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Chapter 428 Searching
She really couldn't continue with this!
Que Rong was extremely angry, but she couldn't draw her sword and chop the monster with strange thinking. She could only stand up awkwardly.
"If that's the case, please ask Fellow Daoist Ma to pass on this message to Fellow Daoist Gu. I'll come back tomorrow to listen to your reply!"

Old Ma nodded, and together with Gu Shiyi, they escorted the middle-aged woman out. Gu Shiyi took Old Ma back to the inner courtyard with a twitching mouth. When he saw Pu Yanlan, he pointed at Old Ma with a strange look on his face and said,
"Come and talk to Yan'er!"

Old Ma was not polite and told the story again in detail, and then said to Pu Yanlan,

"Yan'er, this marriage is not a good one. The master is too old. Even if they can breed, the cubs born will be difficult to raise. You have to find a strong one with shiny fur..."

Of course, we have to do that too!

Gu Shiyi burst into laughter, but Pu Yanlan's mouth began to twitch. She rolled her eyes at Gu Shiyi.
"You're still laughing! What are you going to do now?"

Gu Shiyi laughed a few more times, then he lowered his eyebrows, cleared his throat a few times, and said seriously,

"Ahem... let me think..."

She scratched her scalp and said,
"Delay it first... find an excuse to delay this matter, and when we get the chance, we will escape..."

After thinking about it, he added,
"If you can't escape, you can always find a way to jump into the sea. Once you hide in the sea, you can open the secret realm and hide in it for ten or eight years!"

Of course, being a coward is the worst option, and there is really no other way!
All we can do now is take it one step at a time!

Pu Yanlan sighed after hearing this.

"When will we be able to stop being chased around and forced to do things?"

Gu Shiyi smiled and shook his head.
"This world of cultivation is a place where the strong prey on the weak. If you are a weak person, unless you hide in a cave for your whole life, otherwise... there will always be a strong person who will target you and want to eat your flesh and drink your blood. We can only keep struggling to survive and think of ways to grow stronger step by step!"

……

On the second day, when the middle-aged woman Que Rong came again, it was Pu Yanlan who came to see her in person. After the meeting, Pu Yanlan politely expressed that she was honored to be favored by the Lord.
"But... Marriage is a big deal and you need to think about it a lot. This is one thing, but there is another urgent matter that needs to be done first!"

The middle-aged woman asked hurriedly after hearing this.

"I wonder what's going on?"

Pu Yanlan said,

"The most important thing is the bronze tripod in the side hall..."

She told him that the spirit of the bronze tripod was dead and had no spiritual power, and the people of the Juque tribe did not know how to maintain it, so it had been worn out. This was the method she and Gu Shiyi had discussed last night, to use the tripod to hold the Juque tribe back.
"…If we don't find a way to remedy the situation, not only will this cauldron not be able to make pills, it will probably collapse on its own soon!"

The middle-aged woman also knew about this matter, and immediately put aside the matter of matchmaking.
"According to what Fellow Daoist Gu said, is there any chance that this tripod can be saved?"

Pu Yanlan nodded and said,

"Indeed, there is. Although the chance of success is only 20% in 10, it is better than doing nothing and watching this top-level treasure being destroyed before your eyes!"

The middle-aged woman stood up immediately after hearing this.

"This matter is of great importance. I would like to invite you, Daoist Pu, to go with me to meet the Lord!"

Anyway, these three people are on the island and can't run away. Why can't they get married at any time?

But this big tripod is the clan’s most precious treasure. If it is destroyed, it would be a huge loss!
The two of them immediately flew to see the Lord. Upon hearing this, the Lord naturally attached great importance to it and immediately asked Pu Yanlan for advice.
"I wonder if Pu Daoyou has any good prescription?"

Pu Yanlan said,

"This tripod has the attribute of fire. If it were inland, it would have to find pure dry spiritual earth fire to slowly warm it. There is no dry spiritual earth fire in the sea, but there are volcanoes spewing fire under the sea. I wonder if there is any in this Demon Eye Sea?"

The Lord and the middle-aged woman looked at each other, but suddenly fell silent. Pu Yanlan was surprised to see this.
"How come... there is no Demon Eye Sea? What about the sea area nearby?"

The Lord thought for a moment and replied,
"There should be some in the nearby sea area. We can send people to look for them. Please tell me what kind of underground fire mountain range you need. I will have someone write it down and leave the island to look for it right away!"

Pu Yanlan nodded,
"Please bring me some paper and pen!"

Someone brought paper and pen. Pu Yanlan picked up the pen and wrote several sheets of paper quickly, then handed them to the Lord with both hands. After reading them, the Lord frowned and said, "This underground volcano cannot be yang fire or yin fire. It needs to be balanced and integrated before it can be used. Doesn't that mean we have to move the cauldron to the top of the volcano?"

He thought that all he had to do was find a way to take out the underground fire!
Pu Yanlan nodded,
"That's right. This place is filled with sea air, and the yin energy is too strong to repair the furnace. We need to reconcile the yin and yang..."

The Lord was skeptical, but had to believe it. He asked someone to take it outside and make a few copies. He then sent people to search everywhere. Then Pu Yanlan said,

"If we send people to look for it now, I'm afraid we may not get any news for a year or two. The furnace is already in danger, and I really can't wait that long. Please allow me to close the side hall again, refine the treasures in the furnace, and repair and maintain the furnace!"

The Juque clan has no shortage of treasures from heaven and earth. Pu Yanlan's method is to refine various minerals in the cauldron, then use them to repair the cauldron body, and then use the earth fire he has found to roast and warm it. It will not be effective without one or two hundred years!
This big cauldron is an ancient relic and a treasure of the clan. No one in the clan knows how to repair it. Even though some people are skeptical about Pu Yanlan's words, no one objects. So Pu Yanlan moves into a side hall with Gu Shiyi and Lao Ma, and they refine all kinds of natural treasures every day, and really work hard to repair the big cauldron.

As a result, the matter of the Lord proposing marriage has been put on hold!

The Juque clan’s plan is, of course, that all their people are on our territory, so we are not afraid that the three of them will run away!
Pu Yanlan and the others appeared to be honest on the surface, but they were secretly trying to find a way to escape!

Just like that, three months had passed in a flash, and news came in from outside one after another, but none of them made people happy!

The Devil's Eye Sea was chosen by the Juque tribe to settle here because this sea area is rich in aquatic creatures, with few volcanoes and earthquakes. Now it would be difficult for them to find a volcano nearby!

The people of this tribe traveled thousands of miles and saw many volcanoes, but none of them met Pu Yanlan's requirements. The Lord sent more people to search everywhere. After six months, they finally found a suitable volcano, but it was already out of the Demon Eye Sea.
"My Lord, Que Qing sent a message back saying that they have arrived at the Red Sea, where there are many underground volcanoes. They just happened to find a suitable place, but were attacked by the Sirens. Several members of the tribe, except Que Qing, have died!"

The Lord frowned upon hearing this.
"Red Sea?"

The Lord had traveled to that sea area in his early years. It was the territory of the Sirens. The Red Sea was famous for its many underwater volcanoes. Humans could not survive there, but it was the breeding ground for the Sirens. If they occupied a volcano there, they would have to endure the attacks of the Sirens at all times.
"This……"

The Lord hesitated. There were not many members of the tribe now, and even fewer who could practice successfully and go to the open sea to fight against sea monsters. Given the current fertility rate in the tribe, the death of a member would be a great loss to the tribe. Was it worth it for the sake of the bronze tripod?

Que Wu, Que Rong and several elders beside him also frowned upon hearing this. Finally, Que Rong said,

"My Lord, why go far away instead of near, why not just stay here..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by another elder.
"No, absolutely not. The underground fire under the island is needed to maintain the forbidden area. If we rush in and cause the forbidden area to fail and release our ancestors, then... our clan will be doomed!"

Que Rong bit her lip and replied,
"But if we can't make the elixir, in another three to five hundred years, our Juque clan will probably cease to exist!"

After these words were spoken, everyone in the hall fell silent for a moment. After a while, the Lord slowly said,
"Let's look for it again!"

Another half a year passed since the search. Except for the Red Sea, nothing was found in other seas. Three groups of people were sent into the Red Sea, but they all suffered heavy losses. One time, Que Wu led the team, but he almost didn't come back. When everyone was sitting in the hall to discuss, someone finally mentioned Que Rong's previous suggestion.
"How about... we use the forbidden fire?"

The Lord had a gloomy face and did not respond. The elders had a unified opinion this time and said,

“My Lord, let’s use the fire from the forbidden land. There are formation restrictions in the forbidden land. Our ancestors may not be able to break through the formation, and warming the furnace will not destroy the formation…”

"Yes... My Lord..."

Everyone agreed, and the Lord's face was uncertain. After hesitating for a while, he said,
"Let me think about this matter again!"

Another month passed after this thought, and it was Pu Yanlan who finally helped the Lord make up his mind. She invited the Lord to the side hall to check out the cauldron. After more than a year of repairs, the appearance of the cauldron had not changed, but as soon as you walked into it, the cauldron aura that hit you in the face was as real as a substance. You didn't even need spiritual sense, just looking with your eyes, you could see the difference!

The Lord was surprised and said,
"Brother Pu, have you repaired it?"

Pu Yanlan nodded and said,

"It's almost done. All that's missing is the underground fire. As long as it is nurtured by the underground fire for more than a hundred years, the tripod will be restored. If the Lord can find a real dragon or a replacement demon soul by then, the tripod will be restored to at least 80% or 90% of its original state, not to mention 100%!"

The Lord was overjoyed when he heard this, and after returning, he called all the elders to discuss the matter.
"This Lord has decided to use the forbidden fire to warm the furnace!"

Everyone was delighted when they heard this.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

So after Pu Yanlan and the other two returned to the courtyard to meditate and recuperate for three days, Que Wu personally came to invite the three of them.
"Fellow Daoist Pu, our clansmen have found some usable earth fire, and the Lord has sent me here to invite you!"

Pu Yanlan was not surprised to hear this. She had been searching for more than a year, so there should be some news by now!