25: Chapter 25 Human Elixir, Great Demon of Condensed Truth

Chu Sheng rubbed his chin.

This dilemma... if I agree, it is too dangerous; if I don't, it is too much of a pity.

But she is an elder in the True Condensation Realm, and I am just a lowly registered disciple. Would refusing even be useful?

I might as well gamble on it, betting that she really just needs me to help with alchemy.

"Elder's trust is the greatest motivation for this disciple!"

Chu Sheng bowed, "This disciple is willing to give his all to assist Elder in completing the pill!"

Hearing this, the smile on Elder Zhou's lips deepened slightly. "Very good. Tomorrow at the Hour of the Dragon, in the Purple Cloud Pill Room, do not be late."

She turned, her skirt sweeping in an elegant arc, "For today... go back and adjust your breath well. You must ensure your spiritual power is full and your mind is free of distracting thoughts."

Looking at Elder Zhou's smile, Chu Sheng felt a bit creeped out.

"Why does this smile look like she is looking at a dish of food?"

The next day, at the Hour of the Dragon, in the Purple Cloud Pill Room.

Chu Sheng arrived on time, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open. Elder Zhou had changed into light purple attire, which outlined her breathtaking curves.

Seeing Chu Sheng enter, a blush actually appeared on her pretty face, and her eyes were like water: "You have come? There is no need for formalities. This alchemy session is extraordinary; you should relax your mind."

She pointed to the center of the pill room: "This is the Earth Fire Purple Cloud Furnace. Later, you only need to sit cross-legged in the Kan position. During the process... there may be a backlash of spiritual power, you... must not resist."

As she spoke, she signaled for Chu Sheng to take his place. They were less than a foot apart, and a faint, refreshing fragrance wafted from Elder Zhou, soothing to the heart and spirit.

Looking at the ambiguous atmosphere in the scene, Chu Sheng could not help but complain.

This scene... those who know would say it is alchemy, those who do not would think...

Elder Zhou, isn't this guidance method of yours a bit too hands-on?

Alarm bells rang in Chu Sheng's heart, but he kept his face calm and followed instructions, circulating his spiritual power.

"That is it... relax, sink your consciousness into your spiritual power..."

The pill furnace hummed, and the formation patterns gradually lit up.

Chu Sheng felt the spiritual power he injected flowing like a stream into a river, being enveloped and guided by a much vaster and purer spiritual force.

Chu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems it really is alchemy? Was I overthinking it?"

However, a sudden change occurred!

About the time it takes to burn an incense stick later, the light of the formation patterns at the bottom of the furnace changed drastically!

"Elder! Spiritual power is out of control..." Chu Sheng looked up in horror.

But he saw that the gentleness on Elder Zhou's face had long since disappeared. "Do not struggle. You possess a special Pill Dao Physique. This Elder does not want anything else; I am just borrowing your origin essence."

Chu Sheng nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Origin essence? A medicinal ingredient?! I am the damn medicinal ingredient?!

Elder Zhou, your script is wrong!

What happened to the deep bond between master and disciple? What happened to assisting with alchemy?

Chu Sheng's mind roared.

To hell with the Beauty-Preserving Origin-Nourishing Pill! To hell with the fusion of spiritual power!

This woman had seen through certain traits of his Pill Dao Physique from the very beginning and had set a trap to drain him dry to feed that unknown pill of hers.

"You!" Chu Sheng's eyes were wide with rage. He wanted to cut off the spiritual power, but he found he could not move his body!

In order to maintain the operation of the formation, Elder Zhou had focused all her concentration on controlling it.

Just at this moment, the original medicinal power and earth fire inside the furnace shook violently!

"Huh?" Elder Zhou's attention was distracted by the anomaly in the pill furnace.

It was this very instant!

Chu Sheng suddenly erupted with his last remaining spiritual energy and the blood energy tempered by Nine Zhu Gong!

"Crack!"

The formation patterns beneath him could not withstand this abnormal power and actually cracked open a gap!

Chu Sheng's eyes widened: "Holy crap! There is something underneath here?"

"Not good!" Elder Zhou's expression changed.

But the chain reaction of Strong Luck had already unfolded.

The pill furnace shook even more violently, and the lid popped open with a "bang". There was no pill inside at all, only a ball of eerie green light! The green light burst forth, interfering with the core of the formation!

The crack beneath Chu Sheng suddenly widened.

"Don't even think about escaping!" Elder Zhou shouted sharply, and an attack went straight for Chu Sheng's heart from behind!

At the critical moment! As Chu Sheng was falling, several huge ceiling stones blocked Elder Zhou's attack!

Boom!

The stones shattered, and Chu Sheng was hit by the shockwave, accelerating his fall.

Chu Sheng let out a long sigh of relief: "Strong Luck is amazing! I managed to dodge that too!"

"Thump!" Chu Sheng fell heavily onto the hard, cold ground.

This place seemed to be a natural cave beneath the pill room; it was exceptionally spacious and filled with the stench of blood and foul odors.

In the center of the cave, a behemoth was coiled!

The aura it emitted far exceeded that of Qi Induction; it was a Condensing True Great Demon!

Chu Sheng gasped.

"A Condensing True Great Demon? Elder Zhou is raising this thing? What on earth is she trying to do?"

But at this moment, the giant python seemed to be in a strange state, its eyes tightly shut and its breath fluctuating.

And surrounding the giant python, piled up like a mountain, were countless corpses of mortals!

There were men, women, old, and young, most of them shriveled like firewood, clearly having had their essence and vitality drained!

Chu Sheng's pupils constricted: "Black Wind Stockade? Those missing people... were they all sent here?"

Thinking of the rumors about Black Wind Stockade abducting people and Han Li colluding with them.

A terrifying conjecture emerged: these mortals were likely secretly sent here to serve as blood food for this Condensing True Great Demon!

The gentle vitality contained in his own Pill Dao Physique was likely a higher-grade supplement for the severely injured Great Demon!

Elder Zhou was not refining a pill; she wanted to refine Chu Sheng into a purer human pill to feed to this demon snake!

"Roar—!"

The giant python's tightly closed eyelids twitched.

Chu Sheng was terrified out of his wits! A Condensing True Essence elder above, and a Condensing True Great Demon here! A desperate situation within a desperate situation!

Gamble it is! Chu Sheng erupted with his last bit of strength, scrambling and crawling, completely disregarding his image, and moved desperately toward the stone crevice!

But he found he had no strength left.

Behind him, the hissing of the giant python became clearer and clearer, and a foul wind was already rushing at him from behind!

"It's over. In front of two Condensing True Essence entities, even Strong Luck is useless."

Chu Sheng frowned tightly, "Is this how the third simulation ends?"