Demoness, Time to Work

After being dragged around the inner region by the demoness Cao Ying for three circles, the group finally arrived at the quiet courtyard where she lived alone.

"Sister Cao Ying, what were we circling around for?"

As soon as she entered the small courtyard, Zi Yan's eyes landed on the clean patch of grass next to the stone table. She flopped down on her back, looking genuinely exhausted.

Cao Ying smiled, released Chen Xiao, and motioned for Little Fairy Doctor to sit down before going inside to fetch some tea.

"Every time I go out, I'm watched by a crowd of people. It just so happens you guys came, so I used him to block some trouble. From today onwards, those arrogant people in Holy Pill City should know not to waste their time on me. I can also have some peace and quiet to focus on alchemy."

Listening to the demoness's explanation, Zi Yan suddenly understood.

Little Fairy Doctor had already figured it out and wasn't surprised at all.

As for Chen Xiao, the demoness had asked for his opinion before acting, so he was even clearer on the matter.

"You usually live here?"

Chen Xiao took a sip of the tea personally poured by the demoness, curiously looking around the small courtyard.

The courtyard wasn't large but was very secluded. Its location was behind the Pill Tower headquarters, completely isolating it from the noise of the outside world.

Cao Ying nodded as if it were the most natural thing: "Yes, ever since I became my teacher's disciple, I've stayed at the Pill Tower to cultivate. Every morning I have to study with my teacher. Today was only because of the Five Great Clans' assessment. My family couldn't be bothered to come over and just told me to participate while I was at it. That's how I managed to steal half a day of leisure. What about you guys? When did you arrive in Central State?"

"We arrived in Central State six days ago and didn't stop at all. We reached Holy Pill City today."

"Oh, so you came looking for me in such a hurry?"

The demoness's eyebrows lifted slightly, her eyes shifting with a playful, teasing smile.

Some people were just like that; once the wound healed, they forgot the pain. After only a few sentences, that lack of seriousness returned.

Chen Xiao directly gave her a roll of his eyes and said seriously, "The sooner Xian'er's poisonous body is dealt with, the better."

Cao Ying looked at Little Fairy Doctor, the playful smile on her face slightly receding.

She and Little Fairy Doctor had spent a considerable amount of time together in the Black-Corner Region, but their relationship was only that of ordinary friends, far from the closeness she shared with Zi Yan. So, in front of Little Fairy Doctor, she was more serious.

"Xian'er... Sister, I heard Zi Yan call you that, so I'll call you that too."

Little Fairy Doctor chuckled and nodded: "That's fine. I'll have to trouble you this time. Thank you."

"I'm just a tool, Sister Xian'er, you don't need to thank me. Even the three Heavenly Flames were prepared for me by this guy. If Dan Chen hadn't been delayed and had also gone to the Northwest, he probably would have chosen Dan Chen. After all, that girl is more obedient and well-behaved."

Cao Ying shook her head slightly, speaking frankly, which even made Little Fairy Doctor smile.

Chen Xiao imagined in his mind that if Dan Chen had really gone to the Northwest, it was quite possible things would have unfolded as the demoness said.

But now, the die was cast, there was no need to dwell on it.

Cao Ying sat up straight and looked at Chen Xiao, her expression becoming increasingly serious.

"Tell me, what do you need me to do?"

"Next, you should ask your teacher for leave. I'll need your time for a while, so you need to be mentally prepared."

Cao Ying nodded, not interrupting, and quietly waited for Chen Xiao's arrangements.

Chen Xiao had invested so much in her for the return today. According to their agreement, she had to agree when he needed to use her.

On this point, Cao Ying never considered breaking the contract.

Chen Xiao nodded with satisfaction. With a slight lift of his finger, a pile of rare medicinal ingredients and the seventh-tier Magic Core obtained from the Earth Demon Old Ghost were immediately taken out.

Finally, there was a yellowish pill formula.

"What grade Alchemist are you now?"

"Barely Seventh Grade, I guess. The success rate for refining seventh-grade elixirs is less than half; I can succeed once every three or four tries."

This success rate was already quite high.

It wasn't an exaggeration for her to call herself a Seventh Grade Alchemist.

Of course, it was slightly short of Chen Xiao's requirements.

"Then you can't refine this elixir. You can memorize the formula and keep the ingredients. You can have the Cao Family Elders refine it after you return to the Cao Family. I haven't prepared any more ingredients, so there's no room for error."

"Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill..."

The moment the pill formula was in her hand, Cao Ying's aura quietly changed. Her beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with stars, shimmering with a dazzling light that couldn't be ignored.

It was clear that this demoness truly loved alchemy!

After scanning through it, Cao Ying took out an empty wooden box from her Storage Ring and carefully put the pill formula away for now.

"If it's just refining this Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill, there's no need to seek help far away. My teacher, Xuan Kongzi, as long as I ask, it's quite easy to get his help."

Chen Xiao nodded with a smile.

Of course, he knew there were many high-grade Alchemists in the Pill Tower, but unfortunately, he didn't have any connections with them.

Anyway, this elixir was just to repay a debt; the quality didn't have too many requirements, and Chen Xiao didn't need to owe anyone a favor for it.

Now that Cao Ying had offered, it was feasible.

"All right, I'll leave that to you. This is the first matter."

"The second matter, those few people in the assessment hall earlier who looked very upset, are they from the Ye Family?"

Cao Ying nodded. Among the remaining Five Great Clans, she wasn't particularly close to anyone except the Dan Family, but she knew them all.

"You want to find them?"

"Yes, to condense the Poison Pill for Xian'er, we need a place of extreme yang and fierceness. This can increase the success rate. The Ye Family's Sun Fire Ancient Altar is a good place and saves us the trouble of searching."

"I understand. The assessment is over, and the Ye Family's results weren't ideal. They might leave overnight. I'll send someone to invite them. However, I suspect there might be some issues with the Ye Family's Sun Fire Ancient Altar, otherwise, they wouldn't have declined to this extent over the years."

The Ye Family's Sun Fire Ancient Altar was not a secret in the Pill Domain.

In the past, the Ye Family would use the Sun Fire to refine elixirs, which provided considerable assistance.

Combined with the Ye Family's current situation, it wasn't difficult for keen-minded people to spot some clues.

"It's fine, we don't need the Sun Fire itself, just the location."

"That's good. Although the Sun Fire Ancient Altar is a forbidden area for the Ye Family and never lent out, rules are meant to be broken. Not lending it out just means they haven't encountered sufficiently tempting conditions."

In this regard, Cao Ying had a lot of say.

In the past, she had never imagined that she would become someone's exclusive Alchemist.

But when Chen Xiao repeatedly produced Heavenly Flames and took out the Burning Flame Art, she was inevitably moved.

If she was like this, the Ye Family would definitely be the same.

Since Chen Xiao had decided to borrow it, he must have been confident in convincing the Ye Family, and she didn't need to ask too many questions.

Chen Xiao nodded slightly, and casually pulled up Zi Yan, who was lying "dead" on the grass nearby. Then, he raised his hand and waved. Ice Attribute Dou Qi surged out, instantly freezing a sufficiently spacious patch of grass.

The next moment, a several-zhang-sized Magical Beast dried corpse was taken out, emitting a pungent, rotten smell.

The moment the dried corpse appeared, Zi Yan immediately covered her nose, her large eyes revealing unconcealed disgust.

This dried corpse was originally obtained by Demon Flame Valley's Grand Elder Fang Yan through auction and brought back to Demon Flame Valley. With the destruction of Demon Flame Valley, it naturally fell into Chen Xiao's hands.

"The third thing, help me process this dried corpse. You first store it away, and I will teach you in detail how to process it later."

Even if ordinary people obtained a Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse, they wouldn't know how to extract the valuable things from it.

Cao Ying didn't say much and raised her hand to put it into an empty Storage Ring.

"The fourth thing, refine a puppet for me. Familiarize yourself with the method of refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet over the next few days. I have prepared all the materials, and we can refine it directly afterwards. Remember, this thing cannot be spread to outsiders."

Chen Xiao once again took out the Heavenly Demon Puppet scroll and placed it on the table.

Refining a Heavenly Demon Puppet required flames.

Moreover, the more powerful the flame, the better. The enchanting girl who mastered three Heavenly Flames was the best choice.

Cao Ying nodded gently, opened it, and glanced at it.

Strictly speaking, the method of refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet was more precious than the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill formula, but everyone could clearly feel that the enchanting girl's interest in it was only average.

Watching her temporarily store it away, Chen Xiao waved his sleeve, bringing a gust of cold wind that completely cleared away the lingering smell in the courtyard before he withdrew his hand with satisfaction.

"For now, these are the four things. Once these four things are done, we can set off for the Ye Family to condense the Poison Pill for Xian'er."

So far, Chen Xiao's pre-pay was stuck on the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill. He needed to get a Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill to repay the debt before he could refresh the pre-pay opportunity and then pre-pay for the last material needed to condense the Poison Pill.

The Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's Magic Core!

After condensing the Poison Pill for the Little Fairy Doctor, Chen Xiao planned to go into seclusion to break through to Dou Zong.

He had a premonition that after reaching Dou Zong, the pre-pay in his mind would also undergo an unprecedented huge change.

Chen Xiao had been looking forward to this for a long time.

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