Killing someone doesn't mean destroying their spirit; Yin Yang Xuanlong Pill

Shen Wen swept his Soul Power across the items, confirmed everything was correct, and then signaled Cao Ying to put them away.

Cao Ying flipped her wrist and put all the items into her storage ring, her movements elegant and composed.

Shen Wen put down his teacup, stood up, walked over to City Lord Luo Cheng, and looked down at him.

"City Lord Luo Cheng, my original intention was to trade with you for this Heaven Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast Demonic Core. A fair trade could have established good relations."

Shen Wen's voice was calm, yet every word hammered City Lord Luo Cheng's heart. "Unfortunately, the conduct of your Luo Family caused you to lose this opportunity."

City Lord Luo Cheng's body trembled violently, his intestines twisting with regret.

What he regretted most now...

...wasn't the amount of wealth he lost, but the immense opportunity he had to befriend a figure like Shen Wen.

If it hadn't been for Luo Xiaoyao's incident.

Shen Wen had originally come to him for a trade!

This should have been the Luo Family's chance to attach themselves to the Pill Tower's high branch!

Yet now, it had been personally ruined by his foolish granddaughter, and they had even made an enemy!

"Remember my words: manage your people and keep a close eye on Luo Xiaoyao." Shen Wen's tone turned cold.

"Furthermore, if any information regarding our whereabouts is leaked from Tianya City, or from your Luo Family..."

He paused, "Whether or not you were responsible, I will hold your Luo Family accountable.

At that time, you should understand the consequences."

"Understood! This subordinate understands! I will handle today's matter. There will absolutely be no leak! If anything goes wrong, I will bring my head to you!"

City Lord Luo Cheng quickly swore, cold sweat soaking his back.

He had no doubt that with the power of the Pill Tower and Old Monster Lin, crushing the Luo Family would be easier than crushing an ant.

Shen Wen said nothing more, gave a slight nod to Cao Ying and Dan Chen, and the three walked straight out of the hall.

City Lord Luo Cheng remained prostrate on the ground.

Only when the sound of their footsteps completely vanished did he dare to slightly raise his head. His face was pale and defeated, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

Just then, Luo Xiaoyao, whose Dou Qi had been crippled and whose face was as pale as paper, timidly shuffled into the living room, supported by two maidservants.

She still seemed to want to whine and beg for mercy as she used to: "Grandfather..."

However, before she could finish, the response she received was a resounding slap!

"Pa!"

City Lord Luo Cheng slapped Luo Xiaoyao directly to the ground, blood spilling from her mouth.

His eyes were icy, devoid of any past affection, filled only with endless rage and disappointment.

"Wretch!

It's all because of you!

The foundation established by generations of Luo Family ancestors was almost destroyed!

Starting today, you will reflect in the Back Mountain Forbidden Area, and you are forbidden from taking half a step out for the rest of your life! If you dare to disobey, I will personally end you!"

Luo Xiaoyao covered her face, looking at her grandfather's unfamiliar, murderous gaze.

She finally understood completely that everything she had relied on in the past had vanished into thin air.

She collapsed on the floor, letting out desperate sobs.

City Lord Luo Cheng couldn't even bother to look at her again. He closed his eyes tiredly, his heart filled only with lingering dread.

Fortunately, nothing had truly happened to the two of them, otherwise...

He didn't believe the Pill Tower was unaware of this so-called secret trip. With the power of the Pill Tower or the Cao Family, they surely had Protectors.

He was lucky he hadn't won. If he had won and waited for the Protectors to act, he would have been instantly crushed.

Soon after.

He then thought of the woman walking alongside Shen Wen. She didn't look like their maidservant, meaning she was likely also an important figure from the Pill Tower.

The dread in his heart intensified.

He quickly went out and ordered the Luo Family to seal the Spatial Passage. During this period, absolutely no one in Tianya City could be allowed to leave and spread information.

Whether through coercion or by establishing a soul contract, the events of today must be strictly sealed off... On the flying boat.

Although they could transform their Dou Qi into wings, having a flying boat was much more comfortable. Cao Ying and Shen Wen leaned against the railing.

After Shen Wen gave Dan Chen some guidance, Dan Chen said she had gained some insight into Alchemy and wanted to refine pills.

Leaving the two of them outside.

Cao Ying said with a smile, "In the end, you said your original intention was to trade with him.

You, you kill the body and punish the heart!"

Shen Wen shrugged his shoulders. "That is simply the truth."

Cao Ying was curious, "What do you want that Heaven Scorpion Poison Dragon Pill for? The Pill Recipes for Ancient Exotic Beasts like that are already lost.

Moreover, the demonic core is full of toxicity; ordinary pills can't use it."

"It has some use." Shen Wen naturally wouldn't say it was prepared for Xiao Yi Xian. He had just managed to make some substantial progress with Cao Ying.

Saying that would make him seem like a Scumbag.

Besides, he wasn't even sure if it would be useful.

Cao Ying nodded, not probing further. It was normal for an Alchemist to collect Demonic Cores; after all, how could one research Pill Recipes without them?

"What about those four Dragon-type Demonic Cores?"

"I plan to try refining the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill. With that pill, I'll essentially have an extra life later on."

There was no need to hide this.

"You can refine the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill?" Cao Ying was stunned. She naturally knew about the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill; although it wasn't considered high among seventh-grade pills.

But the refining method was complex, mainly due to the processing of Dragon-type Demonic Cores. The power of Demonic Beasts was inherently violent.

Dragon-type Demonic Beasts were even more so; one mistake and the entire pill batch would fail.

Even for the Pill Tower, Tier Seven Demonic Cores were rare commodities.

She just hadn't expected Shen Wen, having only recently broken through to Seventh-Rank Alchemist, to already be attempting to refine the 'Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill'.

"These four demonic cores are enough for me to attempt refining twice. If it were before, I might not have been so confident, but now it shouldn't be difficult."

Shen Wen naturally knew the difficulty in refining the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, which was mainly the processing of Dragon-type Demonic Cores.

However, since he cultivates the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art, that aura suppresses dragons, and it should also affect the demonic cores.

Plus the Flame Ancestral Symbol he just acquired.

It shouldn't be difficult, but since they were currently traveling, refining a seventh-grade pill in the wilderness could easily lead to trouble.

He didn't want to attract Tier Seven Demonic Beasts, or perhaps even a random Dou Zun appearing.

When Cao Ying heard Shen Wen's confident words, she felt an inexplicable sense of urgency. The things Shen Wen had revealed recently were more astonishing than the last.

Whether it was the fact that he was likely a descendant of a Dou Di, his terrifying Body Refining Dou Technique, or his special Soul Technique.

These were all things she had never discovered before.

She had thought the gap between her and Shen Wen's Alchemy Skill wasn't large, mainly because she possessed the innate Spiritual Realm Soul State, meaning that as long as her alchemy kept pace...

...she was guaranteed to be a Seventh-Rank Alchemist.

But now Shen Wen, having just broken through to Seventh-Rank Alchemist, was already taking another step forward.

If she continued to slack off, the distance between Shen Wen and her might grow further and further.

Even if he was only her husband in name, she didn't want to fall too far behind Shen Wen.

Hmph. If she couldn't keep up with Shen Wen, he would surely laugh her to death.

She definitely didn't want to be suppressed by Shen Wen for the rest of her life.

"I'm going to cultivate the Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi." Cao Ying snorted coldly, stopped chatting with Shen Wen right there, and walked into the room to ponder the 'Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi'.

This sudden change in attitude left Shen Wen completely bewildered.

"What was that about..."

Shen Wen scratched his head. Girls' minds really were changeable, but that was fine.

He might as well start integrating the Great Chaos Thunder Method and the Flame Ancestral Symbol.