765 An Accident, Wrong Judgement! (1/2)
”Hehe, Great Elder Ying makes sense, the selection of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain Leader should be discussed at a later date, let's first refine this little punk!”
Sixth Elder was indeed witty. Naturally he could feel the surrounding anger, thus he chose to take a step back.
”Still need to discuss? As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a leader, a sect cannot be without a leader. If Nine Pinnacles Mountain were to allow a Sixth Elder from Yin Yang Hall to decide, then why not just let him be the leader then.” Fang Zhengzhi seemed to have not felt the anger around him, and proceeded to continue.
”This fellow is spouting nonsense!”
”What is he treating Nine Pinnacles Mountain as?”
”How disgusting!”
The disciples could not help but scold out loud.
”Fang Zhengzhi, you are really trying to provocate the relationship between Yin Yang Hall and Nine Pinnacles Mountain, stop dreaming!” Sixth Elder's face turned blushed red, and it was obvious that he was unable to vent the anger in his heart.
”What provocating? I'm only stating the facts, isn't it stronger if both houses come together and form an alliance? Yes, maybe Dao Xin can be the new leader?” Fang Zhengzhi continued.
”Shut up!”
”Talking about Dao Xin, there's something that I always don't understand, what's her relationship with Dao Hun? Father and daughter? You guys call her Second Hallmaster, they should not be father and daughter then? Or are they siblings? Doesn't seem like….. Is she his mistress, wait, Dao Hun is not that type of person?
”Little punk, you're looking for death!” Sixth Elder could no longer contain his anger, and he leapt onto the volcanic rock, before choking Fang Zhengzhi's throat with one hand.
”Sixth Elder please calm down, if you were to kill him now, we cannot retrieve the herbal effects from his bloodstream. Furthermore, the difference between an alive and a dead person when refining herbs is very huge!” Great Elder Ying Yu shook his head in frustration, as he was angry too, but he understood that they cannot kill him now.
”Don't worry Great Elder Ying, I will not cross the line, I was just angry for a moment.” Sixth Elder's body quivered a little, before releasing his grip on Fang Zhengzhi's throat.
”Dao Xin and Dao Hun really don't have something going on?” A smile flashed across Fang Zhengzhi's face after his throat was released from the grip.
”Little punk, you die!” Sixth Elder did not wait for Fang Zhengzhi to continue speaking, and he raised him in the air, before throwing him into the middle three legged black cauldron.
Middle Stream Cauldron, the centre of the nine cauldrons!
It was manufactured from the black metals, and it had a long history of having being passed down from generations after generations.
The interior of the cauldron was huge, and its carvings were detailed.
”Dong!” A sound could be heard.
Fang Zhengzhi entered the cauldron, causing the disciples to feel bewildered. Subsequently, they erupted into cheers.
”Finally thrown in!”
”See how this punk can continue to cause trouble!”
”Too infuriating!”
The Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples were discussing among themselves.
But Great Elder Ying Yu's expression did not seem too pleased, as he had initially thought of setting up a grand ceremony, before finally putting Fang Zhengzhi in the Middle Stream Cauldron.
However, since Sixth Elder had already begun, naturally there was nothing else for him to say.
Afterall, it was just a minor procedural issue. Whether they should throw him in at the beginning or at the end did not matter too much, but from this action, he could tell that Sixth Elder did not view himself as a stranger. He might even harbour thoughts of becoming the leader himself.
Great Elder Ying Yu did not question Sixth Elder, because it was not the time to squabble with Yin Yang hall. Furthermore, the latter had just given him a clear signal.
To support him to take on the role as the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain!
”Okay, now the alchemy ceremony will officially begin!” Great Elder Ying Yu gestured his hand, and nine disciples rushed up the volcanic rock immediately.
A gigantic lid covered the Middle Stream Cauldron.
…..
After being throw into the cauldron, Fang Zhengzhi's head collided with the bottom of the cauldron. It was needless to say that it was painful, but obviously, this was not the most important point. More importantly, after being thrown into the Middle Stream Cauldron, he was covered by a gigantic lid.
His entire world was only left with darkness.
”Crap….. I'm really going to be grilled?” Fang Zhengzhi retracted his smile. The reason for him provoking Sixth Elder, was purely to pick on the relationship between Yin Yang Hall and Nine Pinnacles Mountain.
Afterall, he was not so naive to believe that his nonsensical words were enough to incite violence between the two houses, and that he would have the opportunity to escape.
He did that because…..
He was hoping that he would be able to enter the cauldron with his clothes on.
Or so to say, he needed Sixth Elder to be furious, to the point where he wanted him dead. That way, he would then have the opportunity to bring ”The Vast World” along with him into the Middle Stream Cauldron.
And it seemed like his plan had worked.
However, there was a little miscalculation. The Vast World was brought in with him, but the chains that wrapped around his body were not unshackled.
The process of alchemy does not require to unshackle the chains?
What logic!
Fang Zhengzhi felt a little speechless, as a new problem had presented itself.
How could he escape with his body tied up?
Just when he was thinking about this problem, he felt heat emitting from the bottom of the cauldron, and it was slowly increasing in temperature.
Of course, this was incomplete. Some herbal plants were being thrown in from the top of the lid, including a basin of ”Rootless Water”.
”Are they cooking vegetables?” Fang Zhengzhi finally experienced what is was like for a human to be refined into a herb, it was just like being steamed alive.
However, it was impossible for such heat to kill him.
Afterall…..