David's Adventures in Wonderland

Chapter 8

【Born of Fire】

Silver flames flickered and continued to surge from underground, emitting a soft radiance and a spiritual power wave. The holy light radiated into the medicine cauldron without stop.

The entire stone chamber was filled with white light, mist-like and hazy, like a fairyland, surging with spiritual energy. This "Huo Sha" was extraordinary, as it not only had the appropriate temperature but also could provide unique spiritual power to dissolve herbs, condense life essence, and create spiritual pills.

The silver flames danced, and the bronze medicine cauldron was surrounded by a milky white spiritual energy. It seemed to have come to life as the patterns on it began to move. Elder Han sat quietly on the side, eyes closed, guarding the cauldron. His withered body showed no signs of life.

At this moment, inside the sealed cauldron, David felt nothing but excruciating pain. His limbs were pierced, his chest was stabbed, and his wounds were severe. He felt incredibly weak, but as Elder Han had said, he had no immediate danger of dying. His body was soaked in a green medicinal slurry, and the wounds were slowly healing.

As the heat inside the cauldron continued to rise, bubbles appeared in the medicinal slurry, and the temperature rose steadily. The slurry reached David's chin, and he tried to move his body, but he was restrained by Elder Han and couldn't budge at all.

"This kind of death is too suffocating. I am really not willing," David thought to himself as he began to drink the medicinal slurry greedily. He could only move his mouth at the moment. If his hands were free, he would have grabbed the Phoenix Grass not far away and swallowed it whole.

Due to the loss of too much blood, David 's consciousness was a little fuzzy. He bit his lips and said, "I can't die."

If it were anyone else, they would have died a long time ago from losing so much blood. Although the wounds were no longer bleeding due to the moisturization of the medicinal slurry, he was still somewhat weak and fell into a semi-coma.

"I can't fully lose consciousness, or I will die," David muttered to himself, struggling to hold on.

In this trance-like state, many familiar people and scenes appeared one by one in his mind. His parents with white hair calling him home, his cousin telling him to be sure to attend the wedding, his 18-year-old younger sister asking for a gift for getting into her dream school, his friends scolding him for disappearing for so long. Everyone was calling out to him, trying to pull him over, but he kept running forward and couldn't get close to any of them.

Then, the people and events of this world appeared one by one in his mind. Abel struggling desperately in a sea of demonic energy, Little Tingting in tears at the Jiang family, Elder Han's sinister sneer, and even Anna's figure flashed by in his mind. From being separated by the sea to being forgotten, to the final cold indifference, they all told him that immortality and humanity were two different worlds and that he shouldn't cling to unrealistic ideals and live as a mortal.

"I can't die. I have to go home. There are still so many family and friends waiting for me," David's consciousness was fuzzy, and he uttered dreamlike words.

Elder Han beside the cauldron opened his eyes and said, "Slowly savor the taste of death."

At that moment, even more spiritual power overflowed from the Huo Sha under the cauldron, and the holy silver flames surged, gradually enveloping the bronze cauldron.David silently recited the ancient scripture, enduring the painful ordeal. Suddenly, he felt a strange change as silver light waves rushed into his body, vigorously circulating through his flesh and blood. This was the Huo Sha's spiritual power, which could dissolve herbs, condense life essences, and refine spiritual pills. As David was treated like a spiritual herb, the inactive life essences within him were reactivated and the sealing power left by Han Elder slowly began to loosen.

Finally, David was shocked and delighted to find he could move again, breaking free from the bonds that Han Elder could never have imagined could be broken by the special spiritual power of Huo Sha.

At this moment, the slurry inside the medicine cauldron had boiled and David felt intense pain, but he quickly recited the profound techniques written in the scripture. A large amount of life essence overflowed from his sea of bitterness, flowing towards his limbs and bones, and his body shone with dazzling light that blocked the boiling slurry. David sat motionless, silently running the profound techniques written in the scripture, gathering the abundant life essence from the cauldron to heal his wounded body. Half an hour later, David opened his eyes and two rays of chilly electricity appeared in the cauldron. He reached out and grabbed the lotus seed that was produced by the wondrous black jade god lotus, which was large and crystal-clear, sparkling with a hazy radiance, making his palm look clear. This rare spiritual herb could not be easily dissolved in a short time, or else Han Elder would not have said it needed to be refined for seven days and nights.

David slowly chewed and swallowed the lotus seed, which was like crunching endless shards of divine jade in his mouth. The powerful life essence overflowed, and the radiance was so dazzling that it looked like he was holding a divine object in his mouth. Near the bronze medicine cauldron, Han Elder seemed to hear a faint sound. He sat there motionless, with a cold smile on his lips, saying, "Can't hold on anymore? Even though soaking in the life-giving liquid can endure high temperature and torment, in a short time, you still can't swallow it." Han Elder had no sympathy or compassion, closed his eyes and fell into silence once again.

In the bronze medicinal tripod, David had an expressionless face as he spoke with a surge of spiritual energy between his teeth. Black light flashed as he chewed and swallowed the lotus seeds whole. Then, he closed his eyes and began silently practicing the mysterious technique recorded in the scripture, causing his body to shimmer with a brilliant luster. After an hour, David's sea of suffering suddenly emitted a burst of golden light, and all the vitality and blood that he had lost were restored as vital energy surged throughout his body.

At the same time, the golden sea of suffering surged, threatening to cause a massive wave that would devastate everything. David suppressed it with great effort and prevented it from expanding, while simultaneously making a slight noise to attract the attention of Han Elder, then opened the tripod lid and began to use his precious book to unleash a devastating lightning strike.

"What's that noise? It sounds like there are waves crashing," Han Elder opened his eyes, showing surprise as he muttered to himself, "When a high-grade elixir is about to be produced, strange phenomena occur. Could it be that this elixir is not only successful, but also a high-grade one?"

"You ****!" David wanted to curse. Han Elder had no intention of lifting the tripod lid, so he could not unleash his fatal blow.

"Boom, boom, boom!" At this moment, David made the sound even louder, and the surging waves caused golden light to radiate all over his body. The sea of suffering was slowly opening up.

"The ancients did not deceive me," Han Elder exclaimed repeatedly beside the bronze medicinal tripod. "I've never encountered such phenomena in my life, so this must be a high-grade elixir."

David could no longer suppress the ferocious vital energy in his body. At this moment, the golden sea of suffering was unleashed like a tsunami. Suddenly, a burst of divine light erupted, and waves surged and roared like a thousand horses, while lightning shattered the sky, intertwining with the golden sea and creating a horrific spectacle.

At this moment, David was extremely nervous, ready to use the book outside his body to strike his enemy at any moment. However, Han Elder was already too excited to contain himself, repeatedly pacing around the bronze medicinal tripod, and practically dancing with joy.

"The sound of waves, the sound of thunder, it is exactly the same as what is recorded in ancient books. Legend has it that this is the sign of a high-grade treasure elixir about to be born."

David didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh. He had prepared meticulously to unleash a fatal blow, but Han Elder was unwilling to lift the tripod lid, and had even found such a convincing reason.

"You ****!" David cursed rhetorically in his heart, calmed down, and began to focus on opening up the golden sea of suffering.

"The ancients did not deceive me," Han Elder couldn't contain his excitement.

Inside the medicine cauldron, countless bubbles surrounded David in the blue-green slurry, with silver light waves flowing through it - the unique spiritual power of the Huo Sha. As David was about to lose consciousness, a trickle of ancient characters slowly flowed through his mind, stabilizing his consciousness and allowing him to gradually recover. David gradually regained consciousness, surprised that once again the ancient scripture had awakened him, just like when he had been heavily injured by the Jiang family's knights.

At this moment, the temperature inside the cauldron continued to rise, and the blue-green slurry was about to boil. With no other choice,