Chapter 1: The Seven-Colored Dragon Boat, Azure Pearl...

  "Those who can be inside the Shu Mountain Tian Zhu Peak should only be people from Shu Mountain, but this person is dressed strangely and looks ominous and terrifying. He calls Dan Ling Sheng an old ghost, but he doesn't seem to be a member of the Shu Mountain sect at all. Looking at his expression, it seems that he also has no good intentions."

  A thought suddenly flashed through Luo Bei's mind.

  "Who are you?"

  Luobei's body tensed up involuntarily as he asked this suddenly appearing black-robed stranger.

  "Who am I?" The black-robed stranger suddenly burst into a loud, eerie laughter. "I am who I am, and that old ghost Dan Ling Sheng is the clearest about it. The scar on his face was left by my Five Poisonous Thunderbolt Arrow."

  "This man is absolutely not a good person! He must be up to something!"

  Luobei heard this and his body hair stood on end, without any hesitation, Luobei bit down on the tip of his own right index finger.

  Luobei's actions can be said to be extremely brave and decisive.

  Relying on intuition, Luo Bei knew that this person was absolutely not something he could handle, so without any hesitation, he immediately released the Flying Flame Talisman.

  "Blazing Emblem?"

  But the black-robed stranger with a white bone mask only let out a cold laugh, and a greenish-green line shot into Luobei in an instant. Luobei felt a chill in his chest, and his whole body stiffened, unable to move.

  "Although young, you're quick to seize the opportunity. If I had acted a bit slower, it would have been quite troublesome." The black-robed stranger took two steps forward, his green-glowing eyes fixed intently on Luo Bei for a moment.

  "Who are you?" Luo Bei called out in a loud voice, although his body was unable to move.

  "Exceptional innate talent, able to remain calm in the face of change, truly a good foundation. Unfortunately, he became a disciple of Shu Mountain." The black-robed stranger's gaze suddenly shifted from Luo Bei's body to the cloth bag hanging at his waist. "I might as well tell you, I am Liu Yu from the North Gate of Ji Wang Mountain."

  "Expecting the northern gate of Mount Heng, is it you?" Luobei looked at the black-robed stranger and asked: "You have been lurking in the mountains of Shu, and now you've got me trapped. What do you want to do?"

  The man in black, Luoyu, did not respond to Luobei's words for a moment. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the cloth bag at Luobei's waist, opening it. "Zhu Yu Cao, Ci Tong, Bi Li Guo, Li Dan Mu, Xi Shan Ye" - he reported all the names of the medicinal herbs in Luobei's cloth bag one by one. After reporting these names, Luoyu finally looked up at Luobei, his eyes flashing with cold light. "I came to this Shu Mountain only for revenge."

  "Revenge? Revenge for what?"

  "What revenge?" Luoyu, shrouded in a black robe, sneered coldly, "Danling annihilated my North Yin Gate, killing over 100 of us, leaving only me alive. What revenge do you think I should seek?"

  "Are you planning to kill some Shu Shan disciples for revenge?"

  "I have always been clear about my grudges, I am at odds with the Northern Gate and Shu Mountain, and I have a feud with Dan Ling Sheng. However, I cannot deal with you who are just entering the door and not even considered a formal disciple of Shu Mountain. The one I need to deal with is only Dan Ling Sheng alone." Lu Yu looked at Luo Bei, "I let you move freely, don't make any rash moves."

  As soon as the words fell, Luobei only felt a little numbness in his hands and feet, and he could move.

  Before he could speak, Lu Yu suddenly gave Luo Bei a cold glance. "Did Dan Ling Sheng ever tell you why you were collecting these herbs?"

  Luobei shook his head.

  He really doesn't know.

  "Let me tell you then." Lu Yu grabbed the five herbs, including Zhu Yu Cao, in his left hand and continuously cast seals with his right. Between him and Luo Bei, a three-foot-diameter fireball suddenly appeared out of thin air, white with a hint of blue, emitting an astonishing amount of heat. Luo Bei felt as if his hair was being scorched and involuntarily took two steps back, only then did the intense burning sensation slightly subside.

  Lu Yu's left hand moved in a flash, and one by one, he threw the five herbs including Danmu wood into the fireball floating in front of him and Luo Bei. The poisonous arrow orchid with dark green leaves and black flowers in his right hand also flew into the fireball.

  "Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Pffft!"

  Six kinds of herbs, each one thrown in, instantly vaporized into clusters of different colors, but what's astonishing is that the white and pale blue flame seemed to have an invisible force binding it, these six clusters of different colors couldn't disperse, they were entwined within the flames, slowly merging.

  "This is the method you Shu Mountain disciples learned from Emei Sect in the past. When you were building your foundation and cultivating, you relied on the foundation fist technique to temper your tendons and bones, and then used elixirs as a supplement to speed up your progress. The herbs you found yourselves are for refining auxiliary elixirs. The process of finding elixirs can grind and polish your mind and willpower, and the refined elixirs also have an auxiliary effect, which is indeed killing two birds with one stone."

  "With these five herbs, plus the slightly rare poisonous arrow orchid, when combined and refined, a Purple Palace Pill can be produced. Taking it will allow one to go without food for three days, promote circulation and remove some of the body's pathogenic qi and impurities."

  Luoyu said, and Beibei saw that the six differently colored gas masses slowly condensed together, forming a fist-sized purple gel-like object in the fireball that constantly changed shape, getting smaller and more refined.

  "Without a dan furnace, can one still refine dan?" Luo Bei's face was involuntarily filled with an expression of surprise.

  "I, Bei Yinmen, specialize in the external alchemy of the Great Way. This technique of refining elixirs is naturally not something that can be compared to your Shu Mountain's methods." Lu Yu seemed to have seen through Luo Bei's thoughts and explained coldly, "However, my technique of suspending the furnace fire can only refine some simple medicinal pellets with straightforward recipes. The vast majority of medicinal pellets require specific conditions for temperature, time, and even the refining cauldron and utensils used to hold them, making it impossible to refine."

  "It turns out that refining elixirs also has such profound principles." Luo Bei was momentarily drawn in by Lu Yu's words and couldn't help but say this sentence.

  "External alchemy, internal alchemy, are just different methods, but in the end, they all lead to the same destination." Lu Yu looked at the purple gel-like substance that was slowly condensing into a pill and coldly smiled: "The principles of refining pills are naturally profound and complex. Take these few herbs as an example, if you lack even one type of Locking Dan Wood, the refined pill will have no effect whatsoever. If you lack this type of Poison Arrow Orchid, it cannot neutralize the medicinal properties of several tiger and wolf medicines, and after taking it, you will suffer from diarrhea, although not to the point of death, but a serious illness is unavoidable. Even when refining pills, if the order in which the herbs are added is different, it also has an enormous impact on the medicinal properties."

  Among the cold laughter, Luo Bei suddenly saw a blood-red strange flower in Lu Yu's hand.

  This blood-red flower is as big as a bowl, with seven petals, and near the center of the flower, it turns black, but the stamens are purple.

  The fragrance was rich and fragrant, but as soon as Luo Bei inhaled it into his nose, he felt a bit dizzy.

  "What kind of herb is this again?"

  "This is the Dan Du Hua." Lu Yu tossed this blood-red, rare flower into the fire as well. "This Dan Du Hua is a hundred times rarer than the Poison Arrow Orchid, and it's not easy to find one. This will make things easier for that old ghost, Dan Ling Sheng."

  "What does 'Bian Gui Dan Ling Sheng Shi Shu' mean?"

  Luobei suddenly felt that Luyou's words were laced with an underlying tone, and he immediately lifted his head, his gaze tightly fixed on Luyou.

  "Hahaha!" Lu Yu burst into crazy laughter, the crimson Dan toxin flower instantly vaporized, and the red gas merged into the purple gel-like substance, which turned into a dark reddish-purple color. "The six flavors of herbs that were refined are just ordinary Zi Gong Wan, but as long as this Dan toxin flower is added, the refined product becomes an extremely toxic poison that can kill ordinary people on contact. However, someone with Dalin's cultivation should be able to hold on for a moment. This extreme poison, I, Beishimen, have named it 'Extinction Dan Toxin'."

  In the midst of maniacal laughter, Luoye's left hand swiftly threw out a lump of white wax oil. As it reached the edge of the fireball, it melted instantly. At this moment, the dark purple-red glue ball had also solidified and shrunk to the size of a thumb, forming a dan medicine pellet. With a flick of his empty hands, the fireball vanished into thin air, and the dark purple dan medicine pellet fell perfectly into the white wax oil lump, sealing it tightly.

  "I deal with grudges clearly, Dan Ling's life and death are on my mind, I'll use the Northern Yin Gate's poisonous dan to take revenge on him." After just two incense sticks' time, Lu Yu had already completed the refinement of the dan medicine. He stared at Luo Bei, "I won't make things difficult for you either, just hand this dan medicine over to Dan Ling and say it's from an old friend."

  "Are you asking me to help you poison someone?" Luo Bei finally understood what Lu Yu was getting at and immediately shook his head heavily, "This is absolutely impossible!"

  "Have you thought it through?" Lu Yu's eyes flashed with a cold, green light, and the temperature around them seemed to drop by several degrees. "I've revealed my true intentions to you, so you should know what will happen if you refuse me. I also understand that you're a disciple of Mount Shu, but I won't let you do things for me for free."

  The right hand holding the white bone rosary slowly stretched out from the black robe, handing a volume of black leather scripture to Luobei's face. "This is my Beiyinmen's Beiyindan Scripture. It contains various methods for refining elixirs, from the most basic to the most profound. Your Shushan has 1,420 peaks, and just this Tiandu Peak alone has countless medicinal herbs. You can learn my scripture and start from scratch, refining elixirs on your own. Your Shushan cultivates internal alchemy, but external alchemy is far inferior to mine. If you cultivate the Shushan internal alchemy method while learning my scripture, and use the refined elixirs in your daily practice, combining internal and external cultivation, your progress will definitely be unparalleled in Shushan. I guarantee that no one among the Shushan disciples will surpass you!"

  The north of Luo is shocked and moved.

  This can be said to be a great temptation for anyone.

  If you don't agree with Lu Yu, there may be a fatal disaster right before your eyes!

  Seeing Luo Bei seemingly hesitant, Lu Yu's tone became even heavier as he said, "You'd better think it through clearly. You've just entered Shu Mountain, what does Dan Ling Sheng's life have to do with you? If you agree to me, as long as you hand over this dan poison to him, Shu Mountain will at most think that I'm bullying you and won't make things difficult for you. And if you obtain my dan jue, in the future when you become the number one person in Shu Mountain, the world will also be counted on one's fingers!"

  Lu Yu thought it was certain that Luo Bei would not refuse, but what made him tremble with fear was that he saw Luo Bei staring straight at him, shaking his head heavily in refusal, "This is absolutely impossible!"

  It cannot be denied that at that moment, Luo Bei also felt it was a great temptation and understood that it was a matter of life and death.

  But at this time, recalling in Luo Bei's mind, there was only one sentence from Yuan Tianyi, "I am a disciple of Luo Fu, and I must not go against my conscience!"

  Although he had only been in Shu Shan for a short time, asking Luo Bei to help poison one of his own masters was something that went against his nature and could never be done.

  "Have you really thought this through?!" Lu Yu took two steps forward, directly facing Luo Bei, and said in a cold tone, "You truly refuse to accept my terms and hand over the Extinction Dan poison to Dan Ling Sheng?"

  Luobei nodded fearlessly.

  A burst of laughter, a red spark shot into the air, exploding into dozens of dazzling rays of light.

  Looking at the sky and in that direction, Dan Ling was already born, ordering all disciples to return and gather.

  He glanced up at the ray of light, and then coldly lowered his eyelids. "Since that's the case, I won't let this pellet of medicine be wasted either. I'll give you one last choice: either take this pellet to Dan Ling Sheng or eat it yourself!"

  "I won't give this Danwan medicine to Master Dan Ling Sheng!" Luo Bei stared straight at Lu Yu, "Just by looking at how you act, it's clear that Master Dan Ling Sheng had a reason for annihilating your entire family. Even if you kill me today, Mount Shu will definitely avenge me!"

  Words ringing, spirit resounding!

  At this time, Luo Bei actually had a few points of Yu Tianyi's proud aura!

  Luo Fu has never had rules for negotiating with others!

  "Good! Good! Good!"

  Luoyu, shrouded in black robes, said three goods in a row, then he raised his hand, grabbed Luobei with one hand, and Luobei stiffened all over, unable to move. Then he took the absolute poison pill he had refined and stuffed it into Luobei's mouth!

  The wax shell shattered as soon as the pill entered his mouth.

  The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, and Luobei only felt a fiery hot line rushing down his throat to his abdomen in an instant.

  A loud roar, as if a fire had burst open inside Luobei's body. Along with an uncontrollable scream, a purple-black air mass spewed out of Luobei's mouth. The medicinal power that was frantically surging through his meridians instantly knocked him unconscious.