Li Tianqi had nothing to do, so he came to the alchemy room to check on the elixir refining situation.
"Junior brother Li is here." The two alchemists in the alchemy room greeted enthusiastically. These days, Li Tianqi often comes to the alchemy room and gets to know the two alchemists very well. Li Tianqi's cultivation level is lower than the two alchemists.
, so the two alchemists would call Li Tianqi their junior brother.
"Two senior brothers, is the elixir ready to be refined soon?" Li Tianqi asked.
"It's almost time. It will take a few more hours and the elixir will be ready." A red-haired alchemist said with a smile.
Li Tianqi glanced at the alchemy furnace: "Huh? The flame temperature seems to be very high today." Li Tianqi was far away and could feel the heat of the flames under the alchemy furnace.
"The temperature of the flame has been increasing these days, and I don't know what went wrong." The red-haired alchemist said with a crooked mouth.
Li Tianqi smiled and said: "The higher the temperature of the flame, the better the refined elixir will be, isn't it?"
"Not necessarily, it mainly depends on the stability of the flame temperature. As long as the flame maintains a constant temperature, that's fine. If the temperature of the flame fluctuates high and low, and is unstable, the quality of the refined elixir will deteriorate.
Or even failed." Another white-haired alchemist said.
It's really weird to say that as soon as the white-haired alchemist finished speaking, the flames in the alchemy furnace began to shake, and the temperature became extremely unstable...
"What...what's going on..." The white-haired alchemist was immediately confused.
The red-haired alchemist also looked surprised: "It's so good, why is the earth fire starting to become unstable..."
"Oops!" The white-haired alchemist frowned: "There is probably something wrong with the elixir..."
"Snapped!"
There was a crisp sound in the tall alchemy furnace.
"It's over... it's over..." Hearing the crisp sound, the white-haired alchemist's expression changed drastically: "The elixir... is ruined..."
The red-haired alchemist's face also turned grim: "It's over now...the elixir is ruined, Manager Pang will definitely not let us off lightly..."
Li Tianqi comforted him: "This was an accident, not your responsibility. Manager Pang will not blame you."
The white-haired alchemist smiled bitterly: "Fellow Daoist Li, you don't know how precious this pot of elixir is. Manager Pang has warned you a thousand times and never made any mistakes, but now... If Manager Pang knew that the elixir was ruined, I don't know how much more money would be needed."
Angry..."
"Damn Earth Fire, you really killed us!" the red-haired alchemist cursed bitterly.
"Huh..." The ground fire suddenly burst out from the eye of the wind around the alchemy furnace, and instantly enveloped the entire alchemy furnace. The fire was raging, and the burning alchemy furnace made a "crackling" noise.
As the ground fire burst out, the temperature of the alchemy room also rose sharply.
"Senior brother, go find Manager Pang quickly and tell him that the ground fire has suddenly become extremely unstable and ask him to come and have a look." said the white-haired alchemist.
The red-haired alchemist nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away." After saying that, the red-haired alchemist was about to leave. Who knew that at this time, something strange happened...
"Crack!"
A crack suddenly appeared on the surface of the alchemy furnace, followed immediately by a second, third... In the blink of an eye, the alchemy furnace was covered with dense cracks...
"What's going on..." The red-haired alchemist and the white-haired alchemist were both shocked. This alchemy furnace is made of the extremely precious Pluto Iron. It is very hard and has not been damaged even after being burned by the earth's fire for hundreds of years.
There is a trace of damage, but why are there so many cracks today?
Li Tianqi's face changed drastically: "No, the alchemy furnace is about to explode. Everyone, move quickly..." Before Li Tianqi could finish speaking, the alchemy furnace exploded, and countless pieces of Pluto iron instantly covered the entire alchemy room.
At the same time, a large piece of flame burst out from the ground and rolled directly towards Li Tianqi and others.
"Run!" the red-haired alchemist shouted, turned around and ran towards the door.
Li Tianqi and the white-haired alchemist were not slow to react and turned around and ran away.
Just as the three of them were about to escape from the alchemy room, unexpectedly, a huge suction force suddenly came from behind. Before the three of them could react, they were sucked back by the suction force...
Li Tianqi was shocked and struggled desperately, but the suction force was too powerful. No matter how hard Li Tianqi struggled, he could not get rid of the suction... How could he be so unlucky? He could be in danger just by wandering around the alchemy room. This was too much.
That's nonsense.
The red-haired alchemist and the white-haired alchemist were also frightened and struggled hard, but they suffered the same fate as Li Tianqi. No matter how hard they struggled, they could not escape the pull of the suction.
"Crack!"
A huge crack suddenly opened on the ground, and hot breath emanated from the crack.
Before Li Tianqi and others could react, they were pulled directly into the crack by the suction force...
Li Tianqi's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly used a defensive light shield to disperse the heat wave coming towards his face.
The two alchemists have been dealing with fire all year round, and of course they have a way to resist the flames. They pinched a spell with both hands, and a white light covered them. The heat waves coming from the ground were all gone.
Blocked out by the white light.
"Two senior brothers, what the hell is going on!" Li Tianqi shouted loudly. After being pulled into the crack, the suction force that bound him suddenly increased in power, leaving Li Tianqi with no hope of escaping.
.
"We are also confused. We have been here for decades and have never encountered such a situation." The two alchemists said depressedly.
"It's really unlucky. Why should I come to the alchemy room when I'm so good? It would be nice to stay in my own room..." Li Tianqi felt extremely regretful at this time.
"Huhu..."
A fire suddenly burst out from the ground, instantly engulfing Li Tianqi and the two alchemists.
The fire came and went quickly. In the blink of an eye, the fire automatically retracted. It is strange to say that after the fire retracted, the suction force that bound Li Tianqi and others also disappeared.
After the fire subsided, Li Tianqi and the two alchemists were stunned. The three of them were standing on an uneven stone. The stone was surrounded by a sea of fire. Looking around, they saw that this was an extremely huge cave, as big as
Shocking.
"This is... an underground cave..." The red-haired alchemist looked around in surprise: "What a huge underground cave..."
The white-haired alchemist also looked shocked: "Good guy, this place is simply a sea of fire."
"Huh?" Li Tianqi suddenly said in surprise.
"What did Fellow Daoist Li find?" The two alchemists turned to look at Li Tianqi at the same time.
Li Tianqi pointed to the stone at his feet: "Do you feel the cold air coming from this stone?"
"Cold air?" The two alchemists were stunned for a moment, and then a hint of surprise appeared on their faces: "This stone is really emitting cold air..."
"Look." Li Tianqi pointed at the flames around him: "Did you notice it? The flames all around don't dare to get close to this stone."
The two alchemists hurriedly raised their heads and looked around. Sure enough, just as Li Tianqi said, the flames all around were rolling and jumping, but they did not dare to get close to the stone they were standing on.
"I know!" the red-haired alchemist suddenly shouted.
"What do you know?" Li Tianqi asked doubtfully.
The white-haired alchemist also looked surprised.
The red-haired alchemist showed excitement on his face: "I know the origin of this stone..."
"What's the origin?" Li Tianqi and the white-haired alchemist asked in unison.
The red-haired alchemist let out a breath: "If I guess correctly, the stone under our feet is the legendary cold stone."
"What? This is the Cold Stone?" the white-haired alchemist exclaimed. It was obvious that the white-haired alchemist knew about the Cold Stone.
Li Tianqi blinked: "What is cold stone?"
"The cold stone is a kind of rare thing in heaven and earth. It needs to be formed in the land of the Zhiyang... I have only seen it in ancient books, never seen the real thing... I really didn't expect that there is still such a thing underground in the Artifact Refining Sect.
There is a cold stone hidden, and judging from its color, it must have been there for a long time." The white-haired alchemist admired.
"This is an underground cave with raging flames. Logically speaking, the temperature here should be very high. It is difficult to withstand it based on our cultivation. But can we feel a trace of heat now? No, right? Speaking of which, the lives of the three of us are at stake.
It was all saved by this cold stone. It is precisely because of this cold stone that the surrounding flames did not dare to approach us, and the heat of the flames was also dissipated by the cold stone. After all, our lives are really big. Today we are going to
If we hadn't encountered this cold stone, the three of us would have been burned to ashes long ago." said the red-haired alchemist.
"Is the cold stone very precious?" Li Tianqi asked: "Apart from the fact that it can emit some cold energy, there is nothing special about it."
After listening to Li Tianqi's words, the red-haired alchemist laughed directly: "More than precious? It is simply a peerless treasure. Fellow Daoist Li, do you know how the cold stone is recorded in the classical books?"
"How was it recorded?" Li Tianqi asked curiously.
The red-haired alchemist stretched out six fingers: "The coldest thing in the world."
Li Tianqi looked stunned: "A very cold thing?" Li Tianqi lowered his head and glanced at the stone at his feet: "Are the ancient books exaggerating? The cold air emitted by this cold stone is very ordinary..."
"General?" The red-haired alchemist curled his lips: "The cold energy emitted by the cold stone is just fur. If it releases all the cold energy contained in it, we will probably turn into popsicles in an instant."
"Popsicle?" Li Tianqi's face twitched: "Is it so powerful?"
"Believe it or not, this is what is recorded in the classical books anyway." After saying that, the red-haired alchemist added: "The classical books I read are collected by the Artifact Refining Sect, so there is absolutely no doubt about the true surname."