Six-Harmony Demon-Locking Formation

With Song Wen's deliberate delay, the corpse refining process lasted for a full four days.

During this time, Song Wen deliberately pretended to be unfamiliar with the corpse-refining technique and almost gave up halfway several times.

However, all the incidents ended without serious harm; apart from wasting some materials for refining corpses, no other losses were incurred.

Finally, after many stumbles and setbacks, the first corpse refining of the second-tier Man-Snake was completed.

The second-tier Man-Snake consumes significantly more Yin Baleful Dew than the first-tier Man-Snake, and Song Wen deliberately wasted some of it.

The entire bottle of Yin Baleful Dew is almost empty.

Song Wen wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead, let out a long sigh, and looked utterly exhausted.

"Elder Rong, I have not failed in my mission."

Rong Jingyun looked at the second-tier Man-Snake in the Corpse Coffin numbered 'Geng 136', her face showing undisguised joy.

"Elder Wu, you no longer need to work in the Alchemy Chamber. You can just stay in the Human-Snake Cavern and refine the Man-Snake Profound Corpse."

Song Wen's face stiffened.

He wanted to obtain the materials for the Corpse Dao from Rong Jingyun, and he also wanted to learn alchemy.

"Elder Rong, although my talent in Dao of Alchemy is only average, I aspire to it. I am willing to Human-Snake Cavern to refine corpses, but I hope Elder Rong will allow me to continue practicing alchemy in the Alchemy Chamber."

Rong Jingyun smiled faintly and waved her hand, saying,

"Elder Wu misunderstood me. I'm not forbidding you from practicing alchemy in the Alchemy Chamber, I just don't want you to waste too much time on tasks there."

"After you take up your post at the Human-Snake Cavern, you will receive a monthly salary of two thousand Spirit Stone and four hundred sect contribution points. In your spare time, you can still go to the Alchemy Chamber to practice alchemy. If you encounter any difficulties in Alchemy, you can also ask me for advice. I do have some experience in Alchemy."

Song Wen was so shocked by the sudden surprise that he could hardly believe it, and after a slight pause, he was stunned.

His face lit up with joy, and he clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Thank you for your guidance Elder Rong."

Rong Jingyun nodded in satisfaction at Song Wen's reaction.

She suddenly switched to using Divine Sense communication to speak to Song Wen Wendao.

"Elder Wu, the matter of refining the Man-Snake Profound Corpse was personally arranged by the Supreme Elder. If you succeed in refining it, the sect will surely reward you handsomely. We hope you will seize this opportunity."

Rong Jingyun used her Divine Sense to transmit her voice, clearly not wanting others to hear her words.

After hearing this, Song Wen did not reply, but simply nodded to Rong Jingyun, indicating that he understood her intention.

Rong Jingyun was in a good mood after discovering Song Wen's genius in corpse refining, and she said to the other four.

"Everyone, you may all disperse now. If you have any questions about corpse refining in the future, feel free to consult Elder Wu."

The crowd gradually dispersed, and Song Wen also got up, intending to return to his cave abode.

"Junior Brother Wu, where are you going?"

Seeing that Song Wen had left the Corpse Cave No. 15, Zhou Siyi asked him a question.

"Go back to your cave abode to cultivate?" Song Wen asked, looking puzzled.

"Now that you've returned to your cave abode, who will manage these two Man-Snake?"

Zhou Siyi pointed to the two Man-Snake in the Corpse Cave No. 15.

"Just put them in the snake pit and let them recover slowly, right?" Song Wen said with a matter-of-fact expression.

"This won't do! Elder Wu, you must keep a close eye on the two-headed Man-Snake's situation."

Rong Jingyun suddenly interrupted, pausing for a moment before continuing.

"Alright then, Elder Wu, please take these two Man-Snake back to your cave abode."

"Take them back to the cave abode!" Song Wen exclaimed in surprise. "But how do I take them back?"

The existence of the Man-Snake is a secret and cannot be exposed.

Since the Man-Snake is a living creature and not Song Wen's spirit beast, it cannot be stored in a storage ring or put into a spirit beast bag. Bringing it back to the cave abode without being discovered by outsiders is by no means an easy task.

"That's easy."

Rong Jingyun raised her hand and waved it, and a thin veil several feet in size appeared.

"This thin veil is made from the web of a third-tier Demon Beast, the Scarlet-Blood Demon Spider. It has the ability to block Divine Sense detection. If you use it to cover the Corpse-Nurturing Coffin, even Foundation Establishment Peak Stage cultivator will have difficulty detecting the presence of the Man-Snake."

Song Wen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your help, Elder Rong."

Rong Jingyun said, "Remember to return it to me when you're done using it."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and tossed Song Wen a bronze mirror the size of her palm.

"This is the Righteous Qi Mirror. After simple refining, it can be used. It can conceal the Corpse-Baleful Qi that clings to your body. Cultivators below the Golden Core stage will have absolutely no chance of detecting anything amiss."

"Also, go to Elder Liu and get a copy of his guide to raising Man-Snake hybrids, as well as Man-Snake food rations."

Half an hour later.

Song Wen returned to the cave abode with the two Corpse Coffin.

In one corner of the cave abode, he dug two snake pits, each about three zhang in size, and placed the two Man-Snake into them respectively.

They then took out two more sets of Formation Flags and planted them around the snake pit.

Each formation has six Formation Flags and is a second-tier formation called the "Six-Harmony Demon-Locking Formation".

This formation is the most commonly used formation by the Beast Taming Sect to imprison uncontracted second-tier spirit beasts.

With the Six-Harmony Demon-Locking Formation, the demon-sealing restrictions on the Man-Snake bodies can be temporarily lifted, allowing them to recover their spiritual power and resist the corpse energy within their bodies, so as to recover faster and carry out the next corpse refining as soon as possible.

With a flick of his wrist, a crimson ball of flesh the size of a washbasin appeared in Song Wen's hand.

The fleshy ball emitted a strong smell of blood; it was a special food made by the Spirit Beast Peak for Man-Snake.

It contains the flesh and blood of unknown Demon Beast and spirit medicine, which are said to be able to rapidly enhance the cultivation of Man-Snake.

Song Wen threw the fleshy ball into the snake pit of the second-tier female snake.

The Man-Snake, now freed from its demon-sealing seal, was angrily lashing its tail against the stone walls of the snake pit.

Azure light continuously shone from the stone wall, blocking the attacks of the Man-Snake without harming it in the slightest.

Unable to break through the seal of the Six-Harmony Demon-Locking Formation, the Man-Snake flicked its tongue, propped up its snake body, pressed its face against the formation barrier, and stared intently at Song Wen with its vertical pupils, revealing both murderous intent and hatred.

Song Wen ignored the second-tier female Man-Snake's hostility.

He took out another ball of flesh, cut off a small part of it, and threw it into the snake pit of the first-level Man-Snake.

With its first-tier Man-Snake strength, it was not enough to swallow the entire flesh ball in one go.

Subsequently, Song Wen set up the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation> and the <Nine-Palace Yin-Transforming Formation>. It is worth mentioning that these two arrays did not cover the area of the snake pit.

He threw the remaining half of the flesh ball to the six Sacred Beetle Gu.

The Sacred Beetle Gu has reached the peak of the Early Second Rank, but it has been struggling to find a way to break through, and its strength has not increased at all for some time.

The six Sacred Beetle Gu smelled the stench of the fleshy ball and flew over, flapping their wings.

Its head shrank to the size of an egg, and it began to gnaw and snatch food.

In just two breaths, the ball of flesh vanished without a trace.

After finishing the meatball, the six Sacred Beetle Gu flew around Song Wen, conveying a strong sense of dissatisfaction.

The meatballs were obtained from Liu Jiang; Song Wen received a total of twenty.

The Man-Snake eat every two days, and these fleshy balls are their food for twenty days.

Once the fleshy mass is broken open, it cannot last long.

Therefore, even if a first-tier male snake cannot eat a whole flesh ball, its quota every two days is still a complete flesh ball.

Inside the Human-Snake Cavern, there were many Tier 1 Man-Snake. Several Tier 1 Man-Snake shared a single ball of flesh, so there was no worry about wasting it.

But when it came to Song Wen, there were extra fleshy balls, which became the food for the Sacred Beetle Gu.

Song Wen recalled five Sacred Beetle Gu, leaving only one behind.

Take out a fleshy ball and place it in front of the Sacred Beetle Gu.

Like a whirlwind, the Sacred Beetle Gu devoured the flesh ball completely in about twenty breaths.

However, the Sacred Beetle Gu was not satisfied and continued to beg for food from Song Wen.

Song Wen tossed it another ball of flesh.