Chapter 1556 - Collecting the Heart-Refining Flame
The man Liu Wuxie had saved looked at him with gratitude, lingering fear still written all over his face. By the time they finished delivering the first batch of spiritual herbs, another half a day had slipped away.
They were severely exhausted. After dragging themselves back to their room, everyone collapsed on the spot and fell asleep at once.
"My name is Li San. Thank you for saving me back there. How can I address you?" Li San asked as he came over to introduce himself in a low voice.
"Wu Xie," Liu Wuxie replied, giving Li San a look and gesturing for him not to be so formal.
Just like that, the two sat facing each other. Li San let his guard down around Liu Wuxie and shared his story.
From his explanation, Liu Wuxie learned that he came from a poor family and worked as an alchemy apprentice. The moment he had heard someone was recruiting alchemists with generous pay, he had taken the bait without any hesitation.
He had an elderly mother and a young child to feed at home. After getting trapped there, panic was gnawing at his heart, and a moment's distraction had led to the mistake earlier, nearly killing him. But thankfully, Liu Wuxie had saved him.
"Brother Wu, I'll be honest with you. I don't want to stay here for another day. Do you have a way out of this place?" Li San asked.
Liu Wuxie sympathized with Li San. If he weren't here to uncover the truth, he wouldn't want to spend even one extra day in this place either. This wasn't an alchemy workshop—it was hell.
The Emperor Refinement Cauldron released terrifying flames day after day that eroded their meridians. At this rate, their meridians would shrivel up completely within a few months, and they would end up as cripples.
"Escaping isn't that hard. We only have to topple the Emperor Refinement Cauldron and turn this place into a sea of fire; we can take the opportunity of the chaos to escape," Liu Wuxie said, lowering his voice to Li San. The others had already fallen asleep, and no one paid them any attention.
Li San replied with a slow shake of his head, "It won't be easy. The Emperor Refinement Cauldron is a quasi-immortal artifact, terrifyingly powerful that ordinary people can't get close to." Those who fanned the fire couldn't even get close to ten meters of the cauldron, much less topple it.