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Song Wen gathered the wild rabbit corpses into his hands and, using his spiritual sense, carefully inspected them to confirm that there were no toxins present.
From the previous experience testing the new Blood Spirit Pill, Song Wen knew that this type of pill required a significant amount of blood essence, which ordinary cultivators could not bear. Testing it on ordinary people was pointless.
Unless he could find a Golden Core cultivator to test the pill, he would not be able to ascertain the true effects of the Blood Spirit Pill.
Once he confirmed that the Blood Spirit Pill was non-toxic, Song Wen took a moment to adjust his breath and swallowed the remaining pill.
The overwhelming medicinal power instantly erupted within him; he could clearly sense that his blood essence was being rapidly consumed, and at the same time, a pure spiritual energy surged forth from within.
Accompanying this was a violent cramping pain.
Song Wen gritted his teeth through the discomfort and focused all his energy on refining the spiritual power.
After six hours, the cramping sensation gradually dissipated, and the pure spiritual energy was completely refined, leading to a substantial increase in his cultivation.
Song Wen's face brightened; the Blood Spirit Pill could be considered a success.
However, this pill caused considerable damage to the user's blood essence and was accompanied by intense cramping pain when consumed, as if a sharp blade were constantly stirring up his internal organs, truly making it unbearable.
The pain from consuming the Blood Spirit Pill was even more intense than when he practiced the "Ten Thousand Poison Body" technique.
Song Wen recalled that since joining the Beastmaster Sect, he had been too busy refining the Blood Spirit Pill to continue practicing the "Ten Thousand Poison Body" technique.
Many sixth-grade spirit herbs on Medicine Peak were toxic. As a former loose cultivator, obtaining these sixth-grade herbs was not easy, but now he could purchase them quite easily.
After successfully developing the Blood Spirit Pill, Song Wen could focus on enhancing his cultivation. The time he spent in the alchemy room had noticeably increased compared to before.
Regularly communicating with other alchemists in the room, Song Wen's alchemy skills gradually became more refined.
After a period of practice, he became increasingly proficient in refining the Blood Spirit Pill, successfully producing up to five pills in a single batch.
Due to the significant physical toll the Blood Spirit Pill took on the body, it was not suitable for frequent consumption. Song Wen usually took one pill every three days.
This meant he only needed to successfully refine two batches of Blood Spirit Pills each month to meet his cultivation needs.
This greatly reduced his demand for Yellow Essence Mushroom, alleviating his worries about attracting attention from others due to bulk purchases.
In the blink of an eye, a month and a half had passed since Song Wen arrived at the Beastmaster Sect.
For a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a month and a half was not a long time. When facing a bottleneck in cultivation, a single closed-door session could last longer.
It is worth mentioning that during this month and a half, the "Ten Thousand Poisons Body" technique finally broke through to the 'Minor Success' realm, condensing a bronze bell that resembled a solid object, almost indistinguishable from a real bronze bell.
As a result, Song Wen's physical body had become considerably stronger, and his resistance to poisons had further increased.
One day, while in the Xuan alchemy room, Song Wen was attempting to refine the Fire Cloud Pill.
TL: Huang, Xuan, Di, Tian from lowest to highest.
His companions who entered the alchemy peak with him—Zhou Siyi—had already succeeded in refining the Fire Cloud Pill.
At first, Song Wen had been completely focused on studying the Blood Spirit Pill, but after successfully refining it, he slowly began to make up for the deficiencies in his previous training. Only in the past few days had he started to practice refining the Fire Cloud Pill.
After yet another failed attempt to refine the Fire Cloud Pill, Song Wen took out his identity token.
The identity token was not only proof of his identity; the sect could also use it to send commands to the disciples.
During his previous pill refinement, the identity token had received a message from the sect.
The message was from the task hall on the alchemy peak, requesting that Song Wen go to the task hall as soon as possible.
The hall master, Elder Lu Weicai, needed to see him.
According to the rules of the alchemy peak, after becoming an honorary elder for three months, one was required to occasionally undertake external tasks.
Song Wen understood that Elder Lu Weicai's summons were definitely related to an external task.
After hastily tidying up the alchemy room, Song Wen left the Xuan alchemy room and headed towards the task hall at the mountain's summit.
The Beastmaster Sect had a task hall, and each peak also had its own task hall. The alchemy peak's task hall only issued tasks to its disciples.
Upon entering the task hall, Song Wen was guided by a disciple to meet Elder Lu Weicai without any trouble.
This was a spacious stone chamber. When Song Wen entered, he saw not only Elder Lu Weicai but also another person, Zuo Shuiyun.
"Greetings, Elder Lu, greetings, Senior Sister Zuo," Song Wen politely greeted them.
Ever since Wei Ding was demoted and Cai Jinglue began guiding Song Wen and others in alchemy, Zuo Shuiyun had shifted her focus and started to ingratiate herself with Cai Jinglue.
After Wei Ding lost his position, Zuo Shuiyun catered to him, assisting in the refinement of elixirs.
Cai Jinglue was different from Wei Ding; he conducted himself with integrity and had never shown any desires.
It was unclear what methods Zuo Shuiyun used, but she quickly became close to Cai Jinglue and gained his favor.
"Elder Wu, please take a seat!" Lu Weicai gestured to a mat on the floor.
Once Song Wen was seated, Lu Weicai continued.
"I have called you both here today because there is a task that requires your execution."
"Recently, a second-grade demon beast has been repeatedly attacking the Cheng family in the West Mountain. The Cheng family has suffered greatly and is in dire straits. The family head has requested the sect's assistance in eliminating the beast."
The Cheng family of the West Mountain was a Foundation Establishment family under the jurisdiction of the Beastmaster Sect.
Zuo Shuiyun frowned slightly.
"Elder Lu, since this is a task to eliminate a demon, shouldn't it be assigned to the Law Enforcement Hall or the Spirit Beast Peak? Why let us from the Alchemy Peak carry out this extermination?"
Disciples of the Beastmaster Sect's Law Enforcement Hall specialize in combat techniques.
Every disciple of the Spirit Beast Peak raises spirit beasts and possesses formidable combat abilities.
The Spirit Beast Peak and the Law Enforcement Hall were the two strongest combat peaks in the sect.
Typically, extermination tasks like this were carried out by disciples from these two peaks.
The Alchemy Peak's external missions mostly related to alchemy.
Lu Weicai replied, "The Cheng family head, Cheng Ruida, specifically requested the Alchemy Peak to execute this task."
"According to the message Cheng Ruida sent to the sect, the demon beast attacking the Cheng family is a mid-second-grade Blood Demon."
"Although the Cheng family has only one Foundation Establishment cultivator, Cheng Ruida is at the mid-foundation stage, and with the assistance of numerous Qi Refining cultivators from the Cheng family, they should have the capability to deal with a mid-second-grade demon beast."
"However, this Blood Demon is skilled in stealth and evasion techniques; it appears and disappears without a trace, making it extremely difficult to track."
"Cheng Ruida wants the Alchemy Peak to send a second-grade alchemist to concoct a Demon Luring Powder to draw out the Blood Demon."
The Demon Luring Powder emits a special scent that is highly attractive to demon beasts, making it the preferred bait for cultivators hunting demons.
However, the downside of the Demon Luring Powder is that once it is successfully refined, no matter how well it is sealed, its unique scent will gradually dissipate. Within just one day, the scent will almost completely vanish.
Therefore, the Demon Luring Powder must be refined and used immediately.
Only a second-grade alchemist can create a Demon Luring Powder that can attract second-grade demon beasts.
Lu Weicai continued, "Originally, the Cheng family requested the sect to send a second-grade alchemist. However, considering that both of you are newcomers who have just established your foundations, I thought it would be prudent for you both to go together this time, so you can look out for each other."
"Do you have any questions about this task?"
Song Wen clasped his fists and asked, "Elder Lu, did the Cheng family's request mention why the Blood Demon has been attacking them repeatedly?"
Given that the Cheng family is stronger than the Blood Demon, it would be natural for the demon to avoid them due to its instinct for self-preservation.
Lu Weicai shook his head. "It didn't mention anything. Perhaps the Cheng family possesses something the Blood Demon desires, or it has a grudge against them."
"Any other questions?"
Song Wen and Zuo Shuiyun exchanged glances and shook their heads.
"Then, you two should prepare quickly. You must arrive at the Cheng family within seven days."
"Understood!"
(End of the Chapter)
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