"My Luo Family's collection, treasured for hundreds of years, completely looted by you. Hong Yu, oh, Hong Yu… I originally intended to just punish you a bit, but now it seems you're digging your own grave. You'll have no one to bla but yourself."
Elder Luo's gloomy gaze was like two cold bursts of Ghost Fire from the Netherworld, appearing especially sinister within the dust-filled, collapsed pavilion. Treading on the ruins, Elder Luo slowly walked outside. 'If I don't kill you, how can I possibly face the ancestors of the Luo Family?'
And with that…
His face dark, Elder Luo strode toward Elder Zhu's mansion.
Along the way, every disciple who saw him was stunned by the chilling, ruthless aura he exuded.
They stared at him with fear in their eyes.
Although they didn't know what had happened, they all had the sa feeling: soone was about to suffer!
「An hour later.」
Elder Luo returned from Elder Zhu's mansion, his face etched with a frigid malice. 'Hong Yu, oh, Hong Yu, no matter how hard you struggle, you'll never escape my grasp. Heh heh heh… You want to cure your sister, don't you? I simply won't allow it. Just you wait. For now, it's only your sister. Next ti, it will be your turn!'
The venom shining in Elder Luo's eyes was like that reserved for a mortal enemy who had killed his father. He ground his teeth.
"I will make your life a living hell!"
......
HUMMM!
Within the vast space inside the tower.
A square Pill Cauldron, a full three ters tall, hovered silently in mid-air. A fiery red brilliance flowed around its body. This was the Pill Cauldron of consciousness, condensed from Hong Yu's Power of Primordial Spirit!
"Heavenly Void Refining Technique!"
Hong Yu's eyes narrowed as he suddenly exerted his power.
His hands danced, creating illusory Energy Palms one after another. With each movent, various Spirit dicines shot into the Pill Cauldron.
Generally, when a Spiritual Craftsman was refining a Pill, the most taboo step was slting and extracting the Spirit dicine Essence.
Many Spiritual Craftsn would, due to the slightest lapse in concentration while extracting Spirit dicine Essence, cause an entire furnace of Pills to turn to ash, all their previous efforts going to waste. Because of this, the vast majority of Spiritual Craftsn were extrely cautious, extracting the Spirit dicine Essence by category.
So even more careful Spiritual Craftsn would extract the dicinal essence one plant at a ti.
Once the extraction was complete, they would seal that portion of dicinal essence away. Only after all the dicinal essence was fully extracted would they proceed with rging and refining the Pill.
This thod could indeed prevent the destruction of a batch of Pills due to a lack of focus, but no matter how ticulous the sealing thod, it was impossible to guarantee that one hundred percent of the dicinal essence was preserved. As a result, the purity of Pills refined this way was not particularly high, precisely because too much of the Spirit dicine Essence was lost.
For this reason, in the world of Spiritual Craftsn, the Level of a Pill was determined by how much of the dicinal essence was preserved.
Of course, the "Level" ntioned here refers to the distinction between Basic, Middle, High, and Perfect tiers within each grade of Pill. For example, if up to 30% of the dicinal essence was preserved, the Pill was considered Basic Level; 40% to 60% was Middle Level; 70% to 90% was High Level. If one could preserve all 100% of the dicinal power, it would be a Perfect Pill.
However, Perfect Pills with 100% purity were so rare that most Spiritual Craftsn only recognized the three Levels of Basic, Middle, and High, excluding the Perfect Level.
If soone could refine a perfect-grade Pill, they would be honored as a Pill King of that grade!
Of course, to earn the title of Pill King, one had to at least be able to refine a Tier Five Spirit Pill.
"Celestial Void Technique—Condense!"
A faint cyan light flickered in Hong Yu's left Cyan Eye as he masterfully controlled the extraction and fusion of the various Spirit dicine Essences inside the Pill Cauldron.
This Heavenly Void Refining Technique was the most fundantal Alchemy Technique recorded in the second chapter of the Divine dicine Scripture.
Even though it was the most basic, the sophistication of the Heavenly Void Refining Technique was enough to surpass the techniques that countless Spiritual Craftsn in the Fengyue Kingdom prided themselves on.
"Nine-Turns Condensing Pill!"
Hong Yu changed his Hand Technique, and a profound power surged into the Pill Cauldron. Relying on his powerful Spiritual Power and the aid of his left eye to observe the fusion of every trace of dicinal essence, he perford nine transformations. This ant that during the process of the dicinal essence condensing into a Pill, it underwent nine additional refinents.
This would remove the impurities within the Pill in the most perfect way possible.
This condensation process lasted for a full half-hour.
BUZZ!
The Primordial Power Pill Cauldron suddenly dissipated, and three ethereal blue Pills slowly erged, their rich dicinal fragrance drifting gently through the air.
"Perfect-grade First-Grade Pills, Clear and Quiet Heart Pills!"
Hong Yu placed the three Spirit Pills into a jade bottle, the corners of his lips curving up in a delighted smile. 'Although they're not Second-Grade Pills, being able to refine perfect-grade First-Grade Pills is still quite an achievent. As perfect-grade Pills, these three Clear and Quiet Heart Pills will have a considerable effect even on Master's cultivation. I'll give them to him to take when I get back!'
Although he had only been with his master, Bai Yunfeng, for a few days.
Bai Yunfeng had taken great care of him, showing genuine, heartfelt concern, for which Hong Yu was extrely grateful.
Repay a drop of kindness with a gushing spring!
This was Hong Yu's code of conduct.
'It's about ti. We should be arriving at the Cyan Nether Sword Sect soon!' Hong Yu thought to himself as he put everything away.
He had already spent several days in seclusion within the Profound Celestial Tower, practicing his Alchemy Technique. Even though the Golden Holy Dragon had deliberately slowed down for Yun ngyao's sake, they should be close to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect by now.
Not long after Hong Yu's consciousness fully returned to his body, he saw the sprawling Cyan Nether Mountain Range.
"Yaoyao, we're here!" Hong Yu said with a smile.
Yun ngyao groggily lifted her head. "We're here?"
Hong Yu smiled and nodded. "We're here!"
His expression was emotional, his excitent bordering on a loss of composure.
But Hong Yu couldn't be blad. He had been waiting for this day for far, far too long.
In his previous life, he had no siblings and was all alone in the world, so he deeply yearned for and cherished this kind of familial bond. What's more, if it weren't for Yun ngyao's constant, ticulous care and encouragent, if she hadn't jumped into a deep well to save him and carried him for a whole day and night…
None of what he had now would be possible.
He would have long since been reporting back to King Yama!
After countless hardships and passing through round after round of selections, he had finally squeezed his way into the Cyan Nether Sword Sect and beco a True Disciple, able to request Elder Zhu's help. Now, he had brought Yun ngyao back to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect, thinking that soon, he could have Elder Zhu cure her, and then he could take her to find their long-lost father and mother.
Although his mories of his parents had beco blurry, and he had no idea how to even begin looking for them.
But a voice in Hong Yu's heart always told him: 'My parents are still alive!'
"Yaoyao, once you're better, brother will take you to find Father and Mother!" Hong Yu said earnestly.
Yun ngyao nodded. "Mhm! I believe in you, brother!"
Hong Yu grinned.
Just over ten minutes later, the Golden Holy Dragon had carried Hong Yu and his sister back to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect. After dropping them off at the Mountain Gate entrance, it beat its wings, soared high into the sky, and flew toward the depths of the Cyan Nether Mountain Range. A beast that large had a terrifying daily appetite, so naturally, the Sword Sect couldn't be expected to prepare its als.
Hong Yu first returned to the Outer Sect Martial Arts Hall. Just as he reached the door to Bai Yunfeng's residence, he heard his master's kind voice from within. "Is that Little Yu who has returned? Co in!"
"Hong Yu pays his respects to Master!"
Hong Yu pushed the door open and entered, speaking respectfully.
Bai Yunfeng sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, a gentle smile on his face. He looked at Yun ngyao, who was kneeling beside Hong Yu. "Little Yu, is this your sister?"
Hong Yu nodded.
"ng Yao pays her respects to Elder Bai!" Yun ngyao kowtowed respectfully.
On the way here, Hong Yu had told her about Bai Yunfeng.
Bai Yunfeng nodded, a gentle smile on his face. "Good, good, what a clever little one." After a pause, a look of confusion appeared on his face. "I can sense a peculiar energy within your body, which must be the root of your special constitution. However, I am not skilled in the study of physiques. You'll still need Elder Zhu's help for this matter!"
Hong Yu said, "Master, your disciple ca to pay his respects and was just about to take my sister to see Elder Zhu!"
Bai Yunfeng nodded. "Go on, then!"
"Master, here are three Clear and Quiet Heart Pills. They are miraculously effective for cultivation. This is just a small token of your disciple's filial piety. Please accept them!" Hong Yu presented the jade bottle.
Bai Yunfeng didn't refuse. He took the Clear and Quiet Heart Pills and said warmly, "I accept my disciple's kind intentions!"
"Master, I will take my sister and leave for now!"
"Go on! If you need anything, don't hesitate to tell !"
Hong Yu nodded firmly, then left with Yun ngyao, heading for Elder Zhu's mansion.
Bai Yunfeng toyed with the jade bottle in his hand, a playful look on his face. He didn't seem to place much importance on it, but his expression was one of gratification. It was clear that at his level, ordinary Pills could no longer catch his eye. If Hong Yu weren't his Direct Disciple, Bai Yunfeng probably wouldn't have even accepted the bottle.
However…
When he opened the jade bottle and saw the Clear and Quiet Heart Pills inside, his expression changed completely. 'This… These are actually perfect-grade Pills? What kind of fortuitous encounter did my disciple have? Did he refine these himself, or did he get them from sowhere else? It seems my precious disciple has even more secrets than I imagined!'
The corners of Bai Yunfeng's lips curved upwards in a gratified and proud arc.
......
「Elder Zhu's Mansion.」
The sa two Pill Children from last ti led Hong Yu into the mansion, where he waited for Elder Zhu in the main hall.
In a private courtyard, Elder Zhu had just finished an intimate encounter with Elder Luo. Both were sowhat tired after their passionate battle of three hundred rounds. When they suddenly heard a Pill Child report that Hong Yu had co to visit, and had brought a young girl with him, they were both stunned.
A cold glint flashed in Elder Luo's eyes. "You haven't forgotten about last ti, have you?"
Elder Zhu snuggled in Elder Luo's embrace, her finger tracing circles on his chest like a docile kitten. "Don't you worry. I'll naturally do what I promised you. Since that Hong Yu dared to offend you, he's my enemy too. In a little while, I'll randomly prescribe so dicine for his sister, mix in so slow-acting poison, and make sure his sister dies a miserable death in a nightmare of pain right in front of him."
"Excellent!"
A savage sneer appeared on Elder Luo's face. He patted Elder Zhu's ample rear and urged, "Hurry up and go. I can't wait to see that little bastard's suffering."
Elder Zhu gave him a flirtatious wink and said lightly, "Just wait for my good news!"
Elder Zhu changed her clothes and, swaying her hips, walked towards the main hall.
As she walked, she sched about what kind of slow-acting poison to use to torture Yun ngyao to death. More than ten minutes had passed by the ti she reached the main hall. She had finally decided on a dozen or so slow-acting poisons that would cause a person's internal organs to rot away in excruciating pain. She was just about to give this vicious Pill Recipe to the siblings upon seeing them.
However…
When Elder Zhu entered the main hall and her eyes fell upon Yun ngyao for the first ti, the sinister look on her face instantly vanished, replaced by an expression of unparalleled ecstasy. The corners of her lips curved up in a smile as radiant as the sun. 'Looks like I'll have to change my plans!'
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