Chapter 364

"Even if I have no intention to offend you, I will absolutely not allow anyone to step into my pill refining room."

Long robed old man's lips curled into a sinister arc, "Either you scram and leave the magical beast behind, or both of you and the magical beast, stay behind."

Looked like this old man had his eyes on her Xi Jue.

Ye Qing Luo's slender brows creased slightly, feeling helpless that she had fallen into this secret room and was thrown by the old man, causing her internal injury to relapse and now she couldn't even teleport.

Otherwise, she could still make use of this skill to escape from this place.

Since she couldn't escape, she couldn't possibly leave Xi Jue behind and leave alone.

It was because Xi Jue's mother believed in her, believed in her ability that she passed her precious son to her, to let him grow up together with her.

She absolutely could not let down Xi Jue's mother's trust.

More importantly, she, Ye Qing Luo, didn't have the habit of using her companion to exchange for her own life.

Seeing Ye Qing Luo not moving, the old man's sinister eyes flashed past a sly sneer.

That withered skinny fingers turned into a claw once again as his feet moved, his speed was so fast that Ye Qing Luo couldn't catch him at all.

She only felt a gust of murderous cold wind blowing towards her. Something flashed in front of Ye Qing Luo and the target was still Xi Jue!

Her breathing tightened as her right hand suddenly raised up and a feather fan opened up, sweeping a gust of strong wind.

"Ding — —"

A crisp sound was heard as the old man's five claws crashed directly onto the feather fan.

That strong force made Ye Qing Luo's arm feel numb and pain.

The feather fan in her hand fell onto the ground.

Her uninjured hand had already lost all feeling as it lay stiffly by her side.

However, Ye Qing Luo's expression didn't show any signs of fear.

Her face was as pale as before but her gaze was like a torch, filled with unyielding determination, "It is my companion, not a pill refining ingredient."

Xi Jue gave a low growl as its huge beast head rubbed against Ye Qing Luo's face.

Its head was the size of half of Ye Qing Luo's body.

This rubbing made Ye Qing Luo wrapped up tightly by Xi Jue, not revealing any part of her.

It turned its head and bared its sharp fangs at the old man. Its scarlet eyes expressed its fury.

One human and one beast, mutually protecting each other.

He knew that he was no match for the old man, but he still placed him at the apex of his heart.

Ye Qing Luo's gaze was like a torch as she stared at the old man. Using Xi Jue's huge body as a cover, her fingers had already touched the Profound Phoenix Ring.

The long robed old man's strike was blocked by Ye Qing Luo and he was obviously astonished.

When he heard her sonorous and forceful words, the old man's expression was not as cold as before. "You know that magical beasts are ingredients for alchemy?"

"The monster cores, flesh, and bones of Magical Beasts are all good materials for alchemy. The higher the level of the Magical Beast, the higher the success rate of alchemy. Also, the medicinal effects of the refined pills will be stronger than ordinary pills."

Ye Qing Luo pursed her lips as she honestly answered the old man's question.

The fact that he could talk to her nicely and didn't try to kill her at the slightest disagreement meant that there was still a possibility of peace.

The old man narrowed his malicious eyes as he slowly walked towards Ye Qing Luo.

Every step he took, Ye Qing Luo's heart tightened.

Her fingers had already touched the edge of the Profound Phoenix Ring as she took out the pain-relieving pills which Beiming Lu Lu had given her.

The old man stopped in front of her, "How did you know?"

Ordinary alchemists would usually follow the rules and follow the pill secret manuals as well as the pill list which they had comprehended themselves to refine pills.

But in refining pills, other than the alchemist's own skills, the second most important thing was spiritual qi.