Offering Herself
"Since we are both Alchemist, we should exchange ideas more often in the future."
The woman pointed to the other four people and continued.
"All five of us are inner Alchemist."
Song Wen said, "I would be most grateful to exchange Alchemy insights with you all. May I ask your name, fellow Daoist?"
"My name is Yu Jiao! I live in cave abode No. 7 on the west side of the valley. If you wish to find me, simply mention my name, and no one will stop you from entering the mountain."
The woman's voice sounded strangely sweet, and a hint of flirtatious allure flickered in her eyes.
A chill suddenly ran through Song Wen's heart.
A word suddenly flashed through his mind.
Sit down and suck up the soil!
Song Wen chuckled awkwardly, "I will definitely pay you a visit when I have the time."
Yu Jiao said, "Then I'll prepare a warm welcome. Fellow Daoist, you must come!"
Unlike the woman's enthusiasm, the other four glanced at Song Wen and then ignored him.
Two of the male cultivators looked quite alike. Seeing Song Wen and Yu Jiao chatting happily, they both shook their heads with pity and helplessness, as if they had both suffered at Yu Jiao's hands.
Two hours later, two men and one woman, three Golden Core cultivators, arrived hand in hand.
The three men were acquainted with all five members of the inner sect, and greeted them warmly.
The female cultivator among them was quite beautiful. When she saw Song Wen being pulled around by Yu Jiao and asked all sorts of questions, she showed a look of disdain in her eyes.
Perhaps she didn't hide her expression well, and Yu Jiao caught it, Yu Jiao said.
"Ke Shuang, what kind of look is that? What, are you looking down on me, Yu Jiao?"
The woman, referred to as 'Ke Shuang,' forced a completely fake smile.
"How dare I, a newly promoted Golden Core elder of the outer sect, look down on Fellow Daoist Yu? Three hundred years ago, Fellow Daoist Yu's reputation for beauty was already legendary on Limitless Island. Who did not know Fellow Daoist Yu's name? Countless cultivators crossed the vast ocean just to catch a glimpse of Fellow Daoist's face."
Yu Jiao's face gradually turned cold.
"Are you saying I'm old!"
Ke Shuang said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Yu, please don't slander me. I didn't say that."
Yu Jiao suddenly let out a cold laugh.
"What you say is true, I am indeed no longer young, but that means my Alchemy skills are proficient. You, Ke Shuang, are young, but you've only been at the Golden Core Pill Formula for a few years. How many third-tier pill formulas can you possibly master? You probably haven't even seen many third-tier spirit medicine! You dare to accept this Alchemy mission? Aren't you afraid of jeopardizing the Demon Lord's important affairs? The Demon Lord isn't like your subservient subjects; he won't treat you kindly. Don't risk your life for the generous rewards of this mission."
Ke Shuang remained expressionless. "My affairs are none of your business."
After saying that, she turned and walked to a corner of the cave, ignoring Yu Jiao.
Upon seeing this, Yu Jiao sneered.
After waiting for about an hour, a figure suddenly appeared at the top of the pit.
The newcomer was a male cultivator, extremely thin, bony and emaciated, as if there were only bones under his skin and no flesh or blood.
"Greetings, Ye Hua, the Demon Venerable!"
Upon seeing the male cultivator, everyone bowed respectfully, and Song Wen followed suit.
Ye Hua extended his Divine Sense, scanning the nine people before speaking in a cold voice.
"The spirit medicine used in this Alchemy are extremely precious, Alchemy process cannot tolerate the slightest error. I do not want any of you to be incompetent. Anyone who believes their alchemy skills are insufficient may now withdraw, and I will not hold you responsible."
Having already entered this Living Soul Cave, how could anyone possibly leave?
Who can guarantee that what Ye Hua said is true?
None of the nine third-tier Alchemist withdrew.
After waiting a moment and seeing that no one had left, Ye Hua raised his hand and threw out nine Jade Slip.
"This is the Pill Formula for the Life-Breath Pill. You should study it carefully. The Life-Breath Pill involves fifty-five kinds of spiritual materials, among which the main ingredient is a fresh two-legged sheep. The tempering of the main ingredient and the entire process of refining the Life-Breath Pill will be completed by me. You only need to cooperate with me to temper the auxiliary ingredients and put the extracted essence into the Great Pill Furnace at the appropriate time."
"There are fifty-four auxiliary ingredients. Each of you will refine six. The specific auxiliary ingredients you need to refine are described in detail in your respective Jade Slip. You must be familiar with them. Begin Alchemy the pills in three days. If anyone makes a mistake that leads to Alchemy, I will not let them off lightly."
After Ye Hua finished speaking, he didn't land, but instead sat suspended in mid-air above the giant Pill Furnace, meditating.
Song Wen probed the Jade Slip with his Divine Sense and began to read it carefully.
The process of refining the Life-Breath Pill is extremely complicated, especially the process of extracting life force from the two-legged sheep, which is particularly difficult. Song Wen knew for sure that he could not do it at all.
Killing is easy, but to directly plunder the life force of a living person, apart from the <Devouring Essence Array> he saw at the Su Clan, Song Wen had never seen any Technique Method that could do this.
Moreover, the number of two-legged sheep required for the Life-Breath Pill is not just one or two, but millions.
Given the terrifying number, Song Wen believed that even if Ye Hua possessed the Law Technique to plunder life force, he would still find it difficult to accomplish this alone.
Unless, he can use an external object, an external object similar to the <Devouring Essence Array>.
Song Wen's gaze fell upon the enormous Pill Furnace at the center of the pit.
The Pill Furnace was unremarkable; Song Wen could not discern any mystery about it.
"Perhaps the secret lies within the Pill Furnace itself."
Considering that all ten Pill Furnace, large and small, were newly cast, Song Wen made a guess.
The process of refining the Life-Breath Pill is extremely difficult, but for Song Wen and the other eight third-level Alchemist, the task was not difficult at all; they only needed to extract the spiritual liquid of six kinds of pills.
Song Wen looked at the six spirit medicine he needed to refine: Jade Algae, Nine-Death Flower, Soul-Returning Root...
These are six extremely rare and seldom-used spirit medicine.
The spirit medicine needed for the other eight people to refine were roughly the same, and some of them were even completely unheard of.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
At noon that day, the sun hung high in the sky.
The sunlight could not penetrate the Corpse King Valley, which was shrouded in the aura of corpses, nor could it penetrate the Living Soul Cave, which was filled with remnants of souls.
Living Soul Cave, it was dark and filled with a deathly atmosphere.
Sudden.
A huge black shadow appeared high in the sky, making the already dimly lit bottom of the pit even darker.
The people at the bottom of the pit looked up and saw a spaceship that stretched as far as the eye could see, appearing at the top of the pit and completely obscuring the entrance, which was tens of feet wide.
At this moment, Song Wen felt like he was sitting in a well looking at the sky, unable to see the true appearance of the giant ship above him.
Zhu Yin's figure slowly descended from the top of the pit. She stopped above the large Pill Furnace and respectfully bowed to Ye Hua.
"Reporting to the Demon Lord, the medicine has arrived. When should we administer it Alchemy the elixir?"
Ye Hua opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the giant ship above him.
Then, he looked down at the nine third-tier Alchemist.
Are you all ready?
"Reporting to the Demon Lord, we are ready," Song Wen and the other nine replied in unison.
Ye Hua's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "Alright. Then let's start Alchemy the pills."
He raised his hand and tossed out nine Storage Bag.
"The spirit medicine you need to refine are all in this Storage Bag."