Doubt Life

In the desolate mountain range, lush ancient trees stood tall.

The mountains undulated, stretching endlessly.

From time to time, the roars of fierce Yao Beasts echoed through the forest.

This was the Hengduan Mountain Range.

A place abundant with many rare Medicinal Herbs.

It was also a place where Yao Beasts gathered.

In the mountain forest!

Zhong Qing and Lin Feng walked leisurely.

This area, for others, was an absolutely perilous and deadly place where survival was a slim chance.

However, the master and disciple walked as if taking a stroll after a meal.

They wandered through the mountain forest like this.

If any ignorant Yao Beasts came looking for trouble, they would not escape the fate of being killed by a single glance.

"Master, there's a strange fragrance coming from ahead!"

Lin Feng's expression shifted as he pointed towards the other side of the mountain range.

The spiritual Material Zhong Qing was looking for this time was the ten fragrance fruit.

When this fruit matured, its fragrance could waft for ten miles.

Therefore, this type of fruit generally had a very short lifespan.

Once ripe, it was usually swallowed by nearby Yao Beasts almost immediately.

"It seems we're lucky this time!"

Zhong Qing's eyes flashed.

He quickly led Lin Feng towards the source of the strange fragrance!

After crossing a mountain peak.

They saw a crooked little tree, entirely crimson and three feet long, standing on a cliff face, nestled within a rock crevice.

On the small tree hung a brightly colored, crystal-clear, fist-sized red fruit.

This fruit was the ten fragrance fruit.

Around the ten fragrance fruit, three great Yao Beasts were eyeing it covetously.

These three Yao Beasts emitted a powerful aura, all of them at the Sun Profound Realm cultivation.

They were clearly overlords reigning supreme in the Hengduan Mountain Range.

And on the crooked little tree, there was also a person hanging.

It was a woman!

Her figure was outstanding, and her temperament was extraordinary.

She had multiple injuries on her body!

She was in a state of severe injury and unconsciousness.

Even though she had passed out, her face was pale, and she was covered in disarray, it still couldn't hide her unparalleled grace.

As a gust of wind blew, the ten fragrance fruit tree swayed.

The aroma of the ten fragrance fruit became even more enticing.

"Roar..."

A striped tiger was the first to succumb to the allure of the strange fragrance, leaping directly towards the ten fragrance fruit.

This fruit had already been designated by Zhong Qing as his own, so how could he let it succeed so easily?

With a wave of his single hand, a strong gust of wind shot past.

The striped tiger was instantly annihilated into dust!

This kind of method made the pupils of the other two restless Yao Beasts shrink.

Some powerful Yao Beasts possessed wisdom no less than that of humans.

That striped tiger, whose strength was comparable to theirs, was an overlord of one part of the Hengduan Mountain Range.

Yet, in a single encounter, it was directly killed and turned to dust. How strong was this newcomer?

Undeniably, the ten fragrance fruit was extremely tempting to them.

However, compared to matters of life and death, this temptation seemed insignificant!

"Let's go, let's go!"

The two Yao Beasts exchanged glances, then fled without looking back.

Lin Feng, seeing this, sensibly picked the ten fragrance fruit and placed it into a jade box.

He glanced at the severely injured, unconscious woman and asked Zhong Qing, "Master, this woman is severely injured. Should we take her back?"

Zhong Qing instinctively wanted to refuse!

Ever since he was extorted out of his remaining savings for helping an old lady in his previous life, his few remaining kind intentions towards strangers had long been completely worn away.

For people he didn't know, he mostly maintained an attitude of not getting involved.

However, he had a change of thought.

Didn't he need a guinea pig for refining the Reversal Pill?

Looking at the woman, if no one treated her, death was inevitable.

It might as well contribute to his great Alchemy endeavor.

If she could be saved, it only meant her life was not meant to end. If she couldn't be saved, it only meant it was her fate.

As his thoughts turned.

Zhong Qing said to Lin Feng, "Take her back!"

This trip to the Hengduan Mountain Range was, overall, quite fruitful.

Not only did he obtain the Materials for refining the Reversal Pill, but he also found a guinea pig for testing the Medicinal Pill.

The two returned to Mufu Peak.

Zhong Qing had Lin Feng put the woman in the bedroom.

Then, he once again threw himself into the grand Alchemy endeavor.

Xie Hao, who was currently On the cracks of the eaves, felt a stir in his heart.

"Are they finally back?"

"This is the person whom the Old Ancestors of the Three Great Holy Lands all respect? He doesn't look like it!"

Zhong Qing was too young.

So young that it made people doubt whether he truly possessed such great abilities.

However, Xie Hao did not act rashly, intending to continue observing!

But as Zhong Qing began to refine Medicinal Pills.

A wisp of green smoke rose directly towards the rafters.

As an Earth Profound Realm expert, Xie Hao's true body would not be harmed in the slightest by even lava.

How could he fear a small wisp of green smoke?

However, this smoke was somewhat unusual.

It was a bit irritating to the eyes!

Not only was it irritating, but it also seemed to carry a bit of toxicity.

Just one puff, and his body began to churn.

If it weren't for his astonishing self-control, he might have tightened up locally and sprayed directly.

Xie Hao was completely numb.

What kind of earth-shattering, ghost-crying poisonous Medicinal Pill was this being refined?

Just a wisp of green smoke, mixed with a hint of Medicinal smell, had already affected such a great expert like him.

If the finished Medicinal Pill came out, how potent would the toxicity be?

If he knew that Zhong Qing was refining a Medicinal Pill for treating illnesses and saving lives.

He wondered what his thoughts would be.

With Zhong Qing's Alchemy talent, it was no surprise that this batch of Medicinal Pills exploded.

No finished product emerged.

He wasn't discouraged and started another batch.

Fortunately, the main Materials had been diluted into multiple portions.

Otherwise, there truly wouldn't have been enough to waste!

For the following period, Zhong Qing dedicated himself to the Reversal Pill.

Finally, after the seventh batch, he successfully refined a finished Medicinal Pill with a somewhat smooth luster.

Zhong Qing was somewhat excited.

This was absolutely the best-looking and highest-quality Medicinal Pill he had ever refined since he started Alchemy.

Although he hadn't refined many Medicinal Pills in total.

But this kind of Breakthrough was undoubtedly a milestone-like improvement.

With Zhong Qing's successful Medicinal Pill refinement, he was already impatient to verify the Medicinal Pill's efficacy.

On the tile eaves!

Xie Hao watched Zhong Qing's disappearing figure.

His expression was extremely distorted!

He, a dignified Earth Profound Realm Old Ancestor, was poisoned by a few wisps of green smoke to the point of doubting his life.

He was completely infused with the smell.

His face was half-white, half-black!

Those were marks from the smoke, and they couldn't be wiped off.

If it weren't for constantly reminding himself of the purpose of his trip.

He would have jumped out on the spot.

Grabbing Zhong Qing by the collar and roaring, "Can't you stop refining?! With your level, refining Medicinal Pills is a complete insult to the Alchemist profession."

...

Zhong Qing had now arrived in the bedroom.

The woman lay weakly on the bed.

Her body was covered in intersecting knife wounds and sword marks, like centipedes coiling around her, and fresh blood had stained half of her long robe red, looking particularly shocking.

"This Lin Feng kid is also clumsy; doesn't he know to treat her wounds?"

Zhong Qing directly fed the Medicinal Pill to the woman.

He frowned and murmured.

"Truly, you don't know the cost of living until you run a household. Does he think these beddings are free?"