mtlumby2d Chapter 486 Playing with fire
Chapter 486 Playing with fire
Li Lan once again used the power of spatial laws, and the two of them quickly returned to the manor with Su Yao.
"Brother Li Lan, how is Su Yao now? Please release her quickly."
As soon as he got back, Da Niu urged him anxiously, hoping to see Su Yao as soon as possible.
Li Lan shook his head helplessly and casually released Su Yao.
Su Yao still had a blank expression on her face.
But with Li Lan's help, the icy aura around her had almost completely dissipated, and she no longer drooled or trembled involuntarily.
"how so!"
When Da Niu saw that Su Yao still showed no signs of waking up, the veins on his forehead bulged instantly.
His fists were clenched, and his hair stood on end in anger.
"Don't worry."
Li Lan patted Da Niu's shoulder reassuringly before saying:
"Now that Miss Su Yao is out of danger, it's only a matter of time before the seal on her is lifted."
"What we should do now is to familiarize ourselves with everything here so that we won't arouse suspicion from others in the sect. This is the best way to help Miss Su Yao."
After Li Lan's encouragement, Da Niu was able to temporarily put aside his anger.
However, after this incident, his impression of the entire Star Devouring Sect will probably not be very good.
After settling Su Yao in, Li Lan gave Da Niu a few instructions and then went back to his room to cultivate alone.
It's called cultivation, but it's really more about finding the location of that bone.
After all, this was his primary purpose in coming here from his small world.
Only by taking control of that bone can one truly save the entire Boundless Realm.
However, after searching for a while, Li Lan still found nothing.
"My cultivation level is still too low."
With his current strength, although he can already act with impunity within the Star Devouring Sect, he still needs to be extremely careful.
The exploration process needs to be conducted in secrecy, as a single misstep could bring even greater crises to the Boundless Realm.
Therefore, he had to put aside his anxiety and proceed slowly.
Silent all night.
The next morning, Li Lan and Da Niu arrived at the alchemy room early.
Because they were just ordinary fire-makers, they arrived earlier than the formal alchemists.
Only in this way can the furnace fire be kept burning brightly, waiting for a true alchemist to come and refine the elixir.
"What a despicable sect! They sent such promising young cultivators like us to be fire cooks, while they let that scoundrel Luo Ye become a full-fledged alchemist!"
Da Niu's complaints haven't stopped since yesterday.
However, he couldn't help but be angry.
In terms of cultivation talent, he and Li Lan were more than enough to crush Luo Ye.
There must be a reason why the sects allocated resources in this way.
Li Lan had already figured it out long ago.
The fact that Luo Ye could manipulate the allocation of disciples within the sect indicates that he has a very powerful background.
He must be a close confidant of at least one of the elders to receive such preferential treatment.
"Alright, Brother Da Niu."
"Since we're already here, let's make the best of it and go start a fire."
Li Lan naturally didn't care about this job.
After all, with his cultivation level and strength, it would be easier for him to hide his power by becoming a nobody in the sect.
It would also make it easier for him to investigate the bone.
The two went to the back of the furnace in the alchemy room and began to circulate their divine power to start a fire.
Although he is called a fireman, he is also a fireman of the Star Devouring Sect.
To do this job well, you have to put in the effort; you won't even be able to burn a piece of ordinary wood.
An hour later, a commotion finally broke out in front of the alchemy room.
Luo Ye strode confidently and arrogantly into the alchemy room, head held high.
Several fellow disciples accompanied him; they were all formal alchemists from the alchemy room.
As soon as Luo Ye entered, he saw Li Lan and Da Niu diligently tending the fire behind the stove.
He hurriedly walked in front of the two of them and said with a smile:
"Brother Li Lan, Brother Da Niu, I didn't expect you to arrive so early. You're really diligent."
"I believe that in time, you will all be able to become formal alchemists like me."
His words were full of arrogance as an alchemist and mockery of the two men.
Da Niu had already accepted his identity by this point and did not directly retort.
Li Lan smiled and nodded without saying anything.
Talking to someone like that is just a waste of your breath.
Seeing that they did not respond, a sinister look appeared in Luo Ye's eyes.
"Hmph! I am now a legitimate alchemist. Who do you think you are to ignore me?"
"We'll see, and then we'll see if you're still laughing!"
With these thoughts in mind, Luo Ye had already arrived in front of his alchemy furnace in the blink of an eye.
Today is his first day as an apprentice, so naturally he needs to perform well.
Soon, the Third Elder, who was in charge of the alchemy room, also entered.
Upon seeing the Third Elder appear, Luo Ye immediately ran over to greet him respectfully.
The Third Elder nodded and began to teach Luo Ye alchemy.
Half an hour later, the Third Elder assigned today's tasks to Luo Ye and then left.
Seeing the elder leave, Luo Ye's eyes once again revealed that ruthless look.
"Let's see how arrogant you are, I'll teach you a lesson!"
Luo Ye manipulated the flames within the alchemy furnace, seemingly refining pills diligently, but in reality, he had another purpose.
After he put a few medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace, he suddenly flipped his hand, causing the flames in the furnace to surge instantly.
Upon seeing the flames surge within the alchemy furnace, Li Lan immediately sensed something amiss.
But he remained unmoved and continued to manipulate the flames at the bottom of the furnace.
boom!
Suddenly, the flickering flames surged, destroying all the medicinal herbs in the furnace.
Meanwhile, Luo Ye, who had been controlling the flames, seemed to be affected by the flames and suddenly lost control.
The raging flames, like a fiery serpent, suddenly surged towards Li Lan and Da Niu.
"not good!"
The ox, who had been diligently tending the fire, suddenly shuddered and saw the raging flames rushing towards him.
Li Lan sneered, made a hand seal, and instantly stopped the raging flames.
The next moment, he redirected the raging flames back towards Luo Ye, who was pretending to be exhausted.
"This, this is impossible!"
Luo Ye originally thought that even if the flames couldn't burn Li Lan and the other person to death, they could at least severely injure them.
But unexpectedly, the situation suddenly reversed, and the flames turned against them.
In a panic, Luo Ye hurriedly mobilized all his strength to resist the flames.
boom!
Finally, a violent explosion rang out in the alchemy room.
As the smoke and dust cleared, Luo Ye lay on the ground, covered in soot.
He was in a terrible state; his clothes were completely burned, and even his skin was blackened by the fire.
"Li Lan, I'm going to kill you!"
Chapter 546: A New Arrangement, Cultivating Ghostly Sparks!
Having said that, Luo Ye's palm surged with red light, and he was about to strike out with his palm.
Li Lan was naturally not afraid of him, and still kept her arms crossed, coldly looking at Luo Ye.
If he dares to make a move, the only one who will get hurt is Luo Ye himself.
boom!
The two exchanged a palm strike, and as expected, Luo Ye was sent flying again.
Everyone present was utterly astonished by what they saw.
Which of the two is the servant and which is the formal disciple?
Li Lan had clearly already stopped, standing there without moving an inch.
On the other hand, Luo Ye was putting in all his effort.
However, Li Lan was completely unharmed despite his full-force attack.
He himself was sent flying again, knocked to the ground, and left barely alive.
Upon seeing this, Da Niu immediately clapped and cheered.
"well played!"
"Brother Li Lan, that slap you delivered was so satisfying."
Soon, everyone present understood.
The fact that Luo Ye, with such poor skills, was selected as a formal disciple is most likely due to connections within the sect.
Judging from their performance during the assessment, Li Lan and the other person are definitely much stronger than Luo Ye.
"What's going on?!"
Just then, a cold voice came from outside the alchemy room.
Upon hearing the sound, Luo Ye was overjoyed and hurriedly scrambled to the door of the alchemy room.
"My Lord, you've finally arrived!"
The person who came was none other than Feng Buyu, the steward in charge of all matters in the alchemy room.
Feng Buyu glanced at the devastation in the alchemy room, then turned his cold gaze to Li Lan and Da Niu.
"You two are just new, menial disciples, how dare you ruin the alchemy room like this?!"
When Feng Buyu arrived, he didn't even ask what had happened; he immediately pinned all the blame on Li Lan and the other person.
Therefore, it is clear that Feng Buyu was aware of Luo Ye's relationship.
At this point, Luo Ye added fuel to the fire again, saying:
"Sir, you must do justice for your disciple!"
"I was just refining pills when the furnace fire suddenly went berserk and burst out of control."
"I originally intended to move this furnace fire elsewhere to avoid harming my fellow disciples."
"But who would have thought that Li Lan would turn the fire around and use the furnace fire to injure his disciple, and also destroy the alchemy room into what it is now."
The other disciples in the alchemy room were also present, and they naturally knew the true story.
However, they also knew that Luo Ye had connections with the elders within the sect.
In contrast, Li Lan and the other two had no relation whatsoever, and were merely menial disciples of the sect.
So they all chose to remain silent.
"Humph!"
Feng Buyu snorted coldly, and his powerful aura instantly erupted, pressing down on Li Lan and the other person.
In that instant, Da Niu was under immense pressure and couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
But just then, he suddenly felt a warm breeze.
The moment this aura appeared, it lessened the oppressive force of the powerful aura emanating from Da Niu.
He knew that Li Lan had made the move.
Despite Li Lan's secret telepathic communication, Da Niu still displayed an expression of extreme unbearable pain.
"If you're determined to find fault, you'll always find a pretext. What exactly are you trying to do?!"
What do I want to do?
Feng Buyu pointed to the broken rubble in the alchemy room and said coldly:
"You are just two menial disciples. Even if you are dissatisfied with yesterday's assignments, you shouldn't retaliate against your fellow disciples like this, right?"
"The disciples of the Star Devouring Sect have always been very united, and we will never tolerate the existence of such anomalies as you!"
"In that case, I think you'd better not stay in my Star Devouring Sect!"
Just then, Luo Ye suddenly thought of something.
If we let these two guys get away like this, wouldn't that be letting them off easy?
"Sir, please don't send them away."
"Although I know they are jealous of my status, it's not enough to expel them from the sect."
"Oh, so what do you want to do with them?"
Li Lan, who hadn't made a move, narrowed his eyes slightly.
A weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—everyone knows that Luo Ye is unlikely to spout anything good.
However, since he could stay, he was happy to do so.
“Sir, I heard that the two disciples in charge of training Ghostfire Flowers in the sect have suddenly become vacant. Why don’t we let them go there to work?”
"That way, they won't attack me out of jealousy anymore, don't you think?"
Upon hearing the words "Ghost Fire Flower," all the disciples present couldn't help but shudder.
Every disciple of the Star Devouring Sect knows that raising Ghostfire Flowers is no easy task.
In the past, the disciples who were responsible for raising the Ghost Flower would become mentally impaired and lose all their cultivation within a year.
The reason this position has recently become vacant is because the two disciples responsible for nurturing the Ghostfire Flower had their cultivation and souls devoured, leaving them as empty shells.
Sending Li Lan and the other person to raise the Ghost Flower is no different from sending them to their deaths.
Feng Buyu narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing the suggestion, but he quickly smiled.
"Li Lan, this is a kind gesture from your senior brother Luo Ye, so please don't let it go to waste."
“Raising ghost sparks is dangerous, but it’s still much better than being left to wander and becoming a rogue cultivator.”
Li Lan and his companion were well aware of the dangers posed by the Ghost Fire Flower.
However, given Luo Ye's framing, it seems that this is the only way to stay in the Star Devouring Sect.
At this moment, Da Niu couldn't hold back any longer and was about to angrily curse their shamelessness.
At this moment, Li Lan stopped him.
"Alright, let's go cultivate this will-o'-the-wisp."
He was well aware that cultivating will-o'-the-wisps was an extremely dangerous task.
Even so, there is still an elder in charge there.
Since even the elders, with their strength, are unharmed, then there is even less danger for him.
In addition, he doesn't have to see that lackey kneeling on the ground every day, so this job is more comfortable for him.
"Brother Li Lan, don't you know that cultivating Ghost Fire Flowers is just sending us to our deaths?"
Da Niu was very puzzled as to why Li Lan would agree to it even knowing the consequences.
Li Lan smiled gently and said in front of everyone:
"Because this is our only chance to stay in the Star Devouring Sect, we must cherish it."
Seeing the look Li Lan gave him, Da Niu instantly understood.
So it turns out the Li brothers had planned this all along.
"very good."
Feng Buyu smiled faintly and said:
"Since none of you have any objections, then starting tomorrow, go to the mountain where the Seventh Elder resides to report for duty."
"Once you get there, someone will teach you how to cultivate will-o'-the-wisps."
Upon seeing that Li Lan and the other person had actually agreed, a mocking expression appeared in Luo Ye's eyes.
That beating wasn't for nothing.
These two idiots actually dared to accept this task. After you lose all your cultivation, won't you become my possessions, Luo Ye's everything?