Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 705: Poison Pill

Translator: CinderTL

Song Wen fed the Toxic Flood Dragon a few Healing Pills. These pills were originally meant for cultivators, and their effectiveness in treating the injuries of demonic beasts was not particularly good, but it was better than nothing.

After the Toxic Flood Dragon refined the Healing Pills, its injuries were brought under control, and its aura grew stronger.

Subsequently, Song Wen and the Toxic Flood Dragon formed a Spirit Beast Soul Contract. Then, he calculated the time.

Zhou Siyi had only entered the He Huan Sect’s Spirit Beast Workshop ten days ago, so it was unlikely that she had successfully cultivated a Human Serpent yet. There was no need to rush to pick her up.

"Take me to your lair," Song Wen commanded the Toxic Flood Dragon.

Under the guidance of the Toxic Flood Dragon, Song Wen entered a cave at the bottom of the lake.

The interior of the cave was extremely complex, with large and small caverns crisscrossing each other. freeweɓnovel~cѳm

After winding their way forward for dozens of miles, the two arrived at a massive underwater cavern.

Song Wen had two Shadow Gus monitor the lake bottom and ordered the Toxic Flood Dragon to guard the entrance of the cavern.

Using his spiritual power to create a water-free area, Song Wen took out the remaining Blood Demon Pill.

After calming his mind slightly, Song Wen applied a bit of pressure with his fingers, and the Blood Demon Pill, pinched between them, cracked into several pieces.

Instantly, a multicolored toxic gas rose into the air.

This toxic gas first touched Song Wen’s fingertips, which immediately began to fester, with streaks of black blood seeping out.

The festering area gradually spread.

Soon, Song Wen’s right index finger and thumb were reduced to bare bones. Moreover, even the bones turned black.

Song Wen’s brow furrowed tightly.

He had thought that since the Toxic Flood Dragon had survived after consuming the Blood Demon Pill, the pill’s toxicity shouldn’t be too severe.

Now it seemed that either the Toxic Flood Dragon had an exceptionally strong resistance to toxins, or the mechanism of action was different, making the Blood Demon Pill’s toxicity far more intense on human cultivators than on demonic beasts.

Even so, Song Wen had no intention of giving up.

He picked up a fragment of the pill and tossed it into his mouth.

The moment the Blood Demon Pill was crushed, its medicinal power began to dissipate rapidly. To test its efficacy, he had to act quickly.

As the pill entered his stomach, an intense burning sensation quickly surged through him, as if a flame was burning inside his body.

Immediately, his intestines and stomach were corroded, forming bloody holes.

Gritting his teeth and enduring the excruciating pain, Song Wen activated the "Ten Thousand Poisons Body" technique to mitigate the toxin’s erosion of his flesh.

Along with the pain, his vital essence was rapidly consumed, transforming into extremely pure spiritual energy.

Guided by Song Wen’s spiritual power, this energy was absorbed into his meridians, gradually refined, and became part of his spiritual power, converging in his dantian and merging with his Nascent Soul.

Half an hour later, the medicinal power of the Blood Demon Pill was exhausted, and the pain in his stomach began to subside.

Looking inward at his ravaged stomach, Song Wen’s face showed a bitter expression.

The Blood Demon Pill indeed consumed his vital essence and rapidly boosted his cultivation, but its toxicity was too severe.

Given Song Wen’s current physical strength, consuming a whole Blood Demon Pill would undoubtedly risk the collapse of his body.

"It seems I need to find a way to modify and reduce the toxicity of the Blood Demon Pill," Song Wen pondered silently.

After half a month of recuperation, Song Wen’s internal injuries had completely healed. He stored the Toxic Flood Dragon in his Spirit Beast Pouch and set off for the He Huan Sect’s Human Serpent Workshop.

Concealing his aura, Song Wen stealthily approached a spot two hundred miles away from the Human Serpent Workshop and took out Zhou Siyi’s Communication Jade Slip.

"Senior Sister Zhou, did the He Huan Sect give you any trouble?" Song Wen asked.

Zhou Siyi waited for a while before replying, "Junior Brother, there were outsiders present earlier, so it wasn’t convenient to respond. They need my help, so they treated me politely."

"That’s good. How is the Human Serpent cultivation going?" Song Wen inquired.

"The embryos of the Human Serpents have initially formed, and we’re just waiting for them to fully develop," Zhou Siyi replied.

"How long will it take?" Song Wen asked.

"About a month," Zhou Siyi answered.

"Alright, I’ll wait for you outside the Human Serpent Workshop. Once the Human Serpents are successfully cultivated, you can leave," Song Wen said.

"Okay."

...

A month later.

Under Zhou Siyi’s guidance, the first batch of Human Serpents was successfully born, totaling thirteen.

These newborn Human Serpents were only as thick as an arm, with strength equivalent to the mid-stage of the first rank. However, their eyes were lively, and their bodies were sturdy.

Seeing this, the He Huan Sect disciples at the Human Serpent Workshop were all delighted.

Mu Yunxin, who had been assisting Zhou Siyi all along, spoke with a tone of disbelief, "It’s really done?"

Zhou Siyi smiled faintly, "I didn’t fail the mission."

Mu Yunxin said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed skilled in this field. Many disciples of our He Huan Sect have spent a century without success in cultivating Human Serpents. Yet, you managed to solve this in less than two months."

"I merely drew upon the experiences of the Beastmaster Sect’s predecessors," Zhou Siyi said modestly. "Now that this matter is concluded, I should take my leave."

Mu Yunxin quickly urged her to stay, "Fellow Daoist, are you in such a hurry to leave? Could you stay a bit longer? There might still be many aspects of the Human Serpents’ breeding and rearing that require your guidance."

Zhou Siyi replied, "Thank you for your kindness. I have already informed you of all the methods for breeding Human Serpents. As for their rearing, you can follow the general practices for spiritual beasts. My presence here is no longer necessary."

"What about the method for refining the Human Serpent Mystic Corpse?" Mu Yunxin asked.

Zhou Siyi said, "Fellow Daoist Mu, you’re asking the wrong person. I’m not skilled in the art of refining corpses. That’s something the Corpse Demon Sect’s demonic cultivators are more adept at. However, based on the Beastmaster Sect’s experience in refining mystic corpses, the bodies of first-rank Human Serpents are too weak to fuse with Mystic Qi. To refine a Human Serpent Mystic Corpse with abundant Mystic Qi, you would need at least a mid to late second-rank Human Serpent."

"Thank you for the guidance, Fellow Daoist Zhou," Mu Yunxin said, clasping her hands. Then, changing the subject, "Since you insist on leaving, I won’t keep you."

With a flip of her hand, she took out a storage bag and handed it to Zhou Siyi.

"This storage bag was instructed by Ancestor Lan Chen to give to you. It contains the Iridescent Pearl and spiritual herb seeds agreed upon by the ancestor and Senior Yin Shuo."

Zhou Siyi accepted the storage bag, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Mu."

Mu Yunxin said, "It’s my honor. I should be the one thanking you. Please follow me, I’ll escort you out of the Human Serpent Workshop."

Zhou Siyi followed Mu Yunxin out of the workshop. After saying goodbye, she was about to leave when Mu Yunxin asked, "Why isn’t Senior Yin Shuo here? Didn’t he say he would come to pick you up?"

Zhou Siyi replied, "Junior Brother might have been delayed by other matters. I can return to the Asura Sect alone."

"Then I wish you a safe journey," Mu Yunxin said.

Zhou Siyi nodded, then suddenly accelerated, flying southward.

This was what Song Wen had informed her in advance, instructing her to head south immediately after leaving the Human Serpent Workshop and not to concern herself with anything else.

Watching Zhou Siyi’s retreating figure, Mu Yunxin used her spiritual sense to transmit a message.

"Ancestor, are we really just going to let her leave like this? Keeping her would undoubtedly make the breeding of Human Serpents much smoother."

Lan Chen’s voice echoed in her mind.

"It’s easy to keep her, but the Yin Shuo behind her is not someone to be trifled with."

"Yin Shuo is only at the early Nascent Soul stage. With your cultivation level, dealing with him should be a piece of cake. Besides, it’s unlikely that Yin Shuo would go to war with our He Huan Sect over a mere Golden Core cultivator, right?" Mu Yunxin asked.

Lan Chen replied, "Yin Shuo is not as simple as he appears on the surface. He has twice engaged in battles, once with Xiao Chan and once with Tai He, both ending in a draw, which shows his extraordinary strength. Despite being a Nascent Soul cultivator, he refers to this woman as ’senior sister,’ indicating an extremely close relationship between them. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, it’s best not to provoke her and avoid making unnecessary enemies. Moreover, if we encounter difficulties in breeding Human Serpents in the future, we can always seek her advice. There’s no need to resort to forceful measures."

(End of the Chapter)

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