Chapter 1542: Eighth-grade Pill Five Poison Dragon Snake Pill

The main point is that she doesn't dare to ask Chen Chuyang for the Black Wood Coffin; she knows its importance very well, and to make her reveal everything, possibly...

Moreover, she can't be sure Chen Chuyang will give her the Black Wood Coffin; by then, even the Black Wood Coffin in her hands might be taken back—wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Lian Hongchen was not that foolish; her eyes darted, her gaze flickered, and she pleaded, "Qinglong Daoren, just help me this once; in the future, whatever you order, I will certainly obey and dare not disobey."

What Qinglong Daoren wants is exactly this answer; this woman is not easy to order around, to have her obey his commands is not difficult—just torment her body and soul as his original self would, but he is unwilling to do so; he wants Lian Hongchen to voluntarily help, to act willingly without any conditions, so that she will get the job done.

Lian Hongchen taking the initiative to ask herself, and having him speak to let Lian Hongchen agree to these, are different concepts—the concepts of initiative versus passivity.

I can help you ask, but I can't guarantee whether you'll actually get it in hand.

No problem, as long as you ask for me, that's enough. Lian Hongchen naturally understands this, and won't blame Qinglong Daoren; she dares not appear before him, nor dare to ask for it, and she has many secrets—every time she is before him, she feels those secrets are no longer secrets.

Whether you can actually get it in hand is another matter; I promise you, whatever you have me do in the future, I will give it my all. Lian Hongchen gave her assurance.

Qinglong Daoren smiled and waved his hand: "Fine, that's not a problem; I trust you wouldn't dare to deceive me."

"No, no, what I, Lian Hongchen, promise will definitely be done." Lian Hongchen said confidently.

She also cares about her reputation; she won't readily agree to people, but once she agrees, she will see it through.

Qinglong Daoren nodded in satisfaction, then said: "Afterward, you must watch your safety; the Corpse Refining Sect is nothing like Longshe Shan, nor like the Mangshan Mountain Range—if you ever fall into danger, I might not be able to help you, after all, the Corpse Refining Sect is far away."

"By then, you'll only be able to rely on yourself; your situation will be extremely perilous—have you prepared yourself for that?"

Lian Hongchen nodded and said: "Don't worry, I can still manage that resolve; even if I fail, I won't die—those people will surely imprison me and then refine me, but I won't die, nor will I be easily refined by them; I hope that if something happens to me, you can act in time to rescue me."

Qinglong Daoren heard this, nodded, and said: "I'll do my best."

"Good, having you say that is enough." Lian Hongchen knew Qinglong Daoren's nature, and also knew Chen Chuyang's nature; the less someone speaks, the more they value things, and what they promise they will surely fulfill.

"I'll leave in a few days; at that time, I'll slip away quietly." Lian Hongchen thought it over, but still felt she should say something to the man before her.

"Alright." Qinglong Daoren nodded.

Three days later.

Lian Hongchen sneaked away from Longshe Shan, then vanished into the Mangshan Mountain Range; no one knew her whereabouts, nor could anyone find her trace—this is Lian Hongchen's confidence, she wanted to hide, but few could find her.

Qinglong Daoren no longer paid attention to outside affairs, but began cultivating, boosting his own strength and cultivation; while his original self, Chen Chuyang, awoke from seclusion, his body once again gained enhancement, his overall strength rose another level, though his cultivation remained as before.

The Hunyuan Dao Scripture had been perfected; this step was very important, showing that Chen Chuyang's understanding of his own Dao deepened further, and he began to forge a path suited to his circumstances; with continual refinement, his subsequent techniques would become the most suitable for him.

Changing techniques is one aspect, increasing strength another; Chen Chuyang's body transformed, his corpse qi dissipated and was replaced by thick Hunyuan true qi, all corpse qi turning into Hunyuan true qi, his aura shifting accordingly, and his entire demeanor changed with it.

"The Extreme Yin Classic is indeed not bad; there's much to draw from, I can perfect my technique and also enhance my Hunyuan Dao."

"The Extreme Yin Corpse General is utterly wasteful; with such a fine technique, he fails to make good use of it, instead seeking heretical ways to cultivate, to break through that step—if he cultivated step by step, he could advance to Corpse King, without needing to become that deviant kind of Corpse King."

"The Extreme Yin Path cultivates based on the yin qi of heaven and earth; precisely for that reason, his temperament and soul will also turn extreme yin, continually influencing him."

"If the soul's influence cannot be ruled out, then in the end he will become part of the yin qi."

"The Corpse Refining Sect's training method is overly brutal and overly rushed; early on it quickly boosts cultivation and strength, causing inner instability—this is the advantage of the Demonic Path sect's techniques, but later on, wanting to improve becomes extremely difficult."

"One's self also suffers damage from rushing, unable to maintain peak condition, the body's potential exhausted; if one stops in time, or better yet starts early to focus on foundations and slow the cultivation increase, this situation can be changed."

"Unless it's the very end, the Extreme Yin Corpse General would never choose this method; this person, however, in the end..."

"Regarding this, Chen Chuyang felt no regret over the death of the Extreme Yin Corpse General; this person, his death is not worth mourning."

"Lian Hongchen killing him in return was already destined; even without his help, Lian Hongchen could later kill him, though it would take some years and some effort."

"However, his death works out well for me—everything he had is now mine at a bargain."

"The Extreme Yin Classic also contains some pill formulas; they are rather heretical formulas, the pills recorded are quite different, and their methods of refinement also vary; I can deduce my own formulas from these."

Perfecting and deducing the formulas, then forming his own formula.

He didn't have many high-grade pills on hand, needing to accumulate a batch; Chen Chuyang sat down, began to deduce, perfected the pills, then based on the materials at hand started to create his own formula—needless to say, having a formula as a base made the deduction much simpler.

Half a month later, Chen Chuyang had in hand a completely new formula, the result of his deduction.

The formula for the Eighth-grade Pill, Five Poison Dragon Snake Pill, gathered the five poisons, then dragon-snake blood, and various materials combined into the pill; after many deductions and simulations, it became this formula, not yet refined, unknown if it will succeed.

"Five Poison Dragon Snake Pill, Eighth-grade Pill formula—refinement difficulty unknown, effect unknown, but it shouldn't be far off."

Chen Chuyang began preparing materials according to the formula, laying them out before him, each item extremely precise, allowing no margin for error.

After all the materials were laid out before him, Chen Chuyang repeatedly verified they were problem-free; this step must be done, cannot be careless or overlooked; then he held his breath, focused his spirit, after an incense stick's worth of time his essence, energy, and spirit peaked, and Chen Chuyang began refining the pill.