Chapter 70: Those with Virtue Shall Possess It

In a sudden moment, the silent, massive furnace seemed to turn into a tentacle monster. Flames flew out, dragging the terrified little ox-horse and swallowing it into its belly. The motorcycle could no longer be seen, and one could only hear the constant beeping sound through the furnace.

Brother Ji Jue, it’s bad!

Xiao An was also shocked, instinctively wanting to shout: Master Little Ox-Horse has been eaten by the furnace monster!

But Ji Jue remained calm. In the communication and sensing of the mechanical descent, all the operating conditions of the furnace were within his perception and control.

No, it was almost as if he were controlling it himself.

The furnace, the guest became the host!

This furnace, which had experienced who knows how many years of time and refined who knows how many blessings and Supreme Virtues, was now reversing the supply of ability, pulling Ji Jue into its control instead.

It was as if it were pulling his hand, pressing his palm onto the operating lever and workbench, guiding him step by step, showing him hastily and straightforwardly, longing for him to remember it firmly.

【Wild Ruins】, 【Transformation】, 【Ember】...

The spiritual quality originating from Ji Jue operated in the furnace, splitting into nine, triggering successive qualitative changes under the interference of the three Supreme Virtue emblems like a chain reaction, and then, after fusing with each other according to an inexplicable order, it revealed a silver-white phantom light that Ji Jue had never seen before, all of which merged into the little ox-horse’s massive body.

And then, an unprecedentedly high-pitched horn sound rang out from the furnace, muffled through the heavy obstruction.

But in Ji Jue’s perception, the little ox-horse’s form seemed to melt, rapidly losing its original appearance. In astonishment, he wanted to stop, but the furnace forcibly dragged him, urging him to continue, telling him that what followed was the real point.

As if dissolving, the little ox-horse’s massive body seemed to melt into a ball in an instant. It defied gravity, suspended above the flames, and then... the pitch-black thick smoke and a large amount of impurities were forcibly removed amidst the rough vibration of spiritual quality!

In just a snap of a finger, a large amount of impurities and messy interference objects that even Professor Ye was almost helpless about were screened out by seven or eight out of ten.

Seven or eight bolts that had long since broken and rusted, a handful of aged and broken gaskets, two bent crankshafts, and even more than half of a hood and two valves scraped from who knows which car...

The moment they fell, they were burned into smoke and disappeared.

Ji Jue stared blankly.

He checked every day and didn't know that the little ox-horse’s belly had hidden so many messy things.

But immediately after, what was screened out in the second pass were substances like smoky crystals, iron plates as sharp as bone spurs, and scarlet worms that kept wriggling as if they were alive...

That was the degenerate impurity within the blessing the little ox-horse had swallowed, and there was even the dross from the dragon blood!

Just like throwing wet clothes into a spin dryer, irrelevant things were thrown out rapidly—after breaking the old form constraints of matter, with operations that Ji Jue couldn't understand at all, in an instant, all interference objects were thoroughly and straightforwardly removed!

Among the four elements of alchemy, this is 【Purification】, which had already reached its peak four hundred years ago!

And when the liquefied little ox-horse extended again, expanded, read the material properties and traces of the past, and returned to its original state, even if Ji Jue was stupid, he could guess what the furnace was hand-in-hand guiding him to practice, learn, and understand.

Sage Mercury’s unique skill.

——【Fluid Alchemy】!

Even if Ji Jue didn't understand eight out of ten, even if the only part Ji Jue could learn was the introductory operation, the furnace still exposed this inheritance unique to the Sage without reservation!

He forgot to breathe.

He tried his best to remember the hand feel and operation at this moment, trying to capture more ways of application, leaving more memory and hand feel. But it was too fast.

The energy remaining in the furnace, the time they had left, was not much.

In less than ten seconds, when the furnace door opened again, a scorching wind rushed toward his face. In the spreading thick smoke, a pitch-black motorcycle slowly drove out.

The dazed headlights flickered, still confused, not knowing what had happened.

Its form had shrunk slightly compared to before, but the spiritual quality fluctuation lingering on it seemed like flames, rising at all times, waiting to erupt at any time.

Countless spiritual quality circuits were inscribed on the mechanism beneath the armor, sixteen Supreme Virtue emblems were scattered in every key corner of the whole body, and the rune sequence guiding the power of blessings spread from the engine to the whole body.

Completely, as if reborn!

Even if it was like an empty shell compared to other alchemical products at this moment—except for the original dragon blood, it had nothing—it still left space for Ji Jue’s subsequent modifications and loading. Everything was even inscribed on it in the way of fluid alchemy, so that when Ji Jue continued to study downward, he could reverse-engineer it through research...

If it weren't for the fact that the blessing cage connected to the furnace was already empty and there were no blessings to use, it would probably have directly filled all the slots on the little ox-horse with Mercury’s legacy blessings.

And besides that, what was even more eye-catching... was the huge transformation ushered in after purification!

Ji Jue froze for a moment, then froze again, his eyes widening.

Unbelievable.

Why was it two wheels before entering, and it became three after coming out?!

It turned from an original pedal scooter into a tricycle?!

The cargo capacity was greatly improved!

No, is this evolution tree normal?

But the little ox-horse seemed to have no discomfort at all, as if it were born like this, skillfully operating the extra wheel, twisting and turning in front of Ji Jue, excitedly making beeping sounds.

Fluid alchemy is a technique that breaks the shackles of matter and form, making the external form closer to the essence.

Ignoring the expansion of material properties, it tends more toward the internal, resulting in the defect of high requirements for the quality of the material itself, but at the same time, the way of adjusting the external based on the internal essence of the result also ensures an absolute yield rate. And its potential in the path of purification has also been exerted to a terrifying degree.

And the little ox-horse’s transformation today was just the dragon blood, after experiencing purification, thoroughly digesting the materials Ji Jue fed it, and then showing the changes on its own.

【This is fluid alchemy】

The furnace transmitted a tired sigh, 【If some inheritance can be left behind, my master might be able to find some comfort.】

"..."Thank you."

Feeling the wonderful realization that had not yet completely dissipated, Ji Jue sighed after coming back to his senses: "Is there anything I can do for you?"

【Never expected that there would be a chance to reignite before being abandoned.】

That bit of dim fire light rose, trembling, dying, 【I am satisfied, nothing else, just... my master’s actions in the past became increasingly extreme, deviating from the Ember path, leading to this end.

As a creation, I truly cannot bear to see the workshop sink like this.】

It hesitated, but ultimately didn't say anything more, just smiled self-deprecatingly: 【If there is still a chance... please show mercy to us again.】

Just like that, the flame light extinguished silently.

Never to be seen again.

Only a sigh like a hallucination echoed in the wind.

So many years of old times, everyone, goodbye.

Right before Ji Jue’s eyes, the furnace vibrated slightly and collapsed in the breeze, turning into dust. Starry flashes emerged, rising and gathering.

It fell into Ji Jue’s hand.

But after witnessing the furnace’s final contribution, Ji Jue no longer had the joy and excitement he had just now.

He didn't even have time to mourn for it.

Ignoring the hunger and urgency coming from his soul, Ji Jue had no time to absorb it, and could only carefully gather them with spiritual quality to ensure they wouldn't dissipate.

He flew up, jumped onto the vehicle nimbly, ensured Xiao An was seated, and started running wildly outward!

Because, if he didn't run, it would really be too late!

Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click!

Intense friction sounds erupted from the void, like the hull of a submarine rapidly cracking in the deep sea.

The Ghostwork Sphere’s countdown was nearing its end, and the faint light originally supporting the abandoned workshop was rapidly dissipating...

【11——10——9——8——】

Accompanied by the countdown from the Ghostwork Sphere, the little ox-horse galloped on the uneven steps, instantly soaring to over two hundred yards, even more exaggerated than before.

It went directly down along the tower body inside the bell tower!

In just a few snaps of a finger, it had landed on the ground, leaving only three charred tire marks.

The Ghostwork Sphere gathered again from Ji Jue’s hand, and a faint light flew out, landing on the portal they had entered before, instantly swallowing them and closing again.

And at that moment, the entire bell tower erupted with a loud noise like never before.

Thunder shook!

A flash of light suddenly descended from the sky, instantly penetrating into the bell tower. The purification instruction from the defense sequence brought a supreme punishment even greater than fire and lightning.

The square was in turmoil, and from the bell tower, cracks spread out, and countless bricks and stones flew.

And amidst the siege of the Homecoming Knights, the giant, which was already riddled with holes but still fighting fiercely, suddenly paused and knelt on the ground.

No more power.

The change for a moment made everyone freeze, and then they looked around even more vigilantly, alert for any signs of abnormality, preventing ambushes.

And it was this glance that allowed Lou Feng to see the figure at the street corner in the distance that made him instantly turn red with anger.

"——Ji Jue!!!"

Not far from the square, that damn guy, who knows when, had already touched his way here!

And, after being discovered, he actually wanted to turn around and run?!

"Damn..."

On the back of the little ox-horse, Ji Jue, who was preparing to run away, paused, turned his head with difficulty, and squeezed out an awkward smile: "Oh, isn't this Brother Lou? What a coincidence."

All the Homecoming Knights raised their spears in unison, aiming at Ji Jue’s face from afar.

"It seems Mr. Ji’s sense of smell is very keen." Lou Feng said coldly: "Running so close rashly, could it be that you want to fish in troubled waters?"

"That’s impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Ji Jue shook his head violently, shouting loudly.

How could he want to fish in troubled waters? I’ve already finished fishing, damn it! This is all thanks to the hatred you helped me pull, Brother Lou!

Filled with joy and gratitude, he tried his best to restrain himself from laughing out loud, but when he looked at Lou Feng, he no longer had the awkwardness he once had.

The more he looked, the more he liked it, the more he looked, the more satisfied he was.

It was like looking at a godson.

Revealing a kind of kindness that made Lou Feng’s scalp tingle.

He took a step back: "Take him—"

"Brother Lou, wait!"

Ji Jue raised his hand, stared, and shouted: "As the saying goes, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, divine artifacts and heavy objects, those with virtue shall possess them! With my mere firefly light, how dare I compete with Brother Lou?"

"It was my ignorance before, how could I make the same mistake again?"

"Brother Ji Jue..."

The bewildered Xiao An reached out and pulled his clothes, wanting to tell him that he was stepping on his foot, but was interrupted by Ji Jue waving his hand, "Don't say anything!"

"We’re withdrawing!"

Ji Jue squeezed the sound from between his teeth, as if restraining the emotion and wailing about to gush out, gritting his teeth: "This workshop, I’ll leave it to Brother Lou!"

After saying that, he kicked the little ox-horse.

The little ox-horse backed up a section, backed up another section, and then after backing up a large section rapidly, suddenly made a U-turn and ran wildly toward the distance.

Just like that, it disappeared.

"Ran away?"

Even Slan couldn't believe it. He looked up at the sky, a shooting star rose, instantly overlooking most of the town, confirming that Ji Jue and the others had already run far away.

Originally, they were all prepared for another bitter battle.

But Ji Jue didn't even dare to probe, not clashing with them at all?

"Hmph!"

Lou Feng snorted coldly. Actually, there were several times he wanted to order the Homecoming Knights to take Ji Jue down immediately. But considering that everyone had just fought a big battle, and he didn't know what other trump cards Master Ye had hidden on him, he ultimately chose a safer way.

Since Ji Jue left sensibly, he couldn't bite and not let go.

But suddenly, he looked at the direction Ji Jue and the others left, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat: Wait, how did he know there was a work...

Lou Feng turned his head violently and looked at the wide-open bell tower.

His eyes widened.

No longer caring about following the steps and being steady, he rushed in straight.

And then, he saw... the familiar tire marks in the ashes, as if they were printed on his heart, making his heart suddenly cold.

And when he climbed the stairs panting and finally saw the half-fallen broken door, and the workshop ruins that were full of mess and only ashes left, he couldn't help but feel his eyes go black.

What rang through the sky of the entire Rift Realm was an indescribable angry scream!

So heartbreaking.

"——Ji Jue!!!!"

Ah, it’s the end of the month, asking for monthly tickets~