What appeared were several knights from the Jiang Family. They obviously came for the treasures on Gu Sheng. Elder Han A flash of coldness flashed in his eyes, and his figure disappeared instantly, leaving only an afterimage.
"Whoosh -" a sound broke through the air, and Elder Han appeared behind a Jiang Family knight, and his skinny palm instantly penetrated the knight's chest.
"Poof -" blood spurted out, and the knight's eyes widened, looking at Elder Han in disbelief, and then slowly fell down.
The other knights were shocked when they saw this, and drew their swords to attack Elder Han. Elder Han's strength far exceeds theirs, and his figure flickers, taking away a life every time he appears.
Gu Sheng took the opportunity to break free and wanted to escape. As soon as he took a few steps, he was grabbed by Elder Han.
"Want to run? It's not that easy!" Elder Han sneered, holding Gu Sheng in one hand, and waving the long sword with the other hand, killing the remaining Jiang Family knights one by one.
After the battle, Elder Han took Gu Sheng and continued deep into the barren mountains. They came to a cliff. Elder Han stretched out his hand and pressed lightly on the cliff, and a secret cave appeared in front of them.
Gu Sheng was taken into the cave and saw that the cave was filled with all kinds of rare elixirs. The lotus seeds of Dark Jade Divine Lotus, the fruits of Azure Jade Snow Lotus, Nine-Leaf Phoenix Grass... these elixirs all exude a powerful breath of life, as if they can bring people back to life.
Gu Sheng had no intention of appreciating these elixirs. He knew that he was about to become one of these elixirs and be refined into Vitality Returning Pill. He struggled unwillingly, but Elder Han was too powerful and he couldn't break free at all.
"Hahaha!" Elder Han looked at Gu Sheng's desperate expression and laughed, "Boy, just accept your fate! It is also your honor to be a part of my Vitality Returning Pill!"
As he spoke, he began to prepare the materials for refining the medicine. Gu Sheng was tied to a stone pillar and watched helplessly as his fate was pushed into the abyss step by step.
Elder Han opened it gently, the rope was lifted, and the skinny old hand clamped Gu Sheng like a pair of iron pliers.
"Clang!"
With a heavy loud noise, Gu Sheng was thrown into the huge medicine cauldron by Elder Han like garbage. This medicine cauldron is ancient and mysterious. It is engraved with traces of time, as if telling its glorious history of refining countless elixirs and wonderful medicines.
"Old dog Han, you will regret it!" Gu Sheng struggled to stand up, his eyes full of perseverance and unyielding.
"Humph, regret?" Elder Han sneered, "I, Mr. Han, never do anything that I regret. But you should regret why you fell into my hands."
Gu Sheng took a deep breath and tried to calm down the anger and fear in his heart. He knew that any mood swings now might put him in a more disadvantageous situation. He must stay calm and look for opportunities to escape.
"Do you think I dare not touch you because you have a relationship with the Jiang Family?" Elder Han walked to the medicine cauldron and looked at Gu Sheng with a joking look, "I tell you, even if the knight Jiang Family comes in person, he can't save you."
"Old dog, don't go too far." Gu Sheng glared, his voice revealing endless anger.
"Excessive? Hahaha!" Elder Han laughed loudly, "In this cave, I am the sky! You are just a guide to my alchemy."
With that said, Elder Han began to take out various rare elixirs from the medicine cabinet. Those elixirs are radiant and fragrant, and each one is a treasure that cultivators dream of. In Gu Sheng's eyes, these elixirs were like reminders, making him feel more desperate than ever before.
"Look, this is Dark Jade Divine Lotus's lotus seed. It is a rare treasure found in thousands of years." Elder Han picked up a black lotus seed as big as a pigeon egg and looked at Gu Sheng's eyes. He shook his head and said, "There are also these fruits of Azure Jade Snow Lotus, Nine-Leaf Phoenix Grass... These are all prepared for refining the elixir. And you will be the most important medicine in this elixir."
Gu Sheng gritted his teeth, knowing that his situation had reached the most critical moment. He had no intention of giving up, and his eyes still shone with determination.
"Elder Han, do you know the consequences of offending Jiang Family?" Gu Sheng tried to make a final struggle, "If I die, Jiang Family will never give up."
"Hmph, do you think I'm afraid of the Jiang Family?" Elder Han snorted disdainfully, "Here Yan Land, there's no one I, Han, are afraid of."
With that said, Elder Han began to put the elixirs into the medicine cauldron one by one. With the addition of the elixir, the medicinal cauldron was suddenly filled with a strong medicinal fragrance, which seemed to make people intoxicated. For Gu Sheng, the scent of this medicine was like a life-threatening poison, making him feel unprecedented fear.
"No, I can't die like this!" Gu Sheng shouted in his heart. He began to use the power in his body to try to break through the shackles of the medicine cauldron. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake this seemingly ordinary medicine cauldron.
Elder Han looked at Gu Sheng's futile struggle with a cruel smile on his face. He walked to the medicine cauldron, stretched out his palm and patted the medicine cauldron gently. There was a soft "buzz" sound, and the medicinal liquid in the medicine cauldron boiled instantly, exuding a stronger medicinal fragrance.
"Just enjoy this last time." Elder Han said with a sneer, "I will thank you very much after you are refined into an elixir."
After saying that, Elder Han turned and left, leaving Gu Sheng struggling alone in the medicine cauldron. The temperature of the liquid medicine is getting higher and higher, as if Gu Sheng is melting. His skin began to turn red, sweat dripped like raindrops, and every breath became extremely difficult.
At this critical moment, Spirit Light suddenly flashed in Gu Sheng's mind. He thought of the Gale Nine Swords and Carefree Immortal Step techniques that he had practiced. These techniques were all treasures on his path to immortality. At this moment, he decided to use these techniques to the extreme to resist the erosion of the medicine.
As the technique was running, Gu Sheng's body began to emit golden light. These lights seemed to form a golden shield, tightly wrapping Gu Sheng in it. Although the liquid medicine was extremely hot, under the protection of the golden shield, Gu Sheng actually felt a little cool.
"This is..." Elder Han felt the changes in the medicine cauldron, with a look of surprise on his face. He turned back to the medicine cauldron and looked at Gu Sheng, who was enveloped in golden light, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"I didn't expect you to have such means." Elder Han said with a sneer, "However, this cannot change your fate. Today, you are destined to become the material for my alchemy."
With that said, Elder Han began to increase the input of firepower. The liquid in the medicine cauldron instantly boiled more violently, as if it was about to swallow Gu Sheng. Gu Sheng closed his eyes tightly and concentrated on running the technique, and the golden shield became brighter.
As time passed by, the liquid in the medicine cauldron gradually became thicker. And the golden light on Gu Sheng became more and more dazzling, as if it was trying to compete with the medicine.
This is a battle between life and death, as well as a test of perseverance and will. Gu Sheng knows that he cannot give up, he must persist, only in this way can he have a chance of survival.
"Ah!" Suddenly, Gu Sheng roared, and an even more dazzling light erupted from his body. At the same time, the medicinal liquid in the medicine cauldron also began to change, as if it was affected by the golden light of Gu Sheng.
Elder Han felt the abnormal changes in the medicine cauldron, with a look of horror on his face. He couldn't believe his eyes. This seemingly ordinary boy was able to persist in the medicine cauldron for so long, and even had an impact on the medicine.
"This... how is this possible?" Elder Han exclaimed.
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the medicine cauldron, and with a "boom", the entire medicine cauldron shook. Elder Han was horrified to find that there were cracks in the medicine cauldron, as if it would break at any time.
"Not good!" Elder Han screamed in his heart and retreated quickly. At the same time, Gu Sheng in the medicine cauldron also felt a powerful force pouring out of his body, as if it was going to tear him apart. But he gritted his teeth and persisted.
Finally, there was a loud "bang" sound, and the medicine cauldron exploded completely. Debris flew everywhere, medicine flew everywhere, and the entire cave fell into chaos. And Gu Sheng, clad in golden light, soared into the sky from the medicine cauldron, his face full of perseverance and unyielding look.
"Elder Han, your alchemy plan seems to have failed." Gu Sheng looked at the horrified Elder Han and said coldly. At this moment, he seemed to be a different person, exuding a powerful aura and majesty. Elder Han looked at Gu Sheng with a pale face, as if he had seen a ghost. He couldn't believe his eyes. This young man who was supposed to be his alchemy material actually escaped from the medicine cauldron and became so powerful. What is going on? His heart was filled with doubts and fears, as if he was plunged into darkness.
Gu Sheng didn't give Elder Han much time to think. He flashed and appeared in front of Elder Han in an instant. With a palm shot, Elder Han was instantly enveloped in golden palm prints.
"Ah!" Elder Han screamed. His body was hit by the golden palm print, and his whole body flew out like a kite with broken strings. It hit the wall hard, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. At this moment, he no longer had the majesty and domineering power he had before, leaving only endless fear and despair. He knew that he had completely failed. Not only was his alchemy plan in vain, but he could not even save his own life. Gu Sheng, on the other hand, looked at him coldly, as if he was looking at a dead person. He knew that the once arrogant Elder Han had completely lost the ability to resist, and what awaited him would be severe punishment from the world of immortality.
"Elder Han, your ambitions are too great." Gu Sheng said slowly, "You do whatever it takes to achieve your goals, even at the expense of the lives of others. Today, you finally got the retribution you deserve for what you did."
Elder Han didn't speak. He just lay on the ground silently, as if he had completely given up resistance.
"Hahaha..."
Elder Han Bitter Sea was tumbling, and the cyan Life Spring emerged, turning into a green-gold horse, and shot towards Gu Sheng instantly.
"Bang!" A huge force made Gu Sheng almost unable to breathe, and then Elder Han's skinny hands grabbed it, as if an iron pliers had clamped on the frog, and the latter could not move.
"Bang!"
Gu Sheng was thrown into a new medicine cauldron again, and the exploded medicine was collected by Elder Han. He just made seals with his hands, and a large net was formed, covering the medicine on the ground, and quickly collected it.
"Let you see the wonderful use of Universe Bag in my sleeve!"
Elder Han was very proud and put the collected medicinal liquid back into the new medicine cauldron and boiled it together with Gu Sheng.
"Of course you resist and you endure, then I'll torture you for another seven days and seven nights!"
With a gentle tap of his skinny hand, Fire Fiend was brought up from the ground again, leaping and jumping under the medicine cauldron. The milky white flame looked like strange milk.
"Huhu——"
Under the bronze medicine cauldron, Fire Fiend is blazing. This is a special flame with extremely high temperature and surging spiritual power, enough to melt gold and stone. Under the blazing flames, the entire stone chamber was filled with bright light, as if in a sea of light.
In the medicine cauldron, Gu Sheng was lying quietly. His face was pale and he looked extremely weak due to excessive blood loss. His body was imprisoned by a powerful seal, and he couldn't even move a finger. His eyes were firm and deep, as if to say, "I will never give in!"
"Ah——" Gu Sheng suddenly let out a low roar, and he felt that the life force in his body was being frantically extracted, as if his whole body was about to be sucked dry. At this life-and-death moment, an inexplicable power suddenly surged in his heart, which was the ancient scripture in "Dao Scripture" at work. It flowed through Gu Sheng's heart like a clear spring, making his originally chaotic mind instantly as peaceful as water.
"How can I move?!" Gu Sheng was surprised to find that his fingers could bend slightly. It was the spiritual power of Fire Fiend, which unintentionally broke the seal of Elder Han. This is truly a perfect path!
Gu Sheng took a deep breath and began to operate the mysterious method in "Dao Scripture". He felt the life essence in the medicine cauldron pouring into his body like a tide, nourishing every inch of his skin and bones. This feeling is so wonderful, as if the whole person is bathed in the warm sunshine.
"Buzzing--" At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from the medicine cauldron. Gu Sheng's heart moved, and he took the opportunity to take the Dark Jade Divine Lotus lotus seed into his mouth. He chewed slowly and felt a powerful life essence released from the lotus seeds and quickly integrated into his blood.
"Hahaha! The best elixir is about to be made!" Elder Han was so excited that he danced with excitement. He didn't even notice the changes in the medicine cauldron. In his opinion, the strange noises and the increasingly bright light in the cauldron were signs that the elixir was about to be released.
Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes, thinking about how to escape. He tried to attract Elder Han's attention by making louder noises, hoping that he would open the lid of the medicine cauldron to check the situation. Elder Han mistakenly thought that this was a normal reaction when the elixir was about to be refined, and instead stood by the medicine cauldron with even more anticipation.
"Rumble--" The thunder in the medicine cauldron became increasingly dense, as if there were countless lightning bolts raging inside the cauldron. Gu Sheng felt that his Bitter Sea was churning violently, and the golden waves hit the boundary of the seal one after another. He knew that this was a sign that his cultivation was about to break through.