Chapter 212 Fear

Lu Fuyue used one hand to form a hand seal to maintain the Phoenix Red Lotus Divine Flame around the alchemy furnace, while using the other hand to take out a Spirit-Replenishing Fruit to replenish the spiritual energy in her body. This cycle continued, and as time passed, the fragrance of the pills began to slowly emanate.

However, pills without rank are only considered successfully refined if they have unique pill patterns. Since almost no one in the cultivation world today can refine the Rejuvenation Pill, the appearance of the pill patterns on the Rejuvenation Pill is unknown.

She could only rely on the ancient elixir recipes to refine it step by step.

Just as she was about to take the final step of condensing her core, suddenly, outside the space, in the sky above the entire city of Zhongdu, streaks of lightning flashed and pressed down. With a loud bang, a thick bolt of lightning slammed into the sky above the courtyard where Lu Fuyue was.

Terrified screams erupted from the maids and servants as they fled in panic throughout the courtyard.

Ghost cultivators are most afraid of lightning, especially low-level ghost cultivators like them.

Within the space, the temperature of the Phoenix Red Lotus Divine Fire suddenly increased uncontrollably. The black exterior of the alchemy furnace abruptly faded, revealing the crimson patterns inside. The scorching heat spread through the air, causing Lu Fuyue's expression to change.

Looking at the scene before her, and sensing the strangeness coming from outside the space, her heart skipped a beat. She accelerated the circulation of spiritual energy within her body, trying to forcefully lower the temperature of the divine fire.

Oh no! This Rejuvenation Pill has already attracted the attention of the lightning tribulation before it has even been successfully refined. It seems we need to hurry up and refine it.

Lu Fuyue's eyes narrowed slightly, and her hands moved so fast that they left a series of afterimages. In no time, a phoenix cry rang out, and golden-red flames appeared behind her, transforming into a pair of huge phoenix wings that flapped. The red lotus on her forehead shone brightly, and the next second, she was flying in mid-air.

Inside the alchemy furnace, a crimson pill gradually condensed and took shape, its faint fragrance spreading in the air. With just one last incantation, the Rejuvenation Pill would be successfully refined.

However, just as Lu Fuyue cast the final spell, the newly formed pill suddenly exploded and shattered into pieces. The alchemy furnace also crashed to the ground, and the fragments of the pill were scattered everywhere.

Lu Fuyue could no longer withstand the excessive consumption of spiritual energy. Her face turned deathly pale instantly. She clutched her aching chest, flapped her wings, and slowly descended from mid-air. But as soon as her toes touched the ground, she swayed and collapsed to the ground.

After lying on the ground for a while, Lu Fuyue slowly got up from the ground by supporting herself with her hands. She looked at the mess on the ground and a dark look flashed in her eyes.

The Rejuvenation Pill is indeed not so easy to refine.

If this weren't within a spatial dimension, she would probably have already been completely destroyed due to the exhaustion of her spiritual energy.

However, the conditions promised by Si You were too tempting, and she found it difficult to deal with either the Lord of Youming City or the Ghost Granny.

Therefore, this was the only path she could take.

...

Jiang Xun, who was in seclusion cultivating, suddenly sensed a bad premonition. He abruptly opened his eyes and looked in the direction where Lu Fuyue was. A dark cloud of thunderclouds appeared in the sky above that place.

This is... a tribulation of lightning...

Jiang Xun's expression changed slightly. He could no longer care about cultivation and immediately tore through space to appear in the courtyard where Lu Fuyue was.

When he first arrived there, the low-ranking maids and servants knelt with their heads bowed in the distance near the courtyard, trembling with fear.

Upon seeing Jiang Xun, their eyes lit up immediately. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, hurry and save Fairy Lu! Fairy Lu is still inside..."

Jiang Xun glanced coldly at the maids and servants, uttering two words, "Useless!"

He hurriedly stepped forward, raised his hand and cast a barrier over the house where Lu Fuyue was, then formed hand seals, and black mist emanated from his body.

The next second, the dark clouds dispersed, the thunder dissipated, and the sky returned to its usual calm, as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Xun's tense body relaxed a little, and his pair of ink-black eyes stared intently at the courtyard where Lu Fuyue was. He lifted his leg to go in, but his body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he dared not take a step forward.

A month ago, he had only been away from her for less than a day, but when he returned, he found her lying in a pool of blood, barely alive, her body riddled with large and small bloody holes revealing her white bones, surrounded by countless man-eating demons.

...

The ice lotus blossoms on the lake surface, their delicate fragrance carried on the breeze. The warm air, mixed with the scents of flowers and fruit, made the messy ground seem less chaotic.

Lu Fuyue sat cross-legged on a palm-leaf fan, regulating her spiritual energy while quietly analyzing the reasons for her recent failed alchemy attempt.

Ancient alchemical formulas mention that the Rejuvenation Pill can seize the power of heaven and earth and has the miraculous effect of rebirth against the heavens. However, to refine it, one usually needs the right time, place, and people.

The right timing, location, and people all depend on luck, so she hadn't focused on that point before, because the so-called right timing, location, and people are not something she could obtain just by wanting to.

Therefore, she could only place her hopes on exceptions, thus ignoring the elusive advantages of timing, location, and human factors.

However, it now seems that the key to refining the Rejuvenation Pill lies in the so-called favorable timing, location, and human factors.

...

Jiang Xun's eyes darkened slightly, but he still strode into the courtyard. Just then, Lu Fuyue pushed open the door from the house, and the two of them met eyes. For a moment, the surroundings became silent.

A moment later, Lu Fuyue lowered her eyes, stepped out, and bowed to Jiang Xun, saying, "Thank you for your help, Your Majesty."

Unbeknownst to anyone, her back was soaked with cold sweat. Jiang Xun was just a hair's breadth away from discovering her secret. Fortunately, she had set up a barrier around the courtyard, so anyone who approached would be detected.

Jiang Xun remained silent, instead staring intently at her with his deep, dark eyes. After a long while, he sighed, "Next time, don't do anything so dangerous."

He was afraid... he was afraid he wouldn't make it in time...

Upon closer listening, one could detect a hint of inexplicable fear in the voice.

Lu Fuyue suddenly looked up at him and gently pursed her lips.

If she was puzzled by Jiang Xun's special treatment of her before she didn't know that Jiang Xun was Jiang Huaixu, then now that she knows his identity, everything becomes clear to Lu Fuyue.

At Tianxuan Sect, Jiang Huaixu had always been passionate and straightforward in expressing his feelings for her, but Jiang Xun now was different from before.

He has become even more unfathomable, and his temperament has become more composed than before. He is nothing like the gray-clad boy who used to call her "senior sister" all the time.