An alchemy furnace fell from the sky

Ji Guan'er was full of resentment and, regardless of where Xu Fu was going, steered the spirit boat eastward.

Not long after, they encountered the Ji family, who took Ji Qinglu and Ji Guan'er onto their spirit boat.

Because of Ji Qinglu and Ji Guan'er's "departure without saying goodbye," the entire Ji family was in a panic, and they sent out almost everyone they could.

Ji Qinglu naturally didn't want to go back, but this time the head of the Ji family gave a strict order, and no matter how unwilling Ji Qinglu was, she was forcibly taken there.

Ji Guan'er, unusually, ignored Ji Qinglu's "cry for help" and didn't even turn his head.

Knowing that Ji Qinglu had run away, Xu Fu felt even more grateful.

However, taking Ji Qinglu away was a family matter for the Ji family, and Xu Fu could not interfere. He could only offer a few kind words of advice and let the Ji family's spirit boat leave.

Fortunately, Shi Jiu'an was also able to pilot the spirit boat, and under Xu Fu's guidance, the two headed towards Qianyuan Mountain.

In less than half a day, Xu Fu saw the Golden Light Cave he had been longing for.

It hadn't been long since he left, but Xu Fu felt as if a long time had passed. Looking at the cave dwelling, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

"Finally back!"

Xu Fu muttered to himself, as if relieved of a great burden.

Shi Jiu'an remained silent at the stern. She knew Li Wuji, and even more so, she knew his place in Xu Fu's heart. Thinking of her "jealousy" with Ji Qinglu, she felt utterly childish. Her greatest rival was none other than that Miss Ji!

Before the spirit boat had even come to a complete stop, Xu Fu leaped off, shouting as he ran into the cave.

"I'm finally back!"

Taiyi rushed out with red eyes, which were already tinged with blood.

"Brother Taiyi! You don't need to get so agitated!"

Xu Fu was held in Taiyi's arms, and he felt Taiyi's body trembling slightly. Only then did he realize that the fat Taoist priest was actually crying.

"You don't know! You don't know!" Taiyi said, his voice choked with emotion, looking as if he had no words to express his suffering.

"What happened? Did something happen to Senior Sister?"

Xu Fu suddenly felt uneasy and grabbed Taiyi's arm.

"Your senior sister is alright!"

Taiyi felt as if his arm was being strangled by iron chains, and quickly patted Xu Fu's hand to make him let go.

"Then you are..."

Xu Fu was puzzled.

"It's Bai Yu."

Taiyi said with a mournful face, "I saw that she had some talent for weapon crafting, so I took her as my apprentice. I never expected... I never expected..."

At this point, Taiyi covered his face and wept again.

"what happened?"

Xu Fu was puzzled. "It's just taking on a disciple, why is it making such a fuss?"

“Your teacher Bai is like a madman! He's supposed to be learning weapon crafting, but why doesn't he sleep? He only sleeps two or three hours a day! How can I stand that? A good appearance comes from sleeping! Look at my face, doesn't it look worse than before? And…”

As Taiyi poured out his heart, tears streaming down his face, Xu Fu looked at the fat Taoist priest before him. Apart from his red eyes and haggard appearance, the priest seemed to have gained even more weight than before.

"Xu Fu!"

As Taiyi was still "confessing" his story, a white figure appeared at the entrance of the Golden Light Cave.

Bai Yu looked even thinner than when they last met, and her eyes were bloodshot.

"No illness, nothing to worry about!" Bai Yu knew what Xu Fu was most concerned about, and answered before Xu Fu could ask.

"Are you alright?" Xu Fu felt a pang of heartache looking at Bai Yu's appearance and asked with concern.

"Me? I'm fine!"

Bai Yu was taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately looked away, not daring to look into Xu Fu's eyes.

"I'm not good!"

Taiyi cried and complained from the side.

"Why is there another one?"

Shi Jiu'an could tell at a glance that the white-clad woman had an unusual relationship with Xu Fu, which only made him feel more confused.

Xu Fu then introduced Shi Jiu'an, who seemed to be "deep in thought." After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the group entered the cave together.

Inside the Golden Light Cave, everything remained the same as before. Li Wuji lay quietly on the stone bed in the center, exactly as when Xu Fu left.

"She sleeps for ten hours every day, and even when she wakes up, she's still in a daze..."

Bai Yu explained Li Wuji's situation to Xu Fu, her tone tinged with guilt, as if she were the one who caused Li Wuji to become what he is today.

As Bai Yu spoke, Xu Fu slowly took out the Demon-Revealing Mirror from his Qiankun Bag.

"Yo!"

Taiyi, who had been listless, suddenly perked up, stepped forward, snatched the demon-revealing mirror, and began to examine it closely.

"Good stuff!"

Taiyi explored it while praising it.

"This is... a Linglong stone?"

Taiyi exclaimed in surprise when he saw the gemstone embedded on the back of the demon-revealing mirror.

"Brother, you are indeed very knowledgeable!"

Seeing that Taiyi recognized the Linglong Stone at a glance, Xu Fu was genuinely impressed, as he had never even heard of this stone before.

"You want to use the exquisite stone to find the soul?"

Taiyi immediately guessed Xu Fu's intention.

Xu Fu nodded, took the demon-revealing mirror from Taiyi, and walked nervously to Li Wuji's side.

Looking at Li Wuji's face, Xu Fu's gaze softened considerably. He let out a long sigh and began to place the demon-revealing mirror on the top of Li Wuji's head, according to the method taught by Wu Sanmei.

In this way, the exquisite stone can extract Li Wuji's soul, and then use her soul as a guide to find the scattered earth souls elsewhere.

A moment later, the originally exquisite gem suddenly shone brightly, and Xu Fu hurriedly moved the demon-revealing mirror away.

This was something Wu Sanmei had specifically warned her against. If the Linglong Stone were allowed to absorb everything, it could even take in a person's three souls and seven spirits.

To activate the Linglong Stone, all that is needed is a wisp of soul.

The exquisite stone emitted a dazzling white light, making the entire Golden Light Cave much brighter.

Xu Fu held the demon-revealing mirror, changing its position back and forth, left and right, but the brilliance of the exquisite stone did not diminish in the slightest.

"This is wrong!"

Xu Fu carefully recalled what Wu Sanmei had said. According to her, the Linglong Stone would become brighter when it was close to the soul and darken when it was far away from the soul, thus identifying the location of the soul.

How come all four sides are equally bright?

Xu Fu thought it was because he was too close to Li Wuji, so he quickly moved away from the stone bed.

Even after walking several meters away, the luster of the exquisite stone remained unchanged.

"Could it be... broken?"

Shi Jiu'an muttered to himself.

"Impossible! That's an ancient divine stone!"

Taiyi immediately refuted this claim.

"Then... is it possible that Wuji's soul is in this cave?"

Bai Yu thought of a possibility.

Xu Fu was startled and quickly took out some Qingming Dew from his Qiankun bag and put it on his eyelids.

When he opened his eyes again, everything before him had lost its color.

Xu Fu carefully scanned the area twice, his expression growing increasingly somber. He found no souls in the cave.

"Could it really be broken?"

All his previous efforts had been in vain, and Xu Fu felt utterly dejected.

He looked down at the demon-revealing mirror and inadvertently saw himself in the mirror, and was immediately stunned.