This time, Long Chen was refining pills outside. When the pill fire rose, the aura of the Qiankun Cauldron circulated, and the chaotic energy of heaven and earth was wildly absorbed into the pill furnace.
Long Chen was fully focused. It was his first time refining pills in such an environment; he wanted to observe the effect of chaotic energy on the pills.
After all, in the Pill Emperor's memory, although there were countless pill recipes, having only one was far from enough for alchemy; the heat must constantly adapt to external changes.
Additionally, Long Chen needed to figure out the best refining method as quickly as possible and then teach Huo Ling'er.
However, Long Chen soon realized he had overthought it. The endless flow of runes on the Qiankun Cauldron and the evolution of the Great Dao runes made Long Chen frown several times—the Qiankun Cauldron was actually refining pills himself.
"What are you doing? This isn't right." Long Chen tried several times to adjust the heat, but was always interfered with by the Qiankun Cauldron.
"Brother Long Chen, the Qiankun Cauldron hopes I can refine pills according to its method." Huo Ling'er suddenly said to Long Chen.
"You can communicate with it now?" Long Chen was taken aback.
"I can barely read a bit of its emotions." Huo Ling'er said.
"Then let it be!"
Seeing Huo Ling'er say this, Long Chen had no choice but to give up. If the Qiankun Cauldron had to be refined this way, he had no choice, but he knew it definitely wouldn't work.
"Buzz!"
The Qiankun Cauldron trembled, the lid was lifted, and nine pills flew out. Nine mid-grade Realm King Pills—if an ordinary pill cultivator could successfully refine a mid-grade pill on their first attempt, nine at that, they would surely be ecstatic.
But for Long Chen, this was simply unacceptable. What the heck is this? Can you even take this kind of pill?
Not to mention mid-grade pills—even high-grade pills, given Long Chen's drug resistance, would have no effect after taking them.
"I told you, this won't do..."
Long Chen finally couldn't help but complain, but halfway through, he fell silent, because he noticed that quite a few copper shavings had fallen off the Qiankun Cauldron.
At that moment, Long Chen suddenly understood: the purpose of refining pills with the Qiankun Cauldron was not for eating, but to help himself.
"Alright, I understand. You can continue!"
Since that was the case, Long Chen didn't insist any further. He simply let Huo Ling'er and the Qiankun Cauldron refine pills here, which would help the cauldron recover.
As long as the Qiankun Cauldron could recover even a fraction of its strength, it would be a huge help to Long Chen. As the saying goes, sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work of chopping wood.
Long Chen left the Qiankun Cauldron and Huo Ling'er behind, leaving enough rare medicines for the two to refine pills themselves.
He left himself. After all, the Qiankun Cauldron had his soul imprint, making it very easy for the cauldron to find him. As for Huo Ling'er, as long as they were within the sensing range, their souls were shared.
Because when refining pills with the Qiankun Cauldron, a large amount of chaotic energy must be absorbed. Although Long Chen's chaotic space also contains a vast amount of chaotic spiritual energy, that energy comes from the corpses and chaos spirit stones Long Chen collects.
The chaotic spiritual energy in the chaotic space is limited; every point spent is lost, but the chaotic spiritual energy in the world is infinite and free, so Long Chen naturally wouldn't consume the spiritual energy in the chaotic space.
Long Chen left alone and hurried to the academy. It turned out that the place where Long Chen was within the territory of the War God Hall, which is a hidden world, located behind Lingxiao Academy.
The location of the War God Hall is a secret of Lingxiao Academy. Very few people in the academy know this secret, so it can be said that the War God Hall is the academy's secret weapon.
Long Chen left the War God Hall's boundary gate, needing to teleport twice before he could reach the academy's secret teleportation array.
When the elder guarding the teleportation array saw Long Chen in person, he was startled, barely able to believe his eyes. Clearly, they had no idea Long Chen had quietly returned to Lingxiao Academy.
"Greetings, Dean Long Chen."
After their initial shock, the four elders hurriedly saluted Long Chen.
"Elders, I just returned. This is a secret of the academy. Please help me keep this secret for now." Long Chen said.
"Don't worry, we understand." The elders hurriedly said.
Hearing this, Long Chen turned and left. To make things easier, he made himself a purple mask.
The mask was formed from purple blood runes and could take on any shape, making it impossible for others to see Long Chen's face or sense his aura.
This made walking much easier for Long Chen. The wings of the Kunpeng appeared behind him, like a meteor, speeding toward the outer courtyard.
As he passed through a tranquil and peaceful forest, Long Chen slowed his pace, looking around left and right, but after looking for a long time, he still couldn't spot the target he wanted.
"Brother Long Chen, are you looking for me?"
At that moment, a melodious, lively, and delightful voice rang out. Immediately, auspicious clouds rose across the sky, and a beautiful crane, its wings fluttering, radiated a rainbow-colored divine radiance, flew toward Long Chen.
As soon as it appeared, seven-colored auspicious light enveloped the entire world. The tranquil forest was enveloped by colorful clouds, like a fairyland on earth.
"Xiao He'er, you actually aren't sleeping." Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. Holding onto a hopeful attitude, he came to see her.
For some reason, when Long Chen returned to the academy, he was eager to see Xiao He'er. Perhaps, in Long Chen's heart, he already regarded him as his own younger sister. After all, during the time Long Chen spent the most time with Long Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu was already the same age as Xiao He'er.
Seeing Xiao He'er was like seeing his own younger sister. Even Long Chen's nose tingled slightly. He knew that after all these years, Xiaoyu had long since grown up, but in his memory, Xiaoyu was still that little one.
"Brother Long Chen,"
Little Crane flew up to Long Chen, transforming into a delicate little girl. She threw herself into Long Chen's arms, her beautiful big eyes full of excitement and delight:
"Brother Long Chen, you're so kind. I just dreamed you came back and sensed your presence." So the dream didn't lie to me—you really came looking for me. Xiao
He'er's large, distinct black-and-white eyes are like the purest and most beautiful gems in the world. Looking at her, it feels as if your soul is being purified, making you forget all the pain and sorrow in this world.
"I've always missed you. The world is in chaos now, and I'm afraid you'll be bullied by bad people, so I saw you here right away. Seeing you safe and sound, I can finally relax." Long Chen said with a smile.
Long Chen was indeed a bit worried about this little sister, even though he knew that the Seven-Colored Immortal Crane clan was a heavenly auspicious beast, and no race had ever dared to bully them.
But now things were different. The world had changed, and all kinds of monsters had emerged out of nowhere. No one was invincible forever, and the Seven-Colored Crane Clan might not have no nemesis. So, Long Chen came to see Little Crane right away.
"Brother Long Chen is so nice, hehe!" Little He'er nestled in Long Chen's arms, her little face full of excitement.
"By the way, brother, can you take me out to have some fun? I've always wanted to see the outside world." Xiao He'er said.
"The outside world is full of bad people. Aren't you afraid?" Long Chen asked.
"I'm not afraid. I know my brother will protect me." Xiao He'er said with a smile.
"That's true, but my brother could kill someone at any moment. I don't want your pure eyes to be tainted by slaughter." Long Chen said somewhat awkwardly; he didn't want Xiao He'er to see the cruelty of this world.
"My mother said that the Seven-Colored Crane Clan also has its own mission. She agreed to let me go out and see the outside world." Xiao He'er said.
Seeing the serious expression on Xiao He'er's pretty face, he knew Xiao He'er would never lie.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll take you out for a few days."
Long Chen laughed heartily, carrying Xiao He'er on his back. Amid Xiao He'er's bell-like laughter, the wings of the Kunpeng soared across the sky. A smile appeared at the corner of Long Chen's mouth:
"Master Long San is back! Minghaotian guys, just tremble as much as you want."