Chapter 168: The seal, is it about to be opened?

First, pour in the Wild Dragon Snake blood; not much is needed, a few bottles will suffice. The little girl's constitution cannot take too much; giving too much at once could be problematic if she can't bear it.

Chen Chuyang didn't want to see Shang Hongxue's body collapse, nor did he want any accidents; for the first time, he had to proceed steadily, not rush.

After the Wild Dragon Snake blood is poured in, various spiritual medicines are added, first melted, then added step by step.

The alchemy furnace is opened, flames burning; inside, Shang Hongxue can initially endure, no scream yet. After all materials are added, the lid is closed, all formations inside the furnace activate, and the smelting begins.

"Little girl, you must hold on; what comes next will be very painful."

After a sound transmission reminder, Chen Chuyang began to activate the alchemy furnace, all formations engaged.

He raised his true qi; the furnace immediately began to burn, hot vapor rising from the whole furnace, pill fire burning both outside and inside, a double burn, and he did not hold back because it was Shang Hongxue—when it was time to burn, he burned.

He controlled the force and temperature well; the first step was to go slow, this was not yet a full burn and melt.

"Ah."

A scream soon sounded; Chen Chuyang nodded in satisfaction: "That's the right reaction, little girl, endure, it won't be that fast."

This burn will take at least a day, also depending on how well Shang Hongxue's body absorbs; if absorption is good and quick, perhaps a day won't be needed.

In short, whether you can come out quickly depends on yourself.

After doing all that, Chen Chuyang sat down, watching the furnace before him, continuously feeding true qi; the rest didn't require him to keep sending true qi, just maintaining the pill fire's temperature.

His spiritual sense remained locked on the little girl, protecting her; Shang Hongxue inside the furnace was wrapped in Wild Dragon Snake blood, those liquids merging with the blood, enveloping her to form a cocoon; the flames burned that cocoon first, then her.

At first, Shang Hongxue felt nothing; these flames were neither painful nor itchy.

Soon, she regretted it.

Those flames grew ever hotter, the heat burning her to the point she could hardly breathe.

Her body trembled incessantly; as the flames burned more fiercely, her small frame became increasingly unable to endure.

In less than half an hour, her body had turned copper-red.

The Wild Dragon Snake blood entered her body, constantly merging and changing; the blood was full of violence and ferocity, unstoppable, the internal and external double impact made her suffer immensely.

Shang Hongxue thought she could endure; she gritted her teeth and endured, not letting herself make a sound, nor let herself… suffer.

She really was suffering, but…

Inside the furnace, immense pressure, the pain from flames, the Wild Dragon Snake blood continually striking her body, meridians rupturing, vessels splitting, bones and muscles also being struck, wounds appearing one after another, blood continually welling out.

Wounds appeared, every part of her body changing; this transformation, this torment, was like torture.

The liquids repaired the wounds; once healed, another gap would appear, the whole body cyclically breaking open.

After her whole body went through a cycle, Shang Hongxue felt completely numb.

"Hiss."

"So painful."

"Damn it."

Unable to stop cursing, she finally understood why her elder brother Chen Chusheng had shouted for help—it was truly painful.

As time went on, the pain grew worse.

Not long had passed, and that pain had doubled; she felt she might not be able to bear it.

"Ah."

Finally, she cried out; the wail echoed.

This naturally drew others' attention; elder brother Chen Chusheng immediately came to Chen Chuyang's side, saw the familiar alchemy furnace, the furnace that was burning, the scream came from inside—no need to look, he knew it was that girl Shang Hongxue.

At that moment, Chen Chusheng couldn't hold back his smile, he laughed unkindly.

"Hahaha, finally it's your turn, Shang Hongxue, how do you feel? Isn't it great?"

He mocked her without giving face, his voice loud enough that Shang Hongxue inside heard it.

Chen Chusheng recalled his own miserable appearance, having been mocked countless times by Shang Hongxue; each time, that girl mocked his cries for help, though embarrassing, Chen Chusheng could not refute.

This time, it was finally her turn; the tides of fortune had turned.

This woman finally experienced her own misery; Chen Chusheng felt delighted inside.

All her suffering and grievance were released at this moment.

"Shang Hongxue, you must persevere; you can't quit halfway."

At this point, shouting for help is useless; no one can save you.

He and his younger brother won't let her out; they can't let all previous effort go to waste.

"Younger brother, you're a ruthless person."

Even his future daughter-in-law dared to treat her this way; the younger brother is truly ruthless—in this regard he far surpasses him and his father Chen Yuan; that is what a real man is.

Chen Chusheng had never admired anyone else in his life; his younger brother Chen Chuyang was the first, and he is willing to call him the strongest man of Longshe Cheng.

Truly a ruthless person.

This alone is enough for Chen Chusheng to learn for a lifetime.

Chen Chuyang didn't know how to answer his elder brother; this wasn't something he wanted to do, but had to—Shang Hongxue's body was special, it needed awakening; otherwise, her body would continually drain her energy, and when her true qi and various energy supplies were insufficient, it would consume her lifespan, causing her to die early.

If nothing were done, or if they just kept supplying spiritual medicines, it wouldn't last long—at most a dozen years, and that's the most optimistic scenario; if the Cultivation body had an anomaly, Shang Hongxue would suffer.

For Shang Hongxue's body, to awaken her, this must be done.

It's all pain; why not suffer earlier?

Resolving it early is better than anything.

Liu Yuer and her daughter also came up; it was their first time seeing the alchemy furnace, or rather, first time seeing this procedure.

Zhang Nongqian blinked, gazing at that huge alchemy furnace; hearing Shang Hongxue's older sister's wail from inside, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken, hiding behind her mother Liu Yuer's back, not daring to make a sound.

In her small eyes, only fear.

She clenched her fists, worried about Shang Hongxue's older sister inside the furnace.

Liu Yuer was also very worried; she didn't go down, but sat aside, waiting.

Listening to Chen Chuyang and his brother's conversation, her heart also settled down; at least, Shang Hongxue will not be in danger.

Chen Chuyang wasn't trying to refine Shang Hongxue, nor to kill her; the two of them had worried for nothing.

Liu Yuer held her daughter's hand, nodded at her, indicating that she was fine and didn't need to think too much.

Zhang Nongqian was still worried, her small eyes fixed on the continuously burning Alchemy Furnace; wave after wave of heat hit them, they could hardly bear it—what kind of peril was Shang Hongxue enduring inside? She wouldn't die, would she?

"This is just one part of cultivation; it's fine."

"You don't need to worry about her; I'm here."

Chen Chuyang saw their worry and explained briefly.

Chen Chusheng laughed, "Don't worry, it's fine—I've entered this Alchemy Furnace several times and am still doing well; not just anyone can enter it, only we can."

Each time one enters, the body changes; that is a transformation of one's foundation—such an improvement is what countless people dream of.

Some people, in order to break through, do not hesitate to slaughter towns and kill a hundred thousand; compared to that, this minor pain is nothing to worry about.