The art of changing one's appearance is quite clever."
Ge Qing had admiration in his eyes.
He didn't take a closer look when he was watering the flowers and cultivating the soil. After entering the quiet room, he discovered that Gu Sheng was definitely not his true appearance. It wasn't that Gu Sheng showed any flaws, but that he had a special way of seeing Gu Sheng's bone age, or 'spirit'.
In this way, even if the face changed, he could still recognize who it was.
It feels like the change in appearance is just a change of clothes.
"The world is so big, there are indeed hidden dragons and crouching tigers."
Ge Qing smiled and took a sip of tea, his eyes far away.
Gu Sheng's incident was just a small episode. As long as it didn't break his rules and everything was fine, he wouldn't take it to heart at all and treated it as a small adjustment. Even Liu Yuanhu and Zhao Honglie, who were having a heated fight, were just like playing house in his eyes.
"This Canghe County... has been here for a long time. Maybe it can be moved to another place. I don't know how long it will take for it to grow up."
He looked at his feet and thought silently.
Underground cave.
The sound of clanking is endless, the temperature in the cave is very high, and the steam is steaming.
Helian Tielan was beating the iron block in her hand silently, and Black Sand Gang people were watching from a distance, passing behind her from time to time. Her face was blank, and she would seize the gap and quietly hide a thin piece of iron.
Then he continued beating as if nothing had happened.
The secret communication was carried out silently.
: "They have recently recruited many new blacksmiths, and their defensive strength has become much weaker."
: "That's right, I don't know what's going on outside."
: "We can't wait any longer. People die every day. Who knows if we will be next!"
: "Let's do it tonight. Tonight is their usual drinking day. Their defense will be weaker. Then we can create chaos together!"
: "Okay! When the time comes, let's break the stove together and escape from outside!"
The highly skilled blacksmiths were communicating silently through the sound of forging, and the flames in the furnace were reflected in their eyes, which was extremely blazing!
Helian Tielan looked at the handsome young man in the distance, and happened to find that the other person was also looking at him.
The fire in her eyes made her turn her head shyly.
These days, she also knows the other person's name, Pei Xuanxi.
After living for so many years, a feeling she had never felt before emerged in her heart, making her feel a little unnatural.
Pei Xuanxi looked at Helian Tielan with admiration and admiration in his eyes. He had been obsessed with casting since he was a child. He never thought that one day he would be able to meet such a perfect woman.
It just perfectly fits what I have in mind.
"When we escape together, I must express my feelings to Tielan!"
He thought silently in his heart and concentrated on preparing for tonight's action.
One by one, the blacksmiths are gathering strength in the dark.
Black Sand Gang The people continued to supervise the work, and from time to time they would be whipped down, leaving their skin and flesh torn.
Before I knew it, it was already late at night.
It was a lively scene outside the cave, and most of the gang members were drinking freely. They kept using all kinds of vulgar words and venting their frustrations. Leng Yun watched and did not try to dissuade them.
After all, stationed in this remote place with nothing, it was indeed a bit hard for these gang members.
An occasional drink is not considered indulgent.
The blacksmiths all have shackles on their feet, and some people are watching, so nothing will go wrong.
"Master, I respect you! I wish you will continue to rise in the future, and my brothers will follow you to enjoy the hot and spicy food!"
A confidant came forward to propose a toast, and Leng Yun also became interested.
"Okay! When this is done, I will definitely ask the gang leader for credit for the brothers! Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"
"It's not hard work!"
"With Boss Leng here, it won't be hard at all!"
The words below were full of heroic words, and they had completely forgotten their usual complaints. Let these lawless gang members supervise the work here, and they were actually already impatient in their hearts.
"Drink! It's all said and done!"
Leng Yun raised his head and finished drinking, the scene became even more lively.
In the cave.
When the Black Sand Gang people who were still patrolling heard the vague movement, they couldn't help but look envious, but they had no choice, they all came in turns. They were the ones who enjoyed it last time, so naturally they were the ones guarding it this time.
"What are you looking at? You want to drink! Get to work quickly, or be careful with your heads!"
Resentment was vented on the blacksmiths.
The frequency of the sound of whips and curses was obviously much higher.
The blacksmiths all dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
Only some highly skilled blacksmiths such as Helian Tielan looked at each other secretly, waiting for opportunities silently and holding back.
Not long after.
The movement outside was much quieter, and some members of the gang had begun to get drunk.
"Ouch!"
A cry of pain suddenly sounded, immediately attracting the attention of the people around Black Sand Gang. A blacksmith clutched his stomach and showed an uncomfortable expression..
The already irritable Black Sand Gang laughed sinisterly and tightened the whip in their hands.
"Very good! Your skin is itchy, right? Come on, uncle, I'll loosen the skin for you!"
He was not prepared at all. He walked up to the blacksmith and whipped him. However, the scene of being torn to pieces did not appear. Instead, the middle-aged blacksmith kicked the whip into his hand. The blacksmith's eyes widened, and his look of ferocious hatred made people feel heart-stopping.
"Fuck your mother!" an angry voice sounded.
Bang!
The hammer was swung with such force and force that the nose bones, eye sockets, and cheekbones of the group were instantly split open. The hammer sank into the skulls and was stained with red and white liquid. The blacksmith swung the hammer like crazy until the heads of the group were smashed to pieces.
The father and son were caught here together, but the son was beaten to death in front of his eyes.
How could he not hate it in his heart?
"Seeking death!"
"It's against you!"
The Black Sand Gang people around were shocked, and after realizing it, they were filled with endless anger. How dare anyone resist!
There were shouts and shouts, and they wanted to capture the middle-aged blacksmith.
Right now.
Chaos arose!
Bang!
An iron furnace was kicked over, followed by the whirring sound of rising flames. Before Black Sand Gang could react, the iron furnaces were kicked over one by one, and the cave was instantly filled with flames. The blacksmiths who had discussed it all immediately launched an attack.
The entire cave suddenly burst into flames, with tongues of fire spitting out.
Pei Xuanxi's loud voice sounded in the cave:
"Big guy, Black Sand Gang's beasts won't give us a way to survive, let's kill them all together!"
He took out a small piece of iron from somewhere, opened the shackles on his feet in a few clicks, and immediately threw the small piece of iron to a blacksmith next to him.
The other blacksmiths followed suit.
Kicked the stove over in front of him.
The blacksmiths who were close by had even started fighting with the Black Sand Gang people.
Although the warriors of Black Sand Gang are more elite, there are also warriors among the blacksmiths, especially Helian Tielan and others. At this time, turmoil ensued, and Black Sand Gang was completely in disarray.
Everyone was instantly surrounded by flames. The Black Sand Gang people who originally wanted to suppress the blacksmith's rebellion were suddenly horrified and shouted at the top of their lungs:
"Rebellion! These blacksmiths are rebelling!"
Helian Tielan, Pei Xuanxi and others looked at each other and saw the caution in each other's eyes. Next, is the most critical moment.
Outside the cave.
Leng Yun, who was squinting his eyes and looking into the distance, suddenly became excited. He heard the movement, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart. He saw a bloodstained gang member running towards him in panic:
"Lord Master, the blacksmiths... these blacksmiths have rebelled!"
Leng Yun's heart suddenly sank.
They saw that the fighting had spread outside the cave.
"Damn it!"
He yelled at the drunken gang members in the distance:
"Stop fucking paralyzing, come and help!"
One by one, the half-drunk gang members were awakened by the roar. Seeing the fire and the sound of fighting sweeping in the distance, they suddenly woke up and quickly started to fasten their belts and rushed to support with swords in hand.
"Don't kill them, knock them unconscious!"
Leng Yun shouted quickly.
There is no doubt about it.
This sentence immediately made the gang members restrained, and the blacksmiths became even more fierce and fearless of death, hammering desperately at the vital points. You don't dare to kill me anyway.
Leng Yun gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do. If these blacksmiths were killed and the gang leader's plan was delayed, his end would definitely be miserable.
He rushed forward, very fast.
A blacksmith was kicked away with a random kick and he fainted.
Blood Refining Realm Dacheng's cultivation is extremely powerful.
After all, Black Sand Gang is stronger alone. After surviving the early turmoil, it gradually began to gain a firm foothold and slowly suppressed the blacksmiths. Each blacksmith was beaten until they fainted to the ground.
Leng Yun breathed a sigh of relief, with incomparable anger rising in his eyes, thinking about how to deal with these dishonest guys later.
At this time.
There was a commotion in the distance.
Several Black Sand Gang people were killed instantly, while several Dao Body figures scattered towards the distance.
Leng Yun felt a thump in his heart.
"No! We must not let them escape. If this news is leaked and Liu Yuanhu knows about it, the consequences will be disastrous!"
His face was gloomy, he stepped on the sole of his foot and dodged towards the distance.