...

When Dragon Void Daoist returned once more, it had already been a year.

His face was pale, with slight traces of blood at the corner of his mouth, clearly having undergone a fierce battle.

He activated the Jade Order in his hand and sent a message to Li Yuan:

"Old Third, come to Danxin Cave."

Li Yuan hurried over, seeing his master in such a state, his heart tightened: "Master, are you hurt?"

Dragon Void Daoist waved his hand:

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

After saying this, he took a Jade Box from his bosom and slowly opened it, revealing a completely crimson Demon Pill inside, its surface glimmering with scorching Spirit Light.

It was precisely a Fire Attribute Tier Three Demon Pill, perfectly compatible with Li Yuan's Spiritual Root attributes.

Li Yuan looked at the Demon Pill, his eyes filled with shock, his voice trembling:

"Master, this is..."

Dragon Void Daoist's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable seriousness:

"This is the Demon Pill of the Red Flame Demon King I hunted for you in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range."

"I have only one requirement; if you can successfully form your core, you must support the Pill Hall."

Li Yuan quickly asked:

"And what about you?"

He truly didn't understand, his master was already a Master Fake Pill, high in status and power, so why take the risk to hunt a Tier Three Demon King in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

His master treated him so well, even better than one's own children might receive.

Dragon Void Daoist sighed lightly, his gaze turning to a portrait:

"Over a hundred years ago, I failed to reach the Body Refining Seventh Layer. The Path of Qi Refining in the Land of the Three Sects, Core Formation Spiritual Objects are rare, hard to form a Golden Core."

"I originally intended to leave Qinghua Sect to seek opportunities for Core Formation in other realms, but was stopped by your Grandmaster."

"The old man was at the end of his life, and used his last breath to slay a Tier Three Demon King and leave a Demon Pill, hoping I could support the Pill Hall."

"Over the years, I've been cultivating you all with all my might, also to fulfill the old man's last wish."

"Once one of you can support the Pill Hall, I can lay down the burden and go seek the legendary Pill Transformation Method, to renew my path."

He paused, his tone carrying a trace of sorrow:

"Originally, I had gradually set future plans, each of your senior brothers had arrangements, but unexpectedly, your second senior brother..."

Li Guishou's failure to condense the Fake Pill disrupted all his plans, forcing Dragon Void Daoist to venture to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range to risk his life to hunt a Tier Three Demon King.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's heart was a tumult of waves.

He never thought that his master, already a great Master Fake Pill, had never given up on his path and even sought the Pill Transformation Method; what a Dao Heart this was!

Dragon Void Daoist continued speaking, explaining his arrangements:

"With the Second Eldest fallen, forget about the Precepts Hall, you guard the foundation of the Pill Hall well."

"Among my disciples, Old Six and Old Qi have talent in the Alchemy Dao and can become your support in the future for Tier Three Alchemy."

"Old Four is steady in character and can help you manage the affairs of the Pill Hall."

As Dragon Void Daoist spoke, his gaze fell on Li Yuan, fixedly asking:

"I ask you one thing, seeing your second senior brother's fate, do you still dare to form your core?"

Li Yuan did not hesitate, kneeling with firm voice:

"I dare!"

"Disciple holds the Golden Core Great Dao in heart, how could I begrudge this body!"

Dragon Void Daoist's eyes showed a trace of relief, handing the Jade Box to Li Yuan:

"Good, take the pill, go into seclusion. Remember, during core formation do not seek quick results, stability is paramount."

Li Yuan took the Jade Box, bowed deeply, and turned to walk toward his cave dwelling.

His silhouette was upright, without any hesitation.

Clearly, the second senior brother's failure made him see the danger, yet did not sway his Dao Heart.

Dragon Void Daoist watched his silhouette, murmuring to himself:

"If you don't succeed, then it's heaven severing my path. If you do, the Pill Hall has a successor, and I can safely go seek my opportunity."

...

At this moment.

In Fenghua Immortal City's Pill Alliance Main Hall.

Chen Sheng sat at the head position, holding a black Jade Scroll in his hand, his fingertips glimmering with faint Spirit Light.

The Jade Scroll contained the demonic cultivation technique "Profound Yin Condensation Pill Technique" previously seized.

The second senior brother's failure to form the core had shaken him greatly.

Now, the best choice for his cultivation path was to use the Gathering Pearl Secret Skill, aided by Flood Dragon Essence Blood to attempt forming the Golden Core, even then the success rate was only two or three tenths.

Chen Sheng gently shook his head:

"Even refining a demon pill with an Earth Grade Spiritual Root can fail, what is my mere two or three tenths confidence?"

His Divine Sense immersed in the Jade Scroll, once again studying that demonic cultivation technique:

"Corpse Nurturing Condensing Pill, Stealing the Pill to Attain the Dao..."

This was an extremely insidious "Stealing the Fruit" technique, requiring first selecting a Seed of Core Formation with some certainty of forming a Golden Core as the "Soul Nourisher."

Have them cultivate this method, condensing their own essence, energy, and spirit into an "Evil Bead."

After the Soul Nourisher's death, seek a place of extreme yin, use special methods to seal the seven orifices of the corpse, nurturing the body for a hundred years.

Through "Refining Evil into Core" and "Nucleus to Pill" steps, eventually nurturing a Fake Pill.

But the pill thief must meet several stringent conditions:

Not only must they share the same bloodline or even constitution with the Soul Nourisher to smoothly receive and seize the Fake Pill.

The Soul Nourisher must also remain willing completely, to avoid disrupting the pill seizure.

...

The requirements are extremely stringent!

However, the success rate of this method is very high, almost disregarding Spiritual Root qualification.

If all stringent conditions are met, the success rate can increase to nine-tenths.

Chen Sheng's eyes flashed with a trace of brilliance:

"Cultivators steal the creation of heaven and earth, if there is a sliver of the path of the Dao, how could we resign to crafting a wedding dress for others."

"This method is stringent and more than core formation for others, but for me, it's not difficult."

"I can make myself the Soul Nourisher to nurture the Evil Bead, and in the next life, rely on bloodline and constitution resonance, to seize the pill and attain the Dao."

"As for the Soul Nourisher's emotion and state, since I am both the nourisher and the thief, all variables will be minimized."

He turned to the last page of the cultivation technique, seeing the remaining drawbacks listed.

The cultivation of a Soul Nourisher is extremely painful, requiring enduring prolonged erosion of Evil Qi, while the condensation of the Evil Bead is not simple either…

But these are not major issues for Chen Sheng:

"The only issue is the condensation of the Evil Bead, which needs some luck."

Chen Sheng pondered for a moment, but then had a flash of inspiration:

"The Gathering Pearl Secret Skill and this method, though one is righteous and the other evil, have points of commonality."

"If I can combine the two methods, perhaps I can resolve this issue, achieving one hundred percent Evil Bead condensation."

He took out a blank Jade Scroll and began deriving improvements, leaving densely packed Runes on the Jade Scroll.

Chen Sheng knew that this path was not as easy as he imagined.

But compared to the same "do or die" resolve of his second senior brother, he preferred to "advance step by step."

His cultivation path was long, and what he needed to do now was to pave every possible path for himself.

This path of pill theft had the highest success rate.

"And it can ensure my alchemy legacy persists through generations!"

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