Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill: Killing the Body and the Heart?

Shen Wen swept the area with his Soul Power and, after confirming everything was correct, signaled for Cao Ying to put the items away.

With a flick of her wrist, Cao Ying stored every item in her Storage Ring, her movements elegant and unhurried.

Shen Wen set down his teacup, rose to his feet, and walked over to Luo Cheng, looking down at him.

"Luo Cheng, I originally came to trade for this Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast Demonic Core. A fair deal could have forged a good connection."

Shen Wen's voice was calm, yet every word struck Luo Cheng's heart like a hammer. "Unfortunately, the way your Luo Family conducts itself has cost you that opportunity."

Luo Cheng's body trembled violently, regret twisting his guts.

What he regretted most now—

Was not the loss of wealth.

It was that he had clearly been given a tremendous opportunity to befriend someone like Shen Wen.

If not for Luo Xiaoyao's little incident—

Shen Wen had originally come to make a deal with him!

This should have been the Luo Family's chance to latch onto the Pill Pagoda's powerful backing!

Yet it had been personally ruined by his foolish granddaughter, and they had even made an enemy!

"Remember my words. Keep your people in line, and keep an eye on Luo Xiaoyao." Shen Wen's tone turned cold.

"And if any information about our whereabouts leaks from Tianya City or your Luo Family in the future..."

He paused. "Whether you did it or not, I'll hold your Luo Family responsible.

When that happens, you should understand the consequences."

"I understand! I understand! I will handle today's matter. Not a single word will leak out! If anything goes wrong, I'll bring you my head!"

Luo Cheng hurriedly swore an oath, cold sweat soaking through his back.

He did not doubt for a moment that, with the power of the Pill Pagoda and Old Monster Lin, crushing the Luo Family would be easier than crushing an ant.

Shen Wen said no more. He gave Cao Ying and Dan Chen a slight nod, and the three of them headed straight out of the hall.

Luo Cheng remained kneeling on the ground.

Only after the trio's footsteps had completely faded did he dare raise his head slightly. His face was ashen, as though he had aged ten years in an instant.

Just then, Luo Xiaoyao, whose Dou Qi had been crippled and whose face was pale as paper, timidly shuffled into the hall with the support of two Maids.

She seemed to want to act cute and beg for forgiveness as she had before. "Grandfather..."

But before she could finish, a resounding slap answered her!

Slap!

Luo Cheng struck Luo Xiaoyao directly to the ground, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

His gaze was icy. There was no trace left of his former affection, only endless fury and disappointment.

"You wretch!

It was all because of you!

The foundation built by generations of Luo Family Old Ancestors was nearly destroyed in one day!

From today onward, you will reflect on your sins in the Back Mountain's forbidden grounds. You are forbidden from taking even half a step outside for the rest of your life! If you dare disobey, I will personally end you!"

Luo Xiaoyao covered her face and looked at the unfamiliar, murderous gaze in her grandfather's eyes.

At last, she completely understood that everything she had once relied upon had vanished like smoke.

She collapsed on the ground and let out a despairing whimper.

Luo Cheng could not even be bothered to look at her again. He closed his eyes wearily, his heart filled only with lingering fear.

Fortunately, nothing had happened to those two. Otherwise—

He did not believe that the Pill Pagoda knew nothing of this so-called secret trip. With the strength of the Pill Pagoda or the Cao Family, there had to be Guardians.

He was fortunate that he had not won. If he had, then once the Guardians made a move, he would have been crushed outright.

Very soon—

He thought again of the woman walking beside Shen Wen and Cao Ying. She did not look like either of their Maids, which meant she was very likely an important figure in the Pill Pagoda as well.

The fear in his heart deepened even further.

He hurriedly went out and ordered the Luo Family to seal the Space Channel. During this time, Tianya City absolutely could not allow anyone to leave and spread information.

Whether through coercion or by making them establish Soul Contracts, they had to keep today's events tightly sealed.

On the Flying Boat.

Although they could form Dou Qi Wings, traveling by Flying Boat was far more comfortable. Cao Ying and Shen Wen leaned against the railing.

After Shen Wen gave Dan Chen some guidance, Dan Chen said she had gained some insight into alchemy and wanted to refine pills.

That left the two of them outside.

Cao Ying said with a smile, "At the end, you said you had originally come to trade with him.

You really had to kill the body and the heart, didn't you?"

Shen Wen shrugged. "That was simply the truth."

Cao Ying was curious instead. "What do you need the Scorpion Poison Dragon Pill for? This Ancient Exotic Beast no longer has any surviving Pill Recipes for pills that can be refined from it.

And the Magic Core is full of poison. Ordinary pills cannot make use of it."

"It has some use." Shen Wen naturally would not say that he had prepared it for Xiao Yi Xian. He had only just made some real progress with Cao Ying.

Saying that would be a bit too scummy.

Besides, it might not even be needed.

Cao Ying nodded and did not press further. It was normal for Alchemists to collect Magic Cores. After all, how could researching Pill Recipes not require Magic Cores?

"What about those four Dragon-type Demonic Cores?"

"I plan to try refining Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pills. With those pills, I'll have an extra life in the future."

There was no need to hide that.

"You can refine Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pills already?" Cao Ying froze for a moment. Naturally, she knew of the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill as well. Although it was not especially high-ranked among Seventh-Grade Pills—

Its refinement process was rather complicated, especially the treatment of Dragon-type Demonic Cores. Demonic Beast energy was already violent by nature.

Dragon-type Demonic Beasts were even worse. One wrong move, and the entire batch would fail.

Even in the Pill Pagoda, Seventh-Rank Demonic Cores were rare commodities.

She simply had not expected Shen Wen to begin attempting the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill immediately after breaking through to become a Seventh-Grade Alchemist.

"These four Magic Cores are enough for two attempts. I might not have been so confident before, but now it should not be difficult."

Shen Wen naturally knew where the difficulty of refining the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill lay. It was mainly in handling the Dragon-type Demonic Cores.

However, he was now cultivating the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art. Its aura had a suppressive effect on dragons, and it should work on their Magic Cores as well.

Along with the Flame Ancestral Talisman he had just acquired—

It should not be difficult. Still, they were currently traveling. Refining a Seventh-Grade Pill out in the wilderness could easily cause trouble.

He might attract a Seventh-Rank Demonic Beast, or perhaps even a Dou Zun might emerge from somewhere.

Upon hearing Shen Wen's confident words, Cao Ying suddenly felt a sense of urgency. The things Shen Wen had revealed during this period had surpassed her imagination one after another.

Whether he was possibly a descendant of a Dou Di, or his terrifying body-refining Dou Technique, or his unusual soul technique—

These were all things she had never discovered before.

She had believed that the gap between her and Shen Wen in alchemy was not great. After all, she possessed a Natural Spirit Realm Soul Realm, so as long as her alchemy kept up—

Becoming a Seventh-Grade Alchemist was guaranteed.

But Shen Wen had only just broken through to become a Seventh-Grade Alchemist, and he was already taking another step forward.

If she continued to slack off, the distance between Shen Wen and her might grow ever wider.

Even... even if he was only her husband in name, she did not want to fall too far behind him.

Hmph. If I keep failing to catch up to Shen Wen, he'll laugh himself to death.

She did not want Shen Wen to keep her beneath him for the rest of her life.

"I'm going to cultivate the Red Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi." Cao Ying gave a cold snort, stopped chatting with Shen Wen, and walked into the room to study the Red Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi.

The sudden change in her expression left Shen Wen completely bewildered.

What was that about...?

Shen Wen scratched his head. A girl's thoughts really were unpredictable, but this was fine too.

Perfect. He could take in the Great Chaos Lightning Method and the Flame Ancestral Talisman.