Zhou Siyi's Request
In order to obtain more spiritual materials from the Corpse Path, Song Wen acquired four more second-tier Man-Snake.
At this point, he had a total of seven second-tier Man-Snake.
He controlled most of the second-tier Man-Snake in the Human-Snake Cavern.
To make them easier to distinguish, he numbered the human and the Man-Snake.
The first Man-Snake is the Man-Snake that has already merged with the Profound Qi.
A few days ago, Song Wen performed another corpse refining process on it.
The number one Man-Snake has completed eleven corpse refining processes.
The other six Man-Snake hybrids underwent corpse refining only once or twice.
To outsiders, it takes three to four days for each Man-Snake to undergo corpse refining.
The recovery time after each corpse refining process by the Man-Snake hybrid is approximately between twenty days and one month.
This led outsiders to mistakenly believe that Song Wen was almost constantly refining the Man-Snake Profound Corpse.
In reality, each time Song Wen refined a corpse, it took approximately one day.
Most of the time, he continued to refine and consume Blood Spirit Pill according to his own cultivation habits to improve his cultivation level.
At the same time, he did not neglect his practice of Alchemy.
When I have free time, I also try to refine new second-tier pills.
Seven days later.
Song Wen encountered Zhou Siyi in the Human-Snake Cavern.
"Junior Brother Wu, something has happened at Year Mountain."
"Year Mountain is located in the heart of the sect, what could possibly happen there? Could there be some kind of anomaly in Blood Year?" Song Wen asked with curiosity.
His two Sacred Beetle Gu were still inside the Year Mountain Formation. Seeing Zhou Siyi bring up Year Mountain, Song Wen was also eager to know the situation Year Mountain.
"My father and Peak Master Teng failed in their attempt to lure and capture the Blood Kui Beast."
"How could we fail? Didn't we say that our sect has successfully captured more than a dozen Blood Kui Beast over the past thousand years? How could we fail this time?"
Zhou Siyi said, "My father said they didn't even see the Blood Kui Beast's face."
"After feeding the Blood Year fell into a deep sleep. They originally thought this was a sign that the Blood Year was giving birth to the Blood Kui Beast."
"But to their surprise, they waited within the formation for a full five days. Blood Year had awakened again, but they still hadn't seen the Blood Kui Beast."
"The Blood Kui Beast is extremely important to the sect. The fact that it was not captured has caused my father and Peak Master Teng great distress and indignation."
Song Wen said, "Didn't the sect successfully capture more than a dozen Blood Kui Beast? Losing one won't have much of an impact, right?"
Zhou Siyi said, "These dozen or so Blood Kui Beast were captured in the last thousand years. Blood Kui Beast aren't immortal; currently, only three Blood Kui Beast remain alive in the sect."
"I see," Song Wen said.
After a moment of silence, Song Wen continued to ask.
Now that Blood Year has awakened again, does it still need to be fed?
"Of course, and because of the Blood Kui Beast it has given birth to, Blood Year's appetite has increased."
Upon hearing this, Song Wen nodded and said nothing more.
Since the Blood Year will continue to be fed, a large number of spaceships will be entering and leaving every day, allowing the Sacred Beetle Gu to take the opportunity to escape the formation.
Two days later.
Just as Song Wen had expected, the two Sacred Beetle Gu returned to Song Wen cave abode on their own.
The Sacred Beetle Gu was in a rather strange state; it was slightly stronger than usual, and seemed to have eaten too much, making even flying difficult.
The two Gu Worm crawled all the way back to the cave abode.
They also possessed a strange aura, a very faint aura that conveyed both a sense of ethereal, transcendent grandeur and a sense of chaotic, decadent evil.
"What exactly did the Sacred Beetle Gu eat inside Blood Year's body to give them this strange aura?"
"What kind of creature is the Blood Year? Why does it possess this strange aura? And why does it need to consume the flesh and blood of living people to survive?"
Song Wen had many questions in his mind, but the fact that the Sacred Beetle Gu could return alive was ultimately a good thing.
He put away the Sacred Beetle Gu and continued his secluded cultivation.
"Junior Brother Wu, are you there?"
A few days later, while Song Wen was cultivating, he suddenly heard Zhou Siyi's voice outside his cave abode.
Song Wen finished his practice, stood up, and opened the cave abode's protective barrier.
"Senior Sister Zhou, is there something you need from me?"
Zhou Siyi looked dejected and sullen.
"I failed again in refining the Man-Snake Profound Corpse. I've succeeded five times already. If I succeed this time, I should see signs of the initial fusion of corpse energy and life energy. But alas..."
After letting out a long sigh, she continued.
"What's even more infuriating is that the Man-Snake was corroded by the corpse energy and died. All my previous efforts were in vain, and all my hard work was in vain."
"I chose a Profound Corpse at the eighth level of Qi Refinement, which should theoretically be easier to refine than a second-tier Man-Snake. It seems I really don't have any talent for corpse refining."
Seeing Zhou Siyi's self-pitying appearance, Song Wen could only speak up and offer a few words of comfort.
After a moment, Song Wen changed the subject and asked.
"Senior Sister Zhou, is there anything else you need from me today?"
Zhou Siyi composed herself and said.
"According to my analysis, the reason why I have failed time and time again in corpse refining is mainly due to my lack of knowledge about the art of corpse refining. I have only seen the set of secret corpse refining techniques in the Human-Snake Cavern."
"Perhaps, if I study more corpse refining techniques and learn from a wide range of sources, I can quickly improve my corpse refining skills."
"I've heard that there's a Ghost Market not far from East Birch Market, where all sorts of demonic and secret techniques are sold. I want to go and take a look."
Song Wen asked, "Is Senior Sister referring to the 'Mountain Ravine Ghost Market'?"
"Yes, it's called the Mountain Ravine Ghost Market. Have you been there?"
Zhou Siyi's expression suddenly turned to one of surprise and delight.
"Junior Brother Wu, can you take me there? I'm worried I won't be able to get in without someone to show me the way."
Song Wen shook his head.
"I've never been there myself, I've only heard about it. It's said that the Mountain Ravine Ghost Market is a chaotic and disorderly place, a place where all sorts of people mingle. Senior Sister Zhou, it would be best if you didn't venture there lightly."
Zhou Siyi seemed somewhat disappointed to hear that Song Wen hadn't been there either.
Then, she opened her big eyes and looked at Song Wen expectantly.
"Junior Brother Wu, could you come with me? I'm a little hesitant to go alone."
Song Wen encountered Lan Chen in East Birch Market and was unwilling to leave the Beast Taming Sect easily.
He thought for a moment and found a suitable reason to refuse.
"I'm sorry, Senior Sister Zhou. I have to Human-Snake Cavern and refine seven Man-Snake into corpses, so I really can't leave. You should find someone else to go with you."
Zhou Siyi looked dejected.
"However, within the sect, the only friends I can trust are you and Senior Brother Liu. Senior Brother Liu is away, hunting mortals for Blood Year. I can only ask you for help."
Seeing Zhou Siyi's pitiful appearance, Song Wen sighed deeply.
"Senior Sister Zhou, thank you for your trust, but I really can't go out."
"If Senior Sister only wants to buy some Corpse Path Cultivation Method in the black market, she doesn't necessarily have to go there in person."
"There must be Foundation Establishment cultivators within the sect who have dealings with people in the black market."
"Senior sister, inquire around at Pill Peak and Spirit Beast Peak, and ask them to buy the secret technique for you."