Translator: Cinder Translations
Song Wen was preparing to refine the human snake into a corpse when a voice rang out from outside the cave.
"Wu Sheng, I heard from Elder Rong that you returned from the secret realm, so I ca to see you."
Upon hearing this, Song Wen closed the snake pit and opened the cave's restrictions.
"Wu Sheng, you weren't injured in the Canglan Secret Realm, were you?"
As Zhou Siyi entered the cave, she anxiously asked, her gaze sweeping over Song Wen to examine him.
"Thank you for your concern, Sister Zhou. I am uninjured."
Zhou Siyi responded, "Wu Sheng, you've always been cautious in your actions. You must have your reasons for entering the Canglan Secret Realm. This ti, it was quite reckless; you only have mid-stage Foundation Establishnt cultivation, which is far inferior compared to those peak Foundation Establishnt cultivators. In the future, you must think twice before acting."
Song Wen nodded, "Thank you for your concern, Sister. I will be more careful."
Zhou Siyi's expression suddenly beca serious, her deanor earnest.
"Wu Sheng, as cultivators, we often harbor wariness toward others; this is a fact. The favor you've shown is more than just saving my life. I hold no ill will towards you, and I never will; I am soone you can trust. If you have any significant decisions in the future, I hope you will inform ."
Song Wen nodded in agreent, "Of course!"
"Really?"
"Absolutely."
Zhou Siyi's smile returned.
"Did you encounter anything interesting in the secret realm? Tell about it."
Song Wen fell silent for a mont.
"Nothing particularly interesting. My cultivation is low, so I didn't dare to fight for treasures;
I wandered around for over twenty days in areas that weren't dangerous before I ca out."
Zhou Siyi's smile faded, and her expression turned sowhat lancholic.
"Just now, you said you would trust . Elder Rong told that when you exited the secret realm, you encountered a White Tiger."
TLN: Song Wen be like, "Bitch Trust??, I don't even trust myself!"
...
A few days later.
Song Wen arrived at the Xuan Alchemy room.
As soon as he entered the alchemy room, he saw Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding approaching him.
At that mont, Wei Ding had been demoted from an elder in charge to an honorary elder and was relegated to the 'Spirit Fla Forbidden Area' to guard the Earth Core Refining Fla.
Without any utility value, Wei Ding fell out of favor, and Zuo Shuiyun turned against him, leading to a fallout between the two.
Recently, as Zuo Shuiyun was on rotation, she had also been dispatched to the 'Spirit Fla Forbidden Area' to assist Wei Ding in guarding the Earth Core Refining Fla, and the two were once again entangled together.
The Earth Core Refining Fla was sealed deep beneath Alchemy Peak, with only one access route leading to the sealed area.
This route was set with several restrictions; without a pass token, even a peak Golden Core cultivator would find it difficult to break in.
Therefore, guarding the Earth Core Refining Fla was a very leisurely job.
One only needed to check on the seal every few hours to see if there were any signs of loosening.
Correspondingly, this was also a very easy job, with pitifully low rewards.
Song Wen's status had long since changed dramatically.
Zuo Shuiyun's attitude towards Song Wen had undergone a complete turnaround.
She had previously looked down on him greatly.
When Song Wen first entered the sect, she was condescending and sarcastic toward him.
During their joint mission concerning the Cheng family, only Song Wen knew about Zuo Shuiyun secretly taming the blood demon.
It made Zuo Shuiyun uncomfortable that sothing looked down upon by others was known
to soone else.
Thus, she had once sched to fra Song Wen, reporting him for privately selling pills, but
it hadn't caused him any trouble.
After Song Wen beca the Town Hall Elder, their statuses had beco worlds apart, making
it difficult for her to offend him easily.
As a result, she began to curry favor with him, flattering him.
However, Song Wen remained indifferent toward her.
Song Wen truly had no intention of mingling with beasts.
"Wu Sheng, how co you have ti to co to the alchemy room today? Is there sothing important? Is there any way I can assist you, as your senior sister?"
Zuo Shuiyun approached Song Wen with small, delicate steps, her face adorned with a
flirtatious smile.
Song Wen replied, "It's just a small matter; there's no need to trouble Sister Zuo."
"Then you go ahead and busy yourself. If you need anything, you can use the ssage jade
slip to notify , and I will definitely not decline."
"Thank you, Sister Zuo."
With that, Song Wen continued deeper into the alchemy room.
As he passed by Wei Ding, he greeted him.
"Elder Wei, long ti no see. How have you been lately?"
Wei Ding's manner was nowhere near as familiar as Zuo Shuiyun's.
Song Wen was friendly in his greeting, but Wei Ding rely nodded in acknowledgnt, maintaining his composure.
He had heard about Song Wen's current work for the First Supre Elder.
In his eyes, Song Wen was rely riding a stroke of good fortune, having climbed up to the high branch of a Nascent Soul Supre Elder.
When Song Wen's utility value diminished in the eyes of the First Supre Elder, he would undoubtedly fall from grace and lose all his forr glory.
As for Wei Ding's sowhat arrogant response, Song Wen didn't mind; he entered the room,
and his figure quickly vanished from the alchemy room.
"Elder Wei, Wu Sheng is currently a favored person in front of the Peak and the Supre
Elder; you should treat him with a bit more courtesy," Zuo Shuiyun said.
Wei Ding spoke dismissively.
"It's just a temporary glory. Sooner or later, he will lose his utility value. Knowing too many
secrets is not a good thing. At that ti, who knows what a miserable end he will et."
"People have to rely on themselves. We alchemists depend on our alchemy skills to establish ourselves. Only by mastering alchemy can we stand firm in the sect and the cultivation world."
"Elder Wei, you make a valid point."
Zuo Shuiyun wholeheartedly agreed, but her true thoughts remained unknown to anyone.
...
Song Wen found Huo Ding and asked him about the refining thod of a herb nad 'Huang
Ying Grass.'
Huang Ying Grass is an auxiliary herb for forming Golden Core Pills, and Song Wen had never
used it before.
Huo Ding had excellent talent in alchemy and was dedicated to his studies, making rapid
progress in his alchemy skills; if not for the limitations of his cultivation level, he might have already been able to refine all second-tier elixirs.
Before arriving at the alchemy room, Song Wen had already communicated with Huo Ding
using a ssage jade slip.
Huo Ding was quite enthusiastic about Song Wen's visit, demonstrating the refining process
of Huang Ying Grass in person.
"Thank you for clarifying this for , Elder Huo."
"Elder Wu doesn't need to thank ; it's what Master instructed."
"I will rember the kindness."
After bidding farewell to Huo Ding, Song Wen went to the Scripture Depository.
He needed to find books regarding green flas.
After half an hour, he finally found a record about the green flas among the vast sea of
texts.
This fla was called 'Cold Fire of the Underworld Corpse,' a cold and sinister spiritual fla.
For those who practice corpse and ghost paths, this fla holds imasurable value.
It can not only be used against enemies but also assist in refining corpses and fierce ghosts.
With the jade-hued fla he obtained from Feng Qi, Song Wen now possessed one righteous
and one sinister spiritual fla.
However, refining spiritual flas required a cultivation level of Golden Core; thus, Song Wen
was currently unable to do so.
After leaving the Scripture Depository, Song Wen returned to his own cave.
For the ti being, he spent his days focused on hard cultivation, corpse refining, and
practicing alchemy.
(End of the Chapter)
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