Chapter 579 Causal Cycle

"If these sixteen medicinal materials are really made into an elixir, what kind of elixir will it be? Unfortunately, you will not be able to successfully condense it after all."

Looking at the elixirs in the alchemy furnace, Lin Yucheng felt infinite emotions in his heart, including regret for the loss of resources and hatred for the ancient strife.

"That's it now!"

The fifteenth medicinal powder was about to begin to condense. Lin Yucheng secretly thought in his heart that the output of 'True Fire of Life' had changed slightly.

Whether it is cooking or alchemy, controlling the heat is very important! In a sense, the subtle changes in heat are more stringent for alchemy than cooking!

Lin Yucheng just slightly changed the heat, and the elixir suspended in the alchemy furnace exploded, and even the alchemy furnace was blown up.

"The pill exploded!"

The crowd onlookers exclaimed in surprise.

The reason why the step of condensing the elixir is very important is that once the condensation fails, the elixir will explode in all likelihood, resulting in the destruction of the entire pot of elixir.

"Why!"

Taking back the blown pill furnace, Lin Yucheng shook his head and sighed.

"Lin Yucheng, now that you haven't succeeded in refining it, what should you say?" Du Wei was the first to speak out.

"There is a fundamental difference between the refining of the explosive pill and what you said! The alchemist needs a relatively quiet environment to make the pill, but Master Gu insisted on letting me refine the pill in full view of the public. The explosive pill appeared. The situation can only be regarded as an accident! "

Lin Yucheng's words fell to the ground, and there were boos all around.

"Since alchemy requires a quiet environment, why didn't you tell me before? Since you don't have the strength, what are you pretending to do?" Du Wei laughed.

"What do you mean by not having that strength? Let alone a fourth-grade alchemy master, even a fifth-grade alchemy master cannot guarantee 100% success in such an environment!"

Lin Yucheng looked very angry. There was no fifth-grade alchemy master here anyway, so he could say whatever he liked.

"Don't talk about so many useless reasons. I think everyone knows what happened. Since the refining of Huayuan Dan failed, you should give me an explanation for this matter, right?" Gu Zheng said.

"I also said before, this failure is not the other failure! But no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that the Huayuan Dan was not successfully refined this time. In this case, I can only regard it as a loss of sixteen kinds of spiritual resources. , let’s forget it this time.”

Lin Yucheng gave an explanation. As for apologizing to Gu Zheng, it was impossible. Apologizing also meant that he admitted that he had a bad heart.

"hehe."

Many people around him laughed meaningfully in response to Lin Yucheng's instructions.

Gu Zheng naturally knew that it was impossible for Lin Yucheng to apologize, but no matter what, he did it to make Lin Yucheng lose resources, and he also did it to make Lin Yucheng lose face! If it weren't for the Ghost Festival, Piaomiaoshan would have contributed to the demon-slaying battle, and Gu Zhengwan wouldn't have let things pass so easily.

"You and I know exactly what is going on. I would like to advise you to take care of yourself!"

Gu Zheng smiled at Lin Yucheng. He originally planned to turn the page on this matter, but who would have thought that if someone didn't want to, just let it go.

"Master Gu's mouth is really powerful. It's clear that Fellow Daoist Lin just failed in alchemy, but your tone makes people think that he is playing some trick! This really makes Tong want to try, is Master Gu's cultivation level good? Is it as strong as the mouth?"

Both are prosperous and destructive. What Gu Zheng said about "knowing it well" and "taking care of yourself", as well as the disdainful looks and smiles of the people around him, finally made Tong Tao intolerable.

Gu Zheng, who had already turned around, turned around again and looked at Tong Tao with a frown: "What do you want to do? Compete with me, or come to a life-and-death battle with me in anger?"

"Why are you so angry? What kind of life-and-death battle? I think you, Master Gu, are really good at stirring up trouble! I just want to test your cultivation and compete with you!"

Tong Tao really wants to have a life-and-death battle with Gu, but this is obviously inappropriate. Once one of them dies, then the so-called general trend of the world should be put aside for now!

"Sparring? Are you kidding!"

"Yes, your cultivation is in the late stage of returning to the virtual world, and the ancient master's cultivation is in the early stage of returning to the virtual world. Even if you suppress your strength, things like combat skills and experience are still there, as well as various factors such as magic. , who will discuss with you!"

"Sparring with each other? What a nice thing to say! If you are in the late stage of returning to the void and are in the early stage of returning to the void to compare with someone who has cultivated in the early stage of returning to the void, or after what happened before, what else is this if you are not angry?"

This time, many onlookers spoke. After all, Tong Tao's request was really shameless.

Shameless or not, Tong Tao didn't care too much anymore. He ignored everyone's words in a self-reliant manner, and just looked straight at Gu Zheng.

"Okay, how do you want to spar?"

Gu Zheng smiled. He didn't want to do this, but Tong Tao forced him to do it, so what could he do?

"I will suppress my strength in the early stage of returning to the void. As for the magic that is too powerful, as well as the magic weapons and other things, I won't use them. How about we just stop there?" Tong Tao said.

"No, since you want to spar with me, there's no need to suppress it, just let go and spar!"

Gu Zheng's words made people around him exclaim. Their knowledge of Gu Zheng's strength was either from hearsay or they had seen Gu Zheng take action on Black Dragon Island.

However, that time on Black Dragon Island, although Gu Zheng took action, his strength was suppressed in the early stage of returning to the void.

For a young man in his twenties, his cultivation has reached the early stage of returning to the void. This is already very unbelievable. But if he said that his cultivation was even higher, at least Tong Tao would not believe it even to death.

"Since Master Gu said there is no need to suppress him, then I will give Master Gu the respect he deserves and let's discuss it without suppression!"

Tong Tao seemed to have seized the opportunity and immediately hit the snake and followed it with the stick. It was better for him not to suppress his strength, so that he would be more sure.

"bring it on!"

Gu Zheng smiled slightly and flew into the void.

"Shall we begin?"

Without saying much else, Tong Tao flew into the air and smiled a little contemptuously.

The 'true fire of life' in Gu Zheng's body moved, and a three-foot-long fire dragon appeared out of thin air and roared towards Tong Tao.

"Oh my God!"

"It's incredible!"

"how so?"

"Has the ancient master's cultivation already returned to the late stage?"

"Is it possible to fight such a huge fire dragon in the late stage of returning to the void?"

As soon as the fire dragon appeared, everyone was shocked. Except for a few people from Emei, everyone was shocked by Gu Zheng's fire dragon technique. They could see Gu Zheng's general strength from it.

The fire dragon and water dragon used by Gu Zheng both possess rare independent combat capabilities. Gu Zheng, who used the fire dragon technique, originally wanted to defeat Tong Tao with a violent storm of attack. However, this initial idea was canceled when he saw Tong Tao's immortal weapon.

Facing the fire dragon played by Gu Zheng, Tong Tao was also shocked. He had to admit that he underestimated Gu Zheng too much.

"Well done!"

Tong Tao gritted his teeth and suddenly a long black gold knife appeared in his hand.

"call!"

The black gold sword flashed with light, and when Tong Tao raised his hand and waved it, it made a very strange whistling sound like a hurricane blowing, but it struck out a strange sword energy that twisted and flashed like a living thing.

The Wujin Long Sword's immortal weapon level is high-level, and the strange sword energy it releases is even more extraordinary. It contains some sword energy with the power of laws, making Gu Zheng's fire dragon that can fight independently become dull, as if it is unable to judge it. The attack direction is general.

The appearance of the Wujin Long Sword changed Gu Zheng's initial thoughts. This was not because Gu Zheng wanted to get the Wujin Long Sword, but because he wanted to destroy the Wujin Long Sword! Anyway, in this situation, the ancient dispute is unlikely to kill him, so it would be better to destroy his immortal weapon and make him suffer more.

"Bang!"

The originally dexterous fire dragon was inevitably struck by the sword energy under the influence of the power of law. However, the fire dragon is also powerful enough. The moment the sword energy hit it, its body surface exploded with flames that reached a height of one foot. The sword energy that had not caused much damage to it was bounced back. .

After being hit by the sword energy, the fire dragon's speed inevitably slowed down. After Tong Tao's sword energy was bounced back, it disappeared without a trace in the package of flames.

"retreat!"

Tong Tao shouted, stretched out his hand and drew a few quick strokes in the air, and a huge Tai Chi diagram suddenly appeared in the void in front of him. The fire dragon that originally wanted to bully forward again immediately felt a strong resistance due to the appearance of the 'Tai Chi Barrier'.

Gu Zheng was also flying towards Tong Tao. If he wanted to destroy his immortal weapon, he had to get close. With the appearance of the 'Tai Chi Barrier', he also felt the thick air.

"break!"

Gu Zheng shouted fiercely and raised his legs to kick away the two wind dragons.

"Ouch..."

The wind dragons that flew out quickly roared. They were not affected by the thick air, and they slammed into the "Tai Chi barrier" arranged by Tong Tao.

"Bang!"

The barrier shattered with a loud noise, and Tong Tao's brewing palm was launched at the same time. It turned out to be the 'immortal-killing palm' that Gu Zheng also knew!

Facing the huge palm coming, Gu Zheng's fire dragon disappeared out of thin air, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his own mouth.

Gu Zheng raised his hand, and a black light wrapped in the energy of heaven and earth struck out. He used his fairy weapon Tang Mo.

The jet-black sword light had an eerie tone that could engulf people's eyes. After it split the huge 'Slaughter Immortal Palm' in two, it still floated towards Tong Tao with unabated force.

At the same time, the fire dragon that had disappeared also crashed into Tong Tao from another direction.

Tong Tao didn't expect Gu Zheng to be able to neutralize the 'Slaughter Immortal Palm' so easily. When he dodged Gu Zheng's sword, the impact of the fire dragon made it difficult for him to dodge.

"roll!"

Tong Tao roared, and the immortal power instantly burst out from his body surface, making his whole body seem to be surrounded by a white flame.

"Bang!"

The fire dragon hit Tong Tao. Although it made a loud noise, it bounced back very far, and Tong Tao's body only flew backwards.

After successfully resisting the fire dragon, Tong Tao was not happy at all, but broke into cold sweat.

Tong Tao knows how powerful the fire dragon is. According to his understanding of the power of the fire dragon, although the 'protective flame' he used can prevent him from being seriously injured, minor injuries are definitely inevitable and will never happen. In this situation, the fire dragon was bounced away, and he himself was not injured at all!

"This is not normal. Gu Zheng is trying to make some conspiracy!"

Tong Tao's thoughts were racing, but before he could figure out how it could be, another ray of light from Gu Zheng had already come closer.

The 'protective flame' is only for emergency use, and consumes a lot of immortal power, and its existence time is also very short. Tong Tao, who was no longer protected by the 'body-protecting aura', was too late to dodge. He could only raise the black gold sword to block the sharp sword aura.

"good!"

Gu Zheng secretly applauded in his heart. He did not hesitate to spend a huge price in the middle, and let the originally powerful fire dragon change the attack to assist, just waiting for this opportunity for Tong Tao to use the immortal weapon to resist the sword energy.

If Tong Tao dodges even though he is injured this time, or simply admits defeat, it will not be easy for Gu Zheng to realize his plan. It's a pity that Tong Tao not only didn't admit defeat, he didn't even try to escape. He desperately tried to block the sword energy with an immortal weapon!

"Qiang!"

Although the sword energy struck the immortal weapon, the sound it made was like two immortal weapons colliding.

"how so!"

Tong Tao exclaimed in his heart that his weapon was a high-level weapon, and it was very suitable for chopping. However, after just one contact with Gu Zheng's sword energy, there was a trace of damage inside.

Before Tong Tao could figure out what was going on, he had already arrived at the nearby Gu Zheng and used the 'Mountain Sword Technique' on him.

Although the 'Mountain Sword Technique' is only a low-level immortal skill, Gu Zheng had practiced it in the Chaos Tower and improved its original moves.

Tong Tao naturally knows the "Mountain Sword Technique", but just when he wanted to break the "Mountain Sword Technique", he found that this "Mountain Sword Technique" was not the other "Mountain Sword Technique". , exquisite beyond imagination!

Complete sets of sword techniques or sword moves are essentially routines. When Gu Zheng is not a true immortal cultivator, Gu Zheng can only use the exquisiteness of his immortal skills to perform them.

However, after becoming an immortal cultivator, especially after possessing the strength to return to the realm of virtual reality, the 'Mountain Sword Technique' used by Gu Zheng is not only the exquisiteness of immortal skills, but also mixed with the power of the energy of heaven and earth. It really has the power to split mountains and split the earth with just one strike.

The change of the 'Mountain Knife Technique' caught Tong Tao by surprise. It was like a wrong step and a wrong step. When the sword light was floating, he was completely being beaten by Gu Zheng, and he could only passively parry.

Tong Tao was buried in a deep plot. No matter how he changed, Gu Zheng had a way to deal with him, and he would eventually chop Tang Mo on his black gold sword.

In just three breaths, Tong Tao's black gold sword was not only damaged internally, but also had a gap on the outside by Tang Mo. The anxious Tong Tao finally decided to admit defeat at this moment.

However, he, who was already stunned, didn't realize that Gu Zheng had unknowingly placed a silence ban around the two of them. His words of "admit defeat" were not heard by outsiders at all!

"Tell Xiahou Shan that if you ever have trouble with Emei, this magical weapon will be your example!"

At the same time that Gu Zheng transmitted the message to Tong Tao, Tang Mo fell from his hand again.

"Qiang!"

In the extremely crisp sound of gold and iron, Tong Tao's high-level immortal weapon was cut off by Tang Mo. Then Gu Zheng immediately put away the knife, ignored Tong Tao who was already stupid in the air, and flew straight to the ground.

Tong Tao was indeed a little stupid. His battle with Gu Zheng didn't last long. Looking at the immortal weapon in his hand, he realized that this was the price to pay. If he had woken up earlier, accepted the reality that he was no longer his rival in ancient times, and had surrendered when he discovered that the 'Shankai Knife Technique' was weird, then his magical weapon that had been with him for many years would not have been destroyed.

"good!"

Looking at Gu Zheng's triumphant return, Ouyang Hai took the lead in applauding.

Ouyang Hai's shout seemed to wake up everyone, and they all woke up from the shock just now.

"Master Gu, you are so awesome!"

"I never expected that Master Gu's strength has reached this level!"

"Other than admiration, I don't know what to say!"

"Master Gu, you've been hiding it from us so hard. Your cultivation is progressing so fast that even if I look at it, I'll be stunned!"

Everyone was a little uneasy. After all, they had practiced for too many years to reach their current state, but Gu Zheng was still just a young boy.

The battle just now was very short, but the authorities and those on the ground knew clearly that Gu Zheng's actual combat power may have surpassed that of the average cultivator at the peak of returning to the void. His battle with Du Tao was just a brutal fight. , it is completely a purposeful punishment! If he wanted to take Du Tao's life, it can be said that Du Tao would have died long ago.

Sooner or later, his strength will be exposed. Gu Zheng doesn't care about it now, but at this moment, the person he least wants to see is Xuan Qizi, whether he is complaining or being open-minded. After all, compared to outsiders, Gu Zheng hid Xuan Qizi's secrets the most.

As if knowing what Gu Zheng was thinking, Xuan Qizi just shook his head and smiled at Gu Zheng, gave him a look that spoke a thousand words, and said nothing more. Xuan Qizi's reaction also made Gu Zheng feel much better.

Glory always only belongs to the victor. Everyone is arguing around the ancient controversy. No one cares about the people of Piao Miao Mountain anymore. This also makes the immortal cultivators of Piao Miao Mountain who share weal and woe even more embarrassed.

Without staying any longer, Tong Tao in the sky woke up and flew straight towards his residence. Huang Feilong and Lin Yucheng on the ground also disappeared into the bustle.

"Amitabha, when will the injustice be repaid?"

Master Xinjing looked at the three people leaving, shook his head and sighed.

"Master, don't worry. If they can see it, this will be the end of it this time. But if they still can't see it after being taught a lesson, the three of them will be worthy of the battle on the Ghost Festival!" Gu Zheng Transmission Road.

"The cycle of cause and effect, retribution, let them go!"

When Master Xinjing sent a message to Gu Zheng again, his mood had calmed down a lot.

Gu Zheng was strong, which was a good thing for everyone. Almost everyone had a smile on their face, but there was one person who was an exception! This person was not Master Xinjing, but Yuyangzi who was suffering from the "Immortal Yuan Turbulence".