From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 380 Refining
when! !

The stone hammer fell like a meteorite, hitting the silver kite-shaped shield heavily, making a loud noise.

Sparks flew off the shield surface as if hammering iron.

But the Schnauzer only lowered his body slightly, but did not retreat a single step.

Of course, the big dog named Amos also contributed to this. After his transformation, he became huge and could provide strong support for his owner, the Schnauzer.

Jilan's hammer was equivalent to fighting against a man and a dog at the same time.

Click, click, click!
The Schnauzer held the shield in his left hand and used all his strength to resist the hammer.

Half of his face was revealed from behind the shield, and his expression was solemn.

"Mr. Vic, your hammer is really strange. It actually has the power to hurt the soul."

The Schnauzer narrowed his eyes.

Sitting on the big dog, he was almost at eye level with the three-meter-tall Jilan.

"Although my shield reduced this power, it still caused erosion on me... This is clearly the unique ability of the spiral of the divine staff."

"But the intuitive feeling you give me is that you are more like a mysterious person with a spiral body."

"Strange, so strange."

Bang! !

Gilan did not respond, but simply raised his leg and performed a "breaking iron" kick in the "Mad King" form.

Accompanied by a roar, strong winds spread out in a circular shape.

The Schnauzer once again blocked with the silver kite shield in his hand, but he staggered and the big dog under him could not withstand such a horrible impact and retreated repeatedly.

Wow!

The man and the dog dragged each other for more than ten meters, plowing a gully in the ground covered with white fluff, and dandelions flew all over the sky.

The Schnauzer did not move forward to attack again, but instead took a deep look at the oppressive stone sculpture.

"See you next time, Mr. Vick."

After saying that, he rode on the big dog, turned around, leaped a few times, and disappeared into the distance.

Gillan stood still and did not pursue.

After he entered the "Mind Descent" state, he could only fight the opponent on equal terms. There was no point in chasing after him, and he didn't even know if the opponent had any trump cards.

What's more, this state can only last for less than a minute. Once the "big move" is over, Jilan will definitely suffer.

Although he could wake himself up at any time and leave the God's Land with "Ban Lan", he didn't want to expose this trump card until the very end.

After the Schnauzer's figure completely disappeared, Gillan lifted the "Mind Descending" and returned to normal.

He let out a long breath, his expression solemn.

During this visit to the God's Hometown, I unexpectedly met a powerful enemy who was also a mysterious person. His behavior was suspicious and full of unknowns.

'Leave here as soon as possible.'

Jilan was worried that the Schnauzer would make a surprise attack, so he didn't dare to waste time and quickly stepped forward to clean up the battlefield.

Fortunately, after a battle, the transmutation mushrooms and worms were forced back by the spreading raging fire, giving Jilan a relatively safe area.

He cut open several charred Mushrooms, cut and decomposed them on the spot, took out the spherical mycelium that served as the core of their bodies, and stored them properly.

After waiting for a while.

Jilan discovered that there was a faint trace of footprints under his feet, which emitted a faint light under his spiritual vision.

Then, he disappeared.

He felt that his "brand of God's hometown" had made him more closely connected with the entire God's hometown.

'This "footprint" is finally formed.'

Ji Lan secretly thought.

Just then.

Boom! ! !

There was a sudden horrible roar, accompanied by an earth-shaking sound.

Jilan suddenly turned his head and saw more than a dozen giant tornadoes appearing in the east, wreaking havoc in the desert area and blowing up a sandstorm.

The tornado reached the sky and twisted continuously.

Those "wind spore mothers" that are as big as houses are like tiny particles of dust next to these tornadoes. They are directly sucked into them and broken into countless pieces.

'There……'

Ji Lan's eyes narrowed.

'It's on the right side of the fork in the road!'

He immediately thought of the warning given by the Schnauzer when he passed the "cactus" area before.

The other party seemed to have good intentions, saying that there were dangerous residents of Shenxiang on the left, but in fact he had bad intentions and was planning to lead him to the right.

Once Gilan goes to the right, he will face a tornado that is comparable to a natural disaster.

"What a calculation!"

Gillan sneered.

He didn't know Schnauzer, and he didn't remember offending him. This was clearly an unprovoked malice, an attempt to kill him...

Jilan took note of this matter and would repay it double when he had the chance in the future.

Immediately, he directly activated "Banlan" to make him sober up and leave the land of gods.

wow——

A flash of colorful light.

Gillan suddenly opened his eyes.

He was still sitting on the sofa by the window in the chairman's office. The sky outside the window was just right and quite bright.

You can also overlook nearly half of the city of Musikverein.

"Awake?" The white-haired old gentleman came over with two cups of coffee, sat opposite Gillan, and handed him the coffee. "Only fifteen minutes have passed in reality. What did you gain in the Land of God?"

"Thank you." Jilan took the coffee and thanked.

After taking a sip, he smiled and said:

"It's a good harvest. I successfully left my first 'footprint' in the 'lower layer' where the wind element gathers, and also got the 'transmutation mushroom' and 'Kraken egg' required for the improved formula."

"Very good." Pala nodded with relief.

"But this time when I visited the Land of God, I met a strange mysterious person who tried to mislead me into a dangerous area and even attacked me..."

Jilan thought about it and told his teacher Pala about his previous experiences in the Land of God.

After hearing this, the white-haired old gentleman looked thoughtful.

"The one you met should be a 'Shenxiang Hunter'."

"Shenxiang Hunter..." Jilan frowned in confusion.

"Yes." Pala nodded. "This is a group of people who roam the God's Land and hunt other visitors when they have the chance."

"Why are they doing this?"

"It's very simple. If a Jiushi dies in the God's Land, he will really die, and there will be no nightmare monument. Instead, a spiritual secret disc stone with the kingdom's mark will be directly precipitated."

Parra said calmly.

"Such a mysterious disc stone is extremely precious. Whether it is used as a material or directly supplied for cultivation..."

"I see." Jilan narrowed his eyes.

"Schnauzer, Amos... A level 5 Jiushi, who can emit purple-black light to obscure spiritual vision, and that blood-red triangular inverted cross brand..."

Pala thought about it.

"The person you are talking about should be a high-ranking member of the Eclipse Society. The path he is taking is the Holy Grail Spiral, the July 'Noon Dawn' path, and a 5th-level Essence 'Knight'."

"Of course, his essence has been desecrated and belongs to a fallen 'Knight'."

"Degeneration?" Gilan asked.

"This is an irreversible change that occurs after direct contact with the power of the Evil God or Simai."

Pala patiently explained to his students.

"This change will make the Essence more powerful, but conversely, it will also make subsequent promotions more difficult... or even impossible to ascend."

"The principle of 'equivalent exchange'..."

Gillan murmured.

Pala nodded, and immediately showed a relieved expression.

"Jilan, you were able to fight him to a draw in a short period of time. Your actual combat level is far beyond that of your peers. If you can maintain this level in the future, it will be a great advantage for you."

"Bring the materials here. I'll teach you how to make the improved 'Lava Balm'."

"is teacher."

Gilan agreed and immediately took out the two materials he had obtained from the God's Land. Pala first picked up the spherical white mycelium, which is the core tissue of the "transmutation mushroom" and can be understood as the human heart.

Pala stretched out his index finger with red electric arc flashing on the fingertips. With a light stroke, his finger was like a sharp knife, cutting the spherical mycelium into slices as thin as a cicada's wing.

"First, slice the 'Erotic Mushroom' and then grill it at a low temperature so that it melts slowly."

As Pala spoke, a scarlet flame ignited in the palm of her other hand.

He put slices of "Emu Mushroom" on it, turning them over while grilling to ensure even heating.

Soon, the mycelium was seen curling up due to the temperature of the flame, and then melting like wax, becoming a thick white liquid slurry, gathering into a ball in Pala's palm.

This thick slurry slowly floated up, floating in the air, shaking constantly.

Pala picked up a 20-centimeter-long, wide, and high square octopus tentacle and flicked it with his fingers. Red electric arcs jumped and the tentacle tissue instantly disintegrated, separating into hundreds of eyeball particles that were smaller than mung beans.

"'Kraken Egg' needs to be crushed into juice, then mixed with 'Euphrasia Mushroom Paste', heated, and left to stand... Repeat this cycle three times before it can be used."

As Pala explained, he raised his hand and condensed a set of alchemical instruments out of thin air. He put the eyeball particles into them and crushed them into juice.

Next, he mixed the two juices, heated them and let them stand according to the steps, repeating the cycle three times.

At this time, Jilan noticed that the originally off-white thick paste gradually became translucent.

Pala took out the six ingredients written in the recipe of "Lava Balm" and processed them one by one and began to mix them.

Jilan held his breath and stared at the teacher's movements intently, not wanting to miss any details.

He memorized the entire process in his mind.

Finally, Pala added the translucent mixed thick slurry into the vessel, causing the originally reddish-brown potion to solidify quickly and forming a layer of colorful oil film on the surface.

"It's done." Pala chuckled, pushed the cylindrical vessel in front of Jilan, and said, "Let's try the effect of the medicine."

"Okay, teacher." Jilan nodded.

Without any hesitation, he took off his shirt, scooped out a lump of reddish-brown ointment with his fingers, and began to apply it on his body.

This ointment exudes a strange mixed fragrance, different from the scent of flowers or perfume, its smell is stronger and even pungent.

After applying the "lava balm" on his chest, back and arms, Gillan found that his skin was shiny and a colorful oil film had formed.

Soon, he began to feel his whole body begin to heat up.

Gillan knew that the ointment was working.

He sat on the sofa by the window, and under the gaze of Teacher Pala, he closed his eyes and began to meditate.

In his spiritual vision, he saw that with him as the center, within a radius of several hundred meters, the four-colored particles floating in the air were gathering together like crazy.

The four cosmic elements of fire, water, wind and earth continued to cling to the surface of the body, and then under the influence of some force, they purified themselves, emitting a more dazzling light, and then merged into Jilan's body.

'The drug is very potent!'

Ji Lan was shocked.

The efficacy of this medicine is at least ten times that of the "Wick Potion"!
Especially its purifying effect, which allows Jilan's spirituality to directly absorb the processed elements and improve rapidly.

Jilan's practice lasted for more than an hour. After the colored oil film on his body dissipated, he opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of satisfaction.

"The improved 'Lava Balm' is indeed perfectly suited to you. You did not waste even a single bit of the cosmic elements that were attracted to you. All of them were absorbed by your spirituality."

Pala lay on the sofa opposite the coffee table and looked at Jilan.

He shook his head and sighed:
"At this rate, your spirituality will soon meet the requirements of the fifth level."

"Be prepared as soon as possible, whether it's the February 'director' path, the secret of the 5th-order primordial 'lighting', or the remaining three 'footprints' in the Land of Gods."

"Yes, teacher." Jilan said seriously.

"That's all for today. You will officially start studying with me tomorrow. Come to my place at 8 o'clock every morning. Don't be late."

Pala instructed.

Jilan bowed his head respectfully and agreed again.

...

...

After having a simple lunch in the cafeteria of Triumph Building, Guillen asked his bodyguard to drive back to 9 Morales Street.

As soon as I returned to my residence, my secretary, Lanis, came up to me with a small notebook and whispered in my ear:

"Sir, there's a call for you."

"Who's calling?"

"She is Miss Flora Lotito, the daughter of Mr. Staven, the Minister of Propaganda, who came to visit you with the Minister's wife."

Lanis explained quietly.

Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.

He remembered that he had indeed left a business card for the "second-generation official" girl.

"What does she want from me?"

"Ms. Fulla didn't explain on the phone. When she heard that you were not at home, she hung up the phone... But her tone seemed a little nervous, as if there was something urgent that she needed to talk to you about."

"Okay, I understand." Jilan nodded.

He thought about it and then waved to call the old butler Charles.

Old Charles walked over quickly, bowed and said:
"Master, what are your orders?"

"Go prepare some gifts, food or decorations, whatever you like. I need to visit some neighbors."

As Gillan spoke, he took out his wallet and handed old Charles a gold foil bill with a face value of "100".

Old Charles took the Caesar and said he understood.

As the chief steward of the Earl of Farhan's family, he had a lot of experience in this matter and was well aware of Minister Staven's preferences.

Old Charles also knows exactly what should and what should not be given as a gift for a first visit.

After getting the money, old Charles went out to purchase.

Around two o'clock in the afternoon, he drove back and walked into the apartment carrying several gift bags.

After receiving these carefully selected gifts, Jilan nodded with satisfaction.

The four gift bags contained gifts for the four members of the Staven family, all of which were things that satisfied their preferences.

Although it’s not expensive, it shows the thoughtfulness.

"Well done, Ciel," Gillan smiled.

"It's my honor to serve you, Master."

Old Charles said modestly.

Jilan chuckled, called the female secretary, walked out of the gate with the gift bag, and went straight to the right.

Number 10 Morales Street, located next to the detached apartment, is where Minister Staven lives.

The grounds of this apartment are well maintained, with healthy potted plants, lawns and trees, lush greenery and the fragrance of flowers.

Gillan rang the doorbell.

Ding dong.

Ding dong.

Soon, a plump middle-aged maid came hurriedly, holding up her skirt.

"Foreign Minister Gillan Iros!"

I don’t know if it was because of Staven’s wife, but Mrs. Norma had intentionally instructed the maid to recognize Gillan.

She looked surprised and quickly greeted him respectfully and bowed.

"I finally have some free time, so I came to visit you."

Gillan smiled through the wrought iron gate.

The maid apologized nervously, then turned back to report. Soon, Mrs. Norma, dressed elegantly in a pale yellow dress, came to greet them in person, following the maid.

The courtyard door opens.

Mrs. Norma said enthusiastically:
"Welcome! Today is such a lucky day to have such a distinguished guest."

She held out her hand affectionately, and Gillan took it tactfully, kissing her knuckles.

Afterwards, led by his wife, they walked into the apartment together.

As soon as he entered, Jillian saw two young people, a man and a woman, coming down from upstairs. They were the second son and third daughter of the Minister of Propaganda, Cordel and Fulla.

Seeing Gillan coming, Cordell's expression was surprised, but soon he changed into a respectful and polite attitude, standing on the stairs and bowing to Gillan.

As for his sister beside him, her expression was much more colorful.

Gillan saw a hint of surprise on the girl's slightly sickly pale face.

At the same time, through his spiritual vision, he also captured the girl's spiritual outline as dim and even damaged.

'Curse? Huh... Interesting.'

Ji Lan secretly thought.

(End of this chapter)