SFS Chapter 178: Starlight Rekindles
Chapter 178: Starlight Rekindles
In the room, spiritual energy surged, and runes flickered like starlight, reflecting Gao Xingchen's focused face. His hands flew, and he injected mysterious runes into the broken alchemy equipment. The ancient repair technique seemed to have a new lease of life in his hands. The fragments that had originally lost their vitality began to tremble slightly, emitting a faint spiritual light.
"Xingchen, although this repair technique is powerful, it consumes a lot of spiritual energy. You have to do it according to your ability." Nanli's cold voice sounded in Gao Xingchen's ears, with a hint of worry.
Gao Xingchen stopped what he was doing, his forehead was covered with sweat, but his eyes were firm, and he said: "Li'er, don't worry, I'm fine. I must repair these alchemy equipment and never let Fairy Zhao succeed!"
"Okay! I'll accompany you!" Nan Li did not dissuade him any more. She knew Gao Xingchen's determination and the significance of alchemy to him. She walked behind Gao Xingchen, gently pressed her delicate hands on his shoulders, and injected a stream of pure spiritual power into him.
On the side, Elder Li stroked his beard, his eyes full of satisfaction. He looked at Gao Xingchen and said earnestly: "Xingchen, the way of alchemy is to persist and to be attentive. The setback you suffered today is just a small episode on the road of alchemy. As long as you have faith and move forward courageously, one day you will become a true alchemy master!"
Gao Xingchen looked at Elder Li gratefully and nodded solemnly. He took a deep breath and refocused his attention on the alchemy equipment in front of him. With Nan Li's help, his repair speed was significantly accelerated, and the originally dull fragments gradually regained their former spirituality.
At this moment, Xiao Hei suddenly ran in from the door, holding an exquisite wooden box in his mouth. He put the wooden box in front of Gao Xingchen, wagged his tail, and barked a few times as if to invite praise.
Gao Xingchen opened the wooden box and saw a piece of crystal clear jade lying quietly inside, emitting rich spiritual fluctuations.
"This is..." Gao Xingchen looked at Xiao Hei in surprise.
"This is the Heavenly Star Stone, the core material for repairing the alchemy furnace!" Elder Li recognized the origin of the jade at a glance, his face full of surprise, "Xiao Hei really helped a lot!"
With the help of the Heavenly Star Stone, the repair work of the alchemy equipment progressed rapidly. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li worked day and night, and finally repaired all the equipment after a month.
When the alchemy furnace reignited its blazing fire, the room seemed to be filled with the light of hope. Gao Xingchen looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him with a firm gaze. He knew that his journey of alchemy had just begun...
Gao Xingchen took a deep breath, his eyes were like torches, the blazing alchemy furnace reflected in his dark pupils, as if igniting the fighting spirit in his heart. After a month of unremitting efforts, with the help of Nanli and Elder Li, he finally repaired all the alchemy equipment. The hope that was once destroyed by Fairy Zhao now burned again in his heart like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, with a more dazzling light.
"Xingchen, let's start." Nan Li's voice was cold and firm, like a clear spring, flowing through Gao Xingchen's heart, dispelling the remaining anxiety and bringing peace. She knew what kind of pressure Gao Xingchen was carrying, and what this alchemy meant to him, so she chose to stand by his side and fight alongside him.
Gao Xingchen nodded without saying anything, but the gratitude in his eyes could not be concealed. He turned around and devoted himself to the preparations for alchemy. This time, he would not give Fairy Zhao any chance to take advantage of him.
Nan Li was not idle. She flashed and came to the door of the alchemy room. Her powerful consciousness was like an invisible barrier, covering the entire room. She wanted to protect Gao Xingchen and prevent Fairy Zhao from using conspiracy and trickery to interfere with his alchemy again.
"Li'er, thank you for your hard work." Gao Xingchen's voice came from the room, with a hint of apology and heartache. He knew that Nan Li had paid a lot to help him, but now he could only concentrate on refining the elixir to live up to her kindness.
"There's no need to thank me between you and me." Nan Li's voice was still cold, but it contained a hint of tenderness that was hard to detect. "Just focus on refining the elixir, and leave the rest to me."
Gao Xingchen said no more and began to put the medicinal materials into the alchemy furnace one by one, and carried out the refining in an orderly manner according to the steps recorded in the recipe. As time passed, a refreshing medicinal fragrance gradually spread from the alchemy furnace and filled the entire room.
However, just when Gao Xingchen thought everything was going well, he suddenly felt a strange energy fluctuation. This fluctuation was extremely weak, but it could not escape his keen perception. He frowned slightly and immediately remembered the scene when Fairy Zhao interfered with his alchemy a month ago.
"Could it be..." Gao Xingchen was shocked. Could it be that Fairy Zhao had not given up and wanted to use the same trick again?
While controlling the flame in the alchemy furnace, he carefully felt the source of the energy fluctuation. Soon, he discovered that the fluctuation did not come from the outside, but from inside the alchemy furnace!
"So that's it!" Gao Xingchen's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he finally understood how Fairy Zhao had interfered with his alchemy without anyone noticing. She had tampered with the inside of the alchemy furnace, leaving a special restriction that would not be detected at ordinary times and would only be activated at the critical moment of alchemy, thus destroying the refining of the elixir.
"What a sinister trick!" Gao Xingchen cursed in his heart, and at the same time he was thinking about how to deal with it. He must find a way to break this restriction, otherwise this time of alchemy will still fail.
Time passed minute by minute, the elixir in the alchemy furnace was close to the stage of formation, and more and more beads of sweat appeared on Gao Xingchen's forehead, but he still had not found a way to break the restriction.
At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind...
Gao Xingchen suddenly remembered a recipe that Elder Li had taught him. It was a special material that was used to break the ban. He was delighted and quickly took out the material from his storage ring and put it into the alchemy furnace.
As the materials were added, the energy fluctuations in the alchemy furnace suddenly became more intense, as if a stone was thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples. Gao Xingchen did not dare to neglect it, and concentrated on controlling the flames, guiding the energy of the materials and the restrictions to collide with each other.
As time passed, the roar in the alchemy furnace became louder and louder. Gao Xingchen felt like he was experiencing a thrilling battle. Every minute and every second was a test of his mental strength and will.
Finally, after a deafening roar, the energy fluctuations in the alchemy furnace suddenly stopped, and were replaced by an extremely rich elixir fragrance that filled the entire room, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Gao Xingchen let out a long sigh, a gratified smile on his face. He succeeded, he finally broke the restriction left by Fairy Zhao and saved the furnace of elixirs.
"Xingchen, are you okay?" Nan Li's voice came from outside the door, with a hint of worry and concern. She had been guarding outside the door, keeping an eye on the situation in the alchemy room. The loud noise just now made her very worried.
"I'm fine, Lier, I'm sorry to have made you worry." Gao Xingchen opened the door and said with a smile.
Nan Li finally put down her worries when she saw Gao Xingchen was safe and sound. She walked into the room, her eyes fell on the alchemy furnace, and asked, "Did you succeed in refining the elixir?"
"Well, thanks to you and Elder Li, otherwise I would have failed again this time." Gao Xingchen said gratefully.
"This is your own effort, and has nothing to do with us." Nan Li shook her head, with a hint of admiration in her beautiful eyes. She knew how much effort Gao Xingchen had put into refining this furnace of elixirs, and how much pressure he was under, but she believed that as long as he didn't give up, he would be able to overcome all difficulties.
At this moment, the door of the alchemy room was pushed open again, and a cold voice came in: "Gao Xingchen, it seems that you have recovered well. You can make pills again so quickly."
Gao Xingchen and Nan Li's faces changed at the same time when they heard this. They turned to look at the door, only to see Fairy Zhao wearing a black dress, standing there with a stern face and a resentful gleam in her eyes.
Gao Xingchen was not afraid at all. He looked directly into Fairy Zhao's eyes and sneered, "Fairy Zhao, you actually dare to appear in front of me. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"Hmph, you want to kill me? Just because you can?" Fairy Zhao snorted disdainfully, "Gao Xingchen, I admit that you have some talent, but you should never, ever go against me! Today I will let you know the consequences of offending me!"
As soon as Fairy Zhao finished speaking, a powerful spiritual power wave burst out from her body, turning into a black lightning and attacking Gao Xingchen...
Facing the fierce attack from Fairy Zhao, Gao Xingchen was not at all flustered. He quickly mobilized the spiritual power in his body and formed a strange mark with his hands in front of him.
"Turn the tide!" Gao Xingchen shouted in a low voice, and the mark shone brightly, forming a transparent barrier in front of him.
The black lightning struck the barrier without any hindrance, but it was like a drop in the ocean, without causing any ripples. The next moment, the light of the barrier suddenly reversed, and the originally black lightning turned into a dazzling golden color, rebounding at an even faster speed, heading straight for Fairy Zhao!
"What?!" Fairy Zhao's face changed drastically. She obviously didn't expect Gao Xingchen to have such a trick. In a hurry, she could only barely condense a spiritual power shield to block the attack.
"boom!"
The golden lightning struck the shield, making a deafening explosion. Fairy Zhao groaned, staggered back a few steps, and her face turned pale.
"You..." Fairy Zhao pointed at Gao Xingchen, her eyes full of hatred and disbelief, "How dare you hurt me?!"
Gao Xingchen sneered and said, "Fairy Zhao, this is just a small lesson for you. I have already said that if you dare to provoke me again, I will definitely not let you off easily!"
"Good, very good!" Fairy Zhao gritted her teeth and said, "Gao Xingchen, just wait for me. At the Star Alchemy Conference, I will make you pay a hundred times the price!"
After saying this, Fairy Zhao turned into a black shadow and quickly disappeared into the night.
"Xingchen, are you okay?" Nanli asked with concern.
Gao Xingchen shook his head and smiled, "I'm fine, Li'er, I'm sorry to have made you worry."
"You, you always act so arrogantly." Nan Li glanced at him in a reproachful manner, but her eyes were full of worry. "Fairy Zhao is very powerful. If you offend her this time, I'm afraid she won't let it go."
"I know, but I'm not afraid of her." Gao Xingchen's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "I will definitely work hard to practice and defeat her fairly at the Xingchen Alchemy Conference!"
Nan Li looked at Gao Xingchen's determined eyes, and a warm current surged in her heart. She knew that Gao Xingchen was a man who kept his word, and since he had made up his mind, he would definitely try his best to achieve it.
"I believe you." Nan Li said softly, "No matter what happens, I will be by your side to support you."
Gao Xingchen held Nan Li's hand, feeling the warmth in her palm, and his heart was filled with strength.
"Thank you, Li'er." Gao Xingchen looked at Nan Li affectionately, "Just your words are enough for me."
In the next few days, Gao Xingchen devoted himself to cultivation and alchemy. He knew that the Xingchen Alchemy Competition was about to begin, and he had to hurry up to improve his strength in order to achieve good results in the competition and truly protect himself and the people around him.
After leaving, Fairy Zhao stayed indoors and practiced hard, preparing to regain her position at the Star Alchemy Conference. A fierce battle between dragons and tigers is about to begin at the Star Alchemy Conference...