Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 255: Successfully Condensing the Pill



Translator: Cinder Translations

Rong Jingyun's insights into the failures of pill condensing greatly benefited Song Wen.

Perhaps this is what is meant by "the stones from other mountains can serve to polish jade."

Song Wen had been deeply engrossed in the research and development of the new Explosive Blood Pill for a long time, lost in various details, making it difficult to see the bigger picture.

However, a few words of experience from Rong Jingyun opened his eyes.

After returning to his cave dwelling, Song Wen immediately resumed work on the Explosive Blood Pill.

Three days later, he received a message from Elder Cai Jinglue, summoning him and three others to impart alchemy techniques.

Cai Jinglue was not like Wei Ding; he did not pressure Song Wen and the others. After teaching them the techniques, he simply left.

Even Zuo Shuiyun wanted to forge a connection with him but couldn't find the right opportunity.

After returning from Cai Jinglue's, Song Wen immersed himself once again in the development of the Explosive Blood Pill.

In the blink of an eye, over four months had passed.

In Cave 11 of the Dui District, Song Wen stood before the alchemy furnace, forming several hand seals. He had lost count of how many times he had attempted to condense the pill and was preparing himself for yet another potential failure.

As he completed the last hand seal for condensing the pill, the furnace trembled slightly.

A blood-red pill, about the size of a finger, appeared at the bottom of the furnace.

Song Wen's face lit up with ecstatic joy as he reached out to catch the pill in his hand, carefully inspecting it.

The pill was round, infused with abundant spiritual energy, and emitted a faint aroma.

A smile crept onto Song Wen's lips, and his eyes sparkled. After nearly four years and spending over a hundred thousand spirit stones, he had finally developed a new Explosive Blood Pill.

"Since this is a completely new pill, perhaps I should give it a name. Since it consumes blood essence to enhance spiritual power, let's call it the 'Blood Spirit Pill.""

"I just wonder how effective this Blood Spirit Pill will be and whether it can meet my expectations."

Though excited, Song Wen didn't hastily consume the pill; he wanted to ensure it was not toxic before taking it.

Currently, he only had one Blood Spirit Pill, which was insufficient to test its toxicity. He decided to refine a few more.

He probed his spiritual sense into his storage ring, wanting to take out some Yellow Essence Mushroom, only to find that he had run out.

Opening the cave, Song Wen flew on his sword toward Medicine Peak.

At the midsection of Medicine Peak, there was a grand hall named the 'Spirit Medicine Workshop,' where various spirit medicines were sold.

On the way to the Spirit Medicine Workshop, Song Wen intentionally flew over the residence of Hao Quan.

The outer sect disciples of Medicine Peak lived in independent small courtyards.

Hao Quan had mixed well within the outer sect, and his courtyard was situated in a place rich in spiritual energy and a serene environment.

Song Wen scanned Hao Quan's residence with his spiritual sense and found him cultivating inside.

What surprised Song Wen was that, in just over a month, Hao Quan had advanced to the ninth layer of Qi Refinement.

Song Wen didn't pay much attention to Hao Quan's cultivation. He released a Sacred Gu and quietly infiltrated the small courtyard, then flew away on his sword. Throughout the process, Song Wen maintained his speed, resembling a passerby.

Arriving at the Spirit Medicine Workshop, Song Wen spent six hundred spirit stones to buy three Yellow Essence Mushroom and then returned to his cave.

Occasionally, Song Wen would personally purchase two or three Yellow Essence Mushroom. Such a small quantity was unlikely to attract unwanted attention.

After returning to his cave, Song Wen took out the jade slip to contact Hao Quan, informing him of tomorrow's transaction for the Yellow Essence Mushroom.

Putting away the jade slip, Song Wen didn't rush to ignite the furnace to refine the pills.

After days of pill refining, his mental energy had been significantly drained; it took nearly two days to refine the Blood Spirit Pill, and he wouldn't have time to open the furnace for pill refining tomorrow.

The next day, in the evening.

At the bottom of a cliff on the shady side of Medicine Peak, Song Wen arrived as scheduled.

After waiting for a moment, Hao Quan arrived using his flying technique.

The transaction went smoothly, and Song Wen paid three thousand spirit stones to receive ten

Yellow Essence Mushroom.

"Senior, I have a small request."

As Song Wen was about to leave, Hao Quan suddenly called out to him.

"What is it?"

Song Wen halted his sword light, and if what the other party requested was a simple matter,

he didn't mind helping a bit.

Seeing that Song Wen didn't directly refuse, Hao Quan became a bit excited.

"Senior, you must have noticed that my cultivation has reached the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, which is largely thanks to the spirit stones you provided."

"In two days, the sect will hold its eleventh internal competition, and the top three disciples from both the inner and outer sects will have a chance to receive a Foundation Establishment Pill. With my ninth-layer cultivation, if I have a powerful spirit beast to assist me, I have a great chance to secure one of the top three spots."

"There is a peak first-layer fire lizard in a volcano southeast of the sect. My main cultivation path is fire-type techniques, and this fire lizard's attributes perfectly match my skills."

"I humbly request, Senior, to help me subdue this fire lizard."

"After the matter is accomplished, I can offer three thousand spirit stones as a reward for your

assistance."

"If I manage to place in the top three and obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill, successfully establish my foundation, I will definitely repay your great kindness."

Song Wen listened quietly to what he had to say and, after a moment of silence, spoke slowly.

"From now on, you will no longer buy Yellow Essence Mushroom. Our transactions end here."

With that, Song Wen's figure transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the distant

sky.

Hao Quan's desires began to swell, which filled Song Wen with an ominous premonition.

Today, he had the audacity to invite Song Wen to help him; in the future, he might betray Song Wen for even greater benefits.

To Hao Quan, Song Wen was just a gopher; their relationship was purely one of mutual

benefit. Song Wen would never risk traveling thousands of miles away to face unknown dangers for him.

There were many disciples on Medicine Peak, and plenty of people suitable for running errands; it would be easy to find someone to replace Hao Quan.

"Senior..."

Watching Song Wen resolutely leave, Hao Quan panicked and shouted.

It wasn't until Song Wen's figure completely disappeared that a wave of deep regret surged in

his heart.

TL: Man, I'm glad he rejected that, any other novel and MC would have gone on an

unnecessary side quest...

After circling back for a while, Song Wen returned to his cave.

After a brief period of rest, he summoned the earth fire and opened the furnace to refine the

pills.

The first batch of pills exploded due to a slight mistake in technique during the condensing

process, resulting in failure.

The second batch went smoothly, and Song Wen produced three pills in total.

He stored the three freshly refined Blood Spirit Pills in a jade bottle.

Now, he had four Blood Spirit Pills in hand, enough to conduct a toxicity test.

Arriving at the cliff edge in front of his cave, Song Wen leaped down into the dense forest at

the base of the cliff.

Extending his spiritual sense, a moment later, six wild rabbits were trapped by his spiritual

power.

Song Wen returned to the cave, took out three Blood Spirit Pills, crushed one of them, selected a small amount of powder, and fed it to two of the wild rabbits.

The other two Blood Spirit Pills were similarly fed to the remaining four wild rabbits.

As soon as the Blood Spirit Pill was crushed, its spiritual energy rapidly dissipated, leaving

only a trace of medicinal power in the powder. Even so, this residual power was unbearable for ordinary wild rabbits.

Within a few breaths, the six wild rabbits turned into stiff corpses, their blood essence nearly

drained.

(End of the Chapter)

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