A Debt of Gratitude as Heavy as a Mountain
Seven days later.
The appointment of Song Wen as an elder deacon was then issued.
At that time, Song Wen was Alchemy in the Profound-Class Pill Chamber).
The news of his promotion to elder deacon spread like wildfire.
Soon, all the Alchemist in the Alchemy Chamber learned of this news.
Whether they were familiar with Song Wen or not, everyone offered their congratulations to Song Wen.
Even Huo Ding, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, made a special trip out of the Alchemy room to congratulate Song Wen.
It is rare for someone like Song Wen to be promoted to a steward elder in just four years after joining the Beast Taming Sect.
In the Cultivation World, interpersonal relationships are equally important. Regardless of whether the other person can help you in the future, leaving a good impression on each other is always beneficial.
Among these figures, there is one that stands out.
Zuo Shuiyun stood at a distance, a hint of jealousy flickering in her eyes as she looked at Song Wen.
Since becoming an honorary elder of the Profound-Class Pill Chamber, she has been scheming and trying to curry favor with the sect, even sacrificing her looks and diligently practicing alchemy, all in order to become a steward elder as soon as possible and have a place in Pill Peak.
To her surprise, the three people who became honorary elders of Pill Peak along with her...
Huo Ding has exceptional talent in alchemy and is the disciple of the peak master. He has no need to fight for power and profit; as long as he practices alchemy diligently, fame and fortune will come sooner or later.
Zhou Siyi, a second-generation heir, didn't seem to care much about alchemy. After going out on a mission, she was inexplicably promoted to a senior elder.
Zuo Shuiyun had always believed that Zhou Siyi's rapid ascension to the position of honored elder was entirely due to the favor of her father, the deputy Peak Master.
Now, even Wu Sheng, a Rogue Cultivator who joined the sect halfway through, has become a steward elder.
This made Zuo Shuiyun extremely Qi Ingestion.
Wu Sheng's talent in Dao of Alchemy is average, and he doesn't practice alchemy as diligently as Zuo Shuiyun. What merit or ability does he have to advance so quickly and become a steward elder before Zuo Shuiyun?
Song Wen had no idea about the resentment in Zuo Shuiyun's heart.
After exchanging pleasantries with the congratulatory guests, he returned to his cave abode.
The Sacred Beetle Gu, which had been fed with flesh balls, had consumed a total of fifteen flesh balls in the past ten days or so. This caused its bottleneck at the Early Second Rank to show signs of loosening, and it seemed that it might break through at any time.
Song Wen took out four meatballs and placed them in front of the Sacred Beetle Gu. This was the maximum amount he could currently extract.
The Sacred Beetle Gu devoured the food, and soon, three and a half fleshy balls were inside its belly.
The Sacred Beetle Gu, clearly overfed, lay motionless on the ground.
About an hour later, the Sacred Beetle Gu suddenly began to devour the surrounding Spiritual Qi.
Upon observing this scene, Song Wen's eyes lit up, realizing that this was a sign of the Sacred Beetle Gu advancing to the next level.
He hurriedly took out dozens of Spirit Stones and forcibly crushed them.
A rich and pure Spiritual Qi instantly filled the cave abode. Then, it was quickly absorbed into the body of the Sacred Beetle Gu.
Two days later.
Song Wen crushed over 4,300 Spirit Stone, and the Sacred Beetle Gu finally stopped absorbing external Spiritual Qi and fell into a deep sleep.
Ten days later.
The Man-Snake hybrid has recovered and can now undergo corpse refining again.
As the number of times the corpse is refined increases, the recovery time of the Man-Snake body gradually becomes longer.
The first time took thirteen days, this time it took twenty days.
Song Wen left the cave abode and went to the Human-Snake Cavern, where he received twenty flesh balls.
After returning to his cave abode, Song Wen began refining the Man-Snake corpse.
Two days later, the corpse refining was completed.
Song Wen did not rush to leave the cave abode. Instead, he started refining Blood Spirit Pill and then took the pills to improve his cultivation.
Four days later, Song Wen emerged from the cave abode.
In this way, he secluded himself in the cave abode for six days, which was exactly the time required for a novice to refine corpses.
Song Wen arrived at the square in front of the Profound-Class Pill Chamber).
After waiting for a while in a corner of the square.
Wang Ming arrived from the sky.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Song Wen handed a Storage Bag to Wang Ming.
Wang Ming probed the Storage Bag with his Divine Sense, examined it, and then put it into his bosom.
Then, he took out a bag of Spirit Stone and handed it to Song Wen.
"Elder Wu, the delivery time of this batch of pills is two months later than the time we agreed upon."
Wang Ming said with a slightly dissatisfied expression.
"I've been too busy with things lately to have time to Alchemy," Song Wen said casually.
Wang Ming handed over a slip of paper. "Elder Wu, I hope you can gather all the pills listed on this slip of paper within three months."
Song Wen didn't take the note; he shook his head and said...
"Elder Wang, let's end our deal here."
The pills Wang Ming needed were mainly Essence-Nourishing Pill, Life-Saving Pill, and Beast Essence Pill.
Song Wen had refined these three types of pills many times, and he didn't want to waste too much time on such familiar pills.
Wang Ming's face suddenly fell.
"Elder Wu, what do you mean by this! Are you trying to discard me after I've served my purpose? Don't forget, I vouched for you, which allowed you to successfully join the Beast Taming Sect."
"You've only just become an elder deacon, and you're already turning your back on me!"
Song Wen said, "I will naturally remember Elder Wang's kindness, but the sect has assigned me a new task, and I really don't have the time to refine Alchemy."
Wang Ming said coldly.
"Elder Wu, have you thought this through? Do you really want to refuse me?"
"Elder Wang, there's no point in saying more. You should find someone more capable."
After saying that, Song Wen turned to leave.
"Elder Wu, is there any news about the matter you asked me to inquire about? Don't you want to hear it?" Wang Ming asked.
Upon hearing this, Song Wen stopped in his tracks.
Although he had joined the Beast Taming Sect, Song Wen did not believe he was safe. The threat from the Corpse Demon Sect had not disappeared.
Since Song Wen couldn't go out often, in order to keep track of the Corpse Demon Sect's latest moves in purging traitors, Song Wen came up with an idea: to have Wang Ming help him gather information.
In order to gain Wang Ming's trust, Song Wen fabricated a story:
His master, who had raised him since childhood, was killed by a demonic corpse cultivator.
He has been investigating the murderer of his master.
But one person's efforts are ultimately limited, and after several years of investigation, nothing was found.
Therefore, he asked Wang Ming for help to keep an eye out for news about demonic corpse cultivators near East Birch Market.
Prior to this, Wang Ming had also provided Song Wen with some information about corpse cultivators, but it was all information about Rogue Cultivator and had no value whatsoever.
"What news? Could it be another intelligence report about low-level corpse cultivators? My master is a cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. Those low-level corpse Rogue Cultivator can't hurt him at all," Song Wen asked.
"This time is different. This news is related to the Corpse Demon Sect."
Song Wen frowned slightly, his expression turning serious.
"Elder Wang, could you please explain in detail?"
A mocking smile appeared on Wang Ming's face as he waved the note in his hand.
"What about Alchemy?"
Song Wen said decisively.
"Elder Wang's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain. I will do my utmost to serve Elder Wang."