He immediately tossed a pile of Superior Grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring, and then threw out a heap of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to directly aid Lu Quanzhen in the refinement.

Before him, the Kunpeng Egg, interwoven with the gleaming Demon Runes, suddenly acted like someone who had been starving for a long time, voraciously absorbing the Spiritual Energy and the essence of the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng took out the Tianyuan Lotus, and as much as possible, without affecting Yun Wanshang, injected a large amount of nature’s spiritual energy into the Cave Heaven within the Tianyuan Lotus.

At the same time.

In the Southern Wilderness Middle Domain, within a mountain valley.

A young boy, about ten years old, was darting swiftly through the forest. His movements were extremely agile, much like a leopard, entirely unlike a child of about ten years old.

The boy’s fair and handsome cheeks revealed a maturity beyond his age, chiseling three parts of sharpness.

Especially his two black eyebrows slanting into his temples like sharp swords and his high, slender nose, made him appear vigorous and spirited at such a young age.

The only issue was that the boy had a pair of enchanting Phoenix Eyes, making it somewhat difficult to distinguish his gender immediately; a male with feminine features, or a female with masculine features.

After a long while, the boy, seeing he had escaped danger, sat down wearily on the ground to rest, panting heavily.

Despite her robust health since childhood, such a sprint had left her very tired.

“Hehehe…”

However, it wasn’t long before a chilling, sinister laugh suddenly came from afar.

The boy was startled by the sound and hurriedly continued running, and the next moment, saw an elderly man with an aged face, and a withered, thin body dressed in a black robe appear before him.

This elder tossed a burst of green light that enveloped the boy, rendering him immobile, then in a chilling and hoarse voice said, “Little girl, you’re quite clever, knowing how to divert disaster. If it weren’t for my early methods, you almost slipped away.”

As he spoke, he grabbed the boy, who looked feminine despite being male, and inhaled deeply, somewhat intoxicated as he said, “Such a vibrant, delicious scent. Your blood must be incredibly sweet…”

“I didn’t expect that in my lifetime, I would encounter such a being with a rare bloodline. Using you as the main ingredient to refine a Human Pill, I can surely repair my hidden injuries, reassemble my Dao Foundation, prolong my life, and perhaps even achieve Core Formation…”

The black-robed elder stared at the boy before him, his eyes glowing with a greenish light, his entire body trembling with restraint as he spoke.

He was extremely agitated.

He hadn’t expected to encounter a being with a special bloodline in the twilight of his life.

“Old bastard, treating me like this, aren’t you afraid my Master will come for you!”

The boy slightly raised his head, looking at the black-robed elder with an aged face, akin to a malevolent ghost.

Deep within her black-as-ink pupils, two golden-red gleams appeared, like embers of a flame extinguished by a storm.

Below her right eye, there was a faint thin scar, adding a touch of ferocity to her fair and handsome cheek.

“Hehehe, little girl, such words might scare others, but I’ve been observing you for a year. If you had some Master, or powerful background, how could you end up fighting alone, in this situation now?”

The elder dismissed the boy’s words, tied her with a rope, and traveled overnight, arriving at a cliff-side stone cave in the wilderness, thousands of miles away.

This cave was not only deeply hidden but also had a Formation set up.

As they ventured deeper, Mu Que saw numerous corpses and skulls piled up on both sides, both Demon Beasts and humans, which made her shudder.

She hadn’t expected that her bloodline would incite the covetousness of evildoers.

One could only say, fortune and misfortune are intertwined.

In her early years, her bloodline had endowed her with strength far superior to others, yet now it also brought others’ greed and danger.

A moment later, the elder brought Mu Que to the deepest part of the cave, where there was a Pill Furnace.

“Little girl, I’m a Second Rank Alchemist. Dying in my Pill Furnace is an honor for you.”

The elder threw Mu Que aside, looking at his Pill Furnace, his voice hoarse but excitedly sinister as he spoke.

Then he took out several Jade Boxes from a nearby medicine cabinet and said, “Look, these are the herbs I’ve prepared for you.”

“I’ve waited countless years, and I didn’t expect that before my death, I would finally achieve it.”

The elder, as if in a frenzy, opened the Jade Boxes, all of which contained rare Spiritual Medicines.

Although most of the Spiritual Medicines were Second Rank, for Mu Que, a little cultivator with no background, they were extremely rare.

She hadn’t expected this old man before her to be so wealthy.

“Don’t worry, these Spiritual Medicines will soon merge with you…”

Seeing Mu Que’s gaze on the Spiritual Medicines in his hand, the elder’s withered face split into a grin, terrifyingly sinister.

“What kind of pill do you want to refine…”

Although the situation was dangerous and she found it hard to escape, Mu Que did not want to give up, constantly thinking about how she could escape in her mind.

“This pill is my creation based on the Blood Soul Life-taking Pill. Do you see the corpses in this cave? They are the result of my research over the years, but there was always a step missing. Now, with your bloodline, I am certain to perfect this pill…”

The elder noticed that Mu Que was trying to buy time, but too repressed for too long, he shared his accomplishments gracefully with her.

“Since you know I have a special bloodline, aren’t you afraid my parents might come looking for me?”

Having roamed the world for years, Mu Que was far from the naive child of a small mountain village, showing no panic, suppressing her emotions, and spoke calmly.

The elder’s expression changed slightly, then he spoke coldly, “Afraid, naturally I am, which is why I’ve secretly observed you for so long, guessing your parents aren’t around, otherwise you wouldn’t be in such a state.”

“Moreover, I don’t have much life left. Only by refining you into a Human Pill can I continue to prolong my life and tread the Immortal Path!”

The elder gritted his teeth and said, “So no matter how silver-tongued you are today, you can’t escape death.”

“True, my parents aren’t here, but should my life be endangered, they will come immediately, activating the prohibitive methods within me.”

Mu Que continued, her demeanor revealing a few cold, sharp edges.

This was not a lie. Ever since she was young, she had a wooden plaque. Besides the time she encountered a Demon Beast in the village, another time she was in danger, lost consciousness, but awoke to find the crisis resolved.

She suspected that this wooden plaque was a protective method left by her mother.

However, she wasn’t sure about this nor willing to waste such a life-saving measure lightly.

The elder was intimidated by Mu Que’s words, feeling apprehensive.

But remembering that his life was nearing its end, and this was his only chance, he said coldly, “Don’t waste your efforts.”

He then sealed Mu Que’s words, and began preparing the various Auxiliary Medicines and Spiritual Liquids by himself.

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