255: Chapter 255 Cloud Mountain Range

In other words, if a Martial Artist wanted to perfectly absorb the medicinal power of a pure essence pill...

...their own cultivation and the cultivation of their assistant would have to reach the Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster realms, respectively.

Whether it was the former or the latter, no one in the Pei Clan could meet these conditions.

As for non-perfect absorption, it was never within his consideration.

As everyone knew, Medicinal Pills that enhanced one's Bloodline were only effective the first time they were taken, and the consumer's own Bloodline Power must not exceed the grade of the Medicinal Pill.

If those two conditions were not met, such Medicinal Pills would be completely useless.

In proposing this condition to Liu Three-Blade this time, he was also doing so with the mindset of just giving it a try.

In the Great Jing Dynasty, if one were to talk about which Great Family had the greatest wealth and power, it was without a doubt the Imperial Family.

As the primary force of violence under the imperial power, the variety and quantity of resources in the Evil Suppression Bureau were far beyond what other forces could compare to.

Pei Qingyun was not a member of the Evil Suppression Bureau; even if the Evil Suppression Bureau had it, he might not necessarily be able to obtain it.

The qualification to exchange for treasures of different grades was also

linked to one's status.

Just because Liu Three-Blade could exchange for it did not mean others could do the same.

In this matter, Liu Three-Blade had indeed put in some effort.

Back then, Pei Qingyun had inquired with Chen Yuanba about news regarding the pure origin fruit.

Yet, as one of the commanders of the Jinhuai Prefecture Evil Suppression Bureau, Chen Yuanba had been utterly helpless.

Otherwise, given the relationship between the two, he would have obtained the pure origin fruit from Chen Yuanba's hands long ago; why would he have waited until today?

...

Leaving the Pei Family Villa, Liu Three-Blade rode his horse back to the Evil Suppression Bureau.

As soon as he returned, Wang Hengshan went up to meet him, showing an impatient demeanor.

Liu Three-Blade immediately interrupted Wang Hengshan's momentum, "Commander Wang, this official knows what you want to ask. There is no rush. Let this official catch his breath first before explaining it in detail."

"Lord Liu, please sit first, have some tea, have some tea." Wang Hengshan remained calm on the surface, but he already had an idea.

If this trip had failed, how could Liu Three-Blade have such an attitude? Yet, in his heart, he was still somewhat curious.

After a long while, Liu Three-Blade finally spoke, "I have been to Pei Qingyun's place. He is very strong, and his combat power is not inferior to mine. The matter regarding Bao Er and He Jiu should have been his doing. However, do not spread this word. If someone truly wants to investigate, just say this official did it."

"I didn't expect Lord Liu to hold this Grandmaster Qingyun in such high regard. I wonder when Lord Liu can invite Grandmaster Qingyun to the bureau for a chat? This official would also like to meet him," Wang Hengshan said with a smile.

"That will have to wait for some time. Grandmaster Qingyun does not want to expose his identity yet. It won't be too late for Commander Wang to meet him after this matter is over," Liu Three-Blade explained.

"Since that is the case, let's leave it at that for now," Wang Hengshan said with a look of regret.

Liu Three-Blade put down the teacup in his hand and said with a solemn expression, "Poison Three, are there any clues on that end?"

"The exact location has not yet been determined, but scouts have reported that traces of Poison Three were discovered near the Yunshan Mountains," Wang Hengshan said in a deep voice.

"Yunshan Mountains?" Liu Three-Blade muttered to himself, immediately looking at the city defense map on the table.

Fifty miles east of Longnan Prefecture City, there was a vast, continuous mountain range, which was precisely the Yunshan Mountains.

The Yunshan Mountains bordered Longnan Prefecture City to the west and Linhai West to the east. If a path could be cleared through the Yunshan Mountains, this place would absolutely become a transportation hub spanning multiple prefectures and sea regions.

Deep within the Yunshan Mountains, miasma was rampant, making it impossible for ordinary Martial Artists to survive. In addition, Innate Vicious Beasts lived in the depths of Mount Yun.

Once, a Grandmaster of Meridians ventured deep into Mount Yun and never returned.

Not to mention, clearing a path through the Yunshan Mountains would also require an immense amount of manpower and material resources.

From this, it was evident how difficult it would be to clear a path through the Yunshan Mountains.

But for the Martial Artists of the Blood Demon Sect, this place was a natural transportation hub.

They were few in number and did not require dedicated official roads. Even if a path through the Yunshan Mountains was not cleared, it did not hinder them from traveling back and forth between land and sea in the slightest.

Looking at the location of the Yunshan Mountains, Liu Three-Blade fell into deep thought.

If they wanted to cut off the escape route of the Blood Demon Sect Martial Artists, then the defensive line west of Linhai would need to be blocked in advance.

But if they did so, the movements of the Evil Suppression Bureau would be too massive.

The Blood Demon Sect Martial Artists would highly likely catch wind of it in advance and flee.

As a result, the number of people deployed along the maritime defense line could not be too large, and it would have to be carried out simultaneously with the land operations to achieve success in one fell swoop.

"Lord Liu, do you already have a plan in mind?" Wang Hengshan asked.

"Let us not mention the plan for now. Commander Wang, first find out Poison Three's exact location, and this official will make his own arrangements." Liu Three-Blade shook his head, not fully revealing his thoughts.

Wang Hengshan did not press further either, but instead ordered his men to expand the scope of the search.

Just as Liu Three-Blade had said, without precise intelligence, everything would be in vain.

The Evil Suppression Bureau could not mobilize on a massive scale based on just a few clues.

...

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

On the second day after Liu Three-Blade's departure, Pei Qingyun received the second batch of blood origin grass from the Yun Family right on schedule.

The quantity this time was the same as the last, which was also twenty-five stalks.

The other auxiliary materials had already been purchased half a month ago.

Therefore...

As soon as these twenty-five stalks of blood origin grass were in hand, Pei Qingyun began refining.

Worrying that the Evil Suppression Bureau might assign a mission at any moment, he refined twelve batches in a single day.

Within less than three days of receiving the twenty-five stalks of blood origin grass, he had refined all of them into five viscera origin-returning pills.

Thanks to his increased mastery of the refining method for the five viscera origin-returning pill, his success rate had risen from the initial forty-five percent to fifty percent now. This time, he had refined a total of twenty-five five viscera origin-returning pills, which was a full three more than the last time.

For other Tier 3 alchemists, it was already very difficult to maintain a fifty percent success rate for refining the five viscera origin-returning pill.

But for him, this was only the beginning.

Armed with the Analysis Method, his goal was one hundred percent.

Putting the twenty-five five viscera origin-returning pills into medicine bottles, Pei Qingyun stretched his back. "I won't trouble Tianlin to make another trip for these twenty-five five viscera origin-returning pills. Once the Evil Suppression Bureau's mission is over, I'll just bring them back myself."

Making a round trip between two prefectures was no easy task.

It would take five days at the shortest, and seven days at the longest.

And this was on the premise that the Pei Clan had enough Dragon Scale Horses for relays. If it were an ordinary person, traveling back and forth between the two prefectures would take at least ten to fifteen days, or even a month or two.

Since he had to go back anyway, there was no need to make Pei Tianlin go through the trouble.

Walking out of the Pill Refining Room, Pei Qingyun found a shady spot to sit down.

The early autumn sunlight was no longer as scorching as in the summer. Under the gentle gusts of breeze, it felt even more pleasant.

"I wonder how Liu Three-Blade's investigation is going. I hope this matter won't drag on for too long. If it drags on for several months, I might as well head back first." Pei Qingyun looked up at the sky, feeling exceptionally relaxed.

Just as Pei Qingyun's thoughts were drifting, the Evil Suppression Bureau's operations were in full swing.

The Evil-Suppressing Guards launched a carpet search of the outer areas of the Yunshan Mountains.