Life-Breath Pill
After bidding farewell to Jing Kai, Song Wen entered Corpse King Valley and arrived at the Mission Hall.
The last time he came to the mission hall, he received an Alchemy mission, but things didn't go as planned. He devoured Yu Qi's cultivation, causing his cultivation to surge. In order to consolidate his cultivation, Song Wen went into seclusion for half a year.
Most of the tasks have time limits.
He had failed to complete the Alchemy task in time, and it had long since become invalid. He needed to cancel the invalid task before he could receive a new one.
"Senior Extreme Yin a while since I've seen you."
Upon seeing Song Wen arrive, Qiao Ke the initiative to greet him.
"I suddenly had a breakthrough in my cultivation and went into seclusion for a while. I was also unable to complete the task I received last time. I would like to trouble Steward Qiao to help me remove the negative effects."
As Song Wen spoke, he handed over the identity token.
Qiao Ke took the token, checked the task information recorded on it, and then spoke.
"This failed mission was a level seven mission. According to the sect's rules, you should have 1,000 contribution points deducted from your account."
Song Wen nodded. "I understand the rules."
After removing the task from the identity token, Qiao Ke returned the token to Song Wen.
Song Wen was preparing to choose a new task from among the many Alchemy tasks when he heard a voice behind him.
"Extreme Yin, I never expected to meet you here."
Song Wen looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the speaker was none other than Zhu Yin.
"Eh! Fellow Zhu Yin, what brings you to the Mission Hall today?"
Zhu Yin said, "There's a mission that urgently requires the recruitment of four third-tier Alchemist. I've come to the mission hall to gather Alchemist. Since you happen to be here, would it be alright if you were one of them?"
Song Wen did not immediately agree, but instead asked, "What kind of mission is it that requires four Alchemists to work together?"
"It's an Alchemy task, but it's quite difficult. In fact, there are more than four Alchemist involved; five third-tier Alchemy from the inner sect are also participating, making a total of nine third-tier Alchemist. Moreover, these nine third-tier Alchemist are only assisting; the real Alchemy is the fourth-tier Alchemist, Ye Hua, the Demon Venerable."
Song Wen's pupils contracted slightly. Ye Hua, Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, personally went to Alchemy, yet he still needed to gather nine third-tier Alchemist to assist him. The difficulty of Alchemy was unimaginable.
"My alchemy skills are mediocre at best, and I'm afraid I'm not qualified to participate in such a difficult pill refining process," Song Wen said with a worried expression.
Deep down, Song Wen did not want to participate in this Alchemy.
The greater the difficulty in Alchemy, the more secrets are involved. Knowing too many secrets is not necessarily a good thing.
Zhu Yin seemed to sense Song Wen's worry.
"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such modesty. I have personally witnessed your Alchemy skills, and completing this mission will be no problem for you. Moreover, the rewards for this mission are quite generous: twenty Superior Spirit Stones and fifty thousand contribution points for each Alchemist."
"Such a generous reward! Then I shall humbly accept."
Song Wen said with a greedy look on his face.
If someone invites you repeatedly and you still don't agree, that would be unusual and would easily arouse suspicion.
Zhu Yin smiled slightly, turned to Qiao Ke and said, "Help me recruit three third-tier Alchemist and have them report to the Living Soul Cave as soon as possible."
"Yes, Bamboo Sound Pavilion," Qiao Ke replied.
"Remember, you must be someone with outstanding alchemy skills; don't choose someone who is unfamiliar with alchemy," Zhu Yin added.
After giving Qiao Ke instructions, Zhu Yin turned to Song Wen Wendao.
"The Alchemy session will be held in the Living Soul Cave. Come on, I'll take you there."
The two took off and flew towards the depths of the valley.
"Thank you, Fellow Zhu Yin. May I ask if you could reveal what kind of elixir you are refining?" Song Wen asked as he flew.
Perhaps because the airspace wasn't as chaotic as the mission hall and was relatively quiet, Zhu Yin spoke up.
"This time, I'm refining a pill for my master; the pill is called the 'Life-Breath Pill'."
"Life-Breath Pill?"
Song Wen frowned; the name of the elixir struck him as odd.
"What is this pill used for?" Song Wen asked.
Zhu Yin shook her head. "I don't know either. But I can tell you something: the main ingredient of this pill is a young, strong sheep."
Song Wen's heart trembled slightly.
Using living people to Alchemy!
And they are young adults!
This is so similar to how the Su Clan used young cultivators who practiced the Longevity Art to extend their lives.
Could it be that Yinshuo's lifespan is also nearing its end?
However, according to rumors, Yinshuo is only seven hundred years old, and he still has three hundred years to live before the thousand-year lifespan of Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Or perhaps Yinshuo practiced some kind of Cultivation Method that shortened his lifespan?
Song Wen's mind was filled with mixed thoughts.
Led by Zhu Yin, the two quickly arrived at the edge of the deep valley.
The area is filled with rocky hills, most of which are not very high, with the tallest being only a few hundred feet high.
The two arrived at the mountainside of a stone mountain, where there was a Cave several meters high, with the three large characters "Living Soul Cave" written on the Cave's surface.
After entering the Cave and walking for more than ten zhang, a cave about a hundred zhang wide appeared before us.
The cave's dome has a huge opening, tens of meters high, leading directly to the mountaintop.
At the bottom of the cave is a deep pit, hundreds of feet deep, and at the bottom of the pit is a Pill Furnace.
The Pill Furnace was larger than imagined, several zhang tall and twenty zhang wide.
Around the main Pill Furnace, there are nine Pill Furnace, each three feet tall, surrounding the main Pill Furnace in the very center.
These ten Pill Furnace are all brand new, and must have just been made and placed here.
The two entered from the middle of the pit.
"This Living Soul Cave was originally a place for plundering the souls of two-legged sheep, but it has been temporarily converted into Alchemy Chamber for this Alchemy," Zhu Yin said.
Song Wen said, "No wonder there are such dense remnants of soul fragments here."
The entire pit was filled with a dense aura of remnant souls. Song Wen couldn't help but take a deep breath. This feeling of remnant souls reminded him of the Corpse Dissection Cave of the Corpse Demon Sect.
There are many Cave on the cave walls, like temporary cave abode.
Zhu Yin pointed to the Cave and said, "These temporary cave abode are for the disciples of the Living Soul Hall to rest. Fellow Daoist, you may find a place to rest for a while. Don't worry, you won't have to wait too long. The Demon Lord will arrive within a day. There are many matters involved in this Alchemy, and my master has entrusted me with full responsibility. I must apologize for not being able to stay with you here any longer."
Song Wen said, "Fellow Zhu Yin, please make yourself at home."
Zhu Yin nodded, took off, and flew directly out of the opening at the top of the pit.
Song Wen looked around but didn't enter any of the temporary cave abode. Instead, he flew down to the bottom of the pit and found a secluded spot to sit down next to the Pill Furnace.
After waiting for about an hour, five Golden Core cultivators arrived together, three women and two men.
The five people were all somewhat surprised to see that there were already people beside the Pill Furnace.
One of the women, whose skin was already slightly loose, looked Song Wen over for a moment and asked a question.
"Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar. Are you a newcomer to the outer sect?"
Song Wen stood up and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the five people.
"My name is Extreme Yin. I have only been a member of Limitless Island for a little over ten years. I hope you will all take good care of me."
The woman asked, "Are you also Alchemist came here on orders to participate in the refining of the Life-Breath Pill?"
Song Wen said, "Exactly."