An alchemy furnace fell from the sky

Li Wuji remained as "generous" as ever, and Xu Fu had grown accustomed to it, simply assuming that his beloved senior sister was no ordinary woman.

So Xu Fu rushed back to the library.

It wasn't that she didn't trust Wei Qianli, but rather that she worried that if Hei Yujian woke up and couldn't see her, he would run around aimlessly again.

This is the Azure Dragon Upper Spirit Academy. If Black Feather Arrow speaks carelessly and is mistaken for a "fish that slipped through the net," that would be troublesome.

At this moment, everyone from the Azure Dragon Upper Spirit Academy was cleaning up the battlefield, and no one had the leisure to read books. Wei Qianli was still the only one in the library.

Upon seeing Xu Fu return, Wei Qianli hurriedly beckoned him over.

"So fast?"

When Xu Fu arrived, he found Wei Qianli looking very excited, which meant that there must have been results.

"I found three similar ones, take a look."

As Wei Qianli spoke, he pointed to the scroll in his hand and showed it to Xu Fu.

Xu Fu immediately took it.

“There is a beast that looks like a rabbit but is also a rat-like creature. It flies by using its back, and its name is Flying Rat.”

The book only describes the "flying squirrel" in a few words, which doesn't reveal much, but fortunately there is an image of a flying squirrel next to the text.

With just one glance, Xu Fu determined that the creature he had seen was definitely not a flying squirrel.

The flying squirrel in the picture looks much better than that ugly mouse!

Seeing Xu Fu shake his head, Wei Qianli was somewhat disappointed, but he quickly picked up another book, which also had a picture on it.

This one is even further off; the picture shows a large bat.

Is there anything else?

Xu Fu had given up hope. He planned to ask Hu Fan and Li Hongshui when he had the chance. If no one knew the origin of the ugly rat, then so be it, since the poison from the black feather arrow had been neutralized anyway.

"This... probably isn't it either."

Wei Qianli was a little embarrassed at this moment. He boasted that he had "read ten thousand books", but when it came to actually using them, he realized that he had not read enough books.

There's no picture for this?

Xu Fu discovered that the third book Wei Qianli found was not only old and tattered, but also contained only text and no pictures.

"From where do we look?"

Xu Fu, fearing he might offend Wei Qianli, still maintained an enthusiastic demeanor.

Seeing that Xu Fu still wanted to see, Wei Qianli pointed it out to him again.

Xu Fu stared at the direction Wei Qianli was pointing, slightly startled. He noticed a chilling word in the text…

Demon!

"Demon race?"

Xu Fu glanced at the book cover with surprise.

The book cover is quite old, but the words "War of the Lichs" can still be vaguely discerned.

"The demon race and the witch race?"

Xu Fu was greatly alarmed, never expecting that this book would describe the great war between the demon race and the witch race.

He spent so many days in the Stone Department and learned a lot about the old stories of the Five Departments of the Witch God.

Although the five factions of the Witch God were constantly fighting, they all believed that they were descendants of the Witch Clan.

Xu Fu could tell from the proud expressions of these people that the Wu tribe must have been prosperous in the past, but he never expected that they would be so powerful as to be able to compete with the demon tribe.

Those are demons!

A group of distant and terrifying beings.

Xu Fu had read many legends about the demon race in the book.

One thing is certain: the demon race appeared much earlier than the human race. They were all transformed from the myriad things nurtured by heaven and earth, and were the earliest living beings in the world besides the innate gods.

The term "demon race" does not refer to a single species or category, but rather to all other intelligent races besides humans.

It is said that in the primordial era, the world was rich in spiritual energy, and countless creatures, nourished by this abundant energy, awakened their intelligence and were able to cultivate.

Regardless of birds and beasts, mountains, rocks, grass and trees, countless people have achieved success in cultivation.

At that time, the land was inhabited by powerful demon races.

However, most demons have a fatal flaw: they lack intelligence and are difficult to teach. This often leads to demons fighting each other for spiritual objects, leaving the world in ruins.

The sage Nuwa disliked the ferocity of the demon race, so she molded humans from clay and enlightened them with divine magic, thus bringing about the emergence of the human race.

The early human race was created by Nuwa based on her own appearance and that of the demon race in the world. They were all different in form and very powerful, but these "human races" could not reproduce and thrive on their own.

She tried countless times until finally, Nuwa was exhausted, panting and drenched in sweat.

Just as Nuwa's sweat fell into the mud and water used to create humans, several little figures jumped out on their own.

These little people have hands and feet, can run and jump, and obey Nuwa's words without question.

After Nuwa infused the two clay figures with the yin and yang energies respectively, the two clay figures were able to mate and reproduce, which greatly surprised Nuwa. So she used a willow branch dipped in mud and water to keep flicking it out.

The mud and water that landed on the ground transformed into human form, and after receiving the yin and yang energies, they were separated into male and female.

However, these "new" humans were physically very weak and were completely powerless to fight against the demon race.

To save humanity from the slaughter of the demon race, Nuwa specially infused the first "clay figures" of various shapes with the essence of heaven and earth, enabling them to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, fight against the demon race, and protect the weak human race.

As Nuwa predicted, the appearance of these powerful humans quickly drove the demon race into retreat, thus creating a vast, untouched paradise for the weaker humans.

Humanity was able to multiply.

Later, in order to distinguish themselves from the weak human race, these powerful humans called themselves the "Witch Clan," and the twelve most powerful among them were known as the "Twelve Ancestral Witches."

For many years afterward, the struggle between the witch clan and the demon clan never ceased, and the number of casualties on both sides continued to increase.

The weak human race did not participate in the war between the two races, but gradually grew stronger through continuous reproduction and imitation.

Afterwards, the Lich and Demon races engaged in an earth-shattering final battle, suffering heavy casualties and both falling into decline.

From then on, the human race became the masters of this land.

None of the books Xu Fu had read before contained any description of this great battle, but the book in his hand seemed to fill that gap.

"Demon Emperor Jun!"

"The Ten Demon Generals!"

"Ji Meng!"

"Yingzhao!"

"Fei Dan?"

Xu Fu clicked his tongue in amazement as he looked through the pages.

Upon seeing the introduction of the Ten Demon Generals, Xu Fu felt a chill run down his spine.

He saw a chilling passage.

"Feidan, a feathered race, resembles a rat, with a body covered in white feathers, two wings on its back, four dark red claws, and a poison sac in its mouth; touching it means instant death!"

The ugly rat seemed to reappear before his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Wei Qianli noticed that Xu Fu looked unwell and quickly asked.

"Do you think it's possible that it is?"

Xu Fu pointed to the description of "flying birth" in the book and asked Wei Qianli.

“Impossible! Isn’t it already dead?” Wei Qianli answered with absolute certainty, then pointed to a line of text below for Xu Fu to see.

"After the assassination attempt failed, he was killed by the ancestral witch Xuanming."

So Fei Dan is already dead!

Xu Fu breathed a long sigh of relief.