Blood Demon

Song Wen took the rabbit carcass into his hand and used his Divine Sense to carefully examine it, confirming that there was no poison on the rabbit.

Having the experience of testing the new Blood Qi Pill last time, Song Wen knew.

This kind of pill, which consumes a large amount of Essence Blood, is simply too much for ordinary cultivators to withstand, so there is no point in using people to test it.

Unless he can find Golden Core cultivator to test the medicine, he simply cannot determine the true effects of the Blood Spirit Pill.

After confirming that the Blood Spirit Pill was not poisonous, Song Wen meditated for a moment and then swallowed the remaining pill.

The powerful medicinal force erupted instantly within Song Wen's body. He could clearly sense that his Essence Blood was being rapidly depleted, while at the same time, a surge of pure spiritual energy welled up from within him.

Along with this came a sharp, agonizing pain.

Despite his physical discomfort, Song Wen focused intently on circulating his internal energy to refine his spiritual power.

Six hours later, the colic gradually subsided, and the pure spiritual energy was completely refined, resulting in a significant improvement in Song Wen's cultivation.

Song Wen's face lit up with joy; the Blood Spirit Pill had been successfully developed.

However, this elixir causes significant depletion of Qi and Blood. When taken, it is accompanied by a severe, colicky pain, as if a sharp blade is constantly churning the internal organs, making it truly excruciating.

The pain of taking the Blood Spirit Pill was even greater than that of cultivating the Myriad Poisons Primordial Body.

Song Wen recalled the <Myriad Poisons Primordial Body> Cultivation Method. Since joining the Beast Taming Sect, he had been busy refining Blood Spirit Pill and had not practiced the <Myriad Poisons Primordial Body> technique again.

Many of the second-tier spirit medicine on Medicine Peak are poisonous. In the past, as a Rogue Cultivator, it was not easy to obtain these second-tier spirit medicine, but now they can be purchased very easily.

After successfully developing the Blood Spirit Pill, Song Wen was able to focus on improving his cultivation, and he spent significantly more time in the Alchemy Chamber than before.

Through frequent exchanges with other Alchemist in the Alchemy Chamber, Song Wen's Alchemy skills gradually became more and more exquisite.

After a period of accumulation, his skills in refining Blood Spirit Pill became more and more proficient, and he could successfully refine up to five pills in one batch.

The Blood Spirit Pill consumes too much of the physical body and is not suitable for frequent use. Song Wen usually takes one pill every three days.

In other words, he only needs to successfully refine two batches of Blood Spirit Pill per month to have enough for his cultivation.

This greatly reduced his need for Yellow Essence Fungus, eliminating his worry about attracting attention by purchasing large quantities.

A year and a half has passed in the blink of an eye, Song Wen has been at the Beast Taming Sect for three years now.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators, three years is not a long time. When they encounter a bottleneck in their cultivation, a single period of seclusion may last longer than that.

It is worth mentioning that half a year ago, the <Myriad Poisons Primordial Body> finally broke through to the 'Minor Completion' realm, and the bronze bell it condensed was so real that it was almost a real bronze bell.

As a result, Song Wen's physical body became much stronger, and his resistance to poison was further enhanced.

That day, Song Wen was in the Profound-Class Pill Chamber, attempting to refine the Life-Saving Pill.

Zhou Siyi and the other two who entered Pill Peak at the same time as him had already successfully refined the Life-Saving Pill.

In the early stages, Song Wen had been single-mindedly studying the Blood Spirit Pill, and there were many other pills he had not yet mastered. Only after successfully refining the Blood Spirit Pill did Song Wen slowly make up for the shortcomings he had previously made. In the last few days, he has just begun to practice the Life-Saving Pill.

After failing to refine the Life-Saving Pill once again, Song Wen took out his identity token.

The identity token is not only proof of identity, but also allows the sect to convey commands to its members.

While Alchemy pills, my identity token received a message from the sect.

The message came from the Pill Peak Mission Hall, requesting Song Wen to go there as soon as possible.

Elder Lu Weicai something to discuss with him.

According to Pill Peak's rules, after three years of being an honorary elder, one is required to undertake some missions outside the capital from time to time.

Song Wen knew that Lu Weicai looking for him because it must be related to an upcoming mission.

After quickly tidying up the Alchemy Chamber, Song Wen left the Profound-Class Pill Chamber and headed towards the mission hall at the top of the mountain.

The Beast Taming Sect has a Mission Hall, and each mountain peak also has its own Mission Hall. The Mission Hall of Pill Peak only issues missions to the disciples of Pill Peak.

Song Wen entered the Mission Hall and, guided by the disciples there, easily met Lu Weicai.

This was a spacious stone chamber. When Song Wen entered the chamber, he saw that besides Lu Weicai, there was another person in the room, Zuo Shuiyun.

"Greetings, Elder Lu; greetings, Senior Sister Zuo," Song Wen greeted politely.

Since Wei Ding was demoted and Cai Jinglue took over guiding Song Wen and the others in Alchemy, Zuo Shuiyun shifted her focus and began to curry favor with Cai Jinglue.

Wei Ding greedy for money, Zuo Shuiyun, knowing his tastes, helped him refine elixirs.

Unlike Wei Ding Cai Jinglue, Cai Jinglue was quite upright in his conduct and never revealed any desires.

It is unknown what method Zuo Shuiyun used, but she quickly became very close to Cai Jinglue and was highly appreciated by Cai Jinglue.

"Elder Wu, please sit down!" Lu Weicai said, pointing to a Meditation Cushion on the ground.

After Song Wen was seated, Lu Weicai continued.

"I have invited you two here today because I have a task for you to carry out."

"Recently, a second-tier Demon Beast has repeatedly harassed the Cheng Family West Mountain Cheng Clan, causing them great suffering. The Cheng Family patriarch has requested the sect's assistance to eliminate the Demon Beast."

The West Mountain Cheng Clan is a Foundation Establishment cultivation Lineage, under the jurisdiction of the Beast Taming Sect.

Zuo Shuiyun frowned slightly.

"Elder Lu, since this is a mission to eradicate demons, shouldn't it be assigned to the Law Enforcement Hall or the Spirit Beast Peak? Why are we, the people of Pill Peak, being sent to exterminate the demons?"

The disciples of the Beast Taming Sect's Law Enforcement Hall specialize in killing techniques.

The disciples of Spirit Beast Peak all raise spirit beasts, which are extremely powerful in combat.

Spirit Beast Peak and Law Enforcement Hall are the two strongest peaks in terms of combat power within the Beast Taming Sect.

These missions to exterminate Demon Beast are usually carried out by disciples from these two peaks.

Most of the missions undertaken by Pill Peak disciples are related to elixirs.

Lu Weicai said, "Sending Pill Peak on this mission was at the request of Cheng Ruidá, the head of the Cheng Family."

"According to the message Cheng Ruidá passed on to the sect, the Demon Beast that attacked the Cheng Family was a mid- Second-Order Mid-Stage Blood Demon."

"Although the Cheng Family only has one Foundation Establishment cultivator, Cheng Ruidá, he is already at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. With the assistance of many Qi Refinement cultivators from the Cheng Family, the Cheng Family is confident in dealing with a Second-Order Mid-Stage Demon Beast."

"However, this Blood Demon is skilled in stealth and concealing its presence, appearing and disappearing without a trace, making it extremely difficult to track."

"Cheng Ruidá wants to ask Pill Peak to send a second-tier Alchemist to refine Demon-Luring Powder to attract Blood Demon."

The Demon-Luring Powder emits a special scent that greatly attracts Demon Beast, making it a favorite bait for cultivators hunting Demon Beast.

However, the Demon-Luring Powder has a drawback: once it is successfully refined, no matter how it is sealed, its unique scent will gradually dissipate, and it will be completely gone in just one day.

Therefore, the Demon-Luring Powder must be prepared and used immediately.

The Demon-Luring Powder, which can lure second-tier Demon Beast, naturally needs to be refined by a second-tier Alchemist.

Lu Weicai continued.

"The Cheng Family originally requested that the sect send a second-tier Alchemist. However, considering that both of you are newcomers who have only recently Foundation Establishment, just in case, I suggest that the two of you go together this time, so you can look after each other."

Do you still have any questions about this mission?

Song Wen clasped his hands and asked, "Elder Lu, did the Cheng Family's letter of appeal mention why the Blood Demon attacked the Cheng Family multiple times?"

Since the Cheng Family is stronger than the Blood Demon, the Blood Demon should stay away from the Cheng Family, given the instinct of living beings to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune.

Lu Weicai shook his head. "It wasn't mentioned. Perhaps the Cheng Family possesses something that the Blood Demon needs. Or perhaps it has a grudge against the Cheng Family."

Are there any other questions?

Song Wen and Zuo Shuiyun exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

"In that case, you two should hurry up and prepare. You must arrive at the Cheng Family within seven days."

"Yes!"