Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

The moment the blood rain fell, everyone sought shelter nearby to avoid being contaminated by the blood rain.

Most people managed to escape in time, but a small number of the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled died in this bloody rain due to their limited mobility.

Those who managed to survive were left with endless regrets. After all, the bloody rain was so terrifying that they didn't have the courage to go out and save people again even if they wanted to.

The strange phenomenon over Xianyang City was similar to the one not long ago. If one observed carefully and had time, one would find that the strange phenomenon and blood rain this time were not as powerful as last time.

After Yang Ling and his companions discovered the strange phenomenon in Xianyang City, they began to rush back. Their speed was many times faster than when they came.

With the help of Rong'er, who is at the sixth level of the Human Realm, even if Yang Ling cannot use any power, his overall speed can be improved.

The gate of Xianyang City collapsed last time due to Xu Fu's palm strike, and it has not been repaired yet. The bloody rain fell again, and the defenders did not dare to stay outside, so the few people entered the city easily.

"Master, be careful. The rain in the city seems a little unusual!"

When Yang Ling was about to enter Xianyang City, he was stopped by Xu Fu. He frowned slightly, his eyes full of worry.

"This is blood rain, last time..."

Xiang Yu was the only one who had experienced the last bloody rain, and he knew much more than Xu Fu and Yang Ling.

Seeing that Xu Fu, Yang Ling and Rong'er were unaware of the bloody rain, Xiang Yu took the initiative to step forward and narrate to them what had happened not long ago.

"When was the last time blood rain fell?"

Yang Ling turned to look at Xiang Yu and asked in confusion.

"It was exactly three days before you and Lord Xu Fu returned!"

The bloody rain was the first natural disaster that Xianyang City encountered without warning and was beyond its ability to cope with. Xiang Yu was deeply impressed.

Three days before they came back, it was exactly when Yang Ling and Xu Fu were disrupting the Dili Shiva ritual formation on the East Wasteland Mountain. Yang Ling remembered clearly that many of those blood-sucking black maggots had sunk into the ground.

At that moment, the trajectory of the blood river they witnessed disappearing was exactly towards the direction of Xianyang City. However, as to whether there was a connection between the blood rain in Xianyang City and the East Desert Mountain, Yang Ling could not give a definite answer at this moment.

"Even a cultivator cannot resist the erosion of the blood rain?"

Yang Ling turned his gaze to Xiang Yu again and asked.

"That's true. Last time in the Qin Palace, many priests tried to go out to investigate, but they all turned into bones and disappeared!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu immediately nodded in confirmation. His answers were always thorough and detailed, for fear that he would not express himself clearly and make it difficult for Yang Ling to understand, thus wasting the time of this expert.

Yang Ling noticed this action of Xiang Yu and appreciated it, although he did not say much.

After all, Xiang Yu was just repaying them in his own way. He knew very well that once the act of repaying was forcibly interrupted, it would have an impact on both sides.

"Master, in that case, we should leave the city now. The bloody rain seems to only appear in Xianyang City. Once we leave..."

After hearing what Xiang Yu said, Xu Fu's first thought was to flee Xianyang City. However, before he finished speaking, he felt three different eyes falling on him. Xiang Yu and Yang Ling's eyes revealed surprise and curiosity, while Rong'er was full of contempt. She felt that people who abandoned their country in the face of difficulties were not worth making friends with.

"Isn't this your country? Your compatriots are suffering and you turn a blind eye?"

Xiang Yu was young and energetic, not as calm as Yang Ling, so he directly asked about his doubts.

"There's nothing I can do! Going in now would only put myself in danger!"

Xu Fu's answer was very straightforward. He ignored Xiang Yu and turned to Yang Ling, asking, "Master, this place is too dangerous. Can I take you away first?"

Xu Fu still hadn't forgotten Yang Ling at this moment, which surprised Yang Ling. However, he was not moved by this.

In Yang Ling's opinion, the only reason Xu Fu still thought of him at this moment was because he was not in danger.

Xu Fu has been changing, and Yang Ling has seen it, but preconceived ideas are hard to eradicate. In Yang Ling's mind, Xu Fu's nature has not changed.

Maybe one day, Xu Fu will change completely and become a gentleman completely different from before.

But at least for now, he has not done this. Yang Ling's view of Xu Fu is very clear, but he has not been able to see through Xu Fu's true feelings for him.

As early as in the secret realm of Kunlun Mountain, Xu Fu had already placed Yang Ling's safety and interests above his own.

If Yang Ling was in the city at this moment, Xu Fu would not even hesitate and would rush in to save him.

Yang Ling never showed his emotions, and his thoughts never showed on his face. Therefore, Xu Fu would never know that Yang Ling did not trust his loyalty at all at this moment.

However, this did not affect their other activities. If Yang Ling did not leave, the others would not dare to leave either.

"Xu Fu, come and help set up the formation!"

Yang Ling took two steps back and greeted.

"Master, aren't we leaving?"

Although Xu Fu was full of doubts, since Yang Ling had spoken, he did not dare to neglect it.

As he spoke, he quickly walked to Yang Ling. He asked with a guilty conscience, "Master, you know that my formation skills are not very high. What formation will you set up this time? Is your disciple qualified to participate? Please tell me in advance..."

"As long as I'm here, what are you afraid of?"

Yang Ling didn't want to listen to Xu Fu's nagging, so he picked up a stone and carved runes on the ground, and continued, "Concentrate all your spiritual power and draw with me!"

Xu Fu might not be qualified enough to complete the formation they want to set up alone, but with Yang Ling here, everything impossible will become possible.

Xu Fu knew this very well, so he always regarded Yang Ling as such a force.

After hearing Yang Ling's words, he felt relieved and focused on following Yang Ling in carving the formation.

This time they set up a large protective formation to block the blood rain from the sky.

The formation covers the entire Xianyang city.

In fact, if Yang Ling's meridians were intact, he would only need to use a little strength to prop up a barrier that separated heaven and earth and kept the blood rain outside Xianyang City.

However, it is useless to say this now.

After all, Yang Ling's meridians were damaged over a long period of time, and repairing them is not something that can be completed in a short period of time.

When the two were carving the formation, Xiang Yu and Rong'er were watching beside them. They watched very seriously, and seemed to be interested in copying and learning. However, the entry requirements of the formation were extremely harsh, even harsher than those of alchemy and medicine.

Therefore, even a person as gifted as Rong'er could not figure out the trick even if she studied with all her concentration.

Xu Fu had no understanding of formations, but because he had been with Yang Ling for a long time, had learned some skills from Yang Ling, and had decent talent, he was now qualified to assist Yang Ling.

However, Xu Fu's realm was too low after all, and his spiritual power was not even enough to support the completion of the barrier formation.

Seeing his exhausted appearance, Yang Ling felt helpless, and he began to think about risking his own spiritual power to complete the formation.

Their protective formation was only one rune away from completion.

If you let go at this point, you'll have to start all over again if you want to complete it.

This would not only waste time, but also lead to failure again. Yang Ling naturally did not want to see such a result, so he began to use his fingers to circulate the spiritual power in his body.

"Master, no!"

Xu Fu discovered Yang Ling's intention in time, and immediately interrupted his pinching of fingers, saying, "I'm still okay, let me do it!"

Yang Ling's meridians were severely damaged and he had not been able to use his spiritual power for a long time.

In East Desert Mountain, in order to leave him a chance to survive, Yang Ling once again used his spiritual power in an extraordinary way.

Xu Fu knew better than anyone how much harm this would do to his master. If Yang Ling were to open his meridians and bear the spiritual impact at this time, it would be unfilial for him as a disciple.

"I already……"

Yang Ling opened his mouth but could not finish his words. Xu Fu overdrew his spiritual power and finished carving the last rune. The moment the protective formation was formed, he collapsed to the ground from exhaustion, soaking wet.

"The thunder tribulation has passed, and the tribulation in my meridians has also passed. You don't have to worry!"

Yang Ling raised his hand, pulled Xu Fu up, and explained.

Although the thunder tribulation he experienced last time was directed at the Moon Jade Jue, because the Moon Jade Jue had already recognized its master, it could also be considered Yang Ling's thunder tribulation.

Ancient books record that thunderstorms can only strike forces that threaten the Heavenly Dao, and the role of thunderstorms is just to test and warn. It is the Heavenly Dao that is testing whether this force existing in the human world poses a threat to itself.

As long as they survive these temptations and warnings, the Heavenly Dao knows that it cannot stop this force that may threaten it. But the warning has been issued, and if this force behaves honestly, it can survive under the Heavenly Dao; if it is not honest, it will soon face a heavenly calamity.

Most of the heavenly tribulations recorded in ancient books were aimed at practitioners.

Only when they are about to break through will they encounter a heavenly calamity.

The principle is the same: Heaven is here to test and warn them. However, no matter how much time has passed, no matter how many people have died under the heavenly calamity, there will always be people who will embark on this heaven-defying path of cultivation. There will always be people who fail, but success is still the most attractive thing. As long as you walk to the end of this road, you will be completely liberated, and at that time, Heaven will be helpless!
After going through the heavenly tribulation, practitioners can gain tremendous benefits.

All the strange feelings you had before will disappear, and even the old wounds on your body will be nourished and rejuvenated.

Yang Ling was the first person in the new era to encounter a heavenly tribulation, and also the first person to survive it. The benefits he gained were naturally immeasurable.

Although his meridians were still in a useless state, Yang Ling did not feel that he was still unable to use any power like before.

After the catastrophe, he felt a new power surge in his body. However, he had not found a suitable opportunity to retreat, so the power had been lurking in his body.

As for the meridians, Yang Ling felt that there was no construction without destruction.

As long as he uses his spiritual power to break it up completely, his meridians can be regenerated.

Although these are just speculations, Yang Ling is basically certain that this is the result.

That's why he just thought about taking over Xu Fu's job. Xu Fu knew nothing about these things and just thought that Yang Ling still couldn't use any power, so he didn't dare to let him touch him.

Xu Fu didn't understand Yang Ling's explanation just now. But it didn't matter. The protective formation was completed, and the blood rain over Xianyang City was blocked. They could go in now.

The pedestrians hiding on both sides of the street have not yet noticed that the bloody rain outside has disappeared, and are still discussing how to go home quickly after the bloody rain stops.

So far, there has been no remarks that undermine unity and harmony within the Qin State, which fully demonstrates the deep trust that the Qin people have in their country. They generally believe that this is just an ordinary natural disaster.

However, this internal trust of Qin made other countries unhappy. In the crowd, several members of the remaining forces of the six countries exchanged glances and instantly understood each other.

Soon after, some people in the crowd began to become curious about the cause of this bloody rain.

"Why is there such a strange bloody rain falling continuously in Xianyang City?" someone asked.

"Whatever the reason, this place is no longer suitable for living. Let's leave as soon as possible!" another person responded.

"I think so too. As soon as the rain stops, I will leave Xianyang..." someone else echoed.

Under the rule of feudal society, people often lack the habit of deep thinking, and once there is any disturbance, it is easy to cause large-scale turmoil.

Such emotions and remarks spread in many crowded shelters in Xianyang City, and the instigators of all this were the group of people who had passed by Yang Ling and others before.

Although the people of the six kingdoms are gone, their hearts are not completely dead. The remaining forces of the six kingdoms gathered many of their old subordinates and conspired to unite against Qin. However, with the help of the Qin King's lineage and Yang Ling and others, Qin's national strength is growing stronger and stronger, far from what it used to be.

The leadership of the remaining forces of the six countries also knew that it was difficult to compete with Qin with their own strength, so they chose to use conspiracy and sent spies to infiltrate Qin to carry out sabotage.

The day these spies entered the city happened to be the day when Yang Ling and Xu Fu were heading to East Desert Mountain. The two sides did not know each other and passed each other by without realizing each other's identity.

Now, these spies found an opportunity to incite people, causing complaints from people taking shelter from the rain on both sides of the street, and these remarks even spread throughout the street.

Walking on the most prosperous street in the Qin capital, Yang Ling could clearly hear the sounds coming from both sides of the street.

The people blamed the Qin leadership for the bloody rain and were ready to make them bear the consequences. They discussed leaving Xianyang.

If these people really left Xianyang City together, more remarks unfavorable to the Qin State would inevitably spread in the outside world.

There are many talented people among the remaining forces of the six countries. If they gather together again and make a comeback, the future of Qin will be unpredictable.

Xu Fu, Xiang Yu and others also heard these complaints, but they thought Yang Ling would not pay attention to this matter, because Yang Ling has always been a detached master who never cares about things that have nothing to do with him.

However, "Xu Fu, go into the palace and invite King Qin and Fusu over!" Yang Ling stopped in front of his house, turned around and instructed Xu Fu.

"Yes, Master!" Although Xu Fu was a little confused about Yang Ling's order, he still agreed respectfully.

They had already reached home, and Xiang Yu stopped outside. Yang Ling glanced at him and said, "Come in together!" (End of this chapter)