Refining the Barrier-Breaking Pill
Song Wen raised his hand and waved it.
With a "bang"
A blood-red Corpse Coffin fell to the ground.
"Put him in the coffin," Song Wen said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Xing Mo did not question it at all, and lay down in the Corpse Coffin, where he was engulfed by the dense Corpse-Baleful Qi.
The first step in refining the Barrier-Breaking Pill is to turn Xing Mo into a living corpse.
This process was extremely torturous for Xing Mo's body and soul.
His body felt as if it were being burned by raging fire or chilled to the bone by freezing ice; the excruciating pain almost made him lose consciousness.
Muscles contorted in spasms, veins bulged, and sweat poured down like rain.
The soul felt as if it were being sliced by countless tiny blades, as if enduring torture from hell.
Xing Mo's teeth were almost grinding to powder, and his pupils, bloodshot, turned crimson like a demon's.
After enduring several hours of horrific torture, he was finally transformed into a living corpse, just as he had hoped.
Next, using the living corpse as the main ingredient, they began Alchemy elixirs.
Xing Mo's body was engulfed by the furnace fire, and his soul struggled in the pale blue Earthcore Smelting Flame.
Song Wen remained expressionless, ignoring all of Xing Mo's wails and cries, and proceeded with each step of the refining process in an orderly manner.
Half a month later, a pale blue pill with a few streaks of blood fell to the bottom of the furnace.
Song Wen put away the pills, turned around, and left the cave abode.
He arrived above the Small Courtyard where Xing Mo rented a place. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he found Xing Shan standing outside the courtyard, gazing into the distance; Shan Yue was cultivating in the house inside the courtyard.
Song Wen didn't want to alarm Shan Yue, so he sent a telepathic message to Xing Shan.
"Xing Shan, I am of the Extreme Yin. Your father has some things with me and asked me to pass them on to you."
Xing Shan looked up at the sky.
After hesitating for a moment, he took off on his sword and flew to Song Wen's side.
"Extreme Yin, may I ask where my father is now?"
Upon seeing Song Wen, Xing Shan didn't ask Song Wen what he was going to give her; instead, she inquired about Xing Mo's whereabouts.
Song Wen remained silent, but simply tossed out a storage ring.
As soon as Xing Shan got her hands on the storage ring, she recognized it as her father's storage ring.
However, she did not sense any soul imprint on the storage ring.
This discovery pierced her heart like a cold, sharp arrow.
In an instant, Xing Shan's eyes turned bloodshot, filled with endless sorrow.
"How did my father's storage ring end up in your hands? Where is he?"
Xing Shan's eyes were filled with tears, and her trembling voice carried a hint of anger, like that of an enraged mother beast.
Song Wen spoke calmly and in a flat tone.
"In the storage ring, there is a jade bottle labeled 'Barrier-Breaking Pill.' This pill is for you to use when you form your core and overcome the 'Heart Tribulation.' By giving you this pill, I will have fulfilled the vow I made to your father."
Xing Shan glanced at the storage ring in her hand and shouted loudly.
"I don't want any Barrier-Breaking Pill, I just want my father. Extreme Yin, please tell me, where is my father? Is he dead? How did he die? Where are his remains?"
Seeing Xing Shan's somewhat manic state, Song Wen shook his head helplessly.
"Your advancement to the Golden Core Realm was your father's last wish. I hope you will take good care of yourself and not disappoint him."
After saying that, Song Wen conjured a gust of wind and disappeared without a trace.
Only Xing Shan remained, standing there dejectedly.
Song Wen had just returned to his cave abode in Illusion Gorge Mountain when he received a message from An Tong.
[Extreme Yin, have you received any news regarding the matter you entrusted to us?]
After a slight pause, Song Wen quickly realized that An Tong was referring to having An Yin gather information about the situation in the sea area near the Two Forms Sect.
It is worth mentioning that, perhaps because An Yin came from the Limitless Sect, Purple Cloud valued her but did not directly accept her as a personal disciple. Instead, he temporarily accepted her as Registered Disciple.
Song Wen flew to the cave abode on Skyvault Peak.
"Senior, you're back. It's been more than half a month since I last saw you," An Tong said.
"I have an old friend who lives near Four Symbols City. I'll be staying with him for a while now, asking him for advice on cultivation. You can contact me anytime if you need anything," Song Wen said casually.
"Yes," An Tong said.
"What message did An Yin send back?" Song Wen asked.
"An Yin said that in some remote sea areas under the jurisdiction of the Two Forms Sect, small groups of Demon Race occasionally appear. They attack some small islands, causing the destruction of some small Human Race forces and the deaths of many mortals. In addition, traces of the Illusory Mist Jellyfish have appeared in the sea area near the Two Forms Sect," An Tong said.
The Illusory Mist Jellyfish are over ten feet long. Their bodies are composed of countless transparent tentacles that emit a special mist that can confuse vision and perception, making it difficult for cultivators to detect their presence.
The Illusory Mist Jellyfish are the Demon Race's scouts in the sea.
"Small Demon Race dare to infiltrate the Central Region of the Inner Sea. Didn't the Two Forms Sect send anyone to suppress them?" Song Wen said in a low voice.
An Tong said, "The sea area is too vast, and the number of Demon Race deployed is small. As long as they hide in underwater caves, they are difficult to be discovered. The higher-ups of the Two Forms Sect suspect that the Demon Race want to provoke wars in various parts of the Inner Sea, keeping the various Human Race forces busy and thus delaying the formation of the Human Race alliance."
"Continue to contact An Yin have her gather more information about the Two Forms Sect," Song Wen said.
"Understood, Extreme Yin," An Tong replied.
Song Wen left Skyvault Peak and returned to his cave abode in Illusion Gorge Mountain.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
At this time, eleven years had passed since Zhu Yin obtained the Infant Spirit Pill. If her Infant Formation had gone smoothly, she might have already advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Song Wen realized that he had to give Zhu Yin some information, otherwise she would have a hard time finding him.
Therefore, Song Wen secretly returned to Extreme Yin Island alone.
After confirming that Extreme Yin Island, Song Wen entered the cave abode he had created himself.
After leaving the four characters 'Two Elements and Four Symbols' in his cave abode, he returned to the Four Symbols City.
If Zhu Yin wanted to find Song Wen, her first stop would naturally be Extreme Yin Island. When she saw those four characters, she could easily imagine that Song Wen was waiting for her on Four Symbols Island.
Three years passed quickly during the long wait.
In recent years, the Jing Family has been struggling to survive on its own, and the situation of the Northern Region's Human Race has become increasingly precarious.
If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold!
Other Human Race powers knew that they could not allow the Demon Race to occupy any more territory. Otherwise, once the Demon Race had plundered all the Cultivation Resources in the Northern Region, Demon Race strength would expand further.
After several years of discussions, the Human Race Alliance was finally successfully established.
A large army of cultivators, led by Xuanchengzi and Cui Xuanjing, the top cultivator of the Cui Family, set off for the Northern Region a month ago.
Because Yinshuo and Ye Hua were still recovering from their injuries and had not yet emerged from seclusion, the Limitless Sect only sent six Golden Core cultivators and dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators to participate in this campaign.
With Xuanchengzi's departure, the atmosphere within the Two Forms Sect immediately became more somber without the presence of this Nascent Soul cultivator.
The Two Forms Sect has significantly increased its patrols in the waters surrounding Two Forms Island, and has also shrunk its sphere of influence, abandoning some remote and insignificant industries.