The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 104 Go together
Sitting across a low table from each other, Lin Bai poured tea for Huang Ruhua.

After greeting each other, Huang Ruhua took a sip of tea and sighed, "I never thought that Fellow Daoist Yun would make such rapid progress."

"No, no." Lin Bai was very humble and used his previous excuse to fool the other party, while carefully observing the other party's expression.

Huang Ruhua looked weathered, probably having travelled a long way and had just returned.

However, people are excited, have joy and anticipation, but also have some worries.

Lin Bai guessed that she should not have obtained the golden elixir secret treasure yet, but she should have a clue.

After chatting for a while, Lin Bai smiled and said, "I was in seclusion last time, and I didn't know you had left until I came out. It was Daoist Yang who told me."

He sighed and asked tentatively: "Will this trip go smoothly?"

Huang Ruhua nodded slightly and said, "Just barely. We found someone who knows the formation, but his cultivation is too low, and he is just a half-baked person." She smiled helplessly, as if mocking herself, "But at least he was of some use, helping us find the key points of the formation. But we don't have enough manpower, and it will take many people working together to break the formation."

When she said this, she looked at Lin Bai.

Why did you invite me so intently? Just because I'm a good person? Good people should go out and have fun? Lin Bai was speechless.

"You are a good guy."

Huang Ruhua put down the teacup, "I trust your character. Although you act timidly... and cautiously, it's not a bad thing." Her eyes were burning, and she looked a little crazy. She continued, "You have done me a favor, but you never held it against your will. When I borrowed the Qi-nourishing Pill, it wasn't that no one wanted to lend it to me, but they all had some desire for sex. Only you didn't look at me sideways, and treated me with courtesy and sincerity. The Qi-nourishing Pill is not worth much, but I will remember your kindness in my heart."

I'm like this to everyone... Besides, I see Sister Ning every day, so naturally I have no interest in ordinary women.

Lin Bai was indeed somewhat touched, and waved his hand and said, "You and I are independent cultivators, and we should help each other. Why does Brother Huang keep bringing up the past?"

Huang Ruhua smiled, leaned forward, and whispered, "This is the third time I've invited you to go with me."

"I've just reached the sixth level of Qi training. I'm afraid..." Lin Bai looked worried, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "Is it really the Golden Elixir Secret Treasure?"

"It must be the golden elixir!" Huang Ruhua was very sure.

"Is there any danger?" Lin Bai asked again.

"Fellow Daoist Yun, I assure you that there is absolutely no danger." Huang Ruhua said confidently, "As long as I am alive, I will never let you get hurt in the slightest."

How could she be so confident? With three of them practicing Qi and Zhu Yumao, could they break the Jindan Relic Formation? Even if the power of the formation was greatly reduced, it would still be very difficult. Lin Bai frowned slightly, thinking.

Lin Bai didn't want to go in his heart, but this time Zhu Yumao was suppressed by the other party, so he had to go.

Zhu Yumao is honest and kind-hearted. He is a goody-goody, but he is really good to me and has helped me a lot.

Lin Bai is a grateful person, so it is reasonable for him to find a way to rescue him.

But there was something wrong with Huang Ruhua's team. Lin Bai couldn't tell what was wrong, but he felt that Huang Ruhua was a little crazy.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Bai felt that he should meet with Senior Zhu Jianyang.

Firstly, it concerns the Zhu family, and secondly, Senior Zhu Jianyang is kind and there is no need to worry about leaking Huang Ruhua's secret.

"When will Fellow Daoist Huang leave again?" Lin Bai spoke after hesitating for a long time.

"Within ten days. Actually, the reason I came back this time was to find two helpers and to buy some other things."

Huang Ruhua's voice was slightly excited, "Now that you have reached the sixth level of Qi training, you can do it alone. If you don't go, I will have to spend more effort to find someone else."

Lin Bai looked thoughtful again, and after a long while he said, "Can you let me think about it?" Then he smiled and said, "This is not a small matter, I have to consider everything carefully."

"Of course." Huang Ruhua was delighted to see Lin Bai's interest. "Don't worry, my friend. You will not lose anything you gain from this trip."

After chatting for a few more words, Lin Bai sent Huang Ruhua out of the cave.

As soon as I came out, I saw Jiang Chun coming towards me.

Huang Ruhua and Lin Bai saluted, and Jiang Chun returned the salute.

"Fellow Daoist Yun, the underground fire issue has been resolved!" Jiang Chun held Lin Bai's arm.

"Thank you, Brother Jiang. I have made great progress in alchemy!" Lin Bai was very grateful.

Seeing that the two of them had something private to say, Huang Ruhua nodded at Lin Bai and walked away.

"Follow me!" Jiang Chun led the way and continued walking south.

After walking for a while, there were flowers, trees and green grass, and no one else was around.

"Friend Yun, I put in a lot of effort this time." Jiang Chun stopped under the flower tree and sighed.

This is for the benefit! Lin Bai gritted his teeth and thought to himself: If earning spirit stones is not for shopping, then what is the point of earning spirit stones?
He took out a medium-grade spirit stone with great pain, and also a bottle of sperm-secreting pills.

Jiang Chun accepted it with satisfaction, and whispered, "Is the elixir gone?"

This refers to Tiger and Wolf Pills.

"No more." Lin Bai sighed, "I have no more to use."

Jiang Chun nodded and smiled, without saying anything more, and continued to lead the way.

After walking for a while, they arrived in front of a cave.

Jiang Chun chatted with the gatekeeper for a few words and then led Lin Bai in.

The cave was even hotter. After walking for a while, Jiang Chun reminded him, "Remember this. Most people who refine pills and tools don't understand human nature and are a bit dull. That's why you are also obsessed with refining pills. Do you understand?"

I get it. Act like an honest person and then show mutual sympathy for each other!
"Understood." Lin Bai agreed.

The cave goes gradually downwards, with occasional small branch holes on both sides, and knocking sounds can be heard.

When they met fellow tribesmen, Jiang Chun dealt with them and no one questioned them. Instead, they all greeted each other politely.

From this we can see that the Jiang family does have strict family education.

After walking for about half a mile in a winding path, I didn't know how deep I went underground, but I felt it getting hotter and hotter. Even for a monk, I felt a little uncomfortable.

After walking forward for a while, the front suddenly opened up and revealed a huge cave with a radius of one hundred feet.

In the middle was a raging fire. In the four directions stood four large tripods, guarded by four young men.

"Chun Zi!" A young man stepped forward, pointed at Lin Bai, and said with a smile: "Is this the fellow who is obsessed with alchemy that you mentioned?"

Jiang Chun smiled and said, "That's right."

Lin Bai bowed and looked dull.

The young man glanced at Lin Bai again and said, "The ancestor has gone out and hasn't come back yet, you should hurry up. Also, don't get too close, otherwise you'll get poisoned by fire." After that, he put his arm around Jiang Chun's shoulder, walked to the side, and whispered, "I heard that our little sister is now a businesswoman, and she's very successful. She's selling Tiger and Wolf Pills to people. Can you tell me what's going on..."

Lin Bai bowed to him again, then stepped forward and slowly approached the source of the underground fire.

When they were five meters away and couldn't get any closer, they sat down cross-legged. The fire was blazing and extremely hot. Lin Bai felt his mouth dry and his whole body was burning. His hair was slightly burnt, and his butt was almost burned.

After staring at it for a while, he felt a stinging pain in his eyes and tears kept flowing.

Then he probed his consciousness outwards, but it only lasted for five breaths before he felt a sharp pain in his head. Then his spiritual power dissipated, and he tried to wrap a ball of earth fire, but it was unsuccessful. This was the real earth fire! It seemed to have the intention of burning everything.

Fire itself has the meaning of destruction, but it is also endless. It can destroy all animals in the mountains and forests, and it will not stop as long as there is something to burn.

It can also be used to refine pills and utensils. Whether it is destroyed or created depends on how people use it.

Lin Bai came to the stone plate, and subtle spiritual energy squeezed in from outside the mist, showing a red color and a burning feeling. It was much richer than the spiritual energy in his own cave, and the fire was even more abundant.

If a person with fire in his destiny practices here, he will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Calm your mind, the fog around you will slowly come in, outlining the shape of underground fire, and then it will become the momentum of underground fire.

In the past, when practicing alchemy, the underground fire only had its form, not its meaning. This time, the underground fire was much stronger than when practicing alchemy, but it also did not have its meaning of burning and annihilation.

Lin Bai carefully recalled the feeling of underground fire he had just felt, and slowly added it to the mist.

The underground fire suddenly grew stronger, but after only a few jumps, it disappeared without a trace.

Opening his eyes, Lin Bai observed and felt it again, completely ignoring the burning sensation on his body.

After doing this dozens of times, I finally gained something and felt a hint of the meaning contained in the earth fire.

On the stone plate, white dots of moonlight appeared on the outer mist.

Lin Bai stood at the edge, and a blazing fire was burning in the middle of the stone plate. Although it had the shape of fire, it lacked the meaning of underground fire.

After all, the time is too short and it is impossible to replicate its meaning on the stone plate.

"Take it slow, a little bit of simulation and drill will always lead to success."

Lin Bai comforted himself and recalled the pure sword intent he saw in Fengming Pavilion.

The raging underground fire, with its destructive and endless meaning, is a natural thing; and the pure sword intent, without stain or flaw, is more about the enlightenment of the mind.

The difficulty of understanding the two is different, the latter is difficult, the former is much simpler.

"Such pure sword intent, no matter whether it is obtained from one's own destiny or enlightened by external objects, the person must be extremely pure."

Lin Bai longed for it, but it was too far away, so he decided to try the underground fire first.

"If you can use the Fire Scale Sword as a medium and add some of the burning and annihilation meaning of the Earth Fire, you will be the best in the same realm."

Lin Bai became more and more confident. Although he was still a long way from achieving his goal, he had some understanding of the meaning of the underground fire. As long as he could slowly replicate it on the stone plate, he would succeed one day.

Soon an hour passed and Jiang Chunlai shouted.

Lin Bai stood up. His clothes had been damaged by the burns and his hair was also burnt a lot.

"You are fighting hard." The Jiang family disciple who came with Jiang Chun said with a smile.

"I can't miss this opportunity, so I'll just take a look for a while." Lin Bai said with a smile.

The young man smiled but said nothing more.

Lin Bai changed his clothes and followed Jiang Chun out.

After returning to his own cave, Lin Bai did not rush out, but continued to meditate and practice on the stone plate.

A day later, Lin Bai went out.

Arriving at Fengming Pavilion and going up to the second floor, Lin Bai saluted Zhu Jianyang.

"There's still some anger left in your body, and something went wrong while refining the elixir?" Zhu Jianyang asked with great concern.

"That's not the case." Lin Bai explained with a smile: "I went to the Jiang family's underground fire cave and saw the source of his fire."

"I see." Zhu Jianyang nodded slightly, "I think you have gained something, which will be helpful for refining pills in the future, right?"

"really."

Lin Bai smiled, took a sip of tea, and said, "Senior, someone invited me to go out. That person is likely in the same group as the two wandering cultivators who took Brother Yumao away."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuling was surprised and asked, "How do you know they are in the same group?"

Zhu Jianyang also looked at Lin Bai with curiosity.

Lin Bai explained it immediately, talking about the gift of the elixir, Huang Ruhua's invitation, and even her painstaking efforts to find a formation master, and talked about the main points.

"I can't be sure, but I think it's impossible to be so coincidental. They are all looking for a formation master, so the number of people matches." Lin Bai sighed and said, "So, I suspect that the person who knows the formation and is traveling with them must be Brother Yumao."

For a moment, no one in the room spoke.

After a long time, Zhu Yuling sighed continuously, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

Zhu Jianyang looked at Lin Bai and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Brother Yumao and I are friends. I didn't know where he was before, but that was fine. But now I know, and he may be in danger, so I should go and take a look."

Lin Bai expressed his thoughts and added: "If it is really him, then we will think of ways to rescue him. If it is not him, then we will just go out and give it a try."

"Yumao took this upon himself." Zhu Jianyang smiled and said, "You have made great progress in alchemy and your cultivation has also improved by leaps and bounds. You will achieve even greater success in the future. There is no need to take risks."

Lin Bai sighed and said, "I think so too, but I can't feel at peace. If I really didn't know, it would be fine. But now that I know but I don't want to go, I feel really uneasy."

Seeing that Lin Bai spoke frankly, Zhu Jianyang nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and gently threw out a jade talisman.

Lin Bai took the jade talisman, confused.

"If you encounter danger, just crush it." Zhu Jianyang said with a smile.

Lin Bai understood that Senior Zhu Jianyang was planning to follow him.

"Yes." Lin Bai stood up and saluted.

After Lin Bai left, Zhu Jianyang sat there motionless, while Zhu Yuling frowned and circled around Zhu Jianyang.

"Uncle, do you really want to go?" Zhu Yuling had a headache.

"Of course I will go." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled, "Yumao is my nephew, he is a member of the Zhu family, are you going to just leave him alone?"

"There are not many people in our family who have established the foundation, and you..." Zhu Yuling stammered, with worry in her eyes.

"You must know that a person lives with his spirit." Zhu Jianyang said in a gentle and calm voice, "Our family has fallen on hard times, and we will be hurt if something happens. But if we see our family members suffering and do not go to rescue them, our spirit will be gone. Wouldn't it be even more difficult to restore the glory of our ancestors in the future? We are not those casual cultivators who fight for our lives, but we cannot lose the courage to fight for our lives."

"Of course I know this..." Zhu Yuling was still very anxious, "But I can only listen to one side of the story. What if he... He really liked our calligraphy that day. He read it over and over again and wanted to live here."

"The calligraphy has been returned home, what are you worried about?" Zhu Jianyang shook his head with a bit of disdain in his eyes, "Your vision is low because you don't have a broad mind. He likes the calligraphy because he is truly happy and wants to emulate the virtuous. Anyone who is ambitious would be happy to take a closer look at it. Although he likes it, he doesn't have the greedy intention to take it for himself. I have lived for more than a hundred years and I am not blind."

Seeing that Zhu Jianyang's tone was becoming increasingly impatient, Zhu Yuling did not dare to say anything.

"If we can bring Yumao back this time, let him look after the store and you can go back to your hometown!" Zhu Jianyang said.

(End of this chapter)