Gods: Start with Goblins

"Strength is important, but compared to the person you want to protect, it's nothing."

Luo Dan laughed coldly, and his eyes became more and more sinister.

"If this is the only test, it's unnecessary."

As soon as he finished speaking, he watched the illusion shatter before his eyes and ceased to exist.

Here, a bunch of rare treasures were discovered in the shattered illusion. No matter which one, taking it out would cause shock to the outside world. What surprised Luodan even more was that there was no guardian beast nearby.

Is there really such a good thing in the world?
He hesitated for a moment until a figure with white hair and white clothes appeared in front of him.

She was a woman with a cold and beautiful face. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, but her eyes were closed and never opened, as if she was facing just a piece of scum that could be easily dealt with.

The woman, holding a sword, attacked him in an instant.

Luo Dan didn't have time to think too much, and immediately gathered his spiritual energy to fight back, but as soon as he made a move, he realized something was wrong, and his ability was suppressed.

When facing this woman, all attacks will be greatly reduced.

Something is wrong!
The environment he was in seemed to be an oppressive one, but he did not realize the other party's intention to kill him. The woman's attack on him was more of a deterrent.

Luo Dan looked at the face that made people feel cold at a glance, hesitated for a moment, and finally did nothing, nor did he use the spirit gathering formation to fight him to the death.

The white-haired woman finally gained the upper hand, but she did not use any killing move against Luodan. Instead, she stopped at the right time. From the previous fight, the white-haired woman seemed to have understood something.

She looked at him indifferently and spoke word by word.

"You came here by mistake, and I don't want to hurt anyone's life. You came to me, it can be considered fate. I can allow you to take one thing away, but only one thing, and you can't come again."

The white-haired woman put away her sword and spoke calmly.

Luo Dan raised his eyebrows. This was already considered a preferential treatment. Why wasn't he kicked out directly?
No, for those who are greedy, being able to choose only one out of so many treasures would probably make them have evil thoughts. This woman is quite good at reading people's hearts.

"Thank you girl."

Luodan was not greedy, but even if he was, he would not show it directly. He walked towards the treasures and began to choose. At this moment, a green light shot out from between his eyebrows, guiding him.

He knew that this was the force that Master Nineteen had injected into his forehead, but he did not expect it to work here.

The green light finally merged into an inconspicuous cauldron, and when Luodan saw it for the first time, he was very interested in it and chose the cauldron without hesitation.

"I choose it!"

The moment the woman heard his voice, she opened her eyes, and when she saw what the other party had chosen, there was a slight fluctuation on her cold face, as if she was surprised, and seemed to be unexpected.

Although calm was soon restored, this abnormality was still noticed by Lordan.

He had a hunch that there must be something special about this cauldron, otherwise the woman wouldn't have had that expression.

"No."

As expected, the woman uttered two words lightly, but rejected him directly.

"There's no reason why."

In short, the woman avoided the topic and did not explain the reason.

"Anyway, if I say no, it means no. You can choose another one, but you can't take this furnace with you."

Luo Dan curled his lips.

"I just wanted to choose it on a whim, but you were so hesitant, and I still wanted to choose it. Since you let me make the choice and didn't set any restrictions, it seems that I have the right to choose. I want this furnace tripod."

"you!"

The woman's cold face was covered with a layer of frost, and seemed to be a little angry.

Luo Dan was not at all flustered about angering the woman. He just looked at her calmly and said.

"I understand your concerns. This furnace tripod must be very important to you and a rare treasure. That's why you don't want to give it to others. However, good things should belong to good owners. You've left it idle for so long. Obviously, you're not the real owner of the furnace tripod. In that case, why don't you give it to someone who has a discerning eye for value?"

The woman smiled, somewhat indifferently.

"You are good at flattery and flattering yourself."

Luo Dan laughed again.

"If the young lady really didn't want to, she would have driven me out of the illusion long ago. But now she is still here to deal with me. It seems that the young lady cannot decide what I choose. If I insist on taking the cauldron away, the young lady will be helpless, right?"

The woman seemed to have been reminded of something he had said. Her eyes moved, and she lowered her head slightly without saying anything. When she looked at Luodan again, there seemed to be a hint of hostility in her eyes.

Luo Dan quickly comforted himself.

"Don't worry, young lady. I have no intention of opposing you, nor do I want to offend you. I just really like this furnace and hope you can help me."

After saying this, he cupped his hands, his face full of sincerity.

The woman said nothing. She just looked at him for a long time. She seemed to be confused and thinking about something. After a while, she spoke.

"It's not impossible to agree to your request, but you must be able to make pills. If the owner of the furnace doesn't know how to make pills, wouldn't that make you laugh?"

She made a strict request. After all, there were not many alchemists in the world, and even fewer who could successfully control the furnace.

But Luodan has confidence in himself and dares to give it a try even if he has no confidence.

"Would you mind letting me try next?"

The woman narrowed her eyes slightly, and there seemed to be a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Oh? Aren't you worried at all? Let me be frank with you. If you can't use the furnace, not only will you not be able to take it with you, you will also lose the chance to choose another treasure. Have you made up your mind?"

Having said that, without waiting for Luo Dan to answer, he spoke another sentence.

"If I were you, I would never take the risk. Rather than taking risks like this, it's better to safely pick a treasure and leave this illusion than to end up with nothing."

Luo Dan heard that the other party didn't want him to try, but he couldn't say that it wasn't for his own good.

He smiled.

"Thank you for your kindness, young lady. But I have made up my mind. I don't like the other things. I only like this furnace tripod. I only plan to take it away. If I can't take it away, the other things will be meaningless to me."

The woman seemed not to have expected him to be so stubborn and fell silent.

"Okay, since you have made up your mind, then you can give it a try."

Her face was cold, and it was hard to tell whether she was happy or angry, or whether she was unhappy or pessimistic about it.

Luo Dan smiled and bowed again.

"Thank you for your help, young lady. Whether it works or not depends on my fate with the furnace tripod."

As he said this, he looked at the furnace again with a determined and serious look. He took out some spiritual herbs from the space and processed them simply. He did not plan to refine any advanced medicine, but just prepared to refine it casually. "Then I will refine a most basic Huiyuan Pill. I will ask the girl to help me taste it when the time comes."

The woman's lips curled up in a sneer.

"Then let's see if you can practice it. If you have no affinity with it, don't even think that the furnace will spit out a weed for you."

Luo Dan raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that the cauldron had such a unique style. Now he liked it more and was more interested in it. Then, he concentrated on putting the herbs into the cauldron one by one.

He pushed the flame again and began to refine the most basic Huiyuan Pill.

Unexpectedly, there was no difficulty at all, and it was even smoother than any furnace he had used before. This time, refining the elixir was done in one go, with unexpected perfection. By the time he got the finished product, it took much less time than before.

Luodan was overjoyed, and looked at the cauldron with a little more fondness.

"It really is a good thing. The speed of refining pills is more than twice as fast as before."

The woman looked at him with a complicated look and bit her lower lip.

"It depends on the person. If you can't catch the furnace's eye, let alone speed up, the furnace will explode at any time, and even the best treasures will turn into dregs. You are the first person who is not rejected by the furnace and cooperates with you."

Her voice was soft and slow, as if she was telling a story.

But after hearing the contents, Luodan couldn't help but feel very happy about it.

"Really? It seems like this furnace and I are really destined to be together."

He picked it out at first sight among so many treasures, and it chose itself among the people coming and going.

This kind of two-way rush can be considered an alternative kind of fate.

It seems like it would be unreasonable not to take it away today.

With the stark reality before her eyes, the woman no longer had any reason to say no.

"Okay, since the furnace doesn't reject you and you have the skills to make pills, I have nothing to say. Now, let's acknowledge you as our master by dripping blood."

Luodan no longer hesitated. He immediately bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood. The blood quickly merged into the cauldron. The cauldron, which was originally a little dim, seemed to emit light at this moment.

After recognizing its master, the furnace shed its previous darkness and revealed its true original appearance.

This actually looked like a rather luxurious furnace, emerald green in colour, with ancient characters engraved on it. It looked luxurious and mysterious, and was completely different from the smooth little piece of junk that had covered it up at the beginning.

A light also emanated from the woman's body, which was exactly the same as the light on the cauldron. It was obvious that she was closely related to the cauldron.

Luo Dan also noticed that something was wrong with this woman and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"What are you..."

The woman lowered her head and glanced at herself. Her indifferent eyes did not fluctuate much. However, she still opened her red lips slightly and defended herself.

"At this point, I don't need to hide it from you anymore. I am actually the spirit of this furnace. When you bound the furnace, it was equivalent to binding me, Master."

The word "master" did not sound respectful when it came out of her mouth, and there was even a hint of arrogance. Obviously, even though she had been recognized as the master, she still maintained her pride.

Luo Dan smiled. It was the first time he saw a weapon spirit with such a unique personality. However, everyone has different personalities, and weapon spirits are the same. They are usually influenced by their masters. He wondered how many masters this woman had before him?
As he thought about this, he asked the question.

But the woman listened, with no expression on her face, and said casually.

"No, nothing, only you are my first master."

Hearing this, Luo Dan was completely shocked.

I didn't expect that we are so destined to meet, but the character of this spirit is a little too unique.

Could it be that he has been staying in the illusion for a long time, so he has become withdrawn and arrogant? This is also possible. Geniuses have always been arrogant. Such a unique cauldron naturally has a different personality from ordinary things.

Luo Dan didn't mind this.

As long as the thing is easy to use and convenient to use, the character of the spirit is not important.

"Okay, from now on I will be your master. I hope you can help me refine the elixir. Of course, I will also do my best to help you upgrade."

When the woman heard the last sentence, there was finally some movement in her eyes, and she bowed seriously.

"Thank you, Master."

Luo Dan smiled, suddenly thought of something, and asked again.

"By the way, I still don't know your name?"

"Bai Ling, my name is Bai Ling."

"Bai Ling..."

Luo Dan murmured a smile with deep meaning.

"What a good name. It suits you very well. It really is as good as the name. Well, now you should help me break this illusion, right?"

Bai Ling did not hesitate and broke the illusion without saying a word.

The scene in front of him changed, and he soon appeared in the forest he had entered before. The cauldron was still there, and its light had been restored, looking dazzling. As for Bai Ling, her figure could no longer be seen.

Suddenly, a disembodied voice came from my ears.

"Master, my soul is a little weak after being silent for a long time. I am now staying in the furnace to recuperate. If you need me, just call me."

Luo Dan understood and did not force Bai Ling to appear. He nodded to show that he understood. Then he put the cauldron into his own space and turned back.

Since we already have a furnace, there is no need to look for more rare herbs. After all, no matter how good the herbs are, their efficacy cannot be as good as that of made pills.

Previously, I thought that there was no way to cure Li Ruo's injury, but now with this furnace and the spiritual herbs in the space, I may be able to give it a try.

He quickly returned with the furnace. Whenever he encountered herbs on the way, he would make elixirs at the same time, just to gain more chances.

When he returned, he had many kinds of medicinal pills in his hands. He directly prescribed the right medicine and fed the relevant pills to Li Ruo.

"Don't worry, take these pills and you'll get better slowly."

Li Ruo didn't expect that he would bring him some elixirs after going out. He thought he was beyond saving and just wanted to wait for death quietly.

But I didn't expect that there would be a twist of fate and I could actually eat the elixir in the secret realm?
"Master Luo, where did these pills come from? They are too expensive."

"Don't worry, I got a furnace by chance, and these pills are all made by me. They will be good for your injury. Eat them quickly."

Hearing this, Li Ruo felt even more grateful and moved. Tears welled up in the eyes of this grown man and he almost cried.

"Mr. Luo, thank you. You are so kind to me. I can live now."

Luo Dan laughed, feeling that this little demon was quite simple and straightforward. (End of this chapter)