Zhao Gongming held his forehead while Shi Ji's lips slightly curved up, and even Nezha, who was originally in a bad mood, suddenly burst out laughing.

"Ha."

"Hey!"

The voices of Nezha and Lu Qi rose at the same time; the Lu Qi on Huang Huanqing's shoulder hurriedly flew in front of Lu Yi, trying to get Lu Yi to shut up.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Yi was quite puzzled. Although his body was blocked by Lu Qi, he still stretched his bird head out, ready to take another look at what was going on with the old man.

"OA! Old man, turn your head here."

Jiang Yuan watched this scene with amusement and had no intention to stop it.

Hmm, Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad seemed to have a pretty good temperament.

At most, he would let this Golden Crow heat his furnace for a few days.

Just watching the fun.

At this moment, not only Jiang Yuan, but also Nezha, Shi Ji and Zhao Gongming thought this way.

Only Lu Qi was in a panic, after all, he knew who that "old man" was.

And there were two others completely baffled.

Mu Qianshan and Huang Huanqing did not understand the intricacies here, so they were somewhat puzzled by this scene.

"Hmm, quite an energetic little bird."

"Little bird? I am one of the Golden Crows..."

Lord Lao Zi nodded slightly, slowly stood up, and turned around.

While Lu Yi was smugly introducing himself, his whole bird form stiffened instantly upon seeing Lord Lao Zi.

No!

Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad!

What's he doing here!

Oh damn!!

After quickly considering his options, the Golden Crow's gaze turned from arrogant to ingratiating.

"One of the Golden Crows?"

"Hehehe, just a tiny, tiny little bird of the Golden Crows."

The Golden Crow tucked itself behind Jiang Yuan's neck with a flattering face: "Um, does Lord Lao Zi need assistance with the furnace? The True Sun Fire is indeed very useful for that."

Lu Qi watched his brother, who had changed his tune so quickly, with mixed emotions.

But then again, that's Lord Lao Zi. If you don't show some submission...

Lu Qi suddenly shivered, as if something terrifying had crossed his mind.

However...

That's my brother!

Then, Lu Qi shot an admiring glance at Lu Yi.

Saying that True Sun Fire is suitable for heating a furnace, I would never be so shameless!

I still have a lot to learn.

"So, for the next few days..."

Lord Lao Zi also chuckled, just about to ask Golden Crow to follow him when he seemed to suddenly remember something and shook his head slightly.

If it were any other time, it would have been fine, but it's not so good now during Jiang Yuan's challenge on the rankings.

Because of the influence of the Martial Arts Arena, they had to keep up as well.

If Jiang Yuan spends a short time in the Martial Arts Arena, the impact isn't too great.

But if it gets too long, then it becomes an issue.

Alchemy, for instance, can't be done in that case.

Alchemy requires undivided attention; any distraction could affect the final outcome.

[Alas, it's still not my true form, and the Water and Fire Boys aren't here.]

Lord Lao Zi shook his head slightly, the restrictions of this world were ultimately too many.

Of course, the primary constraint was still Jiang Yuan's level of power.

[I wonder if I could successfully refine a Red Quality elixir.]

Lord Lao Zi glanced at the somewhat apprehensive Lu Yi and the Lu Qi, who for some reason, looked at Lu Yi with admiration, and pondered for a moment.

[If I use their True Sun Fire from both of them, perhaps I could force the refinement process?]

[Red Quality materials are too expensive and rare; better wait.]

Shaking his head slightly, Lord Lao Zi smiled at the two Golden Crows before sitting back on the sofa.

"When I need you, I'll naturally call for you."

"Got it!"

Lu Yi quickly promised and then looked up at Jiang Yuan, who had manifested himself.

"Hehe!"

With Lord Lao Zi dominating the scene, the Golden Crow lost its usual arrogance and began to behave more gently.

"First, learn some Fire Attribute skills."

Jiang Yuan spoke, signaling the two Golden Crows to start.

The two Golden Crows nodded and then flew outside.

The room was not small, but the power of their flames was obviously much stronger.

"This is going to be a little troublesome."

After the two little Golden Crows had flown out, Jiang Yuan picked up the Golden Crow's card and looked at it carefully.

Although he had looked at the card when making it for Huang Huanqing, he had not paid much attention to it.

Initially, he subconsciously thought that the Golden Crow's True Sun Fire was like Zhao Gongming's Thunder Order, the same kind of skill.

But after making it, he realized that they were two separate skills.

In other words, if he were to use the Golden Crow's Flame Control skill, it would be ordinary flames, not True Sun Fire.

Although Nezha's Lotus Embodiment provides amplification for Fire Attribute skills, the damage is obviously not as high as that of True Sun Fire.

This was indeed a problem.

After looking carefully again, Jiang Yuan sighed and put the card away.

Indeed, I still need to find a method to counter the Shadow Duel skill card.

If I don't counter this skill card, it will be tough when facing late-stage actual combatants.

To be honest, with Jiang Yuan's current strength, facing mid-stage actual combatants is manageable, although strenuous, and he could barely hold on until the end of the Shadow Duel card's duration.

But if it's a late-stage actual combatant, that would likely be too much.

"Zhengli Wu Ying, why is it so difficult."

Jiang Yuan sighed; the skills from the 72 Transformations obviously had a hard time affecting the Shadow Duel.