Corpse Curse Water

Fifteen minutes later, Song Wen arrived at the Listening Wind Pavilion.

Listening Wind Pavilion is a place specifically designed for cultivators to exchange ideas.

It contains both secret rooms and courtyards.

The secret chamber is mainly used by monks to discuss private matters, preventing their conversations from being overheard by others.

Xing Chang arranged to meet Song Wen here because he didn't want the fact that Song Wen had saved him to be revealed.

That would damage his reputation as a member of the Xing Family.

In one of the secret rooms, Song Wen met Xing Chang.

Xing Chang came alone.

"Wei Ding, my mother forbade me from going out these past few days. I've only just been released from that restriction, so I've come to see you."

After inviting Song Wen to sit down, Xing Chang said.

"I wonder what business Young Master Xing has with me?" Song Wen asked.

Xing Chang said, "It's nothing important, but you saved my life, how could I leave without showing some gratitude? I promised to reward you handsomely. Today, I'm here to fulfill that promise."

As he spoke, he tossed a Storage Bag to Song Wen.

Seeing the smug and arrogant look on the Xing Chang's face, Song Wen assumed that there was something of considerable value in the Storage Bag.

But after examining the Storage Bag with his Divine Sense, Song Wen couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

There were only one hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stone in the Storage Bag.

I saved the other party twice, yet I only received a hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stone!

Does Xing Chang think his life is cheap and worthless?

Or is it that he is unaware of market prices and the value of a hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stone?

Or perhaps Xing Chang is simply used to being arrogant and aloof?

"Thank you for your generous gift, Young Master Xing," Song Wen said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Xing Chang waved his hand and said, "Just a few Spirit Stone, nothing to mention."

Song Wen was taken aback.

A few Spirit Stone, not worth mentioning!

You should give me a little more.

Xing Chang continued, "Have you settled down in Fangzhu City?"

"I have rented a cave abode."

Song Wen gave a vague reply, without revealing the exact location of his cave abode.

Xing Chang said, "That's good. In the future, there will be some matters that I can't handle personally, so I'm afraid I'll have to entrust them to you. Don't worry, you'll be well rewarded for working for me."

Song Wen said, "Thank you for your kindness, Young Master Xing."

"Hmm!" Xing Chang nodded, put his hands behind his back, and left the secret room.

Watching Xing Chang's departing figure, Song Wen understood one thing.

The reason the other party offered one hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stone was probably not out of gratitude, but to keep Song Wen suspense so that he would continue to work for them in the future.

That night.

Song Wen, wearing an iron mask, arrived at the Dark Star Black Market.

The Dark Star Black Market is located at the foot of a cliff in a high mountain. It covers a large area and is bustling with people.

If the black market weren't only open at night, Song Wen would have suspected it was an ordinary market rather than a black market.

The fact that the black market is so openly operating indicates one thing: it has powerful backers and doesn't need to hide anything.

Most of the people who frequent the black market wear masks or cloaks to conceal their identities and movements.

Song Wen entered a spirit medicine called 'Hundred Herbs Tower', which was the largest spirit medicine in the black market.

"Guest, what kind of spirit medicine would you like to buy?"

Upon seeing Song Wen enter the shop, a servant stepped forward and asked him questions.

Song Wen glanced around the shop. The shop displayed a dazzling array of spirit medicine, but there were very few third-tier spirit medicine.

He asked the servant, "Do you have Golden Essence Seed, Profound Spirit Ginseng, Sparrowcry Flower?"

"Senior, are you Alchemist?" the servant asked instead of answering the question.

Song Wen frowned and said in a deep voice, "Does your shop need to inquire about the customers' backgrounds before selling anything?"

The servant quickly replied, "Senior, please don't misunderstand. The spirit medicine you need are all third-tier spirit medicine, and they are rare among third-tier spirit medicine. They are seldom seen on the market, and our shop doesn't have them either."

"Several years ago, my young lady issued a reward, stating that she possessed a High Antiquity, incomplete prescription. If you, senior, can complete the prescription, our shop will gladly provide the spirit medicine you seek."

Upon hearing this, Song Wen shook his head and turned to leave.

High Antiquity prescriptions are not so easily restored.

Moreover, even if one is lucky enough to complete the Pill Formula by chance.

Even the few spirit medicine bestowed by Hundred Herbs Tower could not satisfy Song Wen's needs.

He refined the Golden Jade Pill Qi Spirit Pill to sell and earn Spirit Stone.

Small amounts of Golden Essence Seed, Profound Spirit Ginseng, Sparrowcry Flower were of little use to Song Wen.

Seeing that Song Wen was about to leave, the servant seemed convinced that Song Wen was a high-level Alchemist, and he hurriedly spoke up.

"Please wait a moment, senior. If you are not satisfied with the reward, Miss has specifically instructed that we can also offer Profound Yin Stone and Baleful Crystal as compensation. I will not take up too much of your time. You only need to take a look at the incomplete formula and ponder it in your spare time. If one day you can gain some insight, our shop will definitely fulfill our promise."

Song Wen stopped and turned to look at the servant.

The Profound Yin Stone and the Baleful Crystal are exactly what he urgently needs right now.

The former is an essential ingredient for refining a third-tier Silver Corpse.

With more Profound Yin Stone, he can refine new Tier 3 Silver Corpse, or use them to enhance the strength of existing Silver Corpse.

The Baleful Crystal is a crystal formed in places where the Corpse-Baleful Qi is abundant. It contains a large amount of pure Corpse Qi and is the best spiritual item to assist corpse cultivators in their cultivation at the Golden Core stage.

The fact that Hundred Herbs Tower could offer Profound Yin Stone and Baleful Crystal as payment suggests that the backer of Hundred Herbs Tower, or the young lady mentioned by the servant, has a deep background in the demonic path.

Ordinary Devil Cultivator cannot produce Profound Yin Stone and Baleful Crystal.

When the servant saw Song Wen stop, his face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly took out a yellowed piece of paper.

The paper in his hand was not the original ancient prescription, but a rubbing.

The ancient formula is severely incomplete, involving more than thirty kinds of spiritual materials, of which ten are missing, almost a third of the formula.

The possibility of completing it is extremely slim.

The finished product produced by this formula is not a pill, but a medicine, a medicine used to temper the physical body, and it is an exclusive medicine for cultivators of the Corpse Path.

Song Wen only glanced at it briefly, but immediately recognized the incomplete plan because he had seen the complete version of it before.

This is a medicinal formula from the "Corpse King Reincarnation Art" used to temper the physical body, called "Corpse Curse Water".

To unleash the full power of the Corpse Curse Water, it must be used in conjunction with the <Corpse King Reincarnation Art>.

Song Wen couldn't help but feel a little surprised and suspicious. How did the recipe for the Corpse Curse Water end up in the Sea of Disorder?

Could it have been brought to the Sea of Disorder by the people of the Underworld Nether God Temple?

Since someone obtained the recipe for the Corpse Curse Water, does that mean they also possess the Cultivation Method of the Corpse King Reincarnation Art?

The recipe for the Corpse Curse Water is incomplete; is the <Corpse King Reincarnation Art> in his possession also incomplete?

Did the other party really intend to complete the formula by producing a fragment of the Corpse Curse Water recipe?

Or are they trying to lure out the person who possesses the complete Cultivation Method?