Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

Ji Boying: ???!!!

"What the hell are you doing, Woni Ma!"

Ji Boying looked at the fire spirit in his dantian, which seemed to be somewhat unsatisfied. His blood pressure instantly skyrocketed, almost causing him to go berserk on the spot.

Fire Spirit: (っw?c)

"Selling cute won't work for you!"

"Since you're a first-time offender, and I'm busy refining my inner core, I won't bother with you this time. Get out of my sight!"

Ji Boying angrily pulled the fire spirit out of his dantian and threw it aside, then picked up the second jade bottle next to him.

"Fortunately, I left a backup plan earlier and exchanged for six bottles of essence fire."

Ji Boying murmured, then broke the seal.

Before long...

Another strand of fire emerged.

Buzz!

However, just as Ji Boying was about to absorb the fire, an extremely restless fire element from heaven and earth rushed towards him.

"What do you want?!"

Ji Boying looked up at the fire spirit he had thrown aside and said in a deep voice,

"I can only condense my core once in my life. If you dare to ruin it for me, I'll kill you directly!"

"Wuwu~"

The fire spirit let out a miserable whimper, but Ji Boying ignored it and directly guided the fire into his dantian.

The effect of refining the core with the Nine Revolutions Fire is best when the core is in its initial stage. If it is delayed, once the core takes shape, the success rate of refining becomes extremely low and it becomes a waste of effort.

With the previous warning, the fire spirit didn't cause any trouble this time. The Nine Revolutions Fire smoothly wrapped around the Gold Core.

Almost instantly, a flush of red appeared on Ji Boying's face.

Then, every inch of his body, from the skin to the meridians and bone marrow, felt as if it was being gnawed by fire ants. Besides the piercing pain, there was also a strong burning sensation.

Fortunately, Ji Boying had previous experience in this.

He forcibly stabilized his mind and continued to guide the essence fire to wrap around the core, using the alchemy method to refine it.

With each round of the fire wrapping around, shallow patterns began to appear on the surface of the Gold Core. At the same time, the pain Ji Boying felt became even more intense.

One round.

Two rounds.

Repeatedly...

Until after nine rounds, the pain Ji Boying felt was nine times stronger than before. Even the powerful Nascent Soul-level divine soul trembled slightly at this moment.

Fortunately...

The core patterns had completely condensed, and the refining was complete.

"Hoo--"

Ji Boying let out a long breath.

"The pain level of the first refining is still within an acceptable range."

"According to the introduction on the previous list, each core refining becomes more painful than the last, especially for high-quality cores..."

"Never mind, we've come this far. Even if it fails, it doesn't matter as long as I can control the degree and not blindly push myself, there won't be any serious consequences."

With this thought, Ji Boying picked up another jade bottle and broke the seal.

Just like before, he wrapped the fire around the core.

However...

As soon as he started this time, Ji Boying clearly felt some resistance, and the pain he felt in his body was much more intense than the first time.

Fortunately, he could still bear this level of pain!

On the other side...

The fire spirit, which Ji Boying had thrown aside, began to flicker as he started refining his core again.

It floated lightly towards Ji Boying, circled around him a few times, and finally stopped near the jade bottle containing the essence fire.

If the fire spirit had eyes, its gaze would definitely be fixed on those few jade bottles at this moment.

If the fire spirit had a face, its expression would definitely be greedy and conflicted...

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Wandao Trading Company, headquarters.

On top of a mountain peak in the Qishan Palace...

As a ripple spread through the void, a young girl in a green robe and silk skirt slowly walked out.

At this moment, two auras of Soul Formation level or higher suddenly emerged.

Not only that, among these Soul Formation level auras, there was also a presence that affected the laws of the world.

Buzz~

As the space distorted, a burly old man in a yellow robe suddenly appeared.

Behind him were two middle-aged cultivators with completely different figures and temperaments.

The one on the left was tall and strong like an old man, with a martial and resolute face, but also a hint of simplicity.

As for the one on the right, although not short in height, he was extremely thin, with a scruffy face full of stubble, always wearing a tired and lewd expression.

"Greetings, Grandfather, Father, Second Uncle!"

The young girl, Tong Feier, took a step forward, a mischievous smile appearing on her gentle face as she bowed to the three in front of her.

"Not bad, not bad. Little Feier only took nine months to come out of the Still Mountain. You're stronger than your Second Uncle!"

The scruffy and crude man, looking at his gentle and beautiful little niece, grinned.

"Stronger than me? Do you even have the right to compare yourself to Feier with your current state?"

The old man snorted coldly, a face full of disdain.

However...

When he looked at Tong Feier, his originally majestic face instantly became kind and amiable, filled with smiles.

"Are you tired from entering the Still Mountain this time? Do you need to rest?"

"No, Feier wants to go to the Ten Thousand Dao Tower first."

"Just the Ten Thousand Dao Tower?"

The old man's tone sounded somewhat surprised, and he quickly said:

"You just came back from the Still Mountain, and your formation path has made a breakthrough. It needs to be consolidated. There's no need to rush to the Ten Thousand Dao Tower for ranking."

The young girl shook her head slightly and said softly:

"Feier is going to the Ten Thousand Dao Tower not for ranking, but to consolidate the insights gained from this trip to the Still Mountain."

"That's right, that's right! Putting what you've learned into practice is the best way to consolidate your gains!"

The Second Uncle said with a smile.

"Shut up!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the old man's scolding followed closely.

"Do you have the right to speak here? Instead of embarrassing yourself here, why don't you take on more tasks and contribute to the rankings?"

"Father, I'm already fifteenth on the contribution rankings, several thousand contributions more than the sixteenth. Even if he wants to catch up, it will take him at least a year or two. It won't delay us for a while."

"Hmph! You dare to talk back?"

Upon hearing his second son's words, the old man immediately puffed up his beard and glared:

"Don't you know how you compare to those ahead of you?"

"Yes, yes, I can't compare to them. I'll listen to you. I'll compare resources with the Thunder Hall and strength with the Sword Forest Hall."

The simple-minded man beside him couldn't help but add a few more laughs to his resolute and martial face.

"What are you laughing at? You're the same!"

The girl looked at her scolded Second Uncle and father, unable to help but giggle.

After a while, she playfully said to the old man:

"Grandfather, there are only two months left until the ranking is settled. Feier will go to the Ten Thousand Dao Tower first."

Without waiting for the old man to say anything else, she casually waved her hand, and several streams of light flew out.

The next moment...

The graceful figure had already disappeared from the original spot.

The scruffy man rubbed his chin, his brows slightly furrowed:

"Just now, Feier... Did she set up a simple version of a teleportation array?"

"I don't understand formations, so I can't tell."

The simple-minded man said honestly.

Immediately, the two of them turned their gaze to the old man.

"What are you looking at me for? Your father only knows Body Refining and weapon refining!"

Scruffy man: (;￢＿￢)

Simple-minded man: (；￣д￣)