355: The furnace exploded

The moment Lu Chen placed the flame marrow spirit crystal grass into the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace, the nine Dragon phantom images on the furnace body suddenly twisted, and dazzling golden light erupted from the furnace seams like boiling magma.

The Pill Fire instantly lost control, transforming into ferocious black and red flames that devoured the furnace body at a visible speed.

“Not good! Retreat quickly!”

Dan Xuzi’s expression changed drastically, and Spiritual Power surged out from his sleeve like turbulent waves, attempting to suppress the aftershocks of the explosion.

The onlookers gasped in alarm, retreating in panic, with many weaker Disciples nearly being knocked to the ground.

Fortunately, Dan Xuzi took action; otherwise, many people in Qingling Holy Land would have been affected by the explosion's aftershocks.

Boom!!!

A tremendous roar shook the earth, and the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace shattered into countless fragments, mixed with scorching Pill Fire and Spiritual Plant residue, splattering outwards like a torrential downpour.

Lu Chen was flung dozens of meters by the blast, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his once spirited Face now covered in scorch marks, utterly disheveled.

If not for an Elder present who timely intervened and blocked most of the explosion's power for him, he would likely have perished!

Lu Chen clutched the shattered fragments of the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace tightly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

“Impossible… How could this happen? How could this happen? I… I blew up the Pill Furnace?”

Lu Chen was incredulous; after so many years of Alchemy, this was his first Pill Furnace explosion!

Moreover, and most importantly, he had blown up the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace, a treasure comparable to a Holy Weapon, and he had actually destroyed it!

That was the most crucial part!

That was a Holy Weapon; even if he sold himself, it wouldn't be enough to cover the price of a Holy Weapon!

“It’s over… It’s over… My life is probably over…”

Lu Chen was drenched in sweat; he felt that he was finished. Even if Yun Zhentian didn't kill him, he would still be burdened with the debt of a Holy Weapon!

With his current strength, he certainly had the ability to repay it, but that would slow down his Cultivation progress by an unknown amount…

Furthermore, he had offended a Great Emperor. The thought of potentially being targeted by a Great Emperor in the future made Lu Chen feel that his life was already over.

It’s over, it’s truly over now, his life is really going to be over…

The entire scene fell into a dead silence, everyone's eyes wide with shock.

The discussions that had just been praising Lu Chen ceased abruptly, replaced by continuous gasps of cold air.

Some who had bet on Lu Chen winning, who were just full of confidence, now looked ashen.

“It’s over, it’s over, I bet on Lu Chen winning! What the hell do I do now?!”

“Hahahaha, I’m different; I didn’t bet on anyone, but I bet on Lu Chen blowing up the Pill Furnace. Now I’ve really made a killing!”

Some were happy, some were sad, and Su Xuan was naturally the happy one.

“Holy crap, System, you are too Heaven-Defying! You directly blew up his Pill Furnace!”

“You directly ruined someone’s entire life! You bad System! How can you be so wicked?”

Although Su Xuan outwardly blamed the System, his heart was already blooming with laughter.

He had considered many possibilities, but he had never imagined that the System would pull such a trick!

That swapped medicinal ingredient had actually caused Lu Chen’s Pill Furnace to explode directly!

Moreover, by a stroke of Opportunity, Lu Chen had even obtained a treasure like the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace!

This was going to be interesting now; having damaged a Holy Weapon, unless Luo Qingxue intervened, this matter would likely not end well.

【What does it have to do with me? How can the Host blame me? If you hadn’t spent 5,000,000 Villain Points to bribe me, how could I have done anything for you?】

【Always look for reasons within yourself; don’t blame everything on this System!】

Facing Su Xuan’s complaints, the System also retorted without ceremony.

【Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully altering the plot. Lu Chen’s Luck value has decreased by 200,000. Reward: 2,000,000 Villain Points!】

【Ding! Detected that the Destined Protagonist Lu Chen’s Luck value is about to be cleared. Please expedite, Host!】

“Considering you’ve rewarded me with some Villain Points, I won’t argue with you too much!”

Su Xuan smiled wickedly.

“My… my Pill Furnace! My Pill Furnace!”

Yun Zhentian was enraged. Sure enough, his previous feeling was not wrong; he knew that something bad might happen after lending the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace to Lu Chen!

However, he had never calculated that his Pill Furnace would actually explode directly!

That was a Holy Weapon! It just blew up! Anyone would be enraged, right?!

Moreover, this was a Pill Furnace comparable to a Holy Weapon; its value was not something an ordinary Holy Weapon could compare to!

“Damn it! Lu Chen! If you don’t give me an explanation today! Not even Luo Qingxue can protect you!”

Yun Zhentian’s Spiritual Power surged around him, and his oppressive aura materialized, enveloping the entire scene as he rushed towards Lu Chen with bloodshot eyes.

Facing the Great Emperor-level pressure, no matter how much Lu Chen tried to resist, he couldn't avoid kneeling on the ground.

“Grand Elder… please listen to my explanation, I don’t know what happened! I don’t know why it exploded!”

Lu Chen desperately explained, but the enraged Yun Zhentian couldn't care less.

Just look at Yun Cang’s fate; at this moment, Yun Cang had been beaten by Yun Zhentian until he was foaming at the mouth and lying on the ground.

If Yun Zhentian hadn't remembered that Yun Cang was his son, Yun Cang would probably be a corpse by now!

“You don’t know? I lent you the Pill Furnace for so long, and you tell me you don’t know? How am I supposed to believe you?”

“If you can’t give me an explanation today, then prepare to work to repay your debt!”

“Remember! This is already out of consideration for your Master’s Face! Otherwise, I could have just killed you!”

Yun Zhentian spoke, suppressing his rage.

If it weren't for Lu Chen’s Master being Luo Qingxue, Lu Chen would already be a dead man!

However, what puzzled Yun Zhentian was that such a major incident had occurred, yet Luo Qingxue hadn’t appeared? This woman, what exactly was she thinking? Could it be that Luo Qingxue no longer cared about Lu Chen?

It was very possible; otherwise, with her usual protective nature, she would have appeared long ago!

“No… no, I still can’t act rashly. What if she takes advantage of my anger to turn the tables? That wouldn’t be good!”

Yun Zhentian calmed down.

There was no solid proof yet that Luo Qingxue didn't care about Lu Chen. If Luo Qingxue suddenly changed her mind and used his attitude against him, then he would truly be unable to argue his case!

Attitude problems have always been a woman’s trump card!