Alchemist Bai Lu carefully examined the miniature house, his face lighting up with joy, and said,
"It’s more than enough, more than enough... Although the internal structure of the pill furnace is sowhat complex, it’s far inferior compared to this house."
"This technique of carving flowers from dirt is truly srizing."
Alchemist Bai Lu, having practiced alchemy for many years, had a unique affection for earth and stone carvings. Once this little house was in his hands, he couldn’t put it down, eager to feast his eyes upon it.
"Stop looking, let’s talk business."
Zhou Xuan saw that Alchemist Bai Lu was slow to return to the conversation, so he simply reached out and snatched the small house, placing it neatly on the counter, then stepped back to admire it with a satisfied nod,
"Ah! The shop looks much better with this item."
His deanor was much like soone appreciating a collectible figure.
Beside him, Alchemist Bai Lu said dispiritedly, "Sir, weren’t we supposed to talk business?"
"The aesthetic arrangent of the shop is the business," Zhou Xuan replied.
"..." Alchemist Bai Lu.
Zhou Xuan’s fondness for the miniature house was exceedingly obvious, and Sister Cui noticed it, laughing heartily, "Brother Xuan, do you like this thing that much?"
"Who doesn’t like sothing that’s like a piece of art?"
"In that case, I could make more for you, maybe turn the entire East Market Street into a model for you... No, not just East Market Street, I could model the entire Mingjiang Prefecture."
Sister Cui said.
Zhou Xuan said with a smile, "Then my store will truly shine, by the way, Sister Cui, why haven’t I seen you display this skill before?"
"I didn’t dare to show it,"
Sister Cui said, "There’s a Great Feng Shui Formation in East Market Street. Once I activate it, it creates an aura that hides within this street, keeping unnoticed,
but if I were to use the Earth Law, I would be exposed, and a bunch of villains wanting to absorb the law in my body would co to capture like cats drawn to fish."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Xuan glanced at Li Changxun.
Among the villains Sister Cui spoke of were the disciples of the Dragon Seeking Hall,
this ti, without Zhou Xuan having to say a word, Li Changxun started cursing: "Dragon Seeking Hall, guilty of great cris, sister, don’t be angry, I’ll start a rectification movent when I return to the hall,
a bunch of shaless Taoists, thinking about nothing but mischief when they should be wandering mountains and rivers? Is there no sect conduct? Is there no Master’s law?"
He was already verbally pleading, any further reprimand from Zhou Xuan would seem impolite.
He could only steer the topic back on track, saying to Sister Cui, "Sister Cui, to construct such a large pill furnace in one day, though possessing the Earth Laws of the fourth realm, it must still be a challenging task?"
"Difficult as it is, we’ll need to perform a Blood Sacrifice, which might cost the lives of many foxes, but for the sake of your task, we’re willing to go the length."
"Will many foxes really die?"
Zhou Xuan was rather concerned about this.
"Naturally, but our Fox Clan is used to it,"
Sister Cui said, "Our Fox Clan, naturally intelligent and able to absorb the essence of the sun and moon from birth, thus many from different halls sought to hunt us.
Our Fox Clan has always faced the threat of annihilation, so eventually, we learned to attach ourselves to a powerful ally,
each year, we choose hundreds of disciples as tribute, sending them to the Shaman Hall, their backing of a True God offering temporary safety,
the disciples chosen as tribute are drawn by the ’life and death lot’ from our clan..."
Sister Cui’s words revealed the sorrow of the Fox Clan,
a race willingly severing a limb for survival, a choice only made when desperate.
"So King Xishan?"
"Third Brother left the Fox Clan to find a way out to prevent this from happening over and over,"
Sister Cui said, "Brother Xuan, now you are a great benefactor of the Fox Clan, because of you, we no longer lead a nomadic life, which is already a trendous blessing. We, the Fox Clan, will do whatever more we can for you, even if it ans risking our lives."
She spoke with great sincerity, and Zhou Xuan was sowhat moved,
but, when all is said and done, with the pill furnace as tall as a mountain secured, it ant the "Seven Colored Golden Core" could indeed be refined.
Zhou Xuan no longer needed to hold back his words, he said: "Sister Cui, this alchemy is for , but also for your Fox Clan."
"Ah? A pill for our Fox Clan?"
Sister Cui was a bit puzzled.
Zhou Xuan said, "I plan to use the pill furnace as grand as a mountain to refine a pill, one that will make the Dan Officer of the Heavenly Do, and this elixir can bring back... Hua Zi."
"This..." Sister Cui imdiately felt dizzy, as if happiness had arrived too suddenly.
Even though saving Hua Zi had haunted her dreams countless tis, she never dared think it possible when awake, knowing Hua Zi could never return.
And now,
Zhou Xuan actually said the elixir could save Hua Zi?
Sister Cui trusted Zhou Xuan completely, even if Zhou Xuan claid he would beco Jing Country’s ’Supre Will’ tomorrow, Sister Cui wouldn’t doubt a single word.
"Hua Zi will return... Hua Zi will return."
Sister Cui kept repeating this, her body growing weak and unsteady, but fortunately, Zhou Xuan was close enough to support her.
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