Alchemists Gather at the Gu Clan!

Li Guanqi and Meng Wanshu were on the teleportation array bound for the Luoxia Domain. Li Guanqi waved a hand at Pengluo. Puzzled, Pengluo darted over and hopped onto Li Guanqi's shoulder. "What is it, Master?" Li Guanqi gave its head a gentle pinch and said, "Didn't I tell you that you don't need to snap off your fingers anymore?" Meng Wanshu also looked at Pengluo with a beaming smile. Pengluo's beady eyes darted about as it prattled on, "Aiya, Master, you mean that?" "I don't know what got into me early this morning, but seeing that steaming pot of noodles with gravy, I just felt it was missing some shredded radish!" "And that grater was sitting right there, so the urge hit me and I just couldn't resist." "If I... put it that way, would you believe me?" Li Guanqi chuckled ruefully. "Would you believe it yourself?" Pengluo pouted and muttered, "Maybe... probably... perhaps... someone would?" Li Guanqi smiled, patted its little head, and said, "All right, don't do it again next time. I know your intentions were good." "But your good intentions... ended up keeping Wanshu and me busy for the past couple of days doing nothing but helping Aunt Li regulate the energy inside her body." Pengluo giggled sheepishly and scratched its head in embarrassment. By its estimate, Aunt Li would probably break through into a new realm right after they departed. That way, the burden in Meng Wanshu's heart would lighten. Furthermore, Pengluo's power was rather unique, resembling a spiritual elixir that cleansed the marrow and washed the sinews. It could enhance Aunt Li's cultivation aptitude; while it couldn't alter her spiritual roots, it could purge the excess impurities from her body. Meng Wanshu cradled Pengluo in her palms and said with utmost sincerity, "Thank you." Pengluo scratched its head with a silly grin, waving its hands repeatedly. *Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!* Jiuxiao had not awakened over the past few days, but the fluctuations of lightning around it grew increasingly intense, forcing Li Guanqi to wrap it in a layer of potent spatial power. As a result, purple light flickered ceaselessly inside Li Guanqi's left sleeve. Time always flew when the two were together. A purple barrier enveloped them both. Meng Wanshu's face flushed crimson. Pengluo had just dragged Jiuxiao back from drifting into the void when it was greeted by the sight of a sturdy, independent domain realm right before its eyes. Its jaw dropped in sheer disbelief, eyes wide as it muttered, "Not letting me watch?" Pengluo licked its lips, tore open the void with its little hands, and had just slipped inside— *Smack!* A large palm shot out from the rift in the void and sent Pengluo flying dozens of zhang away. Clutching its swollen cheek with hands on its hips, Pengluo yelled indignantly, "If you don't want me looking, just say so! Why hit me! Why hit so hard! What is your problem?!" Still, it didn't dare to fool around any further. After an unknown stretch of time, Meng Wanshu emerged slowly from the domain realm, her cheeks flushed rosy red. Li Guanqi shot a glare at Pengluo, who was about to speak. Without giving it a chance to utter a peep, he grabbed it and tossed it straight into the sword coffin. "Ahem. We should be arriving soon." "Mm..." *Hum!* Above a certain lake in the Luoxia Domain, the glow of a teleportation array abruptly manifested. Immediately after, two figures stepped out of the array, followed by a bruised, swollen big radish. *Buzz!* The moment they appeared, a message transmission from Meng Jiangchu arrived in an instant. "Have you reached the Luoxia Domain?" Li Guanqi was taken aback, unable to imagine just how many safeguards Meng Jiangchu had left on Meng Wanshu. "Yes, we've arrived, though we don't know where exactly we are yet." Meng Jiangchu followed up immediately: "Alright. Since you're here, don't dally. Come straight to the Gu clan. Everyone is waiting for you." "Understood. We'll head over right now." The Gu clan domain. At present, the entire domain was sealed by several immensely powerful spatial barriers, leaving the Gu clan domain open only for leaving, not entering. The temperature inside the Gu clan domain had skyrocketed. The fire-attribute spiritual energy in heaven and earth surged as though boiling, showing faint signs of running rampant. Flames of various colors rose high into the air, and an enormous cauldron hovered directly above the largest volcano! The mountains and pavilions destroyed earlier when the Lu and Zhu clans joined forces had mostly been restored. Yet the Gu clan had suffered catastrophic losses nonetheless; after all, not a single one of those captured alchemists had been recovered in the end... At that moment, Gu Changsheng and the others were all sitting with their eyes closed in concentration, adjusting their condition. Han Yuan, Jiang Qizhi, and Guo Feng each sat cross-legged atop a volcano peak, surrounded by turbulent surges of flame. Yet upon closer inspection, one would discover that the flames the three were wielding were surprisingly Meng Jiangchu's Five Yang Ghost Fire! The reason Meng Jiangchu had not returned home all this time was precisely to assist the three in channeling the power of his flame. Aside from those three, Gu Changsheng was not cultivating; his brow furrowed with unavoidable concern. After all, Xiang Huaizhi had not shown himself for all this time. Yet this pill refinement required the concerted efforts of all five alchemists to succeed. Over this period, he, Guo Feng, and the others had coordinated more than a thousand times to simulate the pill-refining process. Moreover, during these rehearsals, what was originally meant to be a five-person task had Gu Changsheng simultaneously shoulder the part assigned to Xiang Huaizhi. This was to prepare for the worst, given that they had been unable to contact Xiang Huaizhi for quite some time. If Xiang Huaizhi could not make it, Gu Changsheng would have to bear the brunt alone, carrying the weight of two people's power by himself. However... Xiang Huaizhi possessed Chiyang, ranked ninth among heavenly flames, a flame supremely yang and fierce. Without the Chiyang flame, relying solely on the Five Yang Ghost Fire and his own Xuantian Divine Flame might prove difficult to endure. *Buzz!* The Gu clan domain trembled slightly. Standing beside that massive cauldron, Meng Jiangchu raised an eyebrow, his eyes brightening. "Brother Gu, Guanqi has arrived. Open the domain." Gu Changsheng's eyes lit up as well, and he stood up, asking, "He's already here?" "So fast? When you sent a message before, weren't they still in the Northern Region?" Half-doubting, the man unsealed the domain. Li Guanqi and Meng Wanshu's figures gradually solidified as they stepped through the void. Seeing Gu Changsheng's grave expression, Li Guanqi instantly furrowed his brow, wondering if something had gone wrong. When Meng Jiangchu saw the pair arrive, his eyes sparkled! He discovered that their strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. Although their realm aura hadn't grown noticeably stronger, the faint, subtle ripples around them indicated they had become vastly more formidable. "You've grasped spirit comprehension?" Meng Wanshu nodded with a smile and said softly, "Brother Qi made even greater progress." Meng Jiangchu said with a chuckle, "Did you obtain both the Qilin Soul and the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower? Quick, take them out so we can see." Li Guanqi smiled faintly and flipped his hand, producing two bucket-sized amethyst jade boxes. At the sight of these two massive boxes, even Gu Changsheng was momentarily stunned. An excited expression surfaced on his face, and he licked his lips, saying, "Let me open them, let me open them!" *Buzz!* As the restriction was unraveled, the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower within the jade box radiated a seven-hued shimmer, dazzling and magnificent. An intense wave of primal energy emanated from the blossom, instantly making Li Guanqi's divine soul feel wonderfully refreshed. *Buzz!* "This is..."