Bixiazi pressed it down with her hands, and the lid of the cauldron closed with a "bang". It was tightly sealed and no trace of the glow was leaked out. She looked slightly tired, with small beads of sweat on her forehead, her chest was heaving, and her breathing was rapid, which was very attractive. After adjusting her breath for a moment, Bixiazi raised her orchid fingers, rolled up her sleeves and flicked the flower ball, then rolled the flower ball into the cauldron. She murmured a long and obscure mantra in her mouth.
There were bursts of muffled thunder in mid-air, and the wind and clouds changed suddenly. After brewing for more than ten seconds, a dazzling thunderbolt struck in the air, and the flower ball suddenly burst into flames, engulfing the bronze tripod in an instant. Bixiazi twists the magic formula, and the flames are like living spirits. Driven by the magic, they burn more and more fiercely. The color changes from red to green, and from green to white. The bronze tripod cannot withstand such fierce calcination and trembles slightly. , making a crashing sound that is neither gold nor wood from time to time.
A bunch of flower balls were thrown into the fire and burned to ashes in a blink of an eye. As the fire gradually weakened, Bixiazi put away her magic and let out a long sigh of relief. She looked back at Shen Yuanqiong and said in a low voice: "The first calcining should not be too long. The stone core and stamens are greatly reduced by the force of fire. After a while, add a few elixirs from the emperor and ministers to warm them up with gentle fire." , If everything goes well, the golden elixir will be refined in seventy-seven forty-nine days..." Her voice trembled, as if she had exhausted all her strength, and her body was crumbling.
Shen Yuanqiong hurriedly stepped forward to support her and asked worriedly: "Are you okay?"
Bixiazi closed her eyes, leaned on his shoulder, and said vaguely: "It's just that my mana is exhausted and my spirit is tired. It's not a big deal. Mr. Pixiu, please stay here to take care of the elixir. Mr. Lang, please help me... Come inside and rest..."
Shen Yuanqiong held her waist and saw that she was struggling, so he simply bent down to pick her up, strode to the side room, kicked open the door with his feet, and carefully placed her on the stone bed. Bixiazi struggled and wanted to sit up, but she was exhausted mentally and physically, and her body seemed to have no bones to support her, so she had to lie down obediently, close her eyes and rest. Fatigue and sleepiness seeped out from her bones. She gasped feebly, and her cheeks looked as if they were rouged, showing an unusual blush.
Shen Yuanqiong's heart moved. This was probably the most beautiful moment in her life!
Bixiazi lay quietly for half an hour, and her breath calmed down. She opened her eyes slightly, nodded and smiled at Shen Yuanqiong, expressing herself.
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It's no big deal to me. Shen Yuanqiong couldn't help but stretched out his hand and touched her smooth face. Time seemed to stop at this moment. Any words were unnecessary. He began to feel that he fell in love with her.
Bixiazi said quietly: "On the night of the 15th full moon of the lunar calendar, when the Yin energy turns from strong to weak and the Yang energy begins to emerge, I will stay by the cauldron and watch over the elixir fire for refining the elixir. I cannot be distracted in any way, otherwise I will fail. , It’s a trivial matter to waste the stone heart flower stamens, but the elixir energy backfires on the soul, and there is a narrow escape from death.”
Shen Yuanqiong frowned slightly, with a worried look on his face. There is a saying that "whatever you are afraid of will come to you." If Bixiazi considers everything first, there must be an uncalculated accident. But what more could he say? Remind her to be careful? Or should we advise her to let it go and think about it in the long term?
BiXiazi noticed his worries and said that he was worried that he would not be able to make the elixir, so she comforted him: "Mr. Pixiu will protect me. Just don't worry and take good care of me." You will do it yourself.”
Shen Yuanqiong asked: "How many days are left until the 15th day of the lunar calendar?"
"There are still three days, no, it should be four days." Bixiazi counted it with her fingers and confirmed that it was correct.
"Seven, seven, forty-nine days, can your body handle it?"
Bixiazi said regretfully: "No problem, it will be fine if you rest for a while. Alas, it is a pity that my limbs are weak and my mind is dizzy, so I cannot enter meditation to practice Qi. Otherwise, it would be of great benefit to cultivation..."
Shen Yuanqiong unconsciously shook his head and advised: "If the scarcity is like this, why should we enter samadhi or practice Qi?"
"Lang Jun doesn't know something, break and then build, defeat and then succeed, this is the secret of my master's practice, so-called..." Bixiazi suddenly stopped, looked at him apologetically, and said distressedly, "Lang Jun is not As a disciple of Jiutian Xuannv, I cannot tell you the secret."
"It's okay." Shen Yuanqiong had no interest in cultivation and was too lazy to get to the bottom of it.
Bixiazi stared at him for a long time, closed her eyes, rested for a moment, and murmured to herself: "After refining the golden elixir, your husband will become a ghost and immortal after taking it. I will plead with the master and ask her to be lenient and accept you." As a disciple, you and I will practice together and one day become a god in heaven. From now on, we will be carefree, live as long as heaven and earth, and shine as brightly as the sun and moon..." Her tone was full of unreality.
His eyelids gradually drooped, his voice became lower and lower, and he finally fell asleep.
Shen Yuanqiong sat on the edge of the bed, holding her soft little hand, and did not change his position for a long time. Is this his future? As long as the heaven and the earth, as bright as the sun and the moon, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried. But why did Bixiazi say, "Please be kind to her?" What did she plan to do with herself?
While he was thinking about it, Pixiu suddenly let out a low roar, which was quite threatening. Shen Yuanqiong was alarmed by it and tiptoed to the courtyard. He put his index finger on his lips and whispered: "Shh, don't make any noise, Bixiazi." Fell asleep!"
Pixiu ignored him. It looked ahead warily, its pupils swelling and shrinking, and the long hairs on the back of its neck standing upright, as if it had discovered some danger. And I don’t want to leave the place of trust without permission. Shen Yuanqiong followed its line of sight and saw overlapping flowers and trees, which was dazzling. At the end of his field of vision, something vaguely swayed, at an alarming speed, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"Maybe it's a small animal like a hare or a goat...Pixiu...Jun, are you hungry?" Shen Yuanqiong bravely stretched out his hand and wanted to pat its head to show affection. Who knows that Pixiu is very agile? He turned his head away, flared his nostrils, and snorted a few times, leaving him with an arrogant back and disdain.
Shen Yuanqiong could only smile bitterly, returned to the room, hugged his knees and sat in the corner, counting Bixiazi's gentle breathing. Even though she was beside him and within reach, he still felt extremely lonely. Shen Yuanqiong had a vague premonition that one day, Bixiazi would abandon him and leave him alone on Luohua Island.
He didn't know where this feeling came from. It was like a seed planted in the darkness, taking root and sprouting, sprouting branches and leaves inadvertently.
Bixiazi only woke up after sleeping for a few hours. She felt much better and supported her body. Seeing her husband standing by her side, she smiled apologetically at him. Shen Yuanqiong said: "Sleep a little longer, there is Pixiu guarding you outside, don't worry!"
The smile on Bixiazi's face grew stronger. She yawned and said lazily: "There are still many things to prepare... Sir, please tell me a joke to sober me up. It should be interesting..."
